Live in Buenos Aires (Coldplay album)

Live in Buenos Aires is the sixth live album by Coldplay, released on 7 December 2018.  The album was recorded on 14 and 15 November 2017 in La Plata, which was the final concert of the A Head Full of Dreams Tour.  

Live in Buenos Aires and Live in São Paulo are both featured in Coldplay's seventh compilation album, The Butterfly Package.  Live in São Paulo was filmed on 7 and 8 November 2017.  The set also includes the documentary Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams, directed by Mat Whitecross, about the album of the same name.  Its release marks the first time a Coldplay concert has been released in full. 

Packaging
The album was made available as a two-DVD/two-CD set and a two-DVD/three gold vinyl set.  The package has been labelled "The Butterfly Package".  A two-CD set featuring only Live in Buenos Aires was also made available.  Digitally, the album was made available to stream and download, while the concert film is only available to download.  The Icelandic artist Kristjana S. Williams created the artwork for the package. 

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 "Viva la Vida", on November 2 live performance of "Fix You" and on November 29, "A Head Full of Dreams" To promote the premiere of A Head Full of Dreams on Amazon Prime Video, Coldplay premiered three live tracks through Amazon Music from 26 October: "Stayin' Alive" (live at Glastonbury) with Barry Gibb; "Us Against the World" (live in Leipzig) and "Don't Panic" (live in Paris). 

Controversy
The newspaper El Día of La Plata, the city where the concert took place in Argentina, questioned the album's/video's title for including the city name Buenos Aires, 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, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin, except where noted. 

2 CDs / Digital download

Personnel
 Guy Berryman – bass guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
 Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
 Will Champion – drums, electronic drums, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar, piano; lead vocals on "In My Place"
 Chris Martin – lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano; backing vocals on "In My Place"

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References

Category:2018 live albums
Category:2018 video albums
Category:Coldplay live albums
Category:Coldplay video albums
Category:Parlophone live albums
Category:Parlophone video albums