Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Canada last night as they played at General Motors Place, Vancouver, Canada in the first of two consecutive nights. Surprisingly, no tweets from either Guy Berryman or Roadie #42. However the big news from tonight's concert is that Chris Martin announced that Coldplay is shooting the Vancouver concerts for a live DVD release. No changes to the normal setlist.
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Setlist:
Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Yellow
Glass Of Water
Cemeteries Of London
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
Talk (techno version)
The Hardest Part (Chris piano)
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will vocals)
I'm A Believer (Neil Diamond Cover - acoustic)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist (outro)
Picture by alexis_barrie
HOLY SHIT, just got home, that was freaking AMAZING! Never have I seen a Vancouver crowd so enthusiastic and into the show!! Chris had the crowd in the palm of his hand. EVERYONE stood up for the entire show, there was tons of cheering and singing. My boyfriend, who isn't really a fan of their recorded music had tons of fun and said that the show was so much more lively than he expected from a Coldplay show. And oh boy was it ever lively!! I'm just so impressed and SO glad I get to see them again tomorrow!! For whoever said Chris had scary clown hair - I thought he looked delicious. LOL. Sadly, you wont see any pics from me, since as it turns out, my camera is a total peice of crap or I accidentally messed up the settings on it. Even when the lights were up I couldnt get an in focus picture of myself. There were a few references to the filming, saying of all the places where they could film a concert, they decided to pick Canada again ... so who knows what it'll be for, but it seemed the way he was talking it would be released. I'm not sure where they were handing out the free CD's but me and my bf didn't get one... how were those handed out? we saw people holding them, but never saw anyone giving any out! Oh well, hopefully I can get one tomorrow! Oh and I think someone mentioned, but the dancing roadie, is freakin brilliant. He got everyone laughing and cheering and pumped up for the show. During the classical peice that came next, people were dancing ballet-style, gesturing like they were in an orchestra, etc, really letting loose, not worried about looking silly at all. Too often I get the feeling during shows in Vancouver that the crowd is just too self conscious to participate and let loose. Not here at all, and I think some of the credit goes to the fabulous break dancing skills of that sexy roadie. [thanks Krystyna]
Just got back. They did film, but they used some new type of filming. There were no cranes tonight they had remote cameras in the light racks and also remote ones at the side. I did see full cameras on the floor too. Vancouver makes perfect sense. Most bands film both Vancouver and Chicago, and release one. U2 chose Chicago. GM Place is a big small venue. Near perfect sound with Coldplays high tech equipment. They won't film Wembley for a release, simply cause of Jay-Z. I had amazing seats! Row 1 section 324, Side Stage amazing view. It was the most energy I've ever felt GM Place have. Louder then the Police Reunion, louder then U2. Snow Patrol kicked ass, best opener ever. Most of the audience came to watch them and everyone was standing! Exact same setlist. I loved it though, I thought I would be disappointed, but I wasnt. Chris had fun with the crowd tonight. Told the crowd right at the end of Violet Hill "What if I told you we are filming the next two nights" then rocked into Clocks. He mentioned it again before the Hardest Part "of the 90 countries we could have filmed in, we chose Canada." I did not see signs posted outside of the venue informing of filming. I will look tomorrow. I;ll post a detailed review of both shows Monday though. Quite easily the best concert Ive ever been to in my life! [thanks Malcolm-Edge]
More on this concert including reviews, videos, pictures and tweets here onwards.
Coldplay at General Motors Place, Vancouver (20th June 2009):
Pictures: Vancouver Sun
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