# Coldplay's Game of Thrones: The Musical

> Unruly reported 765,286 May shares for Coldplay’s Game of Thrones charity sketch.

- Owner: Coldplay / Red Nose Day USA
- Kind: Campaign
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2015-05-21
- Peak date: 2015-05-22
- Spread Score: 45 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Revival, Mystery & lore, Fandom mobilisation

## Summary

Coldplay’s musical spoof aired on NBC and appeared on Facebook and YouTube. Fans discussed its song titles and translated the full sketch. Unruly reported 765,286 May shares; later creators remixed its songs and posted reactions.

## Timeline

- 2015-05-18 — Coldplaying (Open web) — Coldplaying reported fans had linked new song titles to the upcoming Red Nose Day sketch.
- 2015-05-19 — TIME (Press) — TIME covered Peter Dinklage’s teaser for Coldplay’s musical before the full sketch aired.
- 2015-05-20 — CBS News (Press) — CBS News previewed Dinklage and Coster-Waldau clips before the full sketch.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Coldplay's Game of Thrones: The Musical.” Case HIS-00098. Spread Score v1.2: 45/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00098