Parachutes Tour

2000–2001 concert tour by Coldplay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North
    America
  • Oceania
Associated albumParachutes
Start date8 June 2000 (2000-06-08)
End date9 December 2001 (2001-12-09)
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Parachutes Tour
Tour by Coldplay
Promotional poster
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North
    America
  • Oceania
Associated albumParachutes
Start date8 June 2000 (2000-06-08)
End date9 December 2001 (2001-12-09)
No. of shows131
Attendance262,140
Box office$4.2 million[a]
Websitecoldplay.com
Coldplay concert chronology
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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]

  1. "Spies"
  2. "Trouble"
  3. "Bigger Stronger"
  4. "High Speed"
  5. "Shiver"
  6. "Animals"
  7. "Sparks"
  8. "Don't Panic"
  9. "Help Is Round the Corner"
  10. "Yellow"
  11. "Everything's Not Lost"

Encore

  1. "We Never Change"
  2. "In My Place"

Tour dates

More information Date (2000), City ...
List of 2000 concerts[17]
Date (2000) City Country Venue
8 June Leeds England The Cockpit
10 June Oxford The Zodiac
11 June Southampton The Joiners
14 June Exeter Cavern Club
15 June Leicester Princess Charlotte
18 June Manchester University of Manchester
19 June London Scala
21 June Bristol The Fleece
22 June Cardiff Wales Club Ifor Bach
24 June[b] Pilton England Worthy Farm
26 June Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
7 July[c] Belfort France Presqu'île de Malsaucy
9 July[d] Kinross Scotland Balado
11 July[e] Paris France La Scène Bastille
14 July[f] Villafranca di Verona Italy Castello Scaligero
16 July[g] Misterbianco Piazza Pertini
27 July[h] Barcelona Spain La Zeleste
30 July[i] Birmingham England Ronnie Scott's
31 July[j] Norwich Norwich Arts Centre
5 August[k] Fujiyoshida[i] Japan Fujikyu Conifer Forest
13 August[l] Paredes de Coura Portugal Praia Fluvial do Taboão
18 August[m] Weeze Germany Weeze Airport
19 August[n] Chelmsford England Hylands Park
20 August[n] Weston-under-Lizard[ii] Weston Park
25 August[o] Biddinghuizen Netherlands Spijk en Bremerberg
26 August[p] Hasselt Belgium Kiewit
1 September[q] Pilton England Pilton Playing Field
26 September[r] London Millennium Dome Skyscape
2 October Cambridge The Junction
3 October Oxford Oxford Brookes University
4 October Leicester De Montfort University
6 October Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
8 October Belfast Northern Ireland Ulster Hall
9 October Dublin Ireland The Olympia Theatre
10 October Glasgow Scotland Barrowland Ballroom
12 October Newcastle England Newcastle University
14 October Sheffield The Leadmill
15 October Manchester Manchester Academy
16 October Leeds Leeds Metropolitan University
18 October Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
19 October Bristol Anson Rooms
20 October Portsmouth Portsmouth Pyramids Centre
22 October London Shepherd's Bush Empire
23 October
25 October[s] Cardiff Wales Cardiff University
3 November Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
4 November[t] Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg The Max
7 November Milan Italy Alcatraz
9 November[u] Lille France L'Aeronef
10 November[u] Paris La Cigale
11 November[u] Nantes L'Olympic
13 November[u] Toulouse Le Bikini
14 November[v] Paris Virgin Megastore Champs Elysees
16 November Barcelona Spain Bikini
17 November[w] Sala Apolo
29 November Stockholm Sweden Kägelbanan
30 November Bergen Norway Garage
1 December[x] Oslo Rockefeller Music Hall
3 December Copenhagen Denmark Vega
5 December[y] Hamburg Germany Große Freiheit 36
6 December[y] Berlin Columbiahalle
14 December[z] Edinburgh Scotland The Liquid Room
16 December[aa] Los Angeles United States Universal Amphitheatre
18 December London England The Forum
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More information Date (2001), City ...
List of 2001 concerts[ab]
Date (2001) City Country Venue
19 January[ac] Auckland New Zealand Ericsson Stadium
21 January[ac] Gold Coast Australia Gold Coast Parklands
24 January Sydney Metro Club
26 January[ac] Sydney Showground Stadium
28 January[ac] Melbourne RAS Showgrounds
29 January Prince of Wales Hotel
2 February[ac] Adelaide RA&HS Showgrounds
4 February[ac] Perth Bassendean Oval
8 February Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom
9 February Seattle United States The Showbox
10 February Portland Roseland Theatre
12 February San Francisco The Fillmore
13 February Los Angeles Mayan Theater
14 February
19 February Chicago Riviera Theater
9 April[ad] New York City Roseland Ballroom
25 March[ae] Aberdeen Scotland Live City Hall
23 April Music Hall
24 April Edinburgh Edinburgh Corn Exchange
26 April Manchester England Manchester Apollo
27 April
29 April Brixton Brixton Academy
30 April[af]
24 May Boston United States Avalon
26 May[ag] Foxborough[iii] Foxboro Stadium
27 May[ah] Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium
28 May[ah]
30 May Atlanta The Tabernacle
2 June[ai] Philadelphia The Electric Factory
4 June Montreal Canada Métropolis
5 June[aj] Toronto The Warehouse
7 June Detroit United States State Theatre
8 June Chicago Aragon Ballroom
10 June Dallas Bronco Bowl
11 June Austin The Backyard
13 June Denver Fillmore Auditorium
16 June Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
17 June Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre
18 June Seattle United States Benaroya Hall
20 June San Francisco The Warfield
23 June[ak] Irvine Verizon Amphitheater
24 June Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre
28 June New York City Radio City Music Hall
3 July[al] Kristiansand Norway Idrettsplassen
8 July[am] Kinross Scotland Balado
29 July[an] Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
2 August Fremantle Australia Metropolis Fremantle
4 August Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
5 August Melbourne Festival Hall
7 August Sydney Enmore Theatre
8 August Hordern Pavilion
10 August Brisbane Brisbane Festival Hall
12 August Auckland New Zealand St. James Theatre
18 August[ao] Chelmsford England Hylands Park
19 August[ao] Weston-under-Lizard[ii] Weston Park
22 August Reykjavík Iceland Laugardalshöll
25 August[ap] Slane Ireland Slane Castle
2 September[aq] Leicester England Victoria Park
28 November[ar] Providence United States Veterans Memorial Auditorium
30 November Chicago Chicago Theatre
1 December[as] Fairfax Patriot Center
3 December[at] Boston FleetCenter
4 December New York City Irving Plaza
5 December
7 December[au] Seattle Paramount Theatre
8 December[av] San Diego 4th and B
9 December[aw] Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre
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Cancelled shows

More information Date, City ...
List of cancelled concerts
Date City Country Venue Reason Ref.
2 September 2000[ax] Bologna Italy Arena Parco Nord Illness [62]
11 November 2000 Nantes France FNAC Nantes Unknown [38]
13 November 2000 Toulouse FNAC Toulouse Wilson
7 December 2000[ay] Leipzig Germany Haus Auensee Exhaustion
8 December 2000[ay] Munich Colosseum
10 December 2000[ay] Cologne Live Music Hall
11 December 2000[ay] Offenbach Capital
17 February 2001 Boston United States Avalon Illness [64]
23 February 2001 Miami United States Hard Rock Cafe
1 April 2001 Paris France Le Bataclan [65]
2 April 2001 Bordeaux Krakatoa
3 April 2001 Madrid Spain La Riviera
11 April 2001 Munich Germany Babylon
13 April 2001 Berlin Columbiahalle
14 April 2001 Hamburg Docks
15 April 2001[az] Düsseldorf Philips Halle
17 April 2001 Modena Italy Vox Club
18 April 2001 Marseille France Espace Julien
14 June 2001 Salt Lake City United States Bricks [66]
1 July 2001[ba] Werchter Belgium Festivalpark Werchter Unknown [67]
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Boxscores

More information City, Venue ...
List of reported boxscores[68]
City Venue Attendance Revenue
Vancouver Commodore Ballroom 900 / 900 $10,843
Seattle The Showbox 1,114 / 1,114 $14,075
Portland Roseland Theatre 1,338 / 1,338 $16,825
San Francisco The Fillmore 1,250 / 1,250 $18,750
Los Angeles Mayan Theater 3,198 / 3,198[bb] $47,970[bb]
Chicago Riviera Theater 2,500 / 2,500 $35,193
New York City Roseland Ballroom 3,416 / 3,679 $56,423
Boston Avalon 1,904 / 1,920 $24,276
Toronto The Warehouse 2,456 / 2,456 $29,690
Detroit State Theatre 2,989 / 2,989 $62,419
Chicago Aragon Ballroom 4,500 / 4,500 $90,000
Austin The Backyard 3,626 / 4,250 $67,760
Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1,766 / 2,616 $39,897
Vancouver Orpheum Theatre 2,543 / 2,543 $54,988
Seattle Benaroya Hall 2,302 / 2,302 $57,638
San Francisco The Warfield 2,250 / 2,250 $50,625
Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre 2,109 / 2,200 $45,344
New York City Radio City Music Hall 5,955 / 5,955 $177,595
Chicago Chicago Theatre 3,377 / 3,377 $96,245
New York City Irving Plaza 2,100 / 2,200[bb] $73,500[bb]
Total 51,593 / 53,537 (96.3%) $1,070,056
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See also

Notes

Cities

  1. [i]
    Labelled as Tokyo in promotional material.
  2. [ii]
    Labelled as Staffordshire in promotional material.
  3. [iii]
    Labelled as Boston in promotional material.

Others

  1. [a]
    $7.64 million in 2025 dollars.[1]
  2. [b]
    The concert in Pilton on 24 June 2000 was part of the Glastonbury Festival.[18]
  3. [c]
    The concert in Belfort on 7 July 2000 was part of the Eurockéennes festival.[19]
  4. [d]
    The concert in Kinross on 9 July 2000 was part of the T in the Park festival.[20]
  5. [e]
    The concert in Paris on 11 July 2000 was originally planned for 28 May 2000 at La Maroquinerie, but it was rescheduled due to unknown reasons.[21]
  6. [f]
    The concert in Villafranca di Verona on 14 July 2000 was part of the Rockaforte Festival.[22]
  7. [g]
    The concert in Misterbianco on 16 July 2000 was part of the Sonica Festival.[22]
  8. [h]
    The concert in Barcelona on 27 July 2000 was a free promotional performance.[23]
  9. [i]
    The concert in Birmingham on 30 July 2000 was part of the Ronnie Scott's Songwriters Festival.[24]
  10. [j]
    The concert in Norwich on 31 July 2000 was originally planned for 23 May 2000, but it was rescheduled due to unknown reasons.[25]
  11. [k]
    The concert in Fujiyoshida on 5 August 2000 was part of the Summer Sonic Festival.[26]
  12. [l]
    The concert in Paredes de Coura on 13 August 2000 was part of the Paredes de Coura Festival.[27]
  13. [m]
    The concert in Weeze on 18 August 2000 was part of the Bizarre Festival.[28]
  14. [n]
    The concerts in Chelmsford and Weston-under-Lizard on 19 and 20 August 2000 were part of the V Festival.[29]
  15. [o]
    The concert in Biddinghuizen on 25 August 2000 was part of the Lowlands festival.[30]
  16. [p]
    The concert in Hasselt on 26 August 2000 was part of the Pukkelpop festival.[31]
  17. [q]
    The concert in Pilton on 1 September 2000 was part of the Pilton Party festival.[32]
  18. [r]
    The concert in London on 26 September 2000 was a free performance co-headlined with Mansun, Placebo, Reef and Toploader.[33]
  19. [s]
    The concert in Cardiff on 25 October 2000 was part of BBC Radio 1's Sound City.[34]
  20. [t]
    The concert in Amsterdam on 4 November 2000 was part of the Crossing Border Festival.[35]
  21. [u]
    The concerts in Lille, Paris, Nantes and Toulouse on 9, 10, 11 and 13 November 2000 were part of the Les Inrockuptibles Festival.[36]
  22. [v]
    The concert in Paris on 14 November 2000 was a free promotional performance for Virgin Megastores.[37]
  23. [w]
    The concert in Barcelona on 17 November 2000 was part of the Pop Attack Festival.[38]
  24. [x]
    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]
  25. [y]
    The concerts in Hamburg and Berlin on 5 and 6 December 2000 were part of the Rolling Stone Roadshow.[40]
  26. [z]
    The concert in Edinburgh on 14 December 2000 was originally planned for 11 October 2000, but it was rescheduled due to illness.[41]
  27. [aa]
    The concert in Los Angeles on 16 December 2000 was part of the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas festival.[42]
  28. [ab]
    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]
  29. [ac]
    The 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]
  30. [ad]
    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]
  31. [ae]
    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]
  32. [af]
    The concert in Brixton on 30 April 2001 was broadcast on radio by BBC Radio 1.[47]
  33. [ag]
    The concert in Foxborough on 26 May 2001 was part of the WBCN River Rave festival.[48]
  34. [ah]
    The concerts in Washington, D.C. on 27 and 28 May 2001 were part of the HFStival.[49]
  35. [ai]
    The concert in Philadelphia on 2 June 2001 was filmed for Reverb.[50]
  36. [aj]
    The concert in Toronto on 5 June 2001 was originally planned for 20 February 2001, but it was rescheduled due to illness.[51]
  37. [ak]
    The concert in Irvine on 23 June 2001 was part of the KROQ Weenie Roast festival.[52]
  38. [al]
    The concert in Kristiansand on 3 July 2001 was part of the Quart Festival.[53]
  39. [am]
    The concert in Kinross on 8 July 2001 was part of the T in the Park festival.[54]
  40. [an]
    The concert in Singapore on 29 July 2001 was co-headlined with Travis.[55]
  41. [ao]
    The concerts in Chelmsford and Weston-under-Lizard on 18 and 19 August 2001 were part of the V Festival.[56]
  42. [ap]
    The concert in Slane on 25 August 2001 was part of the Slane Festival.[57]
  43. [aq]
    The concert in Leicester on 2 September 2001 was part of BBC Radio 1's One Big Sunday.[58]
  44. [ar]
    The concert in Providence on 28 November 2001 was part of WBRU's 32nd Birthday Bash.[59]
  45. [as]
    The concert in Fairfax on 1 December 2001 was part of the WHFS HFSmas Nutcracker festival.[59]
  46. [at]
    The concert in Boston on 3 December 2001 was part of the WNYR Holiday Hoedown festival.[59]
  47. [au]
    The concert in Seattle on 7 December 2001 was part of the Deck the Hall Ball.[59]
  48. [av]
    The concert in San Diego on 8 December 2001 was part of the 91X Frosty the Show, Man festival.[60]
  49. [aw]
    The concert in Los Angeles on 9 December 2001 was part of the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas festival.[61]
  50. [ax]
    The concert in Bologna on 2 September 2000 was originally planned to be part of the Independent Days Festival.[62]
  51. [ay]
    The 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.[63]
  52. [az]
    The concert in Düsseldorf on 15 April 2001 was originally planned to be part of the WDR Festival.[65]
  53. [ba]
    The concert in Werchter on 1 July 2001 was originally planned to be part of the Rock Werchter festival.[67]
  54. [bb]
    Report based on two shows instead of one.[68]

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