On 10/23/2026 at 7:50 PM, lennyrott1 said:

Yeah I've been thinking about it recently with U2 releasing a new single that's very boring and to little fanfare.

I ´m sorry but I can ´t let you go away with that… If you ´re talking about “The greatest show in the world” I disagree completely, and U2 fans are really pleased about the band releasing such an epic and not really comercial song as single. “Street of dreams” was horrible and lacked what makes U2 unique, “Silencio” was a good rock song (following Vertigo ´s path).

About Coldplay, I agree, I would love them to go back to meaningful and properly worked lyrics, and going back to that basic and intimate sound from the first albums… but I ´m not really optimistic.

16 hours ago, thomasPh said:

Hello,

Well, I get the feeling that this break is going to last longer than expected, as I thought in 2025. The end of the tour was a bit weird with those roadies whose contracts ended without any plans for a future tour.

I'm also surprised by one thing (in a positive way): Chris seems to be spending a lot more time in London since his breakup, seemingly "reconnecting" with his roots. I know it's his life and none of my business, but I think his musical influences have changed quite a bit since he moved to LA permanently. Meanwhile, it's radio silence from Guy, which is pretty rare; he's usually always doing things on the side.

Then again, there were those listening sessions for a completely finished album... It's really bizarre. I'm probably wrong, but I have a hard time believing that the tour as we knew it will resume. It's really the kind of tour produced to make cash and it must honestly be exhausting and tiresome.

I didn’t know about those contracts, can you explain a little more about it?

My guess is that an EP is almost finished, and that ´s what they let some fans listen to some months ago. It will arrive around Christmas with the announcement of the last MOTS legs. Because all the rumours about residencies in England and Madrid, Chris´s words about how many concerts were left from the same tour… I don ´t believe it has all gone away, there ´s no reason for that to happen.

4 hours ago, edupoint said:

I didn’t know about those contracts, can you explain a little more about it?

My guess is that an EP is almost finished, and that ´s what they let some fans listen to some months ago. It will arrive around Christmas with the announcement of the last MOTS legs. Because all the rumours about residencies in England and Madrid, Chris´s words about how many concerts were left from the same tour… I don ´t believe it has all gone away, there ´s no reason for that to happen.

Hi,

At the shows on the last tour, some fans became friendly with a few roadies. Two or three roadies told them that their tour contracts were ending after the last concert and that they didn't have any plans with Coldplay for the time being after that. Of course, they can't say anything, but the way it was told made it highly credible. I remember being struck by those words because, at the same time, you had Chris saying they were going to come back for who knows how many concerts. And behind the scenes, you had these roadies reaching the end of their assignments.

I mean dates have been booked for 2027, that's confirmed. The MOTS tour will definately resume next year in some capacity. What that means for new music? Who knows.

Where did you see that?

46 minutes ago, thomasPh said:

Where did you see that?

Well, there have been rumours flying around for months, I remember in the summer it looked like it was very close to be announced... It could be all gossip, but gossip sustained on Chris ´s words in the middle of a concert and some news saying "somebody told me...", for example about 10 nights at Madrid. But I understand what you mean, and it´s really strange that roadies where not informed or aware of the tour plans...

If it happens, it must be with new music, at least an EP, they´re not the Rolling Stones (or Oasis😅).

Ah yeah, I remember the rumors about the Madrid residency, but nothing really concrete and its one year ago now. And as for Chris, I've learned to be wary of what he says haha.

Edited October 27Oct 27 by thomasPh

9 hours ago, thomasPh said:

Ah yeah, I remember the rumors about the Madrid residency, but nothing really concrete and its one year ago now. And as for Chris, I've learned to be wary of what he says haha.

Of course, but the context in which he said, in the middle of a concert… We ´ll see!

On 10/26/2026 at 9:37 AM, edupoint said:

I ´m sorry but I can ´t let you go away with that… If you ´re talking about “The greatest show in the world” I disagree completely, and U2 fans are really pleased about the band releasing such an epic and not really comercial song as single. “Street of dreams” was horrible and lacked what makes U2 unique, “Silencio” was a good rock song (following Vertigo ´s path).

About Coldplay, I agree, I would love them to go back to meaningful and properly worked lyrics, and going back to that basic and intimate sound from the first albums… but I ´m not really optimistic.

Point taken! I trust you as a U2 fan. I think Silencio is fine. Listened to it once and that was enough for me as someone who's never been that in to them.

I guess I'm talking about at scale more than with fans. I'm sure the hardcore U2 fans are excited in the same way that Coldplay fans were excited and hyped over Moon Music -- but that doesn't mean a mainstream audience is going to jump on board. There's a part of me that is more interested in what makes Coldplay popular in the mainstream outside of what naturally will be an aging fanbase.

Edited October 29Oct 29 by lennyrott1

16 hours ago, lennyrott1 said:

Point taken! I trust you as a U2 fan. I think Silencio is fine. Listened to it once and that was enough for me as someone who's never been that in to them.

I guess I'm talking about at scale more than with fans. I'm sure the hardcore U2 fans are excited in the same way that Coldplay fans were excited and hyped over Moon Music -- but that doesn't mean a mainstream audience is going to jump on board. There's a part of me that is more interested in what makes Coldplay popular in the mainstream outside of what naturally will be an aging fanbase.

Of course, now we understand each other. I stopped worrying about how the world feels about my favorite bands, and I would like both (U2 and Coldplay) to stop worrying so much, too.

Anyway, U2 has to understand that they will not release a number 1 single ever again because the world has changed so much (I ´m sure they release now Where the streets have no name and it would not be a huge success) but they are selling right now full stadiums all over the world, so… Their tours are still absolutely mainstream, although their new albums not that much.

I ´m sorry If I jumped over you too fanaticly😂

I had several emails from mailing lists (EBTG, The Orb / Sedibus, Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings) this week, informing me that their next album will be out next February/ March, so I'm not waiting for a new EP or album from Coldplay in 2026. It seems that vinyls take a long time to produce these days.

U2 announced some dates for stadiums in Europe, I don't think that Coldplay will tour at the same time as U2.

Late 2027 album and a tour in 2028 will seem more likely IMHO.

On 10/30/2026 at 1:30 PM, jcfromparis said:

I had several emails from mailing lists (EBTG, The Orb / Sedibus, Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings) this week, informing me that their next album will be out next February/ March, so I'm not waiting for a new EP or album from Coldplay in 2026. It seems that vinyls take a long time to produce these days.

U2 announced some dates for stadiums in Europe, I don't think that Coldplay will tour at the same time as U2.

Late 2027 album and a tour in 2028 will seem more likely IMHO.

Well, U2 is coming back to Europe on summer of 2028, so...

On 11/2/2026 at 10:35 AM, edupoint said:

Well, U2 is coming back to Europe on summer of 2028, so...

U2 is coming in France in 2027. Not 2028. Didn't know about a 2028 tour.

Just now, jcfromparis said:

U2 is coming in France in 2027. Not 2028. Didn't know about a 2028 tour.

The U2 European tour is in 2027.

20 hours ago, jcfromparis said:

The U2 European tour is in 2027.

No, there will be a second european leg in 2028.

I’ve heard that Adele plans to release a new album next year, and a single within the next month. Furthermore, I’ve noticed that whenever Adele releases an album, Coldplay also releases one that same year. This also fits in with the idea of the “end times, 2027.”

Tour news coming

18 hours ago, Ant ICE said:

Tour news coming

Says who?

Fingers crossed!

One thing that I've been thinking about recently and wanted to share with you guys is that ironically, the most prominent Pop stars the band became obsessed with and tried to emulate, which resulted in the decline since 2010, have themselves now moved on and are increasingly exploring sounds beyond the formulaic, radio-friendly pop that Coldplay embraced.

Taylor Swift, Beaver and Harry Styles are all basically trying to take advantage of the resurgence of interest in Alternative and more unconventional sounds. So basically when they were making Pop, they were better at it than Coldplay, and now that a band like Twenty One Pilots are infusing the most interesting elements of both worlds, they're also better at it than Coldplay.

That leaves us with more than decade of music that has been as long-lasting and sonically/thematically relevant as one of those ringtones from early Nokias! And, again, we're back to the infinitely discussed argument that they shouldn't have done it to begin with.

Anyway, my millionth rant on this forum now over, I do hope they give genuine thought about their legacy beyond being a stadium band, and finish their last two albums with sonic grace and maturity, especially LP12. But let's see...

On 10/30/2026 at 5:23 AM, edupoint said:

I´m sorry If I jumped over you too fanaticly😂

not at all! Defend what you love.

22 minutes ago, nvdmm said:

One thing that I've been thinking about recently and wanted to share with you guys is that ironically, the most prominent Pop stars the band became obsessed with and tried to emulate, which resulted in the decline since 2010, have themselves now moved on and are increasingly exploring sounds beyond the formulaic, radio-friendly pop that Coldplay embraced.

100% yes. The defining issue of the last two album cycles is that Coldplay seems to be doing exactly what people accused them of doing in the 2010's when they actually were still experimenting with different types of pop music. They're playing it safe. And even then it wasn't necessarily original -- Ghost Stories wasn't all that original. Clearly the band had been listening to a lot of IDM music and synth-pop and bedroom pop. AHFOD clearly had some lean towards Daft Punk's RAM mixed in with other modern hip hop elements and some britpop worship. Sure those albums were polished and maybe too mainstream sounding to appeal to many alternative rock fans, but at least they took some artistic risks and tried mixing lots of inspiration. It's just weird to think that at this point, MX was their last actual rock album.

The Max Martin era is defined as polished & safe. Take Moon Music: a dreamy piano intro that's kind of a diary song -- they did that Everyday Life. A dancy pop song with a disco guitar lick? They did that on AHFOD. A shifting shoe-gazy song that melts into spoken word and soft instrumental -- that's just a mix of AHFOD and Viva. A futuristic sounding EDM song with a fun beat -- well that's just MOTS again. And of course, All My Love is the most Coldplay-sounding song ever. If anything, We Pray might be the most unique song on the album purelly because Coldplay has never gone full hip hop. I think it's why Moon Music is a good album for Coldplay fans, but not really anyone else.

The solution to me keeps being the same two things. 1) Write better songs with more interesting lyrics. We don't need a chorus 5x in a song like We Pray and "la la la la la's" in literally ever song. 2) Find a sonic pallette that you can work around (one planet, not 10 seperate planets). For Viva, they stuck with a specific guitar tone the whole album. For MX, they stuck with a specific type of wobbly eno-produced synth sound. For AROBTTH, they stuck with specific guitar and piano sounds. Make an album that sounds consistent so we can actually focus on the flow and not get distracted by the constant switch ups.

2 hours ago, nvdmm said:

One thing that I've been thinking about recently and wanted to share with you guys is that ironically, the most prominent Pop stars the band became obsessed with and tried to emulate, which resulted in the decline since 2010, have themselves now moved on and are increasingly exploring sounds beyond the formulaic, radio-friendly pop that Coldplay embraced.

Taylor Swift, Beaver and Harry Styles are all basically trying to take advantage of the resurgence of interest in Alternative and more unconventional sounds. So basically when they were making Pop, they were better at it than Coldplay, and now that a band like Twenty One Pilots are infusing the most interesting elements of both worlds, they're also better at it than Coldplay.

That leaves us with more than decade of music that has been as long-lasting and sonically/thematically relevant as one of those ringtones from early Nokias! And, again, we're back to the infinitely discussed argument that they shouldn't have done it to begin with.

Anyway, my millionth rant on this forum now over, I do hope they give genuine thought about their legacy beyond being a stadium band, and finish their last two albums with sonic grace and maturity, especially LP12. But let's see...

I completely agree. I don’t think they realise their aesthetic of stadium pop just isn’t popular anymore and doesn’t connect with young audiences. I bet if they made songs like warning sign or strawberry swing now they could be more popular than flifil. Even when their songs chart people aren’t really talking about them.

Look at Olivia Rodrigo, one of her biggest songs now is the cure, which is like a long slow burn alt rock song. People want authenticity and experimentation.

Yeah I don't agree at all. Viva is by far their most varied album, part of the fun is not knowing what the next track is going to sound like. They should lean into the variety more.

Also, Coldplay are playing one of the most successful rock band tours of all time. Clearly something about MOTS and MM appeals to the audience, even if critics and fans are dismissive.

1 hour ago, Famous Old Painter said:

Also, Coldplay are playing one of the most successful rock band tours of all time. Clearly something about MOTS and MM appeals to the audience, even if critics and fans are dismissive.

Yeah, the tour itself, not the songs on those albums, at least not strongly.

We live in an era when everybody sells and fills everything. Here in Spain it´s easier to sell a full stadium for a concert than waking up early on a Saturday.

On 11/10/2026 at 2:10 AM, lennyrott1 said:

The solution to me keeps being the same two things. 1) Write better songs with more interesting lyrics. We don't need a chorus 5x in a song like We Pray and "la la la la la's" in literally ever song. 2) Find a sonic pallette that you can work around (one planet, not 10 seperate planets).

100% agree with your first point, but also... Time goes by for everyone, and even if you fill stadiums around the world, that doesn´t necessarily mean your new music conects with massive audiences. You got your fans, you got a tour that looks really attractive, emotional and fun on tiktok (and live, of course), and you got your old hits. That´s all you need, doesn´t matter if you play six new songs from the last record or none at all.

It´s really hard for an "old" band like Coldplay to have a song on the radio that gets massive, and it´s possible that the only way to do it is together with bands like BTS or so.

Edited Wednesday at 10:25 AM3 days by edupoint

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