Kara, if you got these non-singers all the way in the front, imagine me, all the way in the back. I had a guy beside me that kept asking: "so, do you also know this song?"

 

And NO ONE one block 212 wanted to stand up. people were SITTING! I couldn't believe my eyes (I stood up anyways. and a guy threw beer on me. i didn't care).

 

But The concert was amazing. and when Chris decided NOT to sing The Hardest part was probably the high moment of it!!!

 

I have pics (few) and loads of videos (although from VERY far away) - which as always contain my amazing singing skills on it (sorry for that) - that I'll put here as soon as I upload!!!

 

And Kara, it was aaaaaawesome to meet you!!!!! Our little surreal foggy night, with the spanish and their picnic, listening to soundcheck and a crazeh drive home in the end!!!! :kiss::kiss:

 

 

haha yeah that was really funny.."and the hardest part...nah i dont wanna do that one i wanna do trouble...oh no, i see"

 

was my first coldplay gig and it was everything i was hoping for and more. one of the best nights ive had in a long time, not only was the performance great, they were very entertaining with the whole Gary barlow and country western bit

Kara, if you got these non-singers all the way in the front, imagine me, all the way in the back. I had a guy beside me that kept asking: "so, do you also know this song?"

 

And NO ONE one block 212 wanted to stand up. people were SITTING! I couldn't believe my eyes (I stood up anyways. and a guy threw beer on me. i didn't care).

 

But The concert was amazing. and when Chris decided NOT to sing The Hardest part was probably the high moment of it!!!

 

I have pics (few) and loads of videos (although from VERY far away) - which as always contain my amazing singing skills on it (sorry for that) - that I'll put here as soon as I upload!!!

 

And Kara, it was aaaaaawesome to meet you!!!!! Our little surreal foggy night, with the spanish and their picnic, listening to soundcheck and a crazeh drive home in the end!!!! :kiss::kiss:

 

Im sorry to hear about that...sucks. This is why standing is better!! because people who are passionate about the band can all have a great time together singing along at the front, while people who are less inclined to sing and stuff can stand further back! It's annoying :/ but I didnt care about people throwing looks my way for singing Jay Z 'Give it to Me' LOOOOL

 

so here is the ultimate shitty phone recording..... of Chinese Sleep Chant

http://www.zshare.net/download/52066654142ff974/

that scream at the beginning isnt me :lol:

 

I agree Trouble was a definite highlight!! :dance: :dance: :dance: woooohooo!

 

Awww I forgot the Spanish people, with their vodka and their ham and bread, and little knife!

What a night at Sheffield Arena I was lucky enough to be just 8 rows from the front and feet away from the sides that they used.

Like everyone else the highlight of the night just had to be Trouble (The first Coldplay song I ever heard)

After that it had to be Fix You (Made the hairs on my neck stand on end) All you lucky ones that are still waiting to see there shows in the UK the wait is nearly over and believe me you wont be dissapointed if they are on the same form as last night at the arena boy what a treat!!

 

What the heck some people grumbled about lack of changes in the set list but after a two year wait for them back on English territory (Excluding the warm ups and Brixton) I was more than grateful to hear anything.

 

The down side had to be the support acts AFJNR what can you say about a bloke who comes on stage in an indian headress abd performes all the way thu with a plastic Captain America shield on his arm , two young lady backing singers doing occasional stupid dances and making noises (Oh!! was told it was singing)

 

Then after that having to put up with 40 minutes of some DJ making just a load of noise which was totally and utterley pointless with even more pointless images on a screen.

 

Stay in the bar till just before Coldplay come on save your energies for the boys YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED:laugh3:

What a night at Sheffield Arena I was lucky enough to be just 8 rows from the front and feet away from the sides that they used.

Like everyone else the highlight of the night just had to be Trouble (The first Coldplay song I ever heard)

After that it had to be Fix You (Made the hairs on my neck stand on end) All you lucky ones that are still waiting to see there shows in the UK the wait is nearly over and believe me you wont be dissapointed if they are on the same form as last night at the arena boy what a treat!!

 

What the heck some people grumbled about lack of changes in the set list but after a two year wait for them back on English territory (Excluding the warm ups and Brixton) I was more than grateful to hear anything.

 

The down side had to be the support acts AFJNR what can you say about a bloke who comes on stage in an indian headress abd performes all the way thu with a plastic Captain America shield on his arm , two young lady backing singers doing occasional stupid dances and making noises (Oh!! was told it was singing)

 

Then after that having to put up with 40 minutes of some DJ making just a load of noise which was totally and utterley pointless with even more pointless images on a screen.

 

Stay in the bar till just before Coldplay come on save your energies for the boys YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED:laugh3:

nice review nice you had a good time

thanks for the review Kara! :D

 

 

 

 

I found this video :)

 

 

"if youre in the first concert in england wont you let me know":D good stuff

videos

 

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHV9utLAvM]YouTube - coldplay god put a smile upon your face+ trouble live sheffield 29/11/08 really close sat on my lap !!!!![/ame]

 

 

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGgxO66wmd0]YouTube - Coldplay Sheffield Arena- God put a Smile- Talk[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrXEhEKexlE]YouTube - Coldplay live at Sheffield "42"[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hXkiPKKErg]YouTube - Coldplay live at Sheffield Arena Cemetries of London[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8H7o7Caef0]YouTube - Coldplay Sheffield Arena 291108 Violet Hill[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C7LIF8a5cw]YouTube - Coldplay - The Scientist LIVE @ Sheffield Arena[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nw94yBmVy8]YouTube - Coldplay - Viva La Vida [29/11/08] Sheffield Arena[/ame]

 

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMU0Bw7JDz0]YouTube - coldplay sheffield 08 (31).mp4[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf4H8kJ5B3M]YouTube - coldplay sheffield 29.11 my place gr8 quality[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY0963fKPLs]YouTube - Coldplay Up Close Sheffield 29/11/08 - The Scientist..[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poUoOXk7hO8]YouTube - Coldplay live life in technicolour/violet hill[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3138wkEY1g]YouTube - Coldplay - 42 - Sheffield 29/11/08[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLIVQnWEKd4]YouTube - Coldplay - Clocks- Sheffield 29/11/08[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOTmbR8ErRo]YouTube - Coldplay-Lost-29-11-08-Sheffield.live[/ame]

Thanks Lore :D

 

I have one too, about a spot :P

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ojdnPvIjk]YouTube - Coldplay Sheffield Arena 2008 - Chris Admits he has Acne[/ame]

:lol: chris is so funny :heart:

:lol:

 

randomness ftw!

At the end of the In My Place one Lore posted there's someone on the phone near by going "well where the fuck is she then?" in a thick Sheffield accent :lol:

Oh yeah, I forgot about the spot thing!

He was on the piano in front.... and said "Ive got a spot the size of the Isle of Wight!!!!" awwwww :lol:

 

The voices in the backgrounds of the videos are too funny!

Damn I wish my camera wasn't so dodgy...I could have got some good vids like Brixton :/

One of the most amazing gigs that i have EVER been to!

 

Cracking setlist, the lads put on one hell of a show...can't wait till Wembley Stadium!

Hey Kirk! :nice:

 

You going to Wembley too?! That's great! There's like 500 of us from here going (well not really that many, but over 70 of us :dance:)

 

Glad you had a good time :D

am still uploading some vids but some are already up.

they are crappy though, you can't see a thing... and you have to listen to my crappy voice in some also :disappointed:

http://uk.youtube.com/user/marianatsl

Apologies for the shitness of these and also for the singing which wasn't me!

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh4IHzaMXgM]The change from Hardest Part to Trouble from Block 118[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Yo59nDh2U]Little random piano thing I caught the end of but didn't recognise...forgot to mention...[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teuFk_6cCCU]Lovers In Japan...sorry about the sound but awww the butterflies![/ame]

 

[ame=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VGfTaNjKQUM]In My Place with poor sound and me going "Oh MY GOD" when Chris comes down the platform RIGHT in front of us!!!! Not my singing![/ame]

Oh, and http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/alittlewhiteshadow/Coldplay%202008/

 

Favourite bit for me btw was a toss up between Coldthat and the end of 42 when the entire crowd did the "O-ohhhhhh" but Chris didn't and he said something like "Yeah that's it, thanks!".

Coldplay at the Sheffield Arena

 

Masters of mellow show that they can do thunderous too

 

 

Long before he took to selling it on the TV, John Lydon used to take delight in smearing butter on his face to aid the growth of any emerging spots. On the first night of Coldplay’s British tour, Chris Martin had skincare issues of a different nature. Sitting at an upright piano while his band took a breather, the singer bemoaned the luck that brought “a spot the size of the Isle of Wight” in time for their grand homecoming.

 

Veterans of the punk wars – indeed, anyone who feels that pop music has long since lost its edge – would no doubt have invested significance in Martin’s facial cleansing crisis. But if you saw the way events unfolded at Sheffield, you wouldn’t need to be told that the truth is more complicated. In spite of, or perhaps because of, its containing their most adventurous music to date, the group’s fourth album – Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends – has yielded a rapturous response from American audiences.

 

Until Martin, a man for whom the adjective “spring-heeled” was surely coined, skipped into action over the pounding industrial folk balladry of Violet Hill, there was no reason to believe that British crowds might be any different. And yet, to gaze out on to the floor, you could have been fooled into thinking that no one had heard the new songs. If a happy-go-lucky Martin was thrown by the stationary throng before him, though, he didn’t show it. The spectral skeleton-rattle of Cemeteries of London – a song that, a week previously in Colorado, had elicited a deafening ovation – seemed to be met with bafflement. All of which led you to conclude that the group’s Yorkshire constituency were primarily here for the sonorous mid-paced anthems – Clocks, In My Place, Fix You – for which the quartet are best known. Yet, when the evening kicked off in earnest, it was for Viva La Vida, a song narrated from the perspective of a deposed dictator, whose chamber-pop arrangement owes more to Michael Nyman than anything to trouble the pop charts in recent decades. This was the moment that hundreds of shaven-headed fortysomething men steadied their plastic double-pinters with one hand while punching the air with the other.

 

A bizarre tipping point, then, but a tipping point nonetheless. Utilising the whole stadium, the four, dressed in their now-familiar quasi-French revolutionary garb, ran off stage through faintly startled fans and reappeared on a tiny platform amid the upper stands at the back of the venue. Playing acoustically with the drummer, Will Champion, switching to guitar and the bassist, Guy Berryman, on mandolin, they delivered an achingly spare version of The Scientist, made none the worse for Martin’s realisation that you could sing Take That’s Back for Good over the same chords.

 

A thunderous Lovers in Japan marked a brief return to the stage. “Lovers, keep on the road you’re on,” exhorted Martin over a vast rhythmic upswell akin to a goods train hurtling through space. Then, from the rafters, a rain of maybe a million paper butterflies. The band blamed by many for ushering in an era of polite, soul-baring popsmiths, from Snow Patrol to James Blunt, have moved on. With British dates only just under way, there has never been a better time for their detractors to do the same.

 

Coldplay play Birmingham NIA, Dec 1-3

 

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk

Pffff no...everyone where I was was singing and dancing right from Life In Technicolour...I'm wondering if the reviewers were in a different stadium to be perfectly honest, Chris even said our singing was great!

hahahahaha... the fortysomething with beers in their hands were all around.

I was impressed that while queuing the people around me were either kids or people old enough to be my parents...

Hehehe, the people infront of me were in their sixties and my friend from work took her Mum...but I didn't pay attention, I was too busy loving it, I'd lost my voice this morning!

I was at sheffield, block B row 4...about 6 feet from the action, then when they went down the ramps at the side i was literally at touching distance. got some amazing pics but dont know how to add em lol!! AMAZING night!

Photobucket, facebook...host them then copy the links :)

 

Little random piano thing I caught the end of but didn't recognise...forgot to mention...

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This is really bugging me. I KNOW this piece it is alluding me to the point of distraction. I think i even have it! Anyone help?