Coldplay News

You get the feeling Brit-pop kings Coldplay can generate lush, larger-than-life soundscapes in their sleep. The quartet has been consistently gorgeous since 2000 debut Parachutes and especially on 2002 followup A Rush of Blood to the Head .   But after two albums that dedicated great chunks to the soul-shredding intricacies of heartbreak, 2005 album X&Y was bloated with what’s-it-all-about head-tripping, big themes that tired listeners more than titillated them. The fact that Martin married

From the official site:   COLDPLAY TWISTED LOGIC TOUR LIMTED EXTRA TICKETS RELEASED   All Australian Coldplay fans will remember Monday 10 October 2005 – in just over 2 hours tickets to the band’s three east-coast concerts had sold out, second shows were announced, and Adelaide and Perth had been added to the itinerary. Third shows soon followed in Sydney and Melbourne, and by the time all ten shows on the Twisted Logic Tour had gone on sale, the total tickets sold was over 100,000.   With this

Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland chatted to Time Out Dubia from a hotel room in Singapore last week before flying in for the Abu Dhabi show. Here’s what he had to say…   Did you specifically request a gig in the Middle East? Well we always try to play somewhere new when we’re on tour. We’ve wanted to come to the Middle East for a while as we’ve never been before. We’ve also never been to Africa or India either so there are quite a few places we are looking to go some day.   There was a rumour d

After rocking the joint at Live 8, the former Verve frontman warms to a new alliance with Coldplay   Richard Ashcroft and Coldplay will now be forever linked by their Live 8 performance last summer in London.   The two British acts came together for a powerful rendition of Bittersweet Symphony, the huge breakthrough hit by Ashcroft’s former band, The Verve, which fuelled sales of their 1997 breakthrough release, Urban Hymns, to seven million worldwide.   In fact, Coldplay singer Chris Martin int

Allowing for the eternal advantage enjoyed by the headliner over the opener, the Britpop heirs-apparent held their own against the reigning kings of Britpop during a thunderous display of rock 'n' roll dynamism at a sold-out Air Canada Centre on Monday night.   And, perhaps surprisingly, the kids even earned some kudos from their elders in the process.   Oasis, ever reluctant to relinquish their grasp on the crown, even when that grasp has sometimes seemed more tenuous than real, has seldom had

There are many lessons to be learned in the practice of attending live rock shows. They include: "Don't drink too much if you've got a good spot in front of the stage, unless you plan to piss your pants" and "Don't wear your brand-spankin' new tour T-shirt at the gig because you'll look like a tool."   The latest lesson to be learned is if you have a chance to attend a gig where the band are filming for a live DVD, go. You're guaranteed the best of everything, from lighting to effects to perform

Brit-pop matchups don't get much better than last night's Coldplay/Richard Ashcroft double bill at the Air Canada Centre.   It's hard to beat Coldplay's Chris Martin and ex-Verve singer Richard Ashcroft when it comes to riveting frontmen.   Coldplay, who are on the second leg of their North American tour, have visited Toronto twice previously in support of their third album, X&Y, launching the entire tour last August at the ACC and playing a special club show at Kool Haus back in May.   C

The first clue that Coldplay’s return to the Air Canada Centre Wednesday night wasn’t meant to be just another sold-out rock show at the hangar could be glimpsed high in the rafters, where the banners charting the local hockey club’s storied past had been taken down.   Gone was Bill Barilko, patron saint of the Tragically Hip’s “Fifty Mission Cap.” Gone, too, was the pennant for the Maple Leafs’ last Stanley Cup victory - which, admittedly, took place about a dozen years before any of the four L

With a rumoured second Martin-Paltrow bun in the oven and sales of last year's X&Y album not quite as staggering as EMI had hoped, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin clearly has to start planning for his family's fiscal future.   The Toronto return of Martin and his mates March 22 should help shore up little Apple's college fund, especially since like-minded purveyor of epic power ballads Richard Ashcroft has stepped in as Coldplay's running – oops! – tourmate.   Fans at their Air Canada Centre

UK's Channel 4 will be showing Coldplay performing Clocks at last years festival on television tonight.   The five minute show, will air on Channel 4 at 12.10am.   For those who can't wait (or will be tucked up in bed) here is the performance online

The Asia leg of the Twisted Logic Tour may have finished, but the pictures keep rolling in.   You can view even more high quality pictures from Budokan, Tokyo here [thanks ~Vita]

The Asia leg of the Twisted Logic Tour may have finished, but the pictures keep rolling in.   You can view more fantastic pictures from Budokan, Tokyo here [thanks ~Vita]

Coldplay's only UK date this year is on Sunday 11th June at the Isle Of Wight Festival. We are giving someone the chance to win 2 tickets to the sold out event.   Click here to enter. Closing date Midnight Sunday 4th June.   More on this here [thanks Nettie]

Coldplay, Duffy and the Kaiser Chiefs will all perform on the Top of the Pops Christmas special, it's been announced.   The winner of this year's X Factor Alexandra Burke, Girls Aloud and Dizzee Rascal will also appear on the show on Christmas Day at 2pm. As previously reported on Gigwise, the BBC cancelled the Christmas show earlier this year because of falling viewing figures. But the corporation later reinstated it, along with a New Years special.   Burke will perform her cover of Leonard Coh

Recorders at the ready! A final reminder that Coldplay's new video for Strawberry Swing finally will make its debut on terrestrial TV tomorrow (Wednesday). Here's Anchorman will full details:   Good morning. Tonight (Wednesday 29th July), the Strawberry Swing video will make its UK TV debut on the 4 Music digital channel at 7pm. It will then be shown on Channel 4 a few hours later, at 12.05am. For those of you outside the UK, Channel 4 looks a little bit like this. Anchorman   The groundbreaking

We've just received confirmation of the UK transmission date for the live film which was made at Coldplay's Toronto show in March 2006.   It will be broadcast on Channel 4 on Sunday February 11th at 11.50pm (GMT).   This U-turn follows an email sent from Channel 4 denying that the show will be broadcast at all. [Thanks Larry]

UK 4Music will broadcast a Coldplay interview and performance special on Sunday. From Coldplay.com:   Good afternoon. On Sunday, Channel 4 in the UK will be broadcasting 4Music Presents... Coldplay, a 50-minute special in which the band perform several songs and shoot the breeze with Mr George Lamb. It's on at 3pm.

UK 4Music will broadcast a Coldplay interview and performance special later today. From Coldplay.com:   Good afternoon. On Sunday, Channel 4 in the UK will be broadcasting 4Music Presents... Coldplay, a 50-minute special in which the band perform several songs and shoot the breeze with Mr George Lamb. It's on at 3pm.   The programme will feature an exclusive interview and live performances featuring tracks from the multi-platinum-selling album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.  

Coldplay: MTV Live (Music) Starting: 11:00 on Friday 9th December. Duration: 1 hour Showing on MTV Hits.   Coldplay (Music) Starting: 14:00 on Friday 9th December. Duration: 15 minutes Showing on Q.   Coldplay (Music) Starting: 14:00 on Friday 9th December. Duration: 30 minutes Showing on MTV Hits.   Coldplay (Music) Starting: 18:30 on Friday 9th December. Duration: 30 minutes Showing on MTV Hits.   Coldplay: MTV Live (Music) Starting: 20:00 on Friday 9th December. Duration: 1 hour Showing on

Coldplay: How We Saw the World... Part 1 repeated on UK TV tonight...   If you haven't yet seen it, or want to re-live the moment again, you can see Coldplay's 2006 live performance at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, featuring a mix of songs from old favourites Clocks and Yellow to more recent hits Speed of Sound, Fix You and Talk. Tonight at 22:00h on TMF (channel 358). [thanks mayurshikotra]   Coldplay filmed the show on 22-23 March for potential use in an upcoming DVD, but never made it to disc.

Coldplay: How We Saw the World... Part 1   If you haven't yet seen it, or want to re-live the moment again, you can see Coldplay's 2006 live performance at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, featuring a mix of songs from old favourites Clocks and Yellow to more recent hits Speed of Sound, Fix You and Talk. Tonight at 22:30h on VH1.   Meanwhile, you can mull over the nominees for Best Act Ever at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards 2008. The artists nominated for this heavyweight title are showcased in

Live From the Red Carpet (Entertainment) Starting: 22:00 on Wednesday 8th February. Duration: 3 hours Showing on E!.   Live From the Red Carpet (Entertainment) Starting: 02:00 on Thursday 9th February. Duration: 3 hours Showing on E!.   Live From the Red Carpet (Entertainment) Starting: 06:00 on Thursday 9th February. Duration: 3 hours Showing on E!.   Live From the Red Carpet (Entertainment) Starting: 10:00 on Thursday 9th February. Duration: 3 hours Showing on E!.   Live From the R

The Changing Faces of Coldplay --> The Box 13 January 2006 Friday 4pm 15 January 2006 Sunday 12am 17 January 2006 Tuesday 4pm 18 January 2006 Wednesday 9.30pm   The Brits are Coming --> ITV1 21 January 2006 Saturday 12:30am   There is also a TV-broadcast about the NRJ Music Awards 2006 in Cannes, France: NRJ Music Awards 2006 --> TF1 21 January 2006 Saturday 20:50 (French time)   More on the schedules here   [Thanks Larry]

A recent email was sent to Channel 4 in the UK (traditionally the channel that has supported Coldplay by screening exclusives of Coldplay music videos) regarding the upcoming Toronto gig televised around the world. This was their reply:   Thank you for contacting Channel 4 Viewer Enquiries.   At present there are no plans to screen Coldplay Twisted Logic. Programmes that will be screened can be found on our TV listings pages. http://www.channel4.com/listings/C4/index.jsp   Regards.   Noah Si

A host of bands and celebs turned up at London's Riverside Studios to celebrate the launch of the Brits 2006. Coldplay, who picked up the Group and Album awards in both 2001 and 2003, are up for Best British Album, British Group, British Live Act and British Single.   Rounding off a good year for the new boys, Canadian indie rockers the Arcade Fire, who had their first UK hit last April, dominated the international categories with three nominations.   Another newcomer, Scottish singer-songwriter