February 4, 200620 yr Hi, I was wondering if anyone went to coldplay in vegas. I did with my buddy and got a pretty good view of the stage, and had some binoculars to help me!!! I can't really remember the whole concert so Im not going to write a shitty review. It might come back to me. I was so caught up in the concert that I didn't even care. If anyone was there and wants to write a good review I would greatly Appreciate it!!! :D
February 4, 200620 yr I was just about to start a thread, because I've been waiting all day for reviews/piccies. Got this from a blog...[by Strawberry_Juice] Pretty fucking good is nowhere near enough to describe the concert last night. Fiona Apple came on at about 8:30 PM, was so-so. “Criminal” was excellent, though. :D Coldplay came on at 10 PM, with “Square One.” I’ve never really liked that song, but live = PHWOAR. “Politik” was after that, I thought the vibrations from the speakers would shatter my ribs. So amazing. After that, the songs began to run in blurs. I’m not even 100% sure of exactly what they played for us, but whatever it was, it was absolutely brilliant. My hands were sore from clapping, my throat was sore from screaming and singing, my head was sore from the noise, my eyes were sore from the lights, my feet were sore from standing up. We had a-fucking-mazing seats. That weren’t even ours in the first place! :XD: What happened was that the seats that my mom had gotten (yes, mom is a huge Coldplay fan) were waaaaay up twoards the back of a balcony facing perpendicular to the stage, near the back corner of the arena. And it just so happened that before Fiona Apple went on and she was up getting some water that she walked by her friend Fran, who had three seats on the floor- her boss’s son was the bassist for Fiona Apple, so she was sitting with her boss and his girlfriend, not even 20 rows away from the stage, on the floor. And they were going to leave right after Fiona Apple. So we got their seats!!! :O My mom, Brandon, and I. We’re such lucky bastards. There were people smoking pot here and there, though. And this guy almost spilled a beer on me. But I could have cared less right then. Chris was talking to the crowd throughout the whole show. It was great. In the middle of “Politik” just yelled in this funny, cackling voice, “LIVIN’ IN LAS VEGAS! RAAAAAGH!!!!” and then a spoken, “Thanks for having us!” We got home past midnight, and I made it a responsibility (for lack of a better word) of mine to write down all the fun antics of that night. So, in no particular order, fun things: Chris got up on the right platform and started talking. Something like this: “Now, this is a song about when you’re going to go onstage in five minutes, and you’ve just met The Killers, a band you love and admire, and you realize that you look like Michael Bolton circa 1976… so, do you trust the hairdresser, or do you grow it out and look like Michael Bolton?” And then they played “Don’t Panic” (was it that? See, it’s all fuzzy and blurry to me!). In the middle of it, Chris started singing, “I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier….” That was great. And then, he changed up the lyrics at the very end and sang, “The hairdresser makes you look like look like Michael Bolton.” :lmao: Chris kept talking about how playing in Vegas was great- “You know, we really appreciate all of you coming here to see us tonight. We’ve got some tough competition here, with Chippendales and strippers and lots of other sexy shit… That’s what makes playing here so much more amazing, after all those little, boring places in England, this is 10,000 times better. So thanks for spending your money on those extremely expensive tickets just to come see us!” (the show sold out on the first day) And then he said, “This song is called ‘God Would Never Come to This Place,’” and they proceeded to play “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face.” Which was amazing. Another song that I’ve never really liked that much that was sextastic live. I almost cried during “The Scientist.” What with the audience singing along so loud and everything, it was amazing. But I was too excited to cry. Chris ripped a big hole in the left armpit of his shirt, I think it was when he dragged Jon onto the ground, was it during “Yellow”? I can’t remember. But he draped himself over Jon for a whole verse of some song (see? I’m too fucking jaded to remember!), singing, “Oh nooo, dont’ go play the solooo!” Lights = amazing. Especially the big light in the middle of the floor. :D Not sure what they typical Twisted Logic Tour setlist is, but I have a feeling we got some special songs. Early on in the gig they played some song I’d never heard before. But a few other people around us were singing along to it. So… probably a B-side, I’m guessing. I’ve not actually heard any Coldplay B-sides. But yeah. Sexy. And not sure if they’d done this at many other shows during this tour, but we got “Kingdom Come” and whatnot! :D It was very nice. They were all setting up at the front of the stage, with Will on keys and Guy with the harmonica, and Chris started talking about Johnny Cash. Went something like this: “Now, a long time ago- well, really not that long ago- okay, two years ago- we were sitting around talking about Johnny Cash. We really admire him. He’s just… so… agh, I can’t even put it into words, so I’ll put it into a dance move! *raises arms up, sticks out leg, gives a hop* So we decided to write a song for him. Everything had been done and recorded, except for his vocals. And as fate would have it, like a fucking bastard he died! So we were left with this song, without Johnny Cash. And we’re going to play it for you now. This is a song for him.” So they played “Kingdom Come” before going right into “Ring of Fire” by Cash himself. PRETTY FUCKING GOOD. At one point, someone tossed their camera up onstage, Chris took photos of the crowd with it. And during “Talk” someone handed him their cellphone with someone on the other end. So he’s screaming the song to the person while crawling around. Whoever was on the other end… ahaha. Everything was amazing, actually. Perfect. The thing you want to put on a tour DVD… hmm. And they were filming it, too. So I’ve got my fingers crossed for that. :XD: Chris led one of those big “Ohhh oh oh oh” arena chants for the whole half of “Trouble,” I think it was. Oh jeez. I’m so fucking dazed and blurry. Near the end of the main set, Chris yelled, “THIS HAS DEFINITELY BEEN THE BEST SO FAR!!!!” So they went offstage, and the crowd was just cheering and cheering and only got louder. We got a huge mass-stadium stomp going on. All you could hear for a good few minutes afterwards was screaming and STOMP. STOMP. STOMP. STOMP. Came back on for the encore. First was “Swallowed in the Sea.” Brilliant. Then there was “In My Place.” Chris ran out into the audience, HE WAS SO CLOSE TO US. Le gasp. People just made a little crowd around him, he was standing on someone’s chair (why they had chairs on the floor, I don’t know, everyone was standing the whole time). Ran back onstage, and shouted, “This is our last song! Thanks for having us, we really appreciate you coming out here, what with Celine Dion and Chippendales and .” And they played “Fix You.” I was doing the piano fingerings in the air. It was one of those moments that made me shiver, I felt like I was playing the song myself, it just all fit. Twirling of the light, fun fun fun. And when everyone was singing along at the very end, you knew it was over. But it was one of those weird sensations, to hear these thousands of people, who all know the song, many of which are probably not good singers, and yet all together it sounded perfect. Coldplay all stood up together, took two bows, left the stage. Will threw his sticks into the crowd, a girl who caught one of them was clutching it and sobbing as we all walked out. To sum it all up: Wow. This was the first concert I’ve ever been to. I’ve got really high standards for shows, now. *EDIT* SETLIST!!!! square one politik yellow speed of sound god put a smile upon your face x&y how you see the world - a new song, I think. This was what I thought was a B-side at first. don’t panic white shadows the scientist til’ kingdom come ring of fire trouble clocks talk encore: swallowed in the sea in my place fix you
February 4, 200620 yr And then he said, “This song is called ‘God Would Never Come to This Place,’” and they proceeded to play “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face.” “Now, a long time ago- well, really not that long ago- okay, two years ago- we were sitting around talking about Johnny Cash. We really admire him. He’s just… so… agh, I can’t even put it into words, so I’ll put it into a dance move! *raises arms up, sticks out leg, gives a hop* LMAO! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I love him. :smug: that's a really great review, thanks nettie, for putting it here. must have been a fantastic show. :)
February 4, 200620 yr Chris got up on the right platform and started talking. Something like this: “Now, this is a song about when you’re going to go onstage in five minutes, and you’ve just met The Killers, a band you love and admire, and you realize that you look like Michael Bolton circa 1976… so, do you trust the hairdresser, or do you grow it out and look like Michael Bolton?” And then they played “Don’t Panic” (was it that? See, it’s all fuzzy and blurry to me!). In the middle of it, Chris started singing, “I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier….” That was great. And then, he changed up the lyrics at the very end and sang, “The hairdresser makes you look like look like Michael Bolton.” :lmao: Chris kept talking about how playing in Vegas was great- “You know, we really appreciate all of you coming here to see us tonight. We’ve got some tough competition here, with Chippendales and strippers and lots of other sexy shit… That’s what makes playing here so much more amazing, after all those little, boring places in England, this is 10,000 times better. So thanks for spending your money on those extremely expensive tickets just to come see us!” (the show sold out on the first day) And then he said, “This song is called ‘God Would Never Come to This Place,’” and they proceeded to play “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face.” Which was amazing. Another song that I’ve never really liked that much that was sextastic live. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Chris is a genius And when everyone was singing along at the very end, you knew it was over. But it was one of those weird sensations, to hear these thousands of people, who all know the song, many of which are probably not good singers, and yet all together it sounded perfect. This is damn true...Fix You is one of the best parts of the show, when you sing with all the other people, you feel part of the same thing, you feel their same emotions...I want another concert :bigcry: :bigcry:
February 4, 200620 yr Thanks for that! That was hysterical! And YAY for no Hardest Part again!!! Dave
February 4, 200620 yr Wowwww, what a great write up. I feel all goosebumpy now!! :stunned: I love it when Chris gets all chatty....despite her feeling like it was all a blur, she did a pretty good job of remembering what all he said! haha AHhhhhhhhh, Need. Another. Concert. Now.
February 5, 200620 yr Author hey nettie f.y.i. the hole in his jacket is part of the jacket, it didn't rip.... lol.... :D air ventelation, so he doesn't die....
February 5, 200620 yr The show last night was just.. UNFORGETTABLE. Hands down the best concert i have ever been to. It was my third coldplay show in less then a year and they were just AMAZING. highlight for me was hearing x&y live... [one of my favorite songs] and trouble was just gorgeous and of course chris's humor was great as always.
February 5, 200620 yr I agree, the Las Vegas show was amazing. I'm going again on 2/7, so hopefully it'll be just as amazing. something i noticed wasn't said was that Jonny sang the entire second verse of don't panic. Also, to any one going to get merch at any upcoming shows, the 'trak-jaks' as people were calling them that said "cold" on the left and "play" on the right were selling left and right and they ran out of them at one of the merch tables, but there were two other tables. Also, something that bummed me out.. the program is still for the old twisted logic tour (wasn't this supposed to be talk the tour?) and they haven't updated at all. so be aware that if you've already bought one on the last "twisted logic" it's the same one. Also, another weird thing.... twisted logic TOUR.. no twistic logic song, we were wondering what was with that. I'm sure this has been said before because this was my first ever coldplay show and i just joined this message board, so i'm sorry if i'm just repeating past messages.
February 5, 200620 yr hey nettie f.y.i. the hole in his jacket is part of the jacket, it didn't rip.... lol.... :D air ventelation, so he doesn't die.... Hun - I didn't write the review. I just posted it here... Don't shoot the messenger... :lol:
February 6, 200620 yr Bootleg, please!!! Hey all, I would have to agree. The second best concert I've ever been to in my life, and the best light show-concert ever. (It's hard to beat U2...yet...) Anyway, loved the show, and the Johnny-Cash dance move by Chris was brilliant. *lol* I know this might be a little early to request this, but if anyone has a bootleg of this show, no matter the quality, I will give anything in return for it! I have all the Coldplay studio stuff (rare, b-sides, albums) along with some rare concerts and all the tribute albums. Don't flame me with anything, please, it was just an amazing show and I'd love to have a copy. Corum? *lol* Ciao! ~dewey
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