I've always been a fan of coldplay, but I never followed them like I do now. I never watched a Viva era concert and I just want to know what it was like, how it felt and all.

 

The MX tour is odd, too shiny and bright and, while enjoyable, doesn't have that feeling the Viva album does...

I have the same exact question!!!! I just began folowing them in 2011 so I'm not sure what it was like in the viva era.

You can watch Coldplay @ MTV World Stage or you can build a time machine.

^:laugh1:

That World Stage show doesn't do it justice. I count going to see the Viva tour one of the best days of my life (after my wedding day, of course!)

I find it absolutely unbelievable for a band as big as Coldplay and in this day and age (youtube, hundreds of tv channels etc) that there has never been a full version of a gig from the Viva tour out there.

 

Went to see the Viva La Vida Tour in December 2008 (I haven't been to an MX concert and am unlikely to go to one because they only came to Scotland once back in December) and it was far less gimmicky and colourful and shiny than the MX tour. Perhaps it even scaled back a bit with regards to the Twisted Logic tour. There was hardly any lasers or anything and no multi colour colour schemes all over the place. There was definitely a "retro" feel about it what with the mock army like suits and old televisions on stage. But the music was fantastic. It's quite something for a band to perform all but on or two songs from the album in one show. To me it showed how good they felt the Viva La Vida songs were and they were right because in live form, as well as on record, it was fantastic. I can't really compare it with the MX Tour (although it looks like that tour has escalated Coldplay into the "U2 league") but as a body of songs I was delighted and honoured to view Coldplay from that era. Viva La Vida for me, is 10 times the album Mylo Xyloto is and based on that alone I feel that if given to view one of the shows from Viva La Vida tour or MX Tour then I'd take the Viva Tour all the time even though I think Coldplay have become even better as a live act in the MX era.

That World Stage show doesn't do it justice. I count going to see the Viva tour one of the best days of my life (after my wedding day, of course!)

 

I don't think she knows how to build a time machine so I guess it's the next best option :lol:

There's also a multicam video of a show in Melbourne, I believe. The quality is pretty good.

But, yeah, the time machine would probably be more useful :nod:

There's also a multicam video of a show in Melbourne, I believe. The quality is pretty good.

But, yeah, the time machine would probably be more useful :nod:

 

The quality of the Melbourne show is the best non pro shot concert footage I've ever seen. Bar none.

 

Honestly, though, I don't think the Viva tour was really all that different from what they're doing with their shows now, or even what they did before. I know that seems to be a minority viewpoint on this thread, but I've been going to the band's gigs since 2002, and they tend to reuse the same live gimmicks once they've developed them (and I'm not saying that in a bad way). Confetti, lasers, balloons, playing in the crowd, it was all there. I'm not sure what people mean when they say there was "less" of that before TBH. (though to be fair, so far, I've only seen the festival version of the current show.)

I think I've seen a multi-cam of the first show of the Latin American leg of the tour (Argentina I think it was) which was pretty decent. It was uploaded in parts, but I'm pretty sure the whole concert is there. The quality is OK, and it has I think the only filmed performance of Don Quixote (Spanish Rain)

 

Here is the first part: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAhZdG6wo48]Coldplay Live Argentina 2010 full show completo Life in Technicolor Violet Hill part 1/14 - YouTube[/ame]

I haven't gone to a MX show, so my opinion is only based on video/pictures.

Even if they did have all the ballons/lasers/confetti/c-stage it does seem different :thinking:. Right now everything seems to be over the top, with lots of bright colours, with an in-your-face kind of lighting and effects.

 

But it's also a matter of taste, I prefer all the paintings and images they projected on the screen behind them to all the graffiti stuff they have going on right now :shrug:

I haven't gone to a MX show, so my opinion is only based on video/pictures.

Even if they did have all the ballons/lasers/confetti/c-stage it does seem different :thinking:. Right now everything seems to be over the top, with lots of bright colours, with an in-your-face kind of lighting and effects.

 

But it's also a matter of taste, I prefer all the paintings and images they projected on the screen behind them to all the graffiti stuff they have going on right now :shrug:

 

I agree. And on a shallow note, the Viva outfits were hot.

I always wanted to go to a Viva era show. The atmosphere would be amazing!

An MX concert seems rushed, as soon as one song is over, the next one starts. On the Viva tour, the songs gently flowed into each other. That's what I miss from the Viva tour. I do love the bright colors of an MX concert, but I like Viva because it featured more songs and as I mentioned before the slow transitions into songs I liked.

I agree. And on a shallow note, the Viva outfits were hot.

Ha Ha :laugh3: Yes, yes they were!!!!

Plus, Coldwave, Green Eyes, Billie Jean, Grammy outfits for the encore, techno GPASUYF and Talk, piano THP, Postcards from Far Away....

How come they did so many live covers of other peoples songs on the Viva tour, and they haven't done any on this tour? They did Billie Jean, I'm a Believer, and a few other ones, right?

How come they did so many live covers of other peoples songs on the Viva tour, and they haven't done any on this tour? They did Billie Jean, I'm a Believer, and a few other ones, right?

 

Those were the only two covers so far as I'm aware. They have covered Fight for your right to party on this tour, and Chris did snippet Rehab at some of the festival shows last year, which is pretty much the same as what they did with Billie Jean.

An MX concert seems rushed, as soon as one song is over, the next one starts. On the Viva tour, the songs gently flowed into each other. That's what I miss from the Viva tour. I do love the bright colors of an MX concert, but I like Viva because it featured more songs and as I mentioned before the slow transitions into songs I liked.

 

I'm not sure I agree with this. Coldplay have never been a band with a lot of stage patter or other slowdown between songs IMHO.

Plus, Coldwave, Green Eyes, Billie Jean, Grammy outfits for the encore, techno GPASUYF and Talk, piano THP, Postcards from Far Away....

 

:nod: ahhh, the memories. That was a great tour

:nod: ahhh, the memories. That was a great tour

 

Ahhhh, I wish I was there... Do you guys think 2010 would be called the "Christmas Lights Era"?!?!?? I think it should be!!!! I was just watching the video and it has its own outfits and everything soooooo... :D

An MX concert seems rushed, as soon as one song is over, the next one starts. On the Viva tour, the songs gently flowed into each other. That's what I miss from the Viva tour. I do love the bright colors of an MX concert, but I like Viva because it featured more songs and as I mentioned before the slow transitions into songs I liked.

 

I disagree. I saw them @ The Hollywood Bowl back in May, and they dragged all of the songs out quite long. Yellow is about 6 minutes long on the MX tour. Plus, off of the top of my head, The Scientist, Violet Hill, Viva la Vida, Paradise, and Fix You, are also dragged out for sing-a-longs and other crowd interactions.

 

But I never saw them in the Viva era so I can't compare the two...

I disagree. I saw them @ The Hollywood Bowl back in May, and they dragged all of the songs out quite long. Yellow is about 6 minutes long on the MX tour. Plus, off of the top of my head, The Scientist, Violet Hill, Viva la Vida, Paradise, and Fix You, are also dragged out for sing-a-longs and other crowd interactions.

 

But I never saw them in the Viva era so I can't compare the two...

 

I never saw them during the VLV tour (but almost got to a few times), but the beginning of the MX tour (primarily the festivals) felt really, really rushed. Nowadays, I think it's normal.

An MX concert seems rushed, as soon as one song is over, the next one starts. On the Viva tour, the songs gently flowed into each other. That's what I miss from the Viva tour. I do love the bright colors of an MX concert, but I like Viva because it featured more songs and as I mentioned before the slow transitions into songs I liked.

 

:nod: Everything seems so rushed in my opinion, for instance Major Minus hasn't even ended 1 sec untill LiJ already starts, Jonny starts playing PoC and will almost has to run to the x-stage to be on time. Chris also used to talk more in between the songs.

How about reading the pinnacle of the Viva tour, in ten easy Coldplayer steps:

 

London fan reviews (part 1): Coldplay end Viva tour with a bang

London fan reviews (part 2): Coldplay reach end of gruelling tour schedule at Wembley

London fan reviews & photos (part 3): Coldplay at Wembley - Friday 18th September 2009

London fan reviews & photos (part 4): Coldplay at Wembley - Saturday 19th September 2009

London fan reviews & photos (part 5): Coldplay at Wembley - Saturday 19th September 2009

London fan reviews & photos (part 6): Coldplay at Wembley - Saturday 19th September 2009

London fan reviews & photos (part 7): Coldplay at Wembley - Saturday 19th September 2009

London fan reviews & photos (part 8): Coldplay at Wembley - Saturday 19th September 2009

London fan reviews & photos (part 9): Coldplay at Wembley - Saturday 19th September 2009

London fan reviews & photos (part 10): Coldplay at Wembley - Friday 18th September 2009 (feat. COLDPLAYERS!)

 

ahhh the memories......