{"id":247000,"date":"2025-12-11T11:59:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=247000"},"modified":"2025-12-11T11:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:59:31","slug":"meta-partners-with-iheartmedia-to-bring-coldplay-concert-to-vr-headsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/meta-partners-with-iheartmedia-to-bring-coldplay-concert-to-vr-headsets\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta partners with iHeartMedia to bring Coldplay concert to VR headsets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meta has partnered with iHeartMedia to stream an immersive virtual reality concert featuring Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres<\/i> tour through its Meta Horizon platform.<\/p>\n

The free event called <\/i>Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour: An Immersive Experience<\/i><\/span><\/a> will launch on Meta Horizon on December 30 at 11AM Pacific time.<\/p>\n

Meta says the VR concert, through iHeartMedia, used stereoscopic 180-degree VR footage taken during Coldplay<\/b>‘s performances at Wembley Stadium in London. Users can access the experience through the Meta Horizon<\/b> mobile app on iOS and Android devices, as well as through Meta Quest VR<\/b> headsets.<\/p>\n

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The production used 15 cameras<\/b> to capture the footage, said Meta. The technical setup included four tower cameras, dual rails, two Steadicams, 12 REDs, a Spydercam system, and three Blackmagic URSA cameras. Meta said the Blackmagic cameras provided extra resolution and sharper lenses.<\/p>\n

The setlist of the concert features some of the band\u2019s hits including Yellow, Fix You, Viva La Vida, A Sky Full of Stars, <\/i>and feelslikeimfallinginlove.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n