27-Aug-2009: Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Ger - Tickets, Previews, Meetups, Reviews/Photos

busybeeburns · December 9, 2008

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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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Good morning. We're very pleased to announce that Coldplay will be playing some outdoor shows in Europe in August 2009. The confirmed dates are below. Tickets for all shows go on sale on Friday 12th December, apart from the Dutch gig, which is onsale now.

Sun 16th Aug - MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark - www.billetlugen.dk

Wed 19th Aug - Koengen, Bergen, Norway - www.billettservice.no

Sat 22nd Aug - Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden - www.ticnet.se

Tue 25th Aug - Hannover Stadium, Hannover, Germany - www.eventim.de

Thur 27th Aug - LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - www.eventim.de

Sat 29th Aug - Reitstadion Riem, Munich, Germany - www.eventim.de

Thur 10th Sept - Goffertpark, Nijmegen, Holland - www.livenation.nl

Anchorman

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Setlist:

Life In Technicolor

Violet Hill

Clocks

In My Place

Yellow

Glass Of Water

Cemeteries Of London

42

Fix You

Strawberry Swing

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)

Talk (techno version)

The Hardest Part (Chris piano)

Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)

Viva La Vida

Lost!

Til Kingdom Come (Acoustic, sung by Chris)

Death Will Never Conquer (Acoustic, sung by Will)

Billie Jean

Viva La Vida (remix interlude)

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Politik

Lovers In Japan

Death And All His Friends

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The Scientist

Life in Technicolor ii

The Escapist (outro)

Photos:

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1716

Wiki Reviews:

http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/27_August_2009:_LTU_Arena%2C_Dusseldorf%2C_Germany

Videos:

Life In Technicolor

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cactghJDpMI]YouTube - COLDPLAY Live in Düsseldorf '09[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk2lVCVz3ro]YouTube - Coldplay Viva La Vida Open Air Düsseldorf Opening[/ame]

Violet Hill

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyHBheB7wHs]YouTube - Coldplay - Opening - Violet Hill - Düsseldorf - live - 2009[/ame]

Clocks

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzEFGSY8vY4]YouTube - Coldplay - Clocks - live - Düsseldorf - 2009[/ame]

In My Place

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwXfg1BELVQ]YouTube - COLDPLAY Düsseldorf 27/08/2009 IN MY PLACE[/ame]

Yellow

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-dWdOHuxkg]YouTube - COLDPLAY Düsseldorf 27/08/2009 YELLOW[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHGEKT8cVAg]YouTube - Yellow - Coldplay Live Esprit Arena 2009 Düsseldorf[/ame]

Glass Of Water

Cemeteries Of London

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQqxxprj8Ww]YouTube - COLDPLAY Live in Düsseldorf '09 -Cemeteries Of London-[/ame]

42

Fix You

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6jb7VWaEKo]YouTube - COLDPLAY Düsseldorf 27/08/2009 FIX YOU[/ame]

Strawberry Swing

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PusAXSEk3QM]YouTube - 11 Coldplay Live in Düsseldorf 27 08 09 Strawberry Swing[/ame]

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVWImwew3rc]YouTube - COLDPLAY Düsseldorf 27/08/2009 GOD PUT A SMILE / TALK[/ame]

Talk (techno version)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVWImwew3rc]YouTube - COLDPLAY Düsseldorf 27/08/2009 GOD PUT A SMILE / TALK[/ame]

The Hardest Part (Chris piano)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuYWANjbnRQ]YouTube - COLDPLAY Düsseldorf 27/08/2009 THE HARDEST PART[/ame]

Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuYWANjbnRQ]YouTube - COLDPLAY Düsseldorf 27/08/2009 THE HARDEST PART[/ame]

Viva La Vida

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv9czYkZS84]YouTube - Coldplay - Viva la vida - Düsseldorf - live - 2009[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQbyTMF2Lig]YouTube - COLDPLAY Live in Düsseldorf '09 -Viva la vida-[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOonQwJ_Us]YouTube - COLDPLAY - LIVE @ Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf // 27.08.2009[/ame]

Lost!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFtcBe346J4]YouTube - Coldplay - Lost - Live @ Düsseldorf 27.08.09[/ame]

Til Kingdom Come (Acoustic, sung by Chris)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imYE9bGIV-w]YouTube - Coldplay Dusseldorf 2009 - Til Kingdom Come Acoustic[/ame]

Death Will Never Conquer (Acoustic, sung by Will)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLooMHrpfF4]YouTube - Coldplay Dusseldorf 2009 - Death Will Never Conquer by Will Champion + LAOLA[/ame]

Billie Jean

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7eHPkIoBpM]YouTube - Coldplay Dusseldorf 2009 - Billie Jean Acoustic Cover[/ame]

Viva La Vida (remix interlude)

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Politik

Lovers In Japan

Death And All His Friends

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The Scientist

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHEQBhfac08]YouTube - COLDPLAY Düsseldorf 27/08/2009 THE SCIENTIST[/ame]

Life in Technicolor ii

The Escapist (outro)

COMPLETE PHOTOBLOG:

<img src=http://coldplay.com/graphics/newsthumbs/live.jpg ALIGN="Left" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5" >The Coldplay <a href=http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=482 target="_blank">blog</a> from the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf has started following a bout of technical problems. Please join us now at the Coldplay forum <a href=http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61223 target="_blank">here</a> for all the discussions on the latest pictures, interviews, videos and updates from the live Coldplay Dusseldorf blogging!

Here are the latest updates...

22.52: Right then, we'd better say our goodbyes. Mr Phil Harvey (Coldplay's elusive fifth member) just passed by and said what an amazing show tonight has been. We'd wholeheartedly agree. Thanks for reading this (and thanks for your hundreds of emails). Hope we've given you a little flavour of what it was like to be here. G'night folks.

22.47: OK, it's Scientist now - so just LITii left. The crew are already lined up to start taking things down and we can see the cars ready to whisk us out of here.

22.42: How it looked during Lovers when the butterflies rained down...

Can you spot Chris's umbrella (ella, ella...)?

22.22: And <a href=http://vimeo.com/6303856 target="_blank">here we have it!</a> Only filmed 19 minutes ago... A mighty performance by the crowd.

22.19: Video coming (fingers crossed). Here's some C Stage pictures. We couldn't get very near, so the big screens helped out...

As we type this, about 50,000 Dusseldorfians (?) are going doolally to Coldplay's Billie Jean cover.

22.07: We're just trying to rustle you up a quick video of the crowd singing Viva. Standby...

21.57: B Stage action...

(Yes, we've gone back to the trusty silhouettes)

21.47: Some slightly more conventional shots of the show (which, it must be said, is proving to be something of a stormer)

21.31: Oddly, nobody's emailing in asking for mysterious silhouetted pictures of Guy and Chris performing. Ah well, sometimes you have to trust your instincts...

21.24: It's Yellow, which means it's balloons o'clock...

21.20: What's known in the trade as the pre-gig huddle (quite a few of you asked for this too...)

21.09: For all of you who've emailed [email protected] pointing out that we haven't had many pictures of Chris yet today...

:-)

21.08: They've just gone on, and we've got a wireless signal right behind the stage. Yee-ha! Pics to follow...

20:51: How it's looking out there...

(from the stage - we rushed this one as you might gather)

20.40: Twenty minutes until stage time...

20:36: Aussie rockers Howling Bells only came off stage a few minutes ago, but Joel and Glenn from the band are already playing some (very competitive) table tennis. They say their show was "really good". Having watched some of it on our way up to the stadium summit, we'd very much agree.

20:29: Guy, Will and Jonny are currently in the warm-up room. You wouldn't really guess from these pictures, but they're actually warming up their voices - which they do before every show, by "laa laaa laaaaa-ing" along to a tape of warm-up exercises.

By the way, we wanted to send our very best wishes to Katrine Mortensen, who was apparently in a nasty car accident on the way to a Coldplay show recently. Hopefully we'll see you at another gig soon.

20.18: We hi-jacked this photo opportunity near the entrance to the venue. It just seemed too good not to.

20.13: This is how it looks from the very, very back (as requested by Marcus). Was it worth the Everest-like walk up there? We'll let you be the judge of that...

These, meanwhile, are German sausages - or wurst. They do sausages very well over here.

20.10: Well, that took rather longer than expected. This place is a maze..

And now for the real pictures...

19.36: Right, we're gonna follow this arrow and see what we find...

19.27: "Can we get some roadie pictures?" Rachel Gannon

Here's one of some of the crew playing football earlier. The chap in blue is Paul, the Set Designer.

19.22: Arlene (mgmt) and EJ (band PA) ping ponging out some of their pre-show stress...

19:18: We just discovered this curious array of percussion in the band's warm-up room:

19.04: "What are the band doing right now?" Rachel W

They're actually in their dressing room eating their dinner. It's very quiet in there (we're in the management office next door). All you can hear is the odd "chink" of cutlery on plate. Not sure exactly what they're having, but think we heard Beef Bourgignon being mentioned at one point.

18:59: Several of you have asked us to give a shout out to Coldplay fansite Coldplaying.com (which seems only fair given the amount of shout outs they give us). So here you go... (thanks A or whoever it is!!)

18:53: "Now that you're back, how about some Guy pictures? :D" Brooke

Et voila! Taken less than a minute ago...

18.50: Just ploughing through all your picture requests and questions. To speed things up a bit (we can talk, etc) please could you put the request or question in the subject of the email? And send it to [email protected]. Thanks!

18:37: Sorry folks that took a little bit longer than we thought it would. But you'll be pleased to know that Team Coldplay had a resounding victory over Team Coldplay Crew. Pics...

On our way to the pitches...

In the shadow of the Arena...

Watching a crew vs crew match...

The opposition wasn't as tough as it could've been

Where anyone sensible would be heading now. But you'll have our undivided attention from hereon in...

17.11: "And what are they doing until it is time to go on stage?" Beate

If it's Jonny and Will, it often (and currently) looks a bit like this...

17.08: Oooh, we've just been asked to join the band in a game of football. It'd be rude not to (but we'll try to get you some pictures to make up for being away for a wee while).

17.04: "Could I see a picture of their dressing room, would be nice to see all the food and drinks they request" Christopher L

(Chortle)

16:56: We thought we'd get you folks a bit more involved with today's photoblog. So, is there anything you'd like us to take a picture of? Or, is there something specific you'd like to know about being backstage at a Coldplay stadium gig in Dusseldorf? Then bang us an email at [email protected] and we'll see what we can do...

16:35 DUSSELDORF: Coldplay.com in the house! Yes, just two hours after leaving London, we're here (the extra hour is the time difference). Here are some pictures...

Jonny, on the way here...

Chris, heading towards the stage down one of the Esprit Arena's many corridors...

And they were all for Yellow...

Chris checks out the Arena

He must not have brought his car...

13:44 LONDON: Hello folks - we were hoping to begin today's live blogging here in London bur we've had some tech problems. Sorry about that. Still, we're on the plane and about to set off for Germany. Lots more to come when we're there...

FlorianLey · December 9, 2008

I got tickets, yehaw! Section 108. Oh my god! LOST-Number :S

See you there :)

lovingChris · December 9, 2008

I'll be there as well :dance: :dance: :dance:

can't wait...can't wait...can't wait :bomb:

I thought I wouldn't see them again until 2011 or so...

soundslike · December 9, 2008

i'm gonna be there!!!!! with my best friend and boyfriend!!!!

in düsseldorf! i've just ordered tickets!!!

yeeehaaaaaaa!

Batman · December 9, 2008

My best friend just ordered 2 standing tickets! :dance: We're going together, woooooo :D

mc_squared · December 9, 2008

I'm there (of course)!! Ticket just ordered!!:D

busybeeburns · December 9, 2008

tickets are on sale already? The official site say 12th at the earliest?

mc_squared · December 9, 2008

tickets are on sale already? The official site say 12th at the earliest?

If you're signed up to either Eventim or Getgo with a Coldplay "ticket alarm", you get to reserve your ticket straight away, as I have!!:D

mc_squared · December 9, 2008

Guten Tag,

vielen Dank für Ihren Einkauf vom 09.12.2008 bei eventim.de. Ihre Bestellung haben wir wie folgt erhalten und werden sie umgehend bearbeiten.

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Coldplay - Verbindliche Reservierung

Datum / Zeit: Do, 27.08.2009 /19:00 Uhr

Ort: LTU arena Düsseldorf / Düsseldorf

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1 Ticket(s) x 73,00 EUR

Normalpreis

Stehplatz

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Zwischensumme: 73,00 EUR

busybeeburns · December 9, 2008

If you're signed up to either Eventim or Getgo with a Coldplay "ticket alarm", you get to reserve your ticket straight away, as I have!!:D

thanks for the info, I'd better update the main site! :)

Will this ticketalarm reservation apply to all the said European dates?

mc_squared · December 9, 2008

thanks for the info, I'd better update the main site! :)

Will this ticketalarm reservation apply to all the said European dates?

You'd better check with the "locals". I'm only familiar with Germany.

Larry · December 9, 2008

Attention!

I just read that this concert has been misplaced now!

It's still August 27th though, but now the concert will start at 7pm instead of 8pm. :)

mc_squared · December 9, 2008

Attention!

I just read that this concert has been misplaced now!

It's still August 27th though, but now the concert will start at 7pm instead of 8pm. :)

That's no problem at all!!;)

mc_squared · December 9, 2008

So if the LTU has a retractable roof, why on earth wasn't it open when The Police played there last summer? It was sunny and warm that day!:confused:

Gya · December 9, 2008

Will this ticketalarm reservation apply to all the said European dates?

I think that works only for the german concerts. For the concert in Denmark for example the website says that you can't buy them yet.

SueDeNimes · December 9, 2008

I call that group pressure! :D

But this is a positive one!!!

Thanks for persuading me, Twisted_mind :kiss:

Just ordered my standing ticket...

Well, looks like I'll be there as well!

:dance:

(I have to edit my signature now!!!!)

Stefan8 · December 10, 2008

I want to go to Düsseldorf but I don't have a creditcard :(

echolot · December 10, 2008

The dates of my exchange changed, so I'm going to see them with a friend of mine!

I'll order tickets tomorrow...

...so happy!!! :wacky::dizzy2:

//edit

tickets ordered!

Tinki-Cinderella · December 14, 2008

Who have a standing-card? (?)

I want to go to the concert, too.

But I need help with some questions, can anyone contact me?

I´m from Germany.

greets <3

Dark_Sofie · December 14, 2008

Hehe :D Twisted_mind and I'll be there!

Nice to here that there'll be Coldplayers from other countries. e.g. mc_squared!

:dance: Can't wait!

mc_squared · December 15, 2008

Hehe :D Twisted_mind and I'll be there!
Nice to here that there'll be Coldplayers from other countries. e.g. mc_squared!

True - but of course I do live in Germany, so maybe that's cheating!!:P

Dark_Sofie · December 15, 2008

True - but of course I do live in Germany, so maybe that's cheating!!:P

So why do you have the English flag if you live in Germany?

mc_squared · December 16, 2008

So why do you have the English flag if you live in Germany?

Because I'm English??:dozey:

Gya · December 16, 2008

Another question... And why do you live as an English man in Germany :P :wink3:

mc_squared · December 16, 2008

Another question... And why do you live as an English man in Germany :P :wink3:

I took a wrong turning past Cheeseland!!:P

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