Coldplay News

thanks to nmsv, alyssa, jc90, Silverspira, lumberjack2, uwwedoogie (for the banner) and many others here they are: (read the full article for the whole song!)   After you've read, sang to or plagarised them, you can discuss the Violet Hill lyrics here     Was a long and dark December From the rooftops I remember There was snow, white snow   Clearly I remember From the windows they were watching While we froze down below   When the future's architectured By a carnival of idiots on show You'd bett

And it’s quite positive…   It’s been out for a total of three hours, but that’s been plenty long enough for Gigwise readers to say exactly what they think about Coldplay’s new single ‘Violet Hill’. Taken from the band’s forthcoming fourth album, ‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends’, the song sees the band take a new, more experimental direction compared to previous releases.   Music fans started sending us their feedback within minutes of the song airing on BBC6 Music and the majority of

Coldplay wanted to "get better rather than bigger" with their new album, singer Chris Martin has said.   The band came into Radio 1 to give first single Violet Hill its world exclusive first play. Chris Martin says this record is shorter than the ones they've released in the past. He said: "I think you can say what you like about our record, but its brevity is its strongest feature."   Violet Hill is available as a free download for one week. But Coldplay's website briefly crashed after it was

Coldplay's free download offering proved to be no shrinking violet when it went live on the band's Web site today (April 29).   The site slowed to a halt soon after new song "Violet Hill" -- which has a harder, more experimental sound than previous Coldplay releases -- was made available just after midday U.K. time. After several attempts, downloaders managed to obtain a copy of the track, the first from the upcoming album "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends." The Web site asks for the us

A huge reminder that Coldplay will premiere the first single (Violet Hill) from their fourth album, ‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends’, later today on BBC6 Music, which will then open the floodgates for thousands of other radio stations to be allowed to air the track.   ‘Violet Hill’, which is released in May, will be given its first play on George Lamb's show on BBC 6 Music, which airs between 10am and 1pm (BST). The track will then be available to download via Coldplay.com at 12.15pm

Track transitions from stomping guitar chords to hushed vocals, indicating the rest of the album's atmospheric sound... (report MTV)   By the time Tuesday morning (April 29) rolls around, you're going to know what we're talking about. That's when Coldplay will post "Violet Hill" — the first single from their upcoming Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends album — on their official Web site for free download. (It's scheduled to happen at exactly 7:15 a.m. ET, FYI.) The move is rare for a band

Chris Martin has reportedly revealed he hired a former bakery to become Coldplay's new headquarters.   He hired the site in Primrose Hill, north west London, to deflect attention, the NME reports. Chris told the music weekly he chose the building because it was so unappealing. "I used to walk past it every day," he told the magazine. "For years I used to walk past it and think: 'What an ugly place'. Then, one day, a To Let sign appeared outside. I thought: 'Hmmm, that place is so ugly, I bet no

EMI begins the roll-out of the media campaign for the new album this week, as the major gears up for the first significant release under its new A&R structure.   EMI will hold listening sessions for Viva La Vida this coming Wednesday and Thursday at Abbey Road Studios for journalists from long-lead publications. The listening sessions follow the announcement last week of a new UK A&R structure in which managing directors Miles Leonard and Ferdy Unger-Hamilton were promoted to president o

Today is an exciting day for Coldplay fans around the globe; not only have they confirmed free shows in London and New York, but they’ve also unveiled the album artwork to ‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends.’   The band have used a classic painting by French Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix from 1830 called ‘Liberty Leading The People’ (La Liberté guidant le people). It depicts the a woman personifying Liberty in the French Revolution leading the army in their march over dead bodies ho

Coldplay are to play two free shows to celebrate the release of their new album 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends'.   The band will play London's Brixton Academy on June 16, and New York's Madison Square Garden a week later (June 23). Fans are advised to keep checking the band's official website www.coldplay.com and not to contact the venue box offices, as no tickets will be made available for sale.   Meanwhile, the release of the record, the follow-up to 2005's 'X&Y', has been bro

Coldplay's new single, Violet Hill, will be available as a free download exclusively from Coldplay.com for one week starting tomorrow, Tuesday April 29th, at 12.15pm UK time. This is a full week ahead of the single's conventional paid-for digital release, on Tuesday May 6th.   Then, on Wednesday May 7th, there will be a free limited edition 7-inch vinyl of 'Violet Hill' on the cover of NME magazine, backed by the exclusive B-side, 'A Spell A Rebel Yell'. You can pre-order the issue by clicking h

Set your ‘Clocks’ because Coldplay will be performing on TODAY and answering your online questions   Following news that Coldplay will be performing on Today on June 27th 2008, the show has announced that they will be airing questions fired to the band. You can now submit your questions online here.   Curious about the meaning behind their new album? Do you wonder what they do before a show? E-mail your questions for the band! Don't forget Coldplay will hit Rockefeller Plaza the morning of Frida

Chris Martin is rumoured to working on new material outside of Coldplay with cheesy dance trio Cascada.   The news was revealed by Jo Whiley on Radio 1 this morning (April 25) but has caused confusion with fans after she first said that Martin had left the band. Following a number of phone calls from Coldplay followers Whiley was forced to clarify the situation, saying that Martin is in fact working on material for another project. The material is believed to be for German three piece although n

XFM will be giving Coldplay’s brand new single its first play next Tuesday (April 29) after 12 noon, plus get the full history of the track and album so far.   ‘Violet Hill’ is the first single to be taken from the ‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends’ album, which is released on June 16. And if you listen to Xu on Tuesday (April 29) after midday you'll hear Gareth give ‘Violet Hill’ its very first spin. Plus, keep your eyes and ears locked on to XFM Online and on air for the most exciting

It has been announced today that Coldplay will premiere the first single from their fourth album, ‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends’, next Tuesday (29th April) on BBC6 Music, which will then open the floodgates for thousands of other radio stations to be allowed to air the track.   ‘Violet Hill’, which is released in May, will be given its first play on George Lamb's show on BBC 6 Music, which airs between 10am and 1pm (BST). Coldplay’s much anticipated new album features ten tracks and

Free exclusive vinyl to be given away with magazine   Coldplay will release the first fruits from their forthcoming new album, 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends', free with the NME. A free Coldplay 7-inch vinyl single will be given away with the issue of NME that comes out on May 7. The vinyl will include 'Violet Hill', a song that will appear on the forthcoming LP. Another song, 'A Spell A Rebel Yell', will feature on the vinyl, and won't be available anywhere else.   Krissi Murison is

Coldplay will be performing on the opening day at the outdoor Summer Festival in Quebec on 3rd July, according to French media. Coldplay are rumoured to be playing at the Plains of Abraham which is the biggest of the open field venues. Other bands playing include Linkin Park and Yes.   For those who speak French:   Coldplay donnerait un spectacle au Festival d'été de Québec La formation britannique Coldplay donnerait un spectacle en ouverture du Festival d'été de Québec, le 3 juillet prochain, s

1Live, a German Radio Station, has announced an exclusive Radio Premiere next Tuesday (29th April) of Coldplay's new single, Violet Hill.   For those who speak German:   Coldplay melden sich mit neuem Album zurück Wie 1LIVE exklusiv erfahren hat, wird die brandneue Single von Chris Martin und Co. nächste Woche Dienstag, also am 29.4., Radiopremiere haben. "Violet Hill" heißt der Song, und den hört ihr dann natürlich zuerst in 1LIVE. Das neue, vierte Album von Coldplay wird "Viva La Vida Or Death

Rolling Stone have hinted today that 'Violet Hill' - the first single from Coldplay’s upcoming album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends - will be released to radio on May 5th. This comes a day after Coldplaying revealed that the single will be available through internet download only, the week after radio play.   Meanwhile, the Barcelona premiere we reported earlier has been confirmed by other spanish local media, and some Spanish radio stations. The media will obviously be there, and it

Coldplay's new single, Violet Hill, will be released as an internet download in three weeks time, according to Chris Martin.   Chris was spotted at the London IMAX cinema on Friday Afternoon (18/4/08) where he told one worker the single would be a download only. Chris was on his way to seeing the Rolling Stones musical film "Shine A Light". He was was with an Australian woman and and English man. Apparently he wore his hood up for most of the film...   More on this here [thanks Max]

Many thanks to locust7 for sharing thoughts on Coldplay's new single, Violet Hill, which is due for release in May. Although details on how Violet Hill was offered to fans remains 'classified', Coldplaying.com can assure fans that this story and the following synopsis of the song are both true. The first listen was via an iPod a few days ago.   The structure of the song is very Coldplayish, but the general sound is different, in the way of being more mature, stronger and epic without pretending

Uk Celebs and Coldplay band members turn up for Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's son Moses' belated birthday party.   They waited until Coldplay returned to the UK - where they were preparing to release new album 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends' - to give Moses his birthday presents. "His daddy is in London. So we're going to do presents when we can all be together," Gwyneth Paltrow said prior to the bash.   More on this here      

In a official press mailing, EMI Holland announced the X&Y follow up Viva La Vida and Death And All His Friends will be release on June 13 (Friday). Worldwide release is 16/17 June. Here's the annoucement translation:   Three years later after the release of X&Y the new coldplay record will be released on Friday june 13, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends. The band worked together in London, Barcelona and New York with producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs to work on the long await

Pulsemusic are hinting at a May 6th release date for Coldplay's first single from the fourth album. Previous sources have already confirmed that this single will be 'Violet Hill'.   More on this here [thanks low76]

According to Spanish Media (El Periódico de Catalunya), Coldplay have chosen Barcelona to premiere the world exclusive of their long awaited fourth album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. The media outlet also claimed that Coldplay had filmed a videoclip in Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona's cathedral.   This world exclusive (as yet of unknown format) will take place sometime in June, with an audience of only 1000 people. The venue is as yet undecided - but we do know that journalists fr