Camp Randall Stadium is typically all red and white on a Wisconsin Badgers gameday. However, for one night next year, it will feel all “Yellow,” as British rockers Coldplay announced over the weekend that they’ll play the stadium’s first concert in 28 years.
It all started on Saturday afternoon, as the Badgers were beating Purdue in what would ultimately be a 52-6 drought. However, the stadium jumbotron over the students’ section announced that Camp Randall would host a concert in 2025, for the first time in nearly three decades, since the Rolling Stones played there on the “Bridges To Babylon” tour in 1997.
Then, on Sunday night, Madison-based Frank Productions released the following video on Instagram:
Fresh off of the release of their new album, “Moon Music” on Sunday, and a Saturday Night Live appearance just before that, it was revealed that Coldplay will play Madison on July 19th, 2025, with the full run of dates released on Tuesday morning.
The July 19th show is just the ninth concert at Camp Randall Stadium, and Coldplay are only the sixth act to ever headline there. Only Pink Floyd, Genesis, U2, and The Rolling Stones have had their names highest on the marquee at the Madison football stadium, and all except Genesis have played there twice. Duke Ellington and his orchestra first played the stadium in 1972, as part of a celebration initiated by Governor Patrick J. Lucey.
Presale tickets for Coldplay at Camp Randall Stadium will start on Friday, and you can sign up here via Ticketmaster. Look for more concert announcements on OnMilwaukee. If you’re craving live music before 2025, here’s what bands are playing Milwaukee this month.