Coldplay launch $15,000 competition in search of WA musician to open Perth concerts at Optus Stadium
Coldplay has promised to give one WA artist the Adventure of a Lifetime by allowing them to open their two monster shows in Perth at Optus Stadium.
The British superstars launched the competition to find the next best talent from our State, promising to give them $15,000 and a launch pad like no other by playing to 120,000 fans over two nights in November.
Chris Martin and his band say anyone over the age of 16 from WA can be in the running simply by sending them a video of themselves playing an original song live.
The winner will receive the money before their two big performances in a grant from the WA Government Contemporary Music Fund to develop their career through recording, marketing and touring.
The Yellow singers have promised to pick the winner themselves after industry experts and their team whittle down the finalists.
Musos hoping to be the next Coldplay don’t have long to come up with a winning tune as the competition closes in two weeks on September 4.
Though the winner will have plenty of time to rehearse for the once-in-a-lifetime gigs on Saturday 18 November and Sunday 19 November, as the winner will be declared on October 2.
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The atmosphere for the newbies is set to be electric with the band promising to bring lasers, fireworks and LED wristbands with them.
The band opted to bring their Music of The Spheres World tour in WA following a seven-figure deal with the State government.
“We are anticipating out-of-State visitors to the Coldplay concert will inject approximately $20 million into the local economy,” Premier Roger Cook said of the deal.
“We haven’t been to Australia for too long and we’re so excited to come down,” Martin said of heading to WA.
Coldplay sold more concert tickets than any artist last year globally and has so far sold nine million tickets on their latest tour.
Their arrival sets to complete a titanic year of live music in Perth which has seen Ed Sheeran and Lizzo play as well as the Foo Fighters set to play a fortnight after Coldplay leave.
Entries via perth.coldplay.com
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