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WHERE: Absolute Radio live stories competition WHO: Chavi Vanna & Coldplaying WHEN: Now! WHAT: Go vote for Chavi!   You may remember the Rock Off last November/December in which we reached the semi-finals with superb wins against Keane and Muse official forums? Well, were at it again, taking part in Absolute Radio's Live Stories online competition (part of their non-stop summer of live music) to win tickets for our members and an evening of live music on Absolute Radio for Coldplaying.com!

Such is the extent of the Viva La Vida era that Coldplay have received nominations in the same awards two years running - for songs from the same album. Today it was announced that Hype Williams' video for Viva La Vida has been nominated for four awards at this year's MTV VMAs. It's up for Best Rock Video, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. Relive the video that was released last year here at the Coldplay forum. [thanks mimixxx]   You may remember that almost a year ago Co

Chris Martin is to feature on the new Echo & The Bunnymen album, it has been claimed. Coldplay's lead singer is known to be a huge fan of Ian McCulloch and sings on an undisclosed track off "The Fountain", reports Yahoo Music (UK & Ireland)..   Echo And The Bunnymen announced details of their forthcoming (eleventh) studio album "The Fountain". The UK act also confirmed several live dates in the UK. "The Fountain" is the band's first studio album since 2005's "Siberia" and will be release

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   August 3, 2009 - submitted by Alexis, United States of America Q. This isn't really a question but a disappointment. I clicked on your link for "Greetings from Dallas" only to see all the photos were from ARLINGTON. As one who has grown up there, that is just insulting. Can you please apologize? Also, is Chris the only member with kids? The Oracle replies: Apologies but I guess as it's the new home to the Dallas Cowboys, that's wher

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through North America last night as they played at the Comcast Center (formerly the Tweeter Center) in Mansfield, MA. The Coldplay-shaped puppets were last see sunning it in Montreal, see those pictures after the jump. No major changes to the arena/amphitheater setlist as Billie Jean replaced I'm A Believer in the acoustic set again.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor

Coldplay paid tribute to Beastie Boys star Adam 'MCA' Yauch at All Points West this weekend, as well as the late Michael Jackson. The rap trio had to pull out of headlining the festival's opening night, because Yauch was recently diagnosed with cancer.   Jay-Z was brought in as a replacement and showed his respect, when he covered their 'No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn' on the Friday evening (July 31st). Then last night (Sunday August 2nd), Coldplay honoured the rapper by covering their hit single 'Fig

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Canada last night as they completed their mini-festival return, headlining the muddy and sodden All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park, New Jersey. A similar setlist to that of yesterday's Osheaga festival, however Coldplay did add a Beastie Boys tribute in place of The Hardest Part to make up for their performance being cancelled. Glass Of Water and Cemeteries Of London were removed from the usual Viva La Vida tour setlist.   [discussion]

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 31, 2009 - submitted by Rodney, Netherlands Q. Hi Oracle! Wikipedia told me that 2000 Miles was available as a download on the official website, and as I know that this is the official website, but the song was covered a long time ago. Is there still a chance that I can download this song on this site, or is that not possible? The Oracle replies: The track was first available from 16th Dec 2003 until 1st Jan 2004 which was appro

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

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Canada last night as they returned to the festival scene, headlining the Osheaga Music & Arts Festival in Montreal. The Coldplay-shaped puppets were last seen yesterday in Toronto - see the pictures after the jump. Glass Of Water and Cemeteries Of London were removed from the usual Viva La Vida tour setlist but a 30-second song about the Quebec province was added during the acoustic set, and was sung during the fireworks.   [discussion] [photos]

It was supposed to be the year of the one-two punch. And it still may be. But Osheaga Music and Arts Festival director Nick Farkas was thrown for a loop last week when he got word that one of two high-profile headliners for the fest’s fourth edition (Saturday and Sunday at Jean Drapeau Park) was pulling out, writes The Gazette (Montreal).   Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his salivary gland, leading the band to cancel all upcoming tour dates, including Sun

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

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued into Canada for a few days last night as they played the huge Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON. There was HUGE anticipation for this show as evidenced by the Toronto thread which reached over 120 pages of discussion BEFORE the show even arrived. Roadie #42 tweeted a picture of the venue before the show - see the picture after the jump. Will Champion turns 31 today and there were on-stage celebrations as Coldplay's fifth member, Phil Harvey, brought a birthday cak

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Unemployment is up and consumer confidence is down, but one silver lining of the recession is that last-minute tickets to hear big acts like Coldplay and Bruce Springsteen are as little as $1. According to eBay Inc's StubHub, the leading Internet ticket re-seller, last-minute concert ticket sales at sharply lower prices are on the rise for acts like Paul McCartney, Springsteen, Jonas Brothers, Coldplay, and U2.   "People often assume a secondary ticket site only offers in

Natalie Imbruglia has announced details of her forthcoming new studio album, which features three co-writes with Coldplay. The album, entitled 'Come To Life', will be released on October 5. It will be preceded by a single, 'Want', on September 28. The single is a Coldplay co-write, as are album tracks 'Lukas' and 'Fun'.   Chris Martin recently revealed his dismay at giving Natalie Imbruglia [pictured] a track that he claims could have been the "best Coldplay song ever". The song is expected to b

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 29, 2009 - submitted by Krystle, Canada Q. Chris Martin is clearly witty and quick. From his relationship with Ricky Gervais and Simon Pegg, (nevermind the Nappies), I can't believe he doesn't want to venture in the comedy arena. He clearly loves it. The Oracle replies: I agree that Chris is quite the joker and has a great sense of humour but so do many people who don't choose that path. Chris has chosen his career path and luc

More excellent reviews of Coldplay's concert at SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY (27th July 2009) have been posted at the Coldplay Live forum, that didn't quite make the main review article in time yesterday morning. Here are just some of the many:   This was my first Coldplay concert so I had nothing to compare it to really, but I did notice that the crowd seemed lackluster at certain points. I felt like I was the only one singing around me as well. And I couldn't believe that it took two tries to ge

Recorders at the ready! A final reminder that Coldplay's new video for Strawberry Swing finally will make its debut on terrestrial TV tomorrow (Wednesday). Here's Anchorman will full details:   Good morning. Tonight (Wednesday 29th July), the Strawberry Swing video will make its UK TV debut on the 4 Music digital channel at 7pm. It will then be shown on Channel 4 a few hours later, at 12.05am. For those of you outside the UK, Channel 4 looks a little bit like this. Anchorman   The groundbreaking

After executive producer Al Jean mentioned it last week, representatives of the band confirmed today that Coldplay would make a guest appearance on an episode during the upcoming season of "The Simpsons." They'll join an impressive list of bands who have gone yellow for the show, including U2, the Ramones, the Who, Smashing Pumpkins and Metallica, MTV Newsroom writes today.   MTV go on to say that: Coldplay don't necessarily have the same cool cred as the bands above, but are they the most medio

It's been said that you're nobody in Hollywood until you've done a guest spot on "The Simpsons," and that idea may apply to musical acts as well. After all, the list of artists who have appeared on the show in some form reads like a hall of fame: Michael Jackson, U2, Metallica, Paul McCartney and the Red Hot Chili Peppers have all loaned their pipes to the long-running animated show, writes MTV today.   And Coldplay are the latest group to have their skin turned yellow for the sake of cartoon co

Starting in August, Coldplaying has the opportunity to take part in another forum competition with Absolute Radio, similar to the Rock-Off. This time around it’s all about your live experiences, and could win prizes for you and the Coldplaying forum. Absolute are asking forums to discuss your live experiences and submit our best Coldplay stories... and we have lots of shortlisted Coldplay reviews to read and put forward for entry!   This summer, Absolute Radio is bringing you free live music eve

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 28, 2009 - submitted by Jennifer, United States of America Q. Hey Oracle! I was recently at a Coldplay concert (best concert of my whole life) and Elbow was their opening act, they sang a song with a lot of violin in it. Sorry if this is a dumb question but could you please tell me the name of the song!? I would love to buy it! Thanks so much! :) The Oracle replies: I sincerely hope you mean One Day Like This because it is amazi

Coldplay's new video for Strawberry Swing finally premiered online and in cinemas last week, and it has been announced that it will make its debut on terrestrial TV tomorrow (Wednesday). Here's Anchorman will full details:   Good morning. Tomorrow night (Wed 29th July), the Strawberry Swing video will make its UK TV debut on the 4 Music digital channel at 7pm. It will then be shown on Channel 4 a few hours later, at 12.05am. For those of you outside the UK, Channel 4 looks a little bit like this

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued across North America last night as they played at SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY, in a rearranged date from May that was postponed due to an illness in the band. The Coldplay-shaped puppets were seen clowning around a Wisconsin clown - see all those pictures after the jump. No major changes to the setlist as Billie Jean replaced I'm A Believer in the acoustic set again. The Hardest Part was played on the main stage and not the B-stage as has previously been exp

A fire which swept through a community recording studio in Parr Street, sparking traffic chaos as roads were cordoned off, is being treated as suspicious by fire chiefs. Smoke billowed over Liverpool city centre recently when the disused building – formely a Greek restaurant - was completely gutted by flames. [thanks RedGirl76]   Parr Street, Duke Street and Slater Street were among roads closed to traffic as crews battled to contain the fire which spread to an adjoining builders' merchants and