Review: Coldplay does something that had never been done before

Colplay is as reliable as it gets in the concert arena, churning out highly enjoyable and professional shows basically every time it takes the stage.

Thus, it was certainly no surprise that the London quartet — vocalist Chris Martin, bassist Guy Berryman, guitarist Jonny Buckland and drummer Will Champion — triumphed once again as its mammoth The Music of the Spheres World Tour returned to the Bay Area.

“This is concert 195 on our tour,” Martin said of the trek, which began in Costa...