We'll undoubtably have plenty of preview material in the run up to next weekend's Glastonbury festival, but already there have been several interesting articles 'worthy' of attention (see what we did there?). We already know Coldplay will take to the stage at 10.15pm (BST) on Saturday, according to official festival website. And, we might be hearing Coldplay perform 'Singing In The Rain' once again, as the forecast for the festival is not looking good.
With the village of Pilton, Somerset already drenched after heavy rain in recent weeks, a repeat of last year's heatwave has been ruled out - the Independent write that 'muddy mayhem' could make a return this week. Wellies and rain coats will be essential packing as more than 170,000 campers arrive at the Worthy farm site from Wednesday. Coldplay are also mentioned several times in a nicely written article on the Guardian website on who the acts themselves will be watching at the festival.
Meanwhile, Elbow, the band playing immediately before Coldplay on the pyramid stage on Saturday, are planning something special, according to the Metro.
'When you play Glastonbury everyone does something special, even if it's only a little thing. We have some ideas but haven't yet settled on what we are going to do this time," Guy Garvey said.
Davide Rossi, violinist who contributed to Coldplay's fourth album Viva la Vida, and whose latest contribution are string arrangements on the new single 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall', has rejected critisicm of Coldplay and their release. Writing on his Twitter and Facebook pages he commented: "Everyone seem to criticize Coldplay for their new single. I just think they are masters in turning a simple stupid sample in the most symphonic piece of music. I'm proud to be working with them." [thanks Steph589]
Speaking of 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall', the new single is now #14 on Billboard's US Hot 100 chart, up from #29. Commenting, they said, "Coldplay's single [ETIAW] jumps from #29 to #14 in its second week. This was the song's first full week of sales availability. It's vying to become Coldplay's third top 10 hit, following "Speed Of Sound" and "Viva La Vida." Digital sales rank: #7 (136K).." [thanks Loki0012]
Latest pictures of Coldplay at Heineken Jammin' Festival, Venice, Italy (9th June 2011) :
Photo by vasiled @ Flickr
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