Coldplay News

While this story original broke in December of 2008, much of the drama surrounding it took place during 2009. It all started when Joe Satriani sued Coldplay, accusing them of plagiarising one of his songs, writes AntiMusic this week. Here is the full article with links:   Satriani's copyright infringement suit claimed that the Coldplay song "Viva La Vida" incorporated "substantial original portions" of his 2004 instrumental "If I Could Fly." The first response from the Coldplay camp was footage

Coldplay began July in Arras for the start of their European Festival/Stadium tour and ended in Toronto during the 3rd leg of their North American tour. Along the way, we learned our boys would be turning yellow, and were introduced to a damsel-rescuing, psychotic squirrel-fighting MusicMan, and sadly were dealt a blow with the passing of a Coldplaying legend.   Coldplay paid homage to the King of Pop on B-stage with Chris solo on piano by performing a mash-up of The Hardest Part and the late Mi

Coldplay fans ruled eBay for a few hours today as some major auctions ended in Coldplay's 'End Of Decade Clearout Sale' hosted on the auction site.   The original Parachutes globe (as seen on the cover of the first album, pictured) was won by Coldplayer NumbersGirl for a whopping £8,100 - around $13,000. Moments earlier, another Coldplayer lo&loud had announced that he was the proud owner of Chris Martin's Takamine guitar from the Parachutes tour, which was quickly followed up with Chris's F

This weekend Coldplay - supported by Lily Allen and La Roux – headlined Mencap’s Big Noise gig in Exeter Castle, to raise money and awareness for people with learning disabilities. This genius annual event is curated and hosted by Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley, who is an ambassador for Mencap.   When Grazia Daily discovered that Whiley’s daughter India is an up-and-coming photographer, (who at 17 already has an amazing live music portfolio), Grazia couldn’t resist commissioning her to take some exclusive

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   December 22, 2009 - submitted by Devon, United States of America Q. Hello insanely attractive Oracle! I've seen other artists do this and I was just wondering if Chris ever drinks anything before and/or during a show that helps with his vocals. If so, what is his concoction? The Oracle replies: Chris drinks hot water with fresh lemon juice, diced ginger and honey before, during and after the show.

Gabriella Cilmi's 'Sweet About Me' has been named the most played song of the year by music royalties body PRS For Music. The track, which was co-written and produced by Xenomania, reached number six in March 2008 and was also used in commercials for Sure and Dove Bodywash in Europe.   'Sweet About Me' which was first released in June 2008, beat the likes of Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' [pictured], Girls Aloud's 'The Promise' and Take That's 'Shine' and 'Greatest Day' to the title. Moloko's 'The Ti

Fans are still coming down to earth after witnessing what has been hailed as one of the "greatest concerts of the decade". As the grounds of Exeter Castle begin to return to normal after Coldplay's memorable homecoming concert on Saturday, many fans faced a long journey home as they travelled from all over Europe for the event.   Reaction to the performance has been universally positive and its success and intimacy has put Exeter on the international showbiz map. There has been no official word

Apparatjik, Guy Berryman's side project with Magne from A-Ha, Jonas from Mew and Martin Terefe from Kensaltown Records will make their very first live performance at next year's Club Transmediale, an annual festival in Berlin, due to take place between 28th January and 7th February 2010.   Inspired by the Bauhaus movement, the 'Bauhaus Bühne', and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy's work 'Light-Space-Modulator' from 1930 in particular, the first ever performance of Apparatjik will take place inside a specially

Six members of Tiverton Town Band enjoyed the biggest ‘gig’ of their lives on Saturday night... supporting Coldplay in a concert at Exeter Castle, writes the County Gazette tonight.   They stepped in at the last minute after singer Lily Allen pulled out with a throat infection, and one of the lucky six was Leah Ellis, a massive Coldplay fan, who said this week: "The day was surreal. In the morning we played for Macmillan nurses at Exeter Airport and in the evening we were on the same stage as Co

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   December 21, 2009 - submitted by Tamara, Romania Q. What did you think of the Exeter gig? :) The boys were enjoying it? The Oracle replies: The band loved playing Exeter. Not only because it was supporting a fantastic cause but it was also a homecoming gig for Chris with an intimate gathering of 500 people. Hopefully you will have caught up with events of the day via Anchorman's live photoblog. He

Coldplay delighted fans in Exeter as the city played host to their final gig of the decade, writes the Express & Echo today. The one-off event was a homecoming concert for frontman Chris Martin, who was brought up in Whitestone, just outside Exeter.   Music lovers had travelled from as far away as Italy and Australia for the Mencap Big Noise charity concert at Exeter Castle, with an audience of just 500 guests, including friends and family of the band. Others had queued for up to two days to

Coldplay singer Chris Martin described last night's Mencap's Big Noise Session at Exeter Castle as 'really great fun'. Chris, who was born in Whitestone, spent the afternoon before the gig with his family while guitarist Jonny did a spot of Christmas shopping, according to coldplay.com, writes the Express & Echo today.   Coldplay were introduced on to the stage by Radio One DJ Jo Whiley and her sister. Whiley helped organise the show with proceeds going to Mencap's work with people with a le

Coldplay ended their decade of live music by playing in front of just 500 fans at the Big Noise Sessions on behalf of Mencap at Exeter Castle in Southwest England last night. Coldplay's website blogged throughout the day and we were lucky to have Coldplayers in the front row who were tweeting from the Vivacrew account, with live updates and photos prior to, during and after the performance (courtesy of Jayzo and mimixxx). You can read all the photoblog discussions including your views on the la

As announced first via Coldplay's Messenger yesterday evening, Anchorman has confirmed details of the live photoblog from Exeter today - the official behind-the-scenes view at today's special show. You can join in with the customary mammoth discussion at the Coldplay forum during the photoblog (already 25 pages long and the blog hasn't even started yet!). F5 keys at the ready folks! Here's Anchorman will all the blog details:   Good morning. Later today, Coldplay are playing a very special show

Lily Allen has been forced to withdraw from today's (December 19th) Mencap's Big Noise Session. The singer is ill, and following two cancelled television appearances this week she has now being forced to pull the gig.   "Lily Allen is sad to announce that she will not be able to participate in Mencap's Big Noise Session this weekend," the charity explained. "Lily has been diagnosed with a severe recurrent throat infection which has also led her to cancel two television shows this week. She deepl

The following letter has been published online via Exeter's Express & Echo ahead of tomorrow's gig for Big Noise Sessions and Mencap. The letter urges Coldplay not only to record the gig for an official release but to play at a larger venue in Exeter this time next year. Here's the contents of said letter...   It is great that Chris Martin and his band and friends are to play a pre-Christmas charity concert, albeit for a very limited audience. The idea of recording the gig for future release

Construction work at Exeter Castle has nearly been completed in preparation for the much-anticipated Coldplay gig. There are now just two days until the stripped-back performance.   The marquee is up, the stage is being built and everything is going to plan, according to Guy Wadsworth of Exeter Castle Partnership, which owns the site. During the concert, flats on the site will be used as dressing rooms for Coldplay and support acts Lily Allen and La Roux. Mr Wadsworth said: “The preparations ar

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   December 17, 2009 - submitted by Patty, Netherlands Q. Dear Oracle, Where can I find the list of things that will be auctioned? Many thanks in advance!! The Oracle replies: Hopefully you will have seen that Anchorman has released full details of the auction. Everything you need to know is there.   December 17, 2009 - submitted by Cynthia, Mexico Q. Hi Oracle! Well I was reading the questions the ot

A small number of official tickets for Coldplay's homecoming gig for Mencap in Exeter this Saturday have been made available by Seatwave. This just in from Anchorman:   Good afternoon. The tickets for Coldplay's intimate Big Noise Session gig for Mencap in Exeter on Saturday, 19th Dec week sold out in record time (thanks to everyone who bought some). If you missed out, then you do have one last chance to get tickets, as the final five pairs are now being auctioned. The five highest bidders by 1

The Coldplay will put 52 lots under the hammer, beginning tomorrow (Friday) at 5pm UK time, and the full catalogue of all the items up for sale has been released today and can be downloaded now (21Mb file). You can discuss the contents of the catalogue and each other's wish list at the Coldplay forum here onwards!   From December 18, the band will begin the "End of Decade Clearout Sale" on auction website eBay to help raise money for the charity Kids Company. They will sell everything from instr

The first pair of tickets for Coldplay's Big Noise Sessions homecoming concert to be sold on Internet site eBay have gone for more than ten times the original price, according to Exeter's online newspaper Express & Echo this morning. The latest discussion on this is at the Coldplay Live forum, where you can read the latest comments here onwards.   There has been anger that more than five per cent of the 500 tickets that were made available for the Mencap event on Saturday are being sold on e

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   December 15, 2009 - submitted by Daniel, Brunei Q. Hi Oracle! I was watching the ad for the end of decade clearout sale and I saw Will is wearing a neck brace. Is Will had an accident or something? The Oracle replies: I can assure the many people that have written in to ask - and all those who didn't - that Will is fine. It was all part of the sketch so his neck isn't hurt.   December 15, 2009 - sub

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   December 14, 2009 - submitted by Jonathan, United Kingdom Q. Hola Mr Oracle. I'm currently doing an essay on modern piano pieces in pop music etc, and although this isn't vastly important, I read somewhere that Chris was influenced by Muse/Matt's piano playing when writing the album A Rush of Blood to the Head. Is this true or were the band just listening to Muse at the time? The Oracle replies: We

Music fans are continuing to bid hundreds of pounds for tickets to Coldplay's charity homecoming concert, according to Exeter's online newspaper Express & Echo this morning. So far, twelve ticket holders and counting have now put their tickets up for sale via the internet auction site eBay and are asking for as much as £1,000 a pair to anyone who wants to buy them.   Visitors to the auction site are bidding as much as £510 for a pair of tickets — more than five times the original price that

A small number of official tickets for Coldplay's homecoming gig for Mencap in Exeter this Saturday have been made available by Seatwave. This just in from Anchorman:   Good afternoon. The tickets for Coldplay's intimate Big Noise Session gig for Mencap in Exeter on Saturday, 19th Dec week sold out in record time (thanks to everyone who bought some). If you missed out, then you do have one last chance to get tickets, as the final five pairs are now being auctioned. The five highest bidders by 1