With the release of their seventh studio album and coming world tour -- not to nabbing headlining slot on the Super Bowl halftime show -- Coldplay is one of the most-talked-about bands of the moment.
The band's 2016 tour will stop in 14 countries across Europe and Latin America. Their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams, hit No.1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts, with 195,000 copies sold during the first week of December.
The tour won't launch until March, but Coldplay may already be on track to netting their most successful run yet, as ticket sales have risen fast. If all goes according to plan, the tour may be fans' last chance fans to see the band live.
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A Head Full of Dreams may not be as commercially successful as other Coldplay albums, like A Rush of Blood to the Head or Viva La Vida, but secondary market figures indicate the tour may just be its most profitable yet. According to international resale marketplace Ticketbis, the number of tickets sold are up 274% from their Ghost Stories tour.
Average ticket prices are also up 35.8%. Tickets for their previous two tours, "Ghost Stories" and "Mylo Xyloto," were averaging at $146 and $137, respectively. Tickets for A Head Full of Dreams are averaging $198.
Besides songs from the new album, the show will include a segment in which fans can make requests, meaning Coldplay will be forced to play some songs they have never performed live.
The tour will kick off in Buenos Aires on March 31. The band has said North American and Asian dates will be announced soon.
