Coldplay News

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 16, 2008 - submitted by Kelly, United States of America Q. I am a male named Kelly. Some people consider this a girl's name. In Ireland and the UK do people consider Kelly a girl's name. Also what were the blacked out songs on prospekt's letter saying that the "tracks would be chosen from the following." and should I put a question mark inside the quote because I do wish to end the sentence there(now what punctuation do I use?). The Oracle repli

More questions answered by The Oracle...   November 12, 2008 - submitted by Nadine, Sweden Q. Alright Oracle, Ive asked this before, and im asking it again. Does Coldplay get hold of items thrown onstage by fans (teddybears etc) that arent directly caught by one of the band members? Or if theyre taken away by those men in black that come and take all the excess clothes and propps that are on stage, do they get them then? Lots of love! The Oracle replies: Yes they do. The letters make their way b

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 2, 2008 - submitted by Lore, Chile Q. Hello Mr. Oracle, hope you're having a good time. Recently we heard that the band finally played Cemeteries Of London (and we're really happy about that). What was the thing that made them finally play it?, did they checked any fansite with song requests?. At coldplaying.com there was a lot of people asking for the song and I must say that we're all really excited now (we even started a petition, just in c

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 30, 2008 - submitted by Subki, Indonesia Q. Why in every album of Coldplay, there's always a "color" song. Yellow, Green Eyes, White Shadows, and finally Violet Hill....what next? What is the different of Life in Technicolor and The Escapist? These songs have the same intro.. (Sorry for my bad english). The Oracle replies: So there is. There's no reason for it and it's definitely not a deliberate decision but I guess life is a colourful place! T

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1400 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 29, 2010 - submitted by Enrique, Mexico Q. Greetings Mr. Oracle! I have a question that surged after reading some articles of statements that came from the members. They say that they can't just disappear because they signed for a lot of discs. Does this mean that they're not longer doing this for pleasure, but for accomplishing with a contract? The Oracle replies: They are still as always

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   April 28, 2009 - submitted by elias, Mexico Q. Hello mighty Oracle!!!! I have a question... in the album of Parachutes whats the yellow ball?? And what does that mean?? Also do you know when is going to be a concert in Mexico?? Thanks. The Oracle replies: The cover of Parachutes is a spinning globe light. I'm not sure if you've ever seen one but it was quite small and used to sit on Chris' piano during gigs back in the day. It was a

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1400 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   July 29, 2010 - submitted by Kat, Mexico Q. Dear Oracle, time ago, I read in Wikipedia that the name of Coldplay came from a poem. I been trying to find it but I'm not sure if it's right can you give me an answer please. I will be very pleased if you can tell me what poem is or if it's real or not... anyway thanks! I just love Coldplay and its music it is pure poetry. The Oracle replies: It's not on

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1400 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 21, 2010 - submitted by Jamie, United States of America Q. Hi Oracle, I'm elderly compared to the rest of you. I'll be 52. I haven't paid much attention to current music until I heard Viva La Vida. Now, I'm delighted and just a touch obsessive about the band. My question is, am I the oldest fan you know of. Although I'm young for my age, I feel like I'd feel a little pathetic jumping aroun

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   August 3, 2009 - submitted by Alexis, United States of America Q. This isn't really a question but a disappointment. I clicked on your link for "Greetings from Dallas" only to see all the photos were from ARLINGTON. As one who has grown up there, that is just insulting. Can you please apologize? Also, is Chris the only member with kids? The Oracle replies: Apologies but I guess as it's the new home to the Dallas Cowboys, that's wher

The Oracle will travel to Latin America with Coldplay, it has been confirmed on Coldplay.com tonight. Here's Anchorman with the news, just in:   We're very pleased to announce that the Oracle will be heading out to Latin America with Coldplay for the duration of the band's upcoming tour. That means, for three weeks, the Oracle will be answering your questions about the tour: be they regarding the venues, the crew, the catering, the production or, if you're lucky, the backstage gossip. This is yo

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 11, 2008 - submitted by Hasief, Indonesia Q. Who is the "Green" whom gets a co-writer's credit on "A Spell A Rebel Yell"? The Oracle replies: That's Dan Green the band's sound engineer.   September 11, 2008 - submitted by Nishav Shakya, Nepal Q. Is the ORACLE all right, not answering for a couple of days or have us mere mortals questions been too trivial in nature? The Oracle replies: Actually I was in Paris for the Bercy shows. They were amaz

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 25, 2008 - submitted by yukie, Japan Q. I read Q&A with Guy. I seems that next released album is going to be last. Each members look like enjoying themselves. And it must be hard to play everyday,your schedule looks hard. No time to go home... Is this inference incorrect? The Oracle replies: Don't worry, all the guys have interests outside of the band but that doesn't mean they're looking for new careers. Guy's photography is a hobby, the

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   February 22, 2010 - submitted by Nancy, Canada Q. Bonjour cher Oracle, Is it possible to buy the open air concert of Coldplay at the BBC Television Center in London 08/18/2008? Merci The Oracle replies: I'm afraid that the show that took placed on 18th June (not August) isn't available to buy. Click to watch In My Place.February 22, 2010 - submitted by Jacob, United States of America Q. I was bro

More questions answered by The Oracle...   November 7, 2008 - submitted by Hamilton, United States of America Q. Is it a coincidence that the three best bands ever all were(are) signed to Capitol Records? Pink Floyd -Beatles -Coldplay…or did Coldplay hold out for Capitol due to the fact that Floyd and the moptops were on it? The Oracle replies: Well, all being British bands we prefer to say they are signed to EMI (which goes through Capitol in the States). Bands can’t hold out for labels, as tha

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   January 6, 2010 - submitted by Marc, United Kingdom Q. I went to the Wembley shows and since that time I cannot stop listening to Coldplay live. I was very grateful for LeftRightLeftRightLeft as that is just amazing. What I wanted to know Mr Oracle is do Coldplay have any plans to release a live album as they did in 2003?. I think there is a huge demand out there for something like that as they are

It’s a beautiful scene: a slurring Shane McGowan lying in an NYPD drunk tank on Christmas Eve, calling out for his love — a punky Kirsty MacColl — who’s sitting at home, busy regretting their entire dream-crushing relationship.   At turns glum and rowdy (and ultimately kind of sweet), The Pogues’ duet with MacColl, "Fairytale Of New York," is definitely one of the most vivid modern yuletide standards, and it turns out it’s the favourite for British VH1 viewers. The music channel polled its U.K.

The Police was the top-earning touring act for the Performing Rights Society (PRS) for Music last year, beating Iron Maiden and Coldplay, reports Times Online.   The reunion of the group led by Sting to mark their 30th anniversary, contributed to £139.6m of overseas royalties collected on behalf of songwriters and composers last year by the PRS, up from £121.2m in 2007. The most lucrative market was America, where PRS income was £21.7m, followed by Germany and France. It has collecting arrangeme

The rejected artwork for Coldplay's 2013 single, from the Hunger Games : Catching Fire soundtrack, Atlas has surfaced online. It's believed to be from before the band hired Czech born artist, Mila Fürstová for their sixth album, Ghost Stories.The revelation is in the form of an artwork video hosted by recentlyrejected.com, designed by Mario Hugo and Sam Mason as a process sketch for the band:Click here for the un-seen reject Atlas artwork videoMario Hugo's design (co-produced with Micah Lidberg)

It's good to see that avant-garde attitudes still prevail in British pop. Those futurist provocateurs at the NME seem troubled, even a little shocked, by the new Coldplay sleeve. It's a bit ... abstract, they complain, for all the world like the Daily Mail.   The designers, Mark Tappin and Simon Grofton, have created a digital logo which echoes every modernist school of painting from suprematism to De Stijl. They themselves cite 1940s mathematical abstraction. To the NME and the websites apparen

The Simpsons has added more celebrity guest voices to season 21: EW.com has learned that Coldplay frontman Chris Martin will lend his vocal cords to an episode this winter in which Homer wins a million-dollar lottery and hires the band to play a concert just for Bart and him. “When Bart goes to the bathroom, Coldplay has to stop,” notes Simpsons exec producer Al Jean.   In another episode, Sarah Silverman plays Bart’s new girlfriend, who “alternately loves him and hates him for no reason,” says

Thanks to the official site you can now see what each member picked as their inspirations ahead of next months Grammy awards. Here's Anchorman:   The Grammy Awards 2009 have produced a special image of Coldplay, which is made up from the titles of songs that have inspired the band. We thought you might like to see a hi-res version of image, as well as the songs each member picked.   Click here (right click, save as) to download the hi-res version of the image (~2Mb) and click here to read and di

There is no Glastonbury this year but music revellers can still experience the UK's most popular music festival on film.   The film Glastonbury by Julien Temple was released in the UK last month, capturing the spirit of the event since it started in 1970. Described as a music documentary, the 138-minute movie charts the festival's evolution with a compilation of clips. Excerpts range from the Glastonbury Fayre film made by Nicolas Roeg in 1971 to amateur home videos by audience members.   As wel

If you've been MIA today and haven't yet heard the 'Postcards From Far Away' Project news - it's that the feedback that Coldplay fans have been waiting for since sending out postcards from around the world is now online. Watch the video of Coldplay reading fans' postcards now at www.coldplaying.com/postcards. There is also a short story behind the delivery of the postcards, which comes courtesy of Coldplay's fan liaisor, Debs Wild:   Ok so now we have the video, I can talk about the day if you l

Last Thursday saw a Coldplaying hour-long playlist (download) aired on Absolute Radio which featured tracks chosen by Coldplayers, as part of Coldplaying's victory in the final of the Live Stories competition which started in the summer. Coldplaying beat several fan forums over two stages on our way to winning the live radio show, including representatives of Bowling For Soup, The Cribs, Kaiser Chiefs, Muse and U2. During the show there was a frantic listening party as the playlist was unveiled

Six members of Tiverton Town Band enjoyed the biggest ‘gig’ of their lives on Saturday night... supporting Coldplay in a concert at Exeter Castle, writes the County Gazette tonight.   They stepped in at the last minute after singer Lily Allen pulled out with a throat infection, and one of the lucky six was Leah Ellis, a massive Coldplay fan, who said this week: "The day was surreal. In the morning we played for Macmillan nurses at Exeter Airport and in the evening we were on the same stage as Co