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For one of the largest crowds at EnergySolutions Arena in recent memory, the British rock quartet Coldplay packed as much punch as they could in a surprisingly short set Saturday night.   The show aspired to be one of the biggest spectacles Utah had ever seen, as frontman Chris Martin said himself during the show. While it ultimately fell short of fulfilling Martin's prediction, it was nevertheless a performance with moments that would make even Bono envious.   The 100-minute show, with two enco

It was anyone's guess where Coldplay would pop up at the EnergySolutions Arena on Saturday. Sure the band — vocalist/keyboardist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, drummer Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion — cranked it out on the main stage, but they also grouped together on one of the stage extensions and even appeared in the middle of the crowd in the back corner of the arena.   Regardless where the band played, the nearly sold-out audience loved every note and nuance. Not only did t

The Junos play it safe once again, snubbing or downplaying much of Canada's exciting new musical talent   They're not fooling anyone. On Sunday, the Junos will do their little song and dance, and try to convince us that they're catching up with the times, but the list of album-of-the-year nominees says it all:   Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Nickelback, Kalan Porter and Rex Goudie.   That would be: one adult-contemporary jazz-pop princess (for a Christmas album, no less!), one Frank Sinatra wannab

Music plagiarism is a big deal. It can ruin reputations and end careers. No one has learned the potential damages of such charges better over the last few months than Coldplay — the likes of Joe Satriani, Cat Stevens, a random singer-songwriter, an animator, and some relatively unknown indie band have all accused the group of ripping them off in one way or another. And now there’s another person throwing their hat in the "sue the pants off Coldplay" club.   As TMZ reports (via Rolling Stone), a

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

British alt-pop band Coldplay thrilled a packed house at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Thursday night, performing their decreasingly-unique brand of melancholic piano jams to the thousands in attendance, writes the San Diego News Network.   Playing mostly cuts off of their 2008 release “Viva La Vida,” frontman Chris Martin and Co., used an array of dazzling lights and lasers and clever camera angles to enhance the visual experience.   In addition, in typical Coldplay fashion, they had fan intera

As part of a tour to promote their newest album, Coldplay’s Viva La Vida concert Friday night the HP Pavilion did exactly what it was supposed to do. The band performed all but one of the songs from the new album, along with several gems from previous albums.   Frontman Chris Martin is a consummate performer who knows just how to walk the line between modesty and self-assuredness. He had the audience in the palms of his hands all night. Looking at times like the scarecrow from the “Wizard of Oz”

A comprehensive review of Coldplay's concert at SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY (27th July 2009) has emerged online, courtesy of Killing Myself To Live @ Blogspot. Here is the review:   “Uhm, so we’re two months late,” Chris Martin said last night. “Sorry we had to cancel before. We’re fuckers.” It's okay Chris. I forgive you. Coldplay was supposed to play on May 27 in Saratoga but it got postponed due to a “band emergency.” I was heartbroken at the time, but after FINALLY seeing the show last night,

SARATOGA SPRINGS — How did Coldplay make up for being two months late for its performance at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Monday night? Well, for starters, the British adult pop band apologized profusely throughout the evening — it was the first thing frontman Chris Martin mentioned from the stage, shortly after burning through “Life in Technicolor,” writes the Daily Gazette.   But perhaps more to the point, the band simply rocked the packed audience into submission, with one of the more ela

With a pending lawsuit already filed by Joe Satriani and Yusuf (the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens) waiting anxiously on the sidelines to see how that court case fleshes out, it’s as if everyone’s laying claim to Coldplay’s infectious “Viva la Vida.” Satch thinks the song sounds litigiously similar to “If I Could Fly,” and Yusuf believes the band used his 1973 tune “Foreigner Suite” for inspiration.   Below are the views of the general populous to grace the Rolling Stone website with their

As a trusted and ultra-professional news-source, MusicRadar has tried its very best to stay completely neutral whilst reporting the ongoing lawsuit between Joe Satriani and Coldplay. But of course, being music-lovers, each MusicRadar staff member has their own opinion on the case, making for much debate in the office. Here, then, are the opinions of the team, aired in public for the first time.   What I do believe is any similarity is probably coincidence. When Coldplay used a riff from Kraftwer

Joe Satriani's suing of Coldplay has become one of the hot topics of late 2008. And it doesn't look like it's going away soon.   The latest addition to the online debate is a fine article on the Idolator website where their 'Idolawyer' (clever, yes?) muses on how the case might pan out in court. You'll have to put aside any prejudice of whose music is 'better' to appreciate this case, but the potential scenarios are interesting. Idolator's lawyer writes: "Assuming that Joe and his publisher legi

Senoir boys at The Edinburgh Academy are wearing their green tweed jackets for the last time this week. After 40 years, the garment has been ditched from the school uniform.   A new blue blazer is being introduced in September, and after March 30 the boys will be changing to a lightweight navy blazer for the summer. Academy rector John Light said the school was situated on two nearby campuses, but was very much a single school. "We hope that by introducing a co-ordinated uniform we will reflect

From Coldplay and Pulp to The Who and Pink Floyd, much of modern music flourished in the capital's seats of higher learning.   A new straw poll, conducted by the Times Higher Education Supplement, reveals where the musicians chose to study.   Heading the pack are London's King's College and University College, which between them spawned members of Bloc Party, Queen, The Communards, Art Of Noise, Coldplay, Keane, Suede, Elastica and Basement Jaxx. London Metropolitan University was home to Alis

Scots scientists have revealed that facial barcodes allow us to recognise celebrities like Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. Human faces contain "barcodes" that help us recognise each other, Scots scientists have revealed via STV.   Experts at the University of Stirling claim that facial features - including eyes, lips and eyebrows - can be organised into black and white horizontal lines. The resulting codes operate much like the barcodes found on supermarket items, allowing people to recognise on

It must be the contrarian in me. With Coldplay about to begin their Australian tour tomorrow night, why do I find myself searching through my old boxes of vinyl seeking out long-neglected albums by Public Image Limited, Robert Wyatt and Can?   And for the first time in about 30 years having conversations with people which feature the words Amon Duul and Van Der Graaf Generator? Not to mention sitting here with the headphones on chuckling at the new album by new millennium sonic riddlers Matmos.

BT Business today launches a search to find the UK’s 20 most exciting entrepreneurs as part of a new initiative to celebrate the achievements of small businesses.   “Essence of the Entrepreneur” aims to identify businesses that are doing something unique and that are finding new ways to do business with the help of technology. To celebrate their achievements, renowned celebrity photographer, Perou, will photograph the 20 chosen entrepreneurs.   The photographs, which are intended capture the lif

Mike Bell (Calgary Sun) has provided us all with some festive cheer - by writing a few seasonal wishes to his 'favourite' pop stars. Here are just a couple:   To Chris Martin from Coldplay: I wish you would cheer the hell up. Dude, you're making babies with Gwyneth Paltrow -- you should be high-fiving every man, woman and child you meet and writing songs so syrupy and upbeat they'd make a Care Bear puke.   To Green Day: God help me, but I wish a Jeb Bush presidency in 2008. If American Idiot is

Rock band Coldplay performed a visually stunning concert at KeyArena Wednesday, but the special effects somewhat overshadowed the authenticity of the music, writes the Seattle Times in a review of Coldplay's concert at the Keyarena, Seattle last night (25th April). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live [seattle] forum now. Read on for the Seattle Times review article...   There was a moment during Coldplay's KeyArena concert when singer Chris Martin

LONDON: Disappointed Glastonbury fans who missed out when tickets for this year's festival sold out in a record-breaking 90 minutes will get another chance to snap up a ticket later this month, organisers said.   Michael Eavis, the farmer who runs the festival, said fans could try their luck again on April 22, when tickets that have not been paid for or are no longer wanted will be back on sale.   "There could be 15,000 to 20,000 of those tickets available," Eavis said. Music fans swamped the

Orlando Bloom brands his Pirates Of The Caribbean co-star Johnny Depp a "freak" in the new series of Extras.   In the first episode of Ricky Gervais's [pictured] award-winning comedy, he plays a vain actor who can't believe an extra doesn't fancy him. Orlando tells the extra, played by Scots actress Ashley Jensen, that the ladies were all over him on the set of Pirates Of The Caribbean and they completely ignored Johnny. The British actor, 27, says: "It's my looks that all the girls fawn over.

NEW YORK -- While sales of recorded music and attendance at concerts continue to slide, profits in the increasingly legitimate secondary ticketing market have surged so dramatically in the past year that music dealmakers now liken the industry climate to a Wild West gold rush.   With FM radio no longer shaping American musical tastes and music labels seemingly less focused on artist development, agents and promoters now have a vital new channel for artist financing, consumer data-mining and dire

Sergio, Belgian representative in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest and his duet partner Sandrine André have won the final of the TV show Just the two of us.   The programme features professional singers that are joined by other celebrities that never sang before. In the final round, the actress and the songer defeated television host Rani de Coninck and singer Günther Neefs whose father represented Belgium in the contest twice in 1967 and 1969.   During the final, the duos performed two songs th

If you want a tongue-in-cheek preview of this Wednesday's Brit Awards 2007, then look no further than this article.   I think someone has got it in for me. I really do. Firstly, I hate the Brit Awards. It gives prizes to people from Coldplay and Keane. Secondly, this year, the ceremony will be presented by Russell Brand.   I really dislike Russell Brand. You really don't see enough of him on telly do you? However, there are people I hate more than Mr Brand. That's Fern Cotton. Guess what? She's

For the time being, Ron Sexsmith is satisfied with his career.   The Toronto-based, St. Catharines-born-and-raised songwriter, whose high profile champions include Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon and Coldplay's Chris Martin, has been thankful for a run that has lasted 10 albums, including his latest, Time Being.   The Juno Award winner is especially cognizant of the fact that, despite modest record sales, he's been able to survive in an industry notorious for its bean-counter mentalit