busybeeburns Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 how do you post pics directly on here?post the picture's URL in between [] [/] IMG tags :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneyes1207 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 post the picture's URL in between [] [/] IMG tags :) thank you!! and Coldplay came on at around 8:45, 8:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneyes1207 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Pictures: me and some of the other Oxfam volunteers me with the infamous Pete! edit: sorry those are so small, I'm not sure how to make them bigger...but if you click on them, they're bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainloafers Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Pictures: me and some of the other Oxfam volunteers me with the infamous Pete! edit: sorry those are so small, I'm not sure how to make them bigger...but if you click on them, they're bigger. I cant believe we worked the same show, for the same organization and we never spoke to each other.... Bummer. I was the one in the camoflauge pants with Mike. I got 42 singnatuers exactly!!!! I read further back that you got seats up high. I hate that. I also dont understand why. Maybe it was the luck of the draw but we got sat 13 rows back in Section 116 and I FREAKED! We could see the sweat on their faces... I hope your seats are better for the 11th. Mike and I are hoping to get tix on ebay! Im hooked now! I will upload some of the pics I took if I can figure out how to do it. How are you loading them? I dont understand what you mean by the symbols between the URL.... Are the pics just on your hard drive? Jeff btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esra Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I Love Clocks :) But I want to see Strawberry Swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashsoul Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I was right there! It was so crazy I had no idea what was going on. We were saying earlier that we had shitty seats. haha! what are the odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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busybeeburns Posted November 8, 2008 Author Share Posted November 8, 2008 [ame=http://www.flickr.com/photos/tunaphishy/sets/72157608741573816/show/]chasingcelery's slideshow on Flickr[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjie Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 first post updated with more vids :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainloafers Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Photoshop renderings from Atlanta 11-5-08 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/3016794258_22b0212bf5_b.jpg and photos too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainloafers Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 :rolleyes:Well I figured out flickr FINALLY. And how to post a picture on here. How can I make my siggy pic a little bigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjie Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Coldplay brings the heat to Phillips Arena So this is going to be a bit more of an informal blog. This Girl has had her FIRST request for more blogs from her fans (Thanks Chicago!), and by fans I mean the 3 people who read this thing. So I'm going to start a few more off the cuff and unedited pieces, but of course they'll stay in the unending theme of the endless possibilities of music. So this past Wednesday night, This Girl attended the first of two Coldplay shows in Atlanta. Now, I am not the biggest Coldplay fan the begin with. Yellow was good, but as the songs and albums continued, I felt as if everytime I heard a song they were trying to put me under some sort of spell or play strange mind games, Clockwork Orange-style. As soon as Brian Eno, the world famous producer-maybe you've heard of U2's The Joshua Tree-and musician took the reigns of Coldplay's newest album Viva la Vida (Death and All of His Friends) they were reincarnated as the band who released one of This Girl's favorite albums of the year. As I listened to the Viva la Vida on my iPod, in my car, and at my home, I realized that these celestial songs must be heard live and in person. I convinced my concert buddy, who wants to be refered to as The Hot Asian but I'll just call him That Guy, to get bad seats and go anyway. As we sat in the very back of Phillips Arena waiting for Chris Martin and the boys to appear, I couldn't help but get caught in the anticipation of what the new sound of Coldplay would be to my senses. I say senses, because (lame-o alert!) I watch shows with every sense I have. Good music has the ability to speak to your ears like a lover, visually stimulate like the Northern Lights, create an aroma of hard work and sweat, make you physically feel each note and word throughout your entire body, and bake the sweetest treat on your tounge as you sing along. Money is wasted and time is spent better elsewhere if these guidelines are not met at each show. But I digress.... Coldplay appeared to a darkened stage and opened with the instrumental first song on Viva, and then launched with everything they had into Violet Hill, my personal favorite. The roars of Chris Martin's voice, the heavy banging of the drums, and the intensity of the guitars came through with every breath the band took, and the laser lights that accompanied created the feeling of climbing through a dark forest and up a hill to the top. All while broken and battered, parched, with nothing but sheer will driving you upwards. The song climaxes 10 seconds before its' end, just like as if you used every last bit of strength you had to pull to the top of a mountain, only to lay down and rest as soon as you reached the summit. Even though it was at the beginning, this song was the best part of the show. As the minutes went on, Coldplay played most of their new stuff, and all of their old favorites. Chris Martin's stage presence is nothing if not spectacular. He moves around the stage with every beat and bangs on the piano like he doesn't have a microphone and needs everyone in the arena to hear it. He throws himself on the ground, contorts his body in ways that you just can't choreograph. The drummer is so intense that he doesn't even look at the drum set througout most of the show, but plays by instinct and repetition of the songs he clearly loves. The boys who play the guitar seem to not even notice the crowd as they swayed with each strum and put all them had into each song. Coldplay is obviously grateful for all their fans, and clearly wants to provide an unforgettable show to each of them. Fix You was a fan favorite, and to end with Viva la Vida was absolutely genius. That Guy had not heard most of their new songs, so he spent most of the time trying to appreciate the newer sound, and I think that hurt him in the long run. I have had a few months to get acquainted with Viva and wasn't spending the entire night determining whether I like the new songs or not. I will suggest that anyone seeing a Coldplay show to introduce themselves to Viva, because the live show is definitely worth money spent. http://thatsjustthisgirltalking.blogspot.com/2008/11/coldplay-brings-heat-to-phillips-arena.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChronoMac Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I've got tickets to the show tonight and was wondering how early every showed up for this concert. I'm thinking about getting there around 5:30 to park and heading to my seat around 6:00. Is that too late, though? How is the parking situation at Philips Arena? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjie Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Coldplay Goes South Coldplay’s epic post-election show in Atlanta, Georgia. ATLANTA—I only imagine what sorts of emotions would proceed a live performance were I in the “world’s biggest band.” Coldplay have bested their critics a great majority of the time, and no greater testament to their ongoing, colossal popularity was the packed out Phillips Arena on Wednesday night; all races, genders (including some ambiguous ones), creeds, age groups, and artistic and political demographics stood closer together than many had in their whole lifetime, and when the lights went down, the air tingled with something magic. Opening the night with the instrumental warm-up “Life in Technicolor” and Viva la Vida’s lead single “Violet Hill,” Coldplay began with business as usual. Both were mostly by the book, stripped of improvisation or extra live grandiosity. Even so, those around me took belted out “If you love me, won’t you let me know?” periodically, eliciting (if nothing else) the laughter of band mates Martin and Buckland, who it seems have completely adopted a Bono/Edge relationship—only without the intimidating strides, gentle kisses, and damnable sunglasses. Breaking up the introduction with audience participation and one laughable conversation between Martin and an adoring (presumably female) fan who cried “I love you, Chris,” the always-smiling front man launched into a diatribe detailing the band’s struggle to adjust to the Georgia heat. Martin removed his jacket, revealing his underarms to a squealing gaggle of teenaged girls and (oddly enough) used the moment to segue into “Clocks” and “Speed of Sound,” which I will finally admit sound so similar I couldn’t definitively indicate where one began and the other ended. With an impressive laser display and a light show harkening back to 80s new wave, the night took an unpredictable turn. Walking off stage directly into the crowd, the band wielded electric guitars and a handheld drum machine, performing a self-described “techno” fusion of “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face” and “Talk,” with pulsing dance beats and elaborate, wailing string parts. The experiment was immediately lost on the crowd, who could not identify the opening of “God Put a Smile,” eventually catching on in time to hum along with the Kraftwerk sample at the center of “Talk.” Another surprise came in the form of drummer Will Champion’s acoustic performance of “Death Will Never Conquer” in the “nosebleed” section, preceded by the band’s volley through the crowd, shaking hands and clapping high fives to brave fans forceful enough to make their presence felt. Coldplay closed the night by redeeming a track that, for me, never quite took off on the album (“Lovers in Japan”), the band rained flurries of glowing paper butterflies folded to hover over the crowd and eventually becoming so thick in the air that the stage became nigh invisible. Epic is an understatement, and not simply because of the extravagant sums Coldplay must invest to make their live highlights possible, but mostly due to Chris Martin’s joyful swagger and jovial references to Barack Obama’s election victory and a prevailing sense of relief in such trying times. In the evening’s small moments—the band’s interaction with their adoring mass, streamlined presentation of their latest album, Martin’s classical piano interludes, and a foray into dance music—Coldplay had defended their reputation in the popular music canon, shining new light on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. It was a great day in Georgia. http://www.patrolmag.com/arts/961/coldplay-goes-south Retrieved from "http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/5_November_2008:_Phillips_Arena%2C_Atlanta%2C_GA%2C_USA" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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