Since then, we’ve all had to pause and reflect on ways to make live shows run safer and smoother, being mired in a lengthy global pandemic that has turned closed, crowded rooms into breeding grounds for deadly, contagious illness. (“We’re taking time over the next year or two to work out how our tour can not only be sustainable but how can it be actively beneficial,” lead singer Chris Martin told BBC News in advance of the last album’s release.) It was a prescient gesture, putting the greater public good ahead of the enervating euphoria of a shared concert experience. There hasn’t been a full-fledged Coldplay tour since then the band played a handful of dates around 2019’s restless but rewarding double album Everyday Life but neglected to plot the typical itinerary of live shows in the interest of figuring out a more ethical and environmentally conscious approach to touring.

quartet visited throughout 20, touring behind 2015’s A Head Full of Dreams. Last night, Coldplay, also in town for Global Citizen, played a rare gig at the hallowed Apollo Theater in Harlem, a far cry from the hundred-thousand-seat stadiums the U.K. Wednesday’s triumphant Fugees reunion show, where the tristate area legends belatedly celebrated the 25th anniversary of their bombshell 1996 full length The Score alongside a gaggle of horns and backing vocalists at Pier 17, was recorded for the Saturday Global Citizen broadcast. New York is abuzz with music this week as the Governor’s Ball and Global Citizen festivals blow through at the same time and bands play warm-up and breakaway gigs. Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for SiriusXM Chris Martin is the perfect vessel for songs like “Clocks” that pull you in as long as you allow yourself to surrender to the sentimental sincerity of it all.

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