Coldplay News

Glee creator Ryan Murphy has revealed some of the artists who will be featured in upcoming episodes. Speaking to E! News, Murphy said that Coldplay and Bryan Adams had refused permission to use their tracks, but revealed that Lady GaGa will be covered soon. Glee returns to the US on April 13 on Fox and continues in the UK on Mondays at 9pm on E4.   "We're doing an episode that's a tribute to theatricality," he explained. "We reached out to Lady GaGa and she said, 'Yes, I'd love to be a part of i

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 15, 2010 - submitted by Flor, Argentina Q. I'm so curious... what really happened to the puppets? Was the tequila as I've heard? Or the atmosphere in Bogota? It seems that the tour got them tired a lot! Poor puppets... I think they deserve some rest :) Haha .. I really hope you enjoyed the whole tour, thanks a lot for coming. See you soon ... ..We love you! :D The Oracle replies: I blame the a

Done and Dusted, the DVD company behind the release of Coldplay's live 2003 DVD, has uploaded a trailer online to their website for Coldplay from back in 2009 when they played in Barcelona, sparking further rumours that a DVD from the Viva la Vida era will be released. The clip shows a three minutes live performance of Viva la Vida, and includes various audience shots as well as panoramic views from behind the stage.   It is still unknown whether this news will be officially confirmed or if the

EMI, which is owned by Terra Firma, the private equity group controlled by financier Guy Hands, could be put up for sale this summer, reports the Telegraph this week. Warner, which has long coveted EMI's recorded music division, and KKR, which is interested in the music publishing business, are understood to have met in recent weeks to discuss how they might structure a bid. However, no approach is thought to have been made and talks remain at an early stage.   EMI, home to artists including Ro

The future seems cloudy for struggling music label EMI, reports various internet media sources this weekend. The home of Coldplay, The Beatles and Pink Floyd is seeing a change at the top of its management. This at the same time its private equity owner is at risk of losing control of the label to Citigroup.   On Monday, the CEO of its recorded-music division, Elio Leoni-Sceti, said he would step down at the end of the month. The company also said it would promote Charles Allen to the position o

Coldplay's world tour ended in Latin America last night, as they played at the Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico in the final Viva la Vida concert. Chris Martin dedicated The Hardest Part to his father, and Chris at one point early on in the set had to ask people to move back from the front to prevent people getting hurt in the audience. There was no LeftRightLeftRightLeft CD for the Monterrey crowd but the crowd did sing Cielito Lindo and the band as sat down at the edge of the stage aga

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 11, 2010 - submitted by AlejandRa, Mexico Q. First, I must say the show in Mexico city was the best thing ever... I'm walkin' on a dream, I really love you guys. and more than a question I wanna say thank you, because your music for me is the best, it makes me feel, COLDPLAY! is my favorite band since many years. So many people thinks bad things about Mexicans and that we are the worst, but yo

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara, Mexico for the penultimate Viva la Vida tour show. Chris Martin sang Parachutes partially before Yellow - other than that the setlist was the same as the previous nights. This means that Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set. The new song written specifically for the Latin tour, called Don Quixote/Spanish Rain was played once again. Some excellen

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 9, 2010 - submitted by Juli, Colombia Q. Hi Oracle, I wonder what the band will do now that the tour ends. Take a break? Or will enter a recording time? To be ready when the new album? Many kisses and hugs to everyone, to the boys of the equipment technicians, engineers, lighting designers and all that allowed this to was come reality! Hey hugs to Bat for Lashes they are so talented. The Oracl

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 8, 2010 - submitted by Vianihuini, Mexico Q. The concert was really awesome! I'm deeply moved for this life experience! Love u guys!!! My question: it was something crazy to see loads of people selling illegally thing about Coldplay, so what do you think about the informal sale outside the concert? The Oracle replies: The band saw that last time they were here in Mexico but everyone else was

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico for the second night running. Chris Martin dedicated The Hardest Part to Frida Kahlo. The setlist was the same as the previous night according to early reports - Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set. The new song written specifically for the Latin tour, called Don Quixote/Spanish Rain was played once again. Thanks to everyone who has contributed on the

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico. Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set. The new song written specifically for the Latin tour, called Don Quixote/Spanish Rain was played once again.   The Vivacrew and Coldplay Mexico twittered live updates from the venue, throughout the day before and during the show - check out all their videos and twitpics now. Some sets of excellent photos of the

The good news: Coldplay's back in the studio working on their fifth album with producer Brian Eno, reportedly slated for release by the end of the year. The bad news: The group's record label, EMI Music, may not be around to see its latest recording take flight. That's what The Motley Fool are writing this weekend in a very interesting article on the survival of Coldplay's record label. Read on for the full article...   It's not easy keeping a major record label afloat these days. No one knows b

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 6, 2010 - submitted by Tibabuzo, Columbia Q. Dear Oracle: I want to know if the band had struggles yesterday with the altitude (high) in Bogota? the concert yesterday was amazing...Coldplay is the best band of the world. Oracle please answer me The Oracle replies: The altitude has certainly affected us all especially in Colombia. Will was saying last night how he feels quite short of breath. W

A U.S. judge in New York said he will rule by April on whether Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd.’s suit accusing Citigroup Inc. of tricking it into buying EMI Group Ltd. belongs in London, reports Business Week today. “This is not an obvious slam-dunk decision for either side,” U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said yesterday at a hearing on Citigroup’s argument that the suit should be dropped because the U.K. has jurisdiction over it. “I have no idea where I’m coming out on any of thi

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Parque Simon Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia. Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set. The new song written specifically for the Latin tour, called Don Quixote/Spanish Rain was played once again. Cemeteries of London and Billie Jean was dropped from the setlist.   Some sets of excellent photos of the show can be found via here (via Flickr), Thanks to everyone who has contributed on the foru

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 4, 2010 - submitted by lilli, United States of America Q. Anchorman's report tells of Chris and his dad being the last to leave Chris's birthday party. If I remember correctly, Chris's dad was with him (in Australia?) at his last birthday, with the story going that his Dad way outlasted him. Does Chris's dad travel with the band often or does he only join them around Chris's birthday? Thanks!

Within minutes of tweeting, the British Red Cross website was inundated by Coldplay fans wanting to donate to the Chile Earthquake Appeal. This led to a huge spike in traffic to the charity’s website, with a 400 per cent increase in hits in just 15 minutes.   For more information on the British Red Cross please visit: redcross.org.uk and to donate to the British Red Cross Chile Earthquake Appeal go to redcross.org.uk/chileearthquake   Coldplay are currently touring in Latin America and are perfo

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 4, 2010 - submitted by Tatiana, Brazil Q. Dear Oracle, I would really like to know how did Chris Martin feel about more then 60.000 Brazilians wishing and singing happy birthday to him yesterday (03.02.10) in the Sao Paulo concert? I hope he really liked it. I was there, and I sang with all my heart, as I think everybody did. I would really appreciate if you could answer me because me and all

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The big news from tonight's show was that Parabéns pra você/Happy Birthday was sung acoustically by Will Champion to Chris Martin for his 33rd Birthday. Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set - a song that has not been played live during a concert since last time they were in South America in 2007 (ironically, the last time it was played was in Bra

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 2, 2010 - submitted by Tamara, Argentina Q. Dear Oracle I would like to know what did Chris feel when he saw so many fans at the hotel in Buenos Aires?? We felt like we touched the sky with our hands, it was so beautiful!!! Thanks for answer me! The Oracle replies: Yesterday Chris was saying how amazing it is to see so many fans and if it wasn't for those fans the band wouldn't be doing what

Without Chris Martin and Guy Berryman, Coldplay visited Ronaldo and team-mates at Parque São Jorge, Corinthians team stadium earlier. See the pictures of Coldplay with the team after the jump.   With their own names on the back of their shirts, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Phil Harvey talked with Ronaldo, Edu, Pablo Andres and also posed for the photographers. The team president Andrés Sanches was in the stadium for another event and revealed that he didn't know Coldplay were in the country

Chris Martin arrived with his daughter Apple at Leblon Sushi restaurant, and then signs autographs before dining on Saturday (February 27) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, reports Just Jared today. See the pictures after the jump.   Chris recently revealed that he hoped to have Coldplay’s fifth album out by Christmas. But don’t expect any tracks to get leaked earlier. "There are only two people in the whole building who know how to open all the recording files. Even we (Coldplay) don’t know how to do

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 1, 2010 - submitted by Andres, Columbia Q. Hello!!!! Hope you are having a great time in Latin America. I just saw the setlist of Buenos Aires and I'm wondering, is it going to be the same in Bogota? We'd love you to play Trouble and Amsterdam, we love that songs... ahh and shiver??? Could you make a longer setlist?? Hahahaha.... Bye everyone, we love you all and we wait for you. The Oracle re

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America, as they played at the Apoteose Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The big news from tonight's show was that they played Shiver during the acoustic set - a song that has not been played live during a concert since last time they were in South America in 2007 (ironically, the last time it was played was in Brazil!). Cemeteries of London and Billie Jean was dropped from the setlist. The rest of the set was identical to the previous show in