I always find his blogs so... moving :wacky:

I love reading R42 blogs because for a few minutes we can escape our day to day routine and be transported to where ever he is, standing right next to him experiencing it all first hand, even for just a few minutes.

I love reading R42 blogs because for a few minutes we can escape our day to day routine and be transported to where ever he is, standing right next to him experiencing it all first hand, even for just a few minutes.

 

Well said :)

I love reading R42 blogs because for a few minutes we can escape our day to day routine and be transported to where ever he is, standing right next to him experiencing it all first hand, even for just a few minutes.

:nod:

what i'd like to know is how R42 always manages to convey my thoughts perfectly. :P

 

:nod:

 

Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line.

 

So true, so true... Thank you R#42, thank you. Finally someone who agrees with me (I'd say *us*, by now :P) :heart:

Wonderful R42 blog - best one in a long time. The comparison of Hollywood Bowl in 2003 and in 2012 does show perfectly how the band has evolved. I totally agree that both these eras are amazing in their own way, and it is indeed hard to pick a favourite. Plus we have the incredible 2000 and 2005 eras as well!

Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line.

 

Sadly the people who need to read that line probably still wouldn't get it.:rolleyes:

 

That said, what I personally think gets most overlooked is that if you stripped away all the added "stuff", the band is much tighter these days, and all four are much stronger live musicians than they were then. In addition, while Chris has always been a showman, the other three have really made strides in that catagory over the last two tours as well. I've seen them live in every era barring Parachutes and regardless if one likes the new material or not, they're technically a much more profficient band of musicians than they used to be.

Australia and NZ tour announced

12 May 2012 10:00 pm

The band will play four stadium shows in November

 

Good evening (or good morning as it is down under). We're very pleased to announce that Coldplay are taking the Mylo Xyloto world tour to Australasia for a run of stadium shows in November, when the band will play in Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

 

Said Chris Martin: “We can't wait to get back to Australia and New Zealand this November. They're such special places for us. These venues are pretty huge, the Aussie and New Zealand crowds are always incredible and we'll be bringing everything we've got. It's going to be big."

 

Support at the shows will come from The Temper Trap and The Pierces.

 

Advance tickets will be available to all Visa Credit, Debit and Prepaid cardholders from 12noon (local time) in Sydney and 1.00pm (local time) in Brisbane, this Thursday, 17 May, 2012 until 5.00pm (local time), Saturday, 19 May, 2012 or until presale tickets sell out at

http://www.visaentertainment.com.au.

 

TOUR DATES

 

Saturday, 10 November, 2012

Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012

http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz

 

Tuesday, 13 November, 2012

Etihad Stadium, Melbourne

Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012

http://www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100

 

Saturday, 17 November, 2012

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012

http://www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

 

Wednesday, 21 November, 2012

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Tickets on sale from 10.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012

http://www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

I think the media brought this one forward!

Cool :) Enjoy it, Australians!

 

Now, please, announce a Latin American Tour.

 

Best Regards,

 

Millions of anxious Latin Americans

I think the media brought this one forward!

 

:nod:

Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line

 

This. So, so, so much.

 

And can't wait for the Aus tour! Sydney show is 3 days after my birthday :D

Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line.

 

Sadly the people who need to read that line probably still wouldn't get it.:rolleyes:

Instead of picking on people who don't like this era trying to make them change their mind or feel they're wrong (which is not happening, not even with this blog, sorry but I don't think Roadie is the holder of absolute truth, especially on something so subjective) because they don't get the greatness of it, why don't you just enjoy it and stop thinking about us?

I read, reread and translated this blog and I simply don't agree, mainly because for me changing doesn't necessairly mean to progress or evolution, it could also mean regress or involution. A change can be either positive or negative, for you it's positive for many people it's negative. This doesn't mean I judge people who do like where the band is now (good for them), which is what you're doing with people who think the other way.

Instead of picking on people who don't like this era trying to make them change their mind or feel they're wrong (which is not happening, not even with this blog, sorry but I don't think Roadie is the holder of absolute truth, especially on something so subjective) because they don't get the greatness of it, why don't you just enjoy it and stop thinking about us?

I read, reread and translated this blog and I simply don't agree, mainly because for me changing doesn't necessairly mean to progress or evolution, it could also mean regress or involution. A change can be either positive or negative, for you it's positive for many people it's negative. This doesn't mean I judge people who do like where the band is now (good for them), which is what you're doing with people who think the other way.

 

You don't know how much I agree and how much I like you for being able to explain it SO WELL. (difficult for non native speakers, you know ;))

Instead of picking on people who don't like this era trying to make them change their mind or feel they're wrong (which is not happening, not even with this blog, sorry but I don't think Roadie is the holder of absolute truth, especially on something so subjective) because they don't get the greatness of it, why don't you just enjoy it and stop thinking about us?

I read, reread and translated this blog and I simply don't agree, mainly because for me changing doesn't necessairly mean to progress or evolution, it could also mean regress or involution. A change can be either positive or negative, for you it's positive for many people it's negative. This doesn't mean I judge people who do like where the band is now (good for them), which is what you're doing with people who think the other way.

 

 

I can't speak for anyone else, but I wasn't talking about people who simply don't like the new songs/shows. That's a matter

of opinion and I'm cool with that. What I can't stand are the people who act like the band somehow doesn't have the right to make the kind of music they want to make. There is a large difference between those two things.

Rita Ora interview

14 May 2012 3:07 pm

We catch up with Coldplay's latest opening act

 

When Coldplay arrive in Porto to kick off the European stadium shows on Friday, they'll be joined by Rita Ora, the maker of the UK's current number one single, RIP, who's opening the show on this leg of the tour. We called her up at the end of last week to find out a bit more about her.

 

 

Hi Rita, how are you?

I’m alright. I’m a bit sick, though. I’m in bed at home in London. I have a really bad fever.

 

Oh dear. This may not be a great time to do an interview.

No, but work never stops! Haha. I’m a bit hot and sweaty, but I’ll be alright.

 

For those Coldplay fans who haven’t heard of you yet, could you tell us what your music is like?

Well, I guess I’m kind of a soulful singer, but I also love my Gwen Stefani and 90s music. So it’s like pop mixed with soul with a bit of No Doubt thrown in.

 

So, you're about to set off on a European stadium tour with Coldplay.

I know. I am SO excited.

 

On May 16th, you’re opening at the DJ Fresh show at Cambridge Junction, capacity 1,000. Two nights later you’re opening at the Dragao Stadium in Porto, capacity 55,000.

Haha! I know! It really is going to be going from one extreme to another. But I guess it’s just amazing that I get to do it this early in my career.

 

Have you toured much before?

Not really. I’m doing promo at the same time in the States and here, so I’m flying literally every week, but I’ve never properly toured, like doing a show every night. So it’ll be fun.

 

Things seem to going rather well for you at the moment.

Thank you so much.

 

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And it's looking like you'll have the UK’s number one single on Sunday.

I know! I’m hoping so! Fingers crossed it’ll get there.

 

It would be your second number one single of a very new career.

Yeah.

 

That’s as many as Coldplay have had. It took them 12 years.

No way? It took Jay-Z that long to get his first number one in the UK.

 

Ah, yes, you’re signed to his label, Roc Nation.

Yeah, I feel really honoured. Every time I’m around people like him, I make myself feel like I deserve to be there. At the end of the day they’re human and they’re people, but I want to be on the same standard. So it makes me work extra hard.

 

You seem to have come through very quickly. What were you doing this time last year?

I was still writing my album. I was in the studio, kind of frustrated that I couldn’t finish the album. And then the DJ Fresh song came up and everything just kicked off.

 

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How did you get involved with Roc Nation?

That happened when I was 18. An A&R from the UK introduced me to Jay Brown and Ty Ty Smith who work with Jay-Z. They flew me over to New York and signed me the day after they met me. But it didn’t just happen overnight, I was writing for a while and doing gigs in London. I’d had a lot of promises and things about to happen, but then as soon as Roc got interested, all the labels started to come out of the woodwork! It was really interesting to see how the buzz increased. But I just stayed with a family that I knew believed in me the first time and that was Roc.

 

And you grew up in London, right?

Yes, I moved here when I was one. But I have been back and forth to my country, Kosovo. The last time I went there was like four years ago.

 

We were just trying to look at how many people have visited Coldplay.com from Kosovo in the last month. It looks like it’s 108 people.

Oh that’s cool! Haha!

 

Obviously three of the shows you’re doing with Coldplay are at the home of Arsenal, one of London’s biggest football clubs. Are you a football fan?

No, I’m not a football fan at all. To tell you the truth, I actually can’t stand it. I’ll be one of those good girlfriends that’ll watch it with their boyfriend! But deep inside I wouldn’t care about who wins or loses.

 

Are there any of the shows that you’re particularly looking forward to?

I am really looking forward to the London ones, because I know how big that is. It’s gonna be so fun. But I’m honestly just so excited about going to all of the cities and to get the experience of a tour.

 

How will you be travelling around Europe?

We’re going to have a bus. And we’ll stay in hotels. I’m just making sure that my stamina is up and all my vitamins are up to date and really taking care of myself now before I get on the road.

 

She says, lying in bed with a fever.

Exactly! I need to get this out of the way! I’ve got a dehumidifier and lots of flowers. It looks like a hospital room!

 

Often Coldplay have quite established acts as their openers, and they have to adjust to playing to someone else’s crowd and trying to win them over. But presumably as such a new artist that’s something you’re having to do at every show anyway?

Yes. It’s really nerve-wracking, but so exciting. And if they don’t know you, then they don’t know what to expect, so I don’t think you can go wrong. You just have to go out there and have fun. That’s how I look at every show right now. I just want to have fun with it. I can’t just dip my toe in, I’m going to have to just jump by whole body in. But we’ve done a lot of rehearsals. So I’m up for it.

 

Marina and the Diamonds is touring on this leg too. Have you met her?

No, I haven’t yet. But I’m really looking forward to it. I’m a fan.

 

And are you a fan of Coldplay?

Oh, yeah, I have been for years. I was lucky enough to meet Chris through Jay in the States and I’ve asked him millions of times how he did it and he tells me it’s just a lot of work! I also had the chance to go in Coldplay’s studio in the UK and actually look at it. And whenever I see Chris he always asks where I’m at.

 

Does he give good advice?

Of course. He’s like Jay, a bit older and they’ve had so much success that they just know the difference between real and not real. He said, “Just write whatever the hell you wanna write about”.

 

So, you write your material yourself?

Yeah, I write my own stuff and I co-write.

 

When’s your album due?

Right now I’m looking at September, but that could change. I just can’t say that my album is done. I keep wanting to write more!

 

You seem to be routinely described as “the UK’s Rihanna”. Are you getting bored of that yet?

No, it’s cool. I think when my album comes out people will start to know me and I feel like that will slowly disintegrate. Comparisons are always going to happen for a new artist, so I don’t mind. At least it’s Rihanna and she’s hot and so successful, rather than someone that’s shit! Haha! But I don’t think I sound like her at all. I get why people compare us, but I think we’re very, very different. It’s more a compliment than anything.

 

Is success feeling like you thought it would? Are you enjoying it?

Yeah, I am. Or I will be once I’ve got this fever out of the way! But everyone’s being really nice and I’m just really excited.

 

It must feel amazing to have been dreaming of making it and now it’s actually happening.

My whole life, yeah. I was happy with RIP just actually being available on iTunes. I thought that was an accomplishment itself. But the fact that it’s heading for the top is just a different level. I never expected it to, but I’m just so happy that it has.

 

What's your favourite Coldplay song?

Fix You. Just because I don’t think any song has portrayed so much emotion with such honest lyrics. His voice sounds amazing on it, the band sound amazing on it. It’s a simple song, but that’s what’s so beautiful about it. It just really works.

 

For more information on Rita Ora head to ritaora.com. RIP (ft Tinie Tempah) is out now in the UK. How We Do (Party) is available now in the US & Canada and will be released globally soon.

Princess Of China is Coldplay's new single

15 May 2012 1:49 pm

Mylo Xyloto's fourth single gets official release on 4 June

 

Good afternoon. As many of you will know, the fourth single to be taken from Mylo Xyloto will be Princess Of China, featuring Rihanna. In the UK, the single will be available as a digital bundle, featuring a remix by the Invisible Men, from 4 June. The song has been added to the playlists of the big UK radio stations from this week and the video, which was directed by Adria Petty and Alan Bibby, is due to premiere soon.

 

You can check out the single's artwork below:

 

 

Anchorman

^isn't that the same portion of the wall they used for the ETIAW cover? :thinking:

I prefer the special edition artwork

I can't speak for anyone else, but I wasn't talking about people who simply don't like the new songs/shows. That's a matter

of opinion and I'm cool with that. What I can't stand are the people who act like the band somehow doesn't have the right to make the kind of music they want to make. There is a large difference between those two things.

 

This isn't my favorite era, but I think it's a great step forward from X&Y. I think they were their best at AROBTTH, but I do understand that being greater - in the sense of the size of the show they put on - is a natural evolution, as much as I'd rather see them in a more intimate set up.

^isn't that the same portion of the wall they used for the ETIAW cover? :thinking:

I prefer the special edition artwork

 

I don't think so.

 

 

 

This isn't my favorite era, but I think it's a great step forward from X&Y. I think they were their best at AROBTTH, but I do understand that being greater - in the sense of the size of the show they put on - is a natural evolution, as much as I'd rather see them in a more intimate set up.

 

Hi, Nanda :)

 

I don't know if I understand the word 'natural' in the same way as you do, but I don't think going bigger in size is a necessary step forward even though a lot of people from a wide range of business and other domains of activity do so.

 

This isn't my favourite era either, but I don't hate it as a lot of people do, which I'm ok with. My personal reason when it comes to MX' sounds and lyrics is that I think this isn't everything Coldplay can deliver. Although there are some great moments in the album (Jonny and Guy standing out a lot more (in MM, HLH to name a few), very beautiful lyrics (in UATW and UFO, again, to name a few), Will kicking ass as ever and UWTB in its entirety), I think there is still room for improvement, judging from what Coldplay did in the previous albums.

 

On the other hand, comparisons and expectations aside, MX as a whole is a tight and cohesive album and this overall feature is what I appreciate most about it. And there are the individual highlights I mentioned above.

 

What I don't understand and don't agree with is that I think some people loathe MX because Coldplay got more mainstream, as if this, in itself, were a bad thing. As I said, I don't think getting bigger (vs. getting greater) is a necessary evolution, but I don't think it's necessarily bad either. Yes, Coldplay got bigger, but that doesn't mean they got bad.

 

As a matter of fact, I think it's a bit inadequate because you are evaluating the album not in its own merits, but by some extrinsic criteria. It's like not agreeing with what a physicist is proposing not because of the adequacy or inadequacy of his/her theory, but because you think he/she wears smelly socks.

^isn't that the same portion of the wall they used for the ETIAW cover? :thinking:

I prefer the special edition artwork

 

I don't think so.

 

 

 

 

it looks like this portion is what's on the ETIAW cover:

 

 

but a much less saturated version. :P

I see. Thanks :)

 

I though Mrk was saying it was exactly the same thing.

I see. Thanks :)

 

I though Mrk was saying it was exactly the same thing.

 

i think he might have been, too, but he was at least partially right! :P

I thought I was becoming crazy but they changed the message of the music video to '' is due to premiere soon'' instead of'' is due to premiere next week''. Does this mean the video will come this week?:)