Girls Aloud to support Coldplay at both Wembley concerts in September... no Jay-Z?

Official sources from within the Girls Aloud camp today are reporting that the girl band will be supporting Coldplay on BOTH nights at Wembley this coming September. Previously it had been reported that they would only be supporting on the 18th September, with the main support on the 19th coming from close friend of Chris Martin, Jay-Z.

It is not yet understood whether the support acts for the 19th September will include Jay-Z AND Girls Aloud or just Girls Aloud. However there had been rumour recently that Jay-Z would no longer be supporting, following a radio interview in which Chris Martin mentions falling out with Jay-Z and his management and them no longer touring together. A Girls Aloud source recently said: "Coldplay are huge pop fans. They love Take That and all the mainstream chart stuff," a source told The Sun. "Girls Aloud are the ideal support group. They will get the Wembley crowd worked up into a frenzy before the main attraction. Chris Martin is a fan and had them on his wishlist from the start of tour plans."

More on this support act news at the Coldplay Live forum in the 19th September Wembley thread here onwards. You can also hear the audio interview with Chris Martin on Buzz103 fm from 14th May here [thanks mimixxx]

Recent article:

When Chris Martin decided to sign Girls Aloud as support for one of Coldplay’s summer shows, he used a special booking agent – his missus. The singer called each of the girls individually to ask if they would open for his band at Wembley Stadium on September 18.

And in case Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle had any doubts about how serious he was, his wife Gwyneth Paltrow, chipped in on the phone.

When Chris was on the blower to Cheryl, Gwynnie took the handset and sang a few lines from their 2002 hit Sound Of The Underground to seal the deal. A source said: “The girls were buzzing to get a personal call from Chris. They never thought he would be such a big fan. After hanging up from Chris, Nicola called Cheryl to tell her the good news, but Cheryl had come off the phone from him minutes before and was still in shock. Chris roped in his missus to give Cheryl an X-Factor-style sing-song. Gwyn belted out the girls’ hit single down the phone with Chris joining in.”