Coldplay to launch landmark 10-night Wembley residency, 10% to MVT

Coldplay will launch a landmark ten-night residency at Wembley Stadium this week, following two nights at Hull’s Craven Park, as the band continues its extensive Music of the Spheres World Tour. The run at Wembley will make the group the first act to play 10 successive sold-out dates at the venue, and it will include a dedicated philanthropic element: 10 percent of the proceeds from the Hull and Wembley shows will be donated to Music Venue Trust to support grassroots UK venues and developing artists. The band has framed the residency as part of a broader effort to sustain live music spaces at a moment when the UK touring ecosystem faces significant pressures.

The Hull shows opened a month-long dash of dates across the country, with Coldplay then moving on to London for the 10-night residency at Wembley, scheduled to run through early September. Organizers have laid out a schedule that includes varied opening acts and a mix of contemporary and orchestral elements. The residency will feature the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel as the opening act on all dates, complemented by Palestinian-Chilean artist Elyanna. The lineup for individual...