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Coldplay's Clocks has been named 6 Music listener's favourite song of the last ten years. The digital radio station's year-long celebration of its tenth birthday culminated in the announcement of the winner of a poll to find which song was the greatest hit of the station's decade of broadcasting. More on this announcement, including the audio to the full Will Champion interview with Steve Lamacq is at the Coldplay forum now [thanks LARD, Tash, Denise]   Coldplay comfortably beat out competition

Paul Weller [pictured] has slagged off so many people ahead of the Brits, that Coldplay are feeling more than a little bit neglected.   After his band's gig for Radio Two at London's Abbey Road Studios on Monday, Chris Martin told us: "I've heard Paul dissing James Blunt and the others, but there's no need for that. Actually we are feeling left out. He hasn't said anything about us yet. I really want him to. I love Paul Weller, he's great. Maybe on the night he'll say something."   Over to you

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 3, 2008 - submitted by Erick, El Salvador Q. why the orecle has not answer my two questions about when Coldplay is going to come to el salvador? The Oracle replies: The most asked question is "when are Coldplay coming to my home country?? Anchorman announces tour dates in due course so it's fruitless asking here. I thought it would help save a lot of finger tapping on keyboards the world over if I got back to you on this popular Q.   September

Friends of Coldplay Debs Wild [pictured] and Danny McNamara are amongst a panel of judges to offer one up-and-coming band or artist the incredible chance to play at the Manchester Arena as the opening act at Versus Cancer.   The winner of each week is voted for by Xfm listeners and announced by Clint Boon on Music Response the following Monday evening from 19:00.   Then a panel of judges (including Hacienda DJ and now Director Of A&R at Sony BMG, Mike Pickering, A&R Director of EMI Publ

Ticket sales for Coldplays December charity gigs during December raised nearly £250,000 for the homelessness charity Crisis, it has been announced today. Coldplay played two Crisis Hidden Gigs earlier this week on December 19 and 20 and tickets for the concerts in Liverpool and Newcastle sold out within eight minutes.   Coldplay agreed to play their only live British performances of 2010 in aid of Crisis, as a step to raising awareness of the situation facing thousands of homeless people hidden

As reported in a Coldplaying exclusive yesterday, Coldplay have confirmed that they will be playing in Dublin in December, but only one show has been confirmed thus far. This from the official site:   Good afternoon. We're pleased to report that Coldplay have confirmed a date at The O2 in Dublin on Sunday 21st December 2008. Tickets for this fully-seated concert go on sale this Friday (July 25th) at 9am, from the following folks:   In person: from 100 Ticketmaster outlets nationwide 24hr hotline

Tickets for Coldplay’s new date on December 21st at the new O2 Arena in Dublin went on sale at 9am this morning - by 9.06am looking for any one isolated ticket was unsuccessful - in layman’s terms, it was sold out.   And just as we predicted, Coldplay (or rather Ticketmaster.ie) immediately added a second date for the next Night, Monday 22nd and that one was gone by 9.10am.   So not one, but two dates sold out in ten minutes; 34,000 tickets quickly snapped up; and at a cost of €61.15 (including

More on the story that Future Forests project has ground to a halt:   An environmental scheme endorsed by Coldplay has ground to a halt in the wake of Southern India's devastating drought.   Coldplay signed up with Future Forests, who have now changed their name to CarbonNeutral, in a bid to off-set ecological damage caused by the production of their 2002 album 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head'.   But despite encouraging fans to invest in the campaign to grow much-needed mango forests, the plan has

EMI chairman Guy Hands consoled himself after EMI's Coldplay missed out on the awards at the band's late-night charity gig at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, reports The Financial Times. The star-studded War Child benefit saw Coldplay share an encore with Take That singer Gary Barlow , U2's Bono and the Killers.   The Terra Firma boss was deep in conversation with silver-jacketed Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant on the VIP balcony as U2 guitarist The Edge looked on. As Coldplay took to the stage

A killer list of musicians are putting together a new compilation DVD that honors the best in British talent. Radiohead, Blur, Coldplay, Muse, Adele, the Who and many more are featured on a new DVD called “The Iconic Live Moments” that pays tribute to iconic British artists. Find the complete track listing, below.   Coldplay closed their Glastonbury 2011 set with the then single 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall', which completed their set with amid a laser show that lit the Pyramid up in DayGlo co

Coldplay will embark on their first European tour for three years, it was announced on Wednesday. The European leg of their tour will take place in September and October before the band return to Britain to play 11 arena dates in their homeland. Coldplay will sweep through venues including September 1 (Strasbourg, France), September 7 (Madrid, Spain), September 22 (Prague, Czech Republic), September 24 (Vienna, Austria) and October 2 (Rotterdam, Netherlands).   Coldplay's tour will also feature

Coldplay's European tour will continue as scheduled, according to the official site tonight, and will resume at the MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark on Sunday. Here's Anchorman with the very latest news on the tour schedule, including a slight update on the Tampa show:   Following the cancellation of last Sunday's Tampa show, many of you have been in touch to ask whether the upcoming European shows will be affected. We're pleased to report that the Viva tour will resume, as scheduled, in Herning on

Flaming Lips and Bat For Lashes are just two groups who join a stellar cast as support acts for Coldplay for the upcoming European stadium tour. Here's Anchorman with full details:   Good morning. We're very pleased to announce the stellar roster of opening acts who'll be joining Coldplay for their European stadium dates this summer. As well as the previously-announced Jay-Z, Girls Aloud and White Lies, the band will also be supported by Flaming Lips, Bat For Lashes, Datarock, Killians, Howling

Chris Martin harbours a secret dream to appear on hit US house renovation show Extreme Makeover: 'Home Edition' - because he's a big fan.   Chris insists he doesn't need a makeover on any of his homes, but he'd like to book an appearance on the ABC show, and he's gone so far as to ask TV bosses to consider it.   He says, "Maybe someone one day will be a Coldplay fan. That show, to me, is like taking one of the worst sides of our culture - reality TV - and crossing it with the best side of human

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 2000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   April 28, 2011 - submitted by James, Colombia Q. So you don't have to do more than give a yes or no answer here, but is the new album named yet? Or are they saving that for last? Also, it was said in the past that they want this new album to be more "acoustic and more intimate" has it all shaped up like that? If you can't or won't tell us that is fine. I was just curious. The Oracle Replies: I can't

Coldplay could be heading for their first UK number one single, in just a few hours time.   Coldplay have stormed into first place with all four of their albums, but perhaps surprisingly they have never hit the top spot in the UK with a single. All that could change when the Official Charts Company announce the new top 40 tonight. You can listen to the countdown live on BBC Radio 1 which starts from 4pm BST (11am EST).   Even though the single is not physically in the shops yet, Viva La Vida - t

Coldplay overcame first night nerves at the opening of their US tour last week - when Chris Martin forgot his lines onstage.   The singer stumbled while singing Til' Kindgom Come - a hidden track on their new album X&Y - in Hartford, Connecticut, on Thursday night.   Martin joked to fans afterwards, "Oh, now you'll get us voted off American Idol."   The singer also struggled with the heat onstage and had to make a number of costume changes, which prompted the comment, "We're getting close t

We'll get at least two more Coldplay bootlegs in the not-too-distant future with the news that the shows at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark (28th August - next Tuesday!) and at Malieveld, The Hague, Netherlands (6th September) will be aired live on Danish P3 and Dutch 3FM radio stations respectively. Keep an eye on the threads in the next few days for listen live links and further information. If we get news on any further European show broadcasts we will update this news article. [thanks

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

What do you do when you're the bestselling music act in the world? If you're Coldplay, you start giving away albums for free. For the band's summer and autumn tour, Chris Martin has resolved to give every Coldplay concert-goer a free live album. "It's a way of saying thank you," he explained to the Sun earlier this week. "It's a tough economy and people are paying a lot of money for tickets."   It was only a year ago that Coldplay made their first foray into the, er, free world. Starting with gr

Following our recent postings linking Coldplay with a open air concert date on September 10th, 2009 at Goffertpark in Nijmegen, LiveNation have confirmed the date and readied themselves to release full sale tickets on Friday 5th December at 10am local time. Full details on the ticket sale at Livenation.nl   The Goffertpark is a communal park in the city of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Along with a swimingpool (Goffertbad), a soccer-stadium (de Goffert) and a school, this park is host to several op

Coldplay's Grammy submissions for this year's Grammy awards have been announced - and the band have entered eight seperate categories.   This doesn't mean they will be nominated in all eight however, but it means that their record company has submitted them for the voting period. If Coldplay received enough votes during this time they will be shortlisted in the relevant categories. The submissions are as follows:   Album of the Year - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends [info] Record of th

The Coldplay official site have confirmed that the band will be among the acts performing at the ceremony. The awards take place live on Sunday February 8th at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. They will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8-11:30 pm (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at grammy.com, on Twitter, on Facebook, on YouTube and on Last.fm.   In other related news, the Grammys have rev

Just days after their appearance at the Grammy Awards, the performances by Coldplay and Katy Perry will be available to buy. Coldplay performed ‘Lost’ with Jay-Z and ‘Viva La Vida’.   Elio Leoni-Sceti, CEO of EMI Music, said: "What a truly exciting Grammy evening. Each and every one of our nominated artists has achievements to celebrate this evening, from making fantastic music to delivering stunning live performances on the show. It was, of course, wonderful to see artists from a range of genre

As previously reported, just days after their appearance at the Grammy Awards, the performances by Coldplay and Katy Perry are now available to buy. Coldplay performed ‘Lost’ with Jay-Z and ‘Viva La Vida’ and the performance is now available to download as an MP3 and/or a video (you can get both for $2.49) at the US store.   If you're impressed with that sound and you haven't yet purchased the Prospekt's March edition of Viva La Vida (ie, the one featuring all 19 tracks from thealbum and the EP)