went to see coldplay saturday and sunday at manchester .amazing nights

are they playing live to most songs with backing tracks as there a keyboard and vocals the guys are clearly not playing/ there was talk of a off stage keyboard player but i doubted that

any views

They've been doing it for a while now. Started to get more noticeable during the Viva era.

^ That's right.

They are using too many backing tracks this era, it's just too much. Even a simple rythm on a tambourine (Hymn For The Weekend), c'mon guys !

i think its fine... i mean there's only so much the guys can play at any one time. I think from Viva onwards they started packing more sound into their music, which is why they have to use a backing track

I think from Viva onwards they started packing more sound into their music, which is why they have to use a backing track

There's the problem, they don't have to !