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Monmouth University's Center for the Arts presents Candlelight Spring: Tribute to Coldplay

originally published: 04/17/2025

(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Monmouth University's Center for the Arts presents Candlelight Spring: Tribute to Coldplay on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in the Pollak Theatre.  Showtime is 7:00pm.

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Long Branch. This concert series was created with the intention of democratizing access to classical music, and the space and performers are illuminated by thousands of candles to create a truly magical experience. 

The Listeso String Quartet has a tentative program that includes songs such as Clocks, Shiver, Speed of Sound, Trouble, Fix You, Paradise, Yellow, and many more!

Tickets start at $28 and are available for purchase online.  The Pollak Theatre is located on the campus of Monmouth University at 400 Cedar Avenue in West Long Branch, New Jersey.

The Pollak Theatre is a recently renovated 700 seat theatre that presents live music, theatre and dance by national touring artists such as Rosanne Cash, Jason Isbell, L.A. Theatreworks, and Ailey II Dance Company. In addition, the Pollak Theatre also screens HD broadcasts of the MET Opera, National Theatre of London, and The Bolshoi Ballet, along with children’s theater and other programming presented by the Center for the Arts.



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