Coldplay took to the stage in Croke Park on Thursday night for the first of four concerts at Dublin’s field of dreams. The band, led by Chris Martin, have sold all 320,000 tickets for their shows on Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday, meaning the equivalent of almost one-in-20 people in Ireland will have seen the English band perform by the time they leave.
“It’s very hard to stay cynical when presented with the sights and sounds of a stadium lost in music, illuminated by those wristbands, and warmed by the unadulterated joy of thousands,” writes Pat Carty in our review of the first night extravaganza. “The Gallaghers [Oasis] and certain rock snobs might find Coldplay’s open-hearted approach gauche but Chris Martin does not waste time worrying about what’s ‘cool’. He’s far too busy putting on a show that does everything bar set fire to Croke Park to connect with the ecstatic audience.”
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