Open air gigs always have horrible sound IMHO.

 

well, we don't have many options for crowds over 30,000.

usually, for big tours they choose soccer stadiums, parks, parking lots...

Thank you guys for answering, very much appreciated! I just watched MAX session on Youtube - Guy's bass during Fix You was really crisp! Loved it!

well, we don't have many options for crowds over 30,000.

usually, for big tours they choose soccer stadiums, parks, parking lots...

 

There's really not much that can be done for it. FWIW large indoor arenas weren't really built with proper acoustics for live music in mind either.

There's really not much that can be done for it. FWIW large indoor arenas weren't really built with proper acoustics for live music in mind either.

 

I only wish that there were a lot more Staples Centers or Saitama Super Arenas around here....

 

so I was checking my GB tag on tumblr and found these lovely pics :wacky:

 

 

 

that ass :rolleyes:

 

Hello I come to make a little advertising for my galery :) http://www.coldplayfrance.eu/galerie/index.php

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>One of the many visitors to the Ferrari Museum today was Guy Berryman, bass player with British band <a href="https://twitter.com/coldplay">@coldplay</a> <a href="http://t.co/rMe9ZFrurj">pic.twitter.com/rMe9ZFrurj</a></p>— Museo Ferrari (@MuseoFerrari) <a href="https://twitter.com/MuseoFerrari/statuses/504301767182782464">August 26, 2014</a></blockquote>

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Well at least Chris finally knows where 1/4 of the band is now :) :laugh3:

I CANT FUCKING BELIEVE IT WHEN IM IN ITALY HE'S IN ENGLAND WHEN IM IN INGLAND HE'S IN ITALY FUCK HIM

who's photo bombing who?

:needwhiteshirtGuytodoicebucketchallenge:

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I CANT FUCKING BELIEVE IT WHEN IM IN ITALY HE'S IN ENGLAND WHEN IM IN INGLAND HE'S IN ITALY FUCK HIM

 

:lol:

 

 

Well you wouldn't have met him anyway if you were still in Italy :I

Really? Really, when I've seen them live (every tour from AROBTTH on except the GS promo tour they just did) his bass sound seems pretty crushing.

 

Agree. I've only seen them once: RAH on July 2nd. I was on one of the balconies and it was literally shaking everytime Guy flicked a finger.

 

 

[smoke is rising from the houses]

:needwhiteshirtGuytodoicebucketchallenge:

 

or shirtless Guy :sneaky:

Agree. I've only seen them once: RAH on July 2nd. I was on one of the balconies and it was literally shaking everytime Guy flicked a finger.

 

again, an closed space.

u guys should really go to a outdoor concert to understand what I said about his bass sound.

or shirtless Guy :sneaky:

 

 

:nod:

again, an closed space.

u guys should really go to a outdoor concert to understand what I said about his bass sound.

 

And again, that's much more of a PA/Venue issue than anything to do with the actual sound produced by the bass on stage. I've never been to an outdoor concert, let alone one in a large venue that had sound that rivaled an indoor gig.

And again, that's much more of a PA/Venue issue than anything to do with the actual sound produced by the bass on stage. I've never been to an outdoor concert, let alone one in a large venue that had sound that rivaled an indoor gig.

 

we need to ask someone that went to CP gigs in both types of venues :P

we need to ask someone that went to CP gigs in both types of venues :P

 

FWIW, I have. :) (though in fairness, I haven't seen them in a proper stadium). I've seen them in indoor arenas and outdoor amphitheaters though. Would take the indoor gig hands down, the problem is there really is a shortage of large indoor arenas in many places bands want to tour.

the problem is there really is a shortage of large indoor arenas in many places bands want to tour.

 

There's that but when the production is done correctly, stadium concerts get a great quality sound, for example U2 tours.

again, an closed space.

u guys should really go to a outdoor concert to understand what I said about his bass sound.

 

An indoor arena is probably a lot different from a place like the Royal Albert Hall though. Potentially RAH could have GREAT sound.

 

I say potentially because their speaker system simply couldn't take the load Coldplay put on them. The sound was distorted and the high pitch notes extremely sharp on the ears.

 

But look at a place like the Copenhagen Concert Hall which was built entirely with acoustics and sound quality in mind. I'd give anything to have Coldplay do an intimate gig there and not go nuts on the speaker system.

 

 

[smoke is rising from the houses]

There's that but when the production is done correctly, stadium concerts get a great quality sound, for example U2 tours.

 

True, but they have a reputation for having the best live sound of any stadium band going. (some of that is because they can afford to hire the very best, which is a feat Coldplay could surely match, but it's also that they have a crew who's extensively toured stadiums for over 20 years and knows all the tricks, Coldplay and their crew are still relative newbies on that front.) That said, I'd still rather see them indoors.

Guy Berryman timeline (thanks @taufikrzalwjaya)

Guy Berryman timeline (thanks @taufikrzalwjaya)

 

gotta love 2005-2008 era :dazzled:

he was getting hotter and hotter and now he’s boiling :bomb: :loveshower: