Coldplay News

Coldplay top the list of bands organisers want to perform the official Olympic song at the opening ceremony for the 2012 games in London. Whoever is chosen will play the specially-commissioned song to a TV audience in excess of two billion, reports say.   Organisers have delegated the responsibility of finding someone to write what will be called 'Welcome Song' to arts charity the Dartington Hall Trust. According to an inside source, Chris Martin and company are their first choice to perform it.

Already at least three bands have revealed that they’ll be on the Splendour in the Grass lineup in 2011 – The Kills, The Vaccines, and Cornershop – and now as we countdown the days to the official announcement the rumour mill has inevitably gone into overdrive, multiple online sources are reporting today.   Fuji Rock will be held from Friday 29th July to Sunday 31st July, and Splendour will be on during the same weekend, held at south-east Queensland’s Woodfordia site. Coldplay will play T in th

Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 and the wonky studio   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Natascha]   Greetings folks, from my little room at the top of the Beehive. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I could swear that things have got more wonky up here since we moved in. And I mean that in a purely physical sense, not a psychological one. We’ve got bits of wood under the fridge to try to level it up and there’s a pretty hefty crack appearing down

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1900 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   April 5, 2011 - submitted by Sara, United Kingdom Q. Hello, Oracle! I was on a Coldplay playlist on youtube and came across this and was puzzled. Does this have anything at all to do with Coldplay? Is this them performing it? If not, then would you happen to know what this is? Because it is indeed beautiful! Best wishes, xxx The Oracle Replies: The connection is that the creator of the music - Miami

Coldplay tracks 'Famous Old Painters' and 'Lukas', as well as an old track called 'Until The Water Flows Over' (better known as Solid Ground) have all surfaced online this week in MP3 instrumental format.   Famous Old Painters is a song written during sessions for Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, but was ultimately left off the album. The song came about around October 2007 when it was introduced alongside Glass Of Water in Prospekt's journal on October 29, 200

Jo Whiley was serenaded by Coldplay and praised by U2’s Bono as she left Radio 1 yesterday after 17 years. The DJ [pictured with Chris Martin in 2005] was given a celebrity-packed send-off on her last slot before leaving for Radio 2.   Coldplay had performed a cover of East 17's Stay Another Day, adding Jo’s name into the lyrics. The Klaxons and Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl also appeared. Jo’s new show on Radio 2 starts on April 4. She said: "The boss Andy Parfitt gave me a speech and made me cry th

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1900 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 23, 2011 - submitted by luke, United Kingdom Q. Dear O, I heard that Ricky Gervais was going to help produce the new album, it appears this rumor was proved true. What sort of special twists can we expect to hear from the band with the new producer? Luke The Oracle Replies: I sometimes seriously do not know where you hear stuff guys. Where on earth did you get that information from? There's no

If you want to see Coldplay live at Glastonbury this year then you have one more chance to grab entry - cancelled and refunded tickets for this year's festival will be resold to the public on Sunday, April 17 at 9am. Those hoping to purchase a pass for the event must ensure that they are registered via the official Glastonbury website by Friday, April 15.   "The number of tickets available is expected to be quite limited, because these are returns, not a second batch," a statement on the festiva

Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: Songs are blossoming and roadies are blowing things up   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Natascha]   Perhaps it’s the weather. The change of season has removed the permanent blanket of grey cloud from over London and we’re getting day after day of clear blue sky and blazing sun. Similarly with the record, the fog of infinite possibilities has lifted and, for me at least, the songs are appearing in a whole new light.

Gwyneth Paltrow has finally put to bed any possibility of collaborating with Coldplay or to create studio material with the band, according to The Sun today. Here's what they had to say online earlier:   2011 has seen Gwyneth reinvent herself as a musical star somewhat with singing roles in both Glee and her new movie Country Strong. That doesn't mean she will be hooking up in the studio with her husband any time soon though. Asked by The Sun if she would ever perform with Chris, Gwyneth replied

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1900 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 21, 2011 - submitted by Spencer, United States of America Q. Dear Oracle, Is Famous Old Painters still being considered for the new album? It sounds like it could be a great song. Thanks! The Oracle Replies: Still? It has never been considered for the next album. The last one yes, but the Viva era is over... All the tracks will be new to me and you. March 21, 2011 - submitted by Luis, Mexico Q

Coldplay are moving into the movie business by funding a new British film starring Ray Winstone. The band are co-financing the noir thriller Ashes, which is being directed by their friend Mat Whitecross. Discussion and comments on this are at the Coldplay forum now.   Whitecross has been friends with the band for many years after meeting them at university and made a number of their videos, including the most recent single Christmas Lights. He directed the Ian Dury biopic Sex and Drugs and Rock

Here's a very special auction item for you to bid for on the last day of Comic Relief UK fundraising: director Dougal Wilson has kindly donated one of the puppets from his brilliant, Grammy award-nominated video for Coldplay's single Life in Technicolour ii... [thanks Natascha]   You can bid for the puppet on eBay now. This is another chance to own some unique Coldplay ephemera (the band themselves had their own puppet figures, until they were gradually decimated on the final stretches of the Vi

Coldplay have tonight (Thursday) launched a slightly new look website which includes a new Studiofeed#1 YouTube video. This video clip is from their Beehive studio - if you listen carefully, you'll hear parts of music that may form part of their next album.   Interestingly though, the link button to the news page now shows a newspaper with letters "MX" and "UFO". For those interested in Roman numerals, MX is the equivalent of 1010, or for those wishing the LP5 was here already, 10th October. But

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1900 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 14, 2011 - submitted by Jay, United States of America Q. Dear Oracle, will the devastating Japanese earthquake affect the Fuji Festival? The Oracle replies: Right now all our thoughts are with the people of Japan and all who are affected by the tragic events. It will no doubt have ongoing repercussions around the world let alone the rest of the country. It's all I can say as honestly, it's too

Announcing the beginning of their comeback with already confirmed headline sets at a number of UK festivals, it now looks likely Coldplay will be adding a headline show at Hyde Park in London this summer, according to reports from Stereoboard on Friday.   As part of the promotional push for the upcoming release of their fifth studio album, Coldplay have already been announced as a headliners for 15 festivals so far, including Glastonbury, T in the Park and Oxegen as well as Rock AM Ring in Germa

As we have been anticipating since our reports over the last two weeks or so, Coldplay have now officially confirmed in the last 24 hours that they will be headlining both Ireland's Oxegen and Japan's Fuji rock festivals. Here are Anchorman's announcements:   Oxegen: We have another festival show to tell you about - on Sunday July 10th, Coldplay will close the main stage at this year's Oxegen Festival. Tickets have just gone on sale via ticketmaster.ie. For more information on the festival, head

A Coldplay 'spokesperson' has rubbished the recent news that the fifth album was set for an October release, after the summer festival headline performances, according to MTV on Monday. They allege that the spokesperson has emailed them directly, saying there is no actual release date at all. Here is their article...   You may already have an idea about what Coldplay's upcoming album is about — namely "love, addiction, OCD, escape and working for someone you don't like" — but up until now, you p

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1900 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 7, 2011 - submitted by RaisinBran, United States of America Q. I LOVE this band and I have been known to form many a theory about their foreseeable future; however, I only ask about this one (theory) which you probably wont even get a chance to read but, meh a boy can dream. Will the new album's artwork be designed by Sr. Berryman? Is that what the old pictures were for? I know they were looki

Liam Gallagher has taken a pop at Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin after being advised to change his singing voice by The Who frontman Roger Daltrey. Liam Gallagher’s dig at Chris came after Daltrey told him he should change his famous gravelly voice.   Gallagher told Absolute Radio: ‘I remember Roger telling me, “Look, you’ve got to warm up”. I was like that, “Warming up, man, are you mental?”. I don’t want to sound like Chris Martin.’   Meanwhile we're sure Chris Martin will have a Friday chuc

Could Japan's Fuji Rock Festival 2011 be the another confirmed festival to see Coldplay headlining later this year? Well according to the official Fuji Rock Festival website and its English counterpart, Coldplay WILL be among the performers. No official coldplay.com announcement has been made yet, but the number of festivals to see Coldplay may soon rise to 14...   But hang on... it may be 15 (even 16 if Oxegen is confirmed). Last year Fuji Rock and Australia's Splendour in the Grass festivals s

Coldplay won't play any new material at their summer headline festival slots, reports are suggesting today. The band are booked to headline 15 major events including Glastonbury and T In The Park, but it’s all come too soon to promote their long-awaited fifth album. You can discuss this latest news now at the Coldplay forum [thanks coldplayisawesome]   Coldplay, who are due to put out their long-awaited fifth studio album later this year, are said to be holding off on performing any new material

We recently reported that Ash frontman Tim Wheeler had been working with Coldplay on their long-awaited follow-up to Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, but speaking to BBC 6Music, Wheeler said he had only had very limited studio involvement with the band. [comments/discussion]   Wheeler admits he was in the studio with the band: "I showed up one day at the studio and they were starting to work on a song that, actually, I think had a bit of an influence from one of our recent singles. So,

Could Oxegen be the FOURTEENTH festival to see Coldplay headlining later this year? If the rumours are to be believed, yes. Irish sources are getting excited that several acts, including Foo Fighters and Arctic Monkeys have confirmed themselves for both festivals, and they expect Coldplay to follow suit. [thanks squibby92]   Oxegen, generally regarded as Ireland's version of the Glastonbury Festival, is taking place on the weekend of 7th-10th July in Punchestown, Ireland, coincidentally on the s

Coldplay have today announced yet another festival headline slot of 2011 with the news that they are to play this year's T in the Park festival in Scotland on 9th July. Catch all the latest discussion and previews to this new festival date at the Coldplay Live forum now. [thanks mimixxx]   This brings the total number of 2011 festivals that Coldplay will play thus far to THIRTEEN. The confirmed festivals are spread two continents and twelve countries (Germany, Italy, Netherlands, England, Swede