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When established rock groups tour in support of a new album, they typically give their fans a fairly brief taste of their fresh tracks, maybe four or five songs. Not Coldplay, writes Miami.com today, in the first review of last night's Coldplay show at the American Airlines Arena (29 June). Catch up on more on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum now. Read on for the rest of their review article (and others as we get them, too...)   The Grammy-winning Bri

Not being a Coldplay fan, I felt like an atheist at a revival meeting, nervous that I might be the only one of my kind at the sold-out show, writes the Tampa Bay Online today, in their review of last night's Coldplay show at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, FL (28th June). Catch up on more on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum now. Read on for the rest of their review article (and one from Tampa Bay Times too...)   And just like a revival preacher, C

Entering Toyota Center, I almost didn't take the wristband that the ticket taker offered. That would have been a mistake. Even before the first song of the Coldplay concert Monday night, a recorded version of Jay-Z's "99 Problems" boomed through the stadium and activated the sound-sensitive wristbands into a glow that enveloped the massive arena, writes the CultureMap website this morning, in another review article of Coldplay's two Houston show this week (Monday 25th & Tuesday 26th June) at

It was a magical evening at the American Airlines Center on Friday night as fans filled the sold-out arena for the first night of Coldplay’s two day stay in Dallas, writes the Pegasus News website this weekend, in a review article of Coldplay's Dallas shows (on Friday and Saturday night - 22nd & 23rd June). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum here (22nd - Friday) and here (23rd - Saturday) now. Read on to see what Pegasus News thought of

Dallas Friday night, Coldplay began at the end. More precisely, the convergence of a confetti deluge, enormous balloons, columns of smoke, blitz of lasers and thousands of vivid, blinking lights adorning the wrists (a LED-powered freebie known as a "xyloband") of a sold-out American Airlines Center felt like the climax of an epic performance, the culmination of two hours' worth of music and sensory overload, writes the DFW (Dallas Fort Worth) website today, in a review article of Coldplay's firs

Coldplay raised the bar and raised the roof at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday night - and in a stunning assault on the senses, the world-famous foursome did not disappoint with a performance which will live long in the memory of those lucky enough to witness it. writes the Mancunian Matters website this week, in another review article of Coldplay's Manchester shows on Saturday and Sunday night (9-10 June) at the Etihad Stadium. Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at t

Revelling in dayglo and melody, Coldplay light up north London in a spectacle of sight and sound that proves the pinnacle of one of London's most remarkable long weekends, writes the London Evening Standard today, in another 5/5 review Coldplay's concerts at the Emirates Stadium in London this past weekend (1-4 June). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum here (1st - Friday), here (2nd - Saturday) and here (4th - Monday) now. Read on for the Lo

Minutes before stage time, Jay-Z's 99 Problems booms over the PA system, stirring the bedrizzled punters on the covered pitch, its titanic strut perfect for these vast environs, writes the Guardian this week, in another of our featured reviews of Coldplay's three concerts at the Emirates Stadium in London this past weekend (1-4 June). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum here (1st - Friday), here (2nd - Saturday) and here (4th - Monday) now. R

It is fitting that Coldplay are playing the Emirates stadium over three nights during Jubilee weekend; they’re the only band who can match the pomp and pageantry taking place throughout our city, writes the Londonist today, in the first of our featured reviews of Coldplay's three concerts at the Emirates Stadium in London this weekend (1-4 June). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum here (1st - Friday), here (2nd - Saturday) and here (4th - on

At The turn of the millennium Coldplay stumbled apologetically into the limelight, four skinny, sensitive chaps whose songs walked a tightrope between mercurial and mawkish. How times have changed writes the Coventry Telegraph today, in yet another positive review article of Coldplay's concert at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Tuesday night (29th May). Catch up on more on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum now. Read on for the Coventry Telegraph review

Coldplay re-wrote the history books to produce one of the greatest spectacles this historic city has seen by kick-starting their eagerly anticipated summer tour in emphatic style, writes Steve Carpenter of the Coventry Observer today, in another positive review article of Coldplay's concert at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Tuesday night (29th May). Catch up on more on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum now. Read on for the Coventry Observer review arti

When Coldplay first graduated to stadiums in 2005, I thought they were too drab to command the space; they had big songs but little charisma, four earnest men dressed in black in front of a black back drop. No one could accuse them of being colourless anymore. Quite the opposite, in fact, they may be the most colourful band on the planet, with a palette that could make a children's TV set designer queasy, writes the Daily Telegraph in the first review of Coldplay's concert at the Ricoh Arena in

Every word uttered by Chris Martin seems to become a trending topic. Chris's recent revelations that he suffers tinnitus from playing loud music and regrets calling his band's fifth record Mylo Xyloto (but later joked this was untrue) both copped a flogging on all good sites where opinions rule, writes the Herald Sun, in another article from down under, ahead of the Australasian shows later this year. Read on for the article... you can also discuss it at the Coldplay forum too [thanks Tash]   He

As Coldplay prepare to bring their world tour to Australasia in November 2012, Scott Kara from the New Zealand Herald caught up with guitarist Jonny Buckland to talk about current life in Coldplay. Read on for their article...   It's taken a few years to get used to it but Coldplay are now feeling entirely comfortable being one of the world's biggest bands. "Generally, we're much more at ease with ourselves and with what we do than we ever have been," says guitarist Jonny Buckland on the phone f

Coldplay fans are least likely to have sex on a first date than fans of a slew of other acts - according to a new survey. Music-based dating website Tastebuds.fm, which matches potential partners based on their taste in music, has carried out the research.   They asked users how far they’d likely go on a first date. Users were given the options of "I’d only meet up for a chat", "Perhaps a kiss" and "I’d go all the way if the mood was right."   Answers were then matched with users' tastes in mu

Liam Gallagher says he and his bandmates are “scathed” every day, compared to bands like Coldplay, he has said in a recent magazine interview. The former Oasis frontman has enjoyed a successful career, often grabbing headlines for his no-nonsense behaviour. Now he is looking to carry on this attitude with his latest venture – Beady Eye – which was formed after he fell out with former colleague and his brother Noel.   But Liam feels as though some of his peers are not being rock and roll enough.

The Coldplay frontman's wife Gwyneth Paltrow can already see signs that their youngest child, four-year-old Moses, will follow in his father's musical footsteps, but says he has very different tastes to his rock star dad.   The Oscar-winning actress – who also has a daughter, six-year-old Apple, with Chris - said: 'Moses sings the most in our house. He's humming and singing all day long. Not my husband's songs – he's more into T-Pain or he'll just sing whatever song he hears on the radio. Super-

Check out a brand new alternative Coldplaying LP5 blog entry: How #43 Got His Booze Back   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Corkus]   Guess who’s back? Yes, ungrateful peasants, I have returned. I suppose I owe all of you an explanation for my lengthy absence. After all, explaining myself would make me a better roadie than #42, who irresponsibly took the summer off without warning his most loyal fans. First of all, I hope you are enjoying the Digital Transmissio

Check out the brand new first (and possibly last) alternative Coldplaying LP5 blog entry from Roadie number 44: #44 succumbs to the impatient   Read the full entry and discuss this blog at the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks NumbersGirl AKA R#44]   So even though you all are fully aware by now that the band has not been in the studio recently (not in its entirety, anyway), you still whine about the lack of reports from the lovely Roadie #42. What exactly is it that you would like him to repo

Chris Martin is sporting a cast on his foot after reportedly injuring himself in a surfing accident. Chris has been spending time in the Hamptons area of New York, hitting the waves in between recording sessions for the band's upcoming album.   But his board time is said to have been hampered after he hurt his right ankle last week and he has been photographed wearing a cast while he recovers from the injury, according to The Sun.   The Sun wrote: "It looks like Chris is a happy man at the mome

Check out a brand new alternative Coldplaying LP5 blog entry: #43 has a swig of Viva La Vodka   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Corkus]   Long time, crud buckets! It may not be British Independence that is being celebrated today, but that doesn’t mean I can’t use this as an excuse to get hammered, right? A lot has happened since I went on my last binging spree and decided to interview Chris. Oddly enough, I ran into Chris in The Beehive a few days later, and th

A station manager turned sleuth to return family photos of Chris Martin and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow which had been left on a train by Chris's dad, according to the Mirror this morning. You can discuss this story at the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks SueDeNimes]   Honest Matt Fearn found the snaps, worth a fortune to a magazine, in a jacket handed in at Plymouth station. Matt guessed they were private photos and realised the jacket must have been left on the train by a member of Chris's fam

Check out a brand new alternative Coldplaying LP5 blog entry: #43 interviews "Chris Martin"   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Corkus]   In between binging sessions, Roadie #43 has managed to catch up with Chris Martin! Now, some of you may be a bit skeptical of this interview, especially since there are, indeed, many people in the world named "Chris Martin", but Roadie #43 assures us that he went through a very through identification procedure. Whether that pro

Not content with travelling the world with an internationally popular rock band, nor with funding a village cricket team in rural Gloucestershire, Coldplay's bass player Guy Berryman's latest venture sees him trying to break into the antiques business. You can discuss this story at the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks iriden]   The Sun reports that Guy has launched a company with his brother Mark, a former chef, called Berryman's Antiques. Mark Berryman lives in Sweden and his role is to loca

Check out a brand new alternative Coldplaying LP5 blog entry: #43 and the nasty hangover   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Corkus]   “Trying is the first step towards failure.”   I thought I would start this blog entry off with a wise proverb. After all, I give and give and give to this fandom, and what do I get in return? Thankless requests from unappreciative punks. “Show us new song titles, #43!” “#43 post naked pictures of yourself and the band!” Note that