“Unstaged” Madrid show to live stream on 26 October

Good afternoon. We’re very pleased to report that, on Wednesday, 26 October, Coldplay will perform a show in Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid, which will be webcast in countries across the world. The show will stream live at www.youtube.com/coldplayVEVO at 10pm Spanish time / 9pm UK time / 4pm ET / 1pm PT (click here to find out what time that is where you are). It will also be available to watch live on mobile devices via VEVO and YouTube apps for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android.

The Unstaged show be available to watch in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korean Republic, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States. (Apologies to those of you in other countries, there will be other big events which you’ll be able to watch soon.)

The concert is the latest in the “American Express Unstaged” series, which brings together musical artists with renowned film directors. Coldplay will be paired with award-winning filmmaker and celebrated photographer Anton Corbijn. Known for his masterful use of black and white and striking imagery, Corbijn has been tapped to provide fans with a visually stunning digital viewing and in-venue experience.

Chris Martin said: “Anton Corbijn has been a big hero to us for a long long time so we’re thrilled to be beaming this concert out to the world through his lens. We can’t wait to share this experience with him and with all of our fans watching ‘American Express Unstaged’ around the world. It’s going to be big.”

Beginning today, you can find pre-show digital features and one-of-a-kind content at www.youtube.com/coldplayVEVO, including the exclusive “American Express Unstaged” trailer.

For those of you who’d like to go to the show in Madrid, we have an exclusive presale allocation of tickets for Coldplay’s online fans. They will go on sale on 7 October at 9am Spanish time, from here (NB updated link). There will also be a presale for American Express Cardmembers, beginning 7 October at 9am Spanish time, from here. Tickets will then be made available to the general public on 10 October at 10am Spanish time, from www.Ticketmaster.es.

Coldplay fans will be able to enjoy a special looped rebroadcast of the “American Express Unstaged” performance throughout the night, immediately following the livestream at www.youtube.com/coldplayVEVO. Following this rebroadcast, the full-length concert will also be available during a limited 48 hour window, via on-demand.

It’s all quite exciting.

Anchorman