? about the latest concerts

[roche714]

I was reading some of the posts that said a lot of the audience didnt stand or know the words to the songs.And that some of the venues were too big.

 

Do many of you feel this is true.I just feel so bad when I hear this because they put their all into the concerts and I hope they know people appreciate them

 

I heard Chris in a n interview the other day,and he was saying that he wants fans to say they like their work the same way, if a woman put on a new dress she would want her husband to say he likes it.

[Pseudonym]

I certainly hope the crowd around me will be more into it.

 

But that's a funny analogy with people saying they like them like a man says a woman's dress looks good.:laugh3:

[strawberryfields]

^Haha, yeah, interesting analogy. :lol:

 

Well, I see where you're coming from about the crowds. Out of all the venues they've played at so far on this tour, I've heard that San Jose (my concert) was the least enthusiastic... and that's probably very true, considering my friend and I were practically the only two standing up in our section, and considering during songs like Strawberry Swing, Yes, and Politik, no one sang along. :disappointed:

 

(But still, it was such an incredible experience! And I think the people who were sitting closer up were probably more energetic- Chris and the rest of the band looked fairly pleased. :pleased:)

[Collee]

I'm up in the cheap seats for Boston and that's the one thing I'm worried about, that the crowd up there will be less enthusiastic.

 

When I saw them in 2005 I had floor seats for one gig and was about 15 rows from the stage for the other. Everyone around me stood the whole time and sang the whole time. Hope it's like that on the 4th.

[Texasluvsjonny]

Concerts are what you make of them. Ignore the losers around you and just have a grand old time. People who can't have a great time at their show have something seriously wrong with them! Bitchy complainers all need to stay the fuck home and free up some tickets for people that want to see them play beautiful music..NOT fucking judge them.

wah wah wah they didn't play song blah blah blah ..well boo hoo for you, get over it. The show is great, don't let the haters tell you different.

[Collee]

Thanks Angie...I should know that already, eh?

I have my concert shirt from Coldplay Charity Club, I'm going with another big fan friend so it should be a great night!

[shiver1231]

it's quite true actually. i was at msg and i got the random floor seat upgrade, and i was dancing around screaming out the lyrics, but there was really only one girl in front of me that was doing the same. everyone else just seemed to be cheering and all, but not as enthusiastic or knowing the lyrics as much as i expected. but that doesn't mean that us coldplay fanatics can't have a great time ourselves!

[brendan3eb]

I went to Chicago two nights in a row. The first night I was up in the nosebleeds (although...a lot of people I met snuck onto the floor with the "guest passes..." I should have tried this) with two friends, both of whom were avid coldplay fans.

 

Despite being high up, we were ebullient about even being at a coldplay concert and were going crazy...we danced, shouted, sung like we were drunk (voices were very hoarse from pre-show), etc. People around us were sitting (although I ran through my row giving people high fives, which encouraged some people to stand up) and didn't seem to know the words to even the big hits. A few people even told us to calm down (I only heard it once, but, according to one of my friends, this happened far more than once...I was completely oblivious).

 

Nevertheless, I was far up and with mostly non-fans, but I still had a hell of a good time. If you want to, you can make everyone around you disappear.

 

I was on the floor the second night, which WAS AMAZING. But even then, some of the people I was around would sit down frequently and get up for the big hits. And I noticed even more so the second night that people were eyeballing me for jumping up and down, knowing all the words to new songs, etc. But, I basically zoned those people out of my mind (I actually danced with my friend a row back and to the right over the heads of people sitting down doing a sort of swing dance...lol).

 

The point - the experience is what you make it. My friends and I made it the two best nights of our year by releasing all and any inhibitions the minute the show started.

 

What about that post in the other thread that heavily criticized CP live on this tour? I did list a lot of criticisms of the tour in another thread, but I also explicitly stated that the two nights I saw them were STILL the best two nights of the year for me. I think we should be positive about the shows, but also be realistic afterwards...Would I have liked a more intimate setting? yes. A few more rarities, oldies, and b-sides? yes. GA standing room? yes. More instrumentals from Johnny on the e-bow? yes. BUT these are only toppings to the cake. If I went to a concert were coldplay gave me all of my wishes, then I would call it one of the best nights of my life. Even at their weakest game, they can provide me with the most emotional, entertaining, and uplifting night of a year. And that is something impressive.

 

-Brendan

 

edit: since I am a longtime lurker, I have not quite paid attention to who's who on the boards. But I think a fan concert would be a great idea. Other bands have done it. A concert with all the fan favorites (fan fan favorites albeit) and with a special pre-sale. Perhaps such a suggestion could make its way to Coldplay management from this board.

[talkingonsquareone89]

^YES

 

and yes:

Concerts are what you make of them. Ignore the losers around you and just have a grand old time. People who can't have a great time at their show have something seriously wrong with them! Bitchy complainers all need to stay the fuck home and free up some tickets for people that want to see them play beautiful music..NOT fucking judge them.

wah wah wah they didn't play song blah blah blah ..well boo hoo for you, get over it. The show is great, don't let the haters tell you different.

 

 

 

THANK YOU to you both! :smug:

[strawberryfields]

edit: since I am a longtime lurker, I have not quite paid attention to who's who on the boards. But I think a fan concert would be a great idea. Other bands have done it. A concert with all the fan favorites (fan fan favorites albeit) and with a special pre-sale. Perhaps such a suggestion could make its way to Coldplay management from this board.

 

That would be brilliant! Someone should contact Coldplay.com, and see if anything happens. The more people who try, the better, actually. :wacky:

[JackD391]

I'm up in the cheap seats for Boston and that's the one thing I'm worried about, that the crowd up there will be less enthusiastic.

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yea i'm goin to boston too and i'm pretty sure i'm high up as well. I'll be at the dc concert the night b4 as well. maybe all the real fans will be up top and the people that get free tickets for business and what not will be on the floor. Who knows

[milesahead89]

At the LA Forum, the first night of the tour, I was way up in the nosebleeds and everybody was still standing. The entire time. I was belting out the lyrics and nobody seemed bothered by it. The crowd was very enthusiastic. ANd that was just "grande" night.

[heyyyohhh]

I don't understand why people would even bother buying a ticket to the concert and then not enjoy themselves. They're just wasting their time and a true fan's opportunity to buy a ticket bc the non-fans bought it.