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Coldplay set for Landmark shows at the Royal Albert Hall. The start of July is almost upon us. Coldplay will be back in their home country, ready for a show of a lifetime! There will be no giant stadia this time around but instead, a very glamorous and intimate venue, inside the Royal Albert Hall. The stage will be 360 degrees, meaning it will be similar to the stage of the Ghost Stories film in LA, albeit all seated and no gaint overhead screens, which was the main reason Coldplay forked out a

Coldplay are set for a live return soon upon being announced as a headline act for a new disability-friendly music initiative, organised by BBC Radio 1 DJ, Jameela Jamil. The group which Jameela has founded is called 'Why Not People?' and they seek to give disabled music fans an experience which is level with non-disabled people.   This is what the founder of the organisation, 'Why Not People?' had to say about the upcoming landmark event, which will host the likes of Ed Sheeran and Mark Ronson

Few pop stars - saints Bob and Bono aside - have the power to shake the corporate world, but British group Coldplay have achieved the feat not once but twice within 12 months.   Last March, when EMI announced the band were delaying the release of their new album, the company’s shares fell steeply. And when the news broke on Thursday that singer Chris Martin had announced the band’s break-up, anxious selling forced several points off the company’s share price within minutes of the markets opening

Rolls-Royce has joined with MTV to raise $25,000 for the Staying Alive Foundation, a global organisation dedicated to preventing the spread of HIV and AIDS.   Rolls-Royce provided a new Phantom for last year’s MTV European Music Awards in Lisbon and invited artists to autograph the back seat. By the end of the event more than 20 major celebrities had signed.   The seat was then removed from the Phantom and turned into the world’s most exclusive sofa by Nick Gutfreund, an up-and-coming UK furnit

Video Hits has hit the big time, scooping their music TV rivals - the world over - with an exclusive interview with Coldplay's Chris Martin.   Currently living the life on assignment in Los Angeles, co-host Nathan Sapsford scored the hit of his career with the promo chat for the band's new album Viva La Vida. While Martin is married to one of the world's most desirable women, Gwyneth Paltrow, it was Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue that he wanted to talk about.   "You could just be on a bus wit

One woman took her hatred of Coldplay to an extreme last week and ended up in jail after beating a man for singing their most famous song.   The smackdown occurred at the Changes Karaoke bar in Seattle when a man took the stage and started to sing Coldplay's hit song "Yellow" angering a woman in the audience who shouted "Oh no, not that song. I can't stand that song!"   She then jumped up on stage and punched the man in the face in an attempt to stop him from singing the song, said the police r

The cynic is compelled, amidst the frenzied run-up to what many are already touting as the rock album of the year, to ask a simple question: Why Coldplay?   Why, out of all the musicians plugging diligently away at their trade in this day and age, is this amiable troupe of young, sensitive Britons being touted as the group to unseat the likes of the Rolling Stones, U2 and Radiohead as the world's most beloved rock band? They're good, make no mistake — Coldplay's best songs ("Yellow," "Trouble,"

Solio, an award-winning, portable hybrid solar charger for mobile electronics devices, is now available in Telstra Shops for $139.   Solio captures energy from sunlight and stores it within an integrated battery to power mobile phones, PDAs, iPod/mp3 players, digital cameras and portable game consoles. It can also be charged from a mains power supply.   BES customers include some of the world's best known companies such as Apple and Quiksilver who offer co-branded Solio devices. Coldplay, one of

Solio, an award-winning, portable hybrid solar charger for mobile electronics devices, is now available in Telstra Shops for $139.   Solio captures energy from sunlight and stores it within an integrated battery to power mobile phones, PDAs, iPod/mp3 players, digital cameras and portable game consoles. It can also be charged from a mains power supply.   BES customers include some of the world's best known companies such as Apple and Quiksilver who offer co-branded Solio devices. Coldplay, one of

HE has shaken hands with George W Bush and the Pope and rarely misses a chance to preach about the need to write off Third World debt. But Bono, the campaigning face of U2, the Irish rock band, is facing competition from an upstart young rival: Chris Martin of Coldplay.   Not content with a pair of number one albums and a high-profile romance with Gwyneth Paltrow, Martin, 26, now also appears to be trying to assume the saintly mantle of Bono, 43, and Bob Geldof, 51.   As delegates struggled las

Chris Martin's Christmas presents suck!   Gwyneth Paltrow shouldn't get her hopes up this Christmas - her husband Chris Martin is giving vacuum cleaners as gifts.   The multi-millionaire Coldplay frontman was spotted on London's Oxford Street buying three red Henry hoovers on Friday (21Dec07).   His bizarre last-minute purchases are said to be worth around $200 (£100) each. But he wouldn't reveal who they are for. He tells Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Some of them are gifts and one's for me. I

Howzat for generosity? Coldplay have emerged as unlikely sponsors for small Gloucestershire village cricket side Slaughters Utd, writes The Sun in the last 24 hours. Bass player Guy Berryman has offered to fork out for new whites and kit for the club.   The band are all keen players. Frontman Chris Martin even used to play for another Gloucestershire side, Great Rissington. A delighted insider at the club said: "It's knocked us for six. Never in a million years did we think we'd have connections

You've probably heard by now that, there are now four groups claiming Coldplay plagiarized them, the latest being Yusuf Islam, who says 'Viva La Vida' swipes part of his 1973 song 'Foreigner Suite.' Here is the full promised interview with Will Champion in which he talks about the new plagiarism claims, courtesy of Hampton Roads (Virginia) ahead of Coldplay's show on Wednesday May 20th at the Verizion Amphitheater in Virginia Beach...   By now you've probably heard of a little band named Coldpla

When Chris Martin hinted the last Coldplay album might just be exactly that – their last – producer Brian Eno had other ideas, writes MusicWeek, in an extensive article on Coldplay and their forthcoming album, Mylo Xyloto. Read on for the details... you can discuss this article at the Coldplay forum now [thanks Skuze23]   Guitarist Jonny Buckland explains: "Brian’s a very inspirational character. He wrote us a letter actually after we finished the last album saying, ‘That was good, but I think w

The title will be “The mook, the chef, the wife and her Homer”, in Spanish “chef, the wife and her Homero”.   History is based on how Smooth she becomes friend from the son of the gangster Fat Tony, that dreams in becoming chef. In addition, Homero and Bart are left the ones in charge of the business of the family when Tony is swept up.   In the course of all the series they will be other important guests like Simply Network, Coldplay, Kiefer Sutherland and Natalie Portman.   More on this here [

With or without flu? Paddy Power takes bets on Coldplay and U2 concert cancellations   Irish rockers U2 are the most likely band to next cancel a tour date due to Swine Flu, according to UK bookmakers Paddy Power. The Irish bookmaker began taking bets after it emerged today that Kasabian front man Tom Meighan has been hospitalised in Sydney, forcing the band to cancel their entire Australian tour.   Paddy Power make U2 their 6/4 favourites, closely followed by Coldplay at odds of 7/4 and Britney

War Child have revealed plans to celebrate their 20th anniversary by releasing a compilation album featuring a collection of the tracks recorded for their charity albums over the past two decades. 'The Best Of War Child' to be released this Monday (February 18th), and Coldplay's 'How You See The World No.2' will feature on the tracklist. More discussion on this is at the Coldplay forum now [thanks Tash]   The charity will celebrate its 20th anniversary next week and the occasion is being marked

When Coldplay originally set their North American tour dates earlier this year, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton were definitely in the loop.   Unfortunately production delays meant the group reshuffling the touring itinerary and those three Canadian cities were sadly left out in the cold. But fans of the band in those cities can rest assured they will be back sometime in 2009.   "I think we'll definitely be replacing those in the New Year," Buckland says. "I'm not sure exactly when to be honest,

Rumour season is underway! With a few revelations over the past few days, Coldplay's new era for upcoming album, 'A Head Full Of Dreams' seems to be approaching with increasing speed and those customary rumours are spreading. A popular Brazilian news site has commented on the possibility of the British band performing in the "Arena/Stadium do Grêmio", Porto Alegre, Brazil, with a capacity of 60,000 people! (Thank you Coldplaybrazil.com) (Translated via Google Translate)     During the Mylox

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has said that the band would be happy to open for Take That - but only after some extensive working out.   Chris revealed on the Coldplay website that the band, who are in the middle of a world tour, randomly started singing the Take That song Back For Good, while in their dressing room waiting to go on stage.   "We sang the whole thing, word for word, with all the right chords on our piano, without having to learn it or anything. It was great. So I'd like to use

Back in late July we posted news that Coldplay would be returning to South America for the Viva La Vida tour in March 2009. This news came courtesy of 'Revista Veja', a Brazilian Magazine. The original article has been translated, as follows:   Viva La Vida topped the charts in 36 countries. Presently, are Coldplay the biggest band? Yeah, we're the biggest ones today - but in a very limited sense. Just because U2 and Green Day didn't release any record this year. It's like winning a golf tournam

Coldplay has decided to wear French Revolution-style army jackets every night for their 67-day tour.   The thesun.co.uk reports the band members have already been wearing the coats to death for promotional work of their album “Viva La Vida” and the video for single “Violet Hill”. The jackets are inspired by the uniforms worn by the soldiers in Eugene Delacroix’s Liberty Leading The People painting.   More on this story here  

Google launched a new Labs project called Music Trends. The site shows popular songs based on Google Talk data (aggregated from the US, for now – note that Google Talk has been updated to ask for permission to send your data). Google on their help page says:   When Google Talk users opt in to Music Trends, we’ll capture information about the music they’re listening to from their music player. We then anonymize the information and add each musical vote to our Music Trends page. The more users tha

Coldplay singer Chris Martin has revealed that his band's upcoming tour will be inspired by Mary Poppins.   Speaking to The Sun, Martin confessed that the Disney film had an impact on how Coldplay presented themselves live. "We grew up with Mary Poppins and all those sorts of things," he said. "We love making big shows up and trying to work out what lights will look cool. We get very nerdy about it because we can't believe we're allowed to do it."   The 31-year-old added that Coldplay still trai

29 September – Fans of Coldplay can get up close to a cracking tribute to Chris Martin and co, as Coldplace play to a packed crowd at the Subscription Rooms in Stroud.   Billing themselves as ‘the UK’s finest tribute to Coldplay’, cover band Coldplace have played to a 20,000-strong crowd at Liverpool’s Mathew Street Festival, have toured extensively in the UK and have headlined in Malta during the last three years.   And now the four guys (and a girl), will be bringing their uncannily similar s