Coldplay, with Alessia Cara and Foxes (at Gillette Stadium)

Boston Globe: Coldplay fills sold-out Gillette Stadium with earnest energy

Outside The Box festival, featuring Zap Mama, Red Baraat and the Valerie Stephens Group (on Boston Common)

Boston Globe: On Boston Common, multicultural offerings at Outside the Box

Gwen Stefani, with Eve (at the Xfinity Center)

Boston Globe: Bitten by technical bugs, Gwen Stefani’s tour opener falls flat at Xfinity Center