Coldplay's "last proper record" will be released in 2025, according to the band's frontman Chris Martin.

In an interview with the BBC's Jo Whiley, which will be broadcast tonight at 7 pm, Martin confirmed that although they will continue to tour, that year will feature the last of their recorded output.

"Our last proper record will come out in 2025 and after that, I think we will only tour," he said.

"Maybe we'll do some collaborative things but the Coldplay catalogue, as it were, finishes then."

Whiley played a clip containing this bombshell on an appearance on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show; however, she added the caveat that Martin might have been joking.

"He's always very funny and I'm never quite sure if he's joking or being deadly serious," she told Ball.

Coldplay are often regarded as one of the biggest bands of the 21st Century, having sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

Their latest album, Music Of The Spheres, reached No.1 on the Irish and UK album charts, despite a mixed reception from some critics.

In the Hot Press review, our writer Lucy O'Toole praised the more experimental fare on the record.

"When Coldplay do veer off the expected course, the results are captivating. Spanning over ten minutes – or roughly one-quarter of the album – 'Coloratura' is their longest song to date, as well as one of their most innovative.

With vibrant instrumentation that brings to mind both prog-rock and Pixar soundtracks, it's the closest the album comes to vividly conjuring up the feeling of an epic journey through the cosmos."