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More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   December 15, 2008 - submitted by Sari, United States of America Q. In the live photoblog from Birmingham it appears that Chris's shirt changes from white to a reddish color. Is this just because of the lighting that the picture were taken in? The Oracle replies: It's actually a shade of purple. Although the lights are a similar colour, it's not that giving the hue; when they come on after Stage C set it's a different top.   December

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   December 1, 2009 - submitted by Hans, Germany Q. Since the webpage claims that you would know everything..I want to present you a riddle : An old man sells his owl in a shop for 50 DM (Deutsche Mark). Then he buys himself one new pair of shoes for 49 DM and one ticket for the tram for 50 Pfennig. He then boards the train but after 3 stations the conductor kicks him out. Why ? The Oracle replies: Wel

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 2000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   June 20, 2011 - submitted by Madison, United States of America Q. Hey Oracle! What's your favorite (new) Coldplay song? (like the ones they play at the festivals?) Just curious... Very excited to see which ones will be released with Major Minus + ETIAW! Give my regards to the boys (and yourself, of course! :D) Madison The Oracle replies: I'd have to say Major Minus and Princess of China at this poin

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   November 9, 2009 - submitted by Sven, Norway Q. Dear Oracle I have no question. Just want to send the band my thanks for their 100 Fuse interview. It's nice that they show there fans the real history behind the band. Your big fan S.O.S. The Oracle replies: For those who missed it, Fuse 100's interview with the band traces their early years to X&Y. November 9, 2009 - submitted by Bonnie, United S

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1400 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 22, 2010 - submitted by Paul, United Kingdom Q. I have just found an old Camden Barfly flyer with a gig listed as The Coldplay on the 10th of February. Can you tell me what year this was ? The Oracle replies: This is an interesting one... Coldplay were called The Coldplay in 1998 but according to Chris on our Timeline their very first gig under that name wasn't until later - 22nd February.

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1400 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   June 8, 2010 - submitted by Jenny, Argentina Q. Hey There Great Oracle! Today I visited a famous antiques fair here, to find pictures to Guy ... every time, I thought that if he had been there, he would have been like a kid in a toy store haha and he probably would have bought at least half of the fair haha ... The first question is ... can I send him more of one photo? ... because, in the midst of

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 2, 2010 - submitted by Tamara, Argentina Q. Dear Oracle I would like to know what did Chris feel when he saw so many fans at the hotel in Buenos Aires?? We felt like we touched the sky with our hands, it was so beautiful!!! Thanks for answer me! The Oracle replies: Yesterday Chris was saying how amazing it is to see so many fans and if it wasn't for those fans the band wouldn't be doing what

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   November 23, 2009 - submitted by Claire, United States of America Q. I want to send mail to Coldplay but I am not sure if I should send it to them through email or snail mail? If I send it through snail mail, is the address below the right address? c/o PO Box 246, Cheadle, SK8 9AF. Thanks in Advance, Claire The Oracle replies: This is a perfectly timed question. That address will be defunct in a wee

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 2000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   June 6, 2011 - submitted by Bowen, United States of America Q. Hey Oracle! I watched the live stream of Rock Am Ring on Saturday and loved all of it, the boys reminded me why they're my favorite band in the world. All the new songs are great. I know that someone has said that there will be "no video" for ETIAW. So I guess my question is two-fold. First, why not? And second, does this mean that it is

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 18, 2010 - submitted by Lucas, United Kingdom Q. Any news on Matt McGinn's Roadie book? The Oracle replies: Funny you should mention that because Matt sent me a photo yesterday of him with his very own copy of said book! The book is set to hit the shops on May 17th weather permitting. March 18, 2010 - submitted by Nina, Netherlands Q. Dear Oracle, How are you? I hope you're not too tired :) I

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   February 9, 2010 - submitted by Ana, Argentina Q. Dear Oracle, I come to you today with a matter of life and death (not literally, but it might turn out that way) right now I am freaking out!! I just heard on the news that all shows on the River Plate Stadium are suspended until further notice, what will happen with the Coldplay show on February 26th? Please, don't leave us without the show there ha

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   May 5, 2010 - submitted by Colm, Canada Q. Oracle, I've pre-ordered Matt's upcoming book on Amazon about 2 weeks ago. It was mentioned here that it would be out on May 4th. Has that date been pushed back by any chance? Because when I called Chapters, they told me they would begin selling it on the 1st of July! Please clarify this for me! I don't want to wait 2 more months! The Oracle replies: The wh

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   February 5, 2010 - submitted by Sven, Sweden Q. Oracle, What is the new for Roadie : My Life With Coldplay by Matt McGinn? Thank You The Oracle replies: I'll have more news about dates from the publisher soon but they told me it's all going ahead, so that's good isn't it?   February 5, 2010 - submitted by benjamin, United States of America Q. Dear Oracle, Why is Coldplay's Hope for Haiti performanc

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   May 25, 2009 - submitted by chris or big cat, United States of America Q. Will you take me down to Funkytown? The Oracle replies: Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me.   May 25, 2009 - submitted by Andrea, Columbia Q. Hi Oracle. Do you think Keane is a copy of Coldplay? I like both bands but I think Keane sometimes copies some of Coldplay's lyrics or rhythms or lines. The Oracle replies: Not at all, they're just a similar

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   December 18, 2008 - submitted by Daan, United Kingdom Q. Dear Oracle thingy magingy all-knowing Jim bob person, Having read through fourscore Oracle postings, my question is probably too much related to Coldplay for you to answer, but it's about Green Eyes. When I listened to it for the first time, I thought it was a gem because I immediately thought it was about Gwyneth, and that extra meaning just transformed it into a sparkly rain

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   November 26, 2008 - submitted by Evelien, Belgium Q. Dear Oracle, I enjoyed the football picture from Roadie #42 a lot :-) I think Chris is not on it? Does he not like playing football? The Oracle replies: Not particularly, he prefers cricket!   November 26, 2008 - submitted by Rachel the Awesome, United States of America Q. Wouldn't it be funny if this question got in instead of my other more important question? The Oracle replies:

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 9, 2010 - submitted by Juli, Colombia Q. Hi Oracle, I wonder what the band will do now that the tour ends. Take a break? Or will enter a recording time? To be ready when the new album? Many kisses and hugs to everyone, to the boys of the equipment technicians, engineers, lighting designers and all that allowed this to was come reality! Hey hugs to Bat for Lashes they are so talented. The Oracl

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   November 28, 2008 - submitted by Lucia, Argentina Q. hello oracle! some time ago you mentioned that the lyrics were going to be posted on the site, is that going to happen any time soon? i’ve read many lyrics related questions, and i have a few myself, wouldn’t it be esasier if you just posted them? thanks! The Oracle replies: It will happen sometime in the New Year, hopefully sooner rather than later.   November 28, 2008 - submitted

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 23, 2010 - submitted by Makayla, United States of America Q. Dear lovely Oracle, Myself along with many other Coldplayers at coldplaying.com have been wondering whether or not the butterflies will stick around for the next tour. I don't think Lovers in Japan will ever be the same without butterflies! The Oracle replies: I would doubt it to be honest. I know the Yellow balloons made it to anoth

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 23, 2008 - submitted by Jon, United States of America Q. Where was Coldplay when 9-11 took place? The Oracle replies: They were in London but had been due to fly to New York to perform a couple of days later. That day is also Jonny’s birthday but there were no celebrations in 2001.   October 23, 2008 - submitted by Constance, Chile Q. I have a serious problem and it is my shyness, I’m in a music class at school, but I am about to have a very bad

Coldplay’s Paradise has displaced the Military Wives and Gareth Malone’s Wherever You Are to become the first official UK Number 1 single of 2012, BBC Radio 1 and the Official Charts Company can reveal.   Originally released on October 30, ‘Paradise’ debuted at Number 14 before steadily climbing up the Official Singles Chart and peaking at Number 2 a week before Christmas. Paradise is only Coldplay’s second Number 1 single, their first being ‘Viva La Vida’, which reached Number 1 in the Official

UPDATED! Despite the official release being brought forward to the early hours of Sunday (most likely as a result of the leak), it wasn't difficult to find a low-fi version of the video via a Google news search, the source being a Chinese website who leaked the video during Saturday 2nd June. The following websites have all reviewed the video based on the dodgy copy, before it was officially released. We'll see if we can find some reviews subsequent to the video's official release, but if you ha

Coldplay’s new EP Prospekt’s March is making a stir at radio, with the release being added to the A list at Radio Two and 6 Music from next Thursday (November 20), where it joins lead track Lost!.   Lost!, a new version of the Viva La Vida track featuring Jay Z, is also on the A list at Radio One. The full BBC playlist additions are:   6 Music A list Coldplay – Prospekt’s March   B list Glasvegas – Please Come Back Home Kaiser Chiefs – Good Days Bad days Snow Patrol – Crack the Shutters   C lis

It's been a few days now since Coldplay revealed that their new video for Life In Technicolor ii would feature the band as puppets, and finally this story has hit the media-waves. First up, here's Stereogum today:   All sorts of news out from Coldplay HQ today, starting with a preview of the "Life In Technicolor II" video, which premieres on 4Music in the UK Tuesday night. Like Kanye and Genesis before them, the band became puppets for the clip. The just-released stills show them performing for

Universal Music, the world's biggest record company, is poised to announce the £1.2bn purchase of EMI's recorded music division, home to the Beatles, Coldplay and Tinie Tempah, according to almost a thousand online sources across the world, today. At the same time, Sony Music Entertainment has obtained EMI's music publishing division for $2.2 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported that news this morning. [Discuss the latest on the news at the Coldplay forum now.]   The music division sale is