Oxfam's East Africa Appeal

20 July 2011 11:29 pm

Charity appeals for donations following the worst drought in 60 years

 

More than 10 million people in East Africa are facing desperate food shortages following the worst drought in 60 years. Rains have failed for successive seasons, and families across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are struggling to find anything to eat or drink. Hundreds of thousands of livestock have already died. Food prices have rocketed.

 

Oxfam is working to reach families in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya with the food, water and basic sanitation they desperately need to stay alive. In total the charity aims to reach 3 million people with its emergency response.

 

If you're in a position where you're able to contribute towards Oxfam's £50m East Africa Appeal, then please click here to donate.

 

Thank you.

 

Coldplay

Samsung AT&T give away tickets to the LA Grammy Foundation Benefit

21 July 2011 4:00 pm

Chances to win tickets over the next five days

 

Good afternoon. As we've already announced, Coldplay are playing a special one-off show at LA's UCLA Tennis Center venue on Wednesday, August 3. The net proceeds from the show, which is part of the Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert series, will benefit the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY in the Schools music education initiative for high school students.

 

Tickets have now sold out, but Samsung AT&T have purchased a batch of tickets, which they're giving away to Coldplay fans. To be in with a chance of winning a pair, simply head to the Summer Krush 2011 website at 10am PST each day from Thursday 21 July to Monday 25 July. Enter the code Westwood to win (tickets will be given away on a first come, first served basis). You can enter from anywhere in the world, although the prize is just tickets (which are strictly non-transferable). See the website for full T&Cs.

 

If you miss out on tickets, selected highlights from the concert will then air at midnight that night on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! show.

 

Anchorman

How do we know who won the tickets for the iTunes festival?

 

 

I WANNA GO SO BADLY! :bomb:

^ I think they've already announced the winners :hug:

Samsung AT&T give away tickets to the LA Grammy Foundation Benefit

21 July 2011 4:00 pm

Chances to win tickets over the next five days

 

Good afternoon. As we've already announced, Coldplay are playing a special one-off show at LA's UCLA Tennis Center venue on Wednesday, August 3. The net proceeds from the show, which is part of the Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert series, will benefit the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY in the Schools music education initiative for high school students.

 

Tickets have now sold out, but Samsung AT&T have purchased a batch of tickets, which they're giving away to Coldplay fans. To be in with a chance of winning a pair, simply head to the Summer Krush 2011 website at 10am PST each day from Thursday 21 July to Monday 25 July. Enter the code Westwood to win (tickets will be given away on a first come, first served basis). You can enter from anywhere in the world, although the prize is just tickets (which are strictly non-transferable). See the website for full T&Cs.

 

If you miss out on tickets, selected highlights from the concert will then air at midnight that night on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! show.

 

Anchorman

 

 

My 12 year old daughter just won 2 tickets to this! I'd already bought 3 tickets for my husband, another Coldplayer, and myself and now my dd wins. Guess we're bringing two 12 year old girls along with us :)

My 12 year old daughter just won 2 tickets to this! I'd already bought 3 tickets for my husband, another Coldplayer, and myself and now my dd wins. Guess we're bringing two 12 year old girls along with us :)

 

 

 

They are gonna love them, if not Auntie Tracey will:whip::uhoh::smartass2:

NEW R42 BlOG # 138

 

Roadie #42 - Blog #138

27 July 2011 6:18 am

#42 and the globe-trotting adventure

 

Greetings to you all from Tokyo. We just flew in from London yesterday and boy are our arms tired…

 

And so begins a trip that sees us do an entire lap of the planet in just fourteen days. London-Tokyo-Brisbane-Sydney-LA-Chicago-London. Two weeks of insane travel, monstrous jetlag, huge shows and days packed with promo. There’s just no getting around the fact that we’re going to need taking home in a basket.

 

As ever, when faced with such a brutal schedule, Coldplay’s response is completely predictable: “Can we fit a bit more in?”.

 

To that end, studios have been booked at every step along the way for some final (yeah right) fiddling with the record and Mat Whitecross has joined us to see if they can get a video made while we’re at it. I do sometimes wonder whether the fellas are going to get to 40 years of age and just collapse onto their respective sofas and refuse to move for the rest of their lives. I have to say, it’d be hard to blame them…

 

The next fortnight then, is going to be an interesting experiment in human endurance and the effects of timezone-disorientation. Everyone arrived at the departure lounge bright and fresh after a couple of weeks at home or on holiday. I expect that the versions of ourselves that will walk through the arrivals hall in a couple of weeks time to be looking a tad less bouncy. We’ll see.

 

Without getting all “world traveller” on you, I’m finding Tokyo feeling a little less alien every time we come here. I’ve heard people say that for a westerner, it’s the most like visiting another planet you can get. I was in agreement the first couple of times I was here, but it doesn’t feel that way at all now.

 

Obviously, the alphabet is impenetrable to someone who hasn’t studied it and the food too, (at least for someone so used to western over-processed crap) is a long long way from what you’re used to. On top of this, is the fact that the jet lag from GMT to here is pretty shocking, so everything is usually viewed through the lens of exhaustion and confusion that makes even the everyday seem heavily surreal.

 

 

I’m starting to feel a bit more familiar with it now though. Having said that, I’m not sure if it’s perhaps a sign that I’ve been doing this a little too long when after travelling six thousand miles, the first thing I think on arriving is “Ooh, this is exactly the same room I had last time - right, I might nip round the corner for coffee…”.

 

The one thing I still haven’t totally got my head around is the bowing. Now don’t get me wrong, I adore the Japanese and always immediately feel rude not to be as respectful and cheerful as they seem to be by default. The problem is, that having been brought up as an ignorant westerner, I never quite know what the protocol is. This means that I start off by feeling that I’ve been impolite by not bowing appropriately, then inevitably, I massively overcompensate by walking around bowing at every person I pass.

 

This time, I’ve decided to go with bowing in every instance where I would say either “hello”, “thank you” or “goodbye”. So with that, I shall place my hands at my sides, keep my back straight and bring my shoulders forwards 45 degrees…

 

R42

Mat Whitecross has joined for a new video? Hmm..

That is very interesting... :smiley:

Damn you're fast! I was just about to do this! lol :P :) and I'm thinking that means a chance for a new single soon :thinking:

Well thank you! :lol: A new single would be nice. :)

Hope so! But if the album is really coming out on the 24th of October, how long do they release a single before the album drops?

Well thank you! :lol: A new single would be nice. :)

 

You're welcome. [: And agreed.

 

Hope so! But if the album is really coming out on the 24th of October, how long do they release a single before the album drops?

 

Not sure. Normally they release a single within a month of the new album release, so that suggests September at the earliest. :/ But who knows? It's Coldplay. They're mysterious. They're the best band in the world. To quote a great show, their minds are 'enigmas'. lol

Whoa, SYDNEY?! Why are they going to SYDNEY?! :freak:

Hope so! But if the album is really coming out on the 24th of October, how long do they release a single before the album drops?

 

They could just be taking advantage of being in a beautiful part of the world and saving it until it's time.

 

During the VLV era they made the video of LIJ before the album was released and it wasn't seen until months later.

Wow. Busy people!

They are starting to do PROMOs on this leg!

 

I think we can expect a major announcement anyday now...

He also said they'll be trying to finish it with any spare time they have though, I wouldn't get too excited about an announcement yet.

:surprised: Boy, the guys really are working at all times of day, aren't they? Not too long ago A-man posted at like midnight and now R42 is giving us his blog at six in the morning :P

 

But oooh! Promos! :dance:

:surprised: Boy, the guys really are working at all times of day, aren't they? Not too long ago A-man posted at like midnight and now R42 is giving us his blog at six in the morning :P

 

But oooh! Promos! :dance:

 

6 am BST is 2 pm JST so that isn't really weird

6 am BST is 2 pm JST so that isn't really weird

 

 

. . . True :P I'd forgotten the time difference

:surprised: Boy, the guys really are working at all times of day, aren't they? Not too long ago A-man posted at like midnight and now R42 is giving us his blog at six in the morning :P

 

But oooh! Promos! :dance:

 

I think that may be to do with the time difference between here and Japan!

Not sure. Normally they release a single within a month of the new album release, so that suggests September at the earliest. :/ But who knows? It's Coldplay. They're mysterious. They're the best band in the world. To quote a great show, their minds are 'enigmas'. lol

 

Cue milk carton spilling. At least I hope that's the show you're quoting. :lol:

:surprised: Boy, the guys really are working at all times of day, aren't they? Not too long ago A-man posted at like midnight and now R42 is giving us his blog at six in the morning :P

 

But oooh! Promos! :dance:

 

I just hope they aren't too tired when they come to Los Angeles next week! :snore:

They are starting to do PROMOs on this leg!

 

I think we can expect a major announcement anyday now...

 

 

This is great news !!!

 

Promos - the oracle answered that will be on Sydney.

Video - Matt again , we can expect a good video of the upcoming single :D

Single - It will be soon, as generally videos are released time after the song is released, and if they are filming it, we will have the 1st or 2nd single soon ( depends if you count ETIAW)

Album - it's really about to be finished ! Announcment Soon too :D

 

 

 

Exciting news :dance: