Long Live Life Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 The day started early for me (for a Saturday! :)), I left home at 7:50 for the first part of my journey to London: a journey down the M1 to Harrow. I had LeftRightLeftRighLeft playing in the car for the journey down, which only heightened my sense of excitement and anticipation, but would I get my wish of a front row place? After I parked the car I walked through a shopping centre to the tube station: I could hear Viva La Vida playing out from one of the shops (yet to open). A good sign I thought! Arriving at Wembley just after 9:15am it seemed like I was one of the very first to arrive, see: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 There may have been others milling around,, but I was the first for my queue! This was the scene just beyond the entrance for gates F & G! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Other Coldplayers soon arrived: (L to R): TheAngie, Mimmx and KissesBirds: Angie takes objection to some bad press about Jonny: :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 KissesBird and i got chatting about we got into Coldplay in the first place. For me, I started listening to them in 2000 when I heard Yellow playing in the background and their music really struck a chord with me when I was working on a video for a party. I thought "I must find out who they are and get their album". Back in 2000 ,whilst I was a fan of their music and bought Parachutes, I was nowhere near the fan I am today: Viva La Vida was to change all that for me Viva La Vida is something of a deeply personal album for me, that came at exactly the right time in my life following a bereavement. There are many reasons why fans go out of their way to queue at early hours to see their favourite band. For me: this was my personal way of saying thankyou to the band. I've travelled extensively for business across the world in the past, and i know how tiring it can be. It means you're endless days on the road, adjusting to different time zones and climates and whilst fun the downsides are you are cut off from your friends and family. This was Coldplay's homecoming finale, and I wasn't missing it for anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 The Queen of Glowsticks gets her collection ready.... it's gonna be one bright party in there tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 There's plenty of peeps to give them out to (and they went very quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 More to follow later..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Were you the guy in the white tee? I only sat down with the B/C group for 5-10 mins but remember you at the front. Nice blog so far! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinFan Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Very nice... thanks for sharing, great pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Other Coldplayers soon arrived: (L to R): TheAngie, Mimmx and KissesBirds: Angie takes objection to some bad press about Jonny: :) :lol: Oh God! I didn't even realise you were taking pics. Sneaky :sneaky: Love it so far :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 Were you the guy in the white tee? I only sat down with the B/C group for 5-10 mins but remember you at the front. Nice blog so far! :) Thanks! I was wearing a yellow top (but not a Coldplaying T-Shirt) and was standing next to KissesBirds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 :lol: Oh God! I didn't even realise you were taking pics. Sneaky :sneaky: Love it so far :D Don't worry, there's nothing incriminating.... yet! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 So we got chatting to the security guards. Concern grew about which gate was to be let in first (given we were furthest from the stage). F and G was about as far as from the stage as you can get. Mimmx comes up with a plan... Front row, then C-Stage, then Jonny's ramp! I love it when a plan comes together.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 Thanks to the great company, the time just flew by for me. Americans are great at this: networking with hitherto strangers and I've personally never understood the animosity towards them some in the UK seem to have. Whenever I've been in the US I've always been overwhelmed by their kindness, generosity and willingness to share experiences with each other ... I enjoyed listening to Angie's comments about how the US stadia compare to Wembley; KissesBird's and Mimmx's experiences of other Coldplay gig's (I'm a relative virgin, this being only my 3rd gig and 2nd VLV one) and general Coldplay-on-the-road gossip (...especially the "old news" ;) ) At the last Viva La Viva gig (02 in December last year), I was right at the very back and whilst it was a great vantage point to see the visual spectacle in its entirety, you are definitley missing out on being so far away! This gig was to be the complete opposite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 The long wait finally ends... By 3pm the only butterflies in the stadium were those in my stomach.... along with Gizza (sp?) who says he always gets nervous in the final wait. We had our strategy for each other and we were all equally determined to get to the front... After 7 hours the wait was over, the security guard lets down the tape and we're ushered into a pre-gate queue... in the scramble we become separated. Once at the "finishing line".... Gizza and I end up at a gate that appears closed... but after his persuasion they open it and we're in.... nearly there.... .... Once there we walk as quickly as we can and the stage is in sight. Luckily, we appear to have been the first set of gates to be opened......there is still space on the front row... Kisses Birds arrives a split second before me and keeps me my place....... we'd done it! Is this Chris' younger cousin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyduckette Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I know that guy, he used to come on the board a few years ago. :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Mimmx comes up with a plan... Front row, then C-Stage, then Jonny's ramp! I love it when a plan comes together.... :lol: I honestly thought front row wasn't even an option, it was the top of the plan but I never thought it would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonsu Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Nice photoblog Phil! One day we will finally get to meet at a gig I'm sure :) Btw, which one are you in the piccies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 :lol: I honestly thought front row wasn't even an option, it was the top of the plan but I never thought it would happen. LOL, nor did I, but wasn't it great when we all did? I am assuming we were lucky in that our gate was opened fractionally before the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 Nice photoblog Phil! One day we will finally get to meet at a gig I'm sure :) Btw, which one are you in the piccies? Cheers Pete, we must get round to organising the post VLV tour meet-up? I'm not sure I'm in any of my own pics - I think there is one I'll dig out for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 So here is a shot of the crowd.... good-looking bunch, eh? Chris wasn't kidding when he said "“Coldplay fans are the best in the world. If you like Coldplay then you're obviously very intelligent and good looking and all-around brilliant.” was he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Live Life Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 White Lies So White Lies take to the stage as scheduled at 17:20 ..... my favourite of the supporting acts in this show.... I'd definitely like to have heard more of them and will be keeping my eye out for them in the future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 LOL, nor did I, but wasn't it great when we all did? I am assuming we were lucky in that our gate was opened fractionally before the others? Yeah, well I spoke to the manager guy who said they all went in at the same time and there was no concession for people who had to run the furthest but that he was the best and would have us sorted speedily. I think we went through the turnstiles before we were supposed to though, because once they let us through, we were first there and obviously put our tickets in the machine and then this woman was screaming at us to stop :uhoh: Presumably because there was no one in place to check bags. Then she gave up and was like "oh just let them in" :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Perrine* Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 ^gosh that's not fair !! But well done :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Well not on purpose :nice: They let us through then changed their minds so we weren't sure what we were supposed to do :uhoh: The whole gate thing was soooo badly organised though, it all depended on luck rather than how long people were waiting, which is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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