The English quartet have been stadium-sized superstars virtually since the first single, "Yellow," off their first album, 2000's "Parachutes," and their profile has grown with subsequent releases "A Rush of Blood to the Head" (2003) and "X&Y" (2005).
Their grandiose sound begs comparison to U2, but only if Bono and company had skipped their scrappier early material and gone straight to "Rattle and Hum."
When many bands make the leap from smaller venues to king-sized sports arenas, they battle the less intimate surroundings, but Coldplay seemed right at home, making use of every square foot of the enormous building.
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