Coldplay announce 2025 UK stadium shows supporting Music Venue Trust
The gigs in London and Hull next summer will see 10 per cent of proceeds go to supporting grassroots venues.
Coldplay have confirmed details of new UK stadium shows next summer, with a portion of proceeds going to the Music Venue Trust.
The gigs in London and Hull were teased yesterday and have now been confirmed for August next year. They include six dates at London’s Wembley Stadium, which follow two shows at Hull’s Craven Park Stadium.
10 per cent of the proceeds from all of the gigs will go to the Music Venue Trust, helping to support UK grassroots venues.
Mark Davyd, CEO of the Music Venue Trust, said: “Coldplay are the perfect example of a UK band who came through the grassroots circuit on their way to worldwide stadium-filling success. It’s fantastic to see them celebrating their own pathway to Wembley by giving back to the grassroots music venues that supported them and recognising the artists and promoters that are struggling more than ever to build their own careers.
“Through our partnership with Save Our Scene – who introduced us to Coldplay last year – this money will go directly into work that ensures communities right across the country will continue to have access to great live music on their doorstep. The band’s support really will stop venues closing, make tours happen and bring the joy of live music to thousands of people. After months of discussing Coldplay’s potential support around these UK shows with them, we’re so happy and grateful that the news is finally out there!”
AUGUST 2025
18 – Hull, Craven Park Stadium
19 – Hull, Craven Park Stadium
22 – London, Wembley Stadium
23 – London, Wembley Stadium
26 – London, Wembley Stadium
27 – London, Wembley Stadium
30 – London, Wembley Stadium
31 – London, Wembley Stadium
The gigs will also see Coldplay continue their mission to lower the carbon emissions of their live shows, with the Wembley gigs 100 per cent powered by solar, wind and kinetic energy.
The band recently shared a new update from their eco-friendly world tour, revealing that they have reduced their emissions by a huge 59 per cent.
The tour began in 2022 and saw the band lay out initiatives in an attempt to minimise their carbon footprint. Upon the tour’s announcement, the band said they were hoping to cut emissions from the tour by 50 per cent compared to their previous world tour, and a new update has revealed that the band managed to save even more than aimed for.
They said in a statement: “When we first announced the Music of the Spheres tour in 2021, we pledged to reduce our direct carbon emissions (from show production, freight, band and crew travel) by at least 50%.
“We’re happy to report that direct CO2e emissions from the first two years of this tour are 59% less than our previous stadium tour (2016-17), on a show-by-show comparison. These figures have been verified by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative.”
The band’s new album Moon Music arrives on October 4 and will be pressed on a world-first 140g EcoRecord LP, made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. It is expected to see an 85 per cent reduction in carbon emissions compared to standard vinyl production.