Coldplay to visit unusual UK city ‘other bands skip’ as world tour announced

Coldplay’s recent tour announcement has fans excited for their Wembley shows, though some are puzzled at their other UK venue choice.

The “Yellow” hitmakers, led by frontman Chris Martin, are planning to dazzle UK crowds with tunes from their upcoming album, “Moon Music,” with a five-night stint at the legendary London venue. But it’s the bands two gigs pre-Wembley that have left fans bemused.

Reddit’s CasualUK forum exploded about the unexpected schedule. User BigBlueMountainStar cracked wrote: “Seeing an email about Coldplay’s world tour made me chuckle – they’re playing in exotic, big cities around the World; Seoul, Sydney, Auckland, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Melbourne, London and… Hull! LOL.”

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While Hull became the butt of jokes, there were some people defending Coldplay’s city and venue of choice, which will see them take Craven Park by storm. A fan championed the move, writing: “Fair play to them for going to places other big bands skip. When is the last time a global music act played Hull? I rate it.”

Meanwhile, others chimed in about Hull’s other recent brushes with fame. One said: “We’ve had a few people since the new arena opened, although this at one of the rugby grounds.

“Off the top of my head we’ve had Blondie, Bring Me The Horizon, Offspring, The Who and Bowling For Soup all relatively recently.”

One fan reckons Coldplay are all about sharing the love beyond the usual spots, posting online: “I think that’s it. They do seem the kind of guys who will have thought ‘sure, Wembley is a given, but is there somewhere we can take this that normally gets left out?'”

Meanwhile, another weighed in on Hull’s unexpected star appeal: “The Who, Tom Jones and Fatboy Slim have all played in Hull in the past few years. No idea why they’ve chosen Craven Park as the venue though, Hull City’s stadium has double the capacity.”

Hull has featured an impressive line-up of artists performing in the city recently, with Bob Dylan, Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds and The Last Dinner Party all playing gigs in the last few years.

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