The Parachutes Tour was the first

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undertaken by British

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band

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. It was announced on 1 June 2000 in support of their debut album, ''

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'' (2000), following the unnamed concert run they co-headlined with Welsh band

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. 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'' (1999), covers and unreleased material.

Background

After numerous one-off performances and a few shows with

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in support of '' The Blue Room'' (1999), Coldplay was part of the ''NME'' Premier Tour in January 2000 and embarked on a co-headlining run with

in March. On 27 April 2000, the band announced their first headlining tour would be coming to the United Kingdom right after supporting Muse at Showbiz Tour.

Opening acts

Except for London, English band

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were the supporting act for all October 2000 performances. On 18 December, the guests included Bettina Motive and the Fantastic Super Foofs. During the first North American leg,

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was the opener in

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and remaining dates had

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was invited for the continent's second run. Mercedes,

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and

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were featured in the shows at Club Ifor Bach,

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, and

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, respectively.

Reception

In total, the tour grossed $4,201,871 from 262,140 tickets sold. ''

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'' also commented the performances held in 2001 earned an average of $52,743 from 2,507 tickets per date.

Set list

This set list was taken from the 23 October 2000 concert in

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, England. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. #"Spies" #"

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" #" Don't Panic" #"Help Is Round the Corner" #"

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Tour dates

Cancelled shows

Boxscores

Notes

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References

External links

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