:)

 

I wondered if anyone knew why Coldplay doesn't perform "What If" more often at live concerts? It's one of my favourite tracks off the new album, so I've been hoping to see it live a lot, but I never see it on any track lists, it seems they don't perform it live.

 

I heard somewhere that they played it and Martin called it the "best fuc*ing thing i've ever written" so I don't know why they don't perform it more often at live venues.

 

Anyone know the reasoning behind this?

maybe because its too good? :lol: sorry, for my humor, but yes you are right, What If is one of my fav(if not my fav) of X&Y... at first i thought it was going to be a favorite song of them to play live, but the have somehow decreased the amount of times they play it :cry:

Bwaha! I got to see it live. :D

 

One of my favs! Yes! Completely awesome, btw.

 

They replaced Swallowed in the Sea though... my sister and her boyfriend were disappointed. That's like... their love song, lol.

bigger question(i also wonder why they don't play what if as much) is why don't they just play swallowed in the sea during the acoustic leg of the show.. then play What If..

 

twisted logic also really needs to be added to a future setlist. not sure where though.. its really meant to be an ender.

 

Square One

Politik

Yellow

Hardest Part

God Put A Smile

Speed Of Sound

Everything's Not Lost

Talk

Scientist

 

acoustic leg

 

Til Kingdom Come(ring of fire)

Swallowed In The Sea(or green eyes)

A Message

 

Clocks

Low

 

1st encore

 

In My Place

What If (plays into white shadows, like on the album)

White Shadows(plays into fix you, like on the album)

Fix You

 

Twisted Logic (2nd encore)

I guess they alternate between Swallowed in the Sea and What If. I was blessed with hearing What If live.

They rarely ever play 'What If'.

 

^We were lucky enough to catch it. :D

I got What If at my show too :) Man.. the setlist of that show.. was PERFECT :)

i saw them play it in irvine and knew it was something special. boy, thats one awesome song.

Hehe, we all went to the same show. :D

I guess they alternate between Swallowed in the Sea and What If. I was blessed with hearing What If live.

 

I was at a concert and there they played both songs....

There's some songs that they switch so it won't be the same set everywhere. From what I've noticed:

 

Amsterdam

A Rush of Blood to the Head

What If

Swallowed in the Sea

The Hardest Part

 

I think that's it?

Green Eyes/Don't Panic. They vote on that one which I think is really cool.

Everythings Not Lost/Amsterdam. A rush of blood has been played consistently i think. not through the entire tour but recently. The Hardest Part was played once.

In cologne they also played Amessage and I somewhere read that they don't play it very often....