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What are you wearing today?   A Richard Nicholl shirt dress. He's a great new designer that we are championing in the shop. At the moment, due to my bump, it's not quite long enough to wear as a dress, hence these M&S city shorts underneath. I bought them before pregnancy but they still just about fit if I don't fasten the top button. My belt is by Camilla Staerk and my locket necklace is by Bing Bang. These Rupert Sanderson court shoes are my pièce de la resistance.   Heels and pregnancy, h

Coldplay have released their souvenir first edition of the Coldplay Messenger, the all-new publication delivering the latest Coldplay happenings to you, wherever you may be (via email anyway). Coldplay say, "Think of us as being like a friend who knows quite a lot about that band you like and who gets in touch every couple of weeks telling you what they've been up to, only you don't have to reply saying 'thanks mate, how are things with you?'."   In the first edition, Coldplay report on download

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

Thanks to Coldplaying.com messageboarders around the world we are beginning to piece together Coldplay's tour dates for 2008 - starting in Europe - Barcelona (Spain) and Arnhem (Netherlands) of all places.   Several sites have begun selling Coldplay tickets for European tour dates later on this year. There are almost certainly more dates to leak before they become officially confirmed, inevitably including those by ticket outlets for US gigs. At the moment European tickets are going for €110,- (

Virgin Radio is conducting their first ever poll of Coldplay’s most popular songs.   Vote for your ultimate Coldplay song below and listen to the countdown on Saturday Night Live on Sunday 8 June from 7.00pm. Anthems… album tracks… live favourites… hear which songs the band themselves value the most. Vote using the form on this page. You can click on the album sleeves there to help choose your favourite track. All you have to do is answer the following:   Favourite track #1 Favourite track #2 Fa

Flamboyant, catsuit-wearing frontman/guitarist Justin Hawkins of The Darkness has a simple explanation of music these days:   "There aren't a lot of good English bands, I don't think," he said, following the pronouncement with an appropriately placed yawn. "Coldplay's successful and they're good, too. Radiohead is successful and they're good. But Robbie Williams is shit. He hasn't been so successful. It's just the nature of the beast. Quality will shine through no matter what the country."   Sou

Remember [email protected] over at the official site? Well, some of the Coldplayers who sent in an email to that address over the past few weeks have been the lucky recipient of the following email, below. If you have received this email, let us know at the Coldplay forum what digital art submissions you have made... [thanks coldplayisawesome, I Bloom Blaum, Nikki84 & The Escapist and everyone else who has contributed to the threads!]   Hello, You're one of a select band of Coldplay fans who

The Fray have revealed that Coldplay inspire them to "do better" as a band. The Colorado four-piece, who scored a top five hit with 'How To Save A Life' in 2006, were blown away by the English band's Viva La Vida album.   "Viva La Vida is amazing! Some of the sounds on that record are just incredible and that's what I find inspiring," drummer Ben Wysocki told DigitalSpy. "They're not just turning out melodies that you can sing to in the shower, they're progressing into different sonic landscapes

Before the dawn - February. 2nd part to the 12 months of 2014 review series (View January here).   February dawned upon us and Coldplay's sixth album seemed closer, yet so far away. A new Coldplay song, Magic was listed as a single, for release in May of the same year in the UK chart release schedule, which in turn brought hype and speculation to what Magic may sound like. It was a very quiet time during the first half of the month on the Coldplay front. The calm before the dawn!   Comeba

It’s been a heck of a year for English rock band Coldplay. First, lead singer Chris Martin and wife Gwyneth Paltrow had a baby boy, Moses, in early April.   Not to be outdone, drummer Will Champion and his wife Marianne welcomed a daughter named Ava about a week later.   And, now, according to ContactMusic, bass player Guy Berryman and his wife Joanna Briston show that they’re supporting the band’s efforts at procreation as well, with the arrival of their daughter Nico earlier this week.Whoa! Th

The Hardest Part will be the 4th single taken from the multi platinum X&Y. It will be released in April.   source: coldplay.com

Last week the Ice Cream Man drove his ice cream truck to Coachella to conduct the most comprehensive music festival review in history.   Loaded up with 2000 ice cream treats and a crew of 15 friends and photographers to document everything happening, they embarked on the good life.   And, on behalf of music fans worldwide, the Ice Cream Crew has posted over 40 music reviews (including Coldplay) and 1000 photos (including Coldplay) of everything from the bands, to the fans, and all the cream in b

The Kooks performed at Maida Vale in the Live Lounge minus drummer Paul who hurt his arm.   Hear the Kooks perform a live lullaby version of their single Shine On and a cover of one of Hugh's favourite singles by Coldplay, Violet Hill.   The group have a busy festival schedule lined up for the Summer including V Festival, T in the Park and Oxygen. The group explain why they enjoyed making their second studio album, The Konk, as they had the freedom to be as creative as they wanted even though fo

Reports X17:   For someone with a reputation for penning such easy-going songs, Coldplay's Chris Martin certainly has a sharp tongue!   Much to the British balladeer's frustration, we spotted Martin leaving with his wife Gwyneth Paltrow after a nice lunch at Ivy On The Shore, with the couple getting in their car separately to prevent the paps from catching them together.   As you'll see in the video, Chris certainly wasn't too happy to see us - sorry Chris, we never meant to cause you trouble! T

July 2005 became a landmark in music history when eight simultaneous concerts were hosted around the world on one day - July 2 - across U.K, France, Germany, Italy, U.S.A, Canada, Japan and South Africa. And then there was one humongous concert on July 6. The idea was to promote one goal - Make Poverty History. The biggest musical campaign in recent times was responded by the G8 in the form of a meeting on July 5, 2005, which promised the world that the aid for eradication of poverty in Africa w

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

Details of the setlist from the 6th May gig are here

Integrating pop-melodies with socially voyeuristic lyrics, Boston-based band, The Motion Sick, garners finalist status in Opening Act for Coldplay contest.   Voters and fans alike are encouraged to visit the Coldplay on tour website to cast their vote for the band's "30 Lives" music video. Being held around Coldplay's major North American tour markets, the contest's winner joins Shearwater and Santogold in opening for what is no doubt one of the world's biggest musical acts.   Never too serious

Coldplaying.com recently announced Chris Martin as the 10th most influential person in the music industy. The full top 100 list has now been published, so here is the whole lot. Please click more for 11-100.   1 Eminem Bad-boy rapper Marshall Mathers III has sparked controversy with his extreme lyrics and courtroom battles with his former wife and mother (for lines such as "my mother smokes more dope than I do"), but he is an astute businessman with his own range of clothes. He also used his inf

It's here! The Coldplaying mobile app is now ready for download on the iOS store and on Google Play. A few of you have tested the app already (V1 - BETA) and we thank you for the overwhelming response so far.     Click here to download the Coldplaying app for Android devices Click here to download the Coldplaying app for iPhone & iPad   Please remember to rate the app if you like it and share with other fans :)   I would like to give to a massive thank you to Batman and atlas2000 from

“How long before I get in? Before it starts, before I begin? How long before you decide, Before I know what it feels like?”   The first verse of Coldplay’s Speed of Sound. It is one of the songs that James Haskell plays on his iPod before matches to bring him to the correct preparatory pitch. “You choose tracks not so much for the words but for the impact, the emotion they bring out and the feelings of confidence,” he says. He might not have chosen it for the words, but “How long before I get i

An official radio dedicated to all things Coldplay has been created by Goom Radio - a new company based in Paris. Currently online as a beta version (before V1 is released on October 15th), at goomradio.com you can listen to Coldplay Radio as well as The Candy Station (official Madonna station) and the first 6 of Goom's professional radios. Fans will have the opportunity to become involved with Coldplay Radio by calling in and speaking on the air! Although just in French right now, the English v

The Coldplay puppets that starred in the new video for Life In Technicolor have yet again appeared in various locations in Auckland this week thanks to coldplay.com - including Long Bay Beach and Mt Eden. It's surprising they're still in one piece...   Roadie #42 recently blogged about the puppets, saying: "The 'out and about' shots of the puppets are all the work of Dan P, the band's personal trainer. As with most creative endeavours, it becomes a good deal more involved than first anticipated.

The Coldplay puppets that starred in the video for Life In Technicolor earlier in the year have defied the odds and yet again appeared in various locations in London this last couple of weeks thanks to coldplay.com - including Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and behind the scenes at Wembley stadium.   Unfortunately they were only a full week late to the Coldplayer meet-up at the Trafalgar Square before the Wembley shows. What's more surprising than not turning up is th

The Coldplay puppets that starred in the new video for Life In Technicolor have yet again appeared in various locations in the US this last couple of weeks thanks to coldplay.com - including Miami Beach, Atlanta, New York and New York's Central Park. It's surprising they're still in one piece... in fact its fair to say they're looking a bit scuffed. Chris resembles someone just pulled out of a refuse van and Will and Jonny look like they've been hand-digging in the garden.   Roadie #42 recently