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How times have changed. Ten years after NME were influential in promoting Coldplay (watch video) as one of the bands to watch in 1999, they're now falling over themselves to ridicule the band they once helped to propel towards the title of biggest band in the world. Below is the NME's review of Coldplay in Manchester last week... brace yourselves. Discuss this review here onwards at the Coldplay Live forum [thanks mimixxx & crazyduckette]   Recessions make people act out of character; party

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 25, 2009 - submitted by Liam, United Kingdom Q. How come towards the end of the European tour Chris started wearing a scarf during the gig? Is his voice ok or was he feeling a bit ill? The Oracle replies: To be honest, Chris, Will & Jonny do wear scarves a lot especially during soundchecks just to be on the safe side. At these outdoor venues Chris was just guarding against the evils. J

Coldplay Karma!!... help Julie (juliejulle) win 3rd place and a 1-2-3 for our Coldplayers in Absolute Radio live stories! (hours to go)   Vote "Julie: Coldplay" @ http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/live/stories/voting_new.html (18th name down from the top, brown icon!)   Voting in the Absolute Radio Live Stories (personal entries, not the main competition) ends in a couple of hours (Friday 5pm, BST) and Julie (juliejulle on the messageboard) needs your help to beat Oasis and Guns 'n Roses to

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 24, 2009 - submitted by Amber, United States of America Q. I was lucky enough to see Elbow in Charlotte, NC when they opened for Coldplay and I thought they were amazing and quite the crowd pleasers. I would love to get all of their albums but money is a bit tight right now and I can only afford to get one. In your opinion, which one should I get?? The Oracle replies: It's a tricky one bec

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 23, 2009 - submitted by Kevin, United States of America Q. Hello Great Oracle! A few years back I came across a video of Coldplay performing Trouble on MTV2. Before they started, Chris said "This is for Kevin McCan/be" later I found out that it was Kevin McCabe and not Kevin McCane (my name. Although I showed Eeeeveryone and told them they dedicated it to me!) Then, I just watched the BRIL

Shynola, the directors of Coldplay's latest video for Strawberry Swing video have responded to claims of plagiarism by releasing a statement online, which has also been distributed via Coldplay.com. Here's Anchorman:   Good evening. In light of a recent statement about the Strawberry Swing video by musician Andy J. Gallagher, the video's directors, Shynola, have put together this response.   In a previous statement, Gallagher said, “While I can’t say they copied me, there are an awful lot of sim

Gary Barlow has vowed to improve Take That's live show after his mother told him she prefers Coldplay to Take That and enjoyed Coldplay's concert more, writes ContactMusic today.   The 'Greatest Day' singer has revealed Marjorie loved his group's spectacular 'Circus' stadium tour - which they undertook earlier this year and which featured elaborate stunts, a 60 ft mechanical elephant and carnival performers - but has now told him they need to improve after watching the 'Viva La Vida' tour concer

Rap superstar Jay-Z stunned his pal Chris Martin on Friday when he joined Coldplay onstage during their London concert and began wrestling him to the ground. The Run This Town hitmaker, real name Shawn Carter, has been entertaining fans as the support act on Coldplay's UK tour (Glasgow and London at least) - but he had a surprise in store for Chris Martin when they performed at Wembley Stadium.   Media reports confirm that Jay-Z appeared on stage on Friday as Chris Martin was playing a song on t

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 22, 2009 - submitted by John, United States of America Q. What happened to Chris' cockiness from way back in 2000? The Oracle replies: I know what you mean but I wouldn't have chosen that word; it was more a cheeky manner which I think he still has. In fact, I don't think he's changed that much at all.   September 22, 2009 - submitted by Antek, Poland Q. Hello Oracle. You said Coldplay kne

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 18, 2009 - submitted by lLsa, United States of America Q. I'm not a big fan of this term, but "OMG", you guys must be flipping out! There are only 2! *^&%'ing concerts left on the tour!!! I'm slightly embarrassed to say that over the year-and-a-half I saw 4 of the concerts, and they were all memorable for different reasons. It's a bit sad knowing there is not another one to look forwar

Coldplay are reportedly facing another accusation of plagiarism from a singer who alleges that the band's new video is "awfully similar" to a previous release, according to DigitalSpy tonight.   Coldplay recently reached a settlement over their highly-publicised copyright dispute with guitarist Joe Satriani regarding their single 'Viva La Vida'. However, singer-songwriter Andy J. Gallagher has now come forward to suggest that the group copied his idea in their video for new single 'Strawberry Sw

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   September 21, 2009 - submitted by Chris, United Kingdom Q. Did the band know that Saturday 1909 fans had to leave early to catch last trains from Victoria leaving at 23.32 ,therefore missing from 22.30 onwards , what a shame it was going so well , even with the rain... The Oracle replies: I don't mean to sound rude at all so forgive me if the written word comes across that way... but I am quite sur

The Chris Martin / Jay Z love-in always felt like a match made in celebdom rather than musical heaven, but at Wembley their shared ability to interpret the wisdom of crowds was obvious, writes BBC 6Music. [thanks RedGirl76]   Viva La Vida already has a Grammy and the title of the world’s biggest selling album behind it, but since the record itself is a brisk 47 minutes, the two-hour set demanded by a Wembley headline inevitably had to draw heavily on their previous three efforts. Yellow was drop

Coldplay have donated £1million to a kids charity, The Sun can reveal today. The band are keenly involved with Kids Company, which helps underprivileged children who lack adult support.   They have visited its various centres - and also plan to give music lessons. Founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, based in South London, said: "They were moved by the tough stories they heard, and want to be genuine participants." She said of the donation: "I got the feeling it was something they had planned from the

It nearly wasn't to be for ace drummer Will Champion - it is the job that has made him an international rock star who has played sell-out stadium shows all around the world, sold millions of records, won dozens of awards and earned a reported £10m, writes the Southern Daily Echo ahead of tonight's showing of the South Bank Show that features Coldplay.   But now it has been revealed it nearly wasn’t to be for the Hampshire student who went on to be one quarter of Coldplay. For drummer Will Champi

Coldplay's Viva La Vida stadium tour ended in spectacular fashion last night at the massive Wembley stadium in the second of two consecutive concerts in London. Torrential rain arrived just as the band took to the stage and didn't subside until well into the set. Once again Jay-Z made a special appearance during Lost but Simon Pegg did not return for the acoustic set on the C-stage. See more C-stage photos at the Coldplay Live forum and also after the jump. Chris, Jonny, Will, Guy AND phil gave

Today (Saturday) the official Coldplay site will be providing fans with pictures and live blog updates ahead of the band's second concert at Wembley stadium in London this evening. You can keep track of the discussion to the live blog at the Coldplay forum here onwards. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Good afternoon. Following our warmly-received live photoblogs at Brixton, Lyon, Birmingham, Roskilde and Dusseldorf, we thought it was only appropriate that we gave you live backstage access

Coldplay's Viva La Vida stadium tour arrived at the massive Wembley stadium for the first of two consecutive concerts in London. This show was recorded for a DVD after the Barcelona film was scrapped following sound problems. Once again Jay-Z made a special appearance during Lost. No other major changes to the setlist. Simon Pegg made an appearance during the acoustic set on the C-stage and wore his own military outfit. See more pictures from the front of the C-stage after the jump. Check out th

A reminder that later today Radio 1 will be broadcasting Coldplay's Glasgow gig highlights, an interview and live lounge performance today. This from Anchorman (below). More discussion on this news is at the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks mayurshikotra]   Good morning. We're pleased to report that, on Friday 18th Sept, BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley show will broadcast a Coldplay interview, a special Live Lounge performance from the band and 60 minutes of highlights from the Glasgow Hampden Park s

Coldplay have today been nominated for 'Best Act In The World Today' alongside the likes of Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, and Muse. This just in from Anchorman:   Good afternoon. It was announced earlier that Coldplay have been nominated for the Best Act In The World Today award at this year's Q Awards, which will take place in London on Monday, October 26th. Coldplay were nominated for - and won - the same award last year. If you'd like to vote for the band to retain their crowd, then p

Pop stars Girls Aloud say they will not make any concessions to rock fans when they support Coldplay at Wembley Stadium this weekend. "Coldplay asked us to do the gig because they like what we do," singer Nicola Roberts told BBC Radio 5 live. So for us to turn around and scrap a few songs and do a few covers to try and please the crowd - that's not what Girls Aloud are about at all."   The 24-year-old added that the band "can't wait" to play at Wembley. "We've had the summer off. I've been in S

Coldplay's whistlestop Viva La Vida stadium tour flew into Scotland last night as they played at Hampden Park in Glasgow. This show will be featured on Radio 1 tomorrow as was reported recently - and Jay-Z made a special appearance during Lost, which effectively turned the song into Lost+ (as featured on the Prospekt's March EP). No other major changes to the setlist but the playing order of Trouble and Death will Never Conquer where switched, however. Chris Martin once again did an interactive

More questions answered by The Oracle... (1000 questions answered - submit yours now!)   September 16, 2009 - submitted by Innes, Portugal Q. Have you ever heard about Post Concert Depression? It happens to me everytime I see my favourite band live and it's very hard. What do you think about this? I know, this sounds more than silly but, just wanted to know... The Oracle replies: It seemed appropriate to have this question as my 1000th answered so close to Coldplay's homecoming shows. It does no

Joe Satriani and Coldplay have settled their legal entanglements and the guitarist's lawsuit alleging copyright infringement has been dismissed, Satriani's representative confirmed to Billboard today. While details of the case remain sealed, legal sources tell Billboard a financial settlement between the two parties may have been reached. Coldplay will not be required to admit to any wrongdoing.   Last December, Satriani filed a lawsuit against the members of Coldplay and Capitol Records, allegi

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   September 15, 2009 - submitted by Eszti, Hungary Q. Hi Dear Oracle!I saw the cover of the new A-ha album and I realized Guy Berryman's name on the cover. Is he the member of Coldplay or just an other Guy? have a nice day Oracle!:) x The Oracle replies: It is indeed our very own Mr. Berryman. He is credited for photographs used on its inner sleeve.   September 15, 2009 - submitted by Jill, United States of America Q. Hello Oracle. You