Coldplay Live Reviews and Setlist - MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark (16th August 2009)

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour arrived back in Europe last night as they played at the MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark after over a week out of the spotlight. Roadie #42 was back with the tweeting saying, "Very much a first night no doubt, but the vibe of THAT many people & the huge new production is just beyond belief." See more of #42's stage pictures after the jump. The Coldplay-shaped puppets are spotted back in Europe (Denmark, to be precise) - see those pictures after the jump also. A few changes to the setlist which included the re-addition of Speed Of Sound, and 'Herning Song' and Til Kingdom Come (sung by Will) both added to the acoustic stage.

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Setlist: [thanks Khalplay & RoosAnne]

Life In Technicolor

Violet Hill

Clocks

In My Place

Yellow

Glass Of Water

Cemeteries Of London

Fix You

Strawberry Swing

Speed Of Sound

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

Herning Song (acoustic)

Til Kingdom Come (Acoustic, sung by Will)

Billie Jean

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)

What a night.. As always, it was a truly amazing concert! To me, it seemed that Chris wasn't all fit for fight though. Poor guy! But that didn't change the fact that the Danish crowd was totally blown away. Me and my family got 1., 2. and 3. row right in front of Chris and I met Julie (ClocksInMyPlace), who was standing about 3 m to the left of me during the gig! A few changes in the setlist, including Speed of Sound and Till Kingdome Come sung by Will (which sounded fantastic). Thank you Coldplay, for yet another amazing night! [thanks RoosAnne]

According to the Danish media the show was absolutely brilliant, but they had some problems with the sound. The strong wind was probably responsible for it. Furthermore Chris' voice was still a bit bad due to his illness... Perhaps that's why R#42 called it a "first night". I'm a bit disappointed about the setlist though. It's very similar to the European gigs they've done last year... But great that SOS is back and the stage is simply awesome! [thanks Larry & aoh.dk]

Fantastic concert! I got there around 10 am and I was one of the first, although that by no means guaranteed me the first row. I had to run like a mad woman to get it. It was a gruelling experience but all worth it to see them so up close and to see the awesome special effects. After a long struggle and considerable muscle pain I endured hrs of waiting to then get to the front row, but what with the yellow balloons , the psychedelia of Speed of Sound and the confetti of Lovers in Japan, it was DEFINITELY all worth it! What a magical night! Only by seeing Coldplay live, can you really apppreciate the meticulous detail they put in everything they do. It was a true delightful VLV package, topped by the LRLR cd given out at the exit. A little gem was also hearing Will singing Til Kingdom Come: totally sweet and also hearing my beloved Green Eyes. They moved around a lot and played two sets of songs out there in the crowd. Here is my little contribution to the video with a few seconds of The Hardest Part, which they played on another stage. A note: The butterfly confetti were fluorescent. I don´t know if they are in all other VLV concerts, as this is my first, but I thought it was worth mentioning, just in case They were fantastic! The huge screen behind was there for White Lies too but it was not used really , just to show a big white W. But when Coldplay came it was used to play all sorts of things, like planets and stars during Speed Of Sound, the balloons during Yellow ,etc. It was really cool! CM was talkative as far as I could tell. He cracked jokes, talked about the bad weather. His voice was also in perfect shape. He did seem a tad tired if you looked at his face but it certainly did not let it show as he jumped around and was his usual charming self. [thanks valypan]

I'm finally back on my little island from my 1st Coldplay show. The show was fantastic!!!! Fucking great night! I have never screamed, jumped and sung along that much! I was in 2nd row. I've been desperate to come back on here as I need someone who understands to quote Til Kingdom Come since I've had watery eyes like 1000 times today when thinking about that it's over. I will write detailed review. I took some photos but they were all blurry. Stupid camera phone. The videos turned out a lot better actually (though my focus is really bad and I sometimes accidentally block the microphone ). I will post that too. [thanks Clocks In My Place]

More on this concert including reviews, videos, pictures and tweets here onwards.