busybeeburns Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Coldplay bathes Izod Center in sound and color Does Coldplay have a sense of humor? If Chris Martin is a cutup, then maybe the flashing remote-controlled bracelets that his band distributed to concertgoers at Izod Center tonight will go off at odd hours. You'll be lying in bed at 4:00 in the morning, trying to get "Viva La Vida" out of your head (unsuccessfully, of course), and the bracelet will start blinking. Maybe it'll start to smoke. Maybe it will play rhymes by Martin's pal Jay-Z at asphalt-rumbling volume. No chance, right? It's just a plastic souvenir of a memorable concert. Coldplay does have a sense of humor, but these guys aren't practical jokers. These four polite and grateful rockers don't want to perturb anybody. They're a big, warm bear hug of a band. They mean for you to be happy. If you went to the Meadowlands show, chances are, you were. The singalongs at the Coldplay show rivaled those at Springsteen's Izod concert in volume and ecstatic intensity. A Coldplay concert is a friction-free zone; the band's songs go down as easy as a milkshake, and Martin is a gracious, friendly host. But what was really impressive about the first night of the band's two-concert stand at the arena was how convincingly and skillfully these musicians rocked — especially drummer Will Champion, who drove the whole show with absolute authority and no small amount of creativity. Punk rock it wasn't: There was not an ounce of danger in the arena, and Coldplay surely did not mean there to be. But there was abandon, and giddiness, and conviction, and top volume put to the service of big sentiments. If you believe in a version of rock that values comfort over confrontation, and seeks not to unnerve or push listeners but to fortify them, Coldplay might be the band for you. Then there were the visuals: blasts of confetti, swirls of light on circular video screens, lasers sweeping the floor of the arena, and the electronic bracelets that seemed to realize Adam Young's dream of ten thousand fireflies. Coldplay sold seats in the entire arena, which meant tiers of flashing armbands in every direction. The intent was to create something immersive — to make fans part of the light show, and to erase a bit of the barrier between performers and listeners. It also made the Coldplay concert look and feel like something out of the Electric Daisy Carnival. On "Mylo Xyloto," the latest Coldplay album, the band surprised some fans by borrowing heavily (and enjoyably) from contemporary pop and dance music. The Mylo Xyloto tour suggests that this pop-rock band has learned more from EDM artists than how to incorporate machine beats into its power ballads. Okay, look for a review of the show in the Star-Ledger on Monday. Here's the setlist: Mylo Xyloto Hurts Like Heaven In My Place Major Minus Lovers In Japan The Scientist Yellow Violet Hill God Put a Smile Upon Your Face Princess of China Up in Flames Warning Sign Don't Let It Break Your Heart Viva La Vida Charlie Brown Paradise FIRST ENCORE (done on a platform in the middle of the crowd) Us Against the World Speed of Sound SECOND ENCORE Clocks Fix You Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2012/08/coldplay_bathes_izod_center_in.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I'm going to tomorrow's show. Could someone let me know when the parking and doors opened at Izod Center tonight? Counting down the hours.... Gates are usually at six, iirc. Happy Coldplay night to you!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 gallery update so far, thanks for all the tweets and pics earlier! http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SprayCanSoul Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Came across this on Twitter : @jzrosenberg Back stage w Coldplay #meetandgreet thx @gkloke #spglife @ IZOD Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Chris looks 45 on that pic. ( I'll kill you if you say 42.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 "Hi, my name's Gwyneth." "Hi I'm Chris." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SprayCanSoul Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 ^:laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 OHMHGODBEAUTIFULPICTURE!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedude2010 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I'll write more later... But so awesome! I wore my spray painted MX shirt with blue letters (lemme know if you saw it..). A roadie came to talk to me but he'd alrdy given away all the upgrades. Oh well! It was so awesome. I loved ETIAW, Charlie brown, paradise, along with all the classics. Oh, and WARNING SIGN was Fuggin awesome! (if Chris can say it I can say it. Right?) the only downside was driving back to Brooklyn that night and having to wake up at 7 today.. But it's all good. Concert review to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayisawesome Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 My dad is sitting two seats from Gwenyth Paltrow at the Coldplay concert I hate my life. Miranda Stoll @MiranderpStoll Moses is such a mini-Chris. :blank: how long before he gets his ears pierced? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrywoman Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 ^ :surprised: wow!! Look how big the kids are!!!! So cute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 My dad is sitting two seats from Gwenyth Paltrow at the Coldplay concert I hate my life. Miranda Stoll @MiranderpStoll And isn't that Blythe Danner between the kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayisawesome Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 And isn't that Blythe Danner between the kids? it certainly looks like her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplaymom Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 "Hi, my name's Gwyneth." "Hi I'm Chris." I had to do a double take as well:laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplaymom Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 And isn't that Blythe Danner between the kids? Yup! That's grand-ma Danner alright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenCaNaDiAn Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMBCP11 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 How many seats are there, per row, in section 9? Where would seats 15 and 16 be within that section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpWithTheBirds Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I uploaded a video from last night to Youtube :) The composition sucks and I was shaking like nuts, but it's still something, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedude2010 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Just got home from baltimore! That was AMAZING! The show was so good. I'd say it was their best performance of the 3 shows I've been to. I was in section 112 slightly behind the stage, but our view was great still. Before the show, I was walking around outside of the merchant stand (I made my own MX shirt with graffiti paint) and a coldplay roadie (forget his name) came up and talked to me. He told me he liked my shirt, and asked how many were in my party. Unfortunately, they had already given away all the floor upgrades... so that was a bummer. But I almost got upgraded! Nonetheless, I was amped for the show.... Starting off with hurts like heaven was SO COOL. I loved LIT, but MX/HLH was such a great opener. With the wrist bands, I literally freaked out. Best thing ever. In my place was the best that I had seen it played by them, and the confetti was awesome. MM was very good also, being one of my least favorite songs of MX, I wasn't sure, but live it was SO AMAZING. And Chris was leading the way with "Make some mother f******* noooooise!". Lovers in Japan was great with the balloons, my only complaint was that I didn't get sprayed with confetti this time! The scientist sing along was great. I really enjoyed the acoustic version of yellow he played at the start of it. People went INSANE for that song, especially after he dedicated it to his wife Gwen who was in the audience! I would say VH and GPASUYF were the least memorable songs for me, I enjoyed them obviously, but after that opening set of songs I was just in awe and kinda took a break off these songs. POC was really cool, even with the piped in rihanna. I enjoyed it! Especially the sing along aspect of it. The main attraction of the center stage was WARNING SIGN. It was so awesome live, I just loved that. DLIBYH was great, and the intro (Hopefull transmission) was fun too. It seems like it could use some polishing, but was still great! Onto VLV, CB, and Paradise. What an amazing end to the first set. These are as good as any song Coldplay played, and CB was just too cool. Paradise is always a fun song. and the VLV sing along was fantastic. I really liked speed of sound in the first encore, I thought it was really cool how they did it acoustic. PEople still went nuts for it. The breakout into clocks (after Chris ran over and hugged Gweneth) was AWESOME, and the last 3 songs were phenomenal. ETIAW is as good live as any of their songs, and it was honestly so much fun just dancing to it at the end with Chris. Overall, it was definitely a trip I would only do again to see Coldplay!! Got to see Warning Sign, Speed of Sound, and all the new songs. The fans were awesome. The roadies were awesome. I got a yellow wrist band (my fav color, song, mustard type, and labradour retriever type). Best. Concert. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenCaNaDiAn Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Great review. Glad you had fun! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeInTechnicolor17 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 INCREDIBLE show last night! I got lucky & was upgraded to the 2nd row on Jonny's side, THANK YOU BRAD!!!!!!! I made a shirt with Charlie Brown on the front, and Chris looked at me for a few lines of the song and smiled. By far, the best night of my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBlue Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 My dad is sitting two seats from Gwenyth Paltrow at the Coldplay concert I hate my life. Miranda Stoll @MiranderpStoll Don't you love it that the kids have their Xylobands on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassiare Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Your dad was very lucky...! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Forever remembered show! Bootleg uploaded already! :) >>> http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94519 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany93 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 These four polite and grateful rockers don't want to perturb anybody. They're a big, warm bear hug of a band. They mean for you to be happy. I love this definition... And it's so true too :heart: "Hi, my name's Gwyneth." "Hi I'm Chris." I had to do a double take as well:laugh3: :laugh3: Me too! Anyway... Chris, you'll get a bit predictable if you keep hugging/kissing Gwyneth at every concert she's at! :lol: Joking, that's so sweet :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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