The Adversary Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Actually I saw it has already been requested So how do these requests actually work? With the wide variety of songs that are likely to be requested, from the moronic (Viva la Vida) to the hardcore requesting old b sides it seems that they can pick whatever song they want to play from the requests. A bit pointless if you ask me considering they might as well just recycle different tunes every night rather than picking whatever song they would like to play anyway.... A lot of these requests have been very safe. In My Place, Speed Of Sound, Green Eyes. Not that it's not great to hear these (They should be in the reg setlist anyway but that's an entirely different issue) but they're not exactly pushing the boundaries in terms of playing lesser known material fans like us would be desperate to hear and broadening the horizons of more casual fans who might only be there to hear Yellow>VLV>Paradise>HFTW. I thought this would have been the point of doing requests? :huh2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospekt46 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 So how do these requests actually work? With the wide variety of songs that are likely to be requested, from the moronic (Viva la Vida) to the hardcore requesting old b sides it seems that they can pick whatever song they want to play from the requests. A bit pointless if you ask me considering they might as well just recycle different tunes every night rather than picking whatever song they would like to play anyway.... Well I think it's more of a way for them to take a pulse of what the fans are looking for. Maybe some of it is data driven, 100 requests for Strawberry Swing could be more likely to be chosen over 8 requests for Spies. (I'd take either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastwars Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Last night in Bogotà: The Hardest Part and.... SEE YOU SOON :dazzled: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Adversary Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 To have seen Coldplay in the Viva era.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Last night in Bogotà: The Hardest Part and.... SEE YOU SOON :dazzled: OMG, good to see X&Y catching up there...was it the original version or the Viva Era version ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastwars Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 OMG, good to see X&Y catching up there...was it the original version or the Viva Era version ? I don't know honestly, I only saw the setlist. But the biggest news is the first time of See You Soon in 13 years, and it wasn't requested 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Adversary Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Was it similar to the Live 2003 version or closer to TBR version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospekt46 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 It might be a good idea for someone to create a thread listing every request thus far and keep it up to date (along with videos if possible). I'd make it myself but I doubt I'd be able to keep it up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 It might be a good idea for someone to create a thread listing every request thus far and keep it up to date (along with videos if possible). I'd make it myself but I doubt I'd be able to keep it up to date. I wanted to do that (that's why I kept asking people to link the Instagram request videos...) but I didn't find the time to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy42 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I thought someone already started that thread... Edit: Here it is http://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/a-head-full-of-dreams-tour-setlist-stats.106629/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 I thought someone already started that thread... Edit: Here it is http://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/a-head-full-of-dreams-tour-setlist-stats.106629/ But it doesn't have the request videos listed, which would be one of the most important things.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy42 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 But it doesn't have the request videos listed, which would be one of the most important things.... Yeah, I know what you mean. But what's the difference if a song is requested or not? As long as it was played. Edit: I'll ask that person to mark the requested ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Yeah, I know what you mean. But what's the difference if a song is requested or not? As long as it was played. Edit: I'll ask that person to mark the requested ones. My idea of a thread was to collect requests and their videos, so as to learn what kind of requests Coldplay goes for. So the goal was a different one :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospekt46 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Found a video The tempo is closer to the studio recording than live 2003, I like both though. I miss Will's backup vocals but overall this was a pretty good performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM-42 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 So excited for the C-Stage sets in Mexico. Anything is possible now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospekt46 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 A representation of me after seeing tonight's request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 A representation of me after seeing tonight's request. Dare I look it up ? EDIT: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT ? A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD ?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospekt46 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Dare I look it up ? Don't, apparently they didn't actually play it. I should be used to being disappointed by now but there's always room for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 So they didn't play it ? Really ? I can't find any reliable information right now, hope it will be clear tomorrow. For a minute this got me really excited though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM-42 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 They played The Hardest Part (again) as the request. Read some comments on Coldplay Mexico's Facebook that they teased a bit of AROBTTH after See You Soon and before Amazing Day but we'll have to wait for videos to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospekt46 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I'll take it. It wasn't perfect but it was nice to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastwars Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 A Rush Of Blood To The Head officially played as "requested song" yesterday in Mexico City. O (reprise/part2) as outro song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Adversary Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 A must watch: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospekt46 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 A must watch: Very nice. I love seeing these sets. During VLV I probably watched every Coldplay related video YouTube had. Crazy to see that this was uploaded in 2011, makes me wonder if I've missed anything else in the last 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Adversary Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I think it's fantastic that people are requesting older, non singles. Listening to the recent performance of AROBTTH warmed my heart. Chris is finally acknowledging they have a discography before Mylo Xyloto. Jonny's guitar it's just sublime and hearing the crowd sing it back, it actually brought a tear to my eye. Chris must be battling with a serious sense of cognitive dissonance playing these songs. How can you reconcile the beauty of an intimate song like AROBTTH connecting with the audience one minute then jumping up and down to superficial pop with a Beyonce backing track the next? It just makes no sense. I hope playing all these songs for the first time in 10-12 years enacts a change in Chris... We can only hope. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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