Coldplay News

Coldplay's new album has been scheduled for a release on Monday 24th October, according to The Sun (one of the more reliable outlets, believe it or not) and other various online sources, including HMV and FNAC Musique, it has been revealed this week, although BOL (Netherlands) suggests the same week but on Friday 28th October. We are hoping for an official announcement this week, but whether that materialises will depend on whether Coldplay are in a position to reveal it. More on this is at the

According to the largest online retailer in the Netherlands, Bol.com, the tracklist of Coldplay's new album will be:   1. Violet Hill 2. 42 3. Yes 4. Death And All His Friends 5. Cemeteries Of London 6. Life In Technicolor 7. Chinese Sleep Chant 8. Strawberry Swing 9. Reign Of Love   EU release: 18.06.2008   More on this here [thanks BigFatNoises]  

INDIA: Coldplay's new CD comes with an insert that discloses all the rules enforced by the DRM they included on the disc. Of course, these rules are only visible after you've paid for the CD and brought it home, and as the disc's rules say, "Except for manufacturing problems, we do not accept product exchange, return or refund," so if you don't like the rules, that's tough.   What are the other rules? Here are some gems: "This CD can't be burnt onto a CD or hard disc, nor can it be converted to

With the banks in crisis Coldplay have found a decent way to keep their fortune safe – becoming the music world's answer to telly's Dragons' Den, writes The Sun, in an article featuring the business models that the band have chasing recently.   The band have already given cash to a feature film about the The Stone Roses' Spike Island gig. Now they've invested in a Devon-based electronics firm RB Concepts. Entrepreneurs Clive Banks and Jason Regler approached the group after coming up with a flas

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]

Coldplay's video for Life In Technicolor ii is now on YouTube! The video aired on UK's 4Music earlier tonight and it is now available via Parlophone's official YouTube channel and also Coldplay's website. You can see it in the first post of the LiTii thread here and you can find download links here, and also screenshots in the Coldplaying Gallery here [thanks Lore & sebile]   Did you notice a cameo appearance from Phil Harvey? [thanks melanieau]  

The official Coldplay site has confirmed that the new video for Life In Technicolor ii will make its debut on UK television next week... and what's more - the band members are puppets. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Good morning. We're pleased to announce that the video for Coldplay's new single, Life In Technicolor ii, will premiere on the 4Music channel in the UK at 7pm on Tuesday 20 January. Later that night, at 12.10am, the video will be shown on Channel 4. We thought you might like t

Coldplay have launched the brand spanking new video for ‘Fix You’ through their official website.   Gigwise has had a sneak look at the vid and despite the understated beginnings it soon progresses into a bit of a corker.   It features Chris Martin wandering through floodlit streets at night time, and as the song takes off he starts to run until he arrives in Bolton’s Reebok stadium where the full band play the rousing firework-lit finale of the song. The band filmed the video at their two Jul

Coldplay's Auckland tickets are selling like hotcakes, TVNZ are reporting online today.   The band has announced a second show on March 19. Tickets have gone on sale and the first show is almost sold out, while the second is halfway there. Promoter Michael Chugg says they do not usually announce extra shows before tickets go on sale, but there has been so much interest in pre-sales they want fans to rest easy knowing they won't miss out.   Chugg says enthusiastic fans lobbied Vector Arena and Ti

Hello and welcome to the new, improved official Coldplay MySpace profile. As you've probably noticed, we've added some new songs to the player (including a special festive treat), posted the band's latest tour dates and spruced up the lay-out.   Apologies that, in the past, your friend requests don't seem to have been accepted as quickly as we'd have liked - we're currently catching up with the backlog from the past month. If you have an unaccepted friend request from before that, then please co

Coldplay earlier this month announced details of a huge tour of North America, which will begin in Portland, Oregon on July 10th and will conclude on 9th August in Tampa, Florida. General tickets for most shows are now on sale. However, the presale continues today via Live Nation for three more of the shows, namely Carson, The Woodlands (Houston) and Tampa.   To check on all the dates, go to the Live Nation site here and if you're struggling for pre-sale passwords or just want general help (or l

Coldplay last week announced details of a huge tour of North America, which will begin in Portland, Oregon on July 10th and will conclude on 9th August in Tampa, Florida. General tickets for all shows will go on sale either on February 13/14th in some states and February 21st in others (specific details are below).   However, the presale has begun via Live Nation for some of the shows, namely Chula Vista (San Diego), Raleigh and Charlotte, with seven more venues beginning their pre-sale tomorrow

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   November 13, 2009 - submitted by Melissa, United States of America Q. Hello Oh Mighty Oracle! I am interested in creating a music video for The Exhibition Room. If I want to create a music video for a Coldplay song, will this go against the whole copyright situation it mentions? Thanks! Melissa from Los Angeles =) The Oracle replies: The Curator says they're looking for original music and soundtrack

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   December 16, 2008 - submitted by Peter, Ireland Q. Oh oracle oh oracle... i have a predicament... i have tickets to Monday 22nd December's show in the o2 Dublin but am now unable to attend due to a family homecoming for xmas... i have tried desperatly for a swap for the sunday show to no avail.. should i give up on a swap or persevere?? The Oracle replies: Get yourself on www.coldplaying.com's forum and ask if anyone wants to swap...

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 6, 2010 - submitted by Tibabuzo, Columbia Q. Dear Oracle: I want to know if the band had struggles yesterday with the altitude (high) in Bogota? the concert yesterday was amazing...Coldplay is the best band of the world. Oracle please answer me The Oracle replies: The altitude has certainly affected us all especially in Colombia. Will was saying last night how he feels quite short of breath. W

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 22, 2009 - submitted by John, United States of America Q. What happened to Chris' cockiness from way back in 2000? The Oracle replies: I know what you mean but I wouldn't have chosen that word; it was more a cheeky manner which I think he still has. In fact, I don't think he's changed that much at all.   September 22, 2009 - submitted by Antek, Poland Q. Hello Oracle. You said Coldplay kne

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1700 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   November 8, 2010 - submitted by Danny, United States of America Q. Hello Oracle! I am curious about one remix of Coldplay. I found a version of Yellow called the Alpha Remix. Did Coldplay help create this song or is it an independent song from a DJ (such as Junkie XL)? Thanks and hope your October is going well! The Oracle replies: Well I guess the whole point of a remix is that someone takes a song

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   August 14, 2009 - submitted by Mat, United States of America Q. I've been listening to LeftRightLeftRightLeft and Chris keeps prompting "Jake" to play guitar. Is this Jonny Buckland? Or a new member who we have not heard of yet?? (If it is Jonny, what happened to "Jonny boy"?) Thanks! The Oracle replies: It is Jonny but he was saying J not Jake. He still refers to him as Jonny Boy too.   August 14, 2009 - submitted by Gabriella, Guat

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1700 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   January 13, 2011 - submitted by Shelby, United States of America Q. Hello oh mighty Oracle! My question regards the song X & Y. I was looking for the song on YouTube and clicked the first link when I searched. The lyrics went something like this "X & Y sun, trees, earth & sky", or something along those lines. A few weeks later, I bought the X&Y album, to discover the song I 1st heard

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   December 17, 2009 - submitted by Patty, Netherlands Q. Dear Oracle, Where can I find the list of things that will be auctioned? Many thanks in advance!! The Oracle replies: Hopefully you will have seen that Anchorman has released full details of the auction. Everything you need to know is there.   December 17, 2009 - submitted by Cynthia, Mexico Q. Hi Oracle! Well I was reading the questions the ot

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 6, 2009 - submitted by Sara, Spain Q. Hi oracle In the Live Roskilde Blog there is a photo in which Jonny is playing a piano but, why is he blowing on a kind of tube? What is exactly? thank you so much The Oracle replies: This instrument is called a melodica.   July 6, 2009 - submitted by Caitlin, United States of America Q. In the live Roskilde blog there is a picture of Chris on stage with a caption saying "There's a good cha

January 10, 2012 - submitted by gina, United Kingdom Q. Around 2000-2002 Coldplay gave away a free cd in a national UK Sunday paper. It was about 4 tracks, one of which I loved but they never released. Do you know what the cd and the track list was please. Been driving me nuts trying to YouTube it!!! Many thanks Gina. The Oracle replies: Indeed they did, I remember it well. In 2000 the Independent on Sunday gave away Acoustic, a CD with 4 tracks (& 1 video). The track listing is: Sparks; Car

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 2000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   June 30, 2011 - submitted by Angel, Mexico Q. Helo! I am following the Coldplay line-up in Glastonbury, and I saw this picture and I got confused... There is a soccer ball right bellow Chris' name, and I dont know if the guys play soccer right before the band performance... what you think about this? The Oracle replies: There's always a football in the wardrobe flight cases. The band don't always pl

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1700 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   November 12, 2010 - submitted by Karen M, Colombia Q. Q.Dear Oracle, the hand that is in the picture of the Blue Room EP is from one of the guys? Or is from another person? Thanks! Bye. The Oracle replies: Anchorman recently interviewed the designer of the Blue Room EP's cover; the hand in the photo does not belong to anyone in the band. The article explains the picture was sourced from a magazine.

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   August 25, 2009 - submitted by Pauline, France Q. Dear Oracle, (sorry for my bad English) What is the difference between the song Don't Panic and Beautiful World? Somewhere the song is called Don't Panic but somewhere else it's called Beautiful World!!! But when you listen at them, they are the same song!! Very strange ... Thank you Oracle The Oracle replies: It's not strange Pauline; it's a mistake. Don't Panic is the name of the t