Coldplay News

Ian Brown [pictured] has slammed fellow British rocker Chris Martin for moaning about the paparazzi, insisting press attention comes with the job.   The former Stone Roses frontman also accuses Coldplay of ripping off other artists on the latest album X&Y. Brown says, "It (Speed of Sound) sounds so like Echo & The Bunnymen, it amazes me how they've got away with it.   "I can't stand the way the guy sells millions of albums, plays stadiums, marries a Hollywood star (Gwyneth Paltrow) and c

We are pleased to announce that support for Coldplay during the October Arena tour will come from the magnificent Idlewild.   If you are not familiar with this band, their third and strongest album to date, 'The Remote Part', was released this week and you can check out their website at www.idlewild.co.uk.

Simon Cowell's operatic quartet Il Divo shot straight to number one in the US album charts today.   Their second album, Ancora, knocked Jamie Foxx off the top of the Billboard Top 100. The US market is notoriously difficult to crack for British recording artists. Only a small group, including the Beatles, Elton John, U2, Led Zeppelin and Coldplay, have gone straight to number one.   Source: http://u.tv/

Music website iLike has joined forces with iPhone developer Tapulous to help promote the recently released themed version of its hit music/rhythm game, Tap Tap Coldplay, reports Pocket Gamer (UK).   "We're giving the 2.9 million Coldplay fans on iLike something to tap about," says iLike president Ali Partovi. This paid version of Tap Tap Revenge features themed graphics and a collection of hits from depressed crooners Coldplay, just as Tapulous has previously done with Nine Inch Nails and Weezer

Lily Allen has been forced to withdraw from today's (December 19th) Mencap's Big Noise Session. The singer is ill, and following two cancelled television appearances this week she has now being forced to pull the gig.   "Lily Allen is sad to announce that she will not be able to participate in Mencap's Big Noise Session this weekend," the charity explained. "Lily has been diagnosed with a severe recurrent throat infection which has also led her to cancel two television shows this week. She deepl

COLDPLAY's New Single "In My Place" has hit airwaves over the world recently. A dead-certain, cast-iron classic built around descending melatron chords and a gorgeous riff from guitarist Jonny Buckland, "In My Place" is Coldplay's first single from their forth-coming album A Rush Of Blood To The Head.   "In My Place" will also be released as a commercial retail single on Tuesday, August 6. The single also contains a previously unreleased Bonus Track "One I Loved" that will not be included on the

It was a good night for Coldplay online presence at the BT Digital Music Awards 2011 at the Roundhouse in London as Coldplaying.com and Coldplay.com were both winners in the Best Fansite and Best Official site respectively. It's the third consecutive BTDMA that Coldplaying has made the final 6 shortlist in the Fansite category but the first time we have won the award - and its a big thanks to everyone who took the time out to vote for us each day over the last few weeks - this award belongs to y

On a Saturday night in late February, Coldplay are in their North London headquarters, listening to mixes of new songs. After spending months writing and recording with producer Brian Eno, the band is now painstakingly wrapping up its fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends. A few weeks ago, Eno jetted off to work on U2’s new disc, leaving Coldplay to mix, record overdubs and argue over which tracks to include. “I heard a Bono quote once that said, ‘Bands shouldn’t break up over

Yesterday we reported that R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe will release a charity EP featuring six versions of a song, "In the Sun," which the singer hopes will remind the public about the continued suffering of survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Including one version, a duet with Coldplay's Chris Martin.   The duet with Coldplay’s Chris Martin will premiere on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy on February 5th (following the Super Bowl–check local listings for air times) and, along with the other five versions, w

Bono shaking hands with Tony Blair.   For me it was one of the most memorable images of last year, appearing on the cover of Phoenix magazine during the G8 protests of 2005. Watching MTV's Cribs today brought the idea home with even greater force than ever before.   These days, Intellectual Property Capitalists like Bono, Chris Martin of Coldplay and Thom Yorke of Radiohead are among the wealthiest and most visible of todays ruling class.The cult of celebrity has become inescapable with the expl

Longtime Coldplay fan, Thom Costall, managed to achieve a rare and exclusive interview with Chris Martin recently. Chris granted this interview, his only one, to Thom's Radio show on Harborough FM.   Click on the 'extras/live' section in audio on the official site to listen to part 1.

On April 6th, Coldplay will perform to lucky winners of WPLJ Radio's exclusive competition.   The prize is tickets to the China Club (New York) for a very rare lunchtime mini-concert with Coldplay. Winners will even get a chance to ask the band questions. This is a repeat for the band who, at the close of the A Rush Of Blood To The Head tour, played as part of WPLJ's Up Close & Personal season on June 12th 2003, also at the China Club. Listeners are invited to enter by calling the station.  

Investors are to be offered the chance to invest in live music gigs through a novel investment vehicle launched today.   With a board including Live Aid and Live 8 promoter Harvey Goldsmith, Eric Clapton’s manager Michael Eaton and Frank Presland, who manages Elton John and James Blunt, Edge Performance is looking to raise £30m under the venture capital trust scheme.   Former Emap chairman Sir Robin Miller will chair the group. Edge has set up agreements with two of the main concert promoters in

Well done to jonnybucklandhasnicehats who caught Jonny's camera at the Isle Of Wight Festival concert. See what pictures he took...   You can view the pictures here

IQ magazine's December issue will contain a world exclusive behind the scene report on Coldplay’s Viva la Vida World Tour, entitled Life, Death And Butterflies., Coldplaying can exclusively reveal today.   Life, Death & Butterflies is a 16-page feature chronicling the Viva la Vida tour, sanctioned by Coldplay’s management and published by international live music business magazine IQ. Including exclusive interviews with management, key production personnel, booking agents, promoters and supp

IQ magazine's December issue will contain a world exclusive behind the scene report on Coldplay’s Viva la Vida World Tour, entitled Life, Death And Butterflies., Coldplaying can exclusively reveal today.   Life, Death & Butterflies is a 16-page feature chronicling the Viva la Vida tour, sanctioned by Coldplay’s management and published by international live music business magazine IQ. Including exclusive interviews with management, key production personnel, booking agents, promoters and supp

IQ magazine’s December issue is now available in a free PDF format and contains a world exclusive behind the scene report on Coldplay’s Viva la Vida World Tour, entitled Life, Death And Butterflies. To save the online magazine, right click then save as here. You can also get the previous versions of the magazine (issues 1-20 also online here). Here's the synopsis of the Coldplay article:   Life, Death & Butterflies is a 16-page feature chronicling the Viva la Vida tour, sanctioned by Coldpla

Tickets for the first confirmed concerts in the revamped Point Depot sold out within ten minutes of going on sale at 9am this morning.   Coldplay sold out two concerts in the new venue renamed The O2, with queues of fans forming outside Ticketmaster outlets around the country in the early hours of the morning. Paudie O'Shea from Caherciveen, Co Kerry was first in the line outside Ticketmaster in Dublin’s St Stephens Green Shopping Centre at 7.30am. “I’ve never seen them live and I really want to

Chris Martin has turned into a "big kid" since wife Gwyneth Paltrow landed a role in 'Iron Man'.   The Coldplay frontman is a huge fan of the Marvel superhero and has splashed out on hundreds of copies of 'Iron Man' comics to help Gwyneth research her character. A source told website Absolute Now: "Chris is like a big kid with this. He's ordered a whole stack of comics which he says are for Gwyneth to help her get into the role but in fact he's spent more time reading them than she has."   The m

After more than a year of touring, it certainly seems Coldplay has learned how to please an audience. Taking the stage at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine on Sunday night, Coldplay performed a superb set list full of mega-hits and fan favorites, encouraging crowd sing-alongs and maintaining a high level of energy throughout the two-hour show, writes The Examiner.   From a Blue-Danube introduction that had everyone clapping along, to the giant-sized yellow balloons that fell upon the c

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 2000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   April 26, 2011 - submitted by Fabian, Chile Q. When it goes to go out the new album of Coldplay? Is it finished? Thanks. The Oracle Replies: Not quite but very nearly. As I have mentioned previously, although there is no release date to announce, it's not late and has not been pushed back. Miles Leonard, president of Parlophone, has said the album is to be expected "towards the autumn of this year"

According to EMI Music Chile on Twitter, today (Friday) is the day we will find out what Coldplay will be calling their fifth album, along with the cover art for the record. EMI Chile make no reference to the release date or tracklisting. The tweet said "Mañana les contaremos como se llamará el nuevo disco de Coldplay y les mostraremos la portada del quinto disco de los ingleses. Atentos!" which roughly translates into: "Tomorrow [Friday] we will tell you the name of the new Coldplay album and w

Tickets for this year's Isle of Wight Festival have sold out. The event takes place on the island between 10th and 11th June, and is set to include performances from the likes of Foo Fighters and Coldplay.   A statement from event organisers Solo reads: "We’re absolutely thrilled. Every year, the line up gets stronger and the tickets sell out faster. Now in our 5th year, we’re regarded as one of the biggest and best UK festivals, with many bands choosing to perform at The Isle of Wight Festival

It’s A Sell Out! The Isle Of Wight Festival 2006 has sold out.   With headline acts including Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Prodigy and Placebo, The Isle of Wight Festival is one hot ticket and with tickets now completely sold out, it just got even hotter!   The sell out comes just days after organisers announced that Foo Fighters and Coldplay had joined the ever expanding line up – especially exciting given that this will be Coldplay’s ONLY live date in Europe this summer.   More on this here

Just in time for Passover, the world has a new Moses. Moses Martin, the first-born son of actress Gwyneth Paltrow, was delivered in a New York City hospital over the weekend, Paltrow's publicist reported Monday. No other information was provided about the 33-year-old Oscar winner or her new baby boy, but fans suggested that his name had been taken from a song written by Paltrow's husband, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin.   "Moses," which appeared on the band's Live 2003 album, was reportedly