With a sudden jolt, a giant Cinemascope monitor illuminated the Ford Center stage Monday night, backlighting the shadowy figures of Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Guy Berryman. Martin leaned on the monitor, intoning the opening lines from Coldplay’s latest album, “X&Y,” to the capacity crowd.
“You’re in control. Is there anywhere you want to go?” Martin sang as a digital countdown commenced on the screen. For the next 90 minutes, Martin and Coldplay took the audience everywhere it wanted to go. It proved that in the three years since Coldplay’s performance at the Civic Center Music Hall, the Oxford, England, group has evolved into something massive: a world-class band that has no problem filling stadiums with spectacle, exuberance and its dramatic, heart-stirring music.
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