Coldplay News

It looks like reports of Coldplay's demise — to parenthood, of all things — may be greatly exaggerated.   That's according to a spokesperson for Capitol Records, who on Monday (October 2) spoke with MTV News to dispel reports of Coldplay's "five-year hiatus" to concentrate on their families.   "The band is enjoying a much-deserved break, which I think everybody already knows," Ambrosia Healy wrote in an e-mail to MTV News. "No, there isn't a self-imposed 'five-year hiatus.' " Healy's e-mail was

Chris Moyles DJ, who lives in a trendy part of North London, has many celebrity neighbours.   Chris Martin is one but the Leeds-born loudmouth admits he often can’t make out what the Coldplay star is really like — because he’s quite mad.   He explains: “He came into our studio one morning and he just seemed wired — it’s the only word I can think of which won’t get me into trouble. He just seemed out of it, not out of it as in wasted, but just really, really giddy and surreal and a little bit, I

It’s been a heck of a year for English rock band Coldplay. First, lead singer Chris Martin and wife Gwyneth Paltrow had a baby boy, Moses, in early April.   Not to be outdone, drummer Will Champion and his wife Marianne welcomed a daughter named Ava about a week later.   And, now, according to ContactMusic, bass player Guy Berryman and his wife Joanna Briston show that they’re supporting the band’s efforts at procreation as well, with the arrival of their daughter Nico earlier this week.Whoa! Th

Chris was delighted to hear that Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow had been watching him [on Celebrity X Factor] — and apparently even voted for him. Puffing out his chest, he says: “Now that is a true claim to fame! I’ve never met Gwyneth Paltrow — even though she lives very near to me — but I do sometimes see her husband, Chris Martin, about.   “I bumped into him and he told me that him and the wife were huge fans of the programme and had been tuning in to watch me — and to vote for me.   “How sh

Coldplay may not release a new album for the next five years, the Daily Star claims today.   Chris Martin was overheard discussing the decision with friends after performing with Jay-Z at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday night.   "It's going to be a long, long time before you hear a new album from us," he explained. "We've done a few things, but we're all enjoying having families at the moment. If it takes five years for us to feel ready to record something new, then so be it. We need plenty o

So prevalent is this culture of wussdom that earlier this year, Blender magazine compiled a list of the world’s wussiest rock acts.   Among those vying for sissy supremacy were Kenny G., Peter Cetera, Boyz II Men, Nick Lachey, Babyface, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and, presumably because it gave them the chance to publish a photo of a hot chick among these saps, Hilary Duff.   But then, Duff is dating a member of Good Charlotte, which makes her, at the very least, a wuss sympathizer. What’s next?

Two nights into their short tour supporting Muse, Coldplay were preparing to welcome a haul of new fans in Newcastle. ALAN SMITHEE spoke to Will Champion (drums) and Guy Berryman (bass).   Leading up to their second ‘proper’ single, YELLOW, both the band and the fans are eager for the release of ‘PARACHUTES’, the debut album, on July 10th. WC: ‘It was co-produced by us and a chap called Ken Nelson, who we work with, and it was recorded in spits and spats, in four different studios around the cou

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Coldplay singer Chris Martin's singing on a new Jay-Z track will not make it to the rapper's new album, but the song has become a New York club sensation.   Life Style Extra reported that a sample of the as-yet-unnamed track has met with great success in the city's expansive club scene, but will not be featured on Jay-Z's upcoming "Kingdom Come" album. A source confirmed that the melding of the two musical sensations was simply an experiment for the two singers and r

Live 8 Anniversary Special (Saturday, SABC2, 10pm): Don't miss this one which features performances from U2, Elton John, Bob Geldof, Sting, Coldplay, REM, Annie Lennox, Robbie Williams, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd and The Who.   More on this here

Attention Coldplay fans in the US: If you've got cable you might be able to catch the band on a Saturday Night Live re-run this month.   According to RockOnTV, the SNL re-run will air on July 16th at 6:00am on Comedy Central.

Listen to three new tracks by the English band from the Midtfyns Festival.   Coldplay visited the Midtfyns Festival Wednesday evening, and Musik.dk was close by during the whole concert. Musik.dk is the first website in the universe to get legal permission to stream three tracks from their coming album, "A Rush of Blood to the Head." The three tracks are "Politik," "In My Place," and "God Put a Smile on My Face."   Press the links to the top right to see/hear the three tracks being performed, an

26 year old Patrick Harvey, who courageously hopped on stage and stole the mic away from Chris during Coldplay's performance at the Royal Festival Hall, has been tracked down by NME.com.   When asked about his decision to get on stage, Harvey said "I was surprised that no one was trying to jump on the stage themselves. Because the stage was so low and there was nobody about I just bent my leg and up I was! I think someone came on stage to get me and Chris (Martin) waved him away."   Apparently H

A very nice girl over at PlayLouder.com, Melissa, had the following to say when I asked why Coldplay's set was not being webcast on their site:   "There are a lot of reasons, really. First of all, we were restricted by the bands that BBC filmed, and those were only the ones on the Pyramid and Other Stages after 1pm (so Coldplay would've been okay on that count). The other big factor was getting clearance from the bands and their record companies, and sadly, quite a few did not wish to be webcast

While the "Berlin-like" wall at this year's Glastonbury Festival has managed to keep ticketless people out of the festival, it hasn't managed to keep out those who carry tickets that don't belong to them.   Apparently, 146 tickets have been stolen, together with mobile phones, wallets and cash from innocent festival-goers. Despite this statistic, all other aspects of the festival have improved since the last one two years ago.

As promised, Coldplay's set at the Glastonbury Festival showcased several songs from their upcoming album.   Chris Martin was in good spirits, and thanked the crowd for making the festival so special. He apparently apologized numerous times throughout the night for not being Rod Stewart (who plays the festival later this weekend).   As far as I am concerned, he is more than forgiven. Ananova reports that Chris also jokingly referred to the festival's strict new security measures by changing the

Here's what the band's frontman, Chris Martin, had to say about headlining Glastonbury and unveiling the new songs from 'A Rush of Blood to the Head:'   "The prospect of playing big festivals is quite scary, but also it's kind of like, damn right we should be playing right up the bill, because we've got this great album that people are gonna hear and these great songs that people are gonna hear for the first time maybe at these festivals."   "It's quite brave, but I think it's the right place to

According to Ananova, Chris Martin has said the new Coldplay record is about "getting things done now" and "a fear of dying."   He went on to say, "The record's about how you must do things now because time is short. Whether it's falling in love or stopping evil global corporations, you've got to do it now, not put it off. Part of the driving force behind that is fear of dying. Obviously, the other part of that is just fear of losing my hair. It's good to feel life is short, because that makes y

The gig in Strasbourg has had to be cancelled due to Chris Martin having a viral throat infection and is under doctors orders to rest.   Meanwhile Clocks has entered at #4 in the UK charts this week.

According to NME.com, Coldplay dedicated "See You Soon" to Kylie Minogue, who was in the audience at their performance last night.   There was also a bit of hooplah when they started playing "Yellow," as a drunken fan made it on stage and stole the mic away from Chris.   Reportedly, the set they played at David Bowie's Meltdown Festival should be similar to the one they'll play on Friday when they headline the Glastonbury Festival.

The following setlist is unconfirmed, but comes from a fan who attended Coldplay's show at Mountfield Hall, Liverpool on the 20th:   Politik Shiver Spies Daylight Trouble One I Love Don't Panic Everything's Not Lost We Never Change God Put A Smile Upon Your Face Yellow Scientist   Encore Clocks In My Place Sugar Eyes (?) with Ian McCullogh (Echo and the Bunnymen) Unknown Song Life Is For Living   Apparently the set lasted longer than fans expected, so a lot of tapers didn't catch the whole thin

Coldplay recently released their 3rd Official E-Zine, containing tour information and details about their new single, "In My Place," which has been getting a lot of airplay in England and abroad (i.e. the U.S.).   Download the e-zine here

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Coldplay have been confirmed to play Australia’s 'Splendour in the Grass', which takes place July 19-20.   The festival, at Byron Bay on the New South Wales north coast, will also feature Placebo, Alpinestars and Goldfrapp. Aussie rockers Powderfinger will headline the Main Stage on Saturday July 19, with Coldplay closing the festival the following evening.   More acts are due to be announced in the coming weeks, with tickets going on sale May 2.

Perennial loudmouth Liam Gallagher has launched another verbal attack on Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, calling him a ‘knobhead student’ for restating his anti-war views at Coldplay’s Teenage Cancer Trust benefit show on Monday.   Speaking after his guest performance with Richard Ashcroft at the Royal Albert Hall, Liam accused Chris of speaking out about the wrong subject. He told The Sun:   "When Coldplay did this gig they banged on about the war, that's wrong. Chris Martin shouldn't be using

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