Coldplay News

According to a famous Argentine entertainment journalist, Bebe Contepomi, who posted a video on a well-known news channel's blog (called TN), the show taking place on February 26th will not be cancelled.   In the video he says he spoke to a TimeForFun (the guys who are bringing Coldplay to Argentina) representative and told him that they're doing all they can to play in the River Stadium, but that even if they can't, the concert would be made somewhere else, in another venue. It was also confirm

Coldplay's forthcoming show at the River Plate Stadium in Argentina is in doubt due to neighbourhood complaints, according to various sources in the Argentinian media. More discussion on this is at the Coldplay forums here and here [thanks cele & chrisprm]   The show, due to take place on 26th February is the first show of the highly anticipated Latin America tour of 2010. Coldplay's concert is not the only show in doubt - Guns n Roses' concert on 20 March may also be affected.   The complai

Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 recounts his experiences at the New Jersey shows   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Tash]   For touring folks, New York is a great place to spend time. Everything you could possibly want is within walking distance or a short cab ride from the hotel. This, of course, can play havoc with your cashflow, but hey - that’s what per diems are for…   For the band, it’s almost another hometown run. They are all staying awa

‘Get up off your sofa, get up off your couch, stop what you’re doing, and do the Crouch, dooby-doo-wah-wah.” Don’t despair (well, actually do). It’s not the latest in the longest line of crap football anthems to make your ears bleed. Rather, it’s the chorus of the hell that Coldplay are proposing to unleash on the nation should England win the World Cup.   Presumably it’s to quell the rampant euphoria that will grip us all should Sven’s men end 40-years of hurt.   Chris Martin made the threat af

When Coldplay's 2011 festival appearances in Germany were announced back in November, it was not confirmed which dates Coldplay would be playing at which venue - but now the festival poster has been released by the festival organisers via their website, and shows the exact dates for the stage. [thanks r25d01]   Coldplay will headline the Rock im Park festival on Friday 3rd June (2130-2300h local time) and then the Rock am Ring festival on Saturday 4th June (2250-0020h local time), according to t

Over the past month, Coldplay have gone to some rather extreme — though commendable — lengths to keep tickets for their Twisted Logic Tour out of the hands of scalpers and off the pages of online auction sites, including organizing fan-only lotteries (basically a chance at a chance to bid on special presale tix) and sifting through ticket applications by hand.   But their latest ticketing tactic — designed to prevent fans from being "ripped off" — might fall short of its intended goal.   On Sat

Coldplay's Shiver has been confirmed as part of the setlist for the new version of Guitar Hero 'World Tour'. Watch a video of Shiver being played here (we accept no responsibility for the quality of singing) [thanks sa_spurs_tx]   Guitar Hero World Tour (initially referred to as Guitar Hero IV) is a forthcoming entry in the music video game Guitar Hero series, and is being developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. The game is expected to be available for the Xbox 360, Pla

Coldplay's Shiver has been confirmed as part of the setlist for the new version of Guitar Hero 'World Tour'. Watch a video of Shiver being played here (we accept no responsibility for the quality of singing) [thanks sa_spurs_tx]   Guitar Hero World Tour (initially referred to as Guitar Hero IV) is a forthcoming entry in the music video game Guitar Hero series, and is being developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. The game is expected to be available for the Xbox 360, Pla

Rolling Stone have hinted today that 'Violet Hill' - the first single from Coldplay’s upcoming album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends - will be released to radio on May 5th. This comes a day after Coldplaying revealed that the single will be available through internet download only, the week after radio play.   Meanwhile, the Barcelona premiere we reported earlier has been confirmed by other spanish local media, and some Spanish radio stations. The media will obviously be there, and it

Coldplay's single Viva La Vida is back in the top ten singles chart in the UK, nearly three months after its original online release. It clambered four places from last week's no.14. Bloc Party's new single 'Mercury' offered little resistance, which went in at a poor no.16.   Coldplay's album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends is down one spot to no.4 after The Script's self-titled album, The Script, shot straight in at number one on the album chart, knocking Abba's Gold from the top slo

An interesting article outlining a historian view on Coldplay can be found on the BBC Website

Bauer Radio has teamed up with Coldplay to broadcast extensive coverage of the Sunderland show taking place on 7th June, according to various sources today. Stations on the Bauer Place and Passion portfolios will combine for Coldplay: In Demand, offering band interviews and coverage of the live performance from the Sunderland Stadium of Light date. More on this news is at the Sunderland thread in the Coldplay Live forum now. Read on for the full article courtesy of Digital Spy below [thanks Tash

Coldplay's new video for Strawberry Swing finally premiered online and in cinemas last week, and it has been announced that it will make its debut on terrestrial TV tomorrow (Wednesday). Here's Anchorman will full details:   Good morning. Tomorrow night (Wed 29th July), the Strawberry Swing video will make its UK TV debut on the 4 Music digital channel at 7pm. It will then be shown on Channel 4 a few hours later, at 12.05am. For those of you outside the UK, Channel 4 looks a little bit like this

Coldplay's final video of the Viva la Vida era has been nominated for best Breakthrough Video at this year's MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). More on this is at the Coldplay forum here [thanks clisaj]   In this category Coldplay will be up against Dan Black (Symphonies), Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def (Stylo) and The Black Keys (Tighen Up). If Coldplay win this category, it will be the fourth award for the Strawberry Swing video. Back in October 2009 at the UK Music Video Awards Straw

Coldplay.com have today posted a reminder that you can now check out Coldplay's "Stripped" acoustic session online. The performance took place at the Capitol Records Studio in Hollywood, CA on July 19, 2009. You can discuss this performance at the Coldplay forum here onwards. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Good afternoon. You might remember that, back in July, Roadie #42 wrote about a Stripped acoustic session which Coldplay recorded in LA's Capitol Records building. Well, you can now wat

Coldplay have announced the support acts that will join them on tour during February and March, as they visit Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi. Here's Anchorman, who says Mercury Rev [pictured] are ace, with more details:   We're pleased to announce the roster of support acts for Coldplay's upcoming shows in February and March. The full bills are as follows (click on the names to visit their MySpace and hear some tunes):   Australia 1. Decoder Ring 2. Mercury Rev 3. Col

If you're a Coldplay fan, you are probably aware that there are 233 hours (give or take a few) until X&Y, the band's third album, hits stores on June 6th. You might even be counting those hours — because Coldplay most certainly are.   "We're in that period where it's like we're waiting for exam results — we've worked as hard as we could and now we have to wait for this period until things get marked," frontman Chris Martin explained. "And so it's probably the healthiest thing for us to go ar

According to unofficial sources, Coldplay will release the third single, Lost!, from the new album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends on September 8th. Lost! will initially be available in the US and then released later in Europe. It is not yet known what format the single will take or if there will be a video to accompany it, but we will keep everyone updated on Coldplaying.   An alternate, acoustic recording of Lost! has previously been freely released, known as 'Lost?'. This version wa

Coldplay's new single has climbed to number three in the US chart - their biggest hit across the Atlantic. Coldplay, whose new album is released on 12 June, previously made number eight in the US singles rundown in 2005 with Speed of Sound.   Viva La Vida, which is used on iTunes' current TV commercial, was bolstered by 219,000 digital sales. But the band was behind Leona Lewis's Bleeding Love at number two and chart topper Lollipop from rapper Lil Wayne. This represents a 58 percent increase (f

One of Coldplay's Upcoming shows in Tokyo will be broadcast on 62 MTV channels later this month. This just in from Anchorman:   Good morning. As part of a new weekly concert series from MTV Networks International, Coldplay's upcoming show at the Tokyo Saitama Super Arena will be screened on 62 MTV channels around the world. The MTV World Stage show will air on Friday 27th February.   Press release: MTV Networks International announced the launch of MTV World Stage and MTV Push, two new music ini

Coldplayers have been submitting their top 5 lists on our forums, of the band's top music videos, and we have the results, so far:   You can submit your top 5 music videos at any time, by posting on our forum topic, or via the Coldplaying app. Click here to submit your top 5 Coldplay vids 5) Life In Technicolor ii Jonny Buckland and Phil Harvey named this music video, featuring the band in puppet form as their favourite clip to have filmed. In Jonny's case, he didn't have to do much (he

Coldplay are the biggest band of the moment, with two Brits, a Grammy and five million album sales under their belt.   But pop heroes Coldplay still have time to spare a thought for one of their member's home town. The band has sent Southampton a message of support for achieving the long-fought-for Fairtrade city status.In a letter signed by the four, including former Cantell School pupil Will Champion, they wrote: "Coldplay are tremendously pleased to know that you are working hard to make Sout

If you've been living under a rock, or for some reason just missed it, Coldplay headlined the final night of Glastonbury 2016 on June 26, playing to an energetic audience of more than 100,000 people – all of whom were given Xylobands –  in what is sure to be one of the most iconic performances of their career.   The audience’s Xylobands lit up in sync, confetti fell from the sky, and fireworks sparkled around the field as the show opened with a bright and colorful performance of “A Head Full o

After months of speculation and a smattering of semi-secret "buzz gigs" throughout North America, Coldplay have finally confirmed a full slate of dates in support of their upcoming third album, X&Y.   August 2 in Toronto and will hit an additional 35 cities before coming to a close on September 30. Punky alt-country act Rilo Kiley will serve as the opening act.   Tickets go on sale June 4 for all shows except the September 23 gig in Dallas — those will be available on June 11 — and fans who

Coldplay.com have announced that Jay-Z [pictured] will be supporting Coldplay at the three UK stadium shows which were announced this morning. The September 2009 shows will take place at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester, Hampden Park in Glasgow and Wembley Stadium, London. Tickets go on sale at 9.30am on Friday, November 28 through various UK ticket outlets.   Chris Martin has been friends with Jay-Z for several years, and helped produce Coldplay's new album, while the rapper features o