Ghost Stories Live 2014 is the fourth live album by British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 24 November 2014 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, featuring live recordings of their sixth studio album, Ghost Stories. A concert film made from their shows at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City were included in the package as well.
Some of the footage was broadcast on NBC, but replacing three songs from its namesake album with hits like "Clocks", "Viva la Vida" and "Paradise". Direction for the film was handled by Paul Dugdale. Coldplay used 360-degree stage and relied on overhead panels in the venue for visuals. It received a Best Music Film nomination at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
Recording "Always in My Head", "Midnight" and "A Sky Full of Stars" were recorded on 1–2 July 2014 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. "Magic" and "True Love" were recorded on 19 June 2014 at Enmore Theatre, Sydney. "Ink" was recorded on 28 May 2014 at Paris Casino, Paris. "Another's Arms" was recorded on 5 May 2014 at Beacon Theatre, New York City. "Oceans" was recorded on 25 April at E-Werk, Cologne. "O" was recorded on 19 May 2014 at Royce Hall, Los Angeles.
Commercial performance Ghost Stories Live 2014 debuted at number 93 on the US Billboard 200, with 11,205 copies sold.
Track listing All tracks written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin, except "A Sky Full of Stars" (co-written by Tim Bergling).
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Personnel Coldplay Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, keyboard, piano, backing vocals Guy Berryman – bass guitar, keyboard, laser harp Will Champion – drums, reactable, electric guitar, Ebow, vocals Chris Martin – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, laser harp
Production Coldplay – producer Rik Simpson – producer, engineer Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Ghost Stories Live 2014Chart (2014)PeakpositionBrazilian Albums (ABPD) 4Croatian International Albums (HDU) 30Japanese DVD Sales (Oricon) 130Japanese Blu-Ray Sales (Oricon) 54Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI) 98South Korean Albums (Gaon) 43South Korean International Albums (Gaon) 5
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for Ghost Stories Live 2014Chart (2014)PositionBelgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 186Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 11
Chart (2015)PositionBelgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 113Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 140
Certifications
Release history +Release history and formats for Ghost Stories Live 2014 Region Date Format Label Canada 24 November 2014Digital downloadParlophone France Poland CD + DVD Warner Music Poland CD + Blu-ray United Kingdom CD + DVD Parlophone CD + Blu-ray Digital download United States Hong Kong25 November 2014 MexicoParlophone
See also
Live 2003 Live 2012 Live in Buenos Aires References
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