Coldplay played at the memorial service for Steve Jobs earlier today in Cupertino - someone who work for Apple and was in place and can tell you what it was? emotionally, I can imagine. Steve and Chris was standing quite close to each other. I always think back to this: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwbCuyScCjI]Coldplay - Wedding Bells - live at Apple keynote (720p HD) Exclusive Track - YouTube[/ame]

 

rest in peace, Jobs.

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple Inc.'s famous penchant for secrecy remained intact Wednesday as the company's retail stores were curtained and employees were close-lipped about a private memorial service to celebrate the life of company co-founder Steve Jobs.

 

The service, announced to Apple employees in an email by CEO Tim Cook, took place Wednesday morning at company headquarters in Cupertino. It was also being webcast to employees worldwide.

 

Apple planned to keep its stores closed for several hours so employees could watch the service. At stores across Northern California, white curtains were draped across the windows to block the view from outside.

 

Near the campus before services started at 10 a.m. PDT, sheriff's deputies directed traffic and employees streamed toward the company's outdoor amphitheatre. Media handlers kept reporters from getting too close to the scene and tried to prevent them from speaking with employees.

Music drifted across the campus from the service, and employees leaving the service who wouldn't give their names said singer Norah Jones and the British rock band Coldplay performed live. At the end of the service, employees said Coldplay front man Chris Martin told everyone to get back to work because that's what Steve Jobs would have wanted.

 

The mood at the service was festive, not sombre, employees said. Speakers reportedly included Cook, Apple's chief designer Jony Ive and former Vice-President Al Gore, who reminisced about their experiences with Steve Jobs and Apple. Jobs died Oct. 5 at age 56 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

 

Outside an Apple store in Manhattan, a sign read, "The Apple Store is temporarily closed. We'll reopen at 3 p.m." No reason was given. A few people were outside on a rainy and windy afternoon.

 

Bart Bingham, 36, a tattoo artist who lives in New York, was waiting for his girlfriend so they could shop for a gift for her birthday. He wasn't bothered by the fact that the store was closed and said he likely would find lunch and return.

 

"This doesn't bother me at all," he said.

 

Things looked normal inside except for the lack of customers and employees. Lights and laptops were still on. A reporter saw people gathered in an upstairs room, their backs facing the outside.

 

Analyst Stephen Baker, who tracks consumer electronics sales for research group NPD, said Apple doesn't stand to lose a lot of sales by closing its stores for a few hours. A customer or two might be unhappy when finding the store closed, but most would simply turn to other outlets that sell Apple products, he said.

 

Wednesday's service follows a memorial at Stanford University last Sunday for friends and family. That service at Memorial Church reportedly brought out tech titans including Oracle chief Larry Ellison and Microsoft's Bill Gates, as well as politicians including Bill Clinton. U2 frontman Bono and Joan Baez reportedly performed.

 

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CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple Inc.'s famous penchant for secrecy remained intact Wednesday as the company's retail stores were curtained and employees were close-lipped about a private memorial service to celebrate the life of company co-founder Steve Jobs.

 

The service, announced to Apple employees in an email by CEO Tim Cook, took place Wednesday morning at company headquarters in Cupertino. It was also being webcast to employees worldwide.

 

Apple planned to keep its stores closed for several hours so employees could watch the service. At stores across Northern California, white curtains were draped across the windows to block the view from outside.

 

Near the campus before services started at 10 a.m. PDT, sheriff's deputies directed traffic and employees streamed toward the company's outdoor amphitheatre. Media handlers kept reporters from getting too close to the scene and tried to prevent them from speaking with employees.

Music drifted across the campus from the service, and employees leaving the service who wouldn't give their names said singer Norah Jones and the British rock band Coldplay performed live. At the end of the service, employees said Coldplay front man Chris Martin told everyone to get back to work because that's what Steve Jobs would have wanted.

 

The mood at the service was festive, not sombre, employees said. Speakers reportedly included Cook, Apple's chief designer Jony Ive and former Vice-President Al Gore, who reminisced about their experiences with Steve Jobs and Apple. Jobs died Oct. 5 at age 56 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

 

Outside an Apple store in Manhattan, a sign read, "The Apple Store is temporarily closed. We'll reopen at 3 p.m." No reason was given. A few people were outside on a rainy and windy afternoon.

 

Bart Bingham, 36, a tattoo artist who lives in New York, was waiting for his girlfriend so they could shop for a gift for her birthday. He wasn't bothered by the fact that the store was closed and said he likely would find lunch and return.

 

"This doesn't bother me at all," he said.

 

Things looked normal inside except for the lack of customers and employees. Lights and laptops were still on. A reporter saw people gathered in an upstairs room, their backs facing the outside.

 

Analyst Stephen Baker, who tracks consumer electronics sales for research group NPD, said Apple doesn't stand to lose a lot of sales by closing its stores for a few hours. A customer or two might be unhappy when finding the store closed, but most would simply turn to other outlets that sell Apple products, he said.

 

Wednesday's service follows a memorial at Stanford University last Sunday for friends and family. That service at Memorial Church reportedly brought out tech titans including Oracle chief Larry Ellison and Microsoft's Bill Gates, as well as politicians including Bill Clinton. U2 frontman Bono and Joan Baez reportedly performed.

 

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So sad. The boys have been busy in California this week, though.

Coldplay at Steve Jobs Memorial?

 

It appears that Coldplay may have performed:

 

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/19/norah-jones-and-coldplay-help-apple-celebrate-steve-jobs-life/

 

From twitter:

 

@RyanShah:

Just had a concert before work. Norah Jones and Coldplay rocked the memorial for Steve Jobs.

 

 

@larley:

That was a really moving ceremony. Norah Jones, Coldplay, Al Gore... Got choked up when they played Steve reading "Here's to the Crazy Ones"

 

From:

 

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19146577?source=rss

 

Numerous Twitter users reported that rock supergroup Coldplay and singer Norah Jones played at the memorial service. Both artists have performed at Apple events in the past; according to Coldplay's blog, Jobs attended a concert by the group in July 2009 at Shoreline Amphitheatre, marking one of his first public appearances after his liver-transplant surgery that year.

Toward the end of the memorial, just before 11 a.m., the music could be heard throughout the company's main campus.

Apple employees began departing in huge groups about 11:30, with the music continuing to play. Cupertino police provided crowd control for the throng.

As they departed, employees said Coldplay frontman Chris Martin told everyone to get back to work because that's what Jobs would have wanted.

Wow that would be amazing. We all know how much Steve Jobs loved Coldplay, and Coldplay loved Steve Jobs so it could be real, and if so it will probably be mentioned/confirmed later on twitter(by Coldplay) or on their website, or not.

Coldplay and Norah Jones Play at Memorial for Steve Jobs

 

The memorial for Steve Jobs at Apple headquarters on Wednesday was, like so many of the Apple product introductions that Mr. Jobs presided over, a musical affair.

 

According to multiple Twitter posts from people at the event, the British band Coldplay performed “Fix You,” “Yellow” and other songs in an outdoor amphitheater in an interior courtyard on Apple’s campus. The singer Norah Jones covered the Bob Dylan song “Forever Young.” The pianist and singer Randy Newman, who scored “Toy Story” and a number of other movies for Pixar, the animation house Mr. Jobs co-founded, also sang.

 

All of the artists have performed in recent years at Apple product launches. Mr. Jobs often concluded those events by inviting a well-known singer or musical group to take the stage to belt out a few numbers. He died on Oct. 5 after a struggle with cancer.

 

Among the nonmusical speakers at the event were Al Gore, the former vice president and an Apple board member; Jonathan Ive, Apple’s senior vice president of industrial design; and Timothy D. Cook, its chief executive.

 

Aerial footage of the event on CNET’s Web site showed the interior courtyard of Apple’s campus filled with people. Two-story high banners with photos of Mr. Jobs, young and old, hung from Apple buildings facing the courtyard.

 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/coldplay-and-norah-jones-play-at-memorial-for-jobs/

Jobs honoured behind closed doors

 

Technology giant Apple's famous penchant for secrecy remained intact as the company's shops were closed and employees were tight-lipped about a private memorial service to celebrate the life of company co-founder Steve Jobs.

 

The service, announced to Apple employees in an email by CEO Tim Cook, took place at company headquarters in Cupertino, California. It was also being webcast to employees worldwide.

 

Apple planned to keep its shops closed for several hours so employees could watch the service. At shops across northern California, white curtains were draped across the windows to block the view from outside.

 

Near the Apple campus before services started at 10am local time, police directed traffic and employees streamed towards the company's outdoor amphitheatre. Media handlers kept reporters from getting too close to the scene and tried to prevent them from speaking with staff.

 

Music drifted across the campus from the service, and employees leaving the area said Coldplay and singer Norah Jones had performed live. They said Coldplay frontman Chris Martin had told everyone to get back to work after the service, because that is what Jobs would have wanted.

 

The mood at the service was festive, not sombre, employees said. Speakers reportedly included Mr Cook, Apple's chief designer Jony Ive and former US vice-president Al Gore.

 

Jobs died on October 5 aged 56 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

 

Outside an Apple shop in Manhattan, New York, a sign read: "The Apple Store is temporarily closed. We'll reopen at 3pm." No reason was given.

 

Things looked normal inside except for the lack of customers and employees. Lights and laptops were still on. A reporter saw people gathered in an upstairs room, their backs facing the outside.

 

Analyst Stephen Baker, who tracks consumer electronics sales for research group NPD, said Apple does not stand to lose a lot of sales by closing its shops for a few hours. A customer or two might be unhappy when finding the store closed, but most would simply turn to other outlets that sell Apple products, he said.

 

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ic0qhsxPynTEZsUALlFYiRXde2sg?docId=N0156391319014326910A

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89573

Nice. I guess it makes sense due to their connection with Apple for VLV and the fact they were in CA anyway.

Fucking stupid new posts function.

That's kind of interesting, since they are scheduled to perform on The Colbert Report in NY tonight. Wonder how that logistics will work out.

is there any video of the performance!?? It was obvious that they performed Fix You.

:stunned: They're in my hometown! It's been a pretty emotional day for Cupertino, with Steve Jobs' memorial and another thing I'd rather not mention.

Boys reportedly performed Yellow, Speed of Sound, Fix You and one of the song from MX (perhaps ETIAW?)

ETIAW would be way too optimistic for such occasion.... probably UIF, or UATW...I guess

Moving to Mars, I guess

The memorial for Steve Jobs at Apple headquarters on Wednesday was, like so many of the Apple product introductions that Mr. Jobs presided over, a musical affair.

 

According to multiple Twitter posts from people at the event, the British band Coldplay performed “Fix You,” “Yellow” and other songs in an outdoor amphitheater in an interior courtyard on Apple’s campus. The singer Norah Jones covered the Bob Dylan song “Forever Young.” The pianist and singer Randy Newman, who scored “Toy Story” and a number of other movies for Pixar, the animation house Mr. Jobs co-founded, also sang.

 

All of the artists have performed in recent years at Apple product launches. Mr. Jobs often concluded those events by inviting a well-known singer or musical group to take the stage to belt out a few numbers. He died on Oct. 5 after a struggle with cancer.

 

Among the nonmusical speakers at the event were Al Gore, the former vice president and an Apple board member; Jonathan Ive, Apple’s senior vice president of industrial design; and Timothy D. Cook, its chief executive.

 

Aerial footage of the event on CNET’s Web site showed the interior courtyard of Apple’s campus filled with people. Two-story high banners with photos of Mr. Jobs, young and old, hung from Apple buildings facing the courtyard.

 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/coldplay-and-norah-jones-play-at-memorial-for-jobs/

 

OMG! This silly old woman is crying like crazy. Steve really liked the boys.

I work at a nearby Apple store. I had the day off though :' ( I have official reports that they played Yellow, Fix You, Viva, and Every Teardrop.

OMG! This silly old woman is crying like crazy. Steve really liked the boys.

 

Are you talking about the picture of Joan Baez, with her guitar, whom Steve dated before he married? And what exactly do you mean that "Steve really liked the boys?" He was married and has 4 children. Just because he supported gay rights, doesn't mean that he was. I also find it despicable that members of that horrid Westboro Baptist Church based in Kansas were planning on picketing outside his memorial service.

If that's what she meant then I will stand corrected.

 

 

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any video ?

This was the stage (you can clearly see the piano)

 

Here a video of the event...

 

http://cnettv.cnet.com/goodbye-bill-shock/9742-1_53-50113352.html

The event was streamed in every Apple store in the world, only for the employees...

Here a video of the event...

 

http://cnettv.cnet.com/goodbye-bill-shock/9742-1_53-50113352.html

 

I hate bill shock