My Coldplay.com - A Coldplay Blog

Performing in Coldplay - performing in the world’s biggest band - could get comfy. Too comfy, even.

For bassist Guy Berryman, though, the nightly thrill is intact. Even after all the massive stadium shows, all the mega festivals, stepping on stage still brings a tingle - that rush of blood, you might call it.

“I don’t get nervous anymore. But I still get that great sense of excitement,” he says. “I love that moment right before we go on, that anticipation of the lights coming down. It never tires for me.”

Coldplay is on a global tour supporting “Vida La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” the British band’s fourth album of moody, edge-of-artsy piano rock. In a year of music industry struggles, the album is a big-time standout, having enjoyed the biggest debut yet for Berryman, vocalist-pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckman and drummer Will Champion: In the United States alone, the album sold 720,000 copies its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan - more than 300,000 of them on the first day.
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Coldplay played the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia for the second time during the Viva La Vida tour last night. No changes to the normal setlist. Pictures from the concert are here. Reviews and videos are below.

Setlist:

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
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 version)
The Hardest Part (piano - Chris)
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)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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Yellow
The Escapist (outro)

Coldplay Concert in Philadelphia 11/1/08
Just because we are smart and have common sense and sensibility doesn’t mean we are Democrats–although we are…-Chris Martin of Coldplay last night during the concert in Philadelphia.
Chris exclaimed, “Obama!” at the close of his performance on SNL last week, so his political statement was not a surprise.

Lessons from Coldplay - The Sunday Salon

Last night I went to my first big arena show - Coldplay at the Wachovia Center in Philly. I had a blast, even with a pretty stuffy head cold and nosebleed seats. The music was great; the effects were awesome; and I was with good friends. Wonderful night. (Don’t worry - I will connect this to reading in just a bit.)
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The “Lost” quartet play an invite-only show at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

While the CMJ Music Marathon is taking over New York City, Coldplay snuck into town to tape a Yahoo / Nissan Live Show at Hammerstein Ballroom. While the 4,000 capacity venue ain’t peanuts, it certainly is a small venue for the arena rockers who have won back a devote fanbase with Viva La Vida.

A mellow crowd of mostly industry folks filled the Hammerstein floors, but the balconies, which were open, were surprisingly empty. The producers of the show easily could have gotten another thousand or so folks in. At one point, Chris even joked about how, apparently, Coldplay couldn’t get rid of enough tickets to pack the venue for a free show. [Read more]

Ears were buzzing, adrenaline was pumping and vocal cords were strained at Tuesday’s amazing Coldplay concert, report buchtelite.com.

The concert was at the Q arena in Cleveland, which was the perfect venue for the concert. First arriving at the Q, there appeared to be many empty seats.Shortly after Duffy finished, the audience trickled in.

Then, at roughly 9 p.m., “Life in Technicolor” started, and so did the Coldplay concert. The stage was set with lots of lighting, a huge backdrop of their album cover, glowing balls hanging from the ceiling and a few hanging screens.
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Viva la LA! QUIX and Elliot teamed up to give their interpretation of a Coldplay original. I love it! It kind of sounds like a mix between Bag Raiders and Armand Van Helden. See for yourself:

Coldplay vs. QUIX and Elliot- Viva La Bitch

Via http://www.pennedmadness.com

“Viva la Vida” translates as “live the life.” What a title for an album that matches the epic proportions expected from a group like Coldplay!

On “Viva la Vida,” released this past June, Coldplay offers a new sound that will truly shock old fans. This time, frontman Chris Martin isn’t always singing in his falsetto about some girl. Instead, the album focuses a lot on Martin’s lower-register singing and ambiguous lyrics. [Read more]

This review contains spoilers. If you don’t want to be spoiled, then don’t read… LOL!

A lovely young man put me on the audience list for tonight’s taping of Live with Jools Holland. I know tickets were fully booked, so I was very grateful for this.

Doors opened at 7pm and I didn’t realise that I was standing in the wrong place! I was with the audiences, who were queuing up for Jools and other shows like Never Mind the Buzzcocks [I've always wanted tickets to that] and Ready Steady Cook. I was actually on Coldplay’s guestlist!! I hightailed it to the main reception where I picked up my pass and went in. I wish I had realised earlier as I could’ve been inside ages ago, in the warmth…

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Coldplay played their last concert of the current European tour at Antwerp’s Sportpaleis in Belgium tonight… and they saved the best until last, debuting a brand new song, Glass Of Water, due to be released in November as part of the Prospekt’s March EP. Pictures are in the gallery here. Reviews and videos below…

Setlist: [thanks Remcoowtje]

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
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 version)
The Hardest Part (piano - Chris)
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)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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Glass Of Water
Yellow
The Escapist

Coldplay Tower High expectations, it’s something that only the very large so capable. After the frightening perfect concert in Antwerp, there is only one conclusion: Coldplay is big, very big. Sounded for the program with Albert Hammond Junior - think of snatches of The Kooks or even Arctic Monkeys - still pretty good, then blew away Coldplay anyone with ease.
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Coldplay played the first of a two night residency at The Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Pictures from the gig are here, including some fantastic pictures by beefheart_1. Reviews and videos are below…

Setlist: [thanks ShaftX]

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
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 version)
Trouble (partial - Chris)
Amsterdam (partial - Chris)
The Hardest Part (piano - Chris)
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)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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Yellow
The Escapist

ROTTERDAM - A beautiful opening of Coldplay, Thursday in a sold-out Ahoy. The tape has samengeklonterd a few square meters of the grand stage, and plays like a gang of friends in a youth center numbers and Life in Technicolor Violet Hill, the last album Viva la Vida. Coldplay wants one thing clear tonight: the band is still a real band and not a singer, beautiful man Chris Martin and pop idol plus three stubborn Appendices. The message will still come over repeatedly.
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Look what dropped on my doormat today! A signed pic from Coldplay!!

Thanks so much guys! I will treasure this forever!!

Luv Nettie xox