Coldplay News

The music video for "Talk" was helmed by director/photographer Anton Corbijn. Corbijn had previously directed the video for "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers.   Filming took place on November 5 and November 6 at Ealing Studios, London, just before the band began an European leg on the Twisted Logic Tour. The black-and-white clip invokes a B-movie science fiction theme, with imagery ranging from a flying saucer to 3D glasses.   It seems the entire video can in fact be viewed in t

When, last Saturday, a Coldplay "torrent" appeared on the Bittorrent network, it was instantly picked up by any and all who had the good fortune in seeing it.   The torrent - those who don't know about Bittorrent, can read up on it here - was labelled as "After After Before," an unknown name to all. So it was quickly grabbed by everyone who had some previous affiliation with the band, instantly thinking it was the greatly anticipated follow-up to 2005's "X&Y." Unfortunately, unbeknownst to m

More content has been added to the new Coldplay.com site today.   Clues to find out what you're looking for are here [thanks lolalola1]

RECORD OUTFIT EMI is reporting that the sales results for its DRM-free music are better than those with protection.   Since EMI ditched the DRM on iTunes it has seen sales of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon increase by between 272 and 350 percent. It is too early to tell if this is just a temporary rise as punters replace their old DRM infected tracks with those which are protection free.   However it does look like punters have given the record labels the thumbs up for DRM free music. Accord

Entry from Prospekt:   The control room is tiny. Literally smaller than my bedroom. The live room isn’t much bigger. About the size of the rehearsal room we used to have pre-record deal.   Brian Eno sits behind his laptop towards the back of the control room. A benevolent schoolmaster with the unquestioning respect of his charges. When he speaks, we listen. Markus Dravg [sp] prowls around the room like a big cat in a zoo. A heavyweight boxer with a paintbrush. Two very different people, both equ

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has delighted his army of fans by confirming he is to write a song all about tits.   The internet has been buzzing with rumours of a Coldplay tits anthem after Martin's brief holiday with David Coverdale from Whitesnake. Seasoned Coldplay observers were last night speculating on the lyrical content of the new song.   Jeremiah Johnson, Coldplay editor of the Sunday Telegraph, said: "He'll probably call it 'Tits' or, if he's feeling playful, 'Titties'. There is absol

With Glastonbury Festival coming up this weekend, the BBC have posted some footage of festival highlights up on their website.   Click here to check out Coldplay's mighty performance of 'Politik' from Glastonbury 2002.   Source: Coldplay MySpace

An extract of the song 'So Sad' has been uncovered, the first song even written and performed by Coldplay, even before the demo 'Ode To Deodorant'.   Relating to a 1998 official video, Debs Wild, editor for coldplay.com said that the song that follows 'So Sad' is 'Panic' divided into 2 different parts (the last one is the last line of the song).   You can download it here [thanks coldpatrix & Debs Wild]

Celebrated singer Annie Lennox has signed up to the Peace One Day Gig to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 21st September 2007.   Supported by Coldplay's Chris Martin, Pop Idol's Simon Fuller and Virgin boss Richard Branson, the Peace One Day Gig aims to promote world peace as part of a wider initiative. The organisation was founded in 1999 by British film-maker Jeremy Gilley and has resulted in September 21st being designated World Peace Day.   Talking to the BBC, Lennox said; 'I'm t

Head over to coldplay.com to check out the brand new Coldplay website, which went live this morning.   Based around a timeline of the band’s history, the site is designed to keep you entertained until they return with their next album.   All four members of Coldplay have been heavily involved in the re-design of the site. Their hand-written accounts will accompany each of the entries on the constantly-expanding timeline, for which the band have opened up their extensive archive of flyers, pictur

Rumours have been flying about recently regarding the release date for Coldplay's follow up album to X&Y.   A source close to EMI, Coldplay's record company, said the fourth album will in all probability be on the shelves around February to March 2008.   In addition, while as yet unconfirmed, a special DVD containing extracts of the recent Latin America Tour of early 2007, which included Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, may be released simultaneously. This would explain the 'Part I' unre

What makes a perfect festival anthem? A great, soul-stirring melody? A simple lyric that everyone can sing along with?   Or is it simply a question of timing – that glorious, unplannable collision of time and place, when a band catches a wave of mainstream exposure, and find themselves playing for a 50,000-strong crowd on the very day their album rockets to Number One? Whatever it is, some tracks never fail to spark utter mayhem when unleashed at festivals.   See Q's top five, including Coldplay

Here’s a picture of Chris with Ash frontman Tim Wheeler at their secret warmup gig on 8th June 2007 in readiness for their Isle of Wight appearance. Photo by Keria Vallejo Photography. [thanks madxy]  

Coldplay, with 'X&Y' topping the charts in at least 28 countries including Japan, launched their third album to the world in 2005.   During the album's promotion, Coldplay performed four songs for a Japanese acoustic session - "Swallowed In The Sea", "Til Kingdom Come", "A Message", and "Warning Sign".   A year after the session was filmed Coldplay made it once again to Japan, this time in concert, performing four nights in July 2006 in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo (twice).   Watch the acoustic

Lisbon, PORTUGAL: Pop musician Will Champion (L) vies with Polish Kazmierczak ® during their charity football match at Alvalade XXI Stadium in Lisbon, 09 June 2007. FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images   More on this match here  

In addition to Amazon, the new Coldplay album is now available for pre-order on HMV's website.   Meanwhile, Debs Wild, editor of Coldplay.com confirmed earlier this week that the 3rd September date is premature. She said: "Nope, this isn't true. It's way too soon. Maybe the record label pencilled it in but as far as I know it's not out this year and was never planned to be. I can't see that decision changing to be honest but as always, we would announce the true facts on the official site (wheth

UK's Channel 4 will be showing Coldplay performing Clocks at last years festival on television tonight.   The five minute show, will air on Channel 4 at 12.10am.   For those who can't wait (or will be tucked up in bed) here is the performance online

“ ‘People ask me, ‘What do you think of Coldplay?’ I have no opinion of Coldplay. I’m 50. I didn’t ask my dad what he thought of Roxy Music.’ ” His opinion should be “The cover of X&Y is a direct copy of my style.” Even Adrian Shaughnessy agrees….   At a time when invisible data streams of binary information fed straight to our desktops are doing away with the need for album covers, it’s odd to find a record sleeve as the subject of media comment and speculation. Odder still that the album c

SuperSport 5 SA and TVi Portugal will be broadcasting the All Stars '07 football match on June 9th at 22:15 (CET). It is also now available on ART Sport 3 (Arabic channel). Good news for supporters in France... TPS Foot will also be broadcasting the All Stars match (22:15 CET). This channel, which probably seems to be a pay-tv station in France, will also repeat this game on Sunday at 20:25 CET. More channels to follow...   Luís Figo Foundation is promoting the game in Alvalade Stadium (Lisbon,

Coldplay Plates available for pre-order now! Matches the charity mug previously sold. Proceeds go to 21st Century Leaders and WaterAid and Oxfam.   Each plate is 8" / 20.5cm in diameter and the stock is expected 21st July 2007.   Price: £9.99 (approx. €14.77). Order it here [thanks airieslady]  

Coldplay's fourth album is already listed on Amazon and is available for pre-order. The release date is September 3rd, 2007 under the EMI label.   Both cover and album title are as yet unconfirmed.   More on this here [thanks PlayingCold]   Also read: Coldplay's 'experimental' new album

The music video for "Yellow" was filmed at Studland Bay, near Swanage, England. The area is known for its beautiful beaches and is a National Trust location. The video is very minimalistic and simple, featuring only lead singer Chris Martin singing the song as he walks along the beach. He is wearing a raincoat with his hair wet, suggesting that it had just rained. The video is one continuous shot with no cuts. Also, the entire sequence is in slow motion.   Originally it had been intended for the

Coldplay are reportedly heading in a new direction with their fourth album - with a rocky edge to their music.   It seems frontman Chris Martin was so excited by their new sound that he got Embrace pal Danny McNamara to listen in. The musician, who penned the official World Cup 2006 anthem, told the Daily Star: "Chris gave me a sneak listen to some of the new tracks and they blew me away.   "They are very experimental and much more out-there than what you would expect - they are breathtaking.

SuperSport 5 SA and TVi Portugal will be broadcasting the All Stars '07 football match on June 9th at 22:15 (CET). More channels to follow...   Luís Figo Foundation is promoting the game in Alvalade Stadium (Lisbon, Portugal) and Coldplay's drummer, Will Champion, will be one of the players. According to 'Mais Futebol', Will Champion, who is a personal friend of Luís Figo, said he's very excited and obviously happy about the invitation.   More on this here [thanks Larry]

Coldplay drummer Will Champion has surged ahead in The Daily Echo's competition to find Hampshire's Top 100.   Votes have been pouring in after we asked our reader to name the Hampshire citizens they thought had made the biggest impact around the world. Will's leap to the top of the leader board means Dire Strait's frontman Mark Knopfler has sunk to second place.   We will publish all the winners in a special supplement on June 20 to pay tribute to Hampshire's true talent. To find out more and t