Coldplay Launch FC Barcelona Shirt With Proceeds Going To Refugee Charity
Coldplay have teamed up with Spotify to launch a new limited edition FC Barcelona shirt with all net proceeds going to refugee charity UNCHR.
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The shirt will feature an emblem designed by the band’s latest album, Moon Music, which was released on 4 October. Online presale is open now, while general sale will start on 18 October.
There will only be 1899 jerseys available in honour of the club’s founding year. There will also be 22 special glow-in-the-dark shirts, half signed by the starting men’s team and the other half by the starting women’s
The new shirt will be worn for the upcoming El Clásico match against Real Madrid on 26 October and the FC Barcelona Femení match against Eibar on 2 November.
Coldplay said: “We’re honoured that Spotify has chosen to feature our Moon Music design on the shirt of FC Barcelona. We’ve had a special relationship with the city and the club for many years. We’re also proud to support the UNHCR in their life-saving work to protect refugees and displaced people around the world. Heartfelt thanks to Spotify and FC Barcelona for making this happen.”
Coldplay’s new album, Moon Music, features the recent singles We Pray and feelslikeimfallinginlove. Each vinyl copy of the album – produced by Max Martin – is made out of nine recycled PET-plastic bottles that have been recovered from waste, which will prevent the manufacture of more than 25 metric tonnes of virgin plastic, and provide an 85% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to traditional 140g vinyl.
Likewise, CD editions of the record are the first in the world to be released on ‘EcoCD’, created from 90% recycled polycarbonate, sourced from post-consumer waste streams.
There is also a limited ‘Notebook Edition’ of the record, which comes as a casebound hardback book, a replica of Chris Martin’s original studio notebook. It contains 28 pages of notes, lyrics and illustrations from the album’s creative process.