Coldplay headlined Portugal's Optimus Alive Festival last night (6th July 2011). There was another slight change to the setlist again - this time Shiver was readded to the setlist in place of Cemeteries Of London - so the setlist was the same one as Glastonbury, Rock Werchter and Where The Action Is Festivals. The same new tracks from the previous festival performances were also played - MX/Hurts Like Heaven, Major Minus, Us Against The World, Charlie Brown and Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall.
There was no live stream available of last night's show which led to rumours that Coldplay were playing a new song (possibly Princess Of China), but this turned out to be just that - a rumour. Optimus Alive had a live stream of the festival but they did not have the rights to broadcast Coldplay's show. More live discussion on this show is at the Coldplay Live forum. There are some excellent photos (mainly of Chris Martin) available now on Flickr courtesy of Palco Principal's photostream. Thanks to everyone who has contributed on the forums, Youtube and twitters. We'll have more on this show over the next few hours/days!
Setlist confirmed):
MX/Hurts Like Heaven
Yellow
In My Place
Major Minus
Lost!
The Scientist
Shiver
Violet Hill
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
Everything's Not Lost
Us Against The World
Politik
Viva la Vida
Charlie Brown
Life Is For Living
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Clocks
Fix You
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Photo by Palco Principal @ Flickr
I just arrived from the concert. It was really great, Chris sounded great, the guys did a fantastic job and it was really wild at times. I have videos and photos, but I was a bit far away, not sure how it turned out. Idk if there's anything extra I could add. Well, before Us Against the World Chris said "This song is called Us Against the World and it was written specifically for portuguese people." Which got people laughing and then he said something else but I couldn't hear it. He also said they loved Blondie and dedicated one of the songs to them. It was a really diverse crowd, sure these guys get to everyone. It was awesome to see them 5 years after!! And I was so happy they did Shiver and Everything's not Lost, I hadn't seen the setlists they have been using, so it was a nice surprise. I also loved how they did God Put a Smile Upon your Face. It was one of the best moments of the night, it really got the crowd going. I just can't wait to have them back. [thanks whiteshadows]
I was at the very right side of the stage, second row and around my area I had REALLY lovely & nice people who helped me to enjoy this show even more. The crowd was really going berserk at times but since everyone missed out on the VLV tour, this is even more understandable. I thought queueing up and the whole entry itself was quite poorly arranged. The run to the stage was over 1 km, so I only ended up at my spot and not any better. But it was completely okay, some of my pics turned out pretty good considering the distance but for some obvious reason, I have most of them from Guy. I will post some of them on saturday when I get home as I am currently on my friends computer and need to resize the pics first. I was a bit concerned at first as one of the other bands (Grouplove) had major sound problems (sound went down completely or better the speakers went down) so I had huge worries that Coldplay may suffer from this as well but the sound was just perfect & Chris's voice more than brilliant. [thanks littlemissmessy]
I'm sorry, I've got to say this in Portuguese... QUE PUTA DE CONCERTOOOOOOOOOOO!!! it overcame all my expectations, really... I couldn't ask for a better concert, seriously, it was the best fuckin' evening in all my life. [thanks aRushofLeonor2TheHead]
Well, I was there and made it to the front row. The whole thing was phenomenal!!! I had tried to lower my expectations so I wouldn't feel sad or anything afterwards but there was no need to because I was blown away from beginning to end. It's not that strange considering it was my first Coldplay concert. However, I had been following the festivals they played at, watching the livestreams and everything, so I knew what was coming. But I really didn't. The setlist was basically the same, except for Shiver, as you know, and that was a complete, pleasant surprise. I couldn't believe they were playing that since we-know-who is always mentioned as being against playing it. Speaking of which, I had the misfortune (the only one though) of being in front of the camera and the man blocked my view of Guy for quite some time and of Chris a few times during the show. BUT I don't care because I still got a great experience out of it. Saw a few roadies I recognized and Phil walked in front of me a couple of times, as he was taking pictures right in front of the stage. Little trivia: he smelled like coffee. I was so blown away by everything, from the way they sounded so great live, the fact that they seemed genuinely happy and pleased with everything, the crowd that was really good and sang for most of the show (the new songs were not as well-known for most people), the lights, the confettis (I have a few M's and X's )......... everything was astonishing and overwhelming. I couldn't ask for a better show, really. It doesn't matter if it was a truly exhausting day, for me, because in the end, that hour and a half more than made up for everything! I didn't think I could love them more,yet I do. They were truly wonderful. [thanks LoverInJapan]
New photos of Coldplay (well, mainly Chris Martin) - Optimus Alive Festival, Portugal (6th July, 2011):
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