All you need to know ahead of Coldplay’s concerts this week

Coldplay get their first of four Croke Park concerts underway on Thursday as the band closes the European leg of their Music of the Spheres World Tour.

Chris Martin surprised Irish fans on Wednesday with a performance on Grafton Street, while recording a music video for the band’s latest single, We Pray.

Coldplay will play four dates in Croke Park over the coming days: Thursday, August 29th, Friday, August 30th, Sunday, September 1st, and Monday, September 2nd.

Tickets are sold out for all four days, but fans are advised to keep an eye on resale on Ticketmaster.

Gates open at 5pm with no early queuing permitted. The show will start with the first support act at 6.30pm. A second support act will take to the stage at 7.15pm before Coldplay at 8.30pm.

The first support act is Dublin singer Aby Coulibaly, followed by American singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers, whose latest album, Don’t Forget Me, was released earlier this year.

Security checks will be in operation and fans are…