It looks like Coldplay will be touring Australia this year after all. 

A surprising video appeared on Live Nation Australia’s Twitter account earlier this week, revealing that Coldplay would at least be coming to Perth’s Optus Stadium.

And this show has now been confirmed for Saturday, November 18th. Due to Live Nation Australia expecting “extremely high demand” for tickets, fans are encouraged to register for the pre-sale from now until Friday, May 12th at 12pm AWST.

Registered fans will then receive a unique pre-sale access code the following Monday between 8-9am AWST, with the pre-sale staying open until Monday, May 15th at 10am AWST. The general public sale will then begin on Tuesday, May 16th at 10am AWST.

Coldplay will be supported by two of Australia’s best singer-songwriters, Amy Shark and Thelma Plum. The former was recently unveiled as the latest Rolling Stone AU/NZ cover star, while the latter released Meanjin EP last year, one of 2022’s best records.

Perth is the only officially confirmed date for Coldplay’s Australian leg of their world tour, but fans would have been hoping it was going to be longer than Taylor Swift’s Australian visit.

Music industry insiders believe that the pop superstar’s trip Down Under will only consist of a very short run of tour dates early next year. According to these insiders, Swift may only play the two biggest cities – Sydney and Melbourne – before hopping over to New Zealand (presumably for one stop in Auckland).

The upcoming show will be Chris Martin and co.’s first performance in the country since 2016. They’re touring in support of their 2021 album Music of the Spheres, which topped the ARIA Albums Chart.

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Coldplay 2023 Australian Tour

Supported by Amy Shark and Thelma Plum

Ticket information available via livenation.com.au

Saturday, November 18th
Optus Stadium, Perth, WA

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