Is Coldplay’s FIFTH headline set at Glastonbury their final show? Iconic band will make history when they take to the Pyramid Stage – but Chris Martin insists next album will be their last
Coldplay’s headline performance at Glastonbury could be their swan song after Chris Martin confirmed the band’s next album will be their last.
The band will perform at Somerset’s Worthy Farm in June, alongside fellow Pyramid Stage artists Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain.
But fans of the four-piece, who formed in 1997, are left unsure of what the gig means after singer Martin revealed they will stop recording music after the release of their tenth studio album, Moon Music, in 2025.
Speaking to Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 in 2021 he said: ‘Well, I know I can tell you that our last real record will be out in 2025 and after that I think we’ll just tour.
“Maybe we’ll work together some more, but then the Coldplay catalog will be over, so to speak.”
Coldplay’s headline performance at Glastonbury could be their swan song after Chris Martin confirmed the band’s next album will be their last
The band will perform at Worthy Farm in June, alongside fellow Pyramid Stage artists Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain (pictured performing at Glastonbury in 2011)
Martin had previously admitted that the band would leave the studio during an interview NMEbut gave their album collection a more generous estimate.
“We’re going to make twelve albums,” he said. ‘Because it’s a lot to put everything into its production. I love it and it’s great, but it’s also very intense.
‘Because I know the challenge is finite, I feel like making this music doesn’t feel hard, it feels like, “This is what we should be doing.”
‘I don’t think we’re going to do that. I know we will when it comes to studio albums.”
Formed in London, Coldplay released their debut studio album Parachutes in 2000, which spawned the classic singles Shiver, Yellow, Trouble and Don’t Panic.
The debut was a critical and commercial success to positive reviews.
Parachutes was certified 9x Platinum in the UK and 2x Platinum in the US and won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
Coldplay becomes the first band to headline Glastonbury five times over the summer.
Coldplay broke their Pyramid Stage duck in 2002 after replacing The Strokes as that year’s headline act
Chris Martin on stage at the Glastonbury Festival with Coldplay in 2005. The band will make history when they make their fifth headline performance at Worthy Farm in June.
He was back on stage with the band in 2011 for their third headliner at the sprawling venue
Coldplay returned to Worthy Farm for their fourth headliner in 2016. The band also played the New Tent in 1999 and The Other Stage in 2000.
They previously headlined the festival in 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2016, while Martin made solo appearances on stage in support of fellow headliners Kylie Minogue and Stormzy.
In total, the band has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in the world, and they have won seven Grammys from 36 nominations.
Martin has written and performed with a variety of artists throughout his career, including Michael Stipe, Jay-Z, Nelly Furtado, Kanye West, Brüno, Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Avicii, Beck and The Flaming Lips. others.
If the band actually makes their last album in 2025, that will be the band’s 25th anniversary.
Glastonbury 2024 takes place from Wednesday 26 June to Sunday 30 June at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset.