A reminder that tonight (Sunday 2nd September) Coldplay will have a live Tumblr blog from 8.30pm Paris time (7.30pm London, 2.30pm NYC) as they play a sold out show to 80,000 people at the Stade de France. Will will of course have full discussion on the blog and the photos, gifs, videos, quotes and audio clips from the show, as it happens, at the Coldplay forum in the messageboard as well as all the Stade de France thread in the Coldplay Live forum where we will have all the photos, setlsit and reviews from tonight's show. We've never had a live blog via Tumblr before, so join us as we decipher the ensuing madness!
If you missed the latest Messenger in your inbox, you can win a setlist from Sunday night's Stade de France show, signed by the entire band, then simply email [email protected] before 14 September. One entry per person, please.
In other news, Chris Martin helped Rita Ora choose tracks for her debut LP, Ora, according to various sources including Digital Spy this week. Chris apparently gave Ora some sage advice and complimented her live performances. He even invited the 'R.I.P' singer round to his house to make the final choices while she was supporting the band on their 'Mylo Xyloto' tour in June.
Speaking to the media, she said: "He went through my songs and told me what he liked. "After my final show supporting Coldplay, we all went around to his house and I played him my songs and he helped me pick the order for the album," she continued. "He said to think of the ones that mean the most to me," she said. "He said he loved the way I perform – that I have a lot of energy."
Rita Ora says that she asked Coldplay's Chris Martin for help when choosing the tracks to include on her debut UK number 1 album 'ORA'.
Meanwhile, also according to news sources in the last few days, The Vaccines have suggested Rihanna lacks artistic merit because she does not write her own songs, and they also suggested Coldplay would do anything to be the biggest band in the world. The Vaccines guitarist Freddie Cowan told NME: "Rihanna isn't an artist - she has 15 writers, 15 songwriters and 15 producers all fighting for space on her albums and she's the face of it. I have nothing against it, but I don't want to be associated with it," he added.
Coldplay are due to perform their collaboration with Rihanna, 'Princess of China', at the Paralympics closing ceremony later this month (9th September), and the guitarist suggested the song lacked "artistic merit" - although he admitted he had never heard it. "I've never heard that song, but it's Coldplay - they'll do whatever they can to be the biggest band on earth, to be bigger than U2," he said. "They do it really well and they've never put out a bad album so hats off to them," he continued. "I have nothing against those collaborations because I don't feel you can judge people, but I don't think I'll ever be involved in something like that. It needs artistic merit," he said.
Above: Freddie Cowan. [Coincidentally, The Vaccines are set to release their new album 'Come of Age' on 3 September. Maybe this is their way of generating a bit of interest.]
Finally, a teenage girl was granted the wish of a lifetime by Make-A-Wish UK recently – she met Coldplay. 18-year-old Amber suffers from Crohn’s Disease, and said she wanted to meet the band because "…their music helped me get through a lot of questionable and hard times and inspired my artwork. When I listen to their albums my emotions, thoughts and worries escape, helping me keep a positive outlook on life."
From Make-A-Wish.org.uk: "Amber’s Dad died when she was nine and, not surprisingly, she found it very difficult to deal with. In March 2011, she started feeling very sick and lost a lot of weight. She went to her GP who said her Haemoglobin levels were very low and that she needed to go to hospital for a blood transfusion. One day she was in the car with her Mum when Coldplay's 'The Scientist' came on. The lyrics hypnotised her and she felt an immediate connection with the band because their words explained how she felt. Amber told us, "I want to meet Chris, John, Guy and Will to say thank you – if it wasn’t for them I don’t think I would be the person I am today. I have a passion for what they do; they’re amazing and even though they might think that what they do and who they are have no effect on people’s lives, they are wrong because they affected my life in a positive way and I am grateful to them for this.'
"During the wish Coldplay gave Amber a bag of goodies and Chris dedicated a song to Amber (‘Fix You’). Afterwards, Amber told us: 'Meeting Coldplay was more than I imagined. They were so funny and down-to-earth and it felt like I was meeting up with close friends. ’Thank you’ doesn’t expresses how thankful and grateful I am towards Make-A-Wish for making my wish come true'."
Coldplay Grants Wish To Sick Teen, Amber
New photos of Coldplay performing at the Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden (30 August 2012):
Photos courtesy of Aftonbladet.se
Don't forget to check out your tour discussion thread if you are getting Coldplay tickets or just getting excited for the European & North American 2012 shows and other forthcoming appearances:
FEBRUARY 2012
8 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia (iHeartRadio) [discussion]
9 Los Angeles, CA @ Jimmy Kimmel Live [discussion]
10 Los Angeles, CA @ GRAMMY Week MusiCares Person of the Year tribute [discussion]
12 Los Angeles, CA @ 54th Grammy Awards, Staples Center [discussion]
16 Sydney, Australia @ 2DayFM, Mobile Live Set (intimate show) [discussion] [CANCELLED]
17 Sydney, Australia @ Sunrise (intimate show) [discussion] [CANCELLED]
21 London @ Brit Awards 2012, O2 Arena [discussion]
MARCH 2012
2 New York, NY @ Good Morning America [discussion]
4 New York, NY @ The Secret Policeman's Ball, Radio City Music Hall (Amnesty International) [discussion]
APRIL 2012
17 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place [discussion]
18 Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome [discussion]
20 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena [discussion]
21 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena [discussion]
24 Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena [discussion]
25 Seattle, WA @ KeyArena [discussion]
27 San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion At San Jose [discussion]
28 San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion At San Jose [discussion]
MAY 2012
1 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl [discussion]
2 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl [discussion]
3 Los Angeles, CA @ American Idol show [discussion] [NEW!]
4 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl [discussion]
5 Los Angeles, CA @ KROQ's Weenie Roast y Fiesta [discussion] [NEW!]
18 Porto, Portugal @ Dragao Stadium [discussion]
20 Madrid, Spain @ Estadio Vicente Calderón [discussion]
22 Nice, France @ Stade Charles Herman / Nikaia [discussion]
24 Turin, Italy @ Olympic Stadium [discussion]
26 Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund [discussion]
29 Coventry, UK @ Ricoh Stadium [discussion]
JUNE 2012
1 London, UK @ the Emirates Stadium [discussion]
2 London, UK @ the Emirates Stadium [discussion]
4 London, UK @ the Emirates Stadium [discussion]
7 Sunderland, UK @ the Stadium of Light [discussion]
9 London, UK @ Wembley Stadium (Capital FM's Summertime Ball 2012) [discussion] [NEW!]
9 Manchester, UK @ the Etihad Stadium [discussion]
10 Manchester, UK @ the Etihad Stadium [discussion]
22 Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center [discussion]
23 Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center [discussion]
25 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center [discussion]
26 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center [discussion]
28 Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum [discussion]
29 Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena [discussion]
JULY 2012
2 Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena [discussion]
3 Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena [discussion]
5 Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center [discussion]
6 Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center [discussion]
8 Washington, DC @ Verizon Center [discussion]
9 Washington, DC @ Verizon Center [discussion]
23 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre [discussion]
24 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre [discussion]
26 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre [discussion]
27 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre [discussion]
29 Boston, MA @ TD Garden [discussion]
30 Boston, MA @ TD Garden [discussion]
AUGUST 2012
1 Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills [discussion]
3 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center [discussion]
4 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center [discussion]
7 Chicago, IL @ United Center [discussion]
8 Chicago, IL @ United Center [discussion]
10 St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center [discussion]
11 St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center [discussion]
28 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Parken Stadium [discussion]
30 Stockholm, Sweden @ Olympic Stadium [discussion]
SEPTEMBER 2012
2 Paris, France @ Stade de France [discussion]
4 Cologne, Germany @ Rheinenergie Stadium [discussion]
6 The Hague, Netherlands @ Malieveld [discussion]
7 Los Angeles, US @ Shrine Auditorium (Stand Up To Cancer) [discussion] [NEW!]
9 London, UK @ Paralympics Closing Ceremony [discussion]
12 Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion [discussion]
14 Leipzig, Germany @ Red Bull Stadium [discussion]
16 Prague, Czech Republic @ Slavia Eden Stadium [discussion]
19 Warsaw, Poland @ National Stadium [discussion]
22 Hannover, Germany @ AWD Arena [discussion]
NOVEMBER 2012
10 Auckland, New Zealand @ Mt Smart Stadium [discussion]
13 Melbourne, Australia @ Etihad Stadium [discussion]
17 Sydney, Australia @ Allianz Stadium [discussion]
18 Sydney, Australia @ Allianz Stadium [discussion] [NEW!]
21 Brisbane, Australia @ Suncorp Stadium [discussion]
Read also: European Stadium Tour announced! (general discussion thread for the Europe tour)
Read also: North America Tour announced! (general discussion thread for the US/Canada tour)
Read also: 2012: Live Appearances - Easy Thread Finder (last updated - 12th January 2012)
Read also: 2012 tour date rumours (please post dates for ALL countries in here)
Kit yourself up for the forthcoming MX tour and get spotted with Coldplaying's new range of merchandise! [click on the items for the full shop]
The new range of Coldplaying merchanise (unofficial of course to the official shop) has hit our stores, with our biggest range of goods so far. Prices are as low as they can be for a Cafepress shop so more people will be able to afford them. We don't take any profits for the sale of the merchandise as a result. Take a browse in one of the online stores nearest to you: UK | US | Canada | Australia | European (shipping is worldwide, but you can choose what currency to pay in) - simply alter the country dropdown menu at the top of the shop page. [thanks to TracieMorgan and zzz]
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