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AFTER INDIA COLDPLAY LIVE ON YAS ISLAND ABU DHABI FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE

All India, 28th November 2016 : FLASH Entertainment, the region’s premier live events company, announced that Coldplay will return to Abu Dhabi to celebrate the New Year with their UAE fans on Saturday 31st December 2016 at the du Arena, Yas Island. Coldplay’s show part of the A Head Full Of Dreams Tour, presented by du Live! and brought to you by FLASH Entertainment in association with Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s vibrant entertainment and leisure destination.

Just when Indians have not got over the Coldplay mania, they can now spend their new year’s eve listening to their favourite band. With Abu Dhabi being almost three hours away from India and operating more than 300 combined flights a week from 15 different Indian cities, this show will definitely witness many Indian fans.

Since March of this year, the A Head Full Of Dreams Tour has played to ecstatic audiences across Latin America, the US and Europe, including four sold-out nights at London’s Wembley Stadium. More than 2.5 million tickets have already been sold for the show, which was created by the band alongside celebrated production designers Misty Buckley and Paul Normandale. The tour reaches Australia and New Zealand in December.

A Head Full Of Dreams has sold more than 4 million copies since its December 2015 release, spawning the hit singles Adventure Of A Lifetime, Hymn For The Weekend and Up&Up, with over a billion YouTube video views between them. A fourth single, the album’s title track, has just been released. Earlier this month, the band were nominated for four awards at this year;s MTV EMAs, including Best Live Act.

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ABOUT ABU DHABI TOURISM & CULTURE AUTHORITY
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority conserves and promotes the heritage and culture of Abu Dhabi emirate and leverages them in the development of a world-class, sustainable destination of distinction which enriches the lives of visitors and residents alike. The authority manages the emirate’s tourism sector and markets the destination internationally through a wide range of activities aimed at attracting visitors and investment. Its policies, plans and programmes relate to the preservation of heritage and culture, including protecting archaeological and historical sites and to developing museums, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Zayed National Museum and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. The authority supports intellectual and artistic activities and cultural events to nurture a rich cultural environment and honour the emirate’s heritage. A key authority role is to create synergy in the destination’s development through close co-ordination with its wide-ranging stakeholder base.

For more information please contact:
Anu Bhat
PR and Brand Executive
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
India
Tel: +91 11 23737348, +91 9643674469 | Fax: +91 11 23350270
Email: ABhat@tcaabudhabi.ae