On January 23, Coldplay’s first of six concerts in Singapore’s 55,000-capacity National Stadium, the arena was lit up.

The foursome is the first to book six nights at one of Singapore’s largest music venues.

They’ll perform Jan. 24, 26, 27, 30, and 31.

Taylor Swift will perform six sold-out nights at the National Stadium in March.

After Singaporean artist Jasmine Sokko and Indonesian singer Jinan Laetitia, Coldplay performed at 8.35pm.

On popular ballad The Scientist, singer Chris Martin briefly fumbled on the piano but recovered and restarted it alongside guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion.

Paradise and Viva La Vida were among the popular pop and rock songs the fans sung along to while wearing LED wristbands that changed color with the music.

Security checks began around 4pm, and 26-year-old undergraduate Sheryl Chow was among the first fans in. She arrived at the stadium two hours earlier.

“Coldplay songs like Fix You and The Scientist helped me through some difficult times, like when I was failing school subjects and having relationship issues,” she stated.

Many fans bought S$60 T-shirts and $45 bucket hats while waiting for the concert.

Some hopped on kinetic energy floors and rode stationary bicycles near the stage to produce concert electricity.

The six shows costing from $68 and $1,098 sold out quickly in June 2023.

Live Nation said the band sold the most tickets in Singapore in a day. In December, a limited quantity of $28 tickets for randomly assigned arena spots were distributed.

Singapore is the band’s longest Asian stop on their Music Of The Spheres globe tour, which included two nights in Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Last in Singapore in 2017, Coldplay played two nights at the same location. The band played the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2001, 2006, and 2009 on a double bill with Travis.

On January 23, many concertgoers came from neighboring countries.

Sales manager Jalyne Rodriguez from Manila spent 100,000 pesos (S$2,400) on tickets, flights, and a six-night hotel stay.

Despite being a Martin fan, the 40-year-old stated she preferred the Singapore event to their concert in the Philippines since the venue is finer.

Anton S., a 30-year-old banker from Indonesia, missed the band’s Jakarta gig in November.

He was thrilled to get Singapore performance tickets.

“I’ve been a fan for over 20 years and this is the first time I’ll see them live, so this is something special.” Straits Times/ANN