Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:53:52 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/ Coldplaying.Com en-gb http://coldplaying.com/images/logo.gif http://coldplaying.com/ helpdesk7@coldplay.org http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6801 Remember rsvp@coldplay.com over at the official site? Well, some of the Coldplayers who sent in an email to that address over the past few weeks have been the lucky recipient of the following email, below. If you have received this email, let us know at the Coldplay forum what digital art submissions you have made... [thanks coldplayisawesome, I Bloom Blaum, Nikki84 & The Escapist and everyone else who has contributed to the threads!] Hello, You're one of a select band of Coldplay fans who sent an email to rsvp@coldplay.com. Thank you very much for doing that. We wanted you to be the first to know that we're about to launch a new feature on Coldplay.com called The Exhibition Room. It's a digital art gallery, which will feature submissions from Coldplay fans. The gallery will launch on Thursday November 5th - and we'd like one of the RSVPers to supply the launch Exhibit. The Exhibition Room will display all of the following: animation; graphics; home video; claymation; illustrations; paintings; photography; music videos; short films; anything that you can upload. It can be about/of anything you like... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:53:52 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6800 Rivers Cuomo made Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" 'significantly nerdier' when Weezer covered it in New York City on Wednesday (Oct. 28) night, that is according to ChartAttack anyway. Here's what they had to say about the Coldplay cover performance: According to Stereogum, Cuomo, clad in a geeky track suit, performed the Grammy Award-winning tune before the rest of Weezer joined him on stage for the show at the P.C. Richard & Song Theatre. Cuomo clearly isn't that familiar with the song, since he had a music stand with the lyrics to "Viva La Vida" set up in front of him, but he made sure to do a lot of hand-waving a la Chris Martin... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:56:13 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6799 Last week, BBC America launched their own music section, Tunes From the Thames, and they've included several top 10 lists featuring the best of British pop music. First thing they go and do? Launch a scathing attack on BBC's fellow coutrymen, Coldplay, whilst boringly comparing them with UK compatriots Radiohead. Never been done before, we're sure. Anyway, below is the article that will infuriate many Coldplay fans. Way to go, BBC America! You can discuss this at the Coldplay forum now. The most potentially controversial list is the Top 10 Current British Artists in the U.S. After much hand-wringing, Coldplay and Radiohead were selected as our top two biggest UK artists. In that order. But that begs the question: should the imitator (Coldplay) really triumph over the originator (Radiohead)? Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:49:20 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6798 More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!) November 2, 2009 - submitted by Will, Australia Q. Oracle, I was reading the other day that to choose who was the singer for Coldplay Chris, Guy, Will and Jonny wrestled. They did this because they knew that the singer would get all of the publicity. Is this true? Thanks a lot. The Oracle replies: There's no truth in that whatsoever. November 2, 2009 - submitted by Jordan, New Zealand Q. Hey Oracle! I was looking at the cassette tape for Ode to Deodorant, and it has Phil's number on it. Could I still contact him on it, or is he guilty of false advertising after all these years? Thanks! The Oracle replies: The only thing Phil's guilty of is changing his phone number many years ago so, no, you wouldn't be able to contact him on the cassette's out of date info. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:41:24 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6797 Any way you look at it, Brian Eno is one of the preeminent producers and thinkers of our time. Indeed, the once prolific Eno's own output has slowed considerably since the 1970s and 80s, in part due to these extracurriculars and of course thanks to his ongoing work with U2 and Coldplay. He spoke to Pitchfork online, in which he mentions his work with Coldplay on several occasions... Pitchfork: In some way you bore the brunt of similar suspicion and ire when you agreed to work with Coldplay. It even forced people to miss that you made a good record together. Brian Eno: Well, again, there are ways of playing it safe, and for me playing it safe would be to-- since I don't really need the money-- to work with only sort of critically respectable, obscure, experimental indie bands. Everyone would say, oh, that's fine. I would be that kind of producer who does that kind of thing. But when I met Coldplay and got to know them, I so much liked those people and I so think that they really want to do something. Again, it's like U2 were. They are hungry to do something else. And they will. I'm sure they'll turn out to be a great band. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6796 Wembley Stadium has suffered another huge pre-tax loss of £31.1million and is not expected to break even until 2014, which means Coldplay will probably have played there on a second consecutive world tour before Wembley manages to pay off its rebuilding-cost debts. According to the Daily Mail today, accounts released by the home of England football for the year to December 31, 2008 revealed the massive losses, which followed a £53.3m pre-tax loss in 2007. The 90,000-capacity ground, rebuilt for £800m and reopened in 2007, made a pre-tax operational profit of £5.9m in 2008. But Wembley had to pay out £26.2m in interest on its £300m outstanding loans. It also wrote off another £10.8m in ‘signing fees’ adding up to a pre-tax loss of £31.1m. Stadium chiefs are optimistic of increased revenue this year, with 2.5million people flocking to the stadium since March for 34 events including football matches and concerts by Coldplay, U2, Take That, Oasis. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:04:06 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6795 More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!) October 30, 2009 - submitted by Lauren, United States of America Q. Hey Oracle, I just saw the new pictures from the Great Penny Howle and I knew that she took a bunch of pictures of the boys back in the X&Y days, but was surprised to see pictures of hers from Wembley. So I was wondering, is she or was she sort of like the bands official photographer? Is she good friends with the band. All her stuff is brilliant by the way. She's one of my favorites! The Oracle replies: Penny was the much loved and respected official tour photographer during the X&Y tour. They invited her back to take shots at Wembley as they do have a great rapport together. Penny has a knack to get intimate shots without being intrusive. Given the close proximity to the band while she works, it's amazing that you almost don't notice her being there. I agree it was great to see her work again. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:47:31 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6794 More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!) October 29, 2009 - submitted by Alison, Australia Q. Hi Oracle, I was lucky enough to be at the U2 show in Las Vegas recently, and to my great delight,at the end of Beautiful Day, Bono broke into a bit of "Lights will gu-u-u-u-uide you home...." , which was the highlight of the show for me :-) It didn't occur to me on the night, but I was wondering if Chris was at that show? The Oracle replies: Actually Alison, Chris was at that show yes. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:30:57 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6793 Ocesa, the production company that have been tasked with managing coldplay's Mexican tour, have today via Twitter announced that a second Mexican date has been confirmed. According to their website, the second concert will be on the 7th March and the presale for the new date will be on November 4th and 5th. [thanks Pris] In Colombia, tickets for the Bogata concert are no longer on sale on tuboleta.com. However, they've changed it to ticketexpress.com.co and tickets are still available online from worldwide locations. According to Lastfm, prices are: Platinum $305.000 $355.000 $395.000 (€106 €124 and €137); V.I.P. $172.000 $197.000 $232.000 (€60 €69 and €81); Preferencia $75.000 $98.000 $120.000 (€26 €34 and €42) [thanks Aleluvscp & Faust] Meanwhile, over in Brazil, ticket prices have finally been announced for the two concerts - they range from 160-600 (Brazilian reais, approximately $90-345 US dollars, not including ticket fees.) The layouts for the concerts in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo can been seen after the jump. VIP areas in Rio de Janeiro hold 4000 people and in Sao Paulo there are 5000 available. The exclusive pre-sale for tickets to the Brazilian shows begins this Saturday, 31st October at midnight local time, for Citibank customers: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:20:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6792 The Sun today has published an article about festive songs, revealing that Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has a belter of a Christmas song which has been burning a hole in his MacBook for more than 12 months now. More discussion on this is at the Coldplay forum now. Chris Martin was part of the last non-X Factor Christmas UK number one five years ago with the reworked Band Aid single, Band Aid 20. He's also the kind of bloke, The Sun continue, who is partial to a novelty reindeer jumper... so they're 'writing a letter to Santa' to ask if he can persuade Chris to release it. Even bookies Paddy Power back Chris Martin. A spokesman said: "This year is probably the weakest list of contenders we've seen for the Xmas No1 in a long time. If anyone could write a classic Xmas song from the current crop, it's surely Chris Martin." Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:10:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6791 Posted on the forums a few days ago, here is a strange article from Hollywood Today focussing on alleged quotes by Chris Martin with respect to dying early and his Jim Morrisson comparisons. A morbid article, just in time for Halloween 2009! HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/25/09 — "I think I’ll die at 42", Chris Martin says about what he calls his number. Chris would sign his name ‘Jim Morrison‘ on his mails to me. Jim Morrison being the epitome of rock god, excess, mystic poetry as well as my favorite male rock star, who passed away at 27. I like him the way my imagination divies, tho he was a drunk, lewd and weird with his woman, I can overlook it as I didn’t have to really know him. There’s no real comparsion between Chris and Jim beyond they are both very good at what they do. Chris signing his name Jim Morrison, was just one of his charms... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:25:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6790 More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!) October 28, 2009 - submitted by Hannah, United States of America Q. Oh, Magnificent Oracle, Have Roadie #42 and Anchorman been furloughed due to a lack of funds? I'll gladly pay for my copy of Leftrightleftrightleft if it means they can have their jobs back! Kisses to all! -H The Oracle replies: Well Roadie #42 took a little holiday but not a hiatus so he will be writing again from the Latin American tour. It's not usual for him to blog but maybe if there's anything to tell he'd let us all know. Anchorman is still posting news regularly... October 28, 2009 - submitted by Brooke, United States of America Q. Have the band ever performed Amsterdam live in Amsterdam? The Oracle replies: They most certainly have yes but not every time they perform live there; much to the disappointment of many fans so I hear! Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:11:56 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6787 In the second of two consecutive appearances at the 2009 Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, Chris Martin once again played alongside violinist Davide Rossi, with a slightly tweaked setlist at the Shoreline Amphitheater last night. This was the last remaining (advertised) Coldplay-related performance until next year's Latin America tour in February/March. Wearing the same beanie hat and red t-shirt from the night before, Chris's setlist was: Dock of the Bay (shortened with new lyrics), Clocks, Lost?, My Love Will Not Let You Down (Bruce Springsteen cover), Yellow, Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin cover), Viva la Vida and Earth Angel (The Penguins cover). There is lots more discussion on the second Chris Martin performance including fan reviews, photos and some new videos at the Coldplay forum here and here onwards. [thanks Caroline_Was_Here, SueDeNimes, Italian Plastic, Svenky, clisaj, Mimixxx, Jayzo, maria_shiver, ling333, polkahard, dry_pretzels, and all other contributors over the last two nights] Hey, you guys I just got back and it was amazing! I took a ton of pics and got lost? and viva la vida recorded. I spotted Chris right when I got into my seat because he was watching Gavin Rossdale perform! He kept looking at me because I was wearing a Life in Technicolor Coldplay shirt! Chris was very charming and said he was wearing his beanie because he had a disastrous hair cut and he said balloon boy was under there and they had interviews to do haha. I got it recorded when he talked about how all parents have thought about putting their kids in a balloon. I have a picture of Gwen Stefani, Kingston (her son) and Chris all sitting together watching that is so cute! [thanks Caroline_Was_Here] Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:05:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6789 An interesting article on the subject of peer envy has been published today in the Daily Mail, from a college cohort of Coldplay's, way back when at University College London: The Coldplay concert is what pushed me over the edge - standing in the middle of a 70,000-strong crowd who were all singing Yellow while giant sun-coloured balloons bounced on their heads. It was at that point I had something of a life crisis. If there's one thing that annoys me about Coldplay, it's not their dodgy lyrics, their maddening worthiness, or their homemade clothes - it's their success. Their bona fide hanging out with world leaders and marrying Hollywood starlets success. You see, it could have been me. Well, not the whole musical genius, rock god stuff, but the high-achieving, general greatness. For once upon a time Coldplay and I were at college together. We started our adult lives knowing the same people, hanging out in the same grim Camden pubs and stalking the same library corridors... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:05:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6788 More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!) October 26, 2009 - submitted by Louise, Denmark Q. Who is J? The Oracle replies: There are 2 people whom Chris refers to as J. Jonny Buckland and Jay Z so it will be either of those depending on where you heard him say it... October 26, 2009 - submitted by Will, Australia Q. Hello Oracle, I was wondering did Coldplay ever make a song or sing lyrics along the lines of "There she goes, there she goes again, right back round the bend?" I heard it on a horse racing ad in Australia and it sounded like Coldplay. Thanks The Oracle replies: I would imagine the song you're looking for is There She Goes by The La's. The lyric is There she goes, there she goes again, racing through my brain... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:35:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6786 Chris Martin once again played without Coldplay in the US last night, this time at previously announced 2009 Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, CA. Alongside, was Davide Rossi, the violinist influential during the Viva era. Davide tweeted after the show, saying, "Me and Chris rocked the Bridge School... amazing experience and dulcis in fundo jamming at the end with Neil Young... what a night!" Sporting a beanie hat and red t-shirt, and back up with violin from Davide Rossi, Chris played Clocks, Lost?, Yellow, My Love Will Not Let You Down (Bruce Springsteen cover), Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag, Viva la Vida and Earth Angel (The Penguins cover). There is lots more discussion on this new Chris Martin performance including fan reviews, photos and some new videos at the Coldplay forum here onwards. [thanks SueDeNimes, Italian Plastic, Svenky, clisaj, Mimixxx, Jayzo, maria_shiver, ling333, polkahard, and all other contributors] I was there tonight! Just got back not too long ago, actually. That setlist looks just about right. I was hoping he'd play for longer. He did some instrumental piece before Clocks, but I'm not quite sure what it was. It had tinges of Amazing Grace to it, but it was excellent... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:55:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6785 Coldplay are already planning to start recording demos for their fifth album, while they are on a temporary break, according to The Sun this weekend. The band are expected to release the album in late 2010. More discussion on the latest news on LP5 is at the Coldplay forum now. Having just wrapped up their world tour (well for now - they'll head out to South America next month), Coldplay are eager to get back to work on the follow-up to 2008's 'Viva La Vida'. "They have got a huge reserve of ideas together during their time on the road and they want to get the demos down while they are fresh," a source close to Coldplay told The Sun. "They are already excited about the next project." The Sun also focussed on Coldplay's new home, saying online about Viva: "The last one was written and put down at their London studio The Bakery. Now they have moved up the road to a posh new purpose built facility." Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:35:51 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6784 Think about this for a moment: The iPod is only eight years old. In less than a decade, Apple's portable music and media device has become an absolutely necessary part of modern life, writes MTV newsroom. The first iPods hit the market on this day back in 2001, with five and 10 gigabyte versions available. The first iPods were hilarious looking, especially compared to current models. They used a clunky mechanical scroll wheel and weighed about ten pounds. They were so solid you could use them for masonry. But like all technology, the iPod evolved quickly. The iPod (and by extension the iPhone) is now not only a music device but also a video player, gaming system, personal organizer, Web browser, messaging system, navigational tool and on and on. Last month, Apple introduced an iPod that has a capacity of 160 gigabytes, enough space to store over 53,000 songs. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:06:40 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6783 A reminder (via MusicRadar) that The Simpsons are giving you the chance to make your friends 'yellow' with envy. That's the idea behind a contest in which fans are being asked to design a character for an episode featuring Coldplay's Chris Martin as guest star. This contest ends Saturday so Coldplay fans need to act quick to get their chance to anim-star alongside Chris Martin! In the episode, set to air in early 2010, Chris Martin will appear in animated form in which Homer disappoints his wife by arriving late to a wedding after stopping to buy a lottery ticket. Apparently, he bumps into the Coldplay frontman in the town of Springfield. The contest, part of the Fox show's 20th-anniversary celebration, is for those 18 and older, and runs until Saturday, 11:59pm EDT 24 October. Submissions can be made online to thesimpsons.com/character. According to the show's executive producer, Al Jean, who will be a judge along with series creator, Matt Groening, the character should be pithy and funny. Jean also specified that the character should be a human being, with a typical Simpsons overbite and be yellow or with a hue found in the universe of Springfield. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:10:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6782 More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!) October 23, 2009 - submitted by Kimberly, United States of America Q. So Oracle, I love listening to Absolute Radio and they are having this vote for the best song of the decade and currently McFly is in the lead, because somebody has been tweeting to vote for them so I thought we have to have a bigger audience then them, so maybe you can nudge or encourage people to vote for Coldplay? eh? :) thanks love! The Oracle replies: Ok, I guess as it's Friday it wouldn't hurt to use this platform to let people know the situation. If anyone does want to vote, head here and do so. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:30:44 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6781 A reminder via the official site that Chris Martin will be performing at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit this weekend (Sat Oct 24th and Sun Oct 25th) at the Shoreline Amphitheater in San Francisco, CA. The gigs will raise funds for the Bridge School, which works for the communicative and educational development of children with severe speech and physical impairments. The annual concerts are organised by Neil Young and his wife, Pegi, and have taken place since 1986 (with Young performing every year). Traditionally, acts play acoustically - and Chris will be performing alongside violinist Davide Rossi, who worked on the Viva La Vida album. Click here for more info on both the show and the Bridge School. There is more discussion on the forthcoming Bridge School Benefit this weekend at the Coldplay forum. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:17:57 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6780 More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!) October 22, 2009 - submitted by Joao, Portugal Q. Dear Oracle, I'm about to spend all my savings on old Coldplay releases like Blue Room EP, Safety EP, and so on... I'm going to be broke, but happy. Should I really do this? The Oracle replies: In your shoes I would just buy The Blue Room E.P. It shouldn't be anywhere near as expensive as the Safety E.P (going for ?1000 plus). It features 2 of the exact recordings from Safety too. It is very hard to find a bona fide original copy of Safety so do be careful as you may be buying a fake. Other singles are fairly easy to find or you may get a good deal on the singles box set; they're vinyl only though. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:39:16 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6779 The official site have announced a change to the on-sale date for tickets for next year's Coldplay show in Bogota, Colombia. This just in from Anchorman today: Good morning. It's just been confirmed that tickets for Coldplay's show at Parque Simon Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia will now go on sale from tuboleta.com on Friday, October 30th (rather than Friday, October 23rd as previously announced). For the full list of Latin American shows and on sale dates, please click here. As you will know by now, Coldplay recently announced a tour of Latin America for February/March 2010. The seven stadium shows will mark the end of the band's Viva La Vida world tour, which has so far seen them play 159 shows to 2.75 million fans across 25 countries. A reminder that the new dates are as follows... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:05:00 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6778 White Lies have said supporting Kings of Leon on their recent North American tour was better than their past warm-up slots for Coldplay and Snow Patrol, reports DigitalSpy today. Bassist Charles Cave said the experience of playing with Kings of Leon had been “fantastic” and revealed both groups had grown close on tour. "It's probably the most enjoyable support tour we've ever done, sorry (Coldplay frontman) Chris Martin, sorry Snow Patrol,” he told BBC 6 Music. "We just had a lot of downtime where we could actually spend some time hanging out. When you're touring America it's pretty hard to get planes back home every night so it means you're all in it together. There was a real family vibe about the whole thing." White Lies had previously supported Coldplay on the UK leg of their 'Viva La Vida' jaunt. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:11:06 +0000 http://coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6777 More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!) October 20, 2009 - submitted by Rachael, United States of America Q. Dear Oracle, I just finished watching VH1's Storytellers (2005) and noticed that Will was wearing a "44" shirt. Any sequential relation to Roadie #42? The Oracle replies: There's no connection whatsoever. If you think about it, it can't be sequential given that it happened 3 years before the appearance of Roadie #42... October 20, 2009 - submitted by Carlos, Mexico Q. Are the boys fans of snow patrol? The Oracle replies: Yes, which is why they invited Snow Patrol to open for them at some US shows earlier this year. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:57:58 +0000