OR! you could just put the camera down your pants!

Cameras are fine.

Are you saying you are physically attracted to camera's? :inquisitive:

:lol:

 

riiiiggghhttt...

My bag wasn't even checked before entry to the Sydney show... In fact the tickets were not even scanned in any sort of a machine before entry, all that happened was a staff member giving us a red armband for each ticket we held that said "General Admission". Made me wonder how they would know if there were duplicate tickets around (ie one's that were reported as lost/stolen and reissued, would still let both ticketholders into the venue). Oh well.

yeah, i must say that security and whatever was so relaxed. which is good i think, too stringent is just so annoying, plus everyones pretty well behaved anyways.

 

except for those damn potheads next to me... *shakes fist* lol

My bag wasn't even checked before entry to the Sydney show... In fact the tickets were not even scanned in any sort of a machine before entry' date=' all that happened was a staff member giving us a red armband for each ticket we held that said "General Admission". Made me wonder how they would know if there were duplicate tickets around (ie one's that were reported as lost/stolen and reissued, would still let both ticketholders into the venue). Oh well.[/quote']

 

you were there the second night though, weren't you? i was there, second night, and they scanned our tickets with this miniscule little thing, and took our tickets of us. they then gave us a yellow wrist band for the GA area, and if we wanted our tickets back, we got it off them at the end of the night.

callum i still can't believe people paid 120:o for cp tickets, and then smoked pot half way through the set!

jesussssss boyys!

Day three of Melbourne was awesome. I was sat literally about 5 or 6 meters away from the stage, and Chris was basically (indirectly) staring at me when he was sat down and singing. Felt like a better performance than yesterday, maybe because I was so close to the stage. Set list was the same, except for the Kylie cover being replaced by Swallowed in the Sea. Took tons of photos and some camera videos, will upload them when I can.

I was at the 3rd Melbourne concert too.

Absolutely awesome. The very best show I've seen in I don't know how long.

We had great seats - SOOOO close.

 

Chris Martin is a fantastic performer. He's just so energetic and never misses a note.

But how that 1 band can make that great sound is beyond me. It was flawless - BETTER than CD quality.

 

Unfortunately Rod Laver Arena is really lacking in atmosphere. We had the best time, but there's something about that place. It's just a bit cold. Melbourne could really do with a good concert venue.

 

We didn't know about the Kylie cover version. Would have been interesting. But we love Swallowed In The Sea so we were very happy with that.

 

My brother got to touch one of the yellow balloons flying about - that was really fun. The girl next to him who went by herself seemed to think he was a good guy to sit next to!! :laugh3: :kiss: Shane Warne was a few rows behind us, and Chris sang about Warney being one of their best mates. We loved the way he add-libbed, like singing about having a VB at the MCG!!! And when he first asked the crowd to sing with him, he said "is there anything you Australians aren't good at?"

 

And near the end he ran into the crowd and right up the back and top of the stadium, then he ran back down and sang a song without even puffing. Man that guy is fit!!

 

Oh yeah, at the end of Yellow he jumped on a couple of the balloons on stage. The first one was ok, but the second one was on top of this effects unit on the floor so when it popped he landed right on it. So he said, "I have a tip for you. Don't try and burst a balloon in front of 10,00 people." Then he touched his chest and side where he landed on those things and said "it hurts like fuck"! Then he weaved that into the next song which was god puts a smile on your face where he said "i burst a balloon and fell flat on my face".

 

Anyway, I could ramble on. It was just so great.

 

Got some camera phone pix, but don't know how to post them here. Not very clear, but good shots of the great lighting.

 

I'm jealous of everyone that got to see them more than once. They were definitely worth the wait. It was an EXCELLENT night. :D

What a treat that was!!!! I think I'm still on a high. One of the best concerts / live gigs I think I've ever been to.

 

What a solid and energetic performance!

 

My brother and I were in general admin, and wouldn't have been more than 20 metres back.

 

The yellow baloons filled with gold "confetti" were a highlight, as was the amazing projection behind the band.

 

Managed to get quite a few little video clips and still images (but most of the stills are blurry). Will upload and post back here tonight when I get home.

 

I must concur, atmosphere was lacking a little last night. Not sure whether it was Rod Laver Arena or the crowd, or a combination of both... Ah well, doesn't matter, I had an awesome night.

callum i still can't believe people paid 120:o for cp tickets, and then smoked pot half way through the set!

jesussssss boyys!

eh? what are you saying here?

shes saying that the band got high half way through the set and wrecked the show...

 

 

not really. these two idiots in the audience next to me started smoking pot half way through the concert, and it smelled bad. bon was just wondering, like me, why they would pay so much money to see coldplay, only to get stoned and wreck it for themselves.

Hey all.

 

Here are my Coldplay photos and cam videos from the July 3rd gig! After worrying about sneaking a camera in on the July 2nd one, I went ahead with it on the 3rd and had no problem. Here are the pics and videos to browse through. Enjoy!

 

http://www.puroresufan.com/images/scans/coldplay2006/

 

(pic 5 is the first that shows how close I was, vid 7 shows Chris going insane on the piano during the Clocks outro, vid 10 is everyone on their feet for Fix You)

not really. these two idiots in the audience next to me started smoking pot half way through the concert' date=' and it smelled bad. bon was just wondering, like me, why they would pay so much money to see coldplay, only to get stoned and wreck it for themselves.[/quote']

wreck it? I reckon they would have enjoyed it even more! :P

Hey all.

 

Here are my Coldplay photos and cam videos from the July 3rd gig! After worrying about sneaking a camera in on the July 2nd one, I went ahead with it on the 3rd and had no problem. Here are the pics and videos to browse through. Enjoy!

 

http://www.puroresufan.com/images/scans/coldplay2006/

 

(pic 5 is the first that shows how close I was, vid 7 shows Chris going insane on the piano during the Clocks outro, vid 10 is everyone on their feet for Fix You)

 

MY GOD! you had such a great view. Fantastic photos!

Stuart those photos are great.

I can actually make myself out in some of them!!! :laugh3:

 

A REALLY GREAT NIGHT!

So the boys couldnt have a smoke but it was fine for someone on stage to be oozing coke?

thanks for the photossss stuart :nice:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

 

ADELAIDE SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT

 

I don't think I'm going to be able to sleep ..... I have never been so excited in my life.......... BRING IT ON

have fun, it's amazzzzinnng, trust me. :cool:

Hey to anyone at the third melbourne show, did you hear Chris (I'm on first name basis don't you know) say before Fix You, "This one is for my friend _____"

 

Or did I just imagine it?

 

I told myself I had to remember the name, but I half forgot it. Was it Brian or Barry? If it was Barry, then I'm guessing that song IS about Gwyneth Paltrow's dad, which is one of the theories.

 

Oh and who was that banner about?

have fun' date=' it's amazzzzinnng, trust me. :cool:[/quote']

 

totally agree with that one. :D

Have fun!

So the boys couldnt have a smoke but it was fine for someone on stage to be oozing coke?

who? where? when?! :stunned:

My photos from Monday night (3/07/2006) (I know, all crappy quality) (click for larger version):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and my video clips:

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PM me if you want a copy...