How Ed Sheeran Helped Bring Coldplay to Gillette Stadium

Foxborough, MA – If not for a special appearance at Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium show last September, Coldplay might be performing under a different sky full of stars next month.

During the hearing for Coldplay’s Foxborough stop on the Head Full of Dreams tour, stadium representative Jeremie Smith told the board that conversations to bring Coldplay to Foxborough began after the band’s lead singer Chris Martin performed two songs with Sheeran. Following the performance, Martin began to talk with stadium officials about the tour and a possible stop at Gillette Stadium,

“One thing led to another and before you know it, Chris was shaking hands on a deal to play here,” Smith told the selectmen Tuesday. “Obviously, the band is excited to play here and we are excited to have them.”

After the presentation, the board approved the license for the show. A sold-out crowd of 50,000 fans is expected for the Gillette Stadium show. The show is scheduled to take place on July 30 with gates opening at 7 p.m., a start time of 8 p.m. and end time of 11:15 p.m.

Smith told the board that Coldplay attracts an older and more mature crowd with an age range of 25-55. In a letter to the board, Chief Ed O’Leary said he does not expect for there to be any major issues with the audience.

Foxes, who is known for the vocals in Clarity by Zedd and Alessia Cara, who sings the hit song Here, are scheduled to be the openers.

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