Great video's Mel, thanks;)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGrdZOYS9Gw]YouTube - Coldplay Cemeteries Of London Orlando Nov. 7, 2008[/ame]

Coldplay's Orlando show offered a warm vibe for fans

 

Despite its success, Coldplay is perhaps destined to remain the poor man's U2.

 

In a spirited performance on Friday at Amway Arena, however, the band enlivened its grand songs with an obvious sense of frivolity. With self-importance scraped away, the band is easier to like.

 

"Whatever you're doing, do it with enjoyment," singer Chris Martin told the packed house in the early going. He was obviously ready to follow his own advice.

 

For 90 minutes, Martin was a kinetic presence, bouncing around, taking big, loping waist-high strides, falling to his knees and rolling on his back as if he were Bruce Springsteen. After addressing the band's new Viva La Vida album in the opening moments with a somewhat moody "Violet Hill," the band offered a crowd-pleasing dip into the hits.

 

"Clocks" elicited one of many singalongs, although the real highlight was the harmonies onstage between Martin and drummer Will Champion.

 

It was Champion's hard-pounding beat that introduced "In My Place," another song that allowed Martin to release energy. Thrusting his arms skyward, he savored leading the crowd in yet another anthemic chorus. In a big finish, he collapsed to his knees and rolled over on his back.

 

Each time the melodrama threatened to become too much, Martin was ready with a nod or a wink. Several times, he expressed astonishment at the raucous reception:

 

"Are you sure you didn't get us confused with the Jonas Brothers?" he asked.

 

At one point, the band left the stage to perform acoustically in a section of the lower bowl. There, Martin was sassy again, crediting John McCain's "Joe the Plumber" with writing "The Scientist."

 

"We asked him if he would share the wealth with us," Martin told the crowd, "but he refused. So he was out of the band."

 

If the band's approach was exuberant and fun, the elaborate stage setting was beautiful. Above the audience, there were beams from multi-colored lasers as well as half a dozen giant orange orbs that framed wild graphics and images of the band members.

 

And don't forget the massive confetti drop of shiny paper butterflies that left the floor a colorful mess for the encore of "Yellow."

 

Yeah, that song is perhaps as vapid as it gets, but the whimsy fit nicely.

 

It wasn't a grand statement, in the U2 mold, but something equally fine:

 

It was a spectacle and it was fun.

 

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/music/orl-coldplay1208nov12,0,2261917.story

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BstIZWD1VD4]YouTube - Coldplay Fix You Orlando Nov. 7, 2008[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js2hHQXmOFQ]YouTube - Coldplay Viva La Vida Orlando Nov. 7, 2008[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMvZjM_PH7Y]YouTube - Coldplay Viva La Vida II Orlando Nov. 7, 2008[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maHlQ82s3vo]YouTube - Coldplay The Scientist Orlando Nov. 7, 2008[/ame]

My EYES!!!!:wideeyed:

 

:bomb:

jesus you girls got TONS of videos... i hope you didnt feel like you missed any of the show cuz of that

Lori-

Have you posted your vid of the roadies dancing??:D

I wish I would have gone.

I wish I would have gone.

Why didn't you?:\

hehe

 

 

Heehee! Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

 

 

 

I was filming Jonny belly especially for Lori so I was on a mission:D

 

And yes...god bless tight pants...now all we need is to get Jonny a pair to wear on stage:lol:

 

 

And I loved every precious second of that footage!

:kiss::kiss::kiss::kiss: :kiss::kiss::kiss::kiss: :kiss::kiss::kiss::kiss: :kiss::kiss::kiss::kiss:

 

 

 

Lori-

Have you posted your vid of the roadies dancing??:D

 

I finished uploading Ft. Lauderdale videos. Now I have to do Orlando vids. I'll start first on the roadies one.:D

 

 

 

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7QdR_dRcxc]YouTube - Coldplay Roadies Dancing 11-07-08.[/ame]

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OK, putting 's before and after didnt work, so I did the same video 2 different ways there^

 

Which one can you see?

2 Violet Hill vids

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LK2n9nrk-k]YouTube - Coldplay Violet Hill 11-07-08 Orlando[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FqAGCNdqnE]YouTube - Coldplay Violet Hill #2 11-07-08 Orlando[/ame]

The first one works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7QdR_dRcxc

 

fix'd

A few pics:

 

 

Waiting for show time:

 

 

Truck:

 

 

My camera is a pile of crap so I'll just post these few to show how close my upgraded seat was :nice:

 

 

 

 

:)

^^May I jack the first one please?? lol I didn't get a chance to take a picture of that :[

 

and I"ll post some of my stuff soon, I'm busy with college and ballet!! :o

Sure you can :D

Hey guys I'm new! I went to the concert on Friday and absolutely loved it! I can't wait to see them again in cocert. I thought I'd share a video I recorded with my friends camera. It's Viva la Vida and a bit of lost! at the end. It's a bit shaky at first, but then it gets steady. :D.

 

Here's the link

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7JeAXlro0]YouTube - Viva la Vida live - Coldplay[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrJMy_nxZCc]YouTube - Coldplay In My Place 11-07-08 Orlando[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dvfq2C7Xkc]YouTube - Coldplay Cemeteries of London part 1, 11-07-08 Orlando[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDWrKrxrYRs]YouTube - Coldplay Cemeteries of London part 2, 11-07-08 Orlando[/ame]

Jonny singing...delicious:D

Jonnys solo in CoL gets me eveytime <3