May 27, 200818 yr Welcome to the thread for the above concert which can be used for all discussion prior to, during and after the gig. One thread one concert - should hopefully keep everyone organised and up-to-date with Coldplay on the road. Did you get tickets? Are you looking for tickets? Are you looking for ticket swaps? Need help/directions on getting to the concert? Not sure what the arrangements and rules are for the particular venue is? Are you just bloody excited? Do you have a review for the concert? Did you take any pictures... share them here! Seating Plan Block 10U thebobchatt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Setlist Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks Yellow In My Place Speed Of Sound Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version) Talk (techno version) The Hardest Part Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental) Viva La Vida Lost! Green Eyes (acoustic) Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing) Viva La Vida (remix interlude) —— Politik Lovers In Japan Death And All His Friends ——- The Scientist Life in Technicolour ii The Escapist (outro) Photos http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1557 Wiki reviews http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/1_December_2008:_NIA%2C_Birmingham%2C_UK Videos Life In Technicolor [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AKfVgq5MW8]YouTube - Coldplay live Birmingham NIA 01-12-2008..opening Life in Technicolor and Violet Hill[/ame] Violet Hill [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AKfVgq5MW8]YouTube - Coldplay live Birmingham NIA 01-12-2008..opening Life in Technicolor and Violet Hill[/ame] Clocks Yellow In My Place Speed Of Sound [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJLulc3TBrE]YouTube - Coldplay - Speed of Sound (NIA 1/12/08)[/ame] Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paJIvs4XBrs&eurl=http://www..com/home/2008/12/02/coldplay-nia-birmingham-01122008-reviewssetlistpicturesvideo/&feature=player_embedded Fix You [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvDUX70o1VA]YouTube - Coldplay Live NIA 01/12/2008 - Fix You[/ame] Strawberry Swing [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t82tdrylJso]YouTube - Coldplay - Strawberry Swing (NIA 1/12/08)[/ame] God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKvXpMY2eJ8]YouTube - God Put A Smile On Your Face - Coldplay (Live @ NIA Birmingham 021208)[/ame] Talk (techno version) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXlB0nAnrlo]YouTube - Coldplay - God Put a Smile Upon Your Face "techno version" (NIA 1/12/08)[/ame] The Hardest Part [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDgLHO-kVq8]YouTube - The Hardest Part (Acoustic) - Coldplay (Live @ NIA Birmingham 021208)[/ame] Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental) Viva La Vida [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqEZY5A5tSY]YouTube - Coldplay - Viva La Vida and Lost! (NIA 1/12/08)[/ame] Lost! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqEZY5A5tSY]YouTube - Coldplay - Viva La Vida and Lost! (NIA 1/12/08)[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4f02IaQ6ik]YouTube - Coldplay - Lost (NIA, Birmingham, 2008)[/ame] Green Eyes (acoustic) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3rQhP5q--U]YouTube - Coldplay - Birmingham[/ame] Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOgpyOpMeU0]YouTube - Coldplay - Birmingham NIA Dec 1st 2008[/ame] Viva La Vida (remix interlude) ---------- Politik [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHlT3Zt2ZhY]YouTube - Coldplay - Politik (NIA, Birmingham, 2008)[/ame] Lovers In Japan [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4zgVfhRFvo]YouTube - Coldplay - Lovers In Japan (NIA, Birmingham, 2008)[/ame] Death And All His Friends [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HycJlzmrkfo]YouTube - Coldplay - Death and all His Friends (NIA 1/12/08)[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwEOW1xJoJI]YouTube - Coldplay - Birmingham[/ame] --------- The Scientist [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9asnKzbbqE]YouTube - Coldplay - Birmingham[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzj-hK5Rgz4]YouTube - Coldplay - The Scientist & Back For Good (Take That cover) (NIA 1/12/08)[/ame] Life in Technicolour ii [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw7CordK7Ck]YouTube - Coldplay - Life In Technicolor ii (NIA, Birmingham, 2008)[/ame] The Escapist (outro) Merchandise Coldplaying Charity Club Tour Merchandise. All proceeds go to Oxfam Unwrapped. Check out the shop for more items and other colours.
May 27, 200818 yr Yaaay, sooo excited about this, I'll be going aslong as I can get the tickets! :D Need to go research how big this place is now...
May 27, 200818 yr The NIA is pretty much in the centre of Birmingham (so if you have a car, good luck finding somewhere to park which doesn't cost an arm and a leg), it holds about 4,500 people.
May 28, 200818 yr Kicking off at The NIA Coldplay will be playing a ten date UK tour this December. Tickets are priced £42.50 and £38.50 plus booking and transaction fee go on sale at 9.30am on Friday 30 May. http://www.necgroup.co.uk/whatson/6418/
May 29, 200818 yr I'm going to this gig, cannot wait, been a long time since i've seen coldplay and armed with tracks like lost, this gig will be amazing! Anyone wanting Parking information... The NIA isn't really in the city centre, its just off the city centre, an idea perhaps would be to park in the city centre itself at one of the multistorey car parks and either walk or catch a bus to broadstreet.
May 30, 200818 yr I got my ticket :D For people travelling by train, the NIA is close to Birmingham New Street, which is a massive station - plus you don't have to worry about parking. That's how I'm getting there.
May 30, 200818 yr I think I got tickets - the sites kept crashing on me. So I may have none, or I may have about 6 pairs! Anyone know what the NIA Plan is? All the tickets were offered as seating - surely there must be some standing somewhere.
May 30, 200818 yr Bloody hell talk about stressed! I was one of the first on there, got tickets in one of the front blocks and then I realised Dad had taken his card with him to work, Mum was running round the house trying to ring him, what a time to not answer the phone! Anyway got the tickets somewhere in the Upper Tier now, but I'm not too fussed I'd sit anywhere to see Coldplay :D CANN'T WAIIIIIIT!!
May 30, 200818 yr I think I got tickets - the sites kept crashing on me. So I may have none, or I may have about 6 pairs! Anyone know what the NIA Plan is? All the tickets were offered as seating - surely there must be some standing somewhere. All seating I'm afraid
May 30, 200818 yr WOOHOOOOOO i'm going with the mrs - our first ever coldplay gig, first day of the UK tour, and on our anniversary .... life doesn't get much better :) ... december 1st cant come soon enough now Managed to get mine direct from the NIA website - lower block 3 which aint to bad i think
May 30, 200818 yr Ok, so I'll have a quick moan now. Seating????? WTF???? Do they think we're all middle aged with dodgy hips? Moan over :D
May 30, 200818 yr Crap. Now I've got 2 sets of tickets for the first, and none for the second. EDIT: Woooo!! Not anymore :D
May 30, 200818 yr I got mine from seetickets.com and it doesn't say whereabouts they are. Well...it says "Allocated - J,M,8-9" :thinking: Does anyone know what that means. To be honest I don't really care as long as they're inside the arena somewhere :\ I'm just hoping they're together, because it says J, M sounds like they'd be in different rows or something :confused:
May 30, 200818 yr I got mine from seetickets.com and it doesn't say whereabouts they are. Well...it says "Allocated - J,M,8-9" :thinking: Does anyone know what that means. To be honest I don't really care as long as they're inside the arena somewhere :\ I'm just hoping they're together, because it says J, M sounds like they'd be in different rows or something :confused: That's near to me - as I see it, it's Block J (floor), Row M, seats 8 and 9.
May 31, 200818 yr Seating????? WTF???? Do they think we're all middle aged with dodgy hips? I got my ticket within seconds via an email from ticketfactory (nia company site) and it actually states on the ticket that "People around you may stand!" ... so they know people dont wanna sit for these gigs. I'll be standing no matter what anyways :) Also earlier in this thread someone said it only holds 4,500 ...... but its actually more like 13,000 with all the floor seating. Still the smallest venue of the tour but should give everyone a good view no matter where they're sitting Theres a good seating plan and map of local area on this site http://www.ticketline.co.uk/venue/details/birmingham-national-indoor-arena
June 6, 200818 yr 1st ever coldplay gig This will be my 1st ever Coldplay gig. Im 16 nd my dads makin me pay :cry: but it will be worth it. Im ten rows from the front in block B.
August 22, 200817 yr Yaay! Tickets arrived today :) I'm impressed they've come out so early to be honest, but at least avoids the stress of not having them 2 weeks beforehand.
August 23, 200817 yr I got mine this morning for the 2nd date :dance: Both of ours came at the same time. My friend sent me a picture of them :p
August 23, 200817 yr I'm suprised they are sending the tickets out a good 3 months before the show. Paying into the touts hands
August 24, 200817 yr I'm suprised they are sending the tickets out a good 3 months before the show. Paying into the touts hands Agreed. These are the earliest tickets I've got for anything these days, and I wasn't even expecting them until mid-November.
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