Coldplay News

Coldplay will perform their first UK live performance of the year on the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show. The essential details are as follows:   Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Friday 13 June 10:35pm - 11:35pm BBC1   Celebrity chat show with the irreverent Jonathan Ross. Guests include Atonement star James McAvoy, currently starring in new film Wanted, and world Super Middleweight Champion boxer Joe Calzaghe, with Coldplay performing live in the studio.   More on this here [thanks DefDazz]

Check out the 2008 section of Coldplay.com for a new star.   Hi - we are at the MTV Movie Awards - there is a big fire next door at Universal Studios; we are performing 'Viva La Vida'. We are testing our confetti . Butterflies for the first time. GB   More on this star here onwards [thanks IneedYou23]   Read the full chronology, including all Prospekt updates, at WikiColdplay  

Yeah, we had to look twice too. Coldplay is gonna play your house!   Listen all week to KROQ for your chance to win. Be caller 20 at 800-520-1067, and you'll score tickets to see Coldplay at the Forum on July 15th. Then you'll go into a drawing to have Chris Martin and co. play your living room. Kevin & Bean draw the winner Monday morning at 7:15.   More on this here onwards [thanks kittybitty]  

Coldplay performed six songs on Jimmy Kimmel last night - including four from the new era, one of which had never been heard of previously. Here is their setlist:   1. Violet Hill [watch] 2. Viva La Vida [watch] 3. Clocks 4. Mystery Song [watch] 5. Lovers In Japan [watch] 6. Fix You   Don't worry - you haven't missed the TV show - these videos were posted by the audience. Coldplay will be musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 4th (tomorrow). The show airs at 12:05am on ABC. You can see th

Earlier tonight on Q Radio Coldplay played an acoustic version of Lovers In Japan, to celebrate the unveiling of the new radio station Q Radio. You can listen to the track here. The lyrics to accompany the song are as follows:   Lovers, keep on the road you're on Runners, until the race is run Soldiers, you've got to soldier on Sometimes even right is wrong   They are turning my head out To see what I'm all about Keeping my head down To see what it feels like now But I have no doubt One day, we

The big announcement on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show turned out to be Coldplay live on R1 from Brixton Academy in London, later this month - just as they did on 6/6/06 for the release of X&Y.   This will be Coldplay's first UK show since 2005 and your chance to hear their new songs live for the first time. You can hear the gig live on Radio 1 from 8:30-9:30pm on Zane Lowe's show on Monday 16th June 2008. Coldplay will be performing old tracks as well as new material from their latest album Viva

Chris Martin says Coldplay's duet with Kylie Minogue was axed from their new album because the Australian songbird made them 'too sexy' – something his band aren't ready to be.   Comeback Chris also says the pop princess took control of writing the collaboration, while the band were challenged with the task of designing the singer's outfits. Asked why the band didn't include her duet on new album 'Viva La Vida', Martin tells the new Q Radio station, 'Well it's just too sexy, at this point we ca

"Viva La Vida" is the second song to emerge from forthcoming album "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" (June 17), an album that The Sun's Gordon Smart's wrote is "as heavy-going as the Bible but as ultimately as rewarding." But the majesty that is Coldplay couldn't prevent a plague like the massive fire Sunday morning at Universal Studios -- the site of the awards -- and the world appeared unchanged when lead singer Chris Marin sat at the end of the stage to herald the end of the song.  

It's all go on 2nd June - be sure (amongst other things) to listen to Kevin & Bean on KROQ on Monday morning between 7 and 10AM PST, as Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland stop by for crumpets and tea. More on this here.   If you're struggling to keep up with all the Coldplay news and interviews check out the June Coldplay calendar below! [thanks ApproximatelyInfinite & zemy101]   June 2008: Your One-Stop-Shop for Coldplay Info!   You can listen to the KROQ webstream via the Coldplaying too

Coldplay have given Q Radio an exclusive taste of their new material but allowing the station the first ever play of an acoustic take on one of their new album tracks.   The track will be given an airing during the June 2nd Q Radio launch programme, QPM, presented by Samanthi who also interviewed Coldplay for the show. Lovers In Japan is one of the standout tracks on the band’s fourth album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends which is released on June 12. Singer Chris Martin said he wante

The Q magazine interview recently released mentioned the name of a great Italian musician and an excellent violinist - David Rossi.   Rossi is currently a member of Goldfrapp and has known Coldplay since their support during the Twisted Logic Tour. Davide Rossi worked on Coldplay's Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends and his work is featured in seven songs of the new album. Violet Hill, first single released by the band on iTunes, features a soundscapes intro-like, which originally was an

X-Posure (XFM evening show, Mon-Thur) will have an exclusive album playback of Coldplay's new album 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends', following the news that Coldplay accepted XFM's invitation, Coldplaying.com can reveal.   For those who don't know, an 'X-posure Album Playback' is when a particularly great or important new record is about to come out, the station invites the band into talk through the new record with a track-by-track rundown.   X-posure is Xfm's showcase for all that

Despite the fact that they’re one of the biggest rock acts on the planet — so much so that they made selling 10 million copies of their last album seem unassuming — Coldplay keep a surprisingly low profile.   Fast-forward about an hour — rehearsals take a long time, after all — and Coldpay are standing onstage, dressed like French Revolutionaries, keyboards and timpani drums scattered around them. Various members of the production crew are prattling about, and since there’s nothing better to do,

The full online New York Times article is now available (we alerted you to a preview yesterday). Here is an excerpt of the full article (full link at bottom):   Over a chai latte he [Chris Martin] discussed one of the central tracks on “Viva la Vida.” The song “42” begins with the classic Coldplay sound — Mr. Martin at the piano, delivering a profound-sounding rhyme in his upper register at a slow tempo — but after about 90 seconds it spirals off into multiple sections.   “That song is kind of a

A record-label man doubles as an usher, herding a small, lightly shuffling group of music journalists into a listening room. “Sit anywhere,” he says, motioning to nicely stuffed chairs. “You can sit in the back too,” he says, “because we blew out the rear speakers at the last session.”   Coldplay, the band whose colourful hit rhymes with mellow, is now rupturing woofers? While I picture straws breaking camels' backs, the lights go down and the album – with the two-minded title Viva La Vida or De

If first impressions are everything, then consider "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" a CD your boom box will absolutely be in love with when it's released next month.   From the eye-popping Eugène Delacroix cover art to the pleading synth-piano of the disc's closing hidden track - "The Escapist" - Coldplay have assembled another existentialist page-turner. Like every other Coldplay record, "Viva la Vida" flits between soaring U2-like guitar riffs and slick power ballads, full of front

NEW YORK — With its frescoed walls and waiters in white jackets, the Cafe Carlyle is like a Hollywood version of old-school New York sophistication.   It’s not usually a place to go looking for rock stars, but on Monday nights Woody Allen is often there, playing the clarinet with his New Orleans jazz band, and Chris Martin, the singer of the British rock band Coldplay, catches his sets when he can. At a small table just inside the door, between bites of salmon and sips of a Bellini, Martin recal

He dreams about them...   Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has said that the band are trying to blend Radiohead and Westlife to create the perfect sound. Martin’s revelation came in an interview where he discussed frequently having dreams about other bands. “I dreamt about Radiohead last night and Westlife the night before,” he told the Sun. “Which is the perfect blend of what we’re trying to do musically.”   Martin went on to say that he always dreams about groups that are “never interested in ha

Tickets for Coldplay’s winter UK tour have gone on sale this morning (May 30th) and more dates have already been added. The band's UK dates – their first for three years – begin with three nights at the NIA in Birmingham on December 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The tour will also take in shows in Glasgow, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester and London (third date added on 16th December). Due to overwhelming demand a second date in Belfast (19th Dec) has also been added after tickets for the first date at the

Coldplay have been speaking to Q magazine about public expectations of their forthcoming album, 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends', and their tag as one of the biggest bands in the world.   Frontman Chris Martin believes the band have not yet released anything "that good". He said: "I've just been excited about writing. After the last record I felt like God, I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet. So it wa

Coldplay adds a date. And then takes one away.   As far as the former goes, Coldplay has now announced plans to perform July 25 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. They have, however, cancelled the gig in Sacramento, which was originally scheduled for July 21 at Arco Arena.   Coldplay will also perform July 24 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose - although coldplay.com lists the San Jose and Oakland dates as currently on sale, Ticketmaster tells a different story. According to the ticket broker, those sh

There is a 30 second preview clip of a new Coldplay song '42' available online at Q. You can find the links here [thanks sebrat]   Meanwhile, on 4th June Coldplay will perform Violet Hill in german tv at tv total (pro7) on 4th june 08. The show will also be available to watch online the following day at tvtotal.de [thanks s0mmer]   Also on 26th June, Coldplay will perform Violet Hill on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on June 26 (and then of course on 'Today' show on NBC on Ju

Three years ago Coldplay singer Chris Martin told the Record their fourth album would be "the greatest piece of music ever made".   Thirteen days from now the world will find out as Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends is released on a Thursday no less. The last time a huge Brit band did this was Oasis in 1997.   Viva La Vida was made in the band's new permanent HQ, a former bakery tucked down an alley opposite a north London estate. Brian Eno, the long-time U2 producer and Markus Dravs, wh

A reminder that tickets for all UK and some European Coldplay shows officially go on sale tomorrow at 9.30am (local times). U.K. venues on the itinerary include The NIA in Birmingham (December 1-2), Sheffield Arena (December 7), Manchester Evening News Arena (December 11-12), O2 Arena in London (December 14-15) and Odyssey Arena in Belfast (December 18).   Tickets for the following UK dates go on sale at 9.30am on Friday May 30th, from gigsandtours.com / 0871 22 00 260 (English shows) or ticketm

Coldplay commander Chris Martin pounded the cobbles of north London in full military regalia while filming his band’s latest video.   The quartet shot a promo for forthcoming album Viva La Vida in and around their Chalk Farm HQ. French revolutionary politics and dress feature heavily in Coldplay's new direction. See an image below.   More on this story here [thanks mimixxx]