After more than a year of touring, it certainly seems Coldplay has learned how to please an audience. Taking the stage at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine on Sunday night, Coldplay performed a superb set list full of mega-hits and fan favorites, encouraging crowd sing-alongs and maintaining a high level of energy throughout the two-hour show, writes The Examiner.
From a Blue-Danube introduction that had everyone clapping along, to the giant-sized yellow balloons that fell upon the crowd during Yellow, to the use of two smaller stages in the middle of the venue, Coldplay certainly portrayed a desire and willingness to connect with the audience. And the audience loved it. They sang, danced, clapped, and laughed their way through a show that showcased the band’s extraordinary talent for creating and playing music.
While Chris Martin certainly has a solid voice (particularly in his upper-register), the more impressive aspects of the live show are the musical arrangements and the entire band’s undeniable talents on each of their respective instruments. Specifically, Martin is absolutely magnificent on the piano, and Jonny Buckland is next to flawless on the guitar.
Despite a reputation of being a no-frills band, the concert included some impressive light shows; and the quirky and sometimes awkward Martin kept the crowd entertained with his tongue-in-cheek quips and cheerful stage antics. However, the highlight of the show was Lovers in Japan, which featured a splendid music video and endless confetti of paper cut-out butterflies, generating overflowing positive energy and truly underlining the celebration of life that Viva la Vida was meant to portray.
Source: The Examiner
More new photos of the previous night at Coldplay at Home Depot Center, Carson, CA (18th July 2009)
Pictures by by i3djoe @ Flickr
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