Live in Buenos Aires
Live album by
Coldplay
Released7 December 2018
RecordedNovember 2017
Venue
StudioThe Beehive, London
Length
  • 114:21 (live album)
  • 120:04 (video album)
  • 104:35 (documentary)
LabelParlophone
ProducerRik Simpson
Coldplay chronology
Global Citizen – EP 1
(2018) 		Live in Buenos Aires
(2018) 		Everyday Life
(2019)
The Butterfly Package cover
The artwork for the live and video compilation album, The Butterfly Package
The artwork for the live and video compilation album, The Butterfly Package

Live in Buenos Aires is the fifth live album by British rock band Coldplay. It was recorded on 14 and 15 November 2017 in La Plata, the final concerts of the A Head Full of Dreams Tour. The release happened on 7 December 2018 along with Live in São Paulo, which was filmed on 7 and 8 November 2017.[1] Together, they make up for the band's ninth compilation, The Butterfly Package, a set that also includes the Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams film, a career-spanning documentary directed by Mat Whitecross.[2] This release marked the first time one of the band's concerts was released in full.[3]

Packaging

Icelandic artist Kristjana S. Williams was responsible for creating the package's artwork.[4] It was made available as a two-DVD/two-CD set and a two-DVD/three gold vinyl set, both of them are labelled as The Butterfly Package.[5] A two-CD set featuring Live in Buenos Aires on its own was also made available along with a download and streaming release. The Live in São Paulo film, on the other hand, can only be downloaded or bought as part of the compilation album.[3]

Promotion

The band had announced the release of the A Head Full of Dreams documentary in mid-October.[6] The following week, the set was announced by the band on social media with a clip of them performing "Viva la Vida", on November 2 live performance of "Fix You" and on November 29, "A Head Full of Dreams"[2] To promote the premiere of A Head Full of Dreams on Amazon Prime Video, Coldplay premiered three live tracks through Amazon Music from 26 October: "Stayin' Alive" (live at Glastonbury) with Barry Gibb; "Us Against the World" (live in Leipzig) and "Don't Panic" (live in Paris).[7]

Controversy

The newspaper El Día of La Plata, the city where the concert took place in Argentina, questioned the album's/video's title for including the city name Buenos Aires, which is located a distant 60 kilometers away from La Plata. According to the article, "Although for many this situation is a trifle, for others it is a great disappointment when their idols do not name their city, especially after years and years of having crossed the highway to go see these great events. That's why the disappointment, being local, is greater, they feel ignored."[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin), except where noted.

2 CDs / Digital download

Live in Buenos Aires – CD 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."A Head Full of Dreams"A Head Full of Dreams4:59
2."Yellow"Parachutes5:50
3."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Coldplay · Brian Eno · Peter Allen · Adrienne Anderson)Mylo Xyloto4:04
4."The Scientist"A Rush of Blood to the Head6:28
5."God Put a Smile upon Your Face"A Rush of Blood to the Head4:34
6."Paradise"Mylo Xyloto6:59
7."Always in My Head"Ghost Stories3:41
8."Magic"Ghost Stories4:45
9."Everglow"A Head Full of Dreams4:55
10."Clocks"A Rush of Blood to the Head4:20
11."Midnight" (Coldplay · Jon Hopkins)Ghost Stories1:45
12."Charlie Brown"Mylo Xyloto5:46
Total length:57:07
Live in Buenos Aires – CD 2
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Hymn for the Weekend"A Head Full of Dreams5:03
2."Fix You"X&Y5:27
3."Viva la Vida"Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends4:11
4."Adventure of a Lifetime" (Coldplay · Mikkel S. Eriksen · Tor Erik Hermansen)A Head Full of Dreams5:06
5."De Música Ligera" (Gustavo Cerati · Zeta Bosio) (covering Soda Stereo)Canción Animal6:09
6."Colour Spectrum"A Head Full of Dreams1:57
7."In My Place"A Rush of Blood to the Head4:37
8."Amor Argentina" 5:16
9."Something Just like This" (Coldplay · Andrew Taggart)Memories...Do Not Open · Kaleidoscope EP4:04
10."A Sky Full of Stars" (Coldplay · Tim Bergling)Ghost Stories4:36
11."Up&Up"A Head Full of Dreams8:45
12."End Credits" 2:03
Total length:57:14
Live in São Paulo – DVD 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."A Head Full of Dreams"A Head Full of Dreams 
2."Yellow"Parachutes 
3."Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (Coldplay · Eno · Allen · Anderson)Mylo Xyloto 
4."The Scientist"A Rush of Blood to the Head 
5."Birds"A Head Full of Dreams 
6."Paradise"Mylo Xyloto 
7."Always in My Head"Ghost Stories 
8."Magic"Ghost Stories 
9."Everglow"A Head Full of Dreams 
10."Clocks"A Rush of Blood to the Head 
11."Midnight" (Coldplay · Hopkins)Ghost Stories 
12."Charlie Brown"Mylo Xyloto 
13."Hymn for the Weekend"A Head Full of Dreams 
14."Fix You"X&Y 
15."Viva la Vida"Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends 
16."Adventure of a Lifetime" (Coldplay · Eriksen · Hermansen)A Head Full of Dreams 
17."Colour Spectrum"A Head Full of Dreams 
18."Us Against the World"Mylo Xyloto 
19."In My Place"A Rush of Blood to the Head 
20."Paulistanos"  
21."Something Just Like This" (Coldplay · Taggart)Memories...Do Not Open · Kaleidoscope EP 
22."A Sky Full of Stars" (Coldplay · Bergling)Ghost Stories 
23."Up&Up"A Head Full of Dreams 
24."End Credits"  
Total length:2:00:04
Documentary – DVD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams" 
Total length:1:44:35

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Live in Buenos Aires
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[49]
Live in Buenos Aires 		Gold 50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[50]
The Butterfly Package 		Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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