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September 22, 2010 - submitted by Paul, United Kingdom
Q. I have just found an old Camden Barfly flyer with a gig listed as The Coldplay on the 10th of February. Can you tell me what year this was ?
The Oracle replies:
This is an interesting one... Coldplay were called The Coldplay in 1998 but according to Chris on our Timeline their very first gig under that name wasn't until later - 22nd February. By 1999 The had already been dropped from their moniker though which suggests either the flyer was for 1998 and Chris overlooked this show or 1999 and it was a misprint. The Barfly club was at The Falcon pub but moved to a new location at the nearby Monarch pub in March 2000 where it remains today.
September 23, 2010 - submitted by Shay, Australia
Q. OMG OMG OMG!!! Oracular Spectacular... Guess what?? I just happen to love Sia and was watching her live performance on the Jools Holland Show when at 3.16 into the video who do I see? Chris and Will!!! Now do you know when this blessed event happened/what were the boys performing?? Sorry if this sounds a little too excited except my heart skipped a beat when i saw the both of them there.....:)
The Oracle replies:
That episode of Later with Jools (Holland) was from episode 4, series 33 on 7th Oct 2008. They were performing songs from Viva la Vida...
September 22, 2010 - submitted by Sam, Australia
Q. Hello Oracle, This could be a rather difficult question to answer sorry. But I'm curious to know whether in the early days (I'm talking pre-Parachutes era) did the band have so much material that they had to chuck songs out then? Or was it really a matter of play everything we can? Many thanks.
The Oracle replies:
It's interesting with bands as most tend to make it to the ten track mark and exclaim "We have an album!" An album's worth of songs does not make an album in my opinion and it seems Coldplay shared that view. They had lots of songs that although they liked enough to put down in demo form they knew were not good enough to include. There were some little gems back then - some were played live, others weren't but they were all the seeds that eventually led to the growing of a fantastic tree...
September 23, 2010 - submitted by Frances, Mexico
Q. Hi Oracle :B Wazzuuup? My question is... is the girl from the Trouble video the same of The Scientist video ? thanks for answer !!
The Oracle replies:
As mentioned before Elaine Cassidy is the actress in the The Scientist video. As I am sure you know there are two video for Trouble; there isn't a girl in the original video and Elaine didn't appear in Tim Hope's alternative U.S version so the short answer is no.
September 21, 2010 - submitted by Valentina, Colombia
Q. Good day Oracle... Saludos desde Colombia. I've heard from a guy called Tappin Gofton, who is he? Is he related with Coldplay?I hope you answer this question. Take care Oracle. Amor & Paz. Vp
The Oracle replies:
It's not one guy; it's two and they are work related yes. Mark Tappin and Simon Gofton are the combined talents that make up the graphic design team Tappin Gofton. Blue Source, where Mark worked, used to design Coldplay's record sleeves. When he left he joined forces with Simon to create Tappin Gofton and together they now do design projects for the band.
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