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Better four months late than never.

Originally set to perform July 10 in Oklahoma City, Coldplay will finally roll their “Viva La Vida” North American Tour into the Ford Center on Sunday with special guests John Hopkins and Sleepercar.

Due to production delays, Coldplay had to postpone several summer shows on the tour. Tickets purchased for the July 10 date will be honored Sunday.
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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has hinted that the band could play London’s Wembley Stadium next year.

The group had been hoping to play Knebworth house next summer but were forced to alter plans because the country venue wasn’t available.

Writing on the bands website, Martin said: “I think we have thought of something else. Hopefully we’ll be able to announce it soon. [Read more]

Pictures from Coldplay’s Minesota gig are here. Reviews and videos below…

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Glass Of Water
Speed Of Sound
Cemeteries Of London
Chinese Sleep Chant
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
Talk (techno remix)
The Hardest Part
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
Viva La Vida
Lost!
The Scientist (acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)

Encore

Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends

Encore 2

Yellow
The Escapist (outro)

The British group had a lackluster start then found some spirit and ended with truly magical moments.

But the group’s sold-out concert Friday at Xcel Energy Center was like one step forward and two steps back. The show wasn’t as consistently exciting as Coldplay’s first Twin Cities arena concert in 2003 nor as visually dazzling as the group’s 2005 effort.
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Pictures from last night’s Kansas City show are here. Reviews and videos are below…

Coldplay inspires crowd to sing along with four-album overview

The biggest post-’90s band from Britain that doesn’t give away its music came to the Sprint Center on Thursday. And a large crowd was on hand with a loud, long and warm greeting.

And though it wasn’t always geographically correct (“Thank you, Kansas”), Coldplay knows its own history: “That’s the first time we’ve played this in the U.S.A.,” said lead singer Chris Martin after singing “Glass of Water.” That one will have its place of prominence in Coldplay trivia and lore; Thursday night it was one of the few lukewarm moments during a show loaded with highlights. [Read more]

In which #42 muses on Hooters and parties

Most arenas have advertising boards on the front of the balconies. The majority of modern ones have LED panels that make a bright ring all around the venue. Tonight, when the lights go up after Speed Of Sound, Chris notes that all the way around the arena there are boards advertising a certain drinking establishment. Despite Jonny’s assertion in a Canadian radio interview that the album had been a success mainly due to the fact that “there are boobs on the cover”, Chris is at pains to point out that the “the band Coldplay has nothing to do with Hooters”. Never one to burn his bridges though, he follows this up with “although we’d like to…” [Read more]

I just read Hot Press’ Irish exclusive review of Coldplay’s Prospekt’s March EP (Irish exclusive: Haven’t they heard of the internet?). In the review, Francis Jones says the EP has:

…everything from blustering rock riffs and crackling synths to Indian tablas and even a cameo performance from a hip-hop icon..

I had a sense of deja-vu and realised I had read something very similar recently. No matter, maybe it was a coincidence? While perusing my RSS feed earlier in the week, I came across a review from The Sun newspaper by Gordon Smart. Smart says Prospekt’s March EP has:

Thumping hip-hop jams, thundering metal workouts, Indian tablas and colliery brass bands all jostle for space..

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Best Vinyl Cover Art of 2008 nomination

Coldplay’s new EP Prospekt’s March is making a stir at radio, with the release being added to the A list at Radio Two and 6 Music from next Thursday (November 20), where it joins lead track Lost!.

Lost!, a new version of the Viva La Vida track featuring Jay Z, is also on the A list at Radio One. The full BBC playlist additions are:

6 Music
A list
Coldplay – Prospekt’s March
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