October 21, 200817 yr My feeble, scrawny legs gave up after running 2 minutes. :disappointed: Booooooooooooooooooo! :P
October 21, 200817 yr aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhh.sorry.i need news from the concert.I'm waiting for my friends to call cause they went
October 21, 200817 yr stupid pebble tripped me:P the darkness scared me. It's not exaclty "safe" here :uhoh:
October 21, 200817 yr Setlist Life in Technicolour 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 / Talk (Acoustic) Hardest Part Postcards From Far Away Viva La Vida Lost The Scientist (Acoustic) Death Will Never Conquer (Acoustic) Viva La Vida (Dance Remix) Politik Lovers in Japan Death And All His Friends Yellow (Encore) Start - 8:45pm - End 10:35pm Videos (complete concert) in the morning after my 5hr drive back to Toronto :( A few funny moments (which you'll see in the vids) like Chris saying Oasis forgave Canada for the little 'incident' last month and that the 2 countries have made up. Chris was quite energetic (purposely tumbling from the piano to the ground at times). Crowd really got into it but still frustrating to see lots of people leaving before the final encore. Got tons of butterflies this time. Awesome night... looking forward to some 2009 dates.
October 21, 200817 yr wow.. thanks for the setlist!!! :D no glass of water :( but still looks great :D
October 21, 200817 yr thanks! 5hr drive from toronto to ottawa? And I was planning on running there?! What was I thinking? Its not that worth it!:laugh3:
October 21, 200817 yr I got the set list from the control board next to the stage. I will try to put the scan of the set list9not too familiar and it may take a while). I have 4 videos ready for Youtube: good pictures but terrible sound (mostly because of the bass). Can't upload on youtube now.
October 21, 200817 yr Author OH MY GOD! That was bar none the best Coldplay concert i've been too! Well actually they were all equal. It was just a DAMN amazing concert. From the wind up to Life In Technicolor, to Politik, to The Escapist, to Fix You. I can go on forever. Oh and I got to shake Chris Martin's hand!:D:D:D:D I was sitting on the edge on the left side of the floor seats and as they were running up to play Death Will Never Conquer and The Scientist on the side stage I was able to get a quick hand shake!
October 21, 200817 yr ahh, I am so sad that they didn't play Glass of Water, and that the encore was just yellow. I really, really wanted Don't Panic, but I think the set list was much longer than I thought it was anyway haha. Overall, it was a great concert. Chris was dancing all over the place, and it was nice that everyone sang along to Fix You. I didn't take many pictures because I did too much of that the last time they came and ended up missing lots of songs! But i did snatch some decent Jonny pics! I leave you with one: its a bit grainy, i apologize!
October 21, 200817 yr Coldplay begins tour leg on grand scale in Ottawa British rockers Coldplay kicked off the North American leg of their world tour at Scotiabank Place last on Monday night, and it sure didn't take long to turn into a joyous singalong as the four band members were caught up in a swell of some 13,000 voices. By song three, singer Chris Martin had every man, woman and youth in the stadium belting along as he bashed an upright piano. After the processional Life in Technicolour and the rocking Violet Hill, two songs from the latest chart-topping disc, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, the familiar hook of the 2002 hit Clocks created a surge of energy in the near sold-out audience. In My Place, another song from the Rush of Blood to the Head disc, had the same effect. With the stage lights up, Martin appeared tickled to see what he and bandmates Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Guy Berryman had created. He bounced across the stage and down each of the two catwalks, bending backwards as he sang, a limber performer whose body was as supple as his voice. Loveable and a bit goofy, the sandy-haired Mr. Paltrow never missed a chance to connect with the audience, sometimes even talking in the middle of a song. Precious, he was not. "We're Coldplay," he said early in the concert, unnecessarily identifying one of the biggest bands in the world. "We really appreciate the fact that all you beautiful Canadians have come out to see a band from miles away. You could have been playing Scrabble or doing homework. We hope to give you some good entertainment." Indeed they did, delivering a career-spanning set with Martin setting an enthusiastic pace. To demonstrate the diversity of the band's catalogue, highlights ranged from Pink Floydian, as in the dark, mystical Speed of Sound, to Supertrampish, as in the stark piano opening of 42 or Lost, a shape-shifting song that has at least three different versions. On Monday night, it morphed from stark intimacy to a throbbing club beat. No longer a wallflower who hides behind his piano, Martin has blossomed into the gregarious host of a magnificient event. It was a concert on a grand scale, complete with artful lighting design, a shower of multicoloured confetti and offshoot staging that helped bring the band members closer to the audience. At one point, the four musicians popped up in the upper stands, delighting the people in the nearby rows, and performed a couple of acoustic songs. For those who were not making an early exit in order to get ahead of the traffic, the ultimate high was a gorgeous rendition of the band's breakthrough song, Yellow, played as an encore, the entire stadium bathed in yellow light. Opening act Stars showed they have a few things in common with Coldplay, starting with a shared penchant for melodramatic pop music. Fronted by the quirky duo of Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan, the Montreal-based band delivered a strong set, except for the brutal sound and tuning problems. The sound was muddy and the vocals out of tune through most of the songs, but they played well nonetheless, their dark, repetitive songs flowing from a whisper to a frenzied wall of noise. The Night Starts Here made the perfect opening to the highly anticipated evening. Ageless Beauty was one of the songs that spotlighted Millan's little-girl voice, while Campbell not only traded verses with her in duet fashion, but also supplied falsetto background harmonies and played keyboards, trumpet and other instruments. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=5ef4c40d-7926-4b21-8938-0d18512235f5
October 21, 200817 yr Another glowing review :D Coldplay heats up stage Coldplay have been around long enough to know how to work an arena better than Jason Spezza. But last night, the current kings of British pop brought a bagful of tricks to their gig at Scotiabank Place that only the very best can. The band that might be the next U2 -- singer Chris Martin, drummer Will Champion, guitarist Jonny Buckland and bassist Guy Berryman -- launched their North American tour here last night and judging by their show, few bands even come close to Coldplay in a live setting. Back in June, the reviews for their fourth CD Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends were glowing, thanks in part to producer Brian Eno, who lit a creative fire under the band as he did for U2 with The Unforgettable Fire almost 20 years ago. Eno inspired the band to aim higher than on previous efforts. Now, after only four discs, Coldplay is being compared to the best bands ever. They lived up to that billing last night with a spectacular show at Scotiabank Place in front of 13,000 adoring fans. With Delacroix's "Liberty Leading the People" draped across the back of the stage and round video screens that looked like giant Chinese lanterns hanging throughout the arena, the band opened in theatrical fashion with prerecorded chunks of The Nutcracker playing in the dark. The joint erupted in a huge ovation as soon as they heard the first notes of the instrumental Life in Technicolor and Martin's plaintive vocal wail on Violet Hill and all those piano triads that signalled the band's most radio-friendly tune Clocks. Combining the best of their previous CDs -- Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head and X&Y with a hefty dose from Viva la Vida, the band has plenty to choose from. Dressed like one of the French soldiers in Delacroix's painting, Martin performed like a man at top of his craft. Charming as well as a prolific performer, he bounced lightly between piano and guitar, occasionally punctuating his performance with pratfalling dances like Charlie Chaplin. The early setlist included In My Place, Speed of Sound, Cemeteries of London, all choreographed with an atmospheric light show that recalled a Middle Eastern desert tent. Even more miraculous was the superb studio-quality sound. They had all 13,000 on their feet for Fix You, Strawberry Swing and a pared-down version of Talk, after which the band left a playful Martin alone at the piano. "Another British band, Oasis, didn't have such a good time when they were in Canada a couple weeks ago and that's caused a horrible rift between our two countries," he joked, referring to the band being attacked in Toronto in September. "I hope we can bridge that terrible gap tonight," he concluded before playing a solo piano turn on The Hardest Part, with drummer Champion moving beside Martin for Viva la Vida and Lost. Later, in what seemed to be a calculated but playful move, the band joined fans down at a 100-level suite at the back of the arena, playing a bare bluegrass version of The Scientist. Coldplay wound things down with Lovers in Japan and Yellow. As concerts go, it was brilliant, choreographed from start to finish with gorgeous playing, a varied setlist and enough theatrical magic to take your breath away. The only thing missing was a little messy raw rock energy to add a little danger to the show. Oh, who am I kidding? This is Coldplay, after all. --- Coldplay Scotiabank Place Sun Rating: 5 out of 5 http://www.ottawasun.com/Showbiz/Music/2008/10/21/7149821-sun.html
October 21, 200817 yr Yes please :wideeyed: And maybe some nice people to upload some vids and pictures. :nice:
October 21, 200817 yr Videos (complete concert) in the morning after my 5hr drive back to Toronto :( :wideeyed: interesting thanks in advance and have a safe journey back :) boo for the setlist tough, guys change it a bit and play Glass fo Water :angry:
October 21, 200817 yr :D Now all we need is for #42 to wake up and post us a blog :) I'm guessing it won't be soon though. According to google, its an 8.5 hour trip from Ottawa to Cleveland http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=ottawa%20to%20cleveland&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
October 21, 200817 yr hey guys - its late (5hr drive back - its almost 6am and i need sleep)... but here's a video to hold you over til i get the rest uploaded after I get some sleep... Life in Technicolour and Violet Hill [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rjnLvpdgQM]YouTube - Life in Technicolour, Violet Hill[/ame] Clocks and In My Place [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v774yHxyb2M]YouTube - Clocks[/ame]
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