Jonny Buckland & Chris Martin & Guy Berryman & Will Champion – Viva la Vida
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2025 single Viva la Vida.
Music from Viva la Vida
Artists on Viva la Vida
Gear Used On Viva la Vida
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Jonny Buckland & Chris Martin & Guy Berryman & Will Champion – Viva la Vida (2025). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Guy Berryman
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World Instruments used by Guy Berryman on Viva la Vida
On Moon Guitars' website, Guy is listed as an artist which uses their instruments. It says "We met Guy a few years ago when he was looking for a mandolin to use in their live shows. He was delighted with the A plus". Guy used the Mandolin throughout the Viva La Vida tour.
Microphones used by Guy Berryman on Viva la Vida
Neumann KK104/105 Condenser Mic Capsule for Sennheiser SKM5000 Series Transmitters
Avg price: $955.33
Used for backing vocals on Coldplay's Viva la Vida Tour.
The band performs two songs on the ramp (stage B) and another two songs out in the audience tiers (stage C). “Our RF tech, Stephanie Thompson, handles stage C duties: cables apart from the IEMs which are the Sennheiser EW300 systems alongside a power amplifier to ensure that the IEMs work, regardless of where the band is performing,” [FOH engineer Daniel] Green explains. “On stage B, the band is once again on Sennheiser EW300 IEMs. We use two radio Neumann KK105s for Will and Guy's backing vocals, plus a radio Shure SM58 for Chris' vocals. Jonny and Chris' guitars are also on Shure wireless systems.”
Will Champion
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Microphones used by Will Champion on Viva la Vida
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Avg price: $388.80
Mentioned by FOH engineer Dan Green in this article from the d&b audiotechnik website about the Viva la Vida tour.
For Green the challenge is delivery. "There's nothing unusual up on stage at all; guitars on Shure SM57s, vocals on radio SM58s, 421s on the Toms." Will Champion on drums is a renowned heavy hitter. "Inevitably there is a lot of spill from the drums into Chris's mic, so I do spend a lot of time riding that up and down. Getting level from Chris can be tricky, but I know the songs well enough to capture what's needed."
Jonny Buckland
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Guitars used by Jonny Buckland on Viva la Vida
Avg price: $2,582.33
Jonny uses a Gibson Les Paul Standard in performances of Violet Hill on the Viva La Vida tour and Mylo Xyloto tour, he can be seen using it at 0.25 of this video
