Coldplay broke the record for the largest stadium concert of the 21st century over the weekend with two shows at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India as part of the band’s historic Music Of The Spheres World Tour.

Each of the two shows, held on Saturday, January 25th and Sunday the 26th, saw a staggering 111,000 attendees, totaling 222,000 over both nights, not to mention those who tuned in to the livestream of Sunday’s show via Disney+ Hotstar. The performances marked the first-ever live concerts at the venue, which typically hosts cricket matches and has a total capacity of 132,000, making it the world’s largest stadium.

The new attendance record narrowly surpassed the metric set in June when George Strait played for 110,905 fans at Kyle Field at Texas A&M in College Station, TX, which remains the largest ticketed audience for a U.S. concert since the Grateful Dead sold 107,019 tickets for their historic 1977 concert at Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ, though estimates for actual attendees at that show have ranged as high as 175,000. Paul McCartney drew more attendees for a free concert in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2008—approximately 350,000—but that show took place outside at Independence Square, in the heart of the city, rather than a stadium.

In addition to setting the new record for the largest stadium concerts of the 21st century, Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour is the most attended tour ever by a group, with over 12 million tickets across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania. The tour is also notable for its cutting-edge production, which incorporates lasers, fireworks, and LED wristbands, as well as for its sustainability initiatives.

According to an update issued by the band, the tour has produced 59% less CO2e emissions than Coldplay’s previous stadium tour in 2016–2017 on a show-by-show basis, exceeding its original target of a 50% reduction. Over 9 million trees have been planted around the world, one for each concertgoer, with a further million to be planted before the end of the year. More information on Coldplay’s sustainability efforts is available here.

 

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Coldplay – Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India – 1/26/25

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