The British band Coldplay opened its long-awaited and “sustainable” world tour, Music of the Spheresthe night of Friday, March 18 at the National Stadium of Costa Rica, before an excited crowd of more than 40,000 people.
This was the first of two dates, both sold out since October, that the famous group will have in the Central American country. The second was on Saturday, March 19.
The British sang their first song, High Powerat 7:45 p.m. (8:45 p.m. Ecuador time), the exact moment when the redoubt exploded in jubilation.
Then, for two hours, hits like Yellow, The Scientist, Fix Youamong others.
Even, acoustically interpreted a typical song of the country, called the Costa Rican Patriotic.
Their leader Chris Martin made celebrated interventions during the presentationas when before A Sky Full of Stars and in clear Spanish he called on the attendees to put away their cell phones to “see them sing” and “enjoy an intimate moment.”
“There are no words to explain it. The lights, the songs, the good vibes they transmit. The truth is that a great concert from start to finish. I loved it,” said Carolina Jiménez, a 38-year-old Costa Rican.
This is the first large-scale concert in Costa Rica since the arrival of COVID-19.
The Music of the Spheres tour, according to the official Coldplay website, includes 57 dates around the world. They define it as “eco-friendly” and “sustainable”.
The tour uses kinetic technology to power the stage, with a floor that produces energy when spectators jump. There are also stationary bikes generating electricity.
What’s more, For every ticket sold, the band will donate a tree.
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When the tour was announced on October 14, Coldplay published on its different platforms that Costa Rica was chosen as the first stop for its green country label and energy matrix, which is 99.98% clean and renewable.according to the Costa Rican Institute of Tourism (ICT).
After Costa Rica, the tour will continue in the Dominican Republic and Mexico.
The band hadn’t toured since 2017, when it put them on hold until it figured out a way to lower its carbon footprint.
“We’re 50% to where we want to be eventually (of lowering carbon emissions),” Martin told the BBC in an interview the previous year after announcing the tour.
“There are aspects such as the way people arrive at the concert or the flights, which we still cannot resolve, but the entire show is made with renewable energy,” he said at the time. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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