Coldplay's Chris Martin lost his british good manners and gave ironic answers to journalists during this afternoon's press conference in Sao Paulo.

The dry tone came up when the questions started to involve his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow. First, when questioned about his 3 favourite movies starred by the actress, Chris Martin simply asked for the "next" question and followed by that, asked the journalist what was "his favourite sexual position".

After that, when questioned if there were plans of recording some day with Gwyneth (both sang together in a concert, last september), he repeated the ironic question: "What's your favourite sexual position?"

New Songs

Before all the tension, the band explained the absence of new songs on the South American Tour. "We wanted to play songs like Yellow, things that we've done hundreds of years ago. We are still 'cooking' the new songs, producing them. We don't want that anything end up on the internet, we want to have the surprise factor", said Chris Martin.

The new songs will be on their fourth album. It will be produced, among other people, by Brian Eno, who has worked with U2 in the past.

Even though there's a superproduction vibe around the new album, the band remains with their "down to earth" speech. "We see ourselves as a great band, but not such a good band", said Chris.

Conservativeness

Seen by the critics as a group that doesnt take risks in their songs, Coldplay believes that any transformation needs time. "It's very hard to please critics that are 20 years older than us. Few groups managed to reinvent the music or rock with just 3 albums out, with exceotions like Nirvana and The Beatles", exemplified Chris Martin.

A moment where the rockers went out of the script was in Sao Paulo, during monday's concert - after the crowd insistently asked for the song Shiver, that wasn't planned to be performed. "We've never had so many pleads for us to play that song. We hadn't even rehearsed, but we just couldn't not do it. Ended up being cool."

Source: www.terra.com.br

Hello

We're in Sau Paulo, it's fun

Buenos Aires was incredible

New song bank getting colorful

Thankyou for my job

Love Chris

Source: Coldplay MySpace

Politik

Yellow

GPASUYF

Speed of Sound

Sparks

Daylight

What If

White Shadows

The Scientist

Green Eyes

Clocks

Talk

Swallowed in the sea

In my place

Fix You

Shiver

More on this here and pictures in the Coldplaying Gallery here

I'm sorry I don't have enough words to describe how good was the last night for me. My seat was in the fourth row it was hell expensive but as soon as I arrived there I realized it was totally worthy. My seat was in the center, and in the left side of it there was an empty row (where people walked to arrive in their seats) so, during the gig, I would have an incredible view. I would if there weren't a bunch of stupid assholes (seated behind me) that left their seats and went to this empty row and I asked 'please, go back to your seat' and they went nearer to the stage (the center of the first and second row weren't sold, so just the guests from production were there) where people didn't pay that much to their seats and didn't ask that people to leave... and the worst thing was that most of them just knew how to sing the chorus line of speed of sound and fix you...

But the concert was amazing, the best night of my life, I think Mariana's review is really good, we had Sparks and Daylight (which were awesome) and we're supposed to have Love me tender, but they didn't play it. It was fun that when they started playing Sparks Chris said they were going to play High Speed, and then 'oh no, it's Shiver' and finally he said it was all a joke!

Read the full review here or here [thanks Cris_Santos]

The band asked all bars inside the arena to close 15 minutes prior to the show, not allowing any further sales of alcoholic drinks. Rodrigo Santoro and girlfriend Ellen Jabour [pictured] were there.

There are more pictures of the concert at UOL and Terra and here [thanks KITTYBERRYMAN]

Suffice to say, I paid for it on the flight from BsAs to SP! On Sunday I met up with Jandira and Renato. Jandira works for Oxfam in the office in Brasilia, as a campaigner. You may recognise her name - she's left a few comments on this blog already! And Renato works in the Oxfam office in Lima in Peru,, as the Communications Officer for the region. They are both very cool, and lovely.

We discussed everything - Coldplay, Make Trade Fair, Brazil, England, celebrities, campaigns, the weather. Nearly everything! I went back to my hotel exhausted, but excited about the concerts and the campaigning in Brazil - there was genuine anticipation here, and I could feel like it was going to be special.

Read the full updated blog here

I went, along with Ana and Edu (people I met at the airport), by car to the hotel, to try to get there before the band, but no luck. As soon as we arrived we were informed by a group of girls that were already there that the band had arrived 20 minutes before us and that someone from the crew told them that they didn’t want any contact with the fans.

That didn’t really make us give up. We tried to get in the hotel, managed, by using a little bit of theatre, but as soon as the manager noticed we were probably fans, we were kicked out. Again, not a reason to give up, we stayed at the hotel door until 11:30pm waiting to see if the band would come out. No one did, so we had to go home, but with the promise of coming back the next day and not leaving until we saw Chris, Jonny, Will and Guy.

Read the full story here [thanks marianatsl]

Square One

Politik

Yellow

God Put a Smile Upon Your Face

Speed of Sound

Trouble

Sparks

Daylight

White Shadows

The Scientist

Til Kingdom Come

Clocks

Talk

Swallowed in the Sea

In My Place

Fix You

Shiver (Acoustic)

More on this here. You can see pictures from last night's show at the Coldplaying Gallery

Read the rest of the updated Oxfam Tour Blog.

Coldplay.com has one pair of tickets to give away for both of the National Auditorium shows in Mexico City. The competition runs from today until midnight on Tue 26th (Mexican time).

Click here to enter.

Fans eager to take photos and autographs were waiting for them at the international airport. Chris Martin and his bandmates, however, avoided the main exit. On the whole, just 15 people were at the airport to welcome Coldplay. This may be explained by the heavy rain or the secrecy involving the date of the band’s arrival.

Preview the Brazil shows here

[thanks Suzana Fong]

At the Brit Awards, Madonna is named best international female artist, Eminem wins best international male artist, U2 win best international group, Robbie Williams wins best male solo artist and Coldplay are best British group.

The auction, in aid of Cancer Research UK, is organized by Beatles producer George Martin, and includes contact sheets of the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix from acclaimed rock photographer Gerard Mankowitz; a pinball machine featured on the front of an album by current favorites the Zutons; and handwritten lyrics by Coldplay frontman and Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin.

The evening features performances by All Saints, Mica Paris and Skye Edwards. For tickets, call +44-870-242-7095 or see http://cancerresearchuk.org/getinvolved/events/soundandvision/

You can see all the pictures of Coldplay with fans before leaving the airport here and here

[thanks gise_honey & DeeDee]

You can see the press conference videos here and the pictures from the media here

So, we went upstairs to a little room with sofas, and glasses, a place to relax. I gave someone what i wanted them to sign: the first flyer from their first concert in 1998. So, Becky takes it and says "what is this??". I explain to her and she goes outside, where she talks with some people from the crew, and they laugh and someone said "i don´t even have that myself!!".

So, one person comes in, and takes the flyer outside, then comes in again and asks me where did i get that. And i said internet, the fans club.

After that, the guys came in. Guy (such a nice person!!!) shakes hands and look at people in the eye... So, Chris is right in front of me,we skake hands and he says to me Hi!! Then comes Guy, again, hand, hi, and looks me in the eye. Then Will (who recognized me from the hotel entrance, when we talked and we gave him a present) and then Jonny. So, when i had the opportunity i asked Jonny if they were gonna play Shiver, and he said oh no, i don´t think so...

Then i gave him another present i had: something to eat, something to share. And i asked Will if he ate what we gave him before. He said yes, it was really good, thank you very much! And then they went to do some signing. And Becky goes to Guy and shows him my flyer. He laughs and tells the guys, look. And they ALL laughs and Chris says "man, that has almost ten 10 years". At that moment, i was truly happy. So, everyone is quit, no one is talking so i said to myself, this is my chance.I said "Can i ask you a question?". At the press conference Chris said he wrote a song about Buenos Aires called The butterfly. So i asked him if it was true. He didn´t listen to me, he said something about the press conference (apparently it wasn´t good) and then he said, ok, no, what??? And he comes to me. Wow, i had to repeat everything to him, face to face, in english. And he said "si si si" So, aparently, it´s true!!

Well, after that i talked to Will about the flyer and then, suddenly Guy is alone, no one is talking to him, and i said i have to talk to him. And so i did. Guy and me, nobody else, face to face. I said "your music is like a shelter, a refuge, it keeps me warm. I´ve been through tough times, and you were there with me". So he puts his hand in my shoulder and saids "that´s very nice of you to say, it´s very lovely".

Then, we took a picture, shaked hands, and left. I was in a cloud. After that, i went to the show, in 1st row, less than 1 metre away from them.

And then, just before Til kingdom come, they took the disposable cameras. Guy took me a picture, comes to where I am and throws the camera to me. TO ME. He looks at me, i say please and he gives ME the camera.

And then i couldn´t stop crying. I just couldn´t. I started to think about every moment i had with them. I thought about my grandma, who died a few months ago. It was intense. I can´t put it in words.

So, that´s it!!! Sorry for writing this much! But I know you will understand me. I had the best day of my life. I have pics and videos from the show. I´ll show it to you later! By the way! The camera had 26 pics left, do you know how many pics can you take with it??? Maybe he just took one pic...

More on this story here

Square One

Politik

Yellow

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

Speed Of Sound

Trouble

Sparks

Daylight

White Shadows

The Scientist

Till Kingdom Come [Love Me Tender]

Clocks

Talk

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Swallowed In The Sea

In my place

Fix you

Before singing Fix You, Chris said (as in the press conference) the possible title of a new song... LA MARIPOSA (The Butterfly).

All the credits for mili.cp

Source: Coldplayer [thanks Penny]

Head over to Coldplay.com and select the Coldplayer from the top of the page to check out exclusive new interviews with the band from the current Latin American tour, plus behind-the-scenes footage of them rehearsing before they headed out there.

If you are having trouble using the Coldplayer, you can download Guy’s audio interview after the 1st show and “How Geography Saved My Life” by Will Champion, here and here [thanks victaniac]

Coldplay played their second show in Argentina last night, and included an old favourite from The Rush Of Blood To The Head tour, Daylight.

You can download the concert here and view pictures from last night from this page onwards.

The Coldplayer at coldplay.com has been updated with footage of Coldplay rehearsing Green Eyes & High Speed.. some news from Will (the flag story...), an audio recording of Guy after the first show, and more.

The full setlist from 21/02/2007 show was:

Square One

Politik

Yellow

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

Speed Of Sound

Sparks

Daylight

Don't Panic

White Shadows

The Scientist

Til' Kingdom Come (great balls of fire)

Clocks

Talk

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Trouble

In My Place

Fix You

The third of Coldplay's competitions to win tickets to Coldplay's current Latin American tour is now live.

There is one pair of tickets to give away for each of the three Via Funchal shows in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The competition runs from today until midnight on Thur 22nd (Brazilian time).

Click here to enter.

Source: Coldplay.com

Coldplay setlist for the first night in Argentina is as follows:

Square One

Politik

Yellow

Speed Of Sound

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

What If

Sparks

Don't Panic

White Shadows

The Scientist

Green Eyes (Acoustic)

Clocks

Talk

Trouble

In My Place

Swallowed In The Sea

Fix You

You can read Argentinian and translated English reviews of the show here

More on this (new pictures and concert reviews included) here and here [thanks Bar]

More pictures of Coldplay around Argentina have been posted here [thanks lovelight] and here [thanks gise_honey] and here [thanks madxy]

Meanwhile Coldplay are warming up for their first gig in Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires at 10.00pm local time tonight.

Coldplay and its entourage arrived at Faena Hotel on Saturday evening (17th February). Although it had been said that she would be in Buenos Aires, there was no sign of Gwyneth Paltrow, wife of singer Chris Martin.

It is believed that Coldplay occupied fourteen rooms, all with a view of the river and they requested flowers, chocolate and orange juice and bilberry. At their first opportunity on Saturday night they sampled the delights of Argentine cuisine.

They returned to one of the bars of Faena, where Charly Garcia was present. They spoke with him and they invited him to shows. The band slept yesterday until late.

Source: Lazaron

Lucky Chilean competition winners got to meet and greet Coldplay backstage in Santiago, Chile and received a load of signed memorabilia.

Many Thanks to Marite for the photos, which you can view here.