It is set in a fictional planetary system called The Spheres, which contains nine planets, three natural satellites, a star and a nebula, with each one of them corresponding to a certain track on the record.

According to Chris Martin, its concept and themes were inspired by the Star Wars film franchise, which made him wonder what other artists and music could be like across the universe. Musically, the album explores genres such as synth-pop, pop rock, space rock, space music, as well as ambient sensibilities.

UK Leg

• Higher Power.
• Adventure of a Lifetime.
• Paradise (extended intro and outro)
• The Scientist.
• B-stage.
• Viva La Vida.
• Hymn for the Weekend.
• A Rush of Blood to the Head.

According to Pliny, Pythagoras devised a literal “music of the spheres” by using musical intervals to describe the distances between the moon and the known planets.

Both the musical and the film were massive successes. Both were based on the true story of Maria von Trapp's life. The musical, and then the movie, were both based on a book published by von Trapp in 1949 titled The Story of the Trapp Family Singers.

“[Music] can propel narrative swiftly forward, or slow it down. It often lifts mere dialogue into the realm of poetry. It is the communicating link between the screen and the audience, reaching out and enveloping all into one single experience.”

The band formed in 1996 when Chris Martin met lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at university in London. As a duo they were known as Pectoralz. Guy Berryman then joined as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. A little later, drummer and backing vocalist Will Champion joined to complete the line-up.

The British rock band were originally known as Starfish. After a friend's band with the name Coldplay decided to ditch the name, Starfish asked if they could take it for themselves. The original Coldplay group got their name from a book of children's poems called Child's Reflections: Cold Play.

Coldplay's concerts are famed for mind-blowing special effects such as pyrotechnic and confetti visuals. The band will use biodegradable confetti adapted to require less compressed gas for ignition, while pyrotechnics will have less explosive charge and new formulas to reduce harmful chemicals.

two hours The band began to perform at 8.55pm and played until 10.55pm. For the shows in US and Canada so far they have averaged sets lasting two hours for the shows in Seattle and Vancouver so far. Expect similar timings for the rest of the tour.

music noun. air [noun] (music) a tune. music [noun] the art of arranging and combining sounds able to be produced by the human voice or by instruments.

There really is a sound-wave pattern in the distribution of galaxies. The Harmony of the Spheres extends far beyond our own solar system. Now in the last few years, perhaps the most dramatic evidence of waves was discovered–gravitational waves–which are ripples in the fabric of space itself.