Coldplay News

Coldplay have won two prizes at the My VH1 Awards in Los Angeles yesterday.   The quartet were honoured for their international achievements with the Big in Japan prize and the Best Kept Secret award.   The event was overshadowed by the death of George Harrison from cancer on Thursday, with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora opening the event with a rendition of one of the songs he wrote for the Beatles, Here Comes The Sun. The Dave Matthews Band were the big winners of the night, walking off with

The Coldplay quartet are rounding out 2001 with a handful of U.S. dates, some of which were postponed following the September 11th terrorist attacks.   The tour kicks off on Wednesday 28th November in Providence, R.I., where the band will perform as part of WBRU-FM's 32nd Birthday Bash with Remy Zero and Delta Clutch.   On Saturday 1st December in Fairfax, Va., Coldplay joins Blink-182, the Crystal Method, System of a Down, Pete Yorn, Nickelback and Puddle of Mudd for WHFS-FM's HFSmas Holiday Nu

COLDPLAY played an impromptu 90-minute acoustic set at a North London pub on Friday November 23 before jetting off for their American tour on the following Sunday.   The gig at The Shepherd's Pub in Highgate was so secret, according to a spokesman for the band's record label, Parlophone, that no-one at the record company knew about it until after it had happened.   The band played as a trio due to bassist Guy Berryman crying off with a cold. Introduced by their actor friend Simon Pegg, they play

Coldplay lost out to Manic Street Preachers for the Best Live Act award in the Q Awards held recently at the Park Lane hotel in London.   Best Live Act THE NOMINEES: Manic Street Preachers; Madonna; Coldplay; Stereophonics; U2; Muse THE WINNERS: Manic Street Preachers   Check out the other category winners at http://q4music.com/

Here's your chance to bid for a unique memento of your favourite Coldplay stars! The NSPCC and GAP have been encouraging top celebrities to get their hands dirty, then donate their handprints for auction in aid of the FULL STOP Campaign.   The celebrity handprints will be auctioned at Gap's store in Oxford Street, London in early November 2001. You can bid in person or via our Auction Hotline. Each successful bidder will receive the framed handprints and an accompanying photo of their star. What

You've seen 'The Scientist' video in reverse (if not, where have you been?), now you can watch and listen to 'Clocks' in reverse, here, Don't Panic here and In My Place here   [thanks twistedCLOCKS]

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's hit series 'Extras' returns for a second series, in which Andy Millman moves from background artist to recognition as he begins to film his sitcom.   This series features celebrity appearances from Orlando Bloom, David Bowie, 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe, Coldplay's Chris Martin, Ronnie Corbett and Sir Ian McKellan.   Source: Brand Republic   Previous Coldplaying News here

You'll be animated after watching this interview!   Chris Martin, James Blunt, Liam Gallagher and Bono put the world to rights over a pint of milk.   Watch the clip here

Coldplay's Asia leg of their Twisted Logic Tour 2006 finished in Budokan, Tokyo, Japan earlier today.   You can see pictures of their last performance here and reviews here.   Join the Twisted Logic discussion here

The first ever Latitude Festival was bought to a close yesterday(July 16), with a headline set from Mogwai.   The Scots entered to the title from cult horror film 'The Wicker Man' to deliver a packed set of post-rock before ending with a spectacular five minutes of feedback. Earlier in the day Manic Street Preacher and Mogwai[a] fan Nicky Wire performed on the Uncut Arena, show casing tracks from his forthcoming solo album 'I Killed the Zeitgeist'.   At only his third ever solo gig, Wire include

Coldplay isn’t all about Chris Martin as Michael Cheang finds out after chatting with the band's drummer.   When this writer first found out that an exclusive interview with Coldplay in Singapore last week was confirmed, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t wait. Then I found out that I was going to be interviewing not Chris Martin, but the drummer, Will Champion.   Ok, well, that’s like getting to interview the Beatles, but getting Ringo Starr. It’s still not too bad. Well, it turns out that talking to C

I met Chris and family (Gwyneth, Apple and Moses) outside of Starbucks (Roppongi Hills, Tokyo) hydrating on mocha frapachinos. Chris looked exhausted with the humidity/heat (94F) and being very fatherly to Apple and Moses. Look forward in seeing Coldplay on the 19th (their last show).   While his wifey, Gwyneth was inside getting Frapachino. I started small talk and broke into conversation asking him "what time is it?" (but of course he never wears a watch..), and then told him, "Welcome back to

Chris Martin has revealed that he likes to travel to his own gigs by public transport.   The Coldplay singer admits that the experience puts him in a "bad mood" and believes that this encourages him to put on a better show for fans.   "I try getting to shows at the same time as everyone else," he told The Mirror. "I've been stuck in traffic, I've been on an overcrowded train and I've lined up to buy an overpriced hot dog. Quite often this will put me in a bad mood. So I know just what it's like

Menphix is happy to announce the release of X&Y Coder Version 0.1 (Codename "Apple Pie").   This is an original version of this fun program. The main purpose of this software is to help people write X&Y code (the code drew in the in lay of Coldplay's latest album).   For more details click here

At a packed press conference on Thursday, British rock sensation Coldplay, gave their answers to a pretty eclectic mix of media questions.   Highlights included Britpop rivalry, Ronald Mcdonald, the A-team and a headbutt from a certain French football star.   Download the full interview here

Chris Martin, lead singer of the band Coldplay, reportedly insulted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney at a recent press conference in Hong Kong.   TMZ.com reported that the 29-year-old singer added the verbal jab to Cheney while he was answering questions about the potential disbanding of Coldplay.   You know, if you don't like (the music), just listen to something else, said Martin. We'd much rather have a fight with Dick Cheney, you know -- people who really do things that we consider to be bad.

Coldplay front man Chris Martin has fuelled speculation that the band are set to split.   Speaking in Hong Kong, Martin [pictured] admitted that it might be some time before the band release another album.   "We won't do another album until we think we've written the best songs in history, and that could take a while, so we could be waiting, 20 years or 50 years. Who knows? All we know is we're playing this evening in Hong Kong." he said. "And tomorrow, we don't know what's happening. So our nex

You can now view pictures from Coldplay's gig last night in Hong Kong, here   Pictures from Coldplay's press conference in Hong Kong are here   Setlists and reviews can be found in the Coldplay Live forum

At a press conference in Hong Kong, the band's frontman made both a jab at Vice President Dick Cheney and fueled speculation that Coldplay may go the route of Weezer and disband.   When talking about why they don't get into fights with other bands, Chris Martin spoke out against the second in command, "You know, if you don't like [the music], just listen to something else. We'd much rather have a fight with Dick Cheney, you know - people who really do things that we consider to be bad." The com

All right, everybody, you can all exhale because according to Chris Martin it may be a while before we are blessed with the sounds of a new Coldplay album.   We won’t do another album until we think we’ve written the best songs in history, and that could take a while. So we could be waiting, 20 years or 50 years. Who knows? Our next record seems like a long way away.   Oh, please, say it ain’t so, Mr. Paltrow.   Source: http://regulus2.azstarnet.com  

Razorlight's Johnny Borrell - never likely to be confused with the protagonist behind the Beastie Boys' 'Johnny Ryall' - has told free newspaper Metro about the band's brand-new album, Razorlight.   The singer said that his band's second record, the follow-up to Up All Night, was never going to be a gloomy affair:   "I was determined to make a positive record. It's all autobiographical, but I hate it when bands release a gloomy second album about how tough it is being famous. Actually, there's

Hong Kong, China (AHN) - Chris Martin of Coldplay says that the band doesn't want to impose its political beliefs on others, but the band members feel it's their responsibility to use their celebrity status to bring attention to important issues.   The band supports Oxfam's fair trade campaign, which lobbies against trade policies that negatively affect developing countries, such as the influx of goods from developed countries.   Martin said at a news conference in Hong Kong before a Coldplay co

Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. These names probably don't ring a bell.   They are members of Coldplay, one of the United Kingdom's biggest bands. You'll probably only recognise the lead singer - Chris Martin - yes, he who is married to Hollywood A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow and has two tots, Apple and Moses.   Martin has become so synonymous with the band's name, everyone knows him as the face and voice of Coldplay. But the other members don't seem to mind playing second fiddle.Guit

Phoenix FM ran a number of top 20 shows in 2005 and broadcast the most popular ones on the internet. They are running more polls this year, with the most popular ones having another show on the station in the coming months.   As last year, some of the most popular polls will be counted down in a special radio broadcast, streamed live, by Phoenix FM in the summer of 2006. The Coldplay poll promises to be the biggest poll undertaken yet.   To select your 10 Coldplay songs, visit http://www.redpeng

And the loser is ... James Taylor? Sure to raise the ire of Sweet Baby James fans everywhere, Blender magazine has placed the sensitive folk-rocker atop its list of the 25 biggest wusses ever. The roster in the August issue (on newsstands Tuesday) accuses Taylor of initiating "an era of confessional, listen-to-my-troubles singer/songwriters and turn(ing) self-examination into a hallmark of the baby-boom generation."   Who else deserves wedgies? Nick Lachey, at No. 2, for a post-divorce disc that