The Parachutes Tour was the first concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. It was announced on 1 June 2000 in support of their debut album, Parachutes (2000), following the unnamed concert run they co-headlined with Welsh band Terris.[2] They mostly performed at clubs, theatres and festivals, while the set list included all tracks from the concert run's namesake album along with songs from The Blue Room (1999), covers and unreleased material.[3]
Background
After numerous one-off performances and a few shows with Bellatrix in support of The Blue Room (1999),[4] Coldplay was part of the NME Premier Tour in January 2000 and embarked on a co-headlining run with Terris in March.[5] On 27 April 2000, the band announced their first headlining tour would be coming to the United Kingdom right after supporting Muse at Showbiz Tour.[6]
Opening acts
Except for London, English band Lowgold were the supporting act for all October 2000 performances.[7] On 18 December, the guests included Bettina Motive and the Fantastic Super Foofs.[8] During the first North American leg, Lily Frost was the opener in Vancouver and remaining dates had Powderfinger.[9]Grandaddy was invited for the continent's second run.[10] Mercedes, JJ72 and Swan Lee were featured in the shows at Club Ifor Bach,[11]Ancienne Belgique,[12] and Vega,[13] respectively.
Reception
In total, the tour grossed $4,201,871 from 262,140 tickets sold.[14]Billboard also commented the performances held in 2001 earned an average of $52,743 from 2,507 tickets per date.[15]
Set list
This set list was taken from the 23 October 2000 concert in London, England. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.[16]
^The concert in Paris on 14 November 2000 was a free promotional performance for Virgin Megastores.[37]
^The concert in Barcelona on 17 November 2000 was part of the Pop Attack Festival.[38]
^The concert in Oslo on 1 December 2000 was originally planned to be held at John Dee, but it was moved to Rockefeller Music Hall due to high demand.[39]
^ abThe concerts in Hamburg and Berlin on 5 and 6 December 2000 were part of the Rolling Stone Roadshow.[40]
^The concert in Edinburgh on 14 December 2000 was originally planned for 11 October 2000, but it was rescheduled due to illness.[41]
^The concerts in the United States in November and December 2001 were originally planned for September 2001, but they were rescheduled due to the September 11 attacks.[43]
^ abcdefThe concerts in Auckland, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth on 19, 21, 26, 28 January and 2, 4 February 2001 were part of the Big Day Out festival.[44]
^The concert in New York City on 9 April 2001 was originally planned to be held at Irving Plaza on 16 February 2001, but it was cut short and rescheduled due to illness.[45]
^The concert in Aberdeen on 25 March 2001 was originally planned for 15 December 2000 at The Lemon Tree, but it was rescheduled due to appointment conflicts.[46]
^The concert in Brixton on 30 April 2001 was broadcast on radio by BBC Radio 1.[47]
^The concert in Foxborough on 26 May 2001 was part of the WBCN River Rave festival.[48]
^ abThe concerts in Washington D.C. on 27 and 28 May 2001 were part of the HFStival.[49]
^The concert in Philadelphia on 2 June 2001 was filmed for Reverb.[50]
^ abcdThe concerts in Leipzig, Munich, Cologne and Offenbach on 7, 8, 10 and 11 December 2000 were originally planned to be part of the Rolling Stone Roadshow.[62]
^The concert in Düsseldorf on 15 April 2001 was originally planned to be part of the WDR Festival.[64]
^The concert in Werchter on 1 July 2001 was originally planned to be part of the Rock Werchter festival.[66]
^ abcdReport based on two shows instead of one.[67]
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"Kaldt og Statisk fra Coldplay" [Cold and Static from Coldplay]. Musikkavisen Puls (in Norwegian). 1 December 2000. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
"I Godt Selskab" [In Good Company]. Dagbladet Information (in Danish). 5 December 2000. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
^"History 2000". Glastonbury Festival. 2023. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^"Édition 2000" [2000 Edition]. Eurockéennes Memories (in French). 2023. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^"Le Grand Défilé Rock" [The Big Rock Parade]. Les Echos (in French). 10 November 2000. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
"Les Inrocks au Bikini" [The Inrocks in Bikini]. La Dépêche (in French). 13 November 2000. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^"Bons Plans Gratuits" [Good Free Plans]. Le Parisien (in French). 13 November 2000. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ ab"Diary – November". Coldplay Official Website. December 2000. Archived from the original on 2 December 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^"Flere Coldplay-Billetter!" [More Coldplay Tickets!]. Musikkavisen Puls (in Norwegian). 22 November 2000. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.