Coldplay News

Coldplay's X&Y has been certified triple-platinum for selling more than 300,000 copies in Canada since last year, but the British band have a lot more in store for Canadian fans in 2006.   You can now visit the Canadian iTunes Music Store to download any or all of the six songs that the group performed on the PBS television program Austin City Limits in December. "Square One" and "X&Y," which didn't make it to the TV show, are also available.   Coldplay's current single, "Talk," has hit

Although the setlist changed little on this second North American leg of the British band Coldplay's "Twisted Logic" tour, there was something postively giddy about frontman Chris Martin during the quartet's well-received 90-minute soldout set.   Martin, perhaps becoming better known than his movie star wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, joked about his new long hair and beard, telling them that his manager said he looked like one of the Bee Gees. This prompted a couple of improvisations from the brother's

Although the setlist changed little on this second North American leg of the British band Coldplay's "Twisted Logic" tour, there was something postively giddy about frontman Chris Martin during the quartet's well-received 90-minute soldout set.   Martin, perhaps becoming better known than his movie star wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, joked about his new long hair and beard, telling them that his manager said he looked like one of the Bee Gees. This prompted a couple of improvisations from the brother's

Chris Martin meant well by sprinting into Arco Arena's audience. The singer must've figured that was the perfect way to bring Coldplay's music to the people.   Bad idea. Once he jumped into the arena's bottom tier, singing bits from "In My Place," Martin was nearly turned into rock star mincemeat by the grabbing hands around him. He's lucky he made it out of the mob with his shirt and shoes intact.   Coldplay is just too big now to get so cozy with the crowd. Someone might get their eye poked ou

Coldplay have never been shy about their grand ambition.   From the moment that "Yellow" dominated rock radio charts in 2001, the quartet, whether by instinct or intent, have taken a laserlike approach to becoming the world's biggest rock band. And with deference to U2, which has a robust, 25-year catalog of hits to fall back on, Coldplay has done just that, selling 4.5 million copies of their latest album, X&Y (which sold the most albums worldwide in 2005).   That grandeur--and Coldplay's

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The Grammy Awards 2006 Live   Germany: February 9th, Thursday 02:00 Pro 7 France: February 9th, Thursday 02:00 W9 Italy: February 9th, Thursday 02:00 Jimmy   ——————————————————————————   The Grammy Awards 2006 Highlights   UK: February 9th, Thursday 21:00 ITV 2 February 11th, Saturday 14:50 ITV2 Ireland: February 14th, Tuesday 21:00 TV3   Germany: February 9th, Thursday 23:45 Pro 7   France: February 10th, Friday 13:40 W9 February 11th, Saturday 20:50 W9 February 12th, Sunday 19:05 W9  

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

Having Coldplay singer Chris Martin pop round to your flat to watch TV isn't something that happens to most people.   But for Jules Segal, being with celebrities is becoming almost passé. He is on first-name terms with everyone from Cherie Blair to Jonathan Ross and a host of other famous names, including Lawrence Dallaglio, George Galloway, Charles Kennedy and Lord Kinnock.   So far, the highlight of his hunt has been his unexpected meeting with Chris Martin. Mr Segal said: "Chris lives pretty

Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: A Public show of glitterati, onstage & off grove Ah, the roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd!   The crowd celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Public Theater Monday night smelled like showbiz aristocracy. Performing or sitting in the A-list audience at the City Center were Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tony Kushner, Elaine Stritch, Eartha Kitt, Mike Nichols, Ben Stiller and Sam Rockwell — who sat with his date in the 16th row, right beside Lowdow

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/

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

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. One version, a duet with Coldplay's Chris Martin, will premiere on the "Grey's Anatomy" post Super Bowl episode on February 5th and then will be made available for digital download exclusively through the iTunes Music Store the following day. All proceeds will go directly to Mercy Cor

Radio station LIVE 105 (105.3 FM), which, with the loss of San Jose's KCNL-FM, is the only modern rock station left on the dial, is spending the week saluting San Jose and encouraging South Bay fans to tune in.   On Monday, music director Aaron Axelson broadcast a noon show live from San Jose's new club, Smoke, sharing the deejay duties with a San Francisco band, the Lovemakers. On Tuesday evening, host Madden did a show from San Jose's Blank Club.   Today and tonight, the station hosts Coldplay

Grammy voters are wack. Coldplay (tickets | music) is arguably today's most important rock band, currently touring in support of arguably the best mainstream rock record of last year, and the group deserves to go head-to-head with the likes of Kanye West and Mariah Carey in the major categories.   Coldplay, which is nominated for three trophies in the rock field, certainly came across like a band for the ages during its Monday night (1/30) concert at Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA.   The quartet d

Coldplay take on Texas in this exclusive video performance filmed in December, 2005 as part of the acclaimed PBS program, Austin City Limits. Coldplay have long been praised for their live shows, where they effectively straddle the world of anthemic pop and something grander [critics might even say “important.”]   This is all on display as the band and its increasingly charismatic frontman, Chris Martin, run through tracks like “Clocks and “Speed of Sound”. This live session also includes two cu

More reviews of Coldplay's Sacramento gig here   Pictures added to the gallery here   Discussion threads (including more reviews and pictures) here and here

COLDPLAY IN CONCERT Live & Exclusive Recording: Monday 13 February On-air: Saturday 4 March   Coldplay perform in an exclusive concert for Radio 2. Find out how you can win tickets below. Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to see Coldplay in a live and exclusive concert for Radio 2 at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London on Monday 13 February. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning tickets to the concert is answer the following question correctly:   What was Coldplay

Lights, numbers, action. When Britain's Coldplay took the stage Monday night, singer Chris Martin cut a shadowy figure, his form silhouetted against a giant LED display of rapidly blinking digits that resembled a bedside alarm clock gone berserk.   For fans, it proved to be a welcome wake-up call and when Martin - a.k.a. Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow - started singing "Square One" it was clear that his sweet, smoky voice was more than capable of outshining any gimmicky stage show.   By the time Coldplay

Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters, once described by bassist Nate Mendel as an "accidental" band, now have ten years under their belt, are playing bigger shows than ever and are up for five Grammys for their 2-disc opus, "In Your Honor."   With power chords, rock riffs and a fun-loving attitude that would have been unthinkable to Grohl's prior band - Nirvana - the Foo Fighters have become an unlikely torchbearer for arena-sized rock 'n' roll.   The ambitious "In Your Honor" - half rock and half acoustic

Coldplay is championing the Make Trade Fair campaign during the second leg of their "Twisted Logic" tour, January through April 2006. The concerts feature a call to sign Oxfam’s Big Noise petition calling on world leaders to change trade rules that deny millions of farmers around the world the benefits of trade.   "Economically, unfair trade will benefit nobody in the long run, as poorer countries will be bled totally dry and will become unable to produce anything," said Coldplay's front man, Ch

Coldplay’s third album on Parlophone ‘X&Y’, which topped the charts in 32 countries, received the Best Album award at the MSN Music Download Awards 2005, taking almost a third of the votes.   Newcomer KT Tunstall’s ‘Eye To The Telescope’ from EMI Music UK label Relentless Records came second while Gorillaz’s ‘Demon Days’, also from Parlophone, came in at fourth place.   Robbie Williams, from Chrysalis on EMI Records UK, was also recognised in the top five artists of 2006.   The MSN Music Do

What do Green Day, Bono, Shakira, Chris Martin and the Stones have in common? They're on fans' friends-and-family plans   Coldplay loves cellphones. And camera phones, too.   Flash. Flash. Flash. Flash. Flash. Flash.   If you took your eyes away from Chris Martin and the gang long enough, that's what it looked like at the concert last Wednesday.   All night, Seattleites felt free to take photos of the fellas. The flashes lit up KeyArena, usually during fast songs. And during the ballads, the aud

Coldplay’s undying popularity certainly has paid off for the band, and we’re not talking the contentment that comes with success, we’re talking the truck loads of cash kind of success.   Chris Martin and his gang have taken out the number one spot on OK! Magazine’s 2005 rich list, and have beat out some of the world’s biggest acts in the cash-earning stakes. The band have reportedly earned a whopping £37 million throughout their career’s entirety making them richer than U2 and their lousy £35 mi

Coldplay will be on the Live Lounge at midnight tonight (end of Sunday, start of Monday) with recordings from their Earls Court gig from 2004.   To listen live across the internet, tune into the XFM website.   More on this here