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"And the tears come streaming down on your face, when you lose something you can't replace." Enough said...   The winter's drawing in, and soon we'll be celebrating the most depressing day of the year. It's time for a good cry, and what induces the tears better than a slow ballad. Coldplay's Fix You is listed among the biggest tearjerker videos in music history.   You can see what other videos make the list, here. Discuss this story here [thanks Fixed]

Things are moving quickly now... this is another HUGE reminder that new (and as yet unheard) Coldplay track Moving To Mars will be airing today at 11.45am (BST) at the following stations: BBC Radio 1; BBC Radio 2; BBC 6 Music; Absolute Radio; Xfm.. Join the Moving To Mars Listening Party at the Coldplaying messageboard now! We will have another new 1-10 sliding scale poll on what you thought of the song shortly after it airs.   The Coldplaying Toolbar has been updated to include all the stations

Coldplaying.com (or rather me, the webmaster) took part in the fantastic X&Y special, over at the Dutch fansite, coldplayfans.nl. I answered questions on X&Y, Coldplay and names of fruity babies.   To see the special, and to read what I had to say, click here

During Coldplay’s lengthy hiatus to record ‘X&Y’ there emerged a slew of bands that, if we’re being charitable, felt inspired enough by ‘A Rush Of Blood To The Head’s potent blend of pianos, yearning vocals and communal choruses to get out and make their own music.   Though if we’re being cynical, record companies saw a gap in the market and thought “Money, we like it’s smell…” So you had the likes of Thirteen Senses (vaguely political, zero record sales!), Keane (look, no guitars!) and Emb

In an e-mail sent this morning, Live Nation has postponed tonight’s Coldplay concert at SPAC, according to Times Union. They write: Tonight's Saratoga Performing Arts Center concert by Coldplay has been postponed because of an illness in the band, SPAC officials said. The show was to have been the kickoff of Live Nation's series of pop concerts at the amphitheater.   SPAC and Live Nation are trying to reschedule the show. If a new date is arranged, tickets for tonight's show will be honored for

Music to my ears: Coldplay, Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson are slated to perform at the "2006 Brit Awards" (5 and 8 p.m. today, BBC America).   Source: calendarlive.com  

These past two weeks have been busy ones for Coldplay, as they continued their European leg of the A Head Full of Dreams Tour, making stops in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and England, where they played a remarkable headlining set at Glastonbury Festival.   THURSDAY, JUNE 23   On June 23, the band played a show at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The setlist included lesser played songs during the tour such as “In My Place,” and "Til Kingdom Come." They also played

Rivers Cuomo made Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" 'significantly nerdier' when Weezer covered it in New York City on Wednesday (Oct. 28) night, that is according to ChartAttack anyway. Here's what they had to say about the Coldplay cover performance:   According to Stereogum, Cuomo, clad in a geeky track suit, performed the Grammy Award-winning tune before the rest of Weezer joined him on stage for the show at the P.C. Richard & Song Theatre. Cuomo clearly isn't that familiar with the song, since

Welcome to Coldplaying.com - the definitive site for fans of Coldplay.   This site has a new layout and many new features - you can register for 'access all areas', including instant messengers with buddy lists, free journal, music reviews, integrated gallery, newsletter, topic lists, full user profiles (featuring over 2000 avatars for your own use), and lots more.   All this on top of what was previously available via the old site. Much of this material is still published to the web if you wish

Acts set to appear at this year's Brit Awards include Paul Weller and Coldplay, organisers have revealed.   Paul Weller, who is to receive an award for his outstanding contribution to music, will finish the show in his first ever Brits appearance. Other acts confirmed for the night are Coldplay, the Kaiser Chiefs, Kelly Clarkson, KT Tunstall and Kanye West. Organisers will reveal more at a later date.   They said veteran-rocker Weller's award is the highest honour in the UK record industry. A sp

Music industry insiders have said that Football Association chiefs who suggested that the poor playing conditions at Wembley Stadium are caused by the pop concerts held at the venue are wrong.   Earlier this month Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said that he didn't think that concerts were to blame – a sentiment echoed by a variety of industry insiders. According to Music Week a variety of anonymous music industry heads pointed to the fact that the last concert to take place at the venue was Madon

Pop stars Girls Aloud say they will not make any concessions to rock fans when they support Coldplay at Wembley Stadium this weekend. "Coldplay asked us to do the gig because they like what we do," singer Nicola Roberts told BBC Radio 5 live. So for us to turn around and scrap a few songs and do a few covers to try and please the crowd - that's not what Girls Aloud are about at all."   The 24-year-old added that the band "can't wait" to play at Wembley. "We've had the summer off. I've been in S

Wembley Stadium has suffered another huge pre-tax loss of £31.1million and is not expected to break even until 2014, which means Coldplay will probably have played there on a second consecutive world tour before Wembley manages to pay off its rebuilding-cost debts.   According to the Daily Mail today, accounts released by the home of England football for the year to December 31, 2008 revealed the massive losses, which followed a £53.3m pre-tax loss in 2007. The 90,000-capacity ground, rebuilt fo

Improbably, Belle and Sebastian live down a lane that you enter by a gloomy archway. Then you cross a rubbish-strewn courtyard, walk through a door with no name and climb a staircase full of foreboding.   Groovy pubs come and go and Belle and Sebastian have outlasted most of them; groovy groups too. "We've got this wee game in the office now," says Murdoch, keeping his raincoat tightly fastened. "Someone will pick up a paper and go, 'God, are that band still around? We thought we'd seen them off

There are plenty of people out there who are looking to make it big, but they just need a break to get there. Fendline is a Western Mass band with a lot of heart, a great sound, and some big goals. "My dream was to just stand in front of thousands and thousands of people and just play," said vocalist and guitar player Chris Lomma.   One day Fendline came across a radio contest from WFNX to be the opening act for Coldplay's Boston show. "Took a shot send the video in and see what could happen fro

Want to know what the nation's top record executives really think about their biggest stars? I mean really think? No holds barred?   Here's what one says about Eminem: "I feel his moment has come and gone." Another on Britney Spears: "Trust me, she's over." And U2 fans should brace themselves: "Time is catching up with them. I'd rather have Coldplay on my roster."   The top artists on the list clearly benefited from being in the glow of recent albums that were both critical and commercial knocko

Coldplay's last record Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends hit stores in 2008. They dressed as French revolutionaries to promote the album, wearing military-style jackets and many buttons. Their as-yet-untitled fifth record is due to be available this autumn and the group have decided to jazz up their look again.   Having previously explained their new sound is inspired by New York graffiti, Coldplay have taken to wearing relaxed-coloured jackets, contrasting t-shirts and carrying around c

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1700 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   January 26, 2011 - submitted by Nathalia, Brazil Q. Hello, O wise and all-knowing Oracle. It's known that Roadie #42 has his own office at The Bakery, as far as I know and understand (at least is written in his blog #123). So, O dear Oracle, this is my question: do you also have your own office at The Bakery or at The Beehive? The Oracle replies: 42's office is not in The Bakery; it's in the Beehiv

Just what do one of the world's biggest acts get up to when they're in Adelaide?   We've got no idea say http://theadvertiser.news.com.au, that's why we need you guys. If you saw the Coldplay lads out and about during their stay, email [email protected] or phone 8206 2352.   Maybe you spotted Chris Martin and co out and about at a shop peddling Fair Trade gear (one of the band's pet causes) or chowing down at an organic cafe. Let us know if you saw them.   Don't just tell t

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 4, 2008 - submitted by Sally, United Kingdom Q. Is Chasing Butterflies a Coldplay song? It sounds like it is. The Oracle replies: Ah you mean the music on the advert for CSL. The verse sounds very like Speed Of Sound so I can see why you ask that. It's not a Coldplay song; it's by an artist named Steph. It's soon to be released as a single.   September 4, 2008 - submitted by Rugile, Lithuania Q. Dear Oracle, I just saw photos from BBC radio 2

The 28th February 2008 has been one of the most fruitful days for new details of the songs on Coldplay's fourth album. The song synopsis for nine tracks was revealed via a Rolling Stone online article posted earlier today. Our question for you is... Which song synopsis sounds the most intriguing? Vote here   "Violet Hill": One of the strongest of the new songs, the band is considering giving it away as a special promotion in coming weeks and then leaving it off the album. Opening with a jagged d

White Lies have said supporting Kings of Leon on their recent North American tour was better than their past warm-up slots for Coldplay and Snow Patrol, reports DigitalSpy today. Bassist Charles Cave said the experience of playing with Kings of Leon had been “fantastic” and revealed both groups had grown close on tour.   "It's probably the most enjoyable support tour we've ever done, sorry (Coldplay frontman) Chris Martin, sorry Snow Patrol,” he told BBC 6 Music. "We just had a lot of downtime w

'White Shadows' will go to Australian radio next Monday (25th September).   As it will not have a full commercial release, there will be no B-Sides or video.   Source: Coldplay.com

An interesting fact about the new song 'White Shadows' can be discovered here   [thanks kimberlina]

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]