31-Aug-2009: Stadio Friuli-Udine, Italy - Tickets, Previews, Meetups, Reviews/Photos

[Jsalyers]

Yay Antonia!!!

:dance::dance:

[lndnsky]

So my whole Coldplay adventure began on Sunday when I came to Rijeka (its a city from where my bus was leaving to Udine). I could sleep at all that night, too :mad:

Anyway at 1pm on beautiful Monday we started what later became the best day of my life... :D

We came to Udine around 4.20pm and as I said few times before that was too late. When we got in line there where 1000 people in front of us. While we waited this journalist came to me and asked if I can give him an interview for some Italian radio station. I was in such a great mood that I gave an interview (I felt like I was someone important :D)

We got to the gate 20 min later. Got in and rush down on the field but there were already so many people so NO FRONT (or anything close) ROW!!!! The side where Guy stands was in the shadow so it was full! So we end up on the Jonny's side of the stage. We were in lets say 7th row. But when people stood up we were 3rd row and I was so crazy... It was too much for me I shook so much (you know how it is).

Ministri some Italian band was first. Did not like them...

Then White Lies came out. They were pretty good but there was something wrong with their mics so there was a lot of unwanted noise. They were done and now it was 40minutes or so and THEY WILL BE OUT!!!!

Magnificent started I was out of the place. The Jay-Z's song (dont know its name). And the dancing roadie came out and dance on that part of the stage that was near us. He was really good.

Ooh yeah before all that that black thingy that falls down when they come out, FELL before they came. :( But never mind that.

And than it started. And I was so crazy excited. I finally realized that Im on their concert after sooo much waiting!!!!!!!! I wont go trough the whole set list. But Chris and Jonny were soooo near us... Chris danced on our part of the stage during Fix You and In my place (I think. I was way to excited to remember everything) and Viva La Vida and Lover in Japan with that umbrella. :D :D :D

During The Hardest Part he started to play and then stopped and said that that was it. We all laughed! On Death and all his friends he messed up lyrics. :D :D :D During Lovers in Japan the wind blew and all the butterflies went to the other side and I didnt catch any. But that was not my end with butterflies I had a bag just for them and I would not leave empty handed.

B stage was really far from us so we watched on the screen. Will had some kind of hat :nice:. But he was really cute.

In the end Guy came to our part of the stage I screamed so much and that was were my voice finally broke. They came back to encore and when The Escapist started that was it. I knew it that was the end, the end of the best night of my life. Back to butterflies. I pushed my way to the frot and asked the nice security guy to put few butterflies into my bag so he did. And I have lots and lots of them :D :D :D.

I got my LRLRL cd. I bought Life in technicolor t-shirt. And it was great. I was so perfect. And as someone form C&C&friends thread once told me that when you see them live your love to them grows to a whole new level and my really really did. I cant believe it but it did.

 

Sorry if its too big, but this was my day and I wanted to share it with you. :D :D :D

 

 

Pics later...

[busybeeburns]

thanks for the review! and everyone else too! :D

[Pris]

So my whole Coldplay adventure began on Sunday when I came to Rijeka (its a city from where my bus was leaving to Udine). I could sleep at all that night, too :mad:

Anyway at 1pm on beautiful Monday we started what later became the best day of my life... :D

We came to Udine around 4.20pm and as I said few times before that was too late. When we got in line there where 1000 people in front of us. While we waited this journalist came to me and asked if I can give him an interview for some Italian radio station. I was in such a great mood that I gave an interview (I felt like I was someone important :D)

We got to the gate 20 min later. Got in and rush down on the field but there were already so many people so NO FRONT (or anything close) ROW!!!! The side where Guy stands was in the shadow so it was full! So we end up on the Jonny's side of the stage. We were in lets say 7th row. But when people stood up we were 3rd row and I was so crazy... It was too much for me I shook so much (you know how it is).

Ministri some Italian band was first. Did not like them...

Then White Lies came out. They were pretty good but there was something wrong with their mics so there was a lot of unwanted noise. They were done and now it was 40minutes or so and THEY WILL BE OUT!!!!

Magnificent started I was out of the place. The Jay-Z's song (dont know its name). And the dancing roadie came out and dance on that part of the stage that was near us. He was really good.

Ooh yeah before all that that black thingy that falls down when they come out, FELL before they came. :( But never mind that.

And than it started. And I was so crazy excited. I finally realized that Im on their concert after sooo much waiting!!!!!!!! I wont go trough the whole set list. But Chris and Jonny were soooo near us... Chris danced on our part of the stage during Fix You and In my place (I think. I was way to excited to remember everything) and Viva La Vida and Lover in Japan with that umbrella. :D :D :D

During The Hardest Part he started to play and then stopped and said that that was it. We all laughed! On Death and all his friends he messed up lyrics. :D :D :D During Lovers in Japan the wind blew and all the butterflies went to the other side and I didnt catch any. But that was not my end with butterflies I had a bag just for them and I would not leave empty handed.

B stage was really far from us so we watched on the screen. Will had some kind of hat :nice:. But he was really cute.

In the end Guy came to our part of the stage I screamed so much and that was were my voice finally broke. They came back to encore and when The Escapist started that was it. I knew it that was the end, the end of the best night of my life. Back to butterflies. I pushed my way to the frot and asked the nice security guy to put few butterflies into my bag so he did. And I have lots and lots of them :D :D :D.

I got my LRLRL cd. I bought Life in technicolor t-shirt. And it was great. I was so perfect. And as someone form C&C&friends thread once told me that when you see them live your love to them grows to a whole new level and my really really did. I cant believe it but it did.

 

Sorry if its too big, but this was my day and I wanted to share it with you. :D :D :D

 

 

Pics later...

Awwwwwwww, Antonia that was a great review :dance: I'm so so SO glad you had a great time even though you didn't make it to front row, plus you were still pretty damn close!!! :dance: I got all teary eyed reading it, it finally happened for you!! :hug: :hug: :kiss:

And helloo!! You're miss big shot now, doing interviews and everything! :lol:

 

Now, where are those piccies?? :whip:

[lndnsky]

Awwwwwwww, Antonia that was a great review :dance: I'm so so SO glad you had a great time even though you didn't make it to front row, plus you were still pretty damn close!!! :dance: I got all teary eyed reading it, it finally happened for you!! :hug: :hug: :kiss:

And helloo!! You're miss big shot now, doing interviews and everything! :lol:

 

Now, where are those piccies?? :whip:

 

Uploading them on my FB profile.

 

And yeah it was my first concert and Im already a star... :D :D :D

 

edit. Do not expect great pics. I was so crazy I jumped the whole time.

[Crests]

I hope you all took lots of Jonny pictures like I told you too :whip:

 

Great reviews, make me wish I was there :wacky:

[CPRani]

So my whole Coldplay adventure began on Sunday when I came to Rijeka (its a city from where my bus was leaving to Udine). I could sleep at all that night, too :mad:

Anyway at 1pm on beautiful Monday we started what later became the best day of my life... :D

We came to Udine around 4.20pm and as I said few times before that was too late. When we got in line there where 1000 people in front of us. While we waited this journalist came to me and asked if I can give him an interview for some Italian radio station. I was in such a great mood that I gave an interview (I felt like I was someone important :D)

We got to the gate 20 min later. Got in and rush down on the field but there were already so many people so NO FRONT (or anything close) ROW!!!! The side where Guy stands was in the shadow so it was full! So we end up on the Jonny's side of the stage. We were in lets say 7th row. But when people stood up we were 3rd row and I was so crazy... It was too much for me I shook so much (you know how it is).

Ministri some Italian band was first. Did not like them...

Then White Lies came out. They were pretty good but there was something wrong with their mics so there was a lot of unwanted noise. They were done and now it was 40minutes or so and THEY WILL BE OUT!!!!

Magnificent started I was out of the place. The Jay-Z's song (dont know its name). And the dancing roadie came out and dance on that part of the stage that was near us. He was really good.

Ooh yeah before all that that black thingy that falls down when they come out, FELL before they came. :( But never mind that.

And than it started. And I was so crazy excited. I finally realized that Im on their concert after sooo much waiting!!!!!!!! I wont go trough the whole set list. But Chris and Jonny were soooo near us... Chris danced on our part of the stage during Fix You and In my place (I think. I was way to excited to remember everything) and Viva La Vida and Lover in Japan with that umbrella. :D :D :D

During The Hardest Part he started to play and then stopped and said that that was it. We all laughed! On Death and all his friends he messed up lyrics. :D :D :D During Lovers in Japan the wind blew and all the butterflies went to the other side and I didnt catch any. But that was not my end with butterflies I had a bag just for them and I would not leave empty handed.

B stage was really far from us so we watched on the screen. Will had some kind of hat :nice:. But he was really cute.

In the end Guy came to our part of the stage I screamed so much and that was were my voice finally broke. They came back to encore and when The Escapist started that was it. I knew it that was the end, the end of the best night of my life. Back to butterflies. I pushed my way to the frot and asked the nice security guy to put few butterflies into my bag so he did. And I have lots and lots of them :D :D :D.

I got my LRLRL cd. I bought Life in technicolor t-shirt. And it was great. I was so perfect. And as someone form C&C&friends thread once told me that when you see them live your love to them grows to a whole new level and my really really did. I cant believe it but it did.

 

Sorry if its too big, but this was my day and I wanted to share it with you. :D :D :D

 

 

Pics later...

 

Aw, Antonia, I got goosebumps reading this :D! Thanks for sharing :D.

[lndnsky]

Nice Guy pic :D

 

There's some good pics of audience and band and this video :)

 

 

Hahahaha.... I just watched this. You can see me on one pic. The 3rd one. Behind that guy with curly hair. My head with purple glass on the top of my head.

[Jsalyers]

So my whole Coldplay adventure began on Sunday when I came to Rijeka (its a city from where my bus was leaving to Udine). I could sleep at all that night, too :mad:

Anyway at 1pm on beautiful Monday we started what later became the best day of my life... :D

We came to Udine around 4.20pm and as I said few times before that was too late. When we got in line there where 1000 people in front of us. While we waited this journalist came to me and asked if I can give him an interview for some Italian radio station. I was in such a great mood that I gave an interview (I felt like I was someone important :D)

We got to the gate 20 min later. Got in and rush down on the field but there were already so many people so NO FRONT (or anything close) ROW!!!! The side where Guy stands was in the shadow so it was full! So we end up on the Jonny's side of the stage. We were in lets say 7th row. But when people stood up we were 3rd row and I was so crazy... It was too much for me I shook so much (you know how it is).

Ministri some Italian band was first. Did not like them...

Then White Lies came out. They were pretty good but there was something wrong with their mics so there was a lot of unwanted noise. They were done and now it was 40minutes or so and THEY WILL BE OUT!!!!

Magnificent started I was out of the place. The Jay-Z's song (dont know its name). And the dancing roadie came out and dance on that part of the stage that was near us. He was really good.

Ooh yeah before all that that black thingy that falls down when they come out, FELL before they came. :( But never mind that.

And than it started. And I was so crazy excited. I finally realized that Im on their concert after sooo much waiting!!!!!!!! I wont go trough the whole set list. But Chris and Jonny were soooo near us... Chris danced on our part of the stage during Fix You and In my place (I think. I was way to excited to remember everything) and Viva La Vida and Lover in Japan with that umbrella. :D :D :D

During The Hardest Part he started to play and then stopped and said that that was it. We all laughed! On Death and all his friends he messed up lyrics. :D :D :D During Lovers in Japan the wind blew and all the butterflies went to the other side and I didnt catch any. But that was not my end with butterflies I had a bag just for them and I would not leave empty handed.

B stage was really far from us so we watched on the screen. Will had some kind of hat :nice:. But he was really cute.

In the end Guy came to our part of the stage I screamed so much and that was were my voice finally broke. They came back to encore and when The Escapist started that was it. I knew it that was the end, the end of the best night of my life. Back to butterflies. I pushed my way to the frot and asked the nice security guy to put few butterflies into my bag so he did. And I have lots and lots of them :D :D :D.

I got my LRLRL cd. I bought Life in technicolor t-shirt. And it was great. I was so perfect. And as someone form C&C&friends thread once told me that when you see them live your love to them grows to a whole new level and my really really did. I cant believe it but it did.

 

Sorry if its too big, but this was my day and I wanted to share it with you. :D :D :D

 

 

Pics later...

Antonia, im so glad you had a great time:dance: The first concert is always the best:nice: Plus an interview with a reporter:thumbsup:

And you got all your butterflys and everything, you should make something with them:D

 

So happy the you got to experience it:hug::kiss:

[Pris]

Hahahahahaha, ohh there you are Antonia!! :lol: See, you even made it to a random guy's video, you're on your way to stardom :charming: :P

And don't worry about the pics, we all go crazy!! :D I still wanna see them though!! :dance:

[Crests]

post them all :dance:

[Ziggy]

thank you

 

Thanks to everyone who posted reviews, videos and pics. Wish I'd been there too!

[lndnsky]

Crests!!!!!!! Make a FB profile!!!

[Pris]

I was just taking a look at the previous pages :P

This is a great video :D Look at Will go :wideeyed:

 

 

Can't wait until we hear from some peeps :D

This vid is absolutely amazing, the crowd looks SO into it!! :dance:

And I gotta say, I want this persons camera!! So far away, yet the image was pretty clear, amazing zoom!! :stunned:

:lol: Exactly

 

YouTube - Coldplay - Billie Jean accoustic - Udine, Italy

This one I love :heart: What were those two up to?? :lol:

Maybe Chris was trying to make Guy sing this time?? :P Idk, but besides being a great vid, it's pretty damn funny :D

Love Mr B's smile :wacky:

aaanyway I managed to get hold of a setlist from the same roadie who gave it me in Dublin last year and to whom I said to have one ready for me in Wembley :P

Hahahaha, great :D Hope that made them realize what's gonna be waiting fo them there, a sea of coldplayers!! :dance:

[CookyMnstr]

Awww Antonia...that review was great...it also made me teary-eyed in happiness for you!!!:hug: Woohoooo, a Coldplay-show virgin no more!!!!! No let's get you to show-ho status, baby!:sneaky:

[lndnsky]

Awww Antonia...that review was great...it also made me teary-eyed in happiness for you!!!:hug: Woohoooo, a Coldplay-show virgin no more!!!!! No let's get you to show-ho status, baby!:sneaky:

 

Im gonna need few more shows to be show-ho but I love it that Im finally over that Coldplay-show virgin status!

[_petra_]

As I said before the yesterday’s concert really was fantastic.

But from the beginning.

 

My friends and I arrived at Udine at around 9 am. There were quite few people already queuing. We then sat and waited and waited and waited. I never find waiting difficult but this time … well it was so hot, too hot. I didn’t want to drink too much cause I was afraid that during the concert I’ll have to go to the loo. I became slightly depressed but I kept saying to myself that after the concert I won’t even remember that part. Then around 3pm we could hear White Lies doing the sound check and I got in the better mood. Then around 4pm the gates opened. When I entered the stadium I was standing on the top of the seating area. I was so confused but then saw that I have to run down the stairs and around lots of barriers … I got their, few people were already there …I could stand in the front row in front of Chris but there was place just for one person and I didn’t want to be separated from my friends so I went more to the right (my point of the view). Honestly I was a bit disappointed but I had a great view there as well 

 

Around 7 pm Ministri started playing. They were an Italian indie rock band. My favourite type of music is indie rock so I liked them. I only didn’t like the part that they were singing in Italian (well I only like English lyrics). Nice one anyway!

Then White Lies came on the stage. I completely adore them. They definitely warmed me up ;) While I was singing and dancing along some people around me were giving me strange looks :S What a supporting band!

Ooh and before their performance Miller came on stage he was adjusting some sort of camera I think  And I could see behind some curtains … and there was Arlene going around. 

 

And then … woooooo  The moment we were waiting for.

Well The usual 3 songs first to warm up the crowd and then Life in Technicolor …

I believe you’ve heard that Italian fans were organizing choreography with balloons and crowns. We were all waving with balloons before guys came on stage. And then they came and I think that they completely loved it. Maybe it was just me but I saw how they were all laughing (in a good way) and rocking the LiT.

 

Then they played Violet Hill and people were singing along like crazy. Behind me there were three people who were really upset. They didn’t like it that others were jumping, screaming … weird! Then they asked securities if they can get them out- I was happy when they left cause then the real party started :P

 

There setlist didn’t bring anything new so Clocks followed. I fell in love with Coldplay back then when I first heard that song. So, hearing it live … I have teary eyes even now. AMAZING

 

I’m not sure but I think that after Clocks Chris talked a bit. I can’t speak Italian, so somebody else will have to tell what he said. Well he was saying “grazia mille” (hope spelling is correct) a lot- these were the only words I could understand.

 

I'll make things short now since there have been a lot of great reviews!

 

Before the concert I read somewhere on the net that Gwyneth will be attending that concert as well. I thought that was a bit ... well a thing that's not going to happen. But now I think she might have been there. After they had played Fix You Chris put his hand on his heart and pointed to the stand where I think VIPs were. And he also pointed there after Strawberry swing.

 

... the best song besides Clocks was Politik for me. They played it really "hard".

I also enjoyed Lovers in Japan- I was standing in front of the thing where butterflies were coming out, I was basically attacked by them:P

 

Oh and I think that Guy was really in a good mood yesterday. He kept smiling and posing for people who were taking photos of him:)

 

As if I weren't pleased at the concert completely I was also given the set list which made the evening perfect. I was trying to make an eye contact with any roadie but they were so busy. Then I waved to someone and he only waved back. But then somebody heard my screaming about set list ... first he showed that he folded it and that it's not in the best condition. But I made it clear that I don't really mind that so he threw it at me;)

 

Now I'll upload some photos and maybe a video- but they really aren't of good quality.

 

p.s. here's a Slovene article about yesterday's concert. The one who wrote it didn't make much effort and you're not missing anything if you don't understand it. But there are some great photos!

 

http://www.siol.net/trendi/glasba/novicke/2009/09/coldplay_napolnili_videmski_stadion.aspx

[lndnsky]

Few of my not so great pics!

 

[Denise]

Anyone able to rip this? :D

 

They made the it on the most important Italian TV News :dance:

 

@Antonia: glad you made it so close in the end, when I arrived at 8 and there were already 100 people queuing for each entrance I thought about you arriving late in the afternoon and hoped you were able to make your way to the front :nice:

 

anyway, Chris never said anything about how good Italians are to make love, but how good we are to "make a fuck of a lot of noise" during this nice song before Will sung Death Will Never Conquer.

 

Here's the lyrics:

When the sun has gone down and there's no more light

When you're playing in Udine on a Monday night

Oh you've got to play for those girls and boys

Well I know Italians make a fuck of a lot of noise

(can't understand here)...there's one more rhyme

Can you please make some noise if you're having a good time

Oh and just to give you an extra thrill

Oh give a whoo whoo for our drummer Will

 

I will upload the video whenever I'm able and maybe try to understand that lil bit missing :P

[lndnsky]

Ill watch mine to see if I can understand what he says there... Oh I thought about you. I knew that you where somewhere in front row!

[lndnsky]

I think he says:

 

I believe there's one more rhyme

[Mimixxx]

I'll make things short now since there have been a lot of great reviews!

 

Before the concert I read somewhere on the net that Gwyneth will be attending that concert as well. I thought that was a bit ... well a thing that's not going to happen. But now I think she might be there. After they had played Fix You Chris put his hand on his heart and pointed to the stand where I think VIPs were. And he also pointed there after Strawberry swing.

 

... the best song besides Clocks was Politik for me. They played it really "hard".

I also enjoyed Lovers in Japan- I was standing in front of the thing where butterflies were coming out, I was basically attacked by them:P

 

Oh and I think that Guy was really in a good mood yesterday. He kept smiling and posing for people who were taking photos of him:)

 

As if I weren't pleased at the concert completely I was also given the set list which made the evening perfect. I was trying to make an eye contact with any roadie but they were so busy. Then I waved to someone and he only waved back. But then somebody heard my screaming about set list ... first he showed that he folded it and that it's not in the best condition. But I made it clear that I don't really mind that so he threw it at me;)

 

Now I'll upload some photos and maybe a video- but they really aren't of good quality.

 

p.s. here's a Slovene article about yesterday's concert. The one who wrote it didn't make much effort and you're not missing anything if you don't understand it. But there are some great photos!

 

http://www.siol.net/trendi/glasba/novicke/2009/09/coldplay_napolnili_videmski_stadion.aspx

 

Great, thanks. :D

 

I know one of his sisters was there because he mentioned Lovers in Japan being dedicated to his sister and his cousin, could have been them. :idea2:

[alys]

i was so sad cause i couldn't come to Udine last night... Then i started reading your posts and watching your videos and i felt like i was there with you!!!

THANK YOU soooo much for sharing with us your special night! :)

[_petra_]

Photos taken with my mobile

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a video- it's even poorer quality than on my phone. And really turn off the volume!

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7QFfa9VyYE]YouTube - Jonny and Guy dancing in Udine (31.08.2009)[/ame]

[lndnsky]

Cute video!