It was announced on 17 April in support of their sixth studio album, Ghost Stories , and marked a return to live performing at more intimate venues following the stadium, arena and festival shows from Mylo Xyloto Tour — The band performed all songs from the album's standard version and some of their previous material. Concerts began on 25 April at Germany's E-Werk and ended at the BMW Welt in the same country on 6 December , being noted for combining live and pre-recorded content for small settings.
The tour was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production and how Coldplay connected with the audience. During the Australian leg of the Mylo Xyloto Tour , lead singer Chris Martin told attendees at Brisbane 's Suncorp Stadium they "wouldn't play another big show for a few years". I don't know why you would waste an opening slot on me".
The band used a different set list for every show and, unlike previous tours, did not divided them into sections. For the performance at Sony Studios which was later released on Ghost Stories Live , they played singles " Paradise " and " Clocks "; followed them with all standard edition tracks from the tour's namesake album in order; and finished the concert with " Viva la Vida " and " Fix You ".
Martin also mentioned they would be trying to incorporate a few rarities and fan favorites. According to Gigwise , tickets for the first Royal Albert Hall show went sold out within minutes of availability, which led the band to announce a second date.
Following the end of the tour, the band released Ghost Stories Live , their fourth live album. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. Contents move to sidebar hide.
