Coldplay News

Lights, numbers, action. When Britain's Coldplay took the stage Monday night, singer Chris Martin cut a shadowy figure, his form silhouetted against a giant LED display of rapidly blinking digits that resembled a bedside alarm clock gone berserk.   For fans, it proved to be a welcome wake-up call and when Martin - a.k.a. Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow - started singing "Square One" it was clear that his sweet, smoky voice was more than capable of outshining any gimmicky stage show.   By the time Coldplay

More reviews of Coldplay's Sacramento gig here   Pictures added to the gallery here   Discussion threads (including more reviews and pictures) here and here

Although the setlist changed little on this second North American leg of the British band Coldplay's "Twisted Logic" tour, there was something postively giddy about frontman Chris Martin during the quartet's well-received 90-minute soldout set.   Martin, perhaps becoming better known than his movie star wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, joked about his new long hair and beard, telling them that his manager said he looked like one of the Bee Gees. This prompted a couple of improvisations from the brother's

Although the setlist changed little on this second North American leg of the British band Coldplay's "Twisted Logic" tour, there was something postively giddy about frontman Chris Martin during the quartet's well-received 90-minute soldout set.   Martin, perhaps becoming better known than his movie star wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, joked about his new long hair and beard, telling them that his manager said he looked like one of the Bee Gees. This prompted a couple of improvisations from the brother's

Enjoy a preview to Glastonbury: The Film and Glastonbury Festival 2007 by way of scans from NME this week.   View them here [thanks Steph]

Last night's setlist ran as follows   Square One Politik Yellow Speed of Sound God Put a Smile Upon Your Face X & Y How You See the World White Shadows The Scientist (Acoustic Portion) 'Til Kingdom Come Ring of Fire Trouble (Back to Electric) Clocks Talk   Encore: The Hardest Part In My Place Fix You   More on the reviews and discussion here, here and here

Square One Politik Yellow GPASUYF Speed of Sound Sparks Daylight What If White Shadows The Scientist Green Eyes Clocks Talk Swallowed in the sea In my place Fix You Shiver   More on this here and pictures in the Coldplaying Gallery here

In a change to the final night setlist, Shiver was played in the middle of the concert, with the full band this time. Following Shiver, they played Parachutes. The full setlist is as follows:   Square One Politik Yellow Speed of Sound GPASUYF What If Sparks Shiver Parachutes White Shadows The Scientist Til Kingdom Come Love me tender Clocks Talk Swallowed in the sea In My Place Fix You   More on this here [thanks Cris_Santos]  

No opening act(s). Setlist:   1. Square One | 2. Politik | 3. Yellow | 4. Speed Of Sound | 5. God Put A Smile On Your Face | 6. What If | 7. How You See The World | 8. White Shadows | 9. The Scientist | 10. Til Kingdom Come | 11. Ring Of Fire | 12. Trouble | 13. Clocks 14. Talk   - Encore -   15. Swallowed In The Sea | 16. In My Place | 17. Fix You   Read the full review here and pictures here

The inaugural MTV Centrestage Singapore, a celebration of live music, is set to rock Singapore on 10th of July at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with music icons Coldplay.   Staged by Live Nation and MTV Centrestage, Coldplay Twisted Logic Tour 2006 will be presented by Nokia Nseries and supported by Singapore Tourism Board. Coldplay, one of the most awarded bands in the world with 4 Grammies, 4 Brits, 9 MTV Awards and countless others under their belt, will be performing at this one-night only co

The inaugural MTV Centrestage Singapore, a celebration of live music, is set to rock Singapore on 10th of July at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with music icons Coldplay.   Staged by Live Nation and MTV Centrestage, Coldplay Twisted Logic Tour 2006 will be presented by Nokia Nseries and supported by Singapore Tourism Board. Coldplay, one of the most awarded bands in the world with 4 Grammies, 4 Brits, 9 MTV Awards and countless others under their belt, will be performing at this one-night only co

As promised earlier this week, we now have more info on the release dates for the 7-inch vinyl singles boxset. Dates are as follows:   UK - 26th March USA - 24th April Rest of the world - TBC

We've just received some more release dates for the 7-inch vinyl singles boxset. They are as follows...   Norway - 10th April Switzerland - 13th April Slovenia - 16th April Austria - 20th April Canada - 24th April   We'll post more when we get them.

Melodic pop/rock is rapidly becoming one of the most popular genres in the music scene today. The beat box styling and bubblegum pop bands that headlined the charts in the 90s are long gone, replaced with musicians singing soulful ballads combined with artistic piano playing. For the most part, music is getting back to the roots of the creative process. Although it is hard to pinpoint the exact pioneers of this progression, a few key names pop up, names like John Mayer, Howie Day, James Blunt, T

The hairdos they are a changin' for Chris Martin, who is currently on a break from the music biz.   The usually clean-cut Coldplay singer was looking somewhat dishevelled when he was snapped strolling around New York's Tribeca district on Thursday. Sporting an unruly mop of curls, a smattering of stubble and large shades, 29-year-old Chris was a dead ringer for Bob Dylan. One eagle-eyed shopper tells us: "I nearly didn't recognise him with his big head of curls, but his outfit and shades were c

Live 8 Anniversary Special (Saturday, SABC2, 10pm): Don't miss this one which features performances from U2, Elton John, Bob Geldof, Sting, Coldplay, REM, Annie Lennox, Robbie Williams, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd and The Who.   More on this here

New lyrics on the shirt of singer, Chris Martin have caused speculation among Coldplay fans. The words, 'The falling' appear on the front end of his sweaty garment during the band's recent Global Citizen Festival appearance, while it appears to continue on the backend with 'of snow'.       'The Falling Of Snow' could be a song title or a lyric. One of the theories, which has just been brought up was a reference to President Snow, a character in the Hunger Games Movie. The successful trilogy

Today is the last day for your Open For Coldplay entries for the following shows:   Hartford (concert on Aug 2): Entry period beings 7/1/08 and ends 7/7/08. Washington D.C. (concert on Aug 3): Entry period beings 7/1/08 and ends 7/7/08 Boston (concert on Aug 4): Entry period beings 7/1/08 and ends 7/7/08   Coldplay are seeking unknown acts to join the bill on their upcoming "Viva La Vida" tour of North America. The band have announced details of a contest for six summer concerts, appealing for a

A reminder that Coldplay are seeking unknown acts to join the bill on their upcoming "Viva La Vida" tour of North America.   The band have announced details of a contest for six summer concerts, appealing for aspiring groups to submit video performances. Support roles are required for concerts in Chicago, San Jose, Philadelphia, DC, Boston and Hartford. Interested acts should visit coldplayontour.com and can apply using YouTube clips of their band at work. Coldplay's US tour opens next month in

Coldplay are seeking unknown acts to join the bill on their upcoming "Viva La Vida" tour of North America.   The band have announced details of a contest for six summer concerts, appealing for aspiring groups to submit video performances. Support roles are required for concerts in Chicago, San Jose, Philadelphia, DC, Boston and Hartford. Interested acts should visit coldplayontour.com and can apply using YouTube clips of their band at work.   Coldplay's US tour opens next month in Los Angeles.  

Excellent photos from Coldplay's recent gig on the 26th in Sydney are here   [Thanks mohit]

More photos from Coldplay's recent gig on the 28th in Sydney are here   [Thanks SEZ77]

Coldplay have became reacquainted with some old Sydney haunts since they lobbed on Sunday.   After their sensational opening night at the Entertainment Centre on Monday, frontman Chris Martin led the charge to the North Bondi RSL to watch the Socceroos' valiant effort to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The band said the tournament had saved their sanity, particularly watching the Australian team play, reports Kathy McCabe.   "This has been the best time of our lives to have jetlag b

No more angst… Coldplay members enthuse yesterday about their evolution to big-arena gigs. Last night the band performed its first Sydney concert in three years at the Entertainment Centre.   At first sight, Coldplay look like sensitive, middle-class English boys who studied humanities at university and pined hopelessly after dangerous, arty girls.   On second sight, they do, too.   But they are also the world's biggest-selling band, with over 8 million copies of their third album X&Y sold l

It's one of those bands the media is supposed to praise. Coldplay issues melodic songs. The lyrics are serious. And, by golly, front man Chris Martin dates Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow.   Yeah, yeah, yeah.   But Coldplay, which returns to Tampa after Martin wussed out at the last minute with a sore throat several months ago, just doesn't move me. There is nothing sexy, scary or dangerous about their music or stage show.   And what is rock 'n' roll without a little of that?In other words