''Live in Buenos Aires'' is the fifth live album by British

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band

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. It was recorded on 14 and 15 November 2017 in

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, the final concerts of the

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. The release happened on 7 December 2018 along with ''Live in São Paulo'', which was filmed on 7 and 8 November 2017. Together, they make up for the band's eighth compilation, ''The Butterfly Package'', a set that also includes the '' Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams'' film, a career-spanning documentary directed by

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. This release marked the first time one of the band's concerts was released in full.

Packaging

Icelandic artist Kristjana S. Williams was responsible for creating the package's artwork. It was made available as a two-DVD/two-CD set and a two-DVD/three gold vinyl set, both of them are labelled as ''The Butterfly Package''. A two-CD set featuring ''Live in Buenos Aires'' on its own was also made available along with a download and streaming release. The ''Live in São Paulo'' film, on the other hand, can only be downloaded or bought as part of the compilation album.

Promotion

The band had announced the release of the ''A Head Full of Dreams'' documentary in mid-October. The following week, the set was announced by the band on social media with a clip of them performing "

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", on November 2 live performance of "

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" and on November 29, "

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" To promote the premiere of ''A Head Full of Dreams'' on

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, Coldplay premiered three live tracks through Amazon Music from 26 October: "

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" (live at

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) with

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; "Us Against the World" (live in

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) and "Don't Panic" (live in Paris).

Controversy

The newspaper '' El Día'' of

, the city where the concert took place in Argentina, questioned the album's/video's title for including the city name

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, which is located a distant 60 kilometers away from La Plata. According to the article, "Although for many this situation is a trifle, for others it is a great disappointment when their idols do not name their city, especially after years and years of having crossed the highway to go see these great events. That's why the disappointment, being local, is greater, they feel ignored."

Track listing

All tracks written by

Guy Berryman Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the bassist of the rock band Coldplay and electronic supergroup Apparatjik. Raised in Kirkcaldy, he began to play bass from an early age, ...

Jonny Buckland Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is an English-born Welsh musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he began to play guitar from an early age, being in ...

Will Champion William Champion (born 31 July 1978) is an English musician and songwriter best known as the drummer and backing vocalist of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Southampton, he learned various instruments during his childhood, being influenced by ...

, and

Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, pianist, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born in Exeter, Devon, he went to Univ ...

, except where noted. 2 CDs / Digital download

Personnel

– bass guitar, keyboard, backing vocals *

– electric guitar, keyboard, backing vocals *

– drums,

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, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar, piano; lead vocals on "In My Place" *

– lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano; backing vocals on "In My Place"

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Certifications

References

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