KissesBirds Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 HOW did you MEET them????? Go to the thread for Chicago 7-23-08. The whole story is in there. :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamviva42 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Coldplay Good Video Footage Boston heres a link to a good video i took from the 2nd row and i will be uploading more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melanieau Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 HOW did you MEET them????? check out the Chicago threads July 22 and 23 Chris saw our sign the first night that said REIGN OF JONNY stopped what he was saying during the show to SAY something about it...so all the guys saw it. Then the next day we waited at the venue holding the sign and when their SUV pulled in they saw it and decided to stop. Jonny and Guy came up to chat with us and take pics and sign things for about 10 minutes....greatest day EVER!:smug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvulch Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 First post here, came through here looking for pictures of the show and such and have been browsing through the thread. What an incredible show as everyone well knows. I was looking through some of the pictures and saw BostonSportsTD's and recognized they were Emma's. I'm Mike (AJ's friend from last night) so thought I'd say hello. Yesterday came about prettyspontaneously and I guess some kind of karma was paying me back because my friend gave me a free ticket to last night's show (I had to offer at least some money a few times). Believe me I was shocked and a half. Coldplay's always been a band I've loved but I didn't want to spend $100 on a ticket, so when my friend offered me the ticket I was stoked beyond belief. I got off work and we headed into Boston. The whole show was fantastic overall but some of the standouts to me included the video spheres and general lighting effects. Nothing quite like a stunning audio + visual combination. My favorites were probably Politik, Yellow, In My Place, Life in Technicolor, Yes, hell the whole show, just an awesome selection of songs. I would have liked to see Square One but oh well. Politik was the song that got me into this band, I remember watching them play an absurdly passionate performance of it in the 2003 Grammy's, so I was definitely glad to see it played in front of me. Around the end of Lost!, I say to my friend "hey look what is that guy standing on?" It looked to be like a mini-stage of sorts. Then I saw a guitar, and a few more and I knew it. We immediately started walking down and could hear the crowd gettign louder as the band ran up. The next few minutes were unreal. They played the Scientist and the whole time I just couldn't believe how close they were. I found this picture on a Flickr page. My friend and I are off to the left, I'm in the white shirt. After they left I couldn't even in remember the song that they had just played, was just amazed that a band of such status was right in front of me like that. Definitely something I will remember for a very long time. So there you go, I am one lucky and thankful fan, and needless to say, would easily pay $100 of my own if they came back to town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDFSX1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 YAY for shirts Kelly! i'm goign through withdrawel too. but now i'm also really considering going to another show. maybe utah because my friend has family out there and goes all the time. we will see and if i end up purchasing any tickets everyone on here will certainly know I WISH I WHERE YOU lol :laugh3: I just saw 2 front row tickets for that show on ebay! Good luck! -Jesse- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvulch Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Also for people looking for pictures, I'll post what albums I've found on Flickr so far. - Acoustic Pictures http://flickr.com/photos/jcio/sets/72157606557304739/ - A great album of crowd and stage shots, pretty good quality too. - More stage + confetti shots http://flickr.com/photos/anima_/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDFSX1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I liked the seconed album the best (PRINT) :laugh3: The one that showed teh stage and magic ball was great! -Jesse- Oh and, everyone i got an avatar! took me forever to figure out how to get a picture that small (used photo bucket). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mug Costanza Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 i'm goign through withdrawel too. but now i'm also really considering going to another show. maybe utah because my friend has family out there and goes all the time. we will see and if i end up purchasing any tickets everyone on here will certainly know! Hey, what specific town do you live in? I've also got friends who have family out in Utah because my town has the official Boston Mormon Temple in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDFSX1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I was waching tv and the show mentioned SHARKS! Does anyone rember when Chris played the Jaws Theme before one of the songs?! I forget what song he played it before but i thought it was so funny! -Jesse- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mug Costanza Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 ^^ It was "42". I thought that was great! I liked when Chris said, "I'm really amazed by how nice you all are being to us right now, and we're not even American or Irish!" Also the "We've got a member of U2 on speed-dial" part. Pretty much, I was smiling and laughing all night. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble25 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 i would totally be down for said shirts!!!! awesome idea kelly :D:D:D If there are NOT "COLDPLAYER" tshirts yet, I am volunteering to make them for everyone. I would just need the FONT. Just let me know. I have a screenprinting business and would be happy to do them for the forum. Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayBirdsFly Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 COLDPLAY IN BOSTON I was waching tv and the show mentioned SHARKS! Does anyone rember when Chris played the Jaws Theme before one of the songs?! I forget what song he played it before but i thought it was so funny! -Jesse- ^ Chris played the "Jaws" theme because Steven Spielberg was supposedly there! Chris' so clever! He also cracked jokes that we were missing all the Monday night TV like re-runs of "Seinfeld" (who was there too) just to see them!!!! :laugh3: I thought that was great because I actually would've been watching Seinfeld re-runs. Love how at the very end of the concert Chris blew a kiss to someone! Cute! Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences/vids/pics. I remember even more now because of that, especially the hilarious things Chris said. gah.....I cannot even write anything else AT ALL because I'm still in complete utter shock/awe/amazement/surrealness/gratefulness!!!!! And suffering from Coldplay Concert Withdrawal too :cry: but COLDPLAY COMPLETELY ROCKED THE GARDEN!!! THEY BLEW ME AWAY! BEST DAY/NIGHT EVER! *melts into happy dreamy puddle on floor* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Coldplay rockers dedicated to Tom Brady New England Patriots QB/QT Tom Brady took a pass on practice yesterday probably to rest up from the rockin’ Coldplay show he took in with glamazon galpal Gisele Bundchen at the TD Banknorth Garden! Tom, who is reportedly a HUGE fan of Chris Martin & Co., blew out of a late practice at Gillette Stadium Monday night to join Gi and her GFs at the Garden shortly after the British rockers took the stage at 10 p.m. In fact, Martin dedicated the last song, “Death and All His Friends,” a cut off the new CD, to Brady. Perhaps Chris’ good buddy, Bono of U2, told him a shout-out to No. 12 always brings down the Boston house! “I don’t want to do this really because it’s cheesy . . . but we’re great fans of his and he’s probably left the building anyway,” said the Coldplay frontman. “We’d like to dedicate this to Tom Brady - your quarterback. We’re big fans of his and very honored he came to the show, and I hope to goodness it was worth it.” And then Martin flubbed the lyrics to the tune. But no biggie. Brady wasn’t on the floor at the end of the show anyway! According to a music blog called meanspeed.com, the Pats QB has an iTunes playlist that starts off with Coldplay’s mega-hit “Speed of Sound,” and he’s been a “fan of the band for years now.” Brady told the meanspeed blogger that he can be caught “patiently waiting for every album. Each has been better than the last.” Also making the scene at Coldplay’s Garden party were Mrs. Martin, Gwyneth Paltrow, and her actress mom, Blythe Danner. They settled into seats in the third row of the Loge 13 with director Steven Spielberg and wife, Kate Capshaw; funnyman Jerry Seinfeld and wife, Jessica; and “21” star, Cohasset homegal Kate Bosworth, who played pingpong backstage before the show. BTW, we don’t have any snaps of the celebs since LiveNation forbade the photogs covering the concert from shooting the stars. Apparently, they aren’t used to having cameras in their faces all the time. Anyway, our spies in the primo seats said Gwynnie was “gazing lovingly at her hubby” and “singing along with him” while Gisele never stood up during the show. Ditto for Jerry. “He didn’t move all night,” said Casey, a fan from Lynnfield who sat behind the comedian. “Might have been a statue, actually.” Perhaps Jer was peeved when Martin poked fun at the crowd, congratulating them for coming out on a Monday night when they could be home watching “Home Improvement” or “Seinfeld” re-runs! Not that there’s anything wrong with that . . . Also mixing it up backstage was Toro chef/owner Ken Oringer and wife, Celine, who talked Spanish food with Gwyneth. No, she wasn’t hungry for some of Kenny’s authentic tapas. She and Chef talked about her soon-to-debut cooking road show with Mario Batali called “Spain . . .On the Road Again.” It’s supposed to debut this fall on PBS. After the show, Coldplay was quickly escorted out of the arena, so there wasn’t a mob scene. Chris and the boys open the Asian/European leg of their tour in Osaka on Saturday. Viva La Vida en Boston! http://news.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/2008_08_06_Brady_likes_Coldplay/srvc=home&position=also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KissesBirds Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 YAY for shirts Kelly! I WISH I WHERE YOU lol :laugh3: I just saw 2 front row tickets for that show on ebay! Good luck! -Jesse- Dont buy anything in first 5 rows, it is fake. Those are never for sale. (Sorry if you already knew that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellykell9 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 i would totally be down for said shirts!!!! awesome idea kelly :D:D:D If anyone *IS* in fact interested in COLDPLAYING tshirts, send me a PM with your email address. If there's enough interest (to keep the cost WAY down), I'll go ahead and crank them out. It'll probably take a few weeks to get them all done, but I think it would be something cool to do! I'll post something on the main page too about them (off the Boston show thread) Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 If you're going to organise shirts maybe you should contact the CCC (Coldplaying Charity Club) and get them done through them. Goes to a good cause then :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 [Article] No Clever Title Needed, Coldplay Was Unbelievable Coldplay TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Monday August 4th, 2008 Yep, that title says it all. They were that good, and somehow made spending $120 to not sit all that close to the stage seem completely justified. From the laser show and confetti to the surprise mini-set they played at the top of section 10 and their terrific rendition of of “Death and All of His Friends” to end the show, there wasn’t a second of their 90 minute set that I wasn’t completely impressed by, to put it mildly. Opening the show were two acts, a local band The Luxury, and hip-hop group Santogold. We missed most of the Luxury’s set, but did have the misfortune of sitting through Santogold’s half hour on stage, which wasn’t all that enjoyable. It was obvious that this nigh would belong entirely to Coldplay, undeniably one of the world’s biggest and most popular rock bands. After a transparent black screen was lowered in front of the stage, the band walked out to a huge roar from the sold out Garden crowd and tore into an arena-worthy version of instrumental Viva La Vida album opener “Life in Technicolor.” From there, the screen lifted and it was on to “Violet Hill,” the song which, when I first heard it, made me step back and say “wow, this new Coldplay record is going to be amazing.” Throughout the entire show, Chris Martin jumped and shook his way around the stage, working up quite a sweat and making good use of the ramps which extended out from each side of the stage. After “Violet Hill,” a piano was wheeled out and the band played crowd-favorite “Clocks.” The next two songs turned out to be, in my opinion, one of the huge highlights of the show, as the band played an enormous sing-along version of “In My Place,” which included Martin at one point walking to the edge of one of the ramps and simply admiring the thousands of people singing and swaying along in front of him. Then came “Viva La Vida,” which I think is pretty much one of the best songs ever. One of the great things about this show as the fact that every song seemed to leap off the stage and out of the huge speakers in a way they don’t on CD, and I was amazed at how arena-ready the band’s otherwise more mellow songs sounded in this setting. Coldplay would then go on to play equally great renditions of “Yes,” “42,” “Fix You,” and “Strawberry Swing” before moving to a small stage set up at the end of the ramp at the right side of the stage. Here they would play acoustic-ish versions of “Chinese Sleep Chant” and “God Put A Smile On Your Face.” I would have rather seen a full electric version of the latter, but it was interesting to hear a different take on the song and it didn’t sound bad by any means. The band would then return to the stage to play “Speed of Sound,” “Yellow,” and “Lost!” During this part of the set, a rather amazing visual display took place on a giant screen behind the band, at times showing images that related to the songs, and at other times showing live shots of the band. One camera angle I especially liked was the one mounted on the side of the keys on Martin’s piano. Also, live shots were somehow displayed on giant white balls hanging from the ceiling, another nice touch. After “Lost!,” the band suddenly decided to run down one of the ramps and though the crowd assembled on the floor. They then ran up the aisle of the section where we were sitting, passing about ten feet away from us to the next section over, located toward the back of the first level of the arena. While this expectantly drove the crowd around us wild, the band went on to play an amazing version of “The Scientist” on a small platform about 30 feet from us. This was possibly one of the coolest things I’ve seen at a show (and it’s also pretty high up there on the list of coolest things I’ve seen, period). After Martin explained how useless attempting to play the harmonica was, the band played “Death Will Never Conquer,” with drummer Will Champion handling vocals and Martin on the useless harmonica. While there wasn’t a great deal of between song banter from Martin, I was surprised by the fact that the things he did say were always amusing, and while many would consider them to be “rock gods” the band never seemed to take themselves too seriously, for Martin was often too busy making fun of himself or thanking so many people for coming out on a Monday night and missing Seinfeld reruns (Jerry Seinfeld, along with Tom Brady and Gwyneth Paltrow were apparently in attendance). After their section 10 set, the band disappeared from view and readied for the encore while some type of political video played. I’m not really sure what it was about because I was still trying to catch my breath after all that excitement. The band then returned to stage and began the encore with “Politik” and then “Lovers In Japan.” This is where a huge amount of glowing confetti was dropped from the ceiling, always a welcome addition to any show. After this, the screen in at the back of the stage dropped to reveal a huge “Viva” backdrop, and the band broke into “Death and All of His Friends,” undeniably the perfect song to close both a record and a live show. Following the song, the band took their bows to a thunderous applause and left the stage, ending the North American leg of their “Viva La Vida” tour. While Coldplay’s amazing performace made the night great, it was the crowd that made it so memorable. While I wasn’t around when the Celtics won the NBA championship in June, I’m guessing that the same level of euphoria was felt by the thousands of people streaming out of the Garden that night. A bunch of my friends were at the show, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen them so excited and so happy. The energy in the building before, during, and after the show was unbelievable, easily making this one of the most memorable concerts I’ve ever seen. Setlist: Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Viva La Vida Yes 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing Chinese Sleep Chant (B-Stage) God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (B-Stage) Speed Of Sound Yellow Lost! The Scientist (Acoustic Set) Death Will Never Conquer (Acoustic Set, Will on vocals) —– Politik Lovers In Japan Death And All His Friends http://leafsacc.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/no-clever-title-needed-coldplay-was-unbelievable/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDFSX1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I just uploaded most of the pictures i took to my myspace. feel free to take a look. http://www.myspace.com/JDFSX1 -Jesse- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 OurStage Band The Luxury Opens for Coldplay The dream is a familiar one for anyone who has ever picked up a guitar, switched on a keyboard, or plugged in a microphone: the chance to open for one of the biggest bands on the planet, in front of ten thousand screaming fans, at a sold-out arena. Boston-based OurStage band The Luxury got that chance when they they were chosen by fans on a local radio station to open for mega-stars Coldplay at a sold-out TD Banknorth Garden. The Luxury, with their thick layers of driving piano, swirling guitars, and anthem hooks, sound like they’ve been ready for a show like this for quite a while. Frontman Jason Dunn talked with OurStage about The Luxury’s gig of a lifetime. OurStage: How did it feel to find out you guys were going to be opening for Coldplay? Jason Dunn: When I actually got the call that we’d won, I was at work hauling around AV equipment in hotels I can’t even afford to stay in, so the whole situation was pure comedy - I had to get permission to go hide in a storage closet so I could call them back and accept a gig at Boston Garden. Crazy. Made it hard to concentrate on setting up projectors, for sure. OS: What was the experience like for an up and coming band to play such a huge show? JD: The show was great. The sound crew were absolute professionals and everyone had their own tailored monitor mix with exactly what they needed, and from audience reports we sounded unbelievable, and obviously that’s what matters. The crowd was about half-full for the local opener, so, you know, only about 10,000 people or so? The response we got was fantastic. It was huge. But it was really comfortable, I mean, these are my boys and this is what we do, it was just projecting to a big arena instead of a mid-sized club. We didn’t feel out of place. In fact, I think we should just play arenas from now on. OS: Any interesting moments from the night? JD: A couple - Coldplay left us four bottles of champagne with a hand-written note, and that was really classy and nice of them. Good champagne, too. We ran into Coldplay in the hall behind the stage and chatted for a bit - I’d actually met them a few years previous at a bar in Allston, I was a bit drunk and was going on about wishing them all the luck in the world with their music. I think “Clocks” came out two weeks later. I told Chris Martin about this at the Garden and he said, “Oh! It seems you wished us very well, then.” Another great moment was when Steve (our drummer) gave Chris a copy of his “Christmas Chickens” record for his kids - it’s an album he made of Christmas songs rewritten about chickens. Chris was reading the song titles and was like, “I might have to run back to the dressing room and learn a cover real quick…” OS: What’s next for The Luxury? JD: Well, right now I’m focusing on pushing this AFAM (Advocates For Autism of Massachusetts) we’re playing on Saturday, August 9th. We just had a massive amount of good will and good karma come our way, and I want to bring as many people into this show as possible and give some of that back as fast as I can. Then in September, we’re going to California for a week to tour around the LA and San Francisco areas. I’ve never been there before so I’m thrilled. After that I think it’ll be time to focus on finishing the next album - we’re a good 8 or 9 songs deep into it right now, with another 7 or 8 in pieces or awaiting lyrics. We did the first record ourselves and it did very well for us, and I’d like to have a label involved on the second one if they’re a decent label and know what they’re doing, and they plan to really work with us. -Matt Watson http://blog.ourstage.com/2008/08/06/ourstage-band-the-luxury-opens-for-coldplay/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condor Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Found this page looking for Coldplay concert reviews. I can't believe I hadn't seen this site before! Anyway, I was on the floor, section J row 6. The show was unbelievable!! Can't wait for the next one!! The opening acts were pretty good too. I for one thoroughly enjoyed The Luxury and am even looking to get their CD. Santogold was good too but didn't really flow with the rest of the show. I uploaded a video to Youtube that same night after I got home and one the next day. I took some others, but they are really short (less than 15 seconds). Here's my collection of pictures too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29290522@N05/sets/72157606579749900/ It's great to meet all of you and maybe we'll meet up at the next Boston Coldplay concert :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Awesome! Thanks :D And welcome! Hope you stick around :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellykell9 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 The pictures you've all been sharing from the Boston show are great! I'm just depressed that the show has come and gone. I almost wish that the November date was still happening, so I would have something to look forward to! Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebs757 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 The band playing above the stage?! When did this get rigged together? EDIT: I just realized that was two pictures lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
condor Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 The band playing above the stage?! When did this get rigged together? EDIT: I just realized that was two pictures lol.... lol, that would've been cool! :) I'll put a space in between the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellykell9 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 LOL classic. That cracked me up. The band playing above the stage?! When did this get rigged together? EDIT: I just realized that was two pictures lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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