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For Coldplay, the end of the line is in sight. Maybe.
In a new interview for the BBC, Chris Martin has indicated Coldplay will hang up their guitars in 2025, a year that would mark a quarter century since their first album release, 2000’s Parachutes.
The revelation comes in an interview Martin gave with Jo Whiley for BBC Radio 2, a snippet of which aired on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show.
“Well I know I can tell you: our last proper record will come out in 2025 and after that I think we will only tour,” Martin says in a preview clip. “Maybe we’ll do some collaborative things but the Coldplay catalog as it were finishes then.”
There are several takeaways from Martin’s comments. A final album release in 2025 would give the band an even ten, and call time on 25 years of releasing music. It is, however, most unusual for a band to quit on making music while committing to touring when they’re still at or near their prime, and few would make the call four years out.
Whiley did tell Ball that she’s never sure if Martin is being dead-serious.
It wouldn’t be the first time Coldplay has hinted at calling it a day, and the rumor mill has ground away for years, if not decades. Or perhaps, Martin has just enjoying the Christmas spirits.
Coldplay is, without question, one of the most popular bands to emerge this century. The Brits have released nine studio albums, all of which went to No. 1 in their homeland, including this year’s release Music of the Spheres.
Also this year, Coldplay blasted onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 1 with “My Universe,” a collaboration with BTS, marking their first leader since 2008’s “Viva La Vida”.
They’ve snagged nine Brit Awards, seven Grammy Awards, and it’s only a matter of time before the Rock Hall beckons.
Coldplay tested out new material at the new Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle back in October, and they’ll support Music Of The Spheres with a world tour, due to play a stadium near you next year.
In an effort to make the forthcoming tour as sustainable as possible, the group announced that all the shows will be powered by 100% renewable energy.
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Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan have teamed up for a remix of Expectations.
On Monday (12.10.26), Olivia shared a video on Instagram Stories showing a studio session, with the new version of the song from her latest album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love, displayed on the screen.
In the clip, a voice believed to belong to her close friend Chappell can be heard saying: "Ooh, Olivia does remixes now."
According to The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column, the revamped track is expected to arrive this Friday (16.10.26).
The Good 4 U singer and the Pink Pony Club star are thought to have come up with the idea to work together after spending time together at Olivia's Daisy Chain Fields festival earlier this summer.
A source told the publication: “Olivia and Chappell have been friends for a long time through producer and songwriter Dan Nigro, who has worked closely with both of them.
“Chappell hasn't released any new music for more than a year as she's taken a step back from the spotlight and quietly focused on creating new material.
“But they caught up again in August at Olivia's Daisy Chain Fields festival, where they both performed, and decided to collaborate. Chappell really connects with the song's message, and the version they've created together is amazing.”
It was also at Daisy Chain Fields that Chappell discovered "how much" she had "missed" being on stage.
The singer had not performed live since May, making her appearance at the all female festival a welcome return that seemed to reignite her passion for performing. After the show, she took to Instagram to thank Olivia for the invitation and applaud her for using her platform “for good”.
Sharing a message on Instagram following the event, she wrote: "Thank you for having me @daisychainfields ! @oliviarodrigo u r so inspiring in so many ways.
"Artists like you are so important because you use your platform for good and bring so much light into the world.
"Thank you for being yourself and for supporting artists like me. You've changed my life in so many ways 3 Performing again felt so good, and I hadn't realised how much I'd missed it. I finally got to live out my fifth element fantasy."
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