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. 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.
Background After numerous one-off performances and a few shows with Bellatrix in support of The Blue Room (1999), Coldplay was part of the NME Premier Tour in January 2000 and embarked on a co-headlining run with Terris in March. 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.
Opening acts Except for London, English band Lowgold were the supporting act for all October 2000 performances. On 18 December, the guests included Bettina Motive and the Fantastic Super Foofs. During the first North American leg, Lily Frost was the opener in Vancouver and remaining dates had Powderfinger. Grandaddy was invited for the continent's second run. Mercedes, JJ72 and Swan Lee were featured in the shows at Club Ifor Bach, Ancienne Belgique, and Vega, respectively.
Reception In total, the tour grossed $4,201,871 from 262,140 tickets sold. Billboard also commented the performances held in 2001 earned an average of $52,743 from 2,507 tickets per date.
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.
"Spies" "Trouble" "Bigger Stronger" "High Speed" "Shiver" "Animals" "Sparks" "Don't Panic" "Help Is Round the Corner" "Yellow" "Everything's Not Lost"
Encore "We Never Change" "In My Place"
Tour dates +List of 2000 concerts
Date (2000)CityCountryVenue8 June LeedsEngland The Cockpit10 June Oxford The Zodiac11 June Southampton The Joiners14 June Exeter Cavern Club15 June Leicester Princess Charlotte18 June Manchester University of Manchester19 June London Scala21 June Bristol The Fleece22 June Cardiff Wales Club Ifor Bach24 June Pilton England Worthy Farm26 June Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso7 July Belfort France Presqu'île de Malsaucy9 July Kinross Scotland Balado11 July Paris France La Scène Bastille14 July Villafranca di VeronaItaly Castello Scaligero16 July Misterbianco Piazza Pertini27 July Barcelona Spain La Zeleste30 July BirminghamEngland Ronnie Scott's31 July Norwich Norwich Arts Centre5 August Fujiyoshida Japan Fujikyu Conifer Forest 13 August Paredes de Coura Portugal Praia Fluvial do Taboão18 August Weeze Germany Weeze Airport19 August ChelmsfordEngland Hylands Park20 August Weston-under-Lizard Weston Park25 August Biddinghuizen Netherlands Spijk en Bremerberg26 August Hasselt Belgium Kiewit1 September PiltonEngland Pilton Playing Field26 September London Millennium Dome Skyscape2 October Cambridge The Junction3 October Oxford Oxford Brookes University4 October Leicester De Montfort University6 October Liverpool Royal Court Theatre8 October Belfast Northern Ireland Ulster Hall9 October Dublin Ireland The Olympia Theatre10 October Glasgow Scotland Barrowland Ballroom12 October NewcastleEngland Newcastle University14 October Sheffield The Leadmill15 October Manchester Manchester Academy16 October Leeds Leeds Metropolitan University18 October Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall19 October Bristol Anson Rooms 20 October Portsmouth Portsmouth Pyramids Centre22 OctoberLondonShepherd's Bush Empire23 October25 October Cardiff Wales Cardiff University3 November Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique 4 November Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg The Max7 November Milan Italy Alcatraz9 November LilleFrance L'Aeronef10 November Paris La Cigale11 November Nantes L'Olympic13 November Toulouse Le Bikini14 November Paris Virgin Megastore Champs Elysees16 NovemberBarcelonaSpain Bikini17 November Sala Apolo29 November Stockholm Sweden Kägelbanan30 November BergenNorway Garage1 December Oslo Rockefeller Music Hall3 December Copenhagen Denmark Vega5 December HamburgGermany Große Freiheit 366 December Berlin Columbiahalle14 December Edinburgh Scotland The Liquid Room16 December Los Angeles United States Universal Amphitheatre18 December London England The Forum
+List of 2001 concertsDate (2001)CityCountryVenue19 January Auckland New Zealand Ericsson Stadium21 January Gold CoastAustralia Gold Coast Parklands24 JanuarySydney Metro Club26 January Sydney Showground Stadium28 JanuaryMelbourne RAS Showgrounds29 January Prince of Wales Hotel2 February Adelaide RA&HS Showgrounds4 February Perth Bassendean Oval8 February Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom9 February SeattleUnited States The Showbox10 February Portland Roseland Theatre12 February San Francisco The Fillmore13 FebruaryLos AngelesMayan Theater14 February19 February Chicago Riviera Theater9 April New York City Roseland Ballroom25 MarchAberdeenScotland Live City Hall23 April Music Hall24 April Edinburgh Edinburgh Corn Exchange26 AprilManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo27 April29 AprilBrixtonBrixton Academy30 April24 May BostonUnited States Avalon26 May Foxborough Foxboro Stadium27 MayWashington, D.C.RFK Stadium28 May30 May Atlanta The Tabernacle2 June Philadelphia The Electric Factory4 June MontrealCanada Métropolis5 June Toronto The Warehouse7 June DetroitUnited States State Theatre8 June Chicago Aragon Ballroom10 June Dallas Bronco Bowl11 June Austin The Backyard13 June Denver Fillmore Auditorium16 June Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall17 June Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre18 June SeattleUnited States Benaroya Hall20 June San Francisco The Warfield23 June Irvine Verizon Amphitheater24 June Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre28 June New York City Radio City Music Hall3 July Kristiansand Norway Idrettsplassen8 July Kinross Scotland Balado29 JulySingapore Singapore Indoor Stadium2 August FremantleAustralia Metropolis Fremantle4 August Adelaide Thebarton Theatre5 August Melbourne Festival Hall7 AugustSydney Enmore Theatre8 August Hordern Pavilion10 August Brisbane Brisbane Festival Hall12 August Auckland New Zealand St. James Theatre18 August ChelmsfordEngland Hylands Park19 August Weston-under-Lizard Weston Park22 August Reykjavík Iceland Laugardalshöll25 August Slane Ireland Slane Castle2 September Leicester England Victoria Park28 November ProvidenceUnited States Veterans Memorial Auditorium30 November Chicago Chicago Theatre1 December Fairfax Patriot Center3 December Boston FleetCenter4 DecemberNew York CityIrving Plaza5 December7 December Seattle Paramount Theatre8 December San Diego 4th and B9 December Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre
Cancelled shows +List of cancelled concertsDateCityCountryVenueReason2 September 2000 Bologna Italy Arena Parco Nord Illness 11 November 2000 NantesFrance FNAC NantesUnknown13 November 2000 Toulouse FNAC Toulouse Wilson7 December 2000LeipzigGermany Haus AuenseeExhaustion8 December 2000 Munich Colosseum10 December 2000 Cologne Live Music Hall11 December 2000 Offenbach Capital17 February 2001 Boston United States AvalonIllness23 February 2001 Miami United States Hard Rock Cafe1 April 2001 ParisFrance Le Bataclan2 April 2001 Bordeaux Krakatoa3 April 2001 Madrid Spain La Riviera11 April 2001 MunichGermany Babylon13 April 2001 Berlin Columbiahalle14 April 2001 Hamburg Docks15 April 2001 Düsseldorf Philips Halle17 April 2001 Modena Italy Vox Club18 April 2001 Marseille France Espace Julien14 June 2001 Salt Lake City United States Bricks 1 July 2001 Werchter Belgium Festivalpark Werchter Unknown
Boxscores +List of reported boxscoresCityVenueAttendanceRevenueVancouver Commodore Ballroom 900 / 900 $10,843Seattle 1,114 / 1,114 $14,075Portland Roseland Theatre 1,338 / 1,338 $16,825San Francisco 1,250 / 1,250 $18,750Los Angeles Mayan Theater 3,198 / 3,198 $47,970Chicago Riviera Theater 2,500 / 2,500 $35,193New York City Roseland Ballroom 3,416 / 3,679 $56,423Boston Avalon 1,904 / 1,920 $24,276Toronto 2,456 / 2,456 $29,690Detroit State Theatre 2,989 / 2,989 $62,419Chicago Aragon Ballroom 4,500 / 4,500 $90,000Austin 3,626 / 4,250 $67,760Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1,766 / 2,616 $39,897Vancouver Orpheum Theatre 2,543 / 2,543 $54,988Seattle Benaroya Hall 2,302 / 2,302 $57,638San Francisco 2,250 / 2,250 $50,625Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre 2,109 / 2,200 $45,344New York City Radio City Music Hall 5,955 / 5,955 $177,595Chicago Chicago Theatre 3,377 / 3,377 $96,245New York City Irving Plaza 2,100 / 2,200 $73,500Total 51,593 / 53,537 (96.3%) $1,070,056
See also List of Coldplay live performances List of highest-grossing live music artists
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