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More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 27, 2009 - submitted by David, United States of America Q. Hey Oracle. There's been much speculation with the relationship between Matthew Bellamy of Muse and Chris of Coldplay. Can you elaborate, as most info on the web seems to be unreliable. Thanks. The Oracle replies: I hadn't realised there was any speculation about that at all. Anyway, both bands started out around the same time and toured together in the early days with C

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued across North America last night as they played at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, before heading east back to their base in New York. The Coldplay-shaped puppets were also seen doing Dallas recently - 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 fantastic Elbow were the main support act for this and the next few shows.   [discussion] [photos] [vid

The Simpsons has added more celebrity guest voices to season 21: EW.com has learned that Coldplay frontman Chris Martin will lend his vocal cords to an episode this winter in which Homer wins a million-dollar lottery and hires the band to play a concert just for Bart and him. “When Bart goes to the bathroom, Coldplay has to stop,” notes Simpsons exec producer Al Jean.   In another episode, Sarah Silverman plays Bart’s new girlfriend, who “alternately loves him and hates him for no reason,” says

Elbow wowed a packed house at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles (July 22), despite the fact that they lost all of their gear over the Atlantic ocean. The Mancunian quintet, who embarked on a US tour supporting Coldplay tonight in East Troy, had a mishap on the way over to California from England. "It's lovely to be here, but we're a bit jetlagged because none of our gear arrived," frontman Guy Garvey told the audience. "It's somewhere over the Atlantic."   Elbow announced that they will support

Last night at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Coldplay delivered exactly the type of set you would want from it - and then some. That's not snark, either: For nearly two hours, the British quartet unleashed hit after hit after hit with little self-indulgence and plenty of spectacle, writes the Riverfront Times.   In fact, the entire show was geared toward its fans. A tan, fit Chris Martin made sure to spend some time singing on the wings of the stage, making the cougars ladies in those sectio

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued across North America last night as they played at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO. Billie Jean replaced I'm A Believer in the acoustic set again, and The Hardest Part replaced Trouble.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow Glass Of Water Cemeteries Of London 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Upon Your

Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 and the two chopper strategy   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Pris]   It's somewhat reassuring that 15 months into a tour, things are still moving on enough to keep life interesting. The stadium shows are approaching, which means that preparations and disaster avoidance are well under way in all departments. As a little taster, the Los Angeles show is a big outdoor venue. More specifically, The Home Depot Center

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 24, 2009 - submitted by John, United States of America Q. I own a copy of Coldplay's Mince Spies CD. How many other people own this CD? The Oracle replies: It was limited to a 1000 copies but that doesn't mean that 999 other people own it. For instance I have 2 and there are a few stray copies. [that make two of us! ed.] Still, fewer than 1000 people with a copy does make this a highly collectible and rare item.   July 24, 2009

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued across North America last night as they played at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA. Billie Jean replaced I'm A Believer in the acoustic set again, and The Hardest Part replaced Trouble.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist: [thanks heinzkrohn]   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow Glass Of Water Cemeteries Of London 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put

A comprehensive review of Coldplay's concert at the Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX (21st July 2009) has emerged online courtesy of the MIdwest Sport Fans blog. Here is the excellent review...   Last night, as part of a wonderful suite of gifts my girlfriend got me for my recent birthday, I attended my first ever Coldplay concert at the SuperPages.com Center here in Dallas. The headline of this post says that it did not disappoint, but that is a pretty major understatement.   One of the first

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued thorugh North America last night as they played at the website-advertised Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX. Billie Jean replaced I'm A Believer in the acoustic set again, and a surprise inclusion in the setlist was the appearance of... Trouble... which replaced The Hardest Part.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist: [thanks TheAngie]   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow

The Coldplaying.com E-Shop continues with the Coldplaying tour t-shirts in stock - in two new superbs designs. The first features a Coldplaying site logo beneath a large butterfly along with the title of London 2009 - in reference to the forthcoming concerts at Wembley stadium - all on yellow fabric. See the full image of the butterfly t-shirt after the jump.   This design is on sale now, but hurry - it is only available until 1st August at which point the second new design will replace it in t

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 17, 2009 - submitted by Adrian, United States of America Q. Was Chris Martin on drugs at the Sunrise Florida concert? Cuz he was bouncing off the walls as they say. The Oracle replies: Good Lord no, that's not Chris' style; he doesn't partake in such things. He has always been like that; boundless energy and very high levels of adrenalin are what you're seeing. He used to jog before they went on stage to burn some of the excess

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 20, 2009 - submitted by Louis, United States of America Q. Hello. Where can I get the "Barack To The Future" shirt Chris was wearing in some of the pictures in the post? The Oracle replies: There are loads of places online that you can find one; Amazon stock them too.   July 20, 2009 - submitted by Hayley, Canada Q. Mystical Oracle. What is Chris' e-mail? I've tried emailing so many different 1s but they all come up wrong and do

After more than a year of touring, it certainly seems Coldplay has learned how to please an audience. Taking the stage at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine on Sunday night, Coldplay performed a superb set list full of mega-hits and fan favorites, encouraging crowd sing-alongs and maintaining a high level of energy throughout the two-hour show, writes The Examiner.   From a Blue-Danube introduction that had everyone clapping along, to the giant-sized yellow balloons that fell upon the c

If you have been on holiday on a different planet you may not yet know that Coldplay have now premiered the video to their new single 'Strawberry Swing'.   Coldplay now rest among the biggest bands on this planet, Earth. After years of heavy touring and Chris Martin's celebrity marriage, the group finally erupted onto the global stage with the release of last year's album 'Viva La Vida'. A mammoth success, it has topped the charts in more than 35 countries and established Coldplay as a bona fide

The British music industry grew by almost 5% last year as the popularity of live acts offset the decline in recorded music. PRS for Music (previously the Performing Rights Society), which collects royalty payments and distributes them to artists and composers, said the size of the UK music industry increased by 4.7% to £3.6 billion in 2008, reports the London Evening Standard.   The recorded music sector shrank by 6% last year under pressure from piracy and the sharing of digital music, accordin

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued on the West Coast last night as they played at the magnificent Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, the fifth and final show in a series of five consecutive Californian appearances. No major changes to the normal arena setlist except that 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 Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow

Coldplay's new video for Strawberry Swing has finally premiered online today. The groundbreaking short film was directed by visual artists Shynola and features Chris Martin as an animated superhero in a chalk-drawn world (with a killer squirrel). You can watch it in its entirity here at Babelgum.   The film will also be shown at ODEON cinemas across the UK from Wednesday July 22nd, where it will be programmed in front of both Bruno and The Proposal. Strawberry Swing (the single) will be released

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued on the West Coast last night as they played at the magnificent Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, the fourth in a series of five consecutive Californian shows (not including the 'not-so-secret' show on the 19th at Capitol Records!). Roadie #42 was back tweeting again in force, with twitpics of the huge venue, catering and stage; the Coldplay-shaped puppets were also seen living out their Baywatch fantasies in Santa Monica. See all those pictures after the jum

More tour rumours on a forthcoming Coldplay Latin America tour are sweeping the community this morning. The latest as yet unconfirmed story that has developed today is that sources in EMI Colombia say Coldplay will indeed be touring Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela in February 2010 to complete the full Viva La Vida Tour. Furthermore, specific details have emerged about the possible itinery for next year:   Coldplay had scheduled a concert in Bogota (Colombia) for November

So, someone mentioned something about a recession the other day. "Things are going to get worse before they get better," they said. "People are going out less, choosing their entertainment options more carefully and have decided to forgo vacations this year." At least that's what the talking heads are saying on TV, writes JamBase.   Far-removed from the somber media reports of the soft economy, the sell-out crowd in attendance to see Brit rock superstars Coldplay found themselves worlds away fro

As we reported back in early May and mid June, Coldplay are to feature in a documentary for the South Bank Show later this year, and details on the format of the show have been confirmed today, thanks to the official Coldplay site. Here's Anchorman:   We're pleased to announce that Coldplay are to be the subject of an episode of the South Bank Show, the highly-respected arts TV programme. The Coldplay show will be broadcast on ITV1 in the UK at 10.15pm on September 20th 2009. We'll let you know

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued on the West Coast last night as they played at the Wireless Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, the third in a series of five consecutive Californian shows (not including the 'not-so-secret' show on the 19th at Capitol Records!). All quiet once again from the puppets, Guy and Roadie #42. No major changes to the normal arena setlist except that Billie Jean replaced I'm A Believer in the acoustic set again, and Sitting on the Dock of the Bay was added to Will's acou

They may not be on Joe Satriani's iPod, but Coldplay are certainly the kings of the digital music age. The band have become the first act to sell over one million full digital albums in the US.   Based on Nielsen SoundScan data, Coldplay have moved 1.358 million digital albums in the States and their label, EMI, reports sales from around the globe totalling two million digital albums worldwide. And for Coldplay, the stats keep getting better and better: their 2008 release Viva La Vida, is now ra