parachutes_ Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Are Norwegian/Danish/Swedish crowds always "quiet" at concerts? I can only speak for the Swedish people and only of what I've seen on Youtube, reviews and quotes from Coldplay but: No. Not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iduran20 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 "I was afraid that he would have shaved off too much hair, but I find his new haircut amazing - just perfect for the rest of the tour. " by nancyk58 I thought that too. It's not too short and it's not too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinFan Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Thank-You Nancy!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystaline Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Chris got his hair cut! Yay. He looks amazing. <3 Thanks for all the vids and photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSpies84 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 That looks amazing. How is it to have a giant show like that around buildings? Can people see it from their homes? That doesn't happen much here. The amphitheaters are always off to a non-residential area, because of noise restrictions. But to have the buildings around the stage? Especially European structures which are almost always filled with history? It's way too beautiful. I can't even imagine what it must be like to experience that. Thank you for the pictures!! (And speaking of way too beautiful: Chris's haircut looks perfect on him.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueDeNimes Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 That looks amazing. How is it to have a giant show like that around buildings? Can people see it from their homes? That doesn't happen much here. The amphitheaters are always off to a non-residential area, because of noise restrictions. But to have the buildings around the stage? Especially European structures which are almost always filled with history? It's way too beautiful. I can't even imagine what it must be like to experience that. Thank you for the pictures!! (And speaking of way too beautiful: Chris's haircut looks perfect on him.) Did you see pictures or videos from the Main Square Festival? It was AMAZING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Perrine* Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 08-19-2009 This historic day should be remembered as the day when Chris got his haircut... at last ! :D But wow only 8 pages ? The crowd was huuuge though ! Get your asses here people:whip: Edit: exactly Anna ! This place was gorgeous ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelynch2 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 By Mountainstruggle @flickr WOW! You've got some incredibly beautiful pictures! Nice job! Thank you so much for sharing! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowtalk Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Those visuals in Speed of Sound are beautiful :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSpies84 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Did you see pictures or videos from the Main Square Festival? It was AMAZING. Where can I see those?! It just looks way, way cool. Like a massive giant stage set up in the middle of the town square, for everyone to enjoy. Venues aren't like that over here, at least in Florida they're not. The show looked like it was a lot of fun. The Speed of Sound video was out of this world (literally). Imagine seeing that in person... wowowow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueDeNimes Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Where can I see those?! The link to the thread (videos, pics etc in first post) is in my signature and here are the gallery pics from the festival. You can see the Main Square quite well in some of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldplay Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hope you guys had a great time! :) I was so jealous when I saw they played Speed of Sound and Til' Kingdom Come at your show! :bomb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Review of concert in Bergen 19 August 2009 Now I am back with the promised review of the concert with comments made by Norwegian concert goers: Gigantic Mania at the Coldengen venue (Coldplay at the Koengen venue on 19 August 2009) (Source: http://www.bt.no/kultur/koncert) The largest stage ever used in Bergen and a really perfect and consistent show guaranteed a very good atmosphere, when Coldplay performed in front of 23.000 fans at/in the Koengen venue Wednesday evening. It was not the same ecstacy as during some previous huge concerts. Although as the concert developed the audience was getting extremely into it. If anyone had told me that the band playing at the Garage venue one evening at the beginning of this century would attract an attendance of 23,000 people to the Koengen venue, I would have laughed right away. That evening it seemed just as likely as frosty weather in hell. Coldplay is a relatively anonymous band. It is true that lead singer Chris Martin is a celebrity by virtue of his marriage to actress Gwyneth Paltrow. But it is a question if anyone had noticed the three other members even if they had passed the queue / line waiting to get into the Koengen venue this afternoon. It is obvious that Coldplay must do something more than just stand up and perform the songs. The Koengen venue requires other effects than the basement of the Garage venue does, and the Viva La Vida Tour is making use of all of them. Because it is magnificent. From the introduction at 22.20 o'clock (local time) where the big screens take you on a journey through space. You guessed it - you end up at the Koengen venue and Bergenhus. Thanks to Google Earth. Then the intro with «Life In Technicolor» from the last album, and they four musicians ("the fab four") make their entry swinging their individual sparklers. The big curtain in front of the stage falls down, and the show is on. Then «Violet Hill» follows, and a piano is taken to the stage for «Clocks». Then ”In my place” which the audience responds to very well - with enthusiasm, while Chris Martin runs out on the ramps to please the audience there. He seems to have a minor problem with his voice, but it is not easy to jump around, perform a backwards somersault and still have some breath left. Because the sound is perfect tonight. Then it's time for the break-through track «Yellow». Complete with big, yellow balloons being scattered over the audience and the area in front of the stage in a flood of yellow light. It is getting dark and the special effects are increasingly showing to their best advantage. And there is certainly no lack of effects: Coloured lasers and big-screen effects. The three other musicians, solo guitarist Jonny Buckland, bass player Guy Berryman and the drummer Will Champion are walk-ons (playing second fiddles) compared to Mr. Martin, but they do their job. The sound elements of some songs are stored on harddisk which is what must be expected when trying to recreate the sound from the records. «Viva La Vida» really makes the audience sing along, and the Koengen venue continues to sing also between the songs. Suddenly the quartet ("the fab four") appear on a minor stage in the middle of the audience in acoustic format. It's is a nice break from all the laser effects. An acoustic version of Michael Jackson's «Billie Jean» is also popular. «Lovers In Japan» towards the end is a magnificent seance with impressive video effects. And a few truck loads of confetti are sprayed on the audience. Poor Bergen Live which has to clean up the venue afterwards. And the last song (encore) accompanied with fireworks on a large scale similar to the fireworks on 17 May (the Norwegian national day). Guess what some thousand people were singing when the concert was over and it was time to go home - the title track ”Viva La Vida”. EINAR ENGELSTAD http://www.bt.no/kultur/konsert/anmeldelser/Gigantomani-paa-Coldengen--911330.html / Translation by Nancy Boysen Generally positive comments from some people attending the concert and submitting comments to the above article. In the following most of the comments (the highest rating possible is 6*): This must be the perfect concert - hitparade deLux - the best concert ever at the Koengen venue (Martin). A good concert, but nothing more than that. And several songs were performed in a careless manner (here only 2*, but all in all 4* - Tove). I am seldom so impressed and convinced by a band as tonight. It is difficult to reproduce the massive sound from the Coldplay records, but they managed to do just that to the full. And the "live" element makes it even better. And the crazy show! (Stephan Meidell). Very good concert today. I have heard Coldplay two times before, and both concerts were not nearly as good as this one. A great concert with a great band (Torbjørn). An extremely good concert - Coldplay delivered to the full! An incredibly good "live" band, a crazy stage show and an audience really being into it. Bergen city wants more concerts like that! (Eva). I think that this concert all in all deserves 5* - a lot of good lighting, effects (Marianne). The other man: Concert 6*, but the police only deserves 1! You do not remove cars legally parked ... Bad planning? A fantastic feel good concert! One of the best concerts ever for me! Good sound, good stage show, good atmosphere. 6* (Dolo). One of the greatest concerts I have ever been to. I have been to concerts with Stones, Kiss, Beck, Pink Floyd, Foo Fighters, The Cure, Metallica, Gasolin (a Danish band, popular throughout Scandinavia), Blur, Oasis, Springsteen, Eagles, the Who. Should have been to the Michael Jackson concert in London. The concert tonight was magical. Amazing! 6* from me (Oddikk). Unimaginative - dull/boring concert. The band has 3 or 4 good songs - the rest is bad copies!! After 30 minutes just idle running! The sound quality was very poor! A band with a very uncritical audience that is not very interested in music!! (K Evjen). Response from Mari: Unimaginative!? Standing where? The sound quality was fantastic!! And bad copies - of their own songs?? Response from Pinda: Unimaginative? Did you spend 700 Norwegian Kroner on a concert with a band with only 3 or 4 good songs? Why did you do that? Maybe so that you could write about it on BT (Bergen Tidende)? The sound was as good as the sound at the Roger Waters concert, if not better. FANTASTIC!!!! (Boobooo and Maria Thomassen - 6*). Simple and fantastic (Benedicte). Hoorah! Supershow from Coldplay tonight! The effects were quite fantastic - both confetti, lighting, sound and fireworks. But I missed "Trouble" and some other songs. But all in all a quite fantastic experience. I salute Coldplay! :) (no name stated) This is clearly one of the best performed concerts ever in Bergen. Feelings of joy and community / solidarity between the audience tonight. Thank you, Coldplay and Bergen for having given me a most memorable Wednesday evening! (Kristoffer G). Fix You deserves 6* and is clearly the best and most moving song played at this concert! (Frank). The music yesterday was extremely good ... but the audience was dull ... I felt ashamed to be there (Anders). Middle-aged former Bergen citizen: Holy Moses, BT - SO many articles about a group on tour in Bergen - a group that I have not even HEARD of before??!!!!! Response from a very shocked Coldplay fan: WHAT!?! Not heard of the band that sells just as much as for instance Radiohead (over 30 mio. records) and recently having USA record in sales of fully digital records. This is impressive, indeed! Coldplay is 100 times more relevant today than old Bruce, but ends up with a little fraction of the press coverage. BT has done a magnificent job here ! Thank you Anders! You hit the nail on the head! Coldplay did a really good job, but no matter how hard Chris Martin tried to get the audience into it - trying to bring about a unique and great experience, in most cases it all ended up in nothing! The enthusiasm among a large part of the audience was almost non-existent which made me sad and quite ashamed / embarrassed! (Oppgitt) 6*, and I wasn't even there... !! (Vidar). BT's reviewer, quote: "It was not the same ecstacy as during some previous huge concerts". What is this?? Nonsense! There has never been a better atmosphere during a concert in Bergen than last night. The atmosphere was electrical, and Coldplay delivered to the full! 6* (Gwyneth!!). Thank you so much! Fantastic sound! Fantastic video show! Very good lighting -, laser - and pyro effects (fireworks)! Chris Martin is really fit for fight. Hitparade! Moving tribute to Michael Jackson! All this combined was MAGIC and without a doubt one of the best performed quality concerts in Bergen ever. PS: I was not even a Coldplay fan, but I think that I became a Coldplay fan yesterday. (Trond). I can inform you that Coldplay arrived travelling in U2's "360 airjet", that transported U2 round in Europe on their tour. U2 didn't need the plane now, because U2 is now touring Great Britain. Just a funny fact<:) (Svein). It was a scandalous concert! I was not there, but I do read newspapers?!? ?!?! (BergenskGuru) The concert was fine, and there were many fine moments, but at the same time there were many dull songs - something that I think that everyone with a little objectivity left agree to. (!!!). I have always liked Coldplay and had not great expectations to this mediocre band...but this was all in all a fine concert - the band has, however, delivered much better performances in other concerts I have been to. And thinking of Coldplay having ambitions of being larger than U2, one might expect more from them than this?? Rating: 4* = more than enough imo .. some of the performances / songs deserve 6*, but other performances only deserve 2 or 3*. (Lars Erik). I have never been to a better concert. The atmosphere in front near the stage was very good. The sound and the stage show were impeccable, the same applies to the selection of songs. 6*. (Helga). Source: http://www.bt.no/kultur/konsert/anmeldelser/Gigantomani-paa-Coldengen--911330.html / Translation by Nancy Boysen ENJOY and have a nice Friday ! :):laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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watsername182 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Chris looks absolutely gorgeous with the new haircut. It's the perfect length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Translation of NRK's coverage of Coldplay's Concert in Bergen, Norway on 19 August 2009 (Source: http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.6738285 - Translation by Nancy Boysen, coldplayer) At 21.25 o'clock local time, that means with a little delay, the British rock band Coldplay entered the stage. Before Coldplay the British band White Lies and the Norwegian Bergen-based group Datarock had warmed up the audience. The atmosphere was tiptop underlined by the enormous roar of enthusiasm when A-HA's hit song "The Sun Always Shines on TV" was played loud coming out of the loudspeakers immediately before the band entered the stage. IMPRESSIVE ! It all began with a magnificent intro, "Life in Technicolor", where the band played behind a solid stage curtain. Then it continued in a very impressive way, although it was predictable that "Violet Hill", "Clocks" and "In My Place" would open the blast! Without doubt a fantastic opening for the audience of 22,000 wild people in Bergen. The band's light show is without doubt one of the most impressive ones ever seen at the Koengen venue, and lead singer Chris Martin is tiptop and really fit for fight singing his tribute to Bergen already during the first song. JUST AS INTIMATE AS IN THE BASEMENT OF THE "GARAGE" VENUE In a strange way the band manages to find a subtle balance between exhibitionism and modesty, and the magnificent stage show exceeds the limits of what the Koengen venue has been used to up to now. The sympathic Bruce Springsteen delivered two excellent performances over two evenings, whereas the young British band delivers a huge total package giving the audience a feeling of being at the Nou Camp stadium in Spain and at the same time giving the audience a feeling of intimacy like in the basement of the Garage venue in 2001. Well done, indeed. "Yellow" is accompanied by a flood of yellow balloons sent over the audience. At the same time the stage is covered by yellow light. Several big, luminous balloons are situated at several locations in the Koengen venue decorated with a map of the world and various writings (such as "Reign of love" and "Viva la Vida"). The audience was surprised when the band suddenly disappeared from one of the ramps. Immediately after disappearing, the band reappeared on a miniature stage among the audience where the band - among other songs - played an acoustic version of "Til Kingdom Come" followed by Coldplay's tribute to Michael Jackson in the form of "Billie Jean". SING-ALONGS IN THE STREETS OF BERGEN The concert ended at 23 o'clock (local time) with the encores "The Scientist" and "Life in Technicolor II". - "Magnificent and intimate! The concert was a blast, and without any doubt it was the greatest concert event ever in Bergen. The audience is enthusiastic and having a very good time singing the title song off the "Viva la Vida" album leaving the Koengen venue". These were the words of Mr. Johannes Morland, NRK Hordaland's reporter immediately after the concert. I might translate some Swedish reviews of the concert in Stockholm on 22 August 2009 - that is in the case of no reviews from Swedish coldplayers going to that concert. :) Have a nice Friday and week-end. :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuti3xoxo Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Love the video. I was amazed at how many people where there. Does anyone know how many ppl attended the show? Oh and I :heart: his hair cut. SIIIGGGGGHHHH :kiss: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueDeNimes Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Does anyone know how many ppl attended the show? One newspaper says 22.000, the other "more than 23.000"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueDeNimes Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Now I am back with the promised review of the concert with comments made by Norwegian concert goers: [...] Source: http://www.bt.no/kultur/konsert/anmeldelser/Gigantomani-paa-Coldengen--911330.html / Translation by Nancy Boysen ENJOY and have a nice Friday ! :):laugh3: Thanks so much for all your translation work!! :stunned: The sympathic Bruce Springsteen delivered two excellent performances over two evenings, whereas the young British band delivers a huge total package giving the audience a feeling of being at the Nou Camp stadium in Spain and at the same time giving the audience a feeling of intimacy like in the basement of the Garage venue in 2001. Well done, indeed. :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPRani Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hey guys, I AM BACK FROM BERGEN!! I came home last night, and I had school today so I could come online! But I have alots of pics and videos for you guys :D! The trip started with a 7 hour train trip from Oslo to Bergen the 18th! We woke the next day, ate and went right down to the arena. Me and my to other friends were the first ones in line, and we got interviewed three times because of that, haha! We waited for 6 hours and in that time we heard the band rehearse! So we had been waiting for 6 hours before the gates opened, and another 3 hours for Coldplay.. White Lies and Datarock were okay. FINALLY, the big earth comes on the bigscreen and start searching for Norway, then, Bergen, then the audience! Chris, Guy, Jonny and Will comes in with some kind of fireworks, and it was adorable :D! Life in Technicolor was ofcourse amazing!! Then the curtain comes down and BAM! Violet Hill :D! It was great in Oslo and it was awesome now :D! I loved the energy Chris had under the whole concert! Clocks was fantastic, I LOVE the part when Chris played on the piano like when he playes on the live album, you know which part I mean :P. In My Place - AAH, CHRIS WAS SOOOOO CLOSE! I stood on the right wing and he came running past us and jumping around :D! AWESOME! Slowly Chris played the guitar and I knew it was yellow! And the yellow balloons came on, and wow, it was great. Speed of sound - GREAT EFFECTS, it was soooo beautiful!!! Loved it. And then they played Cemeteries of London, which they did last time too, and it was even better this time, I love the purple light and the lalalays! 42!!!! Ah, I LOVE IT! I don't what to say, it's just an amazing song.. The crowd went wild on this one! Fix You - I think that was the audience favorite, besides Viva, but it was.. ah goosebumps all over! I squueeeld when I heard Strawberry Swing, it's such a nice and lovely song, specially live! So cute. They came over to our wing to play GPASUYF/ Talk, but we were behind them, still awesome though, they were so clooose :D! I love the techno songs, they are so catchy! Chris went "solo" and sang The Hardest Part which is just breathtaking, it's wonderful, Postcards From Far Away right after, and then .. OooooOOOOH! Viva, everbody went crazy!!! It was just awesommmmmeeee!! AH! Lost! Chris dancing and running like crazy as always during this song, amazing how he can sing and run like that! Then the C-stage, weird though, every newspaper says they played Green Eyes, but they didnt! Chris sang 'Til Kingdom Come, and it was soo cute and everybody was so quiet and listened to him. Will sanf Death Will Never Conquer, he has an adorable voice! Billie Jean after wards. everybody was singing along, haha, I loved this version of the song. Then my favorite!! POLITIK!! I was just stunned by it, gaah, goosebumps all over, wow. BUTTERFLIES!!!! Ah, Lovers In Japan as always is one of the most beautiful and memorable moments of the concerts with all the butterflies around! Death and All His Friends - Concert almost over, soo sad.. I love the turn on this song, and its better live! Then they left and everbody shouted . WE want more, we want more! And then they came back and Chris said he would play two more songs! The Scientist first, last time I saw them they played it acoustic, so this time I heard the original version and wow, it's just stunning and lovely. And then the song I've been waiting for the whole day! LiT ii!!! OH MY GOD! I get goosebumps writing about it, it was sooooo amazing with all the fireworks and the song, and everybody! I love it live, its truely amazing! And then they left us, and it was over :(. But I had an amazing experience, the concert got great critics from Bergen but some shitty ones from some other news paper, but then again the always criticize Coldplay. I don't care, I know they are good, and they were AMAZING in Bergen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Bergen thread Reply to SueDeNimes: Quote: Thanks so much for all your translation work!! You're welcome. It is quite funny though it took me a longer time than expected. Good training for me not having translated so much in recent years. :) NANCY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueDeNimes Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hey guys, I AM BACK FROM BERGEN!! I came home last night, and I had school today so I could come online! But I have alots of pics and videos for you guys :D! [...] But I had an amazing experience, the concert got great critics from Bergen but some shitty ones from some other news paper, but then again the always criticize Coldplay. I don't care, I know they are good, and they were AMAZING in Bergen! Aww, cool! So good to hear you had a great time! Looking forward to see your pics and videos!! :hug: You were interviewed you said... Did you see the videos on this site already? It says "Rania"... so that's you, right?? Cool!!! :dance: I don't understand what you're saying though :laugh3: Reply to SueDeNimes: Quote: Thanks so much for all your translation work!! Hey, did you know that when you press on this button on the right side you can quote what someone else has written? This way you don't have to type it up or copy & paste every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPRani Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hahaha, yes that is me :D!! Haha! I say that I havent slept for days and stuff, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueDeNimes Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hahaha, yes that is me :D!! Haha! I say that I havent slept for days and stuff, lol! :nice: I'm starting to get nervous as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFDianne Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Reply to SueDeNimes: Quote: Thanks so much for all your translation work!! You're welcome. It is quite funny though it took me a longer time than expected. Good training for me not having translated so much in recent years. :) NANCY Nancy, amazing translation work! I enjoyed reading the reviews :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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