Coldplay played the first of two consecutive concerts at Manchester's MEN Arena as they continue through their UK leg of the Viva La Vida tour. No surprises in the setlist, but Coldplay continued with Yellow balls and Chris Martin with an extended rendition of Back For Good from Manchester's very own Take That!
Setlist:
Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Speed Of Sound
Yellow
Chinese Sleep Chant
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
Talk (techno version)
The Hardest Part (Chris solo piano)
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist (outro)
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what a gig, I've just got back home now and my voice is absolutely shreaded Chris's voice blew me away once again! On '42' he really bigged the last note up by pausing and as he seemed to be running out of breath he said "this is a massive note" and then bellowed out the last note, gave me goosebumps! The lazers during 'Clocks' were amazing, the techno versions of 'God Put A Smile...' and 'Talk' were amazing and the acoustic section at the back of the arena was fantastic aswell. 'Green Eyes' was amazing I was so made up it was in the set tonight Also loved Will's singing on 'Death Will Never Conquer' I loved the way Chris got the crowd going by getting Guy's side of the arena to scream and go mad and then Jonny's side of the arena to scream. I was on Guy's side of the arena and was going nuts hahahaha 'Fix You' was simply awesome, so powerful and was probably the highlight of the night not forgetting 'Viva La Vida' with everyone singing the end bit! Only negative was I thought 'Lost' sounded abit well, lost. It just sounded off tonight for some reason couldn't put my finger on what it was but apart from that the whole set was mind blowingly amazing! I took some vids so I'll upload them tomorrow but I wasn't that close to the stage but I'll upload them anyway. I'm off to drink something my throat is absolutely nackered [thanks thehitcher]
Admittedly the crowd were a little slow to get going in terms of standing - the floor appeared to be up at the start and it took a while before the seats got going but by the end most of the 200s, including myself, were up. However, the singing was rather loud and good, with Chris getting the audience to sing bits over and over, particularly the last outro verse in Yellow and the ending of 42. He didn't, like in Sheffield, get the audience to sing the whole of Yellow instead singing the majority himself. Saying all that, Chris appeared to like the noise that everyone was creating (even if it was whilst sat down) and claimed that Manchester is one of the best crowds, were no1 out of 87(?) shows and had brightened up the bands' day. The band themselves had as much energy as ever, Chris not missing an opportunity to leap around, Will banging the life out of his drums and Jonny and Guy moving around as much as they normally do. I was pleased to see the return of the yellow balls during Yellow and was rather amused to see some people carrying them out of the arena at the end. Personal highlights was a chance to see the songs that weren't played at Sheffield - The Hardest Part, Green Eyes, The Scientist (normal version) and Life In Technicolor II. Sadly Politik didn't have the same powerful impact on me this time as it did in Sheffield, where it literally sent shivers up my spine. I would have also preferred having Life In Technicolor II to open and have an extra song instead but not to worry, I enjoyed the set none the less. But judging that I've just drank two pints of orange since I got in 20mins ago and am still sounding hoarse, suggests it was a good night. [thanks r2ro]
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