Coldplay News

Coldplay fans Down Under - mark your calendars for May 5, when tickets go on sale for Australia's innovatively green Splendour In The Grass festival at Byron Bay. This non-corporate, small-capacity festival is unfurling its flag July 29-31, featuring Coldplay, Kanye West and 79 other acts on three stages.   In both 2009 and 2010, the event sold out in a few hours, and this year the same is expected, with tickets going on sale May 9 at 9 a.m. EST through Moshtix or by phone on 1300 GET TIX (438 8

Seven shows in February and March 2009   As anticipated, following Australian media articles unveiling several new 2009 tour dates today, here is the latest word from Coldplay.com: Good evening (or morning, for our readers down under). We're very pleased to announce that Coldplay are heading to Australia early next year to play seven shows. They are as follows:   Friday 27th February - Burswood Dome, Perth Tuesday 3rd March - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Wednesday 4th March - Rod Laver Arena, Melb

Last week Miss Lavigne dropped by Jo Whiley's Live Lounge and delivered a song that sounds suspiciously like Coldplay's "The Scientist"!   In Avril's hands, one of Coldplay's best ballads is rendered truly tepid, and dare we say ... a little pitchy? Perhaps we're just partial to Aimee Mann's take.   We're not anti-Avril, but between this and her mawkish take on "Imagine" (hasn't Darfur suffered enough?) we're thinking girlfriend should stick to the mall punk.   Listen to the cover here  

Coldplay – for Mylo Xyloto - have been nominated in the Best British Album category alongside Adele, Florence & The Machine, PJ Harvey for Let England Shake and Ed Sheeran for +, at this year's Brit Awards 2012, to be held in London on 21st February. Coldplay are also among the bands nominated for Best British Group and are up against the likes of Elbow, Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian in the best band category.   It has also been confirmed via the official Brit Awards twitter account that Coldp

Digital Spy have the first online review of Coldplay's new B-Side 'The Goldrush'. It will be released alongside 'Life In Technicolor ii' [pictured] next week. Here is their article:   We've already shone a spotlight on Girls Aloud, Pink and Lily Allen, so it's about time we gave the boys a chance in our B-side Of The Week feature. It's not a massive week on the new releases front, but one B-side worthy of a wee listen is 'Goldrush', the flipside to Coldplay's new single 'Life in Technicolor ii'.

Babelgum has announced that it's developed an iPhone application specifically on Coldplay. The app includes video content, as well as a Coldplay news feed and a minigame.   The big inclusion is the video for the track Strawberry Swing, which was directed by a group of visual artists called Shynola, who have also worked with Beck, Blur, Junior Senior and Radiohead. The Strawberry Swing video is joined by all the band's previous videos, too.   In the minigame included, Chris Martin "battles gian

The opportunity to open for arguably the world’s biggest band right now was intensely sought after, and Sydney outfit Decoder Ring couldn’t be more thrilled to have been hand selected by Coldplay for the job. They will take the stage in front of over 150,000 eager fans when they perform in eleven arena shows across Australia, on Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ tour later this month.   Their first performance takes place in less than thirty days in Perth on Friday 27th February, the first of two shows

As you will know by now, Coldplay's Paradise music video was released yesterday and its scenes feature Cape Town trademarks and local spots specifically requested by lead singer Chris Martin - including Woodstock Cycle Works - and shopowner Nils Hansen said he was shocked that they wanted to film at his store. Hansen initially turned away the location scout and cameraman, writes the Cape Times today. [Don't forget you can watch and rate the video in the 'elephant poll' thread at the Paradise sub

The story of Peter Pan and the music of Coldplay are not typically seen together in a ballet performance.   However, this Sunday, Volé, Penn State's student-run ballet club, will feature these themes in its spring performance.   Stripay said the spring performance consists of two acts: "Peter Pan" and "Coldplay Ballet".   More about the "Coldplay Ballet" here

Band Aid 20 held off a strong challenge from X Factor winner Steve Brookstein to hold onto the number one spot in the UK charts.   The reworked version of Do They Know It's Christmas?, featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay and Robbie Williams as well as Bono and others, notched up a fourth week at the top of the charts yesterday.   Meanwhile, if you missed it, there is an unofficial alternative version of the charity single called "Banned Aid 20". You can see it / hear it here

Band Aid 20's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' has gone straight to the top of the UK singles chart, outselling all other top 40 singles COMBINED.   The song, which has even been purchased by Tony Blair is officially one of the biggest selling singles of the year, selling in the region of 300,000 copies within a week.   The track, which features a host of superstars including Paul McCartney, Chris Martin, Bono and Robbie Williams, is now tipped to remain at Number one until Christmas.Elsewhere in t

Band Aid 20's charity single Do They Know It's Christmas? has claimed Britain's Christmas number one slot after topping the UK singles chart for a third week.   The track - featuring stars including Chris Martin, Robbie Williams, Dido and Bono - has sold more than 600,000 copies in just three weeks - giving the charity single its THIRD Christmas no.1 in its history. The track was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1984 original, which sold 3.5 million copies, while this year's ver

Madonna has been banned from the Band Aid III supergroup by Sir Bob Geldof - because she's American.   It's a huge snub for the Queen of Pop, who calls herself an "Anglophile" and lives in London. She had hoped to join Robbie Williams, Oasis star Noel Gallagher, Coldplay and The Darkness to re-record the hit Do They Know It's Christmas?   Madonna, 46, who is married to British film director Guy Ritchie, also missed out on the original 1984 Band Aid appeal to raise cash for starving kids in Afric

Midge Ure reveals his line-up for charity single 20 years after original smash hit   Midge Ure has revealed he wants Coldplay's Chris Martin and Tom Chaplin of Keane to sing the opening lines of the Band Aid III single.   'I fancy getting Coldplay and Keane to sit at facing pianos across the studio to open the song,' said Midge last night. 'Wouldn't that sound amazing?'I spoke to Fran Healy of Travis yesterday and he's well up for taking part too.'   Other big names signed up for the new version

The Band Aid release of Do They Know It's Christmas? is now confirmed for November 29.   Bosses at Universal have decided to rush the single out to the shops as soon as it is finished reports The Sun. It will be recorded at Air Studios on November 14. The latest stars to sign up are Snow Patrol, Keane and the Sugababes.   A star-studded line-up including Coldplay Travis and The Darkness, has already been confirmed. Geoffrey Wonfor, who filmed The Beatles' Anthology, is being lined up to shoot th

More than 72,000 copies of the new Band Aid single were sold on its first day of release, according to sales figures. A Band Aid spokesman said they were "very, very happy" with Monday's demand, which saw shops open early.   That makes it the fastest-selling single of the year so far, shifting more copies than the rest of the top 30 combined, according to HMV. Dido, Robbie Williams and Chris Martin are on the new single, which is raising money to fight hunger in Africa.   Estimates of how many

CHris Martin's bandmates get jealous of all the attention he receives - until they see all the negative implications of being in the limelight.   Chris became a prime target for paparazzi photographers and tabloid gossip columns when he embarked on a high profile relationship with Hollywood leading lady Gwyneth Paltrow. Guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion are annoyed by the assumption that Martin is the band's sole creative force, but they remain content to h

So. Is Gwyneth Paltrow's hubby a big meany, or merely a sarcastic brat? You decide - but we'll offer a little help from a friendly journalist who recently encountered the wit and wrath of Chris Martin.   The Coldplay frontman, married to Paltrow since 2003, was in Brazil recently and left journalists worrying about his wife.   "Gwyneth Paltrow must suffer," was the startling pronouncement of one writer, in a comment to msnbc.com's The Scoop. "Chris Martin, her husband, isn't one of the nicest p

Actor David Hasselhoff, star of Baywatch, has revealed that he is a fan of Coldplay, according to GigWise reports.   Hasselhoff, who is known to audiences around the world as lifeguard Mitch Buchanan, said he had been introduced to the British group by his children. He praises the British band saying: "My daughters turned me on to Coldplay a long time ago. I follow their lead," he told XFM. "They’re so hip, they’re 16 and 18 and they know what’s going down."   Hasselhoff attended the BRIT Awards

BBC admits 'unfair' Coldplay promotion   The BBC has admitted that it made mistakes in its coverage of a Coldplay tour in 2009 and the launch of U2’s last album No Line on the Horizon. UK commercial radio body RadioCentre complained to the BBC at the time that its coverage of the Coldplay tour and the U2 album launch amounted to undue prominence for commercial products or organisations, and that several specific items (including the Radio 1 presents Coldplay website and the on-screen graphic "U2

The BBC has been criticised for its promotion of U2 and Coldplay in recent months, it has emerged. Commercial radio body RadioCentre accused the corporation of giving undue prominence to the bands' work in broadcasts and online.   The organisation has also taken issue with the use of the Radio 1 logo to promote Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour. It argued that the BBC should spend its funds on up-and-coming artists, rather than larger established acts, The Daily Telegraph reports. RadioCentre chief e

DJ Chris Evans has this morning announced on his breakfast show that Coldplay will play three UK concerts in December, in Glasgow, Manchester and London. Listen back to the announcement on BBC Radio 2 here (fast forward to 2h20m30s). The exact dates according to Chris Evans are as follows:   3 December - Glasgow 4 December - Manchester 9 December - London   It is not clear yet whether these shows are linked to charity events or are standalone Coldplay shows as part of the ongoing Mylo Xylotour,

Coldplay are planning to play a massive one-off gig in the grounds of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, the BBC confirm.   Chris Martin revealed the news exclusively to Zane Lowe on Radio 1 on Thursday night. Though no arrangements have been confirmed, the frontman explained that Coldplay are trying to book a show at the site. In 1996 Oasis played two shows in the grounds, while Robbie Williams played three in 2003.   Martin explained to the DJ: "We're trying to book a place that rhymes with Bl

In a new interview with Brazilian television network Globo, Chris Martin said that he’s hoping for a December 2010 release for Coldplay’s fifth studio album. He might want to check in with EMI, however, before making such statements again and causing fans to start joyously singing like Roman cavalry choirs—because the label seems to have a differing opinion on when the record will drop, Idolator are reporting today. More discussion on this latest LP5 development is at the Coldplay forum now.  

Beastie Boys member Adam Yaunch has thanked Jay-Z and Coldplay after both acts paid tribute to him at the recent All Points West festival in New jersey, writes Gigwise today.   The band were forced to pull out of the festival last week after Yaunch, better known as MCA, was diagnosed with cancer. Jay-Z, who replaced the Beastie Boys, began his set with a cover of 'No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn', while Coldplay's Chris Martin sang an acoustic version of 'Fight For Your Right (To Party)'. “Saw the Jay-Z