“Our last record will come out in 2025 and then, I think, we’ll just tour,” Martin said. “We may do some things in collaboration (with other musicians), but that will close the Coldplay catalog,” he added in an interview with host Jo Willey, who will be published on Christmas Day.
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However, part of the interview had been made public before, and Willey said Martin was “disarmingly honest” in the talks.
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The announcement comes two months after Coldplay released their ninth album, Music of the Spheres.
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However, Martin’s statement is not completely unexpected. Already in October, he told New Musical Express that he planned to create three more albums, so there will be a total of twelve. That was the first time Martin mentioned when the band would stop recording.
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But the band’s orthodox fans don’t have to be sad. Martin told Absolute Radio that he had a vision that the band would continue with live performances. “The way the Rolling Stones do it. And it would be great if we could do it in the seventies, “outlined Coldman’s frontman.
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Fans: Don’t play things after Viva La Vida anymore
However, the voices of the listeners see the future of the band more pragmatically. “Because of the money, they will be back with a new drummer or guitarist in 2030, as will all the big bands before them,” said one Reddit fan.
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Others wrote that it would be good for Coldplay to play only songs for the Viva La Vida album and the newer ones to sacrifice for commercials.
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Coldplay was formed in 1997 and immediately attracted attention with their debut album Parachutes, from which the hit Yellow is still played. The following albums A Rush of Blood to the Head, X & Y and Viva La Vida (Or Death And All His Friends) are also positively evaluated. On other albums, starting with Mylo Xyloto, they abandon their minimalist introverted poetics and fully and openly rank among the big names in show business, which is also reflected in their work, and especially in its production. For example, they recorded their latest hit My Universe in collaboration with the South Korean boy band BTS, the biggest star of current K-pop.
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