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CINCINNATI — At some point during Coldplay’s nearly two-hour show at the Riverbend Amphitheater last night, I had a dream, writes the MTV Newsroom today, in a review of the Riverbend show.   It went something like this: I was walking around the luxurious London flat that is home to singer Chris Martin and his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, and while flipping through the various yoga journals, costume-fabric swatch samples and discarded baby-name books piled on the couple’s nightstands, I spotted a most

Coldplay is back on the road this summer on the final leg of its huge "Viva La Vida" tour. Just days before the group landed in America last month, singer Chris Martin gave the San Francisco Chronicle a call to talk confetti butterflies, stage fright and the totally bonkers idea to give everyone who attends the shows a free copy of a new live album, 'LeftRightLeftRightLeft'. The following article appears on page R - 14 of the Chronicle:   Q: You've been on the road quite a lot this year. Are you

It had always made sense to think of Coldplay’s Chris Martin as a new-age Bono – both are skilled in crafting big, sweeping modern-rock anthems. As lyricists they differ. Martin goes for the sensitive-guy routine more than the U2 front man, writes cincinnati.com (for The Enquirer).   There’s a comparison that might work even better, and Martin himself, perhaps unaware of the connection, gave the clue during the British band’s Thursday-night show at Riverbend. When he and his band did a version o

Coldplay was all of four songs into its concert Tuesday night at the DTE Energy Music Theatre when frontman Chris Martin declared "It's gonna be a good one," writes the Oakland Press today.   And nothing that happened during the next 19 numbers undermined that prediction. Then again, good Coldplay shows are nothing new. Dipping into the playbooks of forebears such as Pink Floyd, Queen, nine inch nails and especially U2, the British quartet has been consistently adept at turning its mix of anthem

Chris Martin is an extraordinarily talented and affable chap. Just don't ask the singer how Coldplay became the biggest band in the world, writes my SA entertainment. "It makes my brain melt," said Martin, who said he really doesn't agree with the premise. Not to mention that a recent Bruce Springsteen concert blew him away and reminded him pecking order is irrelevant. "It really doesn't matter who's biggest today."   Coldplay makes its first San Antonio appearance at AT&T Center on Wednesda

The silent tension inside the cavernous Staples Center built with every calculated pause, writes Derek Stahhl for the me.com website. "And the Grammy for Song of the Year goes to... Coldplay for 'Viva La Vida!'" The award, given for songwriting, was the English band's second of three wins that night for their album "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends."   But in another part of the city, 52-year-old guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani sat appalled - too upset to watch the show on television - as

The saga must rank as one of the longest-running, most inconclusive, takeovers in corporate history, writes The Telegraph today.   It has emerged that EMI-owner Terra Firma met with Edgar Bronfman, Warner's chief executive, several times last year, but talks on a deal ran aground yet again over price and the two have not met since. "There are £1.6bn in value terms of synergies out of any such merger but neither side could agree who should get the benefit of those synergies so that deal fell apar

Coldplay is not only one of the biggest bands in the world, sharing rarified air with bands like U2 and Radiohead, but it also may be the most likeable, writes The Detroit News.   The British foursome brought its massive show to DTE Energy Music Theatre Tuesday, playing to an adoring sold-out audience of more than 15,000 fans. The show set the bar quite high for the 2009 summer concert season and was one of the most thrilling concerts DTE has hosted in years.   After just four albums, Coldplay

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued on last night as they played at the DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI. Chris Martin apologized for the concert coinciding with Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The setlist was the same as previous nights.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow Glass Of Water Cemeteries Of London 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Upon You

Coldplay.com caught up with Coldplay's current support act, Pete Yorn. With the singer-songwriter nearing the end of his string of support dates with Coldplay, they called him up to find out how he's been getting on.   Hello Pete, how are you? Hey man, I'm good.   So, you've been on the road with Coldplay for a couple of weeks now, how's it been going? It's been great. They've been taking very good care of us. They provide wonderful meals for us and the fans have been great. And I've been gett

Add to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin’s talent that of tightrope walker. Monday, before what appeared to be a full house, the Coldplay singer deftly managed to be both arena-rock ringmaster and earnest songsmith. If you think that’s an easy wire to walk, well, then you’ve never tried to do it yourself, reports The Buffalo News.   Coldplay has been touring its Gram-my- winning, multi-platinum “Viva la Vida” album for more than a year, which means that the band should by now be both bushed and sic

Big, glorious rock concerts are like magic shows. You don't want to look too hard for the invisible wires and trap doors. Just watch and listen. So it was Monday night at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, with Coldplay and 12,000 people lustily cheering all of the tricks, as familiar as they may be, reports the Democrat and Chronicle.   There was the confetti-filled balloon drop, retina-searing lasers, beery sing-alongs by the audience and the entire band exiting and re-appearing on a tiny sta

Once upon a time, Coldplay fans learned how to wait. Years would pass between releases by the big British band. Songs like "The Scientist" and "Speed of Sound" would be old classics by the time the next album rolled out.   Now it's an abundance of riches for fans of a quartet that's brimming with creative energy: Last summer's chart-topping "Vida La Vida" was promptly followed by the EP "Prospekt's March." And now there's "LeftRightLeftRightLeft" -- a live collection described by vocalist Chris

It's always a concern when a band cancels the two previous stops on the tour amid reports that the singer lost his voice. And it's not like Coldplay's Chris Martin doesn't need it, with all those high falsettos, reports the Post Gazzette.   Last night for the opening of the Post-Gazette Pavilion season, he didn't seem to be feeling any ill effects -- not if he could handle the sustained notes on "Cemeteries of London."   Martin and his mates marched on stage (after opening sets by Howling Bells

When you walk into Darien Lake’s Performing Arts Center on Monday evening for the highly anticipated Coldplay concert, you’ll be handed a free copy of the band’s live album, “LeftRightLeftRight", reports Buffalo News today, in an exclusive new interview with Jonny Buckland. Here's their article:   Of course, you might already have the album; the band has been offering it for free download via its Web site for the past few weeks. At a time when the mantra in the music business seems to be “Get wh

When Prince played the Arena a few years ago, people walking in were delighted to be handed a copy of his new album, "Musicology." Coldplay isn't going that far, but the band will be passing out free copies of a nine-track live album that it very well could have been selling at Wal-Mart, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today in a preview to Saturday's show at the Post-Gazette Pavilion. Here is their article:   Why the gift? "This last year we enjoyed playing live more than we ever have," say

Performing in Coldplay — performing in the world's biggest band — could get comfy. Too comfy, even, reports the Times Union. For bassist Guy Berryman, though, the nightly thrill is intact. Even after all the massive stadium shows, all the mega festivals, stepping on stage still brings a tingle — that rush of blood, you might call it.   "I don't get nervous anymore. But I still get that great sense of excitement," he says. "I love that moment right before we go on, that anticipation of the lights

The "Mexican Cell Phone Wave," as invented by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin on Sunday night at Hersheypark Stadium, might have been a flop. But as to the British quartet's quest for big-venue rock domination, these guys may be on to something, reports Lancaster Online.   Martin and company made their debut in Chocolate Town an overwhelming success, performing 23 songs in 90 minutes — pausing only for short breaks between two encore sets.   Borrowing a few live-show tricks from their elders, U2,

The potentially enormous plagiarism case involving Coldplay and guitar twiddler Joe Satriani has taken another twist, with lawyers admitting that YouTube evidence could be used, reports Clash Music.   Coldplay released their new album 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends' last year. An enormous hit, it was buoyed by the title track which was a huge anthem upon its release as a single. However some were not pleased by the group's success. Epic rock guitarist Joe Satriani claims that the alb

He's performed to tens of thousands at stadium shows and he sings for one of the biggest bands in the world, but Chris Martin says if one woman can make him feel like a little boy again, it's singer Lily Allen.   The Coldplay frontman has met the outspoken pop star before, but he always feels intimidated, as he tells the Mirror. "Lily Allen is fantastic. She's one of those people who is so cool that whenever I meet her I feel like I'm back at school and none of the girls like me anymore. She has

Coldplay has plenty of reasons to be pompous. The London-based rock band has won seven Grammy awards, and is currently one of the biggest acts in the world. Still, in its Saturday night performance at the Comcast Theatre in Hartford, the group displayed humility and appreciation, genuinely thanking its fans for its current success.   Early on, lead singer Chris Martin promised to give "eight-million percent" effort, because he appraised his last Hartford performance as "less than fantastic." Co

Chris Martin is the most well-mannered of rock stars. When the Coldplay front man calls from Los Angeles because his band is playing the Philadelphia area for the third time since last June's release of Viva La Vida, he's like a job candidate intent on asking as many questions as he's asked, writes Philly (dot com).   The leader of the world's biggest soft-rock band (and husband to actress Gwyneth Paltrow) was eager to talk about Kanye West and Woody Allen, as well as to defend himself from alle

When Peter Frampton stepped onto the stage of the Marin County Civic Center in June of 1975, he was a niche taste, a pink-haired, baby-faced guitarist writing mellow songs after his stint with the noisier Humble Pie. He'd released three solo albums, none of which could be called a commercial smash; most casual music fans had never heard of him.   But he toured ardently and frequently, and the executives at his record label, A&M, knew that audiences responded to Frampton more passionately tha

Playing in huge arenas before thousands of people has been known to alienate musicians seeking to establish a connection with their audiences, but Coldplay has taken steps to keep things on a human scale.   "Our relationship with the audience is really quite intimate at the moment, because if you bought a ticket way in the back, we'll be coming out to you," bass player Guy Berryman says from home in London, before starting the U.S. leg of a tour that stops in Hartford Saturday.   Indeed, shows o

Despite being the adored, much analyzed and fantasized about lead singer of one of the planet's biggest rock bands, Chris Martin of Coldplay is practical, even humble about his role.   Sitting on the floor of a rented house in Los Angeles, enjoying the California sunshine and the taste of the strawberry he's just finished, Martin is deliberately and charmingly low-key. "It just comes from pure gratitude at being given this job, particularly in a period of time when music is hard to be employed b