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EAST TROY- Authorities from the Walworth County Drug Unit arrested 34 people for possession of marijuana at the Coldplay concert Aug. 13 at Alpine Valley Music Theater.   One individual was confined on state charges for possession of the drug and resisting arrest. Another was confined for possession of both marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms, according to the Walworth County Sheriff's Department.   Approximately 44 grams of marijuana and 10 grams of psilocybin were seized by the drug unit. The s

Coldplay and 50 Cent are the latest acts set to appear at this year’s MTV Music Video Awards.   They join a star-studded list of performers already confirmed for the event including Green Day, The Killers, Ludacris, Kanye West and Shakira.   Coldplay are up for four gongs at the industry back-patting event, including Video of the Year for ‘Speed of Sound’. 50 Cent is up for two awards.   Joss Stone, Ashlee Simpson, Snoop Dogg, Orlando Bloom and Usher are amongst those handing out awards at th

Chris Martin is disappointed his marriage to movie actress Gwyneth Paltrow has ruined the novelty of meeting Hollywood superstars.   He blames his Oscar-winning wife for making his once showbiz idols seem boring and ordinary.   He says, "After being with Gwyn I've realised everyone is human. We really build people up as if they are from Mars. Hollywood seems as accessible as Mars. When I started meeting celebrities it was depressing because you can't believe in the mythology of people any more."

Artists from Coldplay to Ludacris will have to change their ways if they want to continue sampling other musicians' tracks, because new rules mean they have to credit all performances featured on their songs.   While artists protest sampling music allows them to pay homage to their heroes, affected artists insist it amounts to thievery and infringement on their copyright.   New regulations from the sampling office state that bands have a moral obligation to credit the artist before they feature

Ever wonder what Coldplay order for their dressing room before and after gigs? Well you can wonder no more. Find out here   [Thanks Dejan]

Chris Martin has snubbed British Prime Minister Tony Blair's invitation to meet him at his London residence - because the he feared it would damage his image.   A galaxy of stars, including rockers Oasis and Sir Elton John, have accepted invitations to Blair's Downing Street home.   And Chris Martin respects the British premier, but does not want to be seen publicly socialising with the leader of the Labour party, for fear of offending his fans who may disagree with Blair's political goals and s

Could Coldplay be the next U2?   Both bands have lobbed a steady barrage of megahits at America from across the pond. A charismatic, socially conscious frontman leads each group. And they share a penchant for rock with an expansive scope and an emotive core.   When Coldplay performed last night (Tuesday) at Riverbend Music Center, the British group demonstrated its most striking similarity to its Irish predecessors: The ability to forge an intimate connection with individual members of a thousan

1066 days, 20006 topics, 14178 users and nearly a million posts later, the Coldplaying messageboard is counting down to the 1,000,000th post later today.   After its conception in 2002, the messageboard has undergone some changes, some of you will have followed its history since its first day.   Join in the countdown here and maybe you will make the 1,000,000th post.

Throughout July, XFM asked listeners to vote for their top 3 tracks of all time in this year's X List 2005 mega-poll. They have collated the thousands of votes and can now reveal this year's shortlist made up of the most popular 104 tracks.   Coldplay are in the list with the following - 'Clocks' & 'Yellow'. It's now up to you to get behind Coldplay and vote for your favourite tracks in order to get them to the coveted number 1 spot.   Each vote sent goes into a prize draw to win a colour iP

Coldplay overcame first night nerves at the opening of their US tour last week - when Chris Martin forgot his lines onstage.   The singer stumbled while singing Til' Kindgom Come - a hidden track on their new album X&Y - in Hartford, Connecticut, on Thursday night.   Martin joked to fans afterwards, "Oh, now you'll get us voted off American Idol."   The singer also struggled with the heat onstage and had to make a number of costume changes, which prompted the comment, "We're getting close t

BRUSSELS: The tickets for the Coldplay concert in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp on 26 October were sold out in just under an hour on Saturday.   Ticket sales started at 9am on Saturday and a maximum of four tickets per person could be ordered over the internet or via telephone with Go For Music. Online sales unit Tele Ticket Service handled the internet sales and said a purchase every second was recorded, but its servers were never overloaded.   In total, 11,525 tickets were reserved in one hour. T

Chris Martin recently announced that four songs acted as the cornerstones for the band's recently released third album, X&Y, and one of those tunes was the band's new single, "Fix You."   Chris says that all four of the tracks made him feel like Coldplay were breaking new musical ground.   "When I hear them or play them, I can remember the feeling of, like, 'Oh, we haven't done this before,' you know what I mean? Whenever we get that feeling it's very exciting, and we normally write two or t

As if the anticipation of seeing Coldplay live wasn’t reason enough to head to the concert venue early, now X&Y concert-goers across America will rock out to Filter TV during the 90-minute pre-show and 30-minute interval between the opening act and Coldplay. Filter TV kicks off at the New England Dodge Music Center in Hartford, CT, on August 4.   The first ever presentation of its kind features videos by Filter-approved bands, from established artists like Rilo Kiley, Supergrass, Hot Hot He

Mobile marketing, applications and content agency Filter UK’s outdoor BlueCasting™ campaign to promote Coldplay’s X&Y album has proved a huge hit with London’s commuters.   13,000 fans flocked to download free pre-release video clips, never-before seen interviews, audio samples and exclusive images onto their mobile, via Bluetooth technology from giant Transvision screens at mainline train stations.   Over 87,000 unique handsets were “discovered” and 13,000 people then opted-in to receive

It was dubbed the greatest show on earth, but superstar Sir Elton John has criticised Live 8 for lacking a "sense of occasion".   The singer said there were not enough musical highlights, despite Madonna, Robbie Williams, Pink Floyd, The Who, Sir Paul McCartney and Coldplay taking to the Hyde Park stage.   Sir Elton, who is known for getting into trouble over his frank views, told The Daily Telegraph: "I thought it was a bit of an anti-climax, to be honest.

WITH two ground-breaking and multi-million selling albums, Gorillaz' creative controllers Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have unequivocally established they are cultural messiahs.   They are also very naughty boys. One would expect they would have exhausted their own supply of irreverence and braggadocio, having bestowed huge quantities of both on the Gorillaz virtual bandmates, Murdoc, 2D, Noodle and Russel.   In the middle of the only two days of publicity they claim they are doing for their s

Coldplay have launched the brand spanking new video for ‘Fix You’ through their official website.   Gigwise has had a sneak look at the vid and despite the understated beginnings it soon progresses into a bit of a corker.   It features Chris Martin wandering through floodlit streets at night time, and as the song takes off he starts to run until he arrives in Bolton’s Reebok stadium where the full band play the rousing firework-lit finale of the song. The band filmed the video at their two Jul

When you think about it, Coldplay owe a lot to Canada. They were all influenced by Neil Young and love The Arcade Fire, to the point of once singing an excerpt of "Rebellion (Lies)" at a gig. Ron Sexsmith toured with the band when they were supporting A Rush Of Blood To The Head and in turn, Chris Martin contributed to Sexsmith's single, "Gold In Them Hills." The British band's most recent release, X&Y, reached #1 in Canada and a "buzz" gig held in Toronto sold out in one minute.   Further s

ACC, TORONTO [2nd August 2005]: Most rock stars eyeing the musical equivalent of world domination would spare fans no expense to do just about anything ... trash the stage, spit blood, talk condescendingly to their devout adorers, inevitably earning reps as ensuers of mayhem.   Not Coldplay, though. The closest indicator of mayhem these affable British pop-rockers dished out last night at the Air Canada Centre was trash-talking to Celine Dion.   And just as the sold-out crowd were about to erupt

MANSFIELD, MA [6th August 2005]: The buzz is that England's Coldplay hopes to be -- and just may become -- the next U2. That's a grand goal that may border on hubris, but Coldplay stayed on that course Saturday with a thoroughly magnificent show that pulsed with themes of spiritual hunger and human connectedness -- the two essentials of any great U2 performance.   Coldplay's effort in front of a sold-out crowd of 19,900 (the Tweeter Center manager said it was the hottest show of the summer in te

NEW YORK: A little more than a month after its release, Coldplay's X&Y has been certified double-platinum in July by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).   The trade group verified shipments of 2 million copies of the Capitol set to US retailers.   The feat follows a trend for the UK-based band, whose 2000 debut, Parachutes, is also double-platinum, while 2002's A Rush of Blood to the Head has reached the triple-platinum mark.Others reaching new multi-platinum heights in J

Coldplay have announced the details of their forthcoming single 'Fix You'.   The single will be available in two formats, and will be available from September 5th. An enhanced CD will feature the B-sides 'Poor Me' recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl, 'The World Turned' and the video for 'Fix You'. They will also put out a 7 inch vinyl, which will include 'The World Turned' on the B side.   The band recently announced a European tour, where visits to Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Italy and France a

The exclusive UK premiere of the Fix You video will be this Wednesday 3rd August at 22.50h (GMT) on channel 4, after Big Brother.   The US will air the video the day before on MTV. It will also be shown online on the 2nd on Coldplay.com, MTV.com and Channel4.com.

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Fuji pictures & setlist.   A massive music festival that has been likened to an Asian Woodstock kicked off Friday at Japan's Naeba Ski Resort.   This year's edition of the annual Fuji Rock Festival is being touted as the best yet, with nearly 200 musical acts from around the world set to perform on 10 different stages during the three-day event. The lineup – the most star-studded in the festival's history – includes both international acts as well as Japanese, Chinese and South Korean artis