Barcelona will wear a special shirt with the Coldplay logo on it for the first El Clasico of the season.
As part of Barcelona’s ongoing partnership with music platform Spotify, players will don the logo jersey to celebrate the release of the band’s tenth album, Moon Music.
It has also been a club-wide bond since the 2008-2009 season, when Barca unofficially adopted the rockers’ anthem Viva La Vida.
This year, Barca’s Spotify shirt logo has been replaced with the artwork of the album itself, and fans can expect to see it when Barca take on Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on October 26.
Barcelona Femeni will also wear the shirt during their Liga F match against Eibar on November 2.
Barcelona will wear Coldplay’s Moon Music album logo on their El Clasico shirts
The partnership represents an ongoing collaboration between the club and Spotify
Coldplay, meanwhile, launched Moon Music on October 4, and it’s already doing the kind of songs Lewandowski would be proud of on the music streamer.
The group fronted by Chris Martin is the most streamed British band of all time on Spotify and has twelve songs on the list. Spotify Billionaire Club – a feat they achieved on Thursday evening.
The unique partnership between Spotify and Barcelona aims to ‘bring music and football together like never before’, with Coldplay becoming the latest artist to feature on the Barcelona shirt thanks to Spotify, following previous shirt takeovers with KAROL G, The Rolling Stones , ROSALÍA and Drake.
Barcelona will also share a special edition of the popular Barça Matchday playlist on Spotify with theme songs to motivate players and fans in the build-up to the match, curated by Coldplay.
Coldplay said: “We have had a special relationship with the city and the club for many years. We are also proud to support UNHCR in their life-saving work to protect refugees and displaced people around the world.”
Fans can see stars in the strip when Barca take on Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on October 26
Juli Guiu, VP Marketing at FC Barcelona added: ‘The band and the club have a mutual love that goes back many years, from the band attending training sessions, to the Barca players attending Coldplay live in Barcelona, to the soundtrack of the band’s music. some of the club’s best moments.’
Fans can buy the shirt on October 18 via club channels visit the FC Barcelona hub on Spotify to listen to playlists curated by the club’s stars.