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Coldplay playing on Grafton Street last night Alamy

Here's everything you need to know about Coldplay's Dublin gigs

Stadium gates will open at 5pm and early queuing is not permitted.

BRITISH ROCK BAND Coldplay have returned to Dublin to play two sold-out concerts in Croke Park.

This is the band’s second time playing the national stadium, having been here in 2017.

The four shows, which take place tonight, Friday, Sunday and Monday, are part of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres Tour.

Stadium gates will open at 5pm and early queuing is not permitted.

The first support act is Dublin R&B artist Coulibaly, who will take to the stage at 6:30pm, followed by American singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers at 7:15pm.

Coldplay are due on stage at 8:30pm and are set to play for two hours.

The stadium holds over 80,000 people and gardaí are keen to manage resources.

Dublin football rivals Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers had their Dalymount Park game rescheduled to the earlier time of 11:30am on Sunday to spread out personnel. 

Those attending the Coldplay gig are encouraged to walk or take public transport.

The nearest DART stations are Drumcondra and Connolly.

Croke Park is also about a 15 minute walk from each of the Connolly (Red line), Parnell and Marlborough (Green line) Luas stops.

Dublin Bus routes that drop off near Croke Park include 1, 6, 7(a), 11, 13, 15, 16, 27(a/b), 33, 40(b/d/e), 41(b/c/d), 42, 43, 44, 53a, 122, 123, 130, H1, H2, and H3.

All public transport information can be found on the TFI.ie.

Last night, lead singer Chris Martin surprised fans with an open air live show on Grafton Street, which garnered a crowd of thousands.

Other artists who’ve done this include Niall Horan, Ed Sheeran and Gavan James.

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    Mute Stephen Byrne
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    Dec 25th 2024, 7:23 AM

    The richest country in Europe again depending on charity and volunteers to solve a crisis the people who govern us will ramble back mid January with no vision and same mantra thank god for these wonderful volunteers who have worked free over the Christmas with donations from ordinary decent people to keep these vital services going and doing the work of politians

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    Mute Darius Guppy
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    Dec 25th 2024, 8:03 AM

    @Stephen Byrne: any country in Europe who don’t have charities? Charities that exponentially increase their activity during Christmas?

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    Dec 25th 2024, 8:15 AM

    @Stephen Byrne: if it was easy for politicians to spend taxpayers money on every good cause I gather they would

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    Dec 25th 2024, 8:33 AM

    @Stephen Byrne:
    More then 24 differant “homeless” charity’s in Dublin alone. Employing over 700 people offering below that number in beds.
    Time to clean up the charitie industry.
    Then the money donated wll go to the ones who need it.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 11:15 AM

    @Darius Guppy: An excellent example is GoBanyo in Germany, founded by a formerly homeless man, he brought the Duschbus to the streets.
    Kitted out with three private bathrooms, one wheelchair accessible, people can look after their personal hygiene.

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    Mute Billy Joe
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    Dec 28th 2024, 2:10 PM

    @Temp Stuff: Instead the fools squander it on bike sheds, bus stops fax machines, travel etc. Don’t mention the hospital. If there was any accountability in this kip, heads would roll and dubious reputations laid to rest.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 8:36 AM

    Jaysus, Glen Hansard would show up at the opening of a phone box

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    Dec 25th 2024, 10:02 AM

    @Niall Boyle: Jaysus, this same comment shows up every year on this same article.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 10:49 AM

    Nearly 15000 people homeless in Ireland now, thanks people for voting Ff and FG back in government, well done.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 11:17 AM

    @Bills n Stuff: And horribly high numbers in the six counties, too.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 2:27 PM

    @Bills n Stuff: you’re welcome

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    Dec 25th 2024, 7:38 PM

    @Bills n Stuff: 15,000 living in FREE ACCOMODATION.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 10:56 PM

    @Bills n Stuff:
    Less then a thousand people in the country sleep on the streets. And there is a bed in a hostal for all of them.
    Father Mc Ferry? Has stated on radio that when they send out a van to collect someone, by the time they get there someone will have given the person a tent, a sleeping bag, and sandwiches and they are no longer interested in heading back to the hostal.

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    Dec 28th 2024, 2:12 PM

    @Athena: How much did they squander on a Children’s hospital? Nothing.
    Little wonder they don’t want anything to do with this 26 pantomime.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 9:44 AM

    Eh you forgot to mention the little known Dermot Kennedy who also showed up to play some tunes!

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    Dec 25th 2024, 4:05 PM

    Government spending money on everything but the homeless and especially on themselves with exorbitant pensions salaries and expenses

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    Dec 25th 2024, 11:11 PM

    @Pauline Cahill:
    This is a great chance for the lefty left and Typhoid Mary to pull a good news story by living on the average industrial wage and donating the differance to a homeless charity.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 10:46 PM

    Bunch of chancers will go home to their big homes in the nicer parts of Dublin and preach to the rest of us for the rest of the year.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 11:00 PM

    What happened to the surplus home sweet home money donated.
    We were promised the accounts would be made public a number of years ago.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 12:36 PM

    Glen Hansard and age gaps with the women he’s with are very suspect, especially your own from Once. Would rather not have him celebrated still

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    Dec 25th 2024, 2:28 PM

    @Lewis Armstrong: try that again.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 4:38 PM

    @Philip Kennedy: he was being polite. Theres a persistent rumor that Hansard is a creep and dated underage girls in his 30s, allegedly..

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    Dec 25th 2024, 9:41 PM

    Temp stuff a home is an necessity and if previous governments were doing their job 15000 people wouldn’t be homeless of which over 4000 are children how are your kids tonight volunteers work aloside people earning big money

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    Dec 25th 2024, 11:19 PM

    @Stephen Byrne:
    Yunkies, drunks and wife beaters are not intitled to taxpayers money. That’s the job of charities.

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    Dec 28th 2024, 2:14 PM

    @H Woo: What a pathetic comment.

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    Dec 25th 2024, 11:34 PM

    The Cranberries dedicated their song Linger to Glen Hansard. He’s akin to that silent flatulence after a spud dinner that just won’t go away.

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