[28-Aug-2012] Coldplay @ Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark

[Clocks In My Place]

I'll read everyone's posts as well as post my own photos and thoughts when I get home (I don't live in Copenhagen). :)

 

It was a completely beautiful, crazy, magnificent concert. Near perfection. :')

[Tash]

Panorama: Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

29 August 2012 2:37 pm

Check out Roadie #42's pre-show crowd shot

 

Good afternoon. Here is Roadie #42's pre-show crowd shot from an excellent night in Copenhagen last night, as the Mylo Xyloto Tour arrived back in Europe. Click the image below to see/download the full hi-res version. And please do add your own photos from the show to our Live Archive.

 

 

Anchorman

[KristenCaNaDiAn]

Awesome pics!! :D

[nancyk58]

http://www.b.dk/billedeserier/coldplay-i-parken is the link to 14 pictures of Coldplay at Parken on 28.8.12 from Berlingske Tidende

 

Pictures taken by Soeren Bidstrup from Berlingske Tidende (Danish newspaper)

[Raphaele]

a few pics from yesterday night

 

[PrincessofChina]

The Scientist

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jty-N2mc_B0]Coldplay Copenhagen 2012 The Scientist - YouTube[/ame]

 

Yellow

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPCQuzIWMEs]Coldplay @ Parken, Copenhagen '12 - Yellow - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdB5oM6D74k]Yellow - Coldplay (Live in Copenhagen 28.08.2012) - YouTube[/ame]

 

Fix You

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HBy6AYlgeU]Coldplay @ Parken, Copenhagen '12 - Fix you - YouTube[/ame]

 

In my Place

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hExvtkbzW4c&feature=channel&list=UL]Coldplay @ Parken, Copenhagen '12 - In my place - YouTube[/ame]

 

Princess of China

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D--9w88trM&feature=channel&list=UL]Coldplay @ Parken, Copenhagen '12 - Princess of China - YouTube[/ame]

 

MX-HLH/In my place

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo0QwabLLjs]Coldplay live in Copenhagen 2012 - "Show intro" and "In my place" - YouTube[/ame]

 

MX-HLH

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92fn1Uqr8WM]Coldplay in Copenhagen 2012 (Mylo-Xyloto + Hurts like Heaven) - YouTube[/ame]

 

Speed of Sound

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk5gcvQ7czs]Coldplay live in Copenhagen (Denmark) 2012 - "Speed of sound" - YouTube[/ame]

Paradise

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHKFgiBVhNk&feature=channel&list=UL]Coldplay live in Copenhagen (Denmark) 2012 - "Paradise" - YouTube[/ame]

 

DLIBYH/Viva la vida

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3JSh80zgAo&feature=channel&list=UL]Coldplay live in Copenhagen ( Denmark) 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

 

LIJ ending / The Scientist

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VWrkCwplZ0]Coldplay live in Copenhagen, Denmark 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

 

Warning Sign

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLg0gk01OOo]Coldplay - Warning Sign - Live at Parken, Copenhagen 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

[Tash]

Some great photos from last night's Copenhagen show at bt.dk/musik/se-billederne-coldplay-spillede-for-50.000-beautiful-danes… A

[nancyk58]

Reviewers agree: Coldplay won the hearts of the crowd at Parken Stadium

 

In front of 50,000 screaming fans Coldplay delivered at Parken Stadium Tuesday night.

 

That is the opinion of the reviewers from Denmark's two largest tabloid newspapers - Ekstra Bladet and BT.

 

- Coldplay. A massive attack like tonight's on all the senses is rarely seen at Parken Stadium. Tonight, was a Coldplay in a blazing hot flush according to BT’s Jan Eriksen.

 

Even the weather was convinced, as it greeted the end of the concert at 23.20 (11:20 pm local time / central European time).

 

The moon shone down from an almost cloudless night sky. As if to say 'Viva la Coldplay', he adds. He awards the Coldplay concert 5 out of 6 stars.

 

 

Praises from Ekstra Bladet's reviewer

 

Even Ekstra Bladet's reviewer, Thomas Treo, praised the British poprock band, even though in his eyes the sound at Parken Stadium reduced the overall impression / experience of the concert somewhat.

 

- The frontman and the other Coldplay members have grown up in the superleague of showbusiness, and as something as rare as a likeable pop star Chris Martin sweated, twitched and paced back and forth so that it was more contagious than glandular fever at a fresher's trip. So Treo wrote.

 

He is less generous with the stars - 4 stars for the quartet from England.

 

- You got the feeling that Chris Martin's positive energy alone could light up the night sky over Copenhagen, and even the moon was watching as the clock passed 23 pm local time (= central European time). If ParkenStadium had been covered by the roof, it would probably have blown off during ’Viva la Vida’.

 

 

Roaring concrete backdrop

 

The same number of stars is awarded by Berlingske's Jeppe Krogsgaard Christensen, but with reservations.

 

- Neither the energetic band nor the powerful extraction / range of special effects - of Olympic opening ceremony quality - could keep away / leverage the feeling of idleness. There were times when the template mark of the songs appeared too predictable against the roaring concrete backdrop - so Berlingske Tidende's reviewer writes.

 

http://ekstrabladet.dk/musik/dkmusiknyt/article1815885.ece

[Tash]

 

Cool Love in Copenhagen

 

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[mmmelina]

did someone go to the after party at lions and barrels? i dont know if it was an official but i saw a poster in the ladies room.

[nancyk58]

Another article from BT:

 

"COLDPLAY IS LIKE MAN. UNITED"

 

Chris Martin has learned to with the hate towards Coldplay

 

HATE AND SUCCESS

 

By Jan Have Eriksen / [email protected] - translated / edited by Nancy Boysen

 

Coldplay leaves you either warm - or totally cold

 

Ever since the beginning in 1996, the British band has divided the waters. Even though musically speaking, Coldplay is somewhere else today compared to in 1996, people either like or hate Chris Martin's and Jonny Buckland's common project.

 

A watered down version of Radiohead. Pathetic attempt to copy U2. These are examples of the most common criticism. Particularly in the English music press. Recently, that made Chris Martin compare his band with the football club Manchester United which is hated more with its growing success.

- I spoke to my father about Manchester United. The most popular football team in the world. But when they play against West Ham, they are booed off the football field. It is the same with us, says Martin.

 

HARSH CRITICISM

 

The reviewer Andy Gill, the Independent, is today synonymous with the harshest criticism of Coldplay. 4 years ago he wrote a chainsaw massacre-like review of Coldplay's album "Viva la Vida (or Death and All his Friends)". "Their music sounds like Radiohead with all the spiky, difficult, interesting bits boiled out of it, resulting in something with the sonic consistency of wilted spinach; it retains the crowd-pleasing hooks and singalong choruses while dispensing with the more challenging, dissonant aspects and sudden, 90-degree shifts in direction. Coldplay has become a cliché, which itself has been aped by the likes of James Blunt, perhaps the band's chief rival in musical mawkishness, he wrote.

 

It hurts, Chris Martin admits, but he takes comfort in the warmth from the many fans all over the world.

 

- And he is pleased with the fact that long time ago, he and Jonny Buckland achieved the initial goal set in 1996.

 

- We had 2 goals. Either to become big in the USA or to go to bed with the sisters from the Corrs.

 

For your general information Coldplay have sold an awful lot of albums and singles in the USA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link to Andy Gill's review of the Viva la Vida album in 2008 and then the article in which the quotation appeared:

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-coldplay-viva-la-vida-or-

death-and-all-his-friends-parlophone-841196.html

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/andy-gill-why-i-hate-coldplay-844190.html

[AdamDenmark]

After last nights show im ready to commite suicide.

 

My life topped last night and it will be all downhill from now :D

 

It was magical!

[VIVA.42]

I know someone might have posted this already but was that little piano bit after lovers in japan and before the scientist a song or could it be part a unreleased song?

[LINNEAH]

I have a recording from soundcheck while they played 42!!! Only sound though. We sat inside (well not really inside the arena) trying to listen to Rachel from Oxfam while we heard (and could see parts of the stage) the soundcheck, not easy to listen carefully while Chris began to sing, not only songs from the setlist but also as I said 42 and Gotye's Somebody that I used to know, also a song I'm desperate trying to find but it's not easy... And Chris did also play some random songs on piano, it was brilliant and so cool knowing if I was crazy and stupid enough I could just run in haha no securitys! ;p

 

I will post the audio but also my videos & photos later:)

[Tash]

Copenhagen – The Princess of Cycling

Posted by Rachel Edwards on 28 August 2012

 

 

As I write this I’m sat on a tour case, stage left with the band playing Princess of China, hence the title inspiration. Tonight is electric, I turn to my left and look out onto the 50,000 people that fill the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. As the white spot light highlights the boys, the full moon provides a natural spot light on the stadium and the avid fans that sing along to the mixed vocals of Chris and Rihanna. I’m back on tour and what a wonderful place to start my European adventures spreading the GROW word and engaging people in a new way of thinking about their food, a place where sustainability starts with a capital S.

 

As I met the volunteers today they jumped off their bikes and let them rest with the hundreds of other bikes that were propped unsecured around the stadium walls. Ever the vision of the future! I didn’t want to feel left out so I too jumped on a bike and rode to Christiania, a freetown in Copenhagen that derived from a squatted military site where residents grow their own food, live in sustainable and create their own rules. As you wind down the small paths through the village every wall is covered in Danish design and art work. There are falafel stalls and tea shops, art studios and music spaces. Although the place has some demeanour of the late squatters and the freedom hippies that are still there, it is still a place of learning and a place where everyone can take something from. I took inspiration from the squatter’s ability to fight back and keep their own space, create unity and provide sustainable and creative lives for themselves. So this blog is an introduction to my commitment for the rest of the tour to make life style changes small and large such as is suggested in the GROW method. Wish me luck! I’ll keep you all updated.

 

But back to the tour case, where Coldplay are singing Paradise. I had forgotten how memorizing the sight of thousands of wristbands glowing in the night sky is, moving like a ocean as I scream too, “para, para, paradise”, it would be rude not to right?! The Danish crowd have created their own paradise right now, singing the lyrics and rocking like pop stars. They are cool, stylish and together are an entity on its own, moving with the band or creating their own version of viva la vida. Copenhagen you sure set the bar high for the first gig. Europe can you do any better?

 

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[Tash]

 

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[Tash]

Jason Regler

you caught my Eye in Copenhagen :) Behind where i was working !!! who were you :) are you out there !!! I gave you set list :)

 

link

 

Aaaah! : )

[PrincessofChina]

Hahaha, let the dating begin :lol:

[Tash]

WILKIE WILKINSON *Charli XCX's drummer*

In the dugout pre show. Look at all the faces! pic.twitter.com/drqQpV2C

 

 

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[Denise]

My video of Us Against The World

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwF5IVOg93I]Coldplay - Us Against The World @ Copenhagen, Parken Stadium 28-08-2012[/ame]

 

I also have Speed of Sound, but it took ages to upload the first one, so I'm not sure when I'll be able to do the second

[nancyk58]

I have just read the reviews of the concert in 2 Danish papers: Politiken + Jyllands-Posten (the newspaper printing the cartoons). Stars awarded: 3 stars and 4 stars respectively.

 

A summary of these 2 reviews:

 

With Coldplay's impressing back-catalogue of great songs and with their 12 years of experience, they could have done much better without all these special effects - they launched more fireworks and confetti than any band would be able to in a lifetime. It is as if Coldplay thinks that the greatest band in the world needs to have the biggest stage show.

 

The flashing wristbands were praised highly.

 

The latest album was overproduced.

 

The roaring sound of the guitars during the concert was too much. As an example was mentioned "Hurts like Heaven".

 

The songs of the latest album on which this tour is based are not as predominant / good as the older ones.

 

Review in free paper MetroXpress on 29 August 2012 of Coldplay's concert at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen on 28 August 2012 - 4 stars (out of 6 possible)

 

Headline of the article: COLDPLAY EMBRACED PARKEN STADIUM, COPENHAGEN (ON 28 AUGUST 2012)

[filiprasmusson]

I have a recording from soundcheck while they played 42!!! Only sound though. We sat inside (well not really inside the arena) trying to listen to Rachel from Oxfam while we heard (and could see parts of the stage) the soundcheck, not easy to listen carefully while Chris began to sing, not only songs from the setlist but also as I said 42 and Gotye's Somebody that I used to know, also a song I'm desperate trying to find but it's not easy... And Chris did also play some random songs on piano, it was brilliant and so cool knowing if I was crazy and stupid enough I could just run in haha no securitys! ;p

 

I will post the audio but also my videos & photos later:)

 

Fan vad najs, tack! Skönt med lite Svenska coldplay fans här också :D

[nancyk58]

COLDPLAY REVIEW OF COLDPLAY'S COPENHAGEN CONCERT ON 28 AUGUST - published in the free paper MetroXpress on 29 August 2012

 

 

COLDPLAY EMBRACED PARKEN STADIUM, COPENHAGEN ON 28 AUGUST 2012

 

There were too many visual effects, and these threatened to steal the limelight from Coldplay, but luckily the music won

 

Live review ****

 

By Lasse Skytt / Soundvenue (translated + edited by Nancy Boysen)

 

When shortly after the millennium an untested quartet from London suddenly took possession of the charts, then – according to lead singer Chris Martin – it happened with a gnawing fear of people finding out that Coldplay were not particularly good musicians.

 

After 12 successful years on the pop music throne, the frontman’s initial paranoia has been forgotten by most people, but during the concert Tuesday night you might wonder whether the self-doubt still haunts the 35-year-old Englishman.

 

At any rate, at times the visual expression overshadowed the music that brought them to the top initially. Probably the fireworks, the confetti, the balloons, the audience’s neon-bracelets, the lasers and the multi-coloured backdrop were devised as a means to a total experience of a concert, but instead the visual ideas took away the focus from the music, when the audience should hit (out) floating beach balls or take iPhone pictures of the fireworks at the top of the roof of the Parken Stadium.

 

Luckily – and that word is to be stressed – Coldplay returned to the musical virtues with a perfect variety of songs that are easy to sing along to including “the Scientist”, “Violet Hill” and a surprising punkrock-like climax with “God put a smile upon your face”.

 

It was a crowd-pleaser. And Chris Martin underlined over and over again that he possesses an endless energy, a likeable awkwardness and some ever-dangling arms that are so long that they can embrace 50,000 enthusiastic people simultaneously.

 

The music took over 100% at the end of the concert when the no longer so untested quartet played an intimate version of “Speed of Sound” before the new classic “Fix You” and the escalating “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall” constituted 2 colourful goodbye kisses.

 

 

“A similar massive attack on all senses is rarely seen at Parken Stadium. Tonight was a Coldplay in a blazing hot flush”.

 

BT’s reviewer Jan Eriksen who awards the concert 5 stars / *****

 

 

“The frontman has grown up in the superleague of showbusiness, and as something as rare as a likeable popstar Chris Martin sweated, twitched and paced back and forth on the stage so that it was more contagious than glandular fever at a fresher’s trip.”

 

Ekstra-Bladet’s reviewer Thomas Treo who awards the concert 4 stars / ****

 

 

“Neither the energetic band nor the powerful extraction – of Olympic opening ceremony quality – could keep away / leverage the feeling of idleness.”

 

Berlingske Tidende’s reviewer Jeppe Krogsgaard Christensen who awards the concert 4 stars / ****

 

 

“It appeared horribly symptomatic to see Chris Martin disappear completely in the ridiculous amounts of confetti that poured down over him and the audience”.

 

Politiken’s reviewer Pernille Jensen who awards the concert 3 hearts.

 

 

Text under picture of Chris Martin amidst the downpour of butterfly confetti:

 

With fireworks, confetti, balloons, flashing bracelets, lasers and a multi-coloured backdrop, this warm Tuesday evening at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen had a faint resemblance to New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately this was at the expense of the music.

[TraceOddity]

Strictly FX ‏@StrictlyFX

 

Was in Copenhagen on Tue shooting lasers, confetti and pyro for Coldplay... And doing it all again in Stockholm! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp5Xaaq6TrY&hd=1]Coldplay - "Evey Teardrop Is A Waterfall" - Live in Parken - YouTube[/ame]

[Jenjie]

http://withfreckles.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/coldplay-concert-in-copenhagen/