17 January, 2026, 10:11 am Central - 27°C Rain

Coldplay announces eco-friendly world tour

Coldplay announces eco-friendly world tour

By Semi Turaga
15/10/2021
Coldplay [image: James Marcus Haney]

Coldplay announces eco-friendly world tour

Coldplay's next tour will partly be powered by a dancefloor that generates electricity when fans jump up and down.

It's part of a 12-point plan to cut their carbon footprint, two years after the band pledged not to tour until they could do so in a more sustainable way.

Singer Chris Martin told the BBC in his first interview about the plans that fans will be on "kinetic flooring".

Coldplay will also plant a tree for every ticket sold.

On their last tour in 2016 ands 2017, they played to 5.4 million people.

That made it one of the biggest tours of all time, earning more than $US500m.

The singer said he accepted there would be backlash about some of their activities, such as continuing to fly on private jets.

The British group announced a world tour today starting in March in Costa Rica which has one of the highest rates of renewable energy generation in the world.

The concerts will use electricity from batteries fuelled by fan power as well as solar energy, recycled cooking oil from local restaurants and mains power from 100% renewable sources where available like in Costa Rica.

[Source: BBC]




FEATURE NEWS
Ageing fleet and rising costs threaten Fiji’s inter-island transport
Ageing vessels and skyrocketing costs are putting Fiji’s inter-island transport network under serious strain, raising alarms about the future of the...
1 hour ago
LATEST NEWS
TSLS launches self-service guarantor delisting kiosks at Nadi Airport
The Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service has launched two new Self-Service Guarantor Delisting Kiosks at the International Arrivals Concourse at ...
1 hour ago

New evacuation centre to safeguard Maumi Village from disasters
Residents of Maumi Village in Bau, Tailevu, now have a safe and accessible refuge during disasters following the opening of a new multi-purpose ...
1 hour ago

New $7M project aims to strengthen women’s resilience in the Pacific
Oxfam in the Pacific has today launched the Pacific Oceanic Women Enhancing Resilience Project and has received $7 million from the Government of ...
17 hours ago

Three juveniles identified for Nabua motorcycle incident
Three juveniles aged 15 and 13 have been identified for allegedly throwing water at a motorcyclist, resulting in an accident in Nabua on ...
18 hours ago

Investigation ongoing for Walu Bay fuel spill
Outgoing Minister for Environment and Climate Change Mosese Bulitavu says the investigation into the fuel leak at Walu Bay that happened earlier this ...
18 hours ago



Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Electricity tariff increase for users consuming more than 100 units
There is an increase in the electricity tariff rate for consumers using more than 100 units from 1 January next year.Fijian Competition and Consumer ...
15 days ago

Fiji needs to act on human trafficking indicators associated with Grace Road Group
The United States remains deeply concerned about indicators of trans-national organised crime and human trafficking in Fiji associated with the Grace ...
26 days ago

Cheap seed oils are not good for our health - O'Neill
With over 80 percent of deaths in Fiji caused by cardiovascular disease based on the 2011 report, naturopath and nutritionist Barbara O’Neill is ...
26 days ago

TOP