3-Dec-08 - Birmingham, NIA - Tickets, Preview, Meetups, Review/Photos

[Jenjie]

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!

 

 

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Setlist

 

Life In Technicolor

Violet Hill

Clocks

In My Place

Yellow

Chinese Sleep Chant

42

Fix You

Strawberry Swing

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)

Talk (techno version)

The Hardest Part (Chris solo piano)

Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)

Viva La Vida

Lost!

Green Eyes (acoustic)

Speed Of Sound (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 Technicolor ii

The Escapist (outro)

 

 

Photos

 

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1559

 

Wiki reviews

 

http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/3_December_2008:_NIA%2C_Birmingham%2C_UK#Setlist

 

Videos

 

Mexican wave....!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwJ3Hk437Xs

 

 

Life In Technicolor

 

 

 

Violet Hill

 

 

 

Clocks

 

 

 

In My Place

 

 

 

Yellow

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e-UQHWN1pU

 

Chinese Sleep Chant

 

 

 

42

 

 

Fix You

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EViL6vf7O4U

 

Strawberry Swing

 

 

 

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)

 

 

 

Talk (techno version)

 

 

 

The Hardest Part (Chris solo piano)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDRwf66Hds

 

Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDRwf66Hds

 

Viva La Vida

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYXS2JK7LAo

 

Lost!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K80NrjYkt18

 

Green Eyes (acoustic)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-6XemS3Mig

 

Speed Of Sound (acoustic)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNlZkb8D2Y4

 

Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing)

 

 

 

Viva La Vida (remix interlude)

 

 

 

——

 

 

 

Politik

 

 

 

Lovers In Japan

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDXOolaajz8

 

Death And All His Friends

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MaShLphrhA

 

——-

 

 

 

The Scientist

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNg9xYYSuxw

 

Life in Technicolour ii

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2UJx2ftr_E

 

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.

[caru_Politik]

I'm going to this one. i haven't shut up about it all day. i booked kinda late though so I'm in the higher tier. apparently it's a good view. does anyone have a seating chart?

[busybeeburns]

Coldplay to get hot in the city

 

Coldplay have added an extra date to the Birmingham leg of their UK tour after phenomenal demand for the first two dates.

 

The band, who have sold over 30 million albums and had a string of hit singles including Yellow, Don’t Panic and Clocks, will now play at the NIA on Wednesday, December 3, as well as December 1 and 2 as previously announced.

 

Celebrating their 11th year together, the group will release its fourth album, ‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends’, on June 12.

 

Singer Chris Martin says: “This album was fuelled by a desire to move from black and white into colour. Or, if you like, we decided to let our garden grow a little more unkempt. The bloodhound was let off its leash.”

 

Bassist Guy Berryman enthuses: “I think it’s our boldest and most confident record. We were much more open to new ideas and influences and much less afraid to experiment.”

 

Martin explains how the band had changed its approach to songwriting: “The starting point for this album was listening to an amazing old Blur song called ‘Sing (To Me)’ while we were on the road with ‘X&Y’.

 

“I remember hearing it and thinking, ‘OK, we need to get better as a band’.”

 

The first song for Viva La Vida was written the very next day.

 

“I’m driven by two things,” Martin continues. “One is trying to make sense of existence. The other is when I hear something brilliant, trying to write something as good as that.

 

“With this album, we were inspired by so much amazing music. We’d listen to Rammstein and Tinariwen next to each other and the result would be something like the middle bit of ‘42′.

 

“For another track, we’d listen to Marvin Gaye and Radiohead. Or Jay-Z and the Golden Gate Trio. Or My Bloody Valentine and Gershwin. Or Delakota and Blonde Redhead. There were no limitations.”

 

So where does Viva La Vida rank in the Coldplay canon?

 

“I wanted this record to prove us worthy of the position we’ve been given,” says Martin.

 

“And there’s no question that we’ve come out of this process a better band; whatever anyone makes of the record, when we play live, we’re gonna be on fire.

 

“But, ultimately, however cerebral you try to get about it, this album is there to entertain people; to provide 42 minutes of enjoyment, with ten great songs that will each be somebody’s favourite.

 

“I’m really hopeful that we’ve achieved that.”

 

Fans can make up their own minds when Coldplay air a generous selection of new songs, including recent single Violet Hill, alongside the classics on the road later this year.

 

Coldplay are at Birmingham NIA from December 1-3. Tickets are priced £42.50 and £38.50, plus booking and transaction fee and are available from The Ticket Factory on 0871 945 6000 or online at http://www.theticketfactory.com.

 

http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/05/30/coldplay-to-get-hot-in-the-city/

[coldpatrix]

Already sold out!

[Kels488]

i have tickets-flat floor Block G, Row C-Anyone know if these are good seats??

 

I a bit annoyed that there so far back :(! cuz i dont remember when booking them if it said that the floor section was gonig to be seated! suppsoe i shouold b greatful though- i have coldplay tickets- woohoo :D!

 

write back

thanks

 

2nd coldplay concert- 3rd dec :D!

[marianatsl]

is anyone here going to this gig??

I just got now the ticket i got from ebay.

will be there tomorrow night.

Block A, row E!!

:dance::dance:

[rossy3k]

Hello dudes! Can't wait for tomorrow night (3rd dec), gonna be incredible, i was front row at the BBC gig in June and i'm against the walkway in the front block for this gig, anybody wanna meet up with a hardcore Coldplay fan before the gig?

I'm up for meeting anybody!

Ross :-)

[rossy3k]

p.s. give me a text on 07515358575 if ur a fan and i'll meet u tomorrow, this is all last minute, but really want to meet some fans!

[the.hardest.part]

This is one quiet thread for a sold out show!

[Mimixxx]

Mari is at this show so we'll hopefully get something :D

[Christa42]

holy crap, where is everyone?

[Mimixxx]

We're only an ikl country...:blush:

 

Guess there's just not that many forum members going. :(

[Mimixxx]

A girl I know on Facebook's status is:

 

Sarah has just seen Coldplay - surprised that they sang a Take That song!!

 

Probably wasn't the whole thing though.

[Littlewhiteshadows]

It will have been Back for Good again, they've done that on at least 2 dates that I'm aware of. If she's surprised she's obviously blissfully unaware of Chris Martin's desire to make himself a bigamist by marrying Gary Barlow and making beautiful tuneful children.

[jonwrightuk]

Just got back from this gig, was there last night as well - both amazing.

 

Set list for tonight was along the lines of....

 

 

Life In Technicolor

Violet Hill

Clocks

In My Place

Yellow

Chinese Sleep Chant

42

Fix You

Strawberry Swing

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (partial techno remix)

Talk (partial techno remix)

The Hardest Part (Chris solo piano)

Postcards From Far Away (Chris solo piano)

Viva La Vida

Lost!

Green Eyes (acoustic)

Speed Of Sound (acoustic)

Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will lead vocals)

Viva La Vida (remix interlude)

First Encore

Politik

Lovers In Japan

Death And All His Friends

Second Encore

The Scientist

Life In Technicolor ii

The Escapist (outro)

 

Acoustic Speed of Sound being the only difference, but it worked well!

 

 

Just realised this is my first post yet I joined in June 2005, crikey!

[Mimixxx]

So they did three C-stage songs?! Cool :D

[Littlewhiteshadows]

Nonononononooooo stop playing Green Eyes damnyyyyou.

[Mimixxx]

Noo, keep playing it! :heart: At least until Sunday.

[Littlewhiteshadows]

I'm just bitter because they chose the gig I went to to stick to the setlist and then they give nice surprises to everyone else. Well yes, we got Trouble but *stomps* I waaaant Green Eyes!

[jonwrightuk]

So they did three C-stage songs?! Cool :D

 

 

They did - Speed of Sound wasn't the full version though.

 

Really really want them to add Glass of Water to the live set!!

[Littlewhiteshadows]

I would have loved them to do that or Rainy Day...but they still seem to be avoiding EP stuff :( Well, unless you count Postcards and LIJ Osaka Sun whatsit (there were wooooahhhs in the version I saw at Sheffield that aren't on the original but are on Osaka Sun so I'm assuming that's what was going on there).

[professa95]

in the first birmingham show they got lit 2 so why didnt anyone going tonight get a good video of lit2 cause they mustve known it was gonna be played

[Jiminy Cricket]

Acoustic Speed of Sound? SERIOUSLY?

 

For a band that sticks to a setlist for 99% of every tour leg, there is some crazy shuffling going on here.

 

Bring back Cemeteries please.

[Chris Fix You]

Amazing Gig

 

Was at the NIA gig last night; Fantastic!

Spot on with the set list jonwright.

 

Only thing jon is that I didn't think coming back from the upper teir acoustic set counted as encore 1! They played that slightly odd Viva la Vida remix while they ran back. I saw them in Toronto and they truly did do a second encore. It was lights up and everything but people were still going mental for ages, so they came out again and played Don't Panic which Chris said they hadn't rehearsed.

 

Crowd good last night too I thought. Chris said the best volume of all the 3 Birmingham gigs - ha! take that Dec 1 and 2!

 

Speaking of Take That....Chris sang "I want you back" during the encore, creatively segwayed at the end of The Scientist, and carrying on with the same chords. Wow!

Chris really showed his talent on the piano last night, he was doing all sorts! They were all great; what skills! Each played at least two different instruments.

 

And the work they were putting in. Will is incredible to watch; honestly the drumming is the highlight of the show for me. They were all dripping with sweat by the end of it. Judging by that and the really good repartee from Chris between the songs, they are really trying to give everyone a great night. No arrogance, nothing taken for granted, and Chris getting a huge noise from the crowd.

 

Chris played The Hardest Part on his own on the little right hand stage, and said it was their "X-Factor" song - for anyone who auditioned and didn't get on (which he said they wouldn't have either). Fix you was awesome, and Lovers in Japan proves a brilliant live song, especially with the rapid changing video and buterfly shower. What a band.

 

Slight gripe? Support bands. Juniors were OK and got people going, but who was this John Hopkins fellow with his weird synth and videos...I would rather have had nothing. It did not go down well! I had heard we might get Duffy!

[professa95]

nice review!