Environmental Issues Are The Reason Coldplay Won't Tour

Credit foto: Coldplay (Parlophone Records)

JAKARTA - Coldplay is back with their new album entitled Everyday Life. This album marks Coldplay's return, after the 2015 A Head Full of Dreams album. It was followed by a 2016-2017 tour through the A Head Full of Dreams tour.

After releasing Everyday Life, usually Coldplay will add to the tour as part of the promotion of a new album. However, this time, Coldplay confirmed they would not be holding a new album tour. They do this in an effort to be environmentally friendly.

In an interview with BBC News last week, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin explained the band was discussing how a concert tour could make the system sustainable and not damage the environment. As it turned out, this idea had been in mind since they toured their previous albums.

“I'm glad other artists are starting to participate, but, really accepting the blame is what we do. It's okay, I agree with that, ”explained Martin in his interview, as quoted by VOI, Monday, November 25.

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- BBC Somerset (@bbcsomerset) November 21, 2019

After performing performances from the album Everyday Life at the Amman Citadel, Jordan, Coldplay canceled all future tours. Fans can watch this performance via the Coldplay Youtube channel.

Previously, singer Billie Eilish gave free tickets to her concerts for her fans who joined Billie to sign up for a campaign. Coldplay's move followed the band Radiohead, The 1975, and Billie Eilish who had implemented an environmentally friendly system in their concerts.

On the other hand, Coldplay has confirmed that it will not headline the 2020 Glastonbury festival. Chris decided on this after seeing comments about his appearance on Twitter.

At that time, Coldplay had just finished performing as headliners at this year's Somerset festival. Then Chris saw a tweet saying "You can count on him to appear in the sport in a track suit and destroy everything."

Chris admits these comments are sometimes painful to read. "Because I am human," quoted from Radio X.

In lieu of a non-existent album tour, Coldplay will hold a one-day charity concert at London's National History Museum. An event held today, November 25th, to celebrate the album Everyday Life.

All tickets sold for the event will be donated to ClientEarth, an environmental charity focused on protecting the planet and people. This special stage was only once in the UK to promote the Everyday Life era.