Ever since the release of their debut Parachutes in 2000, Chris Martin and Coldplay have often been a bit of a Marmite band. For some, their song and dance, crowd-pleasing formula is more than enough to fill 9 albums to the brim with feel-good fun. Others land on the side that generally agrees that since they shied away from the introverted down-trodden style of their debut, the pop side has been nothing but formulaic and maybe even annoying. But, whichever side of the fence you sit, Martin has confirmed that from 2025 the band will no longer release new music. There is, however, the probability that the band will continue to tour.

In an announcement made yesterday (December 22^nd), the clip was again broadcast on his Christmas show with Jo Wiley on BBC2, he said, “Our last proper record will come out in 2025, and after that I think we will only tour,” adding, “maybe we’ll do some collaborative things but the Coldplay catalogue, as it were, finishes then.”.

Although, this news shouldn’t surprise die-hard fans too much, in an interview with NME in October Martin set in stone, “We’re going to make 12 albums. Because it’s a lot to pour everything into making them. I love it and it’s amazing, but it’s very intense too. I feel like because I know that challenge is finite, making this music doesn’t feel difficult, it feels like, ‘This is what we’re supposed to be doing”.  So, there we have it. The band released their 9^th effort Music of the Spheres earlier this year, and its reception was… fine. That means the plan is for 3 more, and now we have a date the band are aiming for. At the moment this is all based on Martin’s word, he may change his mind, they may release a few singles or EPs every once in a while… who knows. Presumably, their most recent live EP Infinity Station Sessions doesn’t count towards the list so we may expect more. See below a little teaser for the project.

Tomorrow // Infinity Station Sessions EP // @AppleMusic#FromAppleMusicWithLove pic.twitter.com/YsYk2NykmA

— Coldplay (@coldplay) December 1, 2021

Fans should not worry too much just yet though, the band are set to begin their 2022 world tour next March, but like many tours, there are yet to be any delays or rescheduled dates. Aside from their pulling out of the Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball last week (after crew members caught COVID-19), the tour that is hoping to be “almost entirely [powered] from clean, renewable energy“ is set to go ahead as planned. See the bands full going on here.

See below the full UK dates for the tour:

12/08/22 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK
13/08 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK
16/08 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK
23/08 – Hampden Park Stadium – Glasgow, UK