Coldplay fans revealed as the most devoted followers as they are found to book car parking spaces near venues up to four months before the band is due to perform

It’s hardly rock ‘n’ roll, but fans of the world’s best bands leave nothing to chance when they attend their idols’ concerts.

So if the tickets cost an arm and a leg, and picking up a band T-shirt can put a dent in a credit card, saving a few bucks on parking is a wise move.

Figures show that music fans attending shows by Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones, among others, book private parking spaces around major venues two and a half months in advance.

But the organizational skills of fans of these aging acts are nothing compared to those of Coldplay aficionados, who snag spaces up to four months before a gig.

Parking app JustPark, which lists 50,000 private parking spaces in residential driveways and has 13 million users, analyzed data from some of Britain’s biggest gigs.

It found Coldplay fans secured seats 116 days before their concert at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in June.

And when Bruce Springsteen played Edinburgh’s Murrayfield in May, fans of The Boss booked their seats 78 days in advance.

Followers of The Rolling Stones also seem to like to be organised, and when the wrinkly rockers performed at Anfield in Liverpool in June 2022, ticket holders secured a spot 22 days in advance, while Guns N’ Roses followers booked 32 days in advance when they played in London in July 2022.

Parking at stadiums costs money, but booking a private driveway meant fans paid an average of just £15.

Other fans who planned well in advance include Harry Styles lovers (or perhaps their mums and dads), who scoured the parking app for spaces 71 days before his performance in Cardiff at the Principality Stadium in June.

Researchers found that owners of driveways in prime locations can earn £7,000 a year from renting out spaces.