Coldplay axes tour plans over pollution fears eNCA
File: Coldplay played 122 shows around the world across eight legs as part of the tour for their last album,"A Head Full of Dreams".LONDON - Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said the band had shelved plans to go on tour to promote their latest album over concerns about the environmental impact of concerts., is being released on Friday but its members have decided to play only two gigs, both in the Jordanian capital Amman, which will be broadcast free on YouTube.
"We're taking time over the next year or two, to work out how our tour can not only be sustainable how can it be actively beneficial," Martin said in an interview.Coldplay played 122 shows around the world across eight legs as part of the tour for their last album,Martin said if the band do eventually hit the road for the new release, they hope the tour could be entirely carbon neutral.
Meanwhile it is set to perform another one-off concert next Monday at London's Natural History Museum, with the proceeds donated to an environmental charity.
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