Jonny Buckland

British guitarist (born 1977)

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Born: 1977-09-11

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Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is an English-born Welsh musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he began to play guitar from an early age, being influenced by acts such as the Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine and U2. Noted for sparse and delicate arrangements, he uses the slide bar and delay pedal…

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Coldplay: A Film for the Future — Self2025
Coldplay: Music Of The Spheres World Tour - Live at Narendra Modi Stadium/India — Self2025
Coldplay - Live In Ahmedabad2025
Coldplay: Moon Music - Global Theatrical Listening Event — Self2024
Coldplay: The Moon Music Interview with Zane Lowe | Apple Music — Self2024
Glastonbury 20242024
Camden — Self2024
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate — Self2023
DOC Clara x Sofia - Tour Coldplay2023

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Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he started to play guitar at an early age, taking inspiration from groups such as My Bloody Valentine, the Stone Roses and U2. His compositions are noted for being sparse and delicate, using delay pedals and slide bars with a timbre that led to comparisons to the Edge.

Buckland has a 2:1 degree in mathematics and astronomy from University College London, where he formed Coldplay along with Chris Martin, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. The band signed with Parlophone in 1999, finding global fame with Parachutes (2000) and subsequent albums. He received a total of seven Grammy Awards and nine Brit Awards as part of Coldplay. Having sold more than 160 million records worldwide, they are the most successful group of the 21st century.