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Coldplay may have decided on 'Viva la Vida' for the name for the fourth album as far back as March 2007, Coldplaying.com can reveal.   'Viva La Vida' can have different meanings, and is translated into various phrases, depending on the language and culture. The first meaning that comes to mind of any Spanish speaker when hearing "Viva la Vida" is 'Live Life' or 'Live The Life'. A reverse translation of 'Long Live Life' would be 'La Vida Vive', or 'the life lives on'.   But for those born and rai

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   August 17, 2009 - submitted by Karen, United States of America Q. Dear Coldplay, A question, and a heartfelt thanks to you... I'm wondering why you selected my grandmother's (Barbara Moseley) dance video for your song The Hardest Part? I have loved your music since the beginning, and was so happy when you chose her video for so many reasons I can't explain here.. I will forever be in your debt for bringing her back to me in this way.

10 years ago, as Coldplay were gearing up for world domination, shortly after the announcement of third album, 'X&Y', Keane's guitarist, Tim Rice-Oxley had revealed: He was close to being Coldplay's fifth member / keyboard player!   Keane were still riding on the success of their debut album, called 'Hopes and Fears'. They were part of the many British 'indie' bands who were ruling the charts during the mid-noughties and the have frequently drawn comparisons to the sound of fellow British b

Setlist Politik Shiver Spies Daylight Trouble One I Love Don't Panic Everything's Not Lost See You Soon God Put A Smile Upon Your Face Yellow The Scientist Clocks In My Place Life Is For Living Fan Reviews Submit your review here Media Reviews Glasto welcomes Coldplay into the hall of fame... Ash, Doves and, erm, Nelly Furtado come highly recommended   Chris Martin has grown in stature before NME's eyes, from nervous curly-coiffured shyboy

Just 48 hours ago, Coldplay revealed Don Quixote, a song that was debuted live at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires on 26th February 2010. If you haven't yet heard it you can watch it via YouTube or download the mp3 (including a high quality audience recording courtesy of RolandX (Coldplay Peru).   Coldplayers have been deciphering the lyrics to the song, working out the tabs and... even wondering whether it is a song we already knew the title to, courtesy of The Bakery whiteboard which featur

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1400 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   June 10, 2010 - submitted by Raphita, France Q. Hi Oracle ! I wondered if Chris Martin Wears a real earring ? Thanks ! The Oracle replies: Wonder no more Raphita, he does!   June 10, 2010 - submitted by Keith, Ireland Q. I was just looking at the video of Coldplay performing Back For Good with Gary Barlow at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London and I was just wondering who's the guy playing the piano??

Coldplaying.com would like to wish all our visitors and members a very merry Christmas and prosperous New Year for 2018. Although 2017 was a bit of a quiet year for Coldplaying, we will continue to bring you the latest Coldplay news and more. Unfortunately, our Facebook page with over 400,000 followers was taken down but our team are still doing an amazing job posting on Twitter and Instagram. 2018 will bring the finalisation of the Coldplaying app, more multimedia downloads and a whole lot more

Filter magazine's issue No. 16 lets Chris Martin babble about his band and life. Some of the pithier snippets:   On the success of Coldplay: "Let me be clear: We're an incredibly arrogant band and we believe in ourselves above all others. But we also acknowledge that there's no way we can take credit for where we are. I didn't design my larynx, if you want to go right back to Square 1. ... So we work very hard to capitalize and validate what we've been given. Because we have been given it. It's

Coldplay are officially back! And they're doing what they do best: rocking out in packed arenas and stadiums. What better place to start then in the Coldplay-mad continent of South America; a double date in Argentina, followed by shows in Chile and Peru. It was a long time coming for some of our loyal fans down south. When the Mylo Xylotour was suddenly canceled, it brought frustrations to some of Coldplay's most diehard fans. But our southern friends were promised something special when a to

As you will know by now, Coldplay's Paradise music video was released yesterday and its scenes feature Cape Town trademarks and local spots specifically requested by lead singer Chris Martin - including Woodstock Cycle Works - and shopowner Nils Hansen said he was shocked that they wanted to film at his store. Hansen initially turned away the location scout and cameraman, writes the Cape Times today. [Don't forget you can watch and rate the video in the 'elephant poll' thread at the Paradise sub

While Spotify has always had the essential Coldplay anthems, it has been missing some unappreciated gems such as Gravity and Moving to Mars. Today they have added the remaining singles and EP's on their discography! Every Teardrop is a Waterfall EP Several singles and EP's were missing from Spotify especially those from the X&Y-Era. The Every Teardrop is a Waterfall EP has been added which contains the Single Version of Major Minus and of course Every Teardrop, but the EP also contains qu

Coldplay star Guy Berryman has split from his wife - six months after they celebrated the birth of their daughter.   Bassist Guy, 29, is said to be devastated after agreeing to a separation from childhood sweetheart Joanna, 30. He has moved out of the couple's £2million home in Hampstead, North London, and is now living in a rented flat a few miles away. A source close to the couple said Guy has stayed in constant touch with yoga instructor Joanna, who gave birth to their daughter Nico in Septem

Another year has passed, and it's time to look back at the past 12 months and what has happened with and around Coldplay.   The year was filled with exciting gigs & events, break-up rumours and baby news.   Gigs   From January to April, Coldplay toured the United States with 32 concerts in total, including two amazing gigs at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Toronto which were supposed to be released on a Live DVD - after all, it has only been announced to be televised around the world in the

Click Here to Download Coldplay's Performance at One Love Manchester     Following the tragic events of the 22nd May, when a bomb exploded outside the Manchester Arena killing 22 people and injuring many others, Ariana Grande has announced the One Love Manchester benefit concert.   All the money raised by the One Love Manchester concert will be donated to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, which was set up by the Manchester City Council in partnership with the British Red Cross.

These past two weeks have been busy ones for Coldplay, as they continued their European leg of the A Head Full of Dreams Tour, making stops in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and England, where they played a remarkable headlining set at Glastonbury Festival.   THURSDAY, JUNE 23   On June 23, the band played a show at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The setlist included lesser played songs during the tour such as “In My Place,” and "Til Kingdom Come." They also played

Forget Aleister Crowley and his tarot pack, this set of cards devised by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt has been a bigger source of inspiration to frustrated musicians. They are the most famous of Brian Eno's dadaist mind games with music production.   The original (Over One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas), was a set of cards created by Eno and his painter friend Peter Schmidt, and published as a signed limited edition in 1975. On each card is printed an (often quite abstract) instruction, which is

Opal Limited, a company created by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers, has just released a companion app for Coldplay's new track "Hypnotised". The app was released on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store on June 9th but fans only realised the quiet release today.   Upon opening the app, the user is greeted with a text written in typical Coldplay fashion - not an uppercase letter to be seen!      This suggests that the band may play Hypnotised live at each of their concerts to coincide with t

ATTENTION COLLECTORS! To celebrate Barnes & Noble's Annual 'Vinyl Day', they have teamed up with Coldplay to repress their debut album Parachutes on a gorgeous orange record. This is without a doubt an excellent buy or gift for Coldplay Collectors alike![perfectpullquote align=right" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size="]An excellent buy or gift for Coldplay Collectors alike![/perfectpullquote]   [dropcap]Coldplay’s first album, released in 2000, was a quiet, introspective antidote to th

[vc_row css_animation=" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chris Martin of Coldplay has curated 'Global Citizen EP 1' under the pseudonym 'Los Unidades'. 'E-Lo', the lead single, features a collaboration between Los Unidades, Pharell Williams and Jozzy. Three more tracks are due for release Friday with collaborations from Stormzy, Jess Kent, Cassper Nyov

Taking the stage as the last billed performance after Justin Beiber and Ariana Grande's rousing "Love Me Harder", Coldplay delivered one surprise after another. The band strolled out to a crowd riled into a frenzy chanting "Manchester", following an unexpected video montage of musicians declaring their solidarity with the city. Grande came out with the band some 2:35:00 minutes into the 3-hour show.   All predictions as to the setlist were only partially right. Then again, no one could have see

If you've been living under a rock, or for some reason just missed it, Coldplay headlined the final night of Glastonbury 2016 on June 26, playing to an energetic audience of more than 100,000 people – all of whom were given Xylobands –  in what is sure to be one of the most iconic performances of their career.   The audience’s Xylobands lit up in sync, confetti fell from the sky, and fireworks sparkled around the field as the show opened with a bright and colorful performance of “A Head Full o

Thames TV, home of The X Factor, Britains Got Talent and more, is working on a new TV show where music artists surprise their fans! Below are details on the show and how you can apply. If enough Coldplay nominations are made, Thames TV will then contact the band and try to make someone's dreams come true!     Calling all music fans from the UK!   Do you know someone who deserves the performance of a lifetime? Thames TV is looking for your Secret Nominations.   Is a friend celebrating a mile

Coldplay's hit single from their latest effort, 'Ghost Stories' will be featured in the 7 minute opening ceremony of the UEFA Champions League final, according to Globo Esporte. 'A Sky Full Of Stars' will head what looks set to be an entertaining game, in world football's most prestigious fixture, as Spain's Barcelona take on Italy's Juventus.     Here is the Google translated quote from Globe Esporte, with thanks to Coldplaybrasil.com & @coldplaymexico   The organization also took to

Coldplay has just announced their Cyber Monday sale with massive reductions in merchandise.    Album cover mugs have also been announced with pre-orders starting today. All mugs are available to purchase individually, or if you buy all seven you get one free. The mugs will ship around December 8th, just in time for the holidays!      My favourite offer is the Vintage Parachutes T-Shirt that was sold during this year's A Head Full of Dreams Tour that is currently €10 off. Head on over to Cold

20 years ago, Coldplay performed their first gig at 'The Laurel Tree' in Camden, London.         The show took place in the upstairs room of the pub, not far from Chris and Jonny’s flat. The building still exists but is no longer a music venue. This is one of the small handful of Coldplay shows not mixed by Daniel Green. It is also notable for the short-lived band-name Starfish before they finally arrived at Coldplay. The gig was completely sold out – mainly as a result of the band’s persuas