Coldplay Join Jay-Z For New Year's Gig 2010 (CONFIRMED!)

[taameen**sparks**]

it seems weird that Chris would do that... maybe something came up that upset him..

[Lovers in NYC]

Random thought...wonder if Brandon Flowers was there?....don't know why but was under the impression that he and Chris were good friends :P...well, since Chris is a massive Killers fan..and think I remember reading they've hungout a few times as well:P...so figured he'd be invited..especially since he was there for the hotel opening, no? :P

[jeremyy]

jimmyyy when will you upload new videos??

[Guest howyousawtheworld]

Did Coldplay really need to do this?

 

Certainly not in my opinion.

[JimmyD]

Sorry guys, will start uploading videos again today. Have had a rough couple of days. Internet at the hotel was terrible, as was the rest of the service and I wasn't able to complete a single upload. Got home this morning at 5am, but I'm ready to upload now :)

 

Since I was pretty close to the speakers, some of the videos may have bad audio. I have two videos of Beyonce on youtube's front page now that are being bombarded with hateful comments regarding the loud bass. I think most of the Coldplay videos are okay. I will also write up the whole story sometime tonight.

[JimmyD]

As promised, Strawberry Swing and Clocks.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5wk7jjcCCc]YouTube - Coldplay Strawberry Swing & Clocks NYE 2011 Cosmopolitan Hotel[/ame]

[Texasluvsjonny]

^Why is my SS dedication not in that video? :angry:

[JimmyD]

^Why is my SS dedication not in that video? :angry:

 

It's in this one:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AodFpq-wDI]YouTube - Coldplay - Strawberry Swing intro NYE 2011 Cosmopolitan Hotel Las Vegas[/ame]

 

I think you can hear me say "Holy Shit!" Or something when he said your name. Was it really dedicated to you?

[JimmyD]

Thanks so much for the vids/pics, Jimmy!...clearly had a brilliant night!

 

Also, I know you said most people seemed clueless on Coldplay...d'you think the boys noticed/felt that as well? :(...wondering whether it affected the general vibe from song to song...and especially Chris?...I know he always wants to please the crowd in every way possible :P...wondering if he looked/acted bit different as a result?...

 

And did you ever figure out why Chris seemed to turn around each time your friend tried to take a picture?..you said 'something was definitely up' about Chris's eyes...perhaps he was bit under the weather? ;(...just curious ;P

 

And how did you indeed get to be so lucky and attend this gig?....sorry to be nosey...we're all just massively jealous...do tell ;P

 

Thank you again!

 

Soo

 

I think the guys were a bit shy the whole night. They never made eye contact with anyone. I kept screaming jokes and things to Guy, but he seemed almost nervous to look anywhere but his safe zone.

 

My friends jokingly said (I hope it was a joke) that Chris recognizes me as a crazy fan so he kept doing it on purpose. I've seen them several times in the past few weeks and I always sing really loud and sometimes scream the right notes when Chris makes a mistake. They say he is probably annoyed every time he sees me at a concert. They cite this photo where he gives me the evil eye/death stare down as their evidence. I hope its not that, but who knows. He mostly tried to not look at me, but when he did, they all looked like this.

 

 

I'm uploading another video and going to the gym, when I get back I will begin the write up.

[JimmyD]

Politik

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_4J_ZzBzlg]YouTube - Coldplay - Politik NYE 2011 Cosmopolitan Hotel[/ame]

[kellysurfs]

My friends jokingly said (I hope it was a joke) that Chris recognizes me as a crazy fan so he kept doing it on purpose. I've seen them several times in the past few weeks and I always sing really loud and sometimes scream the right notes when Chris makes a mistake. They say he is probably annoyed every time he sees me at a concert. They cite this photo where he gives me the evil eye/death stare down as their evidence. I hope its not that, but who knows. He mostly tried to not look at me, but when he did, they all looked like this..

 

Wow. He's looking directly at you - no mistaking that. He looks a bit on the apprehensive side, perhaps unsure what to make of your fandom? Hopefully he doesn't think you're a stalker or anything like that.

 

I'm am so jealous of the view you had - amazing! Right up in front and the videos were great from that perspective, even if the audio was off in parts, though no fault of your own, of course. The great up-close vids more than make up for it. You take great shots Jimmy -- no shaking and just really great all-around camera work. Thanks for doing that and for sharing it with us so quickly. I'm sure there aren't many videos of the performance available out there, esp from such an advantageous vantage point. Speaking of, I wondered at the purpose of the strategically placed cameramen round the perimeter of the stage. Were they Coldplay guys, cataloguing another performance or Cosmopolitan people. I'd LOVE to see their footage.

 

Anyway, thanks again for taking and sharing such great footage. You look very nice, and totally harmless, in the shots. Now if I see you (or rather, when I see you) at one of their gigs I'll know exactly who you are. lol.

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN LA

[JimmyD]

Ok so here is my write up from NYE 2011. A few of my friends were invited to the event and were planning on surprising me with tickets for Christmas, but I bought the package through the Cosmopolitan before that. So I ended up with 3 tickets.

 

I went to San Francisco to meet up with my friend and head to Vegas. On the flight, I listened to....

 

 

We finally got to Vegas and at check-in, it was pretty evident I was one of the only people there for the music, or more specifically, Coldplay. I think if the guys were in that room, they'd run away. Fast. The hotel had hired some third party company to handle the tickets, and that company had misplaced a lot of invitations so in between all of the searching I had a lot of contact with the hotel staff. I became friends with most of them and told them about how much I love Coldplay and they began telling me stories and information that I probably shouldn't have had.

 

As a result, we got to sneak into the rehearsal with some employees for a few minutes. That was my first time seeing the guys on this trip. They were playful and totally comfortable. Overall looked like they were having a lot of fun.

 

The next day, me and two friends were on the second floor debating where to go eat and as my friend describes it, I suddenly left the conversation and began looking in a particular direction, then b-lined towards WILL! I walked up to him and asked him for a picture and he said of course. He was there with some friends and his wife. I didn't want to hold him, but he chatted with me for a short bit about where I was from and we both talked about how our time in Vegas was and about the charity shows. When my friend tried to take a picture, he realized it was accidentally in video mode and Will made sure we got the picture. I told him I'd see him later that night and he first had me approve the picture to make sure it came out well before heading off. The best part, other than meeting and chatting with Mr. Champion was definitely the rest of the people around. By this time everyone in line for the restaurant nearby and the passerbys were staring at me in a confused manner. When I regrouped with my friends, I asked if anyone else was excited, and they all shook their head 'no.' I then had to explain who he was and why it was so exciting. I still didn't win anyone over haha.

 

A few hours after this, I heard from a friend at the hotel that tickets and wristbands, while tied to specific names, were not going to be verified at the door. So I sent out a tweet that if a Coldplay fan sees me in the hotel, I'll give the first one a present. It wasn't long until a girl tapped my shoulder while eating and I gave her the remaining ticket. I didn't really have time to talk and if it was someone from here, I apologize for that. Would have liked to meet up at the show.

 

There was about 2.5 hours left, and I couldn't take the excitement anymore. I went up and started the line. I was the only one there until about 10 minutes till the doors opened. When they let us go to the ballroom, I ran in and was one of the first people inside. I lined up right in front of the stage where I knew they would most likely spend a lot of time. I met some really cool Coldplay fans from all over the country while waiting. The true fans were the people lined up right in front of the stage, everyone else was mingling and socializing in the middle of the ballroom or walking around. They didn't seem too concerned with getting a good area to stand in. In addition, the amount of suits and tuxes in the room was ridiculous. I couldn't figure out how people could move around in that attire, but I later realized it was because they weren't planning on doing that.

 

Before waiting I was trying to get Miller's attention, so I had a group of us scream out his name, which he ignored every time. That killed some time, until

suddenly Chris ran out and yelled "everybody ready?" and went straight into Politik. There were about 10 of us in the front row singing along at the top of our lungs and having a good time. Everyone else was pretty stiff and staring at them like they were at the movie theatre watching a film. Over time people loosened up when the more popular songs were played. As I've said before, the guys seemed a bit nervous. I kept screaming I love Guy and asking him questions, and I could see he was trying hard not to look at me. Later Chris said he wasn't used to playing in front of such a well dressed crowd. So maybe it was a bit of a change they weren't used to. Chris tried to avoid me for most of the night, but every once in a while I would get a stern look. But he did come up right in front of my camera a lot so I could get pictures. There was one picture that came out bad, and I'm pretty sure he noticed I wasn't happy and was trying to take it again so he stepped back where he was and I got the shot. Could have been a coincidence, but if not that was really nice of him. Same thing was going on for the rest of their set. Towards the end most everyone was having a good time and was into it. I think when Jay-Z came out during Lost+ was when the mood changed. At the stroke of midnight, Jay brought out a clock and we had the countdown and fireworks. Chris thanked Phil who was behind the curtain and didn't kiss anyone although I could see him looking towards the back of the crowd, where "GP" was.

 

After they got off the stage and Jay-Z's crew began to move in, I was looking around at the confetti that had dropped during LiJ. Most of the butterflies had landed in the middle of the ballroom so I was trying to find one up in front of the stage. I couldn't find any, but I spotted something much better. A pick! I had been asking Guy for one the whole time, but didn't get it so I knew Guy's picks were all yellow. This one was gray. I asked the security guard to come over, then asked him if he could hand me the pick and he did. Suddenly everyone around me realized that pick had been in front of them for 20 minutes and no one noticed. I thought back and remembered Chris having to grab another pick so I had a feeling it was his. After reviewing the videos I shot, I was able to spot what I believe is the exact pick in his hand.

 

When Jay-Z finally came out, the crowd definitely picked up. It was then that I actually heard people screaming in my ear. I kept trying to reach out and shake Jay's hand and he would get really close, and take it away. I could see his eyes through the corner of his glasses and knew he was teasing people in the crowd. Kanye then came out and wasn't long till he came over to where I was and was smiling at me and shook my hand and I thought he was really nice, but after the show my friends told me it was probably because he saw my camera...lol. The Beyonce thing was definitely not spontaneous, nor was Homecoming at the end. I don't believe they had rehearsed it, but I know it was discussed. When Chris came back out, I could definitely tell he was a bit off ;) He came close to me and I could see his eyes were a little out of it. Not like before. And before he came out, I could see him walking around in circles and doing strange things off to the side of the stage behind the curtains. Looked like he was having a good time...

 

Afterwards, Jay talked about how much he wished he could be in the crowd to watch everything that was happening on stage. He bowed so many times to Chris during the concert and I'm sure he would have loved to watch them perform from where we were standing. He looked over to the back and told Gwyneth Paltrow, or "GP" that he loved her. He then came over and gave a few shout outs to people in the crowd, he finally came over to me and called me the "guy in the purple sweater" and finally laughed and shook my hand. I really hope someone uploads a video of that. Then Jay gave his mic to an older Asian gentleman and walked off.

 

Overall it was an awesome time. After the show, my friends in the riser section at the back said they saw me on the tv at least 10 times and that EVERYONE could tell I was a huge fan, as I was the only person showing that much enthusiasm...or craziness. I forget which word they used. I still have a lot of videos to upload and I'll eventually get them all up.

 

I'm going to get this all mounted in a little frame later, but for now I kinda threw the ticket, wristband, and pick into this frame

 

Here is the video from midnight and Viva La Vida

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9giHNNW9SA]YouTube - Coldplay - New Years Countdown & Viva La Vida NYE 2011 Cosmopolitan Hotel[/ame]

[coldplay12]

[Mimixxx]

Thanks for the review :D Sounds like you had a great time!

 

Chris is prone to slightly odd behaviour and I think the fact that he really didn't know what he was doing during Homecoming shows the whole thing was kinda spontanious - I really think what you saw was nerves/adranaline - rather than anything chemical.

 

Other reports of the night said that Chris went straight to the VIP area after the Coldplay gig and stood with GP to watch Jay-Z, so unless he pounded 7 beers in that period of time I think it was just adranaline. ;)

 

I know this is the very annoying fangirl "oh he'd never do that" kind of post, but especially with the kids being at the hotel I really don't think it would be anything sinister. :P

 

I love Jonny rocking the Heart of the City riff :D

[NumbersGirl]

Does anyone have any idea as to why this still hasn't been mentioned on coldplay.com? I understand if they didn't want to do the live blogs in Vegas, but there hasn't been a single peep about it on the website (at least, not through the time I'm posting this message).

[Dany93]

^ That's really weird indeed... What if we ask to the Oracle something about it? :thinking:

 

Anyway, Jimmy, I guess that was the best new year's eve you've ever lived! :smug:

I'm sure Chris has nothing against you, maybe he was just a little uncomfortable with the crowd ;)

[Chloe_Martin]

probably on holiday mode still and forgot

[Yeshe]

Fun to read your story, Jimmy, and see the videos. I'm not up on all the details, though. What is the song they did with Jay before countdown? Is there a recording of it? I couldn't hear it on the video, or recognize it.

[MartinFan]

Thanks for the review :D Sounds like you had a great time!

 

Chris is prone to slightly odd behaviour and I think the fact that he really didn't know what he was doing during Homecoming shows the whole thing was kinda spontanious - I really think what you saw was nerves/adranaline - rather than anything chemical.

 

Other reports of the night said that Chris went straight to the VIP area after the Coldplay gig and stood with GP to watch Jay-Z, so unless he pounded 7 beers in that period of time I think it was just adranaline. ;)

 

I know this is the very annoying fangirl "oh he'd never do that" kind of post, but especially with the kids being at the hotel I really don't think it would be anything sinister. :P

 

I love Jonny rocking the Heart of the City riff :D

 

 

I agree with this............... Great review, maybe Chris thought since this was a invite only thingy for Celebs and such, he was taken aback by the "FanBoyish" antics he saw in you, maybe caught him by surprise:P

[Corricopatcat]

Am I the only one who does'nt really like Jay-z? :l

 

No.

[Raphaele]

thank you so much Jimmy for the review and the videos

[jeremyy]

waow jimmy you have very very great time at the new years eve. I hope i have a great time like this :D yeah why doesn't coldplay.com mentioned about this gig. I hope roadie will write it soon. I'm waiting for his article..and lots of backstage pics.

[nancyk58]

Thanks for the awesome review and the videos- JIMMY. You really had a good time :dance:

[kspillers2]

Jimmy, it's awesome you were there and showing some crazy enthusiasm for the music. I am only guessing, but I bet the boys would much rather have a few insane fans at a stodgy, stuffy corporate gig, than not!

[nouratan]

thanx for the nice review jimmy:nice:

and i love all the videos of urs