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Coldplay Announce 2023 Tour Dates

By Matthew Strauss

Coldplay have announced 2023 dates on their world tour in support of Music of the Spheres . Next year, the band will perform in Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Find Coldplay’s schedule and a trailer for the tour below.

Coldplay famously declined to tour in support of Everyday Life for environmental reasons. The band has set out to make the Music of the Spheres World Tour more sustainable, with a press releasing touting concerts powered entirely by renewable energy. For example, there have been solar panels and wind turbines at every venue to help power the shows.

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Coldplay Announce 2023 North American Tour Dates

The post Coldplay Announce 2023 North American Tour Dates appeared first on Consequence .

Coldplay have extended their lengthy “Music of the Spheres World Tour” with a brief run of North American dates in Fall 2023. Multi-time Grammy winner H.E.R. and 070 Shake will serve as openers.

Kicking off in Seattle on September 20th, the West Coast leg will make subsequent stops in Vancouver, San Diego, and Los Angeles. See Coldplay’s full 2023 itinerary below.

Tickets to the new dates go on sale Friday, January 27th at 10:00 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster . Alternatively, you can grab your seats via Stubhub .

Ahead of the North American dates, Coldplay have a packed schedule beginning in March with a month-long run across Brazil, during which they’ll be accompanied by Consequence ’s 2021 Band of the Year CHVRCHES. They will continue with a lengthy trek across Europe and the UK. Tickets for those dates are available now here .

Coldplay are touring behind their latest album, 2021’s Music of the Spheres .

Coldplay 2023 Tour Dates: 03/10 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi * 03/11 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi * 03/13 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi * 03/14 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi * 03/17 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi * 03/18 – São Paulo, BR @ Estadio do Morumbi * 03/21 – Curitiba, BR @ Estadio Couto Pereira * 03/22 – Curitiba, BR @ Estadio Couto Pereira * 03/25 – Rio De Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão * 03/26 – Rio De Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão * 03/28 – Rio De Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão * 05/17 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 05/18 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 05/20 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 05/21 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 05/24 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 05/25 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 05/27 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 05/28 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 05/31 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium 06/01 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium 06/03 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium 06/04 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium 06/06 – Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium 06/07 – Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium 06/21 – Naples, IT @ Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 06/22 – Naples, IT @ Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 06/25 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro 06/26 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro 06/28 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro 06/29 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro 07/01 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund 07/02 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund 07/05 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken 07/06 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken 07/08 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi 07/09 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi 07/11 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi 07/12 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi 07/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA 07/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA 07/18 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA 07/19 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA 09/20 – Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field ^ 09/22 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place ^ 09/27 – San Diego, CA @ Snapdragon Stadium ^ 09/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Rose Bowl ^

* = w/ CHVRCHES ^ = w/ H.E.R. and 070 Shake

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Coldplay Announce West Coast North America Run On Record-Breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour

Tickets On Sale Starting Friday January 27 at 10AM PT on  Ticketmaster.com

‘THE GREATEST LIVE MUSIC SHOW EVER’  The Times

‘Genuinely stunning’                           ‘A fantastical feel-good bonanza’

★★★★★,  The Guardian                      ★★★★★,  NME

“As good as it gets”                                      “Nobody does it better”

★★★★★,  London Evening Standard         ★★★★★,  The i 

After a triumphant 2022 where  Coldplay  sold more concert tickets than any other artist and broke attendance records around the world, the band have announced their hugely-anticipated return to the U.S. and Canada with a special west coast run as part of their  Music Of The Spheres World Tour.

The iconic band – who were crowned Favorite Touring Artist at the 2022 American Music Awards – will bring their spectacular stadium show to Seattle, Vancouver, San Diego and Los Angeles this September, where they will perform classic hits such as “Yellow”, “Viva La Vida”, “Clocks”, “A Sky Full Of Stars” and “My Universe” in stadiums bursting with lasers, fireworks and LED wristbands. 

Support will be provided by the multi-Grammy winning  H.E.R  and fast-rising New Jersey artist  070 Shake . Complete tour dates are available below and at  coldplay.com/tour . Stay tuned for more cities to be announced.

TICKETS:   Tickets will go on sale starting Friday, January 27 at 10AM PT on  Ticketmaster.com . 

LA PAST PURCHASER PRESALE:  Coldplay will offer an exclusive first come, first served presale to past purchasers of their previously scheduled 2022 dates in Los Angeles. Fans will receive their presale information via email, and the presale will take place on Thursday, January 26 at 10AM PT to 10PM local time. More information can be found  HERE .

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES 2023 WEST COAST TOUR DATES: 

20: Seattle, WA – Lumen Field (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)

22: Vancouver, BC – BC Place (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)

27: San Diego, CA – Snapdragon Stadium (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)

30: Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)

Since kicking off in March 2022, the  Music Of The Spheres World Tour  has sold over 6 million tickets across Europe, North America, and Latin America, receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike, with the  Dallas Observer  calling the show “mind-blowing” and the  Houston Chronicle describing the band’s performance as “pure joy”. The band rounded off an amazing 2022 with a leg of dates in Latin America, culminating with 10 incredible shows in Buenos Aires (one of which was live broadcast to cinemas in a record-breaking 81 countries around the world).

The tour has also made headlines for its groundbreaking sustainability initiatives which include the world’s first tourable battery system and the first ever stadium show powered by renewable energy.  As part of their commitment to cut tour emissions by 50%, the band have pledged to plant one tree for every ticket sold and have offered fans incentives to travel by low-emission transport. Fans can even help to power the show by using kinetic bikes and energy-generating dance floors. Full info can be found at   sustainability.coldplay.com . 

DHL is the Official Logistics Partner of the Music Of The Spheres World Tour, supporting the band in their mission to cut tour emissions by 50%.

Additionally, the $20 Infinity Ticket Program will be available for the west coast shows above at a later date. These tickets allow more fans access to the Music Of The Spheres World Tour. They are restricted to a maximum of two tickets per purchaser and must be bought in pairs (which will be located next to each other).

The band are also nominated for three Grammy Awards next month, including Album of the Year for  Music Of The Spheres .

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES 2023 WORLD TOUR DATES: 

10: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)

11: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)

13: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)

14: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)

17: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)

18: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)

21: Curitiba, BR – Estadio Couto Pereira (Support: CHVRCHES) 

22: Curitiba, BR – Estadio Couto Pereira (Support: CHVRCHES) 

25: Rio De Janeiro, BR – Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão (Support: CHVRCHES)

26: Rio De Janeiro, BR – Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão (Support: CHVRCHES)

28: Rio De Janeiro, BR – Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão (Support: CHVRCHES)

17: Coimbra, PT – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 

18: Coimbra, PT – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 

20: Coimbra, PT – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 

21: Coimbra, PT – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 

24: Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 

25: Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 

27: Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 

28: Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 

31: Manchester, UK – Etihad Stadium

1: Manchester, UK – Etihad Stadium 

3: Manchester, UK – Etihad Stadium 

4: Manchester, UK – Etihad Stadium 

6: Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium

7: Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium

21: Naples, IT – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 

22: Naples, IT – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 

25: Milan, IT – Stadio San Siro

26: Milan, IT – Stadio San Siro

28: Milan, IT – Stadio San Siro

29: Milan, IT – Stadio San Siro

1: Zurich, CH – Stadion Letzigrund 

2: Zurich, CH – Stadion Letzigrund 

5: Copenhagen, DK – Parken

6: Copenhagen, DK – Parken

8: Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi

9: Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi

11: Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi

12: Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi

15: Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA 

16: Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA 

18: Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA 

19: Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA 

30: Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl (Support: H.E.R. +070 Shake)

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Coldplay announces new dates for 2023 Music Of The Spheres Tour

Coldplay announced additional dates for their 2023 UK and European live tour shows.

Following a string of 2022 shows, the band will continue their Music of the Spheres European tour next summer.

The rock band are expected to hold shows in June 2023 at the Etihad in Manchester and the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Portugal, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands are other destinations added to their tour.

Last week, Coldplay played six sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium and were joined on Saturday 20 August by Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge to sing Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill”.

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Coldplay Reveals 2023 Tour Dates

With 16 shows across europe..

Coldplay is expanding its current world tour with the announcement of 2023 dates. In support of the group’s latest album, Music of the Spheres , the tour kicked off in March of this year.

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Coldplay 'Music Of The Spheres' World Tour – Dates, Venues, Tickets & All The Info You Need

22 August 2022, 09:34 | Updated: 25 August 2022, 16:05

Coldplay are heading on tour after four years, with their 'Music of the Spheres' world tour – here are the dates you need to know about and how to get tickets.

On the eve of the release of their new album, 'Music of the Spheres', Coldplay announced they're taking their 2021 album on the road with their 'Music of the Spheres' world tour – and they've already sold out a string of dates across the UK so far in 2022.

After dropping singles including ' My Universe ' and 'Higher Power' earlier this year, Coldplay have announced they're heading on tour so fans can finally hear their favourite band live on stage once again, and they've announced further European and UK stadium shows for their Music Of The Spheres World Tour in summer 2023.

Tickets are on sale now, so we've got all the information you need on where to buy them, the dates of the shows and the venues Coldplay will be lighting up...

Coldplay 'Music of the Spheres' world tour dates 2023

WED 17 - Estádio Cidade de Coimbra - Coimbra, PORTUGAL

WED 24 - Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys - Barcelona, SPAIN

THU 25 - Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys - Barcelona, SPAIN

WED 31 - Etihad Stadium - Manchester, UK

THU 01 - Etihad Stadium - Manchester, UK

SAT 03 - Etihad Stadium - Manchester, UK (added date)

SUN 04 - Etihad Stadium - Manchester, UK (added date)

TUE 06 - Principality Stadium - Cardiff, UK

WED 07 - Principality Stadium - Cardiff, UK (added date)

WED 21 - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona - Naples, ITALY

SUN 25 - Stadio San Siro - Milan, ITALY

MON 26 - Stadio San Siro - Milan, ITALY

SAT 01 - Stadion Letzigrund - Zurich, SWITZERLAND

WED 05 - Parken - Copenhagen, DENMARK

THU 06 - Parken - Copenhagen, DENMARK

SAT 08 - Ullevi - Gothenburg, SWEDEN

SUN 09 - Ullevi - Gothenburg, SWEDEN

SAT 15 - Johan Cruijff ArenA - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS

SUN 16 - Johan Cruijff ArenA - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS

How to get tickets to Coldplay's 2023 tour

Tickets for Coldplay's upcoming new tour dates will go on sale on Thursday, 25 August at 10am.

You can get your tickets at gigsandtours.com

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Coldplay Announce 2023 UK and European Tour Dates

Yesterday, Coldplay announced another round of concert dates that will see the British rock ensemble bring their international jaunt to the farther reaches of the U.K. and Europe. The added dates are a part of the troupe’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour, which supports their latest studio album, for which the tour is named. 

According to the band’s website, after a late fall trek which will bring the group through South America, with dates stretching from mid-September through early November, they’ll take an extended break that will last through the holiday season and into the spring. 

Finally, the rock royals will pick up on May 17 in Coimbra, Portugal, for a concert at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra. They’ll follow up with two nights at Barcelona’s Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on May 24 and 25 before returning to their native England for a two-night stand on May 31 and June 1 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. 

From there, the trek will continue to Cardiff on June 6, when Coldplay arrives for a single-night affair at the Principality Stadium. The tour will continue on June 21 in Naples, Italy, before jumping to Milan for a double feature on June 26 and 26 at Stadio San Siro. After a few days off the road, they’ll return to the stage on July 5 and 6, when the band appears at Parken in Copenhagen. 

Then, Coldplay will travel to Sweden for two consecutive nights of music in Gothenburg on July 8 and 9. The last newly added tour stops land on July 15 and 16, when the band takes the stage at Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam. 

Tickets for Coldplay’s forthcoming  Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2023 go on sale Thursday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. local time. For more information, visit coldplay.com .

Scroll down to view Coldplay’s forthcoming concert dates.

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Coldplay Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2023:

May 17 – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra – Coimbra, Portugal

May 24 – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys – Barcelona, Spain

May 25 – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys – Barcelona, Spain

May 31 – Etihad Stadium – Manchester, UK

June 1 – Etihad Stadium – Manchester, UK

June 6 – Principality Stadium – Cardiff, UK

June 21 – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona – Naples, Italy

June 25 – Stadio San Siro – Milan, Italy

June 26 – Stadio San Siro – Milan, Italy

July 1 – Stadion Letzigrund – Zurich, Switzerland

July 5 – Parken – Copenhagen, Denmark

July 6 – Parken – Copenhagen, Denmark

July 8 – Ullevi – Gothenburg, Sweden

July 9 – Ullevi – Gothenburg, Sweden

July 15 – Johann Crujiff ArenA – Amsterdam, Netherlands

July 16 – Johann Crujiff ArenA – Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Coldplay announce 2023 UK & European dates for the Music Of The Spheres World Tour!

The morning after completing their triumphant run of six sold out nights at London’s Wembley Stadium, Coldplay have today announced further European and UK stadium shows for their Music Of The Spheres World Tour in Summer 2023.

The dates include the tour’s first visits to Portugal , Spain , Italy , Switzerland , Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands , alongside UK shows in Manchester and Cardiff .   Since the band’s record-breaking tour began in Costa Rica in March 2022, more than four million tickets have been sold for the dates in Latin America, North America and Europe, which have attracted rave reviews from fans and critics alike (as per the recent praise for the Wembley shows above).

The tour has also been heralded for its groundbreaking set of sustainability initiatives which include a show powered by 100% renewable energy in almost all locations; the world’s first tourable battery system (made from 40 BMW electric car batteries); power bikes and kinetic dancefloors allowing fans to help power the show; solar panels and wind turbines at every venue; a pledge to cut tour emissions by 50%; incentives to encourage fans to travel by green transport; and one tree planted for every ticket sold.

Full info at sustainability.coldplay.com .

The new tour dates were teased via Easter eggs in the band’s new video for Humankind (taken from their number one album, Music Of The Spheres ) which premiered last week. To the excitement of the band’s eagle-eyed global following, the video also hinted at further shows being announced for south-east Asia and North America.   Tickets for the new European and UK shows will go on sale at 10am local time on Thursday, 25 August. Full details can be found at coldplay.com/tour .   MAY 2023

WED 17 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra – Coimbra, PORTUGAL WED 24 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys – Barcelona, SPAIN THU 25  Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys – Barcelona, SPAIN WED 31 Etihad Stadium – Manchester, UK   JUNE 2023

THU 01 Etihad Stadium – Manchester, UK TUE 06 Principality Stadium – Cardiff, UK WED 21 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona – Naples, ITALY SUN 25 Stadio San Siro – Milan, ITALY MON 26 Stadio San Siro – Milan, ITALY   JULY 2023

SAT 01 Stadion Letzigrund – Zurich, SWITZERLAND WED 05 Parken – Copenhagen, DENMARK THU 06 Parken – Copenhagen, DENMARK    SAT 08 Ullevi – Gothenburg, SWEDEN   SUN 09 Ullevi – Gothenburg, SWEDEN   SAT 15 Johan Cruijff ArenA – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS SUN 16 Johan Cruijff ArenA – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS

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‘First Time’ – watch Coldplay share teaser of new single

It would be the band's first new material since 2021's 'Music of the Spheres'

Coldplay have shared a teaser of a new single, which appears to be titled ‘First Time’ – check out the clip below.

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The 20-second snippet was posted to the band’s Instagram account earlier today (June 7), with the simple caption reading: “first time”. It would be the band’s first new material since 2021’s ‘ Music Of The Spheres ’.

The video shows frontman Chris Martin standing in front of the Pacific Park amusement park in Santa Monica, California, with the ferris wheel swirling with dazzling lights behind him, while members of the public walk by.

Despite the footage being speeded-up, Martin appears to be singing the lyrics to the song in real time. “ It feels like I’m falling in love / You’re throwing me a lifeline / Oh, now for the first time / I know we’re not alone ,” he sings, over a gushing, pulsing arrangement from the band.

Watch the clip here:

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Back in January 2023, the band teased that an album named ‘Moon Music’ was nearly finished . They described it at the time as “the second ‘Music Of The Spheres’ volume”, but added that it “won’t come out for a little bit”.

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Coldplay have suggested in the past that they would stop releasing albums in the year 2025. Back in 2021, they said in an interview with Jo Whiley that they were coming to the end of their time writing new material .

“Well I know I can tell you: our last proper record will come out in 2025 and after that I think we will only tour,” Martin said at the time. “Maybe we’ll do some collaborative things but the Coldplay catalogue, as it were, finishes then.”

Martin shared a similar sentiment with  NME   too in 2021, when he discussed how “intense” it can be to keep releasing new material.

“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,” he said. “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’.”

He added: “I don’t think that’s what we’ll do. I know that’s what we’ll do in terms of studio albums.”

The band are currently preparing to headline Glastonbury Festival later this month , when they will become the first act ever to top the Pyramid Stage bill five times, after their slots in 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2016.

Other headliners this year include SZA and Dua Lipa , with the full line-up and stage times having been released earlier this week. You can plan your weekend here .

Last week, Coldplay shared an update on the sustainability initiatives they have been implementing on their ‘ Music Of The Spheres ’ tour. They said the tour had generated 59 per cent less CO2 emissions than their previous stadium tour in 2016 and 2017, beating their own target of 50 per cent.

It has also been revealed that 7million trees have been planted globally thanks to the success of the live shows. This comes as a result of the band promising to have one tree planted for every person who attends the tour.

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Coldplay says they have surpassed their own target for cutting carbon emissions for live shows.

In 2019, frontman Chris Martin announced that the band was putting touring on hold while considering how to make their performances more environmentally friendly.

Two years later, Coldplay announced its Music of the Spheres tour - and with it a pledge to halve emissions generated by show production, freight and travel for band members and crew.

The achievement is partly down to audience participation, which has seen fans producing energy by jumping up and down on kinetic dance floors and cycling on specially modified bikes. The band also promised to plant a tree for every single ticket sold for their shows.

The range of innovative measures during the tour, which have encouraged the audience to take part in the eco-friendly initiative, have led to them producing 59% less than on their previous stadium tour in 2016-17, Coldplay said. The band said that the figures have been verified by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative.

Quoted in the statement on Coldplay's website, John E. Fernandez, director of the MIT initiative, congratulated the band on their "dedication to positive and meaningful actions," adding that they have been "setting a new standard for the entire music industry."

Coldplay thanked "all the brilliant people who've made this possible."

"Most of all, we'd like to thank everyone who's come to a show and helped charge the show batteries on the power bikes and kinetic dance floors; everyone who's arrived by foot, bike, ride share or public transport; everyone who's come with refillable water bottles or returned their LED wristband for recycling; and everyone who's bought a ticket, which means you've planted one of 7 million trees so far," the band added.

The global stadium tour kicked off in Costa Rica in March 2022 and will continue until later this year, playing to fans in venues as far afield as Finland, Greece, Australia and New Zealand.

In a more detailed breakdown of measures taken, the band said that 7 million trees have been planted, 18 shows in 2023 were powered completely by a system using recycled BMW i3 batteries and that 72% of all tour waste has been diverted from landfill.

Nevertheless, Coldplay admitted that more remains to be done, saying: "As a band, and as an industry, we're a long way from where we need to be on this. But we're grateful for everyone's help so far, and we salute everyone who's making efforts to push things in the right direction."

In an interview with CNN's Becky Anderson in 2022, Martin said: "It's not a purely charitable exercise. We are trying to prove that capitalism can be a bit more compassionate and eco-conscious."

Green touring has been around for decades, with musicians including Neil Young and Bonnie Raitt among the pioneers. But as the effects of climate change continue to intensify, the music industry is now bringing this approach mainstream. Among those who have taken measures to make their performances are more eco-friendly are Billie Eilish and Maroon 5.

Coldplay 'set a new standard' with tour sustainability initiatives: See what they've done

C urrently on the road hitting arenas overseas on their Music Of The Spheres World Tour , Coldplay has updated fans on the band's sustainability initiatives after pledging to reduce its carbon footprint when first setting out.

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Now nearing the end of their trek celebrating 2021's Music Of The Spheres , Coldplay says the band and crew have managed to produce 59% less CO2e emissions than their previous 2016/2017 stadium tour, exceeding their original target of a 50% reduction . They also revealed that after 9 million tickets sold so far, an impressive 7 million trees have already been planted as part of Coldplay’s commitment to plant a tree for every concertgoer attending the tour.

On Monday, June 3, the band shared on their social channels: "When we first announced the Music Of The Spheres Tour in 2021, we pledged to reduce our direct carbon emissions (from show production, freight, band and crew travel) by at least 50%. We’re happy to report that direct CO2e emissions from the first two years of this tour are 59% less than our previous stadium tour (2016-17), on a show-by-show comparison... We’d like to say a huge thank you to our incredible touring family and to all the brilliant people who’ve made this possible."

The statement continues, "Most of all, we’d like to thank everyone who’s come to a show and helped charge the show batteries on the power bikes and kinetic dance floors; everyone who’s arrived by foot, bike, ride share or public transport; everyone who’s come with refillable water bottles or returned their LED wristband for recycling; and everyone who’s bought a ticket, which means you’ve already planted one of 7 million trees so far. As a band, and as an industry, we’re a long way from where we need to be on this. But we’re grateful for everyone’s help so far, and we salute everyone who’s making efforts to push things in the right direction."

This data, they add, has been assessed and validated by Professor John E. Fernandez of MIT 's (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Environmental Solutions Initiative , who says: “Coldplay’s impact on the environment from touring is again setting a new standard for the entire music industry.”

Some highlights of the band’s sustainability initiatives can be viewed below. Fans can visit coldplay.com/emissions-update for further information.

--Overall 59% reduction in direct CO2e emissions compared to the previous tour (2016-17), on a show-by-show basis, across 2022 and 2023

--7 million trees already planted that will be supported to maturity via One Tree Planted - one for each concert goer. Approximately 10,000 hectares of land restored across 24 countries and 48 planting projects

--2 solar-powered Ocean Cleanup River Interceptors deployed

--86% average return rate of the reusable, plant-based LED wristbands

--18 shows powered entirely using the tourable battery system in 2023 made from recycled BMW i3 batteries

--23 partnerships with green travel providers to help fans travel to shows via super-low carbon transport

--17kWh average power per show generated via in-venue solar installations, kinetic dance floors and power bikes - enough to power the band’s C-stage performance each night

--72% of all tour waste diverted from landfill and sent for reuse, recycling and composting

--Financial support given to environmental organisations including ClientEarth, The Ocean Cleanup, Climeworks, Project Seagrass, Sustainable Food Trust, Cleaner Seas Group, Food Forest Project, Knowledge Pele, Conservation Collective and others

LIV-PGA Tour merger: Players meeting with commissioner yields 'intense, heated' discussion

In a surprise announcement Tuesday morning that came after a year of bitter fracturing in men's professional golf, the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour announced an agreement to merge their business operations.

The ramifications of the development are still unraveling, as a 4 p.m. ET meeting was scheduled for PGA Tour players, many of whom reported being entirely unaware of the agreement.

Both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf , along with the DP World Tour, announced the move in a joint statement published Tuesday . The merger aims to create "a new, collectively owned, for-profit entity to ensure that all stakeholders benefit from a model that delivers maximum excitement and competition among the game’s best players."

The terms of the agreement are not fully finalized and are scheduled to be completed in the coming months.

"After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love," PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Tuesday in a statement.

"Going forward, fans can be confident that we will, collectively, deliver on the promise we’ve always made — to promote competition of the best in professional golf and that we are committed to securing and driving the game’s future."

Here's everything you need to know about the merger agreement.

Bryson DeChambeau: 'I do feel bad for the PGA Tour players'

Bryson DeChambeau, who is among the most notable names who bolted from the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf last year, appeared on "CNN Primetime" for an interview with anchor Kaitlan Collins to discuss Tuesday's stunning news of a merger between the Tour and LIV .

"There’s a lot more behind closed doors that’s been going on. What I can tell you is that H-E, Yasir, has always been a staunch supporter of golf globally and wanting to grow the game," DeChambeau said, referring to Yasir Al-Rumayyan, who is the governor of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. "That’s been his vision from the start, when we first started talking a few years ago. As it’s come to fruition now I think this is the best thing that could ever happen for the game of golf. And I'm extremely proud to be part of that because of the fact that the fans are going to get what they want, the players are going to experience something a little different, a little new on the PGA Tour side, but I truly believe, in the end, the game of golf wins in this scenario."

Collins then asked DeChambeau if he thought that Jay Monahan was a hypocrite after the PGA Tour commissioner had been critical of the Saudi-back golf league and the players who bolted the Tour for LIV.

"I do feel bad for the PGA Tour players because they were told one thing and something else happened, and our side, we were told one thing and it’s come to fruition. In the end, for me, I want the players, the fans and the game of golf to win," DeChambeau said. "It does stink a little bit from my perspective that the PGA Tour players are not necessarily winning. I hope they can find a way to make sure they are valued in the same way that we are over at LIV. I think that’ll happen, it’s just going to take some time with players pushing back a little bit and trying to figure out what gives them the best opportunity to be successful on their own end. Eventually, we all come back together now and play as one group, and I think that's the best thing."

PGA Tour commissioner: 'People are going to call me a hypocrite'

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Tuesday he's well aware "people are going to call me a hypocrite" after he made a stunning reversal and merged with LIV Golf having previously denounced the Saudi-backed league over its ties to the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

But on Tuesday evening, Monahan described Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) as "a great and world-class investor."

“I recognize that people are going to call me a hypocrite. Anytime I said anything, I said it with the information that I had at that moment, and I said it based on someone that’s trying to compete for the PGA Tour and our players. I accept those criticisms," Monahan said in a conference call on Tuesday, according to Golf Week. "But circumstances do change. I think that in looking at the big picture and looking at it this way, that’s what got us to this point.”

Monahan said the deal has been in the works for seven weeks: "We just realized that we were better off together than we were fighting or apart, and by thinking about the game at large and eliminating a lot of the friction that’s been out there and doing this in a way where we can move forward."

PGA Tour commissioner held 'intense' player meeting after merger

Jay Monahan held a players-only meeting at the Canadian Open Tuesday afternoon following the surprise announcement merger of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf that blindsided many players. Many top players were not present at the meeting, which Monahan described as "intense, certainly heated," according to the Associated Press.

“I’m not surprised,” Monahan said. “This is an awful lot to ask them to digest. This is a significant change for us. As I’m trying to explain as we go forward, this ultimately was a decision in the best interests of all at the PGA Tour.”

Monahan said that although he expects "a lot of questions and criticism" right now, "players who stayed with the PGA Tour will see they benefited in many ways" in the long run.

Michael Kim attended the meeting and said he was "disappointed as all of you." He tweeted, "Well… the meeting happened… Came in very excited… but not a whole lot happened, too many details still up in the air."

Golf Channel's Brandel Chamblee 'disappointed' in PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger

Former men's pro golfer and current Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee has been one of the most outspoken critics of LIV Golf and its disruption to the sport. After news of the merger broke, Chamblee spoke about the matter and expressed his displeasure with the PGA Tour.

"After the shock sort of ebbed away, I was hugely disappointed," Chamblee said Tuesday during an appearance on the Golf Channel . "I think this is one of the saddest days in the history of professional golf. I do believe the governing bodies, the entities, have sacrificed their principles for profit."

Chamblee said he suspected there were three key reasons behind the decision to merge: legal issues over previously-pending antitrust litigation; "entanglements" some PGA Tour sponsors have with PIF capital; and the sheer amount of Saudi money that became available to the PGA Tour with the merger.

What do we know about the terms of the merger agreement between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf?

There are still several key details that are unknown about the merger. For starters, the new entity does not have a name yet.

A key element in the merger is financial. The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth investment fund of the Saudi government, "will make a capital investment into the new entity to facilitate its growth and success," according to the news release. The PIF had been the sole entity to entirely fund the LIV Golf operation.

Additionally, the merger stipulates that the PIF "will initially be the exclusive investor in the new entity" and "will have the exclusive right to further invest in the new entity, including a right of first refusal on any capital."

A newly established board of directors will direct and oversee the new entity's operations, schedule, investments. PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan will be part of the new entity's board of directors and will be on its executive committee. The announcement of the full board will come at a later date.

Additionally, the merger will lead to "a mutually agreed end to all pending litigation between the participating parties." In August 2022, a number of golfers who joined the LIV tour filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour , challenging their suspensions.

The merger stipulates that after the conclusion of the 2023 season, the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour "will work cooperatively and in good faith to establish a fair and objective process" to allow players who left the PGA Tour and DP tour to re-apply for membership.

LIV Golf only part of Saudi 'sportswashing'

It's not just golf that is being upended by Saudi money.

In addition to financing Tuesday's merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced this week that it has effectively seized controlling stakes in four of the largest teams in the country's pro soccer league, in an effort to lure top European talent there.

Freelance reporter Fabrizio Romano reported for The Guardian on Tuesday that the one of those teams, Al-Ittihad, is signing Real Madrid star Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante of Chelsea , each for exorbitant sums. Benzema is due to make roughly $213 million per year over two seasons, according to Romano, while Kante's contract is reported to be in excess of $106 million per year.

Cristiano Ronaldo is making more than $200 million per year with another Saudi team, Al-Nassr, and Romano reports that Lionel Messi has been offered more than $370 million to play for Al-Hilal. The PIF also owns Newcastle United, a prominent English team.

Activists and academics have pointed to the PIF's investment in soccer and golf as part of a broader campaign of Saudi "sportswashing," or using sports to polish a country's otherwise problematic reputation. Saudi Arabia has a track record of human rights abuses, including politically motivated killings, torture, forced disappearances and inhumane treatment of prisoners. — Tom Schad

U.S. Senators call out PGA Tour for 'hypocrisy' over merger with LIV Golf

Two United States senators took to social media on Tuesday to address the monster news that the PGA Tour was merging with LIV Golf .

Oregon’s Ron Wyden, who serves as the chairman of the Committee on Finance, blasted the deal, vowing to explore its economic impact. The merger means that the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia will be backing professional golf stateside and abroad.

"Hypocrisy doesn’t begin to describe this brazen, shameless cash grab," he said on Twitter . "I’m going to dive into every piece of Saudi Arabia’s deal with the PGA. U.S. officials need to consider whether a deal will give the Saudi regime inappropriate control or access to U.S. real estate."

Connecticut’s Chris Murphy expressed surprise at the deal. He said representatives from the PGA recently visited his office and were upset at the track record of social justice violations by the Middle Eastern country.

"So weird. PGA officials were in my office just months ago talking about how the Saudis' human rights record should disqualify them from having a stake in a major American sport," he said while retweeting a news post of the unification .

"I guess maybe their concerns weren't really about human rights?" — Victoria Hernandez

What was Phil Mickelson's LIV Golf deal worth?

Although Phil Mickelson has not revealed the exact amount of his signing bonus to join the LIV tour, it was widely expected that his deal exceeded the $125 million figure that fellow golfer Dustin Johnson took. Reports later emerged that Mickelson's contract was worth $200 million , which was the largest contract issued by the Saudi-backed tour.

LIV Golf, PGA Tour merger shines spotlight on 'sportswashing'

Over the past six years, the term has been used to describe everything from the 2018 World Cup in Russia to a 2019 heavyweight boxing match in Saudi Arabia to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

And at a news conference ahead of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league's first event last summer, it came up twice.

"Isn't there a danger," one reporter  asked  Phil Mickelson, "that you're also being seen as a tool of sportswashing?"

That term — "sportswashing" — is still relatively new . But the strategy it represents has been employed by governments around the world, in some form or fashion, for a century or more.

For world leaders, it is a way to improve their nation's reputation by hosting a prestigious sporting event, or financing a popular team. — Tom Schad

What is going on with the antitrust lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour?

In August 2022, 11 players who left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf filed an antitrust lawsuit to challenge their suspensions from the PGA Tour.

This followed a report from the month before that the United States Department of Justice was investigating the PGA Tour for possible anticompetitive behavior. Augusta National Golf Club, which operates the Masters Tournament, the United States Golf Association and the PGA of America  were later revealed to also be part of the investigation .

Since then, lawyers on both sides have battled in various court proceedings to gain leverage. With the merger, however, both sides are mutually agreeing to end all pending litigation against the other.

Who is on the PGA Tour board of directors?

Jay Monahan is currently serving as the PGA Tour commissioner and will retain a large presence after the merger. Ed Herlihy is serving as the 2023 PGA Tour policy board chairman and the co-chair of the board of directors . Jimmy Dunne is acting as the vice chair and senior managing principal on this year's board of directors. Under the merger, however, the board of the new entity will look a little different.

According to the news release, PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan will serve as chairman. Al-Rumayyan will also join the PGA Tour's policy board and will be part of the board of directors' executive committee. Monahan will serve as the CEO of the board of directors.

Al-Rumayyan, Monahan, Herlihy and Dunne will all serve on the executive committee of the board.

9/11 families group slams PGA Tour over LIV Golf merger: 'Paid Saudi shills'

An organization representing families of 9/11 victims ripped the PGA Tour's decision Tuesday to merge with Saudi-funded LIV Golf , describing the PGA and its commissioner, Jay Monahan, as hypocrites who have become "paid Saudi shills."

In  a statement released Tuesday afternoon , 9/11 Families United said it was "shocked and deeply offended" by the news of the merger, which will see the PGA, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour all operating under a single business umbrella, funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The chair of 9/11 Families United, Terry Strada, said she and the other family members who make up the group felt "betrayed" by the PGA Tour and Monahan individually.

"Mr. Monahan talked last summer about knowing people who lost loved ones on 9/11, then wondered aloud on national television whether LIV Golfers ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour. They do now — as does he," said Strada, whose husband, Tom, died at the World Trade Center.

"PGA Tour leaders should be ashamed of their hypocrisy and greed. Our entire 9/11 community has been betrayed by Commissioner Monahan and the PGA as it appears their concern for our loved ones was merely window-dressing in their quest for money — it was never to honor the great game of golf." — Tom Schad

The White House is staying out of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf partnership

As news of the PGA Tour's merger with LIV Golf spread, the White House is opting not to weigh in , when reporters at a briefing asked about the agreement in light of Saudi Arabia's human rights record.

"I have no comment on that," White House spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday during a briefing. — Joey Garrison

As PGA Tour and LIV announce merger, the current standings and top players on each tour

LIV golfers Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson have been hard to miss near the top of major tournament leaderboards this year – especially with  Koepka collecting his fifth major at the PGA Championship .

But what about all the other players who left the PGA for the  Saudi-backed LIV Golf tou r in past months?

With the surprise announcement Tuesday morning of the merger of the two tours' business operations, here's a look at the top 52 players of each tour in 2023 . — Jim Sergent

Tune in for 'Full Swing' Season 2

A producer on the Netflix docuseries "Full Swing," which follows the lives of several men's pro golfers, said that the cameras were rolling when the news of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf agreement came through.

"You better believe we were filming when this broke," producer Chad Mumm wrote Tuesday in a tweet .

Season 2 drops in 2024.

PGA Tour golfers frustrated they didn't know about deal with LIV Golf beforehand

The golf world was stunned by the PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal, and apparently, so were the ones on the tours .

The  announcement Tuesday  morning was a shocker since the PGA Tour and its players have been critical of the LIV Golf Invitational Series, primarily because it is funded entirely by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth investment fund of the Saudi government, which has been accused of wide-ranging human rights abuses, including politically motivated killings, torture, forced disappearances and inhumane treatment of prisoners.

When the announcement was made,  PGA Tour   golfers voiced their displeasure on Twitter  with how they found out about the deal, with many saying that they found out through social media. — Jordan Mendoza

Jack Nicklaus says PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger 'good for the game of golf'

Jack Nicklaus  is thankful the infighting is coming to a close.

Nicklaus, who said he was offered but turned down $100 million to be the CEO of the LIV Golf series and said LIV Golf "wasn't for me," reacted to the stunning news that the  PGA Tour and LIV Golf  will merge.

“The last three years have been difficult for the game and the players," said Nicklaus, who lives in North Palm Beach. "I spoke with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan this morning. He seemed pleased with the arrangement that will once again bring together the best players in the world. I agree that this is good for the game of golf."

This came just one week after Nicklaus spoke ahead of the Memorial Tournament about the LIV players who had decided to split off from the PGA Tour.

“I don’t even consider those guys part of the game anymore," he said then . "I don’t mean that in a nasty way. This is a PGA Tour event, and we have the best field we can possibly have for a PGA Tour event for those who are eligible to be here. The other guys made a choice of what they did and where they’ve gone and we don’t even talk about it." — Tom D'Angelo , Palm Beach Post

Augusta National, Royal and Ancient weigh in on merger

Fred Ridley, the chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, which is the home of the Masters, said the club is "encouraged" by the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger, and said it "represents a positive development in bringing harmony to men’s professional golf."

Ridley added that August and the Masters are "devoted to developing the game and celebrating its many virtues."

Meanwhile, Martin Slumbers, the CEO of R&A, said the club was "pleased that an agreement has been reached which will help men’s professional golf move forward in a collaborative, constructive and innovative fashion. ...

"We care deeply about golf’s future and are committed to ensuring that the sport continues to thrive for many years to come," Slumbers continued. "This agreement represents a hugs step toward achieving that goal for golf and we look forward to working with the new entity for the benefit of the sport globally." — Casey Moore

OPINION: PGA Tour sold out to LIV Golf and the Saudis. Pro golf will never be the same.

Frauds, all of them. But frauds now united in the only thing that actually matters to the world of professional golf: Making money. 

In the end, it didn’t actually matter to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan that the money came from a country, Saudi Arabia, that treats human rights like an inconvenience. The tradition and history of the PGA Tour, in fact, didn’t matter all that much to those who argued that LIV Golf was an unworthy, unserious rival whose guaranteed money and 54-hole events were mocking competition.

And as for the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Greg Norman, they did not, in fact, care all that much about growing the game.  They wanted to own it.  Now they do: The PGA Tour, brought to you by Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.

They sold out. Professional golf will never be the same. 

Read the rest of Dan Wolken's column here .

Jay Monahan, Yasir Al-Rumayyan discuss PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger on CNBC

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan sat down for a joint interview on CNBC on Tuesday morning to discuss the merger news that rocked the golf world.

Monahan called it a historic day.

"There’s been a lot of tension in our sport over the last couple of years," Monahan said, "but what we’re talking about today is coming together to unify the game of golf and to do so under one umbrella."

Conversations began in London over golf and lunch, said Al-Rumayyan, who noted that had the two tours met two or three years ago for those same discussions, the impact on the game would not have been as significant.

"Because it would be something small," he continued. "But the way we’re doing our partnership, it’s going to be really big, in many senses."

Al-Rumayyan said the PIF is committed to investing "whatever it takes" to ensure success, later noting that they wouldn’t be doing this if they didn’t think it would be profitable.

"If you look at the size of golf, monetary-wise, it’s about $100 billion today," said Al-Rumayyan. "And I think the growth, it’s there. I think working together we can have a faster growth rate than it was for the past 10 or 20 years." — Casey Moore

PGA Tour will retain oversight over tour

As part of the agreement, PGA Tour Inc. will remain in place as a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt organization, which means it will continue to have oversight over its tour. During an interview with CNBC, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan offered more insight into the breakdown and Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan confirmed that PIF is prepared to invest billions.

"The c6 still stays in place and out of the c6 we’ll continue to operate our tours," Monahan said. "We’ll put our player retirement plans and assets there. So that stays in place. One of the things that’s important to both of us is every single week we’re playing tournaments, we’re making a huge impact on the communities where we’re invited guests. That continues.

"At the c6 level — you take the assets of the PGA Tour, the PIF assets, and LIV and the Asian Tour and the DP World Tour, take all of those commercial assets and drop them down into that for-profit LLC … we’re going to go through an evaluation of all of the businesses and the PIF will invest … there will be additional investment and growth initiatives. That’s what’s really exciting here." — Casey Moore

What has former U.S. President Donald Trump said about LIV Golf?

During a pro-am event at his Trump National Golf Club May 25, Trump praised LIV Golf and defended his business relationship with the controversial Saudi-funded tour.

"They've been great for golf. The Saudis have been fantastic for golf,” Trump said then. “And they're going to make it a big part of, inside their country, they're going to do some great courses."

LIV Golf also has upcoming stops scheduled at Trump courses in Bedminster, New Jersey, and Miami, Florida, later this year.

After the news Tuesday, Trump celebrated the merger on his Truth Social platform, according to CNBC. “Great news from LIV Golf. A big, beautiful, and glamorous deal for the wonderful world of golf. Congrats to all!!!”

Is the PGA Tour a nonprofit?

While the merger announced the creation of "a new, collectively owned, for-profit entity," the PGA Tour is retaining its position as "a 501(c)(6) tax exempt organization."

The difference with the merger, however, is that — in the threat of continued disruption in men's professional golf — the PGA Tour reversed course and is aligning with the massive influx of Saudi capital.

In an interview on CBS in June 2022, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan ripped the LIV tour over links between the Saudi government and the terrorist attacks on 9/11. In the interview, Monahan spoke about players who joined LIV Golf needing to apologize to the families of those who lost loved ones on 9/11 and asked: "Have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour?"

What is LIV Golf?

The LIV Golf Invitational Series made its debut in June 2022 after the tour lured some notable players from the PGA Tour such as Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. Others like Brooks Koepka, the winner of the most recent PGA Championship , Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith have since joined. The LIV tour presented a disruption in the dynamics of the sport.

The format of play of the tour also presented a shakeup to the PGA Tour.

Events were designed as 54-hole, three-round, no-cut competitions. LIV Golf incorporated shotgun starts to expedite play. Players were split into four-person teams. Purses were divided between individual placement and team placement, offering players more financial incentives to participate.

What has Phil Mickelson said about the PGA Tour merger with LIV Golf?

Though he has not made public comments yet, Mickelson, one of the most high-profile players on the LIV tour, posted a message on Twitter to celebrate the news of the merger.

"Awesome day today 😊," he wrote.

Why is LIV Golf so controversial?

The LIV tour drew criticism because it is funded entirely by the PIF, the sovereign wealth investment fund of the Saudi government.

Saudi Arabia has been accused of wide-ranging human rights abuses, including politically motivated killings, torture, forced disappearances and inhumane treatment of prisoners. And members of the royal family and Saudi government were accused of involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist.

What has been Tiger Woods' stance on LIV Golf?

In May 2022, Tiger Woods  reaffirmed  his commitment to the PGA Tour.

"Phil has said some things that I think a lot of us who are committed to the Tour and committed to the legacy of the Tour have pushed back against, and he's taken some personal time, and we all understand that," Woods said ahead of the 2022 PGA Championship. "Some of his views on how the Tour could be run, should be run, been a lot of disagreement there. Obviously we're going to have difference of opinions, how he sees the Tour, and we'll go from there."

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman confirmed in August 2022 that the league offered Woods in the neighborhood of $700 million to $800 million to join the Saudi-backed tour.

What have other notable PGA Tour golfers said about LIV Golf?

A number of players who declined to join LIV Golf, such as Rory McIlroy , had been publicly outspoken in their criticism of the Saudi-backed tour.

“There’s no room in the golf world for LIV Golf,” McIlroy said in July 2022. “I don’t agree with what LIV is doing. If LIV went away tomorrow, I’d be super happy.” 

What is the timeline of how LIV Golf got started?

LIV Golf first teed off last June after rattling the golf world with the news that it would offer players larger purses backed by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. The inaugural tournament was held in London and then the tour traveled to its first stateside event in Portland.

Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Sergio García were among the leading PGA Tour players to leave for LIV. The PGA suspended the players for participating in the new series.

LIV Golf was met with much criticism from Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and others for accepting support from a country with a history of human rights violations and for breaking tradition.

At the end of the first LIV Golf season, Johnson was crowned the champion, earning a prize of $18 million.

In January, LIV Golf signed a broadcast deal with CW Network to air 14 events of the 2023 season.

A month later, the PGA invited LIV golfers to participate in the Masters. Mickelson and Brooks Koepka tied for second place. — Victoria Hernandez

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The Celebration Tour will officially kick off with four sold out shows in London this October, followed by shows across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands throughout the remainder of 2023.  The North American leg will begin on December 13th in Brooklyn at Barclays Center. In New York, fans holding tickets to the previously scheduled Madison Square Garden concert on August 27th, 2023, will have an exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets to the newly added Barclays Center performance on Saturday, December 16th, 2023. Tickets for the original show at MSG will be automatically refunded to the original purchaser by Monday, August 28th. Ticketmaster will then provide all affected fans with a dedicated link and a unique code based on the quality of their previous seat locations to purchase tickets to the new date at Barclays Centre.  Advance sales start Tuesday, August 29th and run through Thursday, August 31st. 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