Coldplay is a British band.
A Head Full of Dreams is the seventh studio album by British rock band Coldplay . Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist and keyboardist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London ( UCL ) . In December 2015 , the band released their seventh album , A Head Full of Dreams , which reached the top two in most major markets , but received generally mixed reviews . Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends , often referred to as simply Viva la Vida , is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay , released on 12 June 2008 on Parlophone .