Coldplay News

Coldplay will be guests on 'Tonight with Jay Leno' in the US tonight, more details on this here   Meanwhile, in the UK a reminder that Coldplay will be performing live and chatting to Jonathan Ross on his show at 10.35pm GMT. More details on this show here and here

Coldplay dropped in on the tiny Harvey Theatre in downtown Brooklyn, N.Y., last night (May 16) to tape an episode of VH1's newly revived "Storytellers" show. The show will premiere June 8, the day after the North American release of Coldplay's highly anticipated third Capitol album, "X&Y."   After pounding through the rockers "Square One" and "Politik," the Chris Martin-led band settled into the "Storytellers" format. "It's quite strange to owe your entire life to four-and-a-half minutes of

Chris Martin thanked the Belfast crowd for not forgetting Coldplay since their last gig 'over here' three years ago.   However, from opener Square One - the first track on the four piece's bucketload-selling third album X&Y, it was clear that absence had only made the heart grow fonder. And in this time, the group has meantime acquired the sort of mainstream fame that means one of their albums could well be somebody's sole musical purchase in one year. Put it this way, you don't have to be a

They are calling it "glum rock" - a glut of melancholic young pop stars whose music is providing the soundtrack to a downhearted generation, report The Independent.   At the centre of this sombre gathering can be found Coldplay - the inspiration, it is being claimed - for a new wave of bands determined to reverse Bing Crosby's homespun wisdom by accentuating the negative and eliminating the positive from pop music.   The thesis is being expounded in a vicious new parody by the comedian Mitch Ben

"We didn't sit down and say, 'Let's write a stadium album,'" says Coldplay drummer Will Champion of his band's ambitious third CD, X&Y, due June 7th. "But we did gravitate toward that."   And even before Coldplay staged the new songs at this past weekend's Coachella Festival, their big-rock move was paying off: The single "Speed of Sound" hit Number One on iTunes' charts in fifteen countries a day after its April 19th release. Dave Alder, chief marketing officer for Virgin Megastores, says h

Coldplay have performed their only British concert of 2006, bringing the Isle of Wight Festival to a close.   The band played a crowd-pleasing set for almost 60,000 people, who had also been entertained by The Prodigy and the Foo Fighters during the weekend. The Download Festival, headlined by Guns n' Roses, also drew to a close. But rock band Korn played without their frontman Jonathan Davis on Saturday after he was taken to hospital.   The festival at Donnington Park, Leicestershire, said he

Here's your chance to see Coldplay live and at the same time help support the human rights organization Amnesty International.   Coldplay has donated tickets for select dates on the band's US tour for an online auction to benefit Amnesty International. The concert dates up for bidding include September 1 - 30, with a total of 19 dates in all. The auctions end June 30.   Winning bidders will also receive a signed copy of Coldplay's new CD, X&Y.   Fore more details click here

Cape Town – In scenes that mirrored those seen when U2 tickets went on sale in October last year, Coldplay fans were left cursing ticket retailer Computicket as their systems failed to accommodate the huge demand for tickets of the UK band's tour of South Africa, according to website Channel24 this week.   Promoter Big Concerts announced on Monday that tickets would go on sale at retailers and on Computicket's website at 09:00 on Thursday. But as 09:00 came and went, many fans found that they we

For all those who are incredibly addicted to Myspace.com, there is now a contest open to any U.S. residents.   A pair of tickets will be given away for each U.S. tour stop. To enter, you must leave the band a comment on their artist page containing a clever use of "X&Y."   Coldplay’s back with a new album, X&Y, and their first U.S. tour in 2 years! Myspace is hitching a ride and giving away a pair of tickets in every city along the way!   To enter add Coldplay as your friend and simply

It was chilly, the sky was threatening rain, and hundreds of Chicago's most enthusiastic Coldplay fans were seriously displeased. They'd been waiting for hours, some since the night before, to score tickets to a rare club performance by one of the world's most popular bands.   Tickets were to go on sale at noon at the Metro, a 1,200-person Wrigleyville venue. It was now 12:05 pm, and David-James Figueroa, the Metro's head of security, emerged from the ticket office. "I can take the first 10 peop

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Unemployment is up and consumer confidence is down, but one silver lining of the recession is that last-minute tickets to hear big acts like Coldplay and Bruce Springsteen are as little as $1. According to eBay Inc's StubHub, the leading Internet ticket re-seller, last-minute concert ticket sales at sharply lower prices are on the rise for acts like Paul McCartney, Springsteen, Jonas Brothers, Coldplay, and U2.   "People often assume a secondary ticket site only offers in

Golden Circle tickets for the Coldplay concerts in South Africa have been sold out just an hour after tickets went on sale on Thursday. Big Concerts said since 9am today more than 50,000 fans bought tickets.   The multi-award winning band has two performances scheduled in October at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg and at the Cape Town Stadium. Big Concerts’ John Langford said, "We always expected a big demand for Coldplay and this just underscores that. Clearly they are a band that South Africa

Toronto - Coldplay fans now have the opportunity to get tickets to their Toronto show on Thursday, July 30 at Rogers Centre before they go on-sale to the general public through a special offer from the Toronto Argonauts.   This 36-hour pre-sale begins tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. through ticketmaster.ca/argos where fans can purchase a pair of Coldplay tickets with the purchase of two ticket vouchers to any 2009 pre- or regular season Argos home game as part of this limited time offer. Current and new

BRUSSELS: The tickets for the Coldplay concert in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp on 26 October were sold out in just under an hour on Saturday.   Ticket sales started at 9am on Saturday and a maximum of four tickets per person could be ordered over the internet or via telephone with Go For Music. Online sales unit Tele Ticket Service handled the internet sales and said a purchase every second was recorded, but its servers were never overloaded.   In total, 11,525 tickets were reserved in one hour. T

It was four men and a baby yesterday as Coldplay took singer Chris Martin’s new daughter Apple out for a stroll.   Chris, 27, carried the tot as they stepped out in London - while guitarist Jonny Buckland wheeled the buggy.   Meanwhile Will Champion and Guy Berryman looked on as Apple, born on May 15, took centre stage.   Chris was taking charge as mum Gwyneth Paltrow, 31, took time off feeding and changing nappies.   One onlooker said: "It was a real 21st century sight, all these new men takin

Muse and The Verve will headline this year's V Festival, according to reports. The two bands will head up the main stage while The Prodigy and Kaiser Chiefs top the bill on the second stage, reports Drownedinsound.com.   But VF has heard whispers that Coldplay could be lined up for a shock headline performance at V Festival, which could mean the band sharing headline duties, as has been done in the past.The Verve have just been confirmed to headline Coachella in California and are also being ti

Bono, lead singer of Irish rockers U2, is planning a second Live Aid concert, 20 years after the original charity extravaganza raised £60 million for famine-hit Ethiopia, a British newspaper reported.   Among the stars being lined up for the 21st century version are Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Oasis, Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins and of course, U2, the paper said.   The proceeds from Live Aid 2 would go to reducing the international debt of developing nations. Bono, 44, is a long-time a

Coldplay weren't giving away much yesterday about their performance at the Sound Relief bushfire and floods benefit concert scheduled for Saturday but do know John Farnham's hit You're the Voice all the way through, however, and has been having secret rehearsals with an unknown artist during its Australian tour, report The Australian.   The band played a snippet of the song at one of its Melbourne shows on their Australia tour. "Even doing a snippet of that song ... everyone goes with it," Chris

Coldplay will announce a new marketing campaign later this month, which their manager says will have “a huge global reach”. Dave Holmes, the band’s long time partner, said the idea was “pretty significant” and that he couldn’t “afford to have it get out.”   Holmes’ announcement comes after it was revealed that the band’s new single ‘Violet Hill’ was downloaded 2 million times for free from their website. The single, which has now been released as a paid-for digital-download, was available to dow

eFestivals have stuck their necks out and predicted that Coldplay will announce tour dates this Monday (28th February). Here's what their website had to say:   Coldplay are due to make an "exciting announcement" next week - and we understand this will be the details of their long awaited tour, for the end of June &/or the beginning of July.   We have found out that the date is free for them to play at Glastonbury on the Saturday - something that eFestivals was the very first to say would hap

Coldplay are set to appear on Dynamo: Magician Impossible   Call it true, we will be watching Coldplay on late night TV later this year, as the band are set to appear on Dynamo : Magician Impossible, due to be aired in the UK later this autumn. Steven Frayne, who uses the alias, Dynamo for his talent as a magician/illusionist, is from Bradford in the UK and he rose to fame through various TV show appearances such as the Jonathan Ross show, Soccer AM and has appeared in various TV commercials f

Leona Lewis is keen to work with Coldplay on her second album, according to reports. Lewis has previously spoken of her plans to work with a number of bands on the project – although she refused to name which ones.   The former X Factor winner is said to be looking to give the follow-up to 2007’s ‘Spirit’ a “rockier edge”. “Leona would love to work with Coldplay and knows Chris Martin likes her voice,” a source told the Sun newspaper. “She would love to sing a duet with him. If not, maybe he cou

In advance of its expected debut atop The Billboard 200 next week with "Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends," Coldplay claims its first-ever Hot 100 No. 1 with "Viva La Vida," which climbs 2 to 1 on the chart that will be released tomorrow (June 19).   The song shifts 246,000 downloads in its third week atop Hot Digital Songs, while the track continues to build at multiple radio formats, holding top 20 rankings at Adult Top 40 (No. 15) and Modern Rock (No. 16). Capitol has even more reason

Coldplay and Robbie Williams are expected at the first meeting of a group to push for a greater voice for musicians in their industry.   The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) wants to promote artists' rights, and ultimately hopes to distribute revenues from their work. Directors include Blur's Dave Rowntree, Kate Nash and Radiohead's Ed O'Brien. "By making ourselves heard and arguing for what's fair, we can help reshape the industry," Rowntree said.   The other directors of the coalition, which

Sony Music is ready to strike a deal with EMI to win the distribution rights to the British music company's back catalogue in North and South America, according to industry executives, say the Guardian today.   Talks between Sony's finance director, Kevin Kelleher, and EMI's executive chairman, Charles Allen, could begin in May if advisers working for the two firms can stitch together an outline agreement over the next few weeks. The disclosure comes after last week's failure by EMI to forge an