Coldplay News

Just 48 hours ago, Coldplay revealed Don Quixote, a song that was debuted live at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires on 26th February 2010. If you haven't yet heard it you can watch it via YouTube or download the mp3 (including a high quality audience recording courtesy of RolandX (Coldplay Peru).   Coldplayers have been deciphering the lyrics to the song, working out the tabs and... even wondering whether it is a song we already knew the title to, courtesy of The Bakery whiteboard which featur

All Good Things Come to an End is the rumored, and very likely true, title of the Chris Martin collaboration with Nelly Furtado for her upcoming new album, Loose, out in late March/early April. The first single is Man Eater and will be released on Feb.   More on this here [Thanks LifeLight]

The sun was shining yesterday at the All Points West Music and Arts Festival, but many of the thousands who trekked to Liberty State Park for the second day of the East Coast's largest rock festival still had rain on the brain, writes New Jersey News.   Friday's downpour left spectators standing in mud up to their ankles. Many shivered through their skinny jeans and stylish T-shirts in the night air. As a reward for their perseverance, single-day ticket holders were admitted free for either yest

Possibly the biggest show in Coldplay's career is today! Here's all the information you need to be prepared for the performance:   Where is the Super Bowl this year? The Super Bowl will be played at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, around 40 miles southeast of San Francisco. The Levi's Stadium is the home of the 49ers. Coldplay will play a show in the stadium on September 3rd this year!   When is Super Bowl 50? The Super Bowl is on Sunday 7th February and kicks off at 15.

During his long managerial career, Sam Allardyce of Bolton must have spent countless evenings hurtling up and down the highways and byways of Britain, heading from Premiership snooker-table pitches to non-League mudheaps, in search of the next big thing.   He probably counts his annual mileage in tens of thousands. And all the while he's probably tuned in to Radio 5 Live, and listened to hundreds of commentaries by Alan Green. I bet he's laughed on occasions. I bet he's smiled. And scowled. And

LONDON: Amazon has been left ruing the cost of a pricing malfunction that allowed consumers to buy album downloads for 29p.   About 30 albums, normally priced around £7.99, were on offer for 29p for four hours last night. It is believed the sales resulting from the malfunction could affect the charts after bloggers and tech sites alerted consumers to the low prices.   T3 informed its readers of what it described as a "major pricing cockup". It added: "Over 30 albums from artists including Meta

If you are going up against a giant, it helps if you too are a giant. And scrappy.   That appears to be Amazon.com’s strategy as its MP3 store takes on Apple’s iTunes in digital music. Today, the British alternative rock group Coldplay (pictured above), is releasing its new album, “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.” Amazon is using the occasion to wave in more customers with some huge discounts.   Amazon said it would begin selling digital versions of past Coldplay albums for bargain-ba

We have a few news updates on Coldplay's charismatic frontman, Chris Martin, as he seemingly treads towards being the perfect role model in every way! This week, he keeps his feet on the ground while posing fans and takes on a new responsibility, for 15 years   Chris Martin - Curator of Global Citizen Festival   Chris Martin has signed up for an Ambassadorial role with the Anti-poverty group, Global Citizen and he will serve as the charity organisation's Curator.   The singer, who has giv

American Coldplay fans will get 'Clocks' as the second single from 'A Rush of Blood to the Head', instead of 'The Scientist'.   'The Scientist' will be released in the UK on November 11. However, according to MTV news, the band's label in the US preferred the upbeat nature of 'Clocks' and have thus chosen it as the next US release.   Speaking about 'Clocks', singer Chris Martin said: "I reckon everybody in the world questions whether they're useful to the world or not. Some people think they're

Check out the video at the Coldplay forum in which American Idol stars Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta cover Coldplay’s ‘The Scientist.’ We've set up a poll there to ask you what you thought of the performance - don't forget to cast your vote!   They gave the performance on Friday in Los Angeles for Oprah Winfrey’s No Phone Zone rally. Winfrey’s No Phone Zone is an initiative that encourages people to avoid talking and texting on their cell phones whilst driving.   Meanwhile, X-Factor finalist fr

American R+B singer Amerie was left devestated when Coldplay's Chris Martin cancelled their planned duet following the birth of his son Moses.   The 1 Thing hitmaker, who recently admitted insuring her legs for $2 million (GBP1 million), was crushed when Martin cancelled their studio plans last year (06), but is hoping they can still work on the potential smash hit.   She explains, "We were supposed to write something together for my album buy he got sidetracked with the birth of Moses so we did

R&B beauty Amerie is planning to record a duet with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.   The 1 Thing hitmaker, 26, met Martin, 30, in Germany last year (2006), where they discussed a possible collaboration.   She enthuses, "I've always been a fan of Coldplay and Chris and I planned to write together. I love his voice and the band's melodies. We had a chat last year and ended up swapping numbers with a view to getting into the studio."   More on this story here

“The duet song ‘Take Control’ with Se7en was originally planned to be sung with Coldplay’s Chris Martin”, Amerie revealed.   “Rock band Coldplay’s Chris Martin was originally contacted to do the duet song “Take Control” with Amerie but because of the birth of his child, it was canceled”, released Sony BMG, which is in charge of Amerie’s Korean promotion.   Chris Martin is the vocalist of Coldplay and husband of actress Gwyneth Paltrow. “Se7en is a very talented singer, dancer and performer. He i

The North Londoner has shifted a mere 200,000 copies of debut jazz CD Frank. But it hasn't stopped her dismissing some of music's biggest names with four-letter putdowns.   Chris Martin, whose band Coldplay has sold five million albums? She spits: "I bet if he heard his stuff he'd be like, 'Who is that wanker'?'"   Well Amy, from all at Coldplaying.com, up yours!!   You can discuss this story here and read all her stupid comments here    

More acts have been announced for the Isle of Wight Festival, which takes place from Friday 9th June until Sunday 11th June 2006 at Seaclose Park Newport, Isle of Wight.   Joining the bill on the Sunday are legendary act Procol Harum, whose 'Whiter Shade Of Pale' is surely known by everyone (isn't it?). Also new for the Sunday, and opening the stage that day are Skyline Heroes, who are the winners of the high school Battle of Bands competions. And joining the Saturday line-up are Scotland's dyna

Dear Miller,   I know you don't come here, but I know Debs sticks her head in every once in a while so maybe she could pass this along to you.   I am writing today to discuss your complete lack of activity on the Coldplayer. Your last entry was made on July 12, 2006 and in your text you admit to be "appallingly lazy" due to tour fatigue. I understand that it must be difficult to travel around from city to city, but you have been off for some time now and still nothing has been posted.   The fa

The presale for the second Anaheim date (7th February) is now closed.   You can still get tickets in the general sale that starts on Saturday Jan 7th at 10am.   For more information click here

The Anaheim ticket auction is now closed.   There is still a limited number of tickets available. For more info click here

From Coldplay.com:   Check the members' section now to access the details for tomorrow's (Friday, January 6th) US pre-sale for the recently announced Anaheim show.   Details will also be coming soon to your email inbox...

North American Tour 2009   As promised, Anchorman revealed his news at 12:00pm GMT. Coldplay will be touring the US & Canada in July & August.   Tickets can be purchased from LiveNation. Tour and on sale dates as follows:   July 10th - Portland, OR - The Amphitheater at Clark County - on sale 14th Feb [discussion] [wiki] 11th - George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre - on sale 14th Feb [discussion] [wiki] 13th - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre - on sale 14th Feb [discussion] [wi

They are up against multi-million pound campaigns from world-famous acts including Robbie Williams, Crazy Frog and the eventual winner of ITV's talent show The X Factor.   On the face of it, a part-time girls' choir from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, should stand no chance of snatching the coveted Christmas No. 1 slot in two weeks' time.   But Cantamus - Latin for "we are singing" - a 44-piece ensemble of girls aged between 13 and 19, whose cover of the classic, "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime"

A survey by Q magazine has revealed that rapper Eminem is considered the most powerful man in the music industry.   According to The Sun, the bad boy of the music industry won over rock icons like Bob Dylan who was voted as the 26th most powerful musician and Sir Paul McCartney who was listed at number 16.   U2 frontman Bono piped Coldplay singer Chris Martin to the 9th spot on the list, which named the 100 most powerful people in the music industry. Britney Spears was voted as the 17th most pow

Andy J Gallagher will be chuffed to bits - his prediction that Coldplay's video for Strawberry Swing would be nominated for various awards came true today. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Good morning. It's just been announced that the videos for Strawberry Swing and Life In Technicolor ii have both been nominated for awards at the 2009 UK Music Video Awards. The awards will be presented at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, London on October 13th. Wonder if the Coldplay-shaped puppets

Animal rights protesters Asociación Animalista Libera picketed last night’s Coldplay gig. Here are some pictures…   More on this story here onwards [thanks chavi]   Barcelona , Este sábado, día 6 de Septiembre, la banda liderada por Chris Martin regresa a Barcelona y esta vez en el Palau Sant Jordi. El domingó aterrizarán en Madrid, donde se presentará por primera vez su último álbum Viva la Vida. Libera! participó en el anterior concierto de la banda en la ciudad, repartiendo información sobre

Coldplay will play a free live concert at a secret location for 1,500 lucky competition winners on June 1st. The concert will be live on Radio 1.   For more details and to listen to the full Coldplay interview click here