Coldplay’s Parachutes Tour was the first concert tour undertaken by the band. It was announced on 1 June 2000 and played in support of their debut album, Parachutes, following the unnamed concert run they co-headlined with Welsh band Terris. They mostly performed at clubs, theatres and festivals, while the set list included all tracks from the concert run's namesake album along with songs from The Blue Room EP, plus covers and unreleased material.
After numerous one-off performances and a few shows with Icelandic girl group Bellatrix, Coldplay was part of the NME Premier Tour in January 2000 and embarked on a co-headlining run with Terris in March. On 27 April the band announced their first headlining tour would be coming to the United Kingdom right after supporting Muse on their Showbiz Tour.
The tour ran from June 2000 through December 2001 and was a hugely ambitious jaunt for what was essentially a new band, having only formed in 1998, and released their debut album in 2000. They performed on four continents (Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia) and played a total of 136 shows in all.
Among the very finest of these was Coldplay’s concert in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 22nd, 2001. Performing at the city’s Laugardalshöll venue, the concert was a triumph and the entire event was recorded for local FM Radio Transmission.
Previously unreleased this superb show is now available on this new CD for the first time.
1 Shiver 5:37
2 Idiot 6:21
3 Don’t Panic 2:24
4 Murder 4:38
5 Everything’s Not Lost 7:39
6 We Never Change 4:28
7 God Put A Smile Upon Your Face 5:46
8 Yellow 4:55
9 A Rush Of Blood to The Head 5:43
10 See You Soon 5:30
11 Trouble 4:40
12 In My Place 4:53
13 Lost Highway 5:05
14 Amsterdam 10:12
15 You Only Live Twice/Parachutes 4:35