icedude2010 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 OMG The Hardest Part?!? Electric yellow!?!?!?!?!!?!? POLITIK!?!?!?!?!!? Holy crap now they HAVE to play those at Chicago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay_me Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 OMG OMG OMG. :o That was quite possibly *the* single most incredible experience of my life. :D Seriously, though... everything about the concert was so freaking awesome.... I'm still attempting to recover from it, which totally isn't working (I got home about an hour ago). :P I'm just.... wow. Like, completely overwhelmed. In all the best ways. Anyway... the set list was absolutely fantastic! Obviously, Coldplay loves us North Californians better than you people down south, because we got at least one extra song, and practically three encores. :smug: Oh, and the set-up/lighting was seriously brilliant. The laser show in Clocks was INSANE! :stunned: And those magic balls were absolutely perfect.... not to mention the butterfly confetti during Lovers in Japan, it made the performance/song a hundred times better... I must've collected at least 100 pieces, I'll post pictures very soon. :D AHHHHHH, SO EXCITED! The only downside was not getting to meet/see the band up close... but I wasn't really expecting for that to happen, so whatever. ;) And, I got an awesome VLV shirt... not to mention my seat was really really close, comparatively. ;) *happy sigh* I'm not going to be able to sleep at all right now, I'm too excited... so I might as well search through my pictures/videos for the best ones. :dance: Seriously?!?! No one told me about the backstage passes! :thinking: :P Yah, but were you guys called a starbucks "Venti" :laugh3: C'mon now, their 1st shows were in SoCal, so they were just starting out.. testing the setlists... Plus I heard the San Jose crowd blew... Glad you had a great time, though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 In My Place: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huE7vIqnsE8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_escapist Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 amazing, I really can't wait for september 1st! I love the fact that they have not repeat a setlist yet! So basically when you go to the concert you don't know what you're gonna get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nash Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 guys: . . . 18 death will never conquer . . . wtf?? thas a new song?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjie Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/18_July_2008:_HP_Pavilion%2C_San_Jose%2C_CA%2C_USA#Reviews Reviews added, tyvm guys. need to add some photos in next :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouiparis Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 OMG, I can't believe they played Politik!!!! Thanks to the poster (Ineedyou?) who put up the video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Heres Politik.My digital camera isnt the best at takin vids. Thank you sooooooooo much this song is just too beautiful to be true and to be left out of the setlist :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa42 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 How long was LIT? any longer than usual:rolleyes: i need a vid now of it or i will explpode all over you know what Shiv, i got internet access from where i am today , hehehehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkingonsquareone89 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Most of this might sound like a broken record by now... So I just got back from the San Jose show 2nite, it was just lovely. Of course all the awesome songs were played especially one of my favorites "Politik", I had fun body and head banging to that one. "Yes" and "Chinese Sleep Chant" were other highlights 4 me. The crowd was cool, the top and lower sections all did the wave b4 Coldplay came out. But what was up with the people in my section (128) sitting down during some of the songs?....really! Literally I was pretty much the only one standing up in my section but at least the band could locate me more easily, I would like to think that Guy Berryman was applauding me for my dancing, even if that's very much wishful thinking. HP's sound was better than normal so all the booming bass, banging drum kicks, and crisp euphoric guitar notes, and choir-like singing was very easy to enjoy. Chris slipped up a few times on some of the newer songs, I liked it cuz it showed he is human (knew that already btw). Also I just barely learned all them songs meself. But he bounced back singing something along the lines of "San Jose...the people here are very forgiving" Some lucky people were graced by the band singing right by them, the whole band managed to run across the floor and up into the lower section and Chris said "Oh now I see what it's like" and in2 "the Hardest Part". After that Will sang a song, quite a good singer, he should do it more hans solo. All in all, it was nice with all the neonized confetti, magical balls, & the band's humble presence. I hope someone got footage of the Lovers In Japan video on the big screen, loved the screenshot of those 2 puppy dogs : ) I was in 128 too...our section was pathetic, even when the boys came around to play Chinese Sleep Chant and God Put a Smile. :( LOL once again, NorCal might've gotten a better setlist, but SoCal concert-goers were ACE at the gigs. :smug: ((not trying to start a fight here, I promise!)) :D I just noticed....while looking through the tour program...there's a song called "The Goldrush"?! Sorry this probably isn't the thread for this kind of inquiry, but would anyone know what's up with the 'new' song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyduckette Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Politik and The Hardest Part. Excellent!!!! They need to carry on in this switching it up/acoustic way :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_eyes11 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Wow as much as I love all of Coldplay's music, I must say this is definitely a much better setlist than the first two shows... I'm glad to hear they played the electric version of Yellow... I hope they carry that through here to the Toronto show! The set list change gives me hope that I may hear Don't Panic live again... and in my dreams... Everything's Not Lost or Amsterdam... I'm sure highly unlikely, but oh it would be great if it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Coldplay and Chris Martin's Sweat... Source: http://enterfromtheexit.blogspot.com/2008/07/coldplay-and-chris-martins-sweat.html Last night we saw Coldplay. It was our 3rd time seeing them and I think my fave thus far. We had wicked good seats on the floor. Towards the end of the show, lots of security started assembling next to us and down the aisle. We've been to enough concerts to know what this means: SWEET! The band is comin' on down! Sure enough, Chris Martin starts running down the aisle towards us, headed for a pocket in the audience further up in the stands. The Husband has video of him running towards us; I stuck my hand out and it landed right on his VERY VERY sweaty chest. So my hand smelled like SWEATY Chris Martin for the rest of the night. That man was drenched (which makes sense because he bounces around the stage/instruments for nearly 2 hours). Here is a very blurry pic from my phone - that's not my hand, it's the hand of people next to us: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Concert review: More accessible Coldplay shines in San Jose One knows it's not a run-of-the-mill, overly serious Britpop show when, 10 minutes before the band goes on, the crowd launches into a terribly giddy version of the wave. Is that what Coldplay's career come to: playing to American arenas full of people who don't know they're supposed to take this band more "seriously?" Yes and ... yes, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if you aren't one of the music snobs who clung to the band after its first two albums. Coldplay's career arc has gained it a certain level of commercial success that Chris Martin and his mates were in no way eschewing Friday night at HP Pavilion at San Jose. In fact, they were pushing it, with a crowd-friendly, clap-along, c'mon-get-happy show that, at times, would've fit nicely in Las Vegas. At times it worked; at times it didn't. It was nice to see a band that too many people crowned as the intellectual standard-bearer of rock music eight years ago, just put on a show. Pumping up the fun factor to an arena packed with screaming, giddy fans certainly had its advantages. The band scored by throwing such Coldplay standards as "Clocks" and "In My Place" to the crowd early on. The self-deprecating Martin — who missed a couple cues to everyone's delight — excelled at being the affable, almost goofy, "who, me?" frontman that made him far more human and likable than in the past. On the other hand, it was evident Friday night that much of the former moodiness and aura that lent power to Coldplay's live show has been replaced by stunts like alternate stages in the crowd (not one, but two, including a late-show jaunt through the crowd for a couple songs halfway up the first deck) and props that would've fit perfectly in a circus. It was difficult to reject but hard to totally embrace at the same time. The band was tight and Martin's voice was as fresh as on record, especially with drummer Will Champion's harmonies. But the counterpoint to all that smoothness was a show that was almost too seemless. Occasionally, it felt like a hurried review of medleys, as if Coldplay was intent on squeezing as much material from its four records into a 95-minute set as possible — with notable exceptions from its new album "Viva La Vida or Deeath and All His Friends," like "42," which resonated powerfully. The band shifted gears, not entirely successfully, by disembarking the big stage about a third-of-the way through for a more intimate square out in the crowd. There, Coldplay played a couple songs, including a hurried, stripped-down version of "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face," which lacked the dynamic subtlety of the original. Throughout the show, Martin and company balanced new and old, with the monster hit "Yellow" being the giant sing-along of the night. "Politik" was one of the few classic Coldplay songs afforded the proper space it needed, as did "Death and All His Friends." It proved Coldplay can still put the showbiz rush on hold to treat a live song with the proper respect. Coldplay is still a good live band, even if it doesn't seem as challenging as it used to be. http://www.contracostatimes.com/teens/ci_9933519?nclick_check=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 More pics! :D http://flickr.com/photos/julianasur/sets/72157606254562374/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyy Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 guys: . . . 18 death will never conquer . . . wtf?? thas a new song?? Yeah; it's one they left off the latest album. You can download it on coldplay.com, but the live version is better...plus Will sings it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concertkid Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 AWESOME video, including the acoustic set shot from 10 feet away: http://www.veoh.com/channels/nicksclips <embed src="http://www.veoh.com/veohplayer.swf?permalinkId=v15091521hQg9m5ZC&id=anonymous&player=videodetailsembedded&affiliateId=&videoAutoPlay=0" allowFullScreen="true" width="540" height="438" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br/><a href="http://www.veoh.com/">Online Videos by Veoh.com</a> Yellow - The Hardest Part - Death Will Never Conquer - Fix You - Lovers In Japan (There might be a short ad preceeding the video) When the lads run up the stairs for the acoustic set, you can hear me yelling "WE'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM, YEAH!!! C'MON C'MON C'MON!!!", it's rather embarassing! You can hear another guy yelling "NO F'ING WAY!!!" and having a nervous breakdown. It was mass chaos as fifty of us scrambled over the seats to get closer, with everyone standing on the chairs, angling for good views. Security came around and told everyone to stand down, so the camera is a bit shaky during those times. At one point, Chris looks directly in my lens and holds his gaze for a few seconds... I thought he was going to tell me to stop filming. I guess he either thought twice about interrupting his talk, or else he was simply giving me a great moment. The sound was quite loud in the arena, so the audio is a bit blown out during the stage numbers. The video is all right, though. The video is 23 minutes long, so it's best to allow the download bar to make it's way completely across the bottom of the screen before trying to view this, especially if you have a slow computer. They were great last night, be sure to "study" Viva La Vida thoroughly before you go, it will make the experience far richer. Cheers, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Thanks Nick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 More pics btw http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliasgordon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concertkid Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Great photos, busybeebums, they really give a sense of the whole stage lighting and atmosphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 not as much as your video! (well the acoustic session anyway) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concertkid Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Hahaha! I'm so embarrassed that I yelled and got all freaked out when they stood behind us, but I couldn't cut that out of the clip without losing some of the electricity of the moment. I was tipped off by a guy working at the San Jose Arena that they would be in Section 113, not upstairs, during the acoustic set, so we walked over there during "Politik" and ended up in the right spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 welcome to coldplaying anyway, hope you stay for a while! :cool3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duran Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I WENT TO THE CONCERT ALSO.. I TOOK MY DIGITAL CAMERA(S) I HAVE EVERY SONG RECORDED. REALLY SUCKY SEATS BUT AWSOME VIEW OF EFFECTS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedude2010 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I hope they continue with this type of setlist. They other shows were good... But last nights sounds amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now