Coldplay News

New pictures of Chris Martin out and about over Christmas have surfaced here   [Thanks pink_elephant]            

You have voted 'The Scientist' as your favourite Coldplay song, our biggest site poll has revealed.   Since opening the top 10 poll to unregistered visitors to the site, The Scientist has held on to top spot, with Fix You very close behind; Clocks third, with over 2000 votes cast. The poll will run until the end of the year, so if you wish to vote for your favourite Top 10 song (one vote per day), click here   In 2003, "The Scientist" won multiple MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Bes

Many blockbuster acts will return. No. 1 bands like Radiohead and Coldplay will be working on new albums. Norman Mailer's new novel is a portrait of Hitler as a young boy, while Michael Chabon's alternate-history thriller is set amongst Yiddish-speaking Alaskans.   Some of the 2007's most anticipated albums come from established names. Coldplay is headed on a Latin American tour early this year to road test new material. The new album, which still has no title, could be ready in 2007 or early 20

LONDON - Classic hits by the Beatles and David Bowie will challenge the likes of Beyoncé, Coldplay and Leona Lewis for the No 1 spot when the singles chart opens up to golden oldies.   With Top of the Pops dead, and downloading mums and dads revitalising the music market, the Top 40 chart will undergo the most far-reaching change in its 54-year history on New Year’s Day. A “single” will no longer mean a physical item, be it vinyl — EPs count — or a CD, bought in stores. Any song from pop’s archi

Concert tours by the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and country duo Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were among the top-grossing tours in North America in 2006, helping drive ticket revenue to a record $3.6 billion, according to Pollstar, the industry trade magazine.   The figure represents a 16 percent increase over 2005, when North American concert ticket sales totaled $3.1 billion, said Gary Bongiovanni, Pollstar's editor-in-chief.   Concert receipts for the top 100 tours of the year totaled $2.33

According to a survey conducted by www.thebestof.co.uk, Coldplay can be found on #5 on the list of the UK's favourite bands.   The survey was conducted by thebestof.co.uk, which recommends shops, restaurants and businesses.   More than 1,000 people took part in the survey, voting The Beatles as their favourite band, Sean Connery as their favourite actor and the Mini as their favourite car.The Beatles, good manners, and cups of tea are among 100 things that put the Great into Britain, says a surv

Another year has passed, and it's time to look back at the past 12 months and what has happened with and around Coldplay.   The year was filled with exciting gigs & events, break-up rumours and baby news.   Gigs   From January to April, Coldplay toured the United States with 32 concerts in total, including two amazing gigs at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Toronto which were supposed to be released on a Live DVD - after all, it has only been announced to be televised around the world in the

As reported earlier Chris Martin will be presenting Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 18th January 2007.   We want you to post your questions for him on the Coldplaying messageboard and we'll endeavor to get him to answer as many as possible on the show. You can also video yourself asking a question on your mobile phone and send it to 81199.   To post a question or for more information click here [thanks BBC Radio 1]   Beeb bosses have enlisted the stars to help cover Zane Lowe's 7-9pm show while th

Britain's music invasion may have happened 40 years ago but the current crop of musicmakers from across the pond are still making major noise if the Top Ten concerts of 2006 in Toronto are any indication. Half of the artists on the list hail from England -- including The Who, who were part of the original invasion.   Coldplay with Richard Ashcroft (March 22, Air Canada Centre): The first perfect concert of the year -- rated five out of five -- featured an exciting Brit-pop matchup that doesn't g

As reported earlier Chris Martin will be presenting Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 18th January 2007.   We want you to post your questions for him on the Coldplaying messageboard and we'll endeavor to get him to answer as many as possible on the show. You can also video yourself asking a question on your mobile phone and send it to 81199.   To post a question or for more information click here [thanks BBC Radio 1]   Beeb bosses have enlisted the stars to help cover Zane Lowe's 7-9pm show while th

Taken from Coldplay's Q&A:   Q. will the band be sticking with the super cool all black clothing style for album 4? A. No.   More on this here [thanks qwertyuiop]

11: Guy Berryman   LAST YEAR (4) FIFE-BORN Guy, 28, is the bassist with chart-topping band Coldplay. HE'S SIZZLING BECAUSE Coldplay have cemented their place at the top of the US music scene with a Grammy nomination for Talk.   Read the full list here  

In March 2006, Coldplay’s Air Canada Centre show in Toronto was filmed in HD quality by more than 20 cameras. Director Hamish Hamilton has now crafted the footage into a 60-minute film which is being shown by TV stations across the globe (billed by some as ‘Coldplay - How We Saw The World’). Here are some more tranmission dates for the live film:   December 23 - HBO Eastern Europe December 26 - Canal+ Spain December 28 - RTE Ireland December 31 - 3Sat Germany, AB Sat France January 5 2007 - YLE

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

As reported earlier, Coldplay have posted a special Christmas message on their official website, capturing the band dressed-up as Victorian gentlemen dancing to rave versions of their songs. This is now available from today to non-members.   The short black and white clip sees Chris Martin and co in full festive spirit, backed by a cheap dance mix of Coldplay tracks. It was shot last week and concludes with Martin [Jonny Buckland actually - ed.]announcing: "I predict that railways will be big in

Coldplay have an exclusive item up for grabs. One of Chris's shirts from the last tour, signed by all four of the band, could be yours.   Question: What was the first single to be released from X&Y?   For a chance to win, simply submit your answer here to the following question along with your name and address before midnight on New Year's Eve.   More on this competition here [thanks airieslady]   Only one entry per person. Please give answer followed by FULL postal address. Competition clos

Coldplay have posted their special Christmas message online which they filmed last week. The video is currently available exclusively to members of coldplay.com, and will become available to non-members from tomorrow evening.   You can watch it here   You can discuss their Christmas message here [thanks Leire]  

The pioneer of digital music, today announced the winners of the "2006 Napster Awards," the first awards to honor artists and songs for accomplishments in digital music.   In contrast to other music industry awards, the Napster Awards are determined by the actual listening behavior of music fans who subscribe to Napster's industry-leading subscription service and play over one billion songs each year.   Presented to the artists and songs that enjoyed the highest number of plays in the service be

As reported earlier Chris Martin will be presenting Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 18th January 2007.   We want you to post your questions for him on the Coldplaying messageboard and we'll endeavor to get him to answer as many as possible on the show. You can also video yourself asking a question on your mobile phone and send it to 81199.   To post a question or for more information click here [thanks BBC Radio 1]   Beeb bosses have enlisted the stars to help cover Zane Lowe's 7-9pm show while th

Grand Ole Party are currently in talks with Dave Holmes who, under the label 3D Management manages Coldplay and The Elected, among other bands.   He has been linked with GOP about recording with his help before touring next year, according to http://catdirtsez.blogspot.com.   Read the full article here

Good news for European Coldplay Fans. The german TV Program "3Sat" will broadcast the Toronto 2006 Concert on January 1st, 2007. Air Time will be 1.30 am (CET -1). Looks like the broadcast will take approx. 1 hour (3Sat does not have advertising).   You can receive 3Sat on Astra Satellite (19,2 East) and on German cable networks. the channel is usually unencrypted, and broadcasts on digital transponder. The link you need is http://www.3sat.de/poparoundtheclock_index.html   3sat will broadcast se

[as previously reported]   9PM - 10:30PM Often compared to the super groups U2 and Radiohead, Coldplay has managed to lure its own audience of admirers and a die hard fan base. Since the debut album Parachutes, this British alternative rock group has received a multitude of accolades including Grammy Awards and a string of Billboard 100 chart topping singles.   Catch melodies, social and political driven lyrics and most notably powerful, energy-driven live performances are just a few reasons for

Eskimo Joe's frontman Kav Temperley was recently seen wandering the streets of New York talking gibberish.   He hadn’t lost the plot, though an early flight to New York the day after a big night at the ARIA Awards didn’t help his state of mind. Rather he was reciting the lyrics to New York backwards as part of some technical wizardry for the song’s video. “I was ridiculously jetlagged, majorly hung over and had to learn how to sing backwards,” Temperley says. “It’s not easy, especially if your h

If you too are serious about global issues then join Jonano at Change the World Tour coming to a city near you.   You have power to change the world. Change the World Tour offers unique concert events and sustainable expos as well as over 300,000 life-changing give aways per event. Jonäno will present along with other sustainable, fair trade and future forward companies to connect with concert goers on ways to live better and healthier lives and honor Mother Earth.   Traveling to the world’s maj

ChartAttack.com lists the concert footage of Coldplay's Toronto gig for the 'MuchMusic' channel this week:   Thursday, December 14 Coldplay: How We Saw The World (9:00 p.m. ET) (MuchMusic)   More on this here [thanks Flying Sparks]