Coldplay News

I saw Coldplay on the opening date of the '06 Twisted Logic tour in Seattle; I'd seen them this summer, as well. It was AMAZING. Chris ran into the audience. And stopped in front of my section. And came up to my row. And I got to hug him. And died.   More on this and close-up pictures here   Meanwhile, you can view good quality Vancouver pictures from Friday here [thanks Hazex]

Coldplay In Profile, premieres on ITV [uK] on the 31st January at 00.30h.   More on UK TV schedules here

In the beginning, lazy journalists were happy to tag Coldplay with the Radiohead sound-alike label. These days, pundits reckon every other new band is modelled on them.   "I'm not sure where the transititon happened between us sounding like everyone, and everyone sounding like us," ponders Chris Martin. "I didn't write any of the songs that are supposed to sound like Coldplay, and I didn't invent the piano."   The fact that Coldplay are seen as collectively responsible for a piano-led upsweep in

Coldplay was the biggest rock band on the planet last year. So what better time for the British foursome to cash in, say, by launching an arena tour in Seattle just months after the band conquered America’s amphitheaters?   Hence, Wednesday night’s headlining date at KeyArena, witnessed by about 13,000 ecstatic fans just months after Coldplay’s August stop at Auburn’s White River Amphitheatre. And for those who caught the latter but not the former, you really only missed out on three noteworthy

Escenario, a show from CNN Latin America have announced that White Shadows is to be Coldplay's next single.   The news comes only days after Radio 1 [uK] announced that the fourth single from X&Y would be The Hardest Part and coincides with Coldplay's setlists now including the song.   More on this here   [Thanks ColdplayMind]

She's five and sometimes I call her "Brown Eyes." So when it turned out that we both like to sing along to Coldplay's "Green Eyes," it was a given that I'd learn the chords, change green to brown and start playing it at bedtime.   You see, after 20-plus years of fruitless guitar abuse, I've found my audience. It turns out that when the goal is to put the listener to sleep, all my shortcomings as an entertainer actually become assets.   Somewhere down the line, as a teenager or maybe even soone

As reported on Coldplaying.com three days ago, Coldplay have officially announced that the band are among the first acts to announce their impending performance at the 35th anniversay of the Juno Awards in Canada in April.   They will perform from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the April 2nd broadcast. Nominations for the ceremony will be announced on February 15th, in Toronto.

Cult rock group Snow Patrol have dazzled music industry insiders, by selling out a London concert in less time than Coldplay and Madonna, according to a published report.   The band reportedly sold all 1,500 tickets to the April 12 gig at the capital's Koko venue in less than 10 minutes when they went on sale on their official website yesterday morning.   It only took minutes for tickets to start appearing on the auction website eBay at incredibly and sometimes ridiculously inflated prices. Worl

My first Coldplay show. Had 5th row centre but they actually turned out to be 2nd row centre.   Clocks was crazy, maybe my favorite of the night. Politik, Talk… yeah now we’re talking. From reading the Seattle setlist, I think the Vancouver setlist was the same - not sure about one track as I’d never heard it though. Totally agree with those commenting on how clocks rocked…   The lads seemed to have a lot of fun out of there… Chris fucked up on a few verses and actually laughed… it was great to

At an awards ceremony in Cannes last weekend, Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, greeted his ultimate corporate boss with the news that he'd just eaten a Lion Bar.   "It was the first thing he said to me," says Eric Nicoli, head of the EMI music company. "He knows I invented it and he loves it. It's his favourite chocolate bar." He stops and smiles, "You know, it still gives me a warm feeling to think of it."   Read the full article here

It is rare that a band can fill two nights in a row at GM Place, but then this is the biggest band in the universe.   In concert: Coldplay Where: GM Place When: Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.   There is an extended bridge deep into the Coldplay song Fix You during which the band harmonizes prettily over a chiming guitar part. The sound abruptly stops and Chris Martin comes in on piano, ". . . And I will try to fix you."   It's pure Coldplay, this rush of sound dammed up by something revelatory, lik

In a special tribute to legendary funk band Sly And The Family Stone, an all-star cast of artists are set to come together on one stage for a not-to-be-missed performance on the 48th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, The Recording Academy® announced today. The amazing salute to the band’s unforgettable music includes GRAMMY-nominated artists Maroon 5, Will.I.Am of The Black Eyed Peas and John Legend; GRAMMY winners Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith; soul sweetheart Joss Stone; rocker Robert Randolph;

Coldplay have been named at the UK’s top earners of 2005.   The rock band collectively earned a massive £37million in just one year thanks to the release of their third album ‘X&Y’ which to date has sold over 10million couple.   Although Chris Martin and co topped the OK! Rich List they were not the only musicians to make their mark.   U2 also featured in the list as did Elton John, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones and Sir Paul McCartney.   The top 20 looked like this:   1. Coldpl

Wednesday the 25th January saw the second leg of the U.S tour begin in Seattle (congratulations on their impending Superbowl debut!).   The support came from the more than capable Fiona Apple, well worth getting there early for. The set has stayed pretty much the same, with a few extras, but went down a storm.   Don't forget to check out our free members area to get updates from the road, courtesy of Miller's diaries on the Coldplayer.   Source: Coldplay.com

Live From the Red Carpet (Entertainment) Starting: 22:00 on Wednesday 8th February. Duration: 3 hours Showing on E!.   Live From the Red Carpet (Entertainment) Starting: 02:00 on Thursday 9th February. Duration: 3 hours Showing on E!.   Live From the Red Carpet (Entertainment) Starting: 06:00 on Thursday 9th February. Duration: 3 hours Showing on E!.   Live From the Red Carpet (Entertainment) Starting: 10:00 on Thursday 9th February. Duration: 3 hours Showing on E!.   Live From the R

The band wander onto stage early in the afternoon with a few thing they want to work through. The setlist doesn’t vary wildly across the tour, but it has to change enough to keep the guys interested if nothing else. To this end, there’s a few new things being tried out that are new to everyone. Firstly, there’s just some general loosening up and getting used to being back up there. Will is first up, and heads for the piano. He’s joined by Jonny and they end up stumbling into playing a Blur track

A primary school's website, a cloud appreciation site and a blog detailing one man's attempt to meet 500 celebrities, including Chris Martin, are among winners in Yahoo's Finds of the Year awards.   Now in their fourth year, the awards aim to celebrate the best of the web. The judging panel were looking for originality, creativity, design and relevance across eight categories. A People's Choice Award - which allows the public to vote for their favourite - will be announced in February.   "The Y

British rock activists Coldplay and New Jersey’s favorite son, Bruce Springsteen, will perform at this year’s Grammy Awards on February 8 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, where a tribute to funk legends Sly and the Family Stone will put Maroon 5, John Legend, Will.I.Am and members of Aerosmith on the same stage.   The Boss and Chris Martin’s X&Y gang were added Thursday (January 26) morning to a list of Grammy performers that includes Mariah Carey, a collaboration between U2 and Mary J. Blige

Last night's setlist ran as follows   Square One Politik Yellow Speed of Sound God Put a Smile Upon Your Face X & Y How You See the World White Shadows The Scientist (Acoustic Portion) 'Til Kingdom Come Ring of Fire Trouble (Back to Electric) Clocks Talk   Encore: The Hardest Part In My Place Fix You   More on the reviews and discussion here, here and here

You can now purchase the brand new-version of Talk.   The new remix by the White Duke, Stuart Price, is available to purchase here   Label: EMI UK Released: 21/01/2006 Total time: 8:27

Coldplay have topped OK! magazine's 2005 pop rich list after raking in an estimated $66.5 million (GBP37 million).   The band sold approximately 10 million copies of their album X&Y which, coupled with the clout of their sell-out tour, helped them beat several legendary acts to the top spot.   In second place was U2, whose income was $63 million (GBP35 million), followed by Sir Elton John who earned $54 million (GBP30 million). The Rolling Stones were in fourth place with earnings of $50 mil

You smashed all your piggy banks, took on three extra paper routes, and forwent hot lunch for a whole month. And now, at last, the moment you saved for has finally arrived: Tonight, Coldplay launch the second go-round of their "Twisted Logic" North American tour.   The massive 33-date stretch will take Chris Martin and his mates through pretty much every major American metropolitan area and across the U.S.-Canadian border a mind-boggling six times. Let's hope the border patrol believes in making

The year 2005 was quite a good one for music. Coldplay released the lush X&Y [pictured], with biggest-band-in-the-world written all over it. Kanye West dropped Late Registration, an over-the-top, self-indulgent, yet somehow musically sophisticated record. Late Registration encapsulated the highs and lows of the savior of what I like to call “hip-pop” music. Smaller groups like Arcade Fire and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, as well as not-so-small-anymore rockers The Killers, saw their musical car

You can now vote for Coldplay in the UK’s biggest music awards ceremony - the BRITs. it is to be held at London's Earls Court Arena on 15th February 2006. The show goes out live on ITV1 the following night.   Not only will Coldplay perform at the event, but they have received 4 nominations:   Best British Group Best British Album [X&Y] Best British Single [speed of Sound] Best Live Act [which is voted for by the public]   You can vote online for Speed of Sound [also via UK Commericial radio

The debut album by The Arctic Monkeys sold close to 120,000 copies on its first day of release, figures showed today.   Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not had been estimated to shift 60,000 copies. But the album did almost double that with sales of 118,501, outselling the rest of the top 20 album chart combined and taking the industry by surprise. It is on course to become the fastest-selling debut album in chart history. The record is currently held by Hearsay's debut Popstars, which