COLDPLAY have split from their manager of 22 years — and are now being sued by him.
The group, fronted by Chris Martin, had their career steered by Dave Holmes for almost their entire time as a band but now it has been revealed they secretly split last year.
Now things have turned messy, as a lawsuit has been filed here in the UK as part of a contractual dispute.
Coldplay was formed in 1997 after the group met as students at the University College of London.
They are currently on their Music Of Spheres world tour and are in talks to play Glastonbury next year.
The slot, which will be a headline performance on the Pyramid stage, would mark the 25th anniversary of their first performance at Worthy Farm.
Although their last proper performance there was in 2016, Chris went for fun in 2017 and joined Kylie Minogue and Stormzy on stage during their sets in 2019.
Then in 2021, the group performed a set as part of Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream after the festival was cancelled due to lockdown restrictions.
They will also have a new album out by then, called Moon Music, with Chris teasing that it’s due “early next year.”
Speaking about the record, and comparisons to their last LP, he said: “I wouldn’t say it’s a sequel but it’s related. It’s its own thing but it will be part of this same tour. It’s like a cousin.
“We take a studio with us on tour. That’s the amazing thing about making records now is you can make them everywhere. I always go to the studio on days off. That’s my hobby.”
Asked if it would feature collaborations, he continued: “I don’t know. That’s still to be decided.
“I think we’re approaching collaborations slightly differently this time. But I’m really enjoying working on it.”
He has also doubled down on the claim that the group will only ever release three more albums.
Speaking in Italy, he added: “I just have a strong feeling in my heart that we are supposed to do 12 projects and that feels really right.
“But after that we’d still like to do shows and tours. I think 12 albums is a lot.”
