NME about how “Coldplay are providing a lifeline for new talent” in their effort to donate 10 per cent of all profits from their 2025 UK stadium shows to save the grassroots.This Friday (October 4) will see the release of Coldplay’s 10th album ‘Moon Music‘.
As part of our extended interview with the Glastonbury headliners, frontman Chris Martin spoke to NME about the band’s move to give a huge donation from their shows in London and Hull next summer to help keep struggling live music venues open.Their help comes after the MVT have long been campaigning for a mandatory levy for £1 of every ticket sold to a gig at arena level and above to go back into the grassroots, at a time when the scene faces “disaster” with around two venues closing per week in the UK.
Enter Shikari took it upon themselves to do it last year, and now Coldplay are taking it to the next level.Frontman Chris Martin told NME that he put his plan into action when he became aware of the situation at the tail-end of last year. “I’d just assumed The Leicester Charlotte would be fine,” he said. “I didn’t think there was an issue because I didn’t think about it.
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