Coldplay News

2009 Concert Volunteer Application - Support Oxfam at the US Coldplay shows!   Oxfam America are looking for volunteers to help out at the new Coldplay shows in the US during May, June, July and August. Fill in the form here for your application. If you wish to apply to more than one concert please fill out one application per concert. An Oxfam America organizer will respond to you as soon as possible and will send more exact schedules along with other instructions to those volunteers who are se

2009 Concert Volunteer Application - Support Oxfam at the US Coldplay shows!   Oxfam America are looking for volunteers to help out at the new Coldplay shows in the US during May, June, July and August. Fill in the form here for your application. If you wish to apply to more than one concert please fill out one application per concert. An Oxfam America organizer will respond to you as soon as possible and will send more exact schedules along with other instructions to those volunteers who are se

The Abbey Road competition is closed over at coldplay.com and the lucky winners have been notified. The special event takes place this evening (Monday 13th) so check back tomorrow for a full report.   Radio 2 will be taping the performance which will be broadcast at a later date.   A reminder that Chris Martin will also be on Radio 1 tomorrow morning (Tuesday).

Coldplay are to play an exclusive concert for Radio Two to be broadcast live by the BBC station.   The Parlophone act have agreed to perform at the BBC Radio Theatre in London on Saturday, August 30 when they will perform tracks from their current album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends as well as other material. The concert, which will be broadcast live by the radio station between 7 and 8pm, is the latest tie-up between the band and the BBC for the new album. In June they performed a f

Win a contest to see Coldplay perform a lunch time mini-concert at wplj.com   "Over three sold out nights at the Nassau Coliseum and the Continental Airlines Arena. Coldplay will perform in front of 45,000 fans... On April 6th, they'll play for an audience of only 95.   95 lucky ‘PLJ listeners will be invited to the China Club for a very rare lunchtime mini-concert with Coldplay. They’ll even get a chance to ask the band questions. It will be like having Coldplay in your living room. Get set to

As previously announced here on Coldplaying, there will be a Coldplay exclusive interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, tonight.   Airing on Friday June 6, 2008, at 11:00 pm will be The Hour's all-access, exclusive full-hour TV special with Coldplay. In this recently shot footage, George was given unprecedented access, with one-on-one conversations and sharing candid moments with the band, as they prepare to release their new record, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.   You

As announced here on December 2nd, a reminder that PBS will air Austin City Limits featuring Coldplay on December 17, 2005.   More details on show times, video clips from the show and artists interviews at pbs.org/klru/austin/   [Thanks Jenny, klru.org]

As Coldplaying reported recently, official confirmation has arrived - 'Guitar Hero World Tour' has revealed the 'set list' for the highly anticipated forthcoming version of the video game, NME and Pitchfork are reporting.   Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Oasis, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Beastie Boys, Muse, Interpol, Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, The Doors, No Doubt, REM and Van Halen are among the bands whose songs will appear on the latest version of the highly popular game.   It will feature maste

Coldplay headed the list of nominations on Monday for the respected Ivor Novello music awards after being selected in three categories.   Soldier-turned-singer James Blunt also featured highly after being shortlisted for two awards, which honour the best British songwriters and composers. For best song, Coldplay's "Fix You" goes up against "Suddenly I see" by Scottish singer KT Tunstall and "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" by Sheffield rockers the Arctic Monkeys, who stormed to prominence

As previously announced, Coldplay are to be the debut ‘star interview’ when Q Radio launches on Monday June 2nd. In her first flagship QPM show, presenter Samanthi will feature a special interview with Coldplay who this week announced a winter tour, tickets for which go on sale on Friday (May 3oth).   Ric Blaxill, Q Radio programme director, said: “We’re delighted to have a Coldplay interview in the first show which coincides with them being cover stars of the next issue of Q Magazine. We’ll al

We are just under 2 weeks away from Coldplay's live return! It's unknown whether new material from 'A Head Full Of Dreams' will debut at the iHeart Radio Festival but all of us are hoping it does.   There's a new concert information section on our community forums, which will includes ticket and travel information for each Coldplay show and so help from the Coldplaying team and other members is always available :) Click here for the full info on Coldplay's appearance in Las Vegas

As previously annouced here, Coldplay have been included in this year's NME yearbook, featuring their Glastonbury 2005 diary.   Click read more for the full article. "a very long long long time ago i got on a train from exeter to london. i had just been to the dentist and he had given me braces; big, heavy, metal things that couldn’t help but catch the eye. i felt like a cross between robocop and the worlds ultimate nerd™. i hid as far away from everyone else as possible and tried to eat a sandw

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

A huge reminder that Coldplay will be performing an exclusive live gig outside BBC Television Centre in front of 600 people, following in the footsteps of Beyonce, Green Day and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The gig will be broadcast live on BBC2 tonight (Wed 18th June) at 7pm (BST).   The 45-minute set will include tracks from their new album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, as well as classics from their previous albums. Radio 1's Jo Whiley is on "introducing the band" duties, and the DJ w

Evening “100% Music” on July 5 with 0h10 on M6   Roughly translated from French:   M6 will propose one evening “100% Music” on Saturday July 5, starting from 0h10 with the diffusion in a private concert of the Coldplay group as well as the event “M6 Live”. As of 00h10, M6 proposes to you an exceptional concert of the British group Coldplay.   Coldplay, the group to the 30 million albums sold in the world chose M6 for its single arrival in France. 400 televiewers had the privilege to attend this

Fresh from topping the album and singles charts, Coldplay come to Radio 2 to play an intimate gig in the BBC Radio Theatre in London. Keep in touch with the gig as it happens with us at Coldplaying here   You can hear the concert on Saturday 30 August, 1900h to 2000h. During the build up to their show, the band will be chatting to Dermot O'Leary on Radio 2 and Steve Lamacq on 6 Music. And in the week after the event you’ll be able to watch video of the band’s performance, and see photo galleries

Chart-topping Sheffield band The Arctic Monkeys are leading the shortlist for this year's Q Awards, with a total of four nominations.   The Mercury Prize winners are in the running for Best Album, Best Live Act, Best Track and Best New Act, which sees them up against Lily Allen. Muse are next in line with three nominations, including Best Album for Black Holes and Revelations. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 30 October.   Muse's Best Album rivals include Kasabian (Empi

CD:UK (Music)   Lauren Laverne, Myleene Klass and Johny Pitts present the music chart show, with performances from Coldplay and Westlife.   Starting: 11:30am (GMT) on Saturday 17th December. Duration: 1 hour Showing on ITV1 [uK]  

Coldplay feature with Violet Hill AND Viva La Vida tonight on the Jonathan Ross show   If you're in the UK, you can watch Coldplay performing Violet Hill and Viva La Vida on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross tonight at 10.35pm on BBC1.   If you miss it, it'll be on the BBC iPlayer for seven days. For those of you outside the UK, the official Coldplay site will be posting some pictures from the recording in the next couple of days.   Celebrity chat show with the irreverent Jonathan Ross. Guests inc

Coldplay stops by on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, on December 7th [TODAY!]   Coldplay will perform Talk from X&Y.   Actor Colin Hanks (son of Tom Hanks) is also scheduled to appear on the show.   "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" airs weeknights at 12:35 am ET/11:35 pm CT on NBC. As with all shows, guests are subject to change, so check your local listings for additional details.   More information on this here

As previously announced, the Australian exclusive Coldplay interview radio special premieres today at 12pm AEST (BST+9, EST+14) on Triple M.   In addition to the radio special Triple M will also be launching video highlights from Myf's interview and last but not least there will be a full studio tour of 'The Bakery'.   You may remember from recent Coldplaying announcements [1] [2] that Triple M (Melbourne) has an exclusive interview with Coldplay, to talk to them about the new album Viva La Vida

A reminder that Chris & Jonny will be joining DJ Jo Whiley [pictured left, with Will] in the Live Lounge on December 22nd. between 10am and 12pm [GMT].   You can tune in at 97-99FM or listen live here   The show will also be archived the following day on the 23rd, so you can listen again.

Coldplay Vs Eno: During the award season last year Coldplay promised they would disappear for awhile. Now they are threatening to flood radio with their emotional pap once again in the company of producer Brian Eno! Rumor has it that Eno has promised them that he won't fix them to sound like the Talking Heads. David Bryne could not be reached for comment.   More On Chris Martin: In the future were we still supposed to be buying seven inch singles? On March 26th Coldplay will be releasing an expe

A huge reminder that Coldplay are showcasing their new No 1 album in a free gig at London's Brixton Academy tonight from 7pm (BST, EST+5). More on this here   They will play intimate gig for fans, performing older hits along with new songs from their fourth LP Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, which is at the top of the UK album charts. This is Coldplay's first full public show for two years and the first live performance of many of their new songs from Viva La Vida.   The whole gig wil

Chris Martin to Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation fundraiser.   Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is going solo this month in the name of charity. On May 20th, Martin will perform live at "A Taste of Napa," to raise funds for UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation. The annual event takes place May 20th at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California.   Along with Chris Martin's performance, another highlight includes the presentation of the Gil Nickel Humanitarian Award to Alex Wallau,