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Osheaga: Coldplay

 

So… not so bad being the world’s biggest pop-rock band after all.

 

Not on the perfect 2009 Montreal night – the only one. Not when even La Ronde’s fireworks display were perfectly timed to open one of your ballad-anthems. And not when 30,000 people jammed Parc jean Drapeau and Osheaga for its biggest-ever single act.

 

So we’ll drop any debates about the significance of Coldplay, or the critical resistance to their ambitions claiming a status deeper than the one they own: globe-conquering pop band.

 

Night had come down as the River Stage shadow-scrim silhouetted the band for Violet Hill’s soft-focus war memorial. Goosepimple red lighting for the climactic Clocks, followed by singer Chris Martin scrambling stage left to throw the chorus of In My Place to the masses. “Merci beaucoup, mes amis,” he said, before the stage went Yellow and balloons bounced over the audience.

 

After those four songs, they’d won. Debate about pop-rock (well… yeah) versus rock, popularity versus status, had dissolved in the certainty that Chris Martin’s globe-orbiting melodies were going to own the night. Delivering the co-dependent anthem Fix You only revealed more deeply how these songs find the soft spot in every listener. The videoscreen shot of all the girls in the front row singing along was priceless.

 

And when you’re winning… the band somehow made its way to a platform mid-crowd for a mini acoustic set. Fireworks to their left, August moon to their right… both of which Martin pointed to. It was as though Montreal were having a summer.

 

As is his wont, Martin flew around the stage, charmingly, ungainly, in his majorette jacket, engaging the massive crowd in French (“, ***, *** – terrible!” when a singalong was off-time). More interestingly, he played with virtually every song – meaning the band had taken the time to work something specifically live into the setlist, and to recognize something few bands do: pop hooks can be elastic, if you care enough to stretch them. God Put A Smile Upon My Face was discofied, and winningly so. Drummer Will Champion manned the kettles for Viva La Vida (admittedly, a staple). Guitarist Johnny Buckland made a point of nailing his hooks on the big screen.

 

Mostly, this was a band enjoyed its headliner status, and knew that – even if these songs are, at heart, softer than some of the bands on the plateau above them.

 

Is there meaning beyond that? Certainly. But last night, Eddie Vedder might have done well to note the joy in playing your hits for fans some of whom idly want, and others who may even deeply need them. And last night, even Bono might have been a little envious.

 

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My review

I also read a few BRILLIANT reviews (most in French) this morning.

 

 

FANTASTIC show last. My friends and I arrived at the venue, well a field (a really nice one and the weather was amazing), at 3 and there were people waiting in front of the stage already. I’ve been to Osheaga before and usually people don’t do that and the big crowds don’t really show up before 4 pm. Apparently they had more people in one day yesterday than in 2 days last year. So my friends and I managed to get 4rth row on Guy’s side, 3rd row near the mini ramp. The Coldplay Crew took pictures of the crowd waiting and of themselves in front of the crowd. They didn’t have the big ones on the both sides, which turned out to be funny during "In My Place" because Chris couldn't run and jump on Jonny from very far away so he waited and jumped on him from the corner of the stage.

 

We saw some goods bands while waiting. I surprised by Jason Mraz because I personnaly really don’t like his music very much but he is a good performer and got the crowd going. Also saw Elbow, The Roots, Josh Ritter, Eagles of Death Metal (They made me laugh. Old Rock’n Roll). I saw Will dancing on the side of the stage a few times (including to Elbow ) :D with his little V neck t-shirt and sun glasses :D I took a picture and you can kind of see him. He was clapping and dancing.

The crowd was impatient to see Coldplay and started chanting just when “The Roots” were finishing. No dancing roadie this time but we did have the waving and clapping with Strauss. The crowd went mad when they came on stage. I love that intro so much. From Strauss to “LiT” and “Violet Hill.” You get amazing and overwhelming feeling and go nuts. We couldn’t stop singing and cheering the whole time. The guy next to me was hilarious. He started singing and but it was just horrible. His friend went like “Shut up! You’re gonna kill everyone or get killed” Poor guy.:lol:

They didn’t play “Glass of Water” but that’s alright. It’s a festival so the show had to be a little shorter, although they did try to sing as many songs as they could. Chris was jumping around as usual and I had a great of view of him on the mini-ramp. My friend said his eyes were really blue. Guy didn’t smile much this time around (unlike Toronto. Maybe he was hung over ;)) but he did give some people in the front the most hilarious look. Some eyebrow raising thing and that seemed to be saying “I know you want me” or something like that :wink3: Something I noticed at the last two shows was that Chris comes over to Guy during one song (can’t remember which one) and asks him if he is okay. Cute. Will and Chris laughed at each other a few times, don’t know why but they seemed to be having fun. There were also very nice Jonny and Chris moments during “In My Place” and “Strawberry Swing" (when they play really close to each other at the end."

 

They managed to use the balloons by having the crew throw into the crowd. The crowd kicked them really far back and after the concert I saw some people with them on the metro.

“Fix You” sounded great in the field and with such a crowd. Chris messed up the beginning of “The Hardest Part,” which was really funny. The B-stage was great because I was REALLY close and had a fantastic view of Will going crazy on his mini drums. He is so concentrated. Jonny and Guy were smiling behind him at one point (I think because of something Jonny said). Go figure.

Every year, Montreal is home to an International Fireworks festival and at 10 the fireworks started and we could see them pretty well, although they were on the right side of the stage. They started during “Viva La Vida.” Guy and Chris were trying to get a look at them from the stage by moving forward a little.

 

 

They managed to put the C-stage in the middle of the field, which is so great. First, they seemed to hesitate about how to leave the stage but all-knowing Guy pointed to the right side of the stage. The crowd at the back went crazy. They all smiled when they walked by. Funnily enough the fireworks were green during “Green Eyes” and Chris told the other guys to look at them because it looked so great and so they sang the C-stage songs facing the fireworks. That was a beautiful moment. Chris sang “Green Eyes,” looked at Jonny and pointed to the fireworks (Aaawwww moment indeed). He also sang about the fireworks during the intro to DWNC. It was funny. Something like “We got (something something), fireworks and our drummer Will.” It was a nice little change. Then Jonny said something to Will, who laughed. They didn’t expect the fireworks and seemed really happy about it. There were a lot of people watching the boys from the side of the stage who then tried to get a look the fireworks as well: Miller came around the side of the stage with Franksy to take pictures so we might have a blog.

 

The cell phone wave was cool although I didn’t really see what it looked like. It must have looked great from the back.à

Chris said we did some great singing and he could where the Arcade Fire came from. Big cheer :D

 

He spoke in French a few times, which is always adorable. because of his accent He knew what to say to get cheers, including the word "Quebec" which always works on the Quebecois crowds.

 

“Politik” was great. Lots of jumping around. I love the Chorus so much just for that.

 

“Lovers in Japan” was brilliant with the butterflies. I don’t know how they gonna get rid of them since it’s a field but well. The field was a mess after that. hehe

The crowd cheered before the encore: from clapping, screaming, Viva La Vida chanting to football chants and yelling Coldplay in unison. That was really great! Brilliant audience, Chris came back on and thanked us for the cheering and played “The Scientist,” which is always such a great sing along. Guy came out with a beer, as usual ;)

“LiTii” was brilliant and the crowd really seemed to know the words and since it was the last song everyone tried to cheer as loud as they could. Everybody’s legs were hurting by then considering we had been standing for hours. It was REALLY crowded. Will left the stage last, which I always find hilarious. "Yes, Will, everyone has left the building. Wanna wait til the crowd leaves as well?"

 

Going back home was an entire adventure in itself. It took us two hours to get back. The show was on an island so the only way to get there is by car or metro, But not a lot of people use cars in Montreal and everybody was taking the metro. We ended up sitting down again with a lot of other people and just waited Some started sleeping, some played music on garbage cans, some chanted a little. We also played with one of the yellow balloons that someone had gotten, throwing it from one side of the line to the other. Someone burst it and got booed so much. Absolutely hilarious. Also, every time a metro came around people cheered and clapped at the driver (that must have been a first for him). It was getting ridiculous.

 

It was a brilliant night. No post-concert depression yet.YAY.Sorry if forgot some things

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My review

I also read a few BRILLIANT reviews (most in French) this morning.

 

 

FANTASTIC show last. My friends and I arrived at the venue, well a field (a really nice one and the weather was amazing), at 3 and there were people waiting in front of the stage already. I’ve been to Osheaga before and usually people don’t do that and the big crowds don’t really show up before 4 pm. Apparently they had more people in one day yesterday than in 2 days last year. So my friends and I managed to get 4rth row on Guy’s side, 3rd row near the mini ramp. The Coldplay Crew took pictures of the crowd waiting and of themselves in front of the crowd. They didn’t have the big ones on the both sides, which turned out to be funny during "In My Place" because Chris couldn't run and jump on Jonny from very far away so he waited and jumped on him from the corner of the stage.

 

We saw some goods bands while waiting. I surprised by Jason Mraz because I personnaly really don’t like his music very much but he is a good performer and got the crowd going. Also saw Elbow, The Roots, Josh Ritter, Eagles of Death Metal (They made me laugh. Old Rock’n Roll). I saw Will dancing on the side of the stage a few times (including to Elbow ) :D with his little V neck t-shirt and sun glasses :D I took a picture and you can kind of see him. He was clapping and dancing.

The crowd was impatient to see Coldplay and started chanting just when “The Roots” were finishing. No dancing roadie this time but we did have the waving and clapping with Strauss. The crowd went mad when they came on stage. I love that intro so much. From Strauss to “LiT” and “Violet Hill.” You get amazing and overwhelming feeling and go nuts. We couldn’t stop singing and cheering the whole time. The guy next to me was hilarious. He started singing and but it was just horrible. His friend went like “Shut up! You’re gonna kill everyone or get killed” Poor guy.:lol:

They didn’t play “Glass of Water” but that’s alright. It’s a festival so the show had to be a little shorter, although they did try to sing as many songs as they could. Chris was jumping around as usual and I had a great of view of him on the mini-ramp. My friend said his eyes were really blue. Guy didn’t smile much this time around (unlike Toronto. Maybe he was hung over ;)) but he did give some people in the front the most hilarious look. Some eyebrow raising thing and that seemed to be saying “I know you want me” or something like that :wink3: Something I noticed at the last two shows was that Chris comes over to Guy during one song (can’t remember which one) and asks him if he is okay. Cute. Will and Chris laughed at each other a few times, don’t know why but they seemed to be having fun. There were also very nice Jonny and Chris moments during “In My Place” and “Strawberry Swing" (when they play really close to each other at the end."

 

They managed to use the balloons by having the crew throw into the crowd. The crowd kicked them really far back and after the concert I saw some people with them on the metro.

“Fix You” sounded great in the field and with such a crowd. Chris messed up the beginning of “The Hardest Part,” which was really funny. The B-stage was great because I was REALLY close and had a fantastic view of Will going crazy on his mini drums. He is so concentrated. Jonny and Guy were smiling behind him at one point (I think because of something Jonny said). Go figure.

Every year, Montreal is home to an International Fireworks festival and at 10 the fireworks started and we could see them pretty well, although they were on the right side of the stage. They started during “Viva La Vida.” Guy and Chris were trying to get a look at them from the stage by moving forward a little.

 

 

They managed to put the C-stage in the middle of the field, which is so great. First, they seemed to hesitate about how to leave the stage but all-knowing Guy pointed to the right side of the stage. The crowd at the back went crazy. They all smiled when they walked by. Funnily enough the fireworks were green during “Green Eyes” and Chris told the other guys to look at them because it looked so great and so they sang the C-stage songs facing the fireworks. That was a beautiful moment. Chris sang “Green Eyes,” looked at Jonny and pointed to the fireworks (Aaawwww moment indeed). He also sang about the fireworks during the intro to DWNC. It was funny. Something like “We got (something something), fireworks and our drummer Will.” It was a nice little change. Then Jonny said something to Will, who laughed. They didn’t expect the fireworks and seemed really happy about it. There were a lot of people watching the boys from the side of the stage who then tried to get a look the fireworks as well: Miller came around the side of the stage with Franksy to take pictures so we might have a blog.

 

The cell phone wave was cool although I didn’t really see what it looked like. It must have looked great from the back.à

Chris said we did some great singing and he could where the Arcade Fire came from. Big cheer :D

 

He spoke in French a few times, which is always adorable. because of his accent He knew what to say to get cheers, including the word "Quebec" which always works on the Quebecois crowds.

 

“Politik” was great. Lots of jumping around. I love the Chorus so much just for that.

 

“Lovers in Japan” was brilliant with the butterflies. I don’t know how they gonna get rid of them since it’s a field but well. The field was a mess after that. hehe

The crowd cheered before the encore: from clapping, screaming, Viva La Vida chanting to football chants and yelling Coldplay in unison. That was really great! Brilliant audience, Chris came back on and thanked us for the cheering and played “The Scientist,” which is always such a great sing along. Guy came out with a beer, as usual ;)

“LiTii” was brilliant and the crowd really seemed to know the words and since it was the last song everyone tried to cheer as loud as they could. Everybody’s legs were hurting by then considering we had been standing for hours. It was REALLY crowded. Will left the stage last, which I always find hilarious. "Yes, Will, everyone has left the building. Wanna wait til the crowd leaves as well?"

 

Going back home was an entire adventure in itself. It took us two hours to get back. The show was on an island so the only way to get there is by car or metro, But not a lot of people use cars in Montreal and everybody was taking the metro. We ended up sitting down again with a lot of other people and just waited Some started sleeping, some played music on garbage cans, some chanted a little. We also played with one of the yellow balloons that someone had gotten, throwing it from one side of the line to the other. Someone burst it and got booed so much. Absolutely hilarious. Also, every time a metro came around people cheered and clapped at the driver (that must have been a first for him). It was getting ridiculous.

 

It was a brilliant night. No post-concert depression yet.YAY.Sorry if forgot some things

 

 

Brilliant Marie! Thanks :D

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Hey marie, we must've been near the metro at the same time, coz the guy who popped the big yellow balloon was only a few people in front of me. Haha !

 

Took me 2 and a half hours to get home, since the blue line was closed by the time we got to it (at 12:45)...so I had to walk all the way home from Jean-Talon metro. But I didn't mind pushing my legs that had already been standing for the last 8 hours! lol.

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^ Wow, Marie, according to your review and your pictures, we were very close to each other :P It would have been nice to meet other people from Colddlaying.com, but it was sooooooo crowded :P

 

+ I lost my legs there too, haha.

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^Haha ! Don't worry, my knees and feet are still aching ! I can't believe I woke up only 1 hour ago....

 

Ahaha same here!

 

It was epic! I was second row from the front, on Guy's side of the stage! Closest I've ever been at a Coldplay concert :) and I converted one of my friends into loving Coldplay :P good times! I'm gonna look through my pics and vids and hope some good ones came out that are contributable!

 

PS did anyone else spot Will, Guy and Jonny on the side of the stage where the Roots were performing? ;) (okay maybe not Jonny and Guy too but it looked like them and I definitely spotted Will)

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Here's my review: :)

 

Okay how to start this???

 

Got to Jean-Drapeau mid-afternoon, around the time Josh Ritter was performing. Chilled out at the bottom of the lawn and took in the HUGE space in front of the main stage. I thought to myself “wow, this is going to become a sea of people in 6 hours time.” My friends and I decided to check out the other stages which had some awesome acts; K’naan, Gentlemen Reg and Elbow to name a few.

 

 

 

 

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We came back halfway through Elbow’s set to get a spot as close to the stage as humanly possible. We made it as far as second row from the barrier, far right of the main stage but only about 4-5 rows from the B stage. I realized it was a pretty good spot as we watched both Jason Mraz and the Roots with a very good view. Both these acts were awesome and had their own creative flavours. While the Roots were on, two awesome things happened: The first was that one of Coldplay’s roadies (I think!) came up to our side and took some pictures of us!! I hope the photo turns out and pops up on the website but for now it is wishful thinking. :P

 

The second awesome thing (also during the Roots performance) was that as I was watching the Roots, I looked over to the side of their stage and recognized Will! I look to his left and right to who appeared to be Guy and Jonny, but I wasn’t completely sure. I based this on general physique and their body movement (you know how some people just seem to have certain stances, etc?) but Will was definitely there. I gasped and went “omg it’s Will!” to my friend and I waved frantically in their direction with high hopes that they’d wave back or know that I knew they were there :P Everyone around me thought I was either crazy or had no clue who I was waving to. Lol oh well…

 

Cue the Coldplay concert. One word: epic. It always is and I’m always in denial when they first come on stage thinking “I’ve gotta be dreaming right now”. But nope, it’s them, in the flesh, and I’m standing ~20m from them. Their set was phenomenal. I don’t need to tell you guys that or go into details because you already know it! J A really nice touch was the fireworks coming from LaRonde. Chris was particularly impressed! ‘Lovers In Japan’ came up and I was covered in butterfly confetti, which is currently resting on my printer until I can figure out how to arrange them. Just before the encore, the girls in front of me left and I was right at the front! (although more people out of nowhere were watching from the other side of the barrier. I figured they were VIP’s or contest winners.) The concert finishes and as usual, I leave slightly saddened knowing that it’s over and wondering when I’ll see them again but the rest of me is filled with awe and happiness. One of my friends who attended saw the concert for the first time and has fallen in love with Coldplay. How could you not? :D

 

 

 

 

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Ahaha same here!

 

It was epic! I was second row from the front, on Guy's side of the stage! Closest I've ever been at a Coldplay concert :) and I converted one of my friends into loving Coldplay :P good times! I'm gonna look through my pics and vids and hope some good ones came out that are contributable!

 

PS did anyone else spot Will, Guy and Jonny on the side of the stage where the Roots were performing? ;) (okay maybe not Jonny and Guy too but it looked like them and I definitely spotted Will)

 

I saw Will during Elbow and The Roots!Took a picture and if you zoom in you can see him :) I think I saw Jon as well

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