Coldplay News

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Love is in the air here in Santiago - well, certainly amongst the throngs of fans outside the hotel. There’s a real air of excitement in the city about Coldplay being here. And the countdown to tonight’s first concert of the tour is on!   I spent this morning at the Oxfam office again, going over the final details with Monica. She is the Communications Officer for Oxfam in Chile, and is helping me with the campaigning at the concerts. Luckily, her English is far b

We bet they all look good on the dance floor - if only they could get on to one...   The Arctic Monkeys were given the cold shoulder when they tried to blag their way into Another Music = Another Kitchen at Camden's At Proud bar on Thursday, despite pleading with the bouncers: "Don't you know who we are?" But the club was already over capacity and the doormen refused to let the lads in. Our mole said: "They turned up at 11.30pm with another band, We Are Scientists. But there were too many people

Coldplay's lead singer, Chris Martin was spotted at the 2015 Glastonbury festival last night. He was spending time with Gwyneth Paltrow and his kids, while enjoying the 'Happy' singer, Pharrell Williams and the controversial Kanye West. Chris didn't join the 'Homecoming' rapper on stage, despite wishful rumours on Twitter during the concert. Comedian, Lee Nelson decided to join him instead!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNYKzpqAM_s   But we have a few snaps to show you, of the main man:  

A reminder via the official site that Chris Martin will be performing at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit this weekend (Sat Oct 24th and Sun Oct 25th) at the Shoreline Amphitheater in San Francisco, CA.   The gigs will raise funds for the Bridge School, which works for the communicative and educational development of children with severe speech and physical impairments. The annual concerts are organised by Neil Young and his wife, Pegi, and have taken place since 1986 (with Young perfor

"See It In A Boy's Eyes", written by Chris Martin and performed by Jamelia, has helped the R&B singer take home the best single award at this year's Q Awards.   Meanwhile, Sir Elton John has accused Madonna of cheating fans by miming on stage, while collecting a Q Award for songwriting. As he collected his Classic Songwriter prize in London on Monday, he criticised live award nominee Madonna. "Anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay £75 to see them should be shot," Sir Elton s

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin hates the fact he was 22-years-old before he lost his virginity and blames his teachers and parents for not teaching him about sex sooner.   The 28-year-old Coldplay frontman and is hideously embarrassed about his lack of sexual experience, despite marrying Hollywood beauty Gwyneth Paltrow and believes his sexual turmoil could have been averted if he had been educated about sexual intercourse during his teenage years.   He says, "I wish somebody would have come to

In a recent poll, Chris Martin was voted the 12th Worst Dressed Man of 2006. He features along side conservative leader David Cameron & the Prime minister, Tony Blair.   Read more here

Chris Martin of Coldplay heard Naturally 7 on UK radio recently and was so impressed by their harmonies and their vocal replication of instrumental sounds, he flew home from Germany to catch their London show, reports A Capella News. He took producer Brian Eno and pal Natalie Imbruglia with him.   "We'd heard he was coming, but you never know," Naturally 7 singer Rod Eldridge says. "Sure enough he's hanging over this upper balcony with Natalie and Brian. It was pretty surprising."   Martin came

From the NY Post’s Gimme Shelter:   –Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin paid $5.4 million for their new Amagansett home which had an asking price of $6.5 million.   Your weekly real estate round-up!   Source: luxist.com

Courtney Love [pictured] and Gwyneth Paltrow had dinner at Beverly Hills restaurant Cut on Monday night (23.04.07).   The pair - who were joined by Gwyneth's husband, Coldplay singer Chris Martin - have bonded over a shared love of macrobiotic dieting and yoga.   A source told Us Weekly magazine: "They've been hanging out and bonding over yoga. Gwyneth is happy to see Courtney healthy and happy again and wants to be there for her and help her acting comeback. She refers to Courtney's substance

The acoustic set is traditionally regarded as the litmus test of a pop artist, a host of whom have, for the past week, been unplugging to play short sets at the Union Chapel to raise money for the charity Mencap.   Unbilled but making a surprise last-night appearance, Chris Martin is accompanied by a single violinist as he strums through two Dylan numbers, I Will Be Released and Buckets of Rain, and the Killers' When You Were Young. He then switches to piano for a song he wrote the night before

Both Chris Martin and Will Champion will be heading for the BBC Radio 1 studios this coming Friday (7th January) for the second time in just over a month, and it is believed they will be "talking us through the fifth album". More discussion and speculation about Friday's interview is at the Coldplay forum now and you can download the snippet of Zane Lowe confirming the interview in the multimedia forum [thanks ApproximatelyInfinite & Iriden]   They will be appearing on the Zane Lowe breakfas

He dreams about them...   Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has said that the band are trying to blend Radiohead and Westlife to create the perfect sound. Martin’s revelation came in an interview where he discussed frequently having dreams about other bands. “I dreamt about Radiohead last night and Westlife the night before,” he told the Sun. “Which is the perfect blend of what we’re trying to do musically.”   Martin went on to say that he always dreams about groups that are “never interested in ha

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin insists the band has "lots to do" before the year 2010. He says he plans to keep as busy as possible through 2009.   He explained to the media in the new year, "We feel bands need to fill their first 10 years, so we have lots to do before December 31, 2009. I know it's stupid, but that's kind of our deadline. We have to do something good by then. We've done some pretty good stuff, but there's something about the year changing to 2010.   I'll also be 33 that year, a

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has joked that the band will resemble Hulk Hogan at their 2009 UK stadium shows.   The group will play gigs in Manchester and Glasgow before concluding at London's Wembley Stadium on September 19th. In an interview with BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles, Martin said the band would follow a strict fitness regime before the dates. "By the time we play the gigs we're going to look like Hulk Hogan,” he said. “If you're going to play stadium gigs you got to have pectorals."  

Chris Martin has duplicated Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke's idea to compare his band to the United Nations - and Martin insists he would represent the military might of America.   The Coldplay singer-turned-political campaigner admits he steals many ideas from Yorke - and this is one of his favourites, as he knows exactly which powerful country each member of Coldplay would be.   Martin says: "Thom Yorke once drew a parallel between his band and the UN, and he said, 'Well, I'm America.' And with

Coldplay speak of their direction shift...   Chris Martin says that Coldplay’s impending new album, due out this May, is so different to their first three that he’s fully aware “everyone might not like it.”   The band are currently busy putting the finishing touches to the record in North London with the legendary Brian Eno, and, speaking from the studio, they made it explicit that this album should be treated as a separate entity to their other works.   Guitarists Jonny Buckland explains: "We

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Coldplay's Chris Martin said: "'Thom Yorke ignored me at a hotel in Los Angeles.   I was secretly a bit gutted. I'm sure he recognized me. I always look at it like we're in a big musical high school and Radiohead is in the year above us and they still haven't come and sat with us at lunch.''   On Thom ''Cold Shoulder'' Yorke -- well, as Martin says, ''all our other favorite bands, like U2 and Oasis, have been great to us.''

Coldplay's Chris Martin has said that he would love a stage invasion after one of their concerts.   The frontman admitted that he has discussed with the band's management the possibility of some audience interaction, but claimed that he was mocked for his suggestion. "We asked our tour manager if we could have a stage invasion at the end of [our December tour]," Martin told XFM. "He went away looking away very serious, but we could see them in a room, giggling. He came back and said, 'This is th

Coldplay's chart-topping hits don't impress Chris Martin's baby daughter - she prefers to listen to obscure Icelandic rock music.   Chris has already refused to play one-year-old Apple Coldplay's highly anticipated third album X&Y, because she prefers the more diverse range of music present in her dad Chris and mum Gwyneth Paltrow's record collection.   He says, "She prefers an Icelandic band called Sigur Ros to Coldplay. She hasn't heard X&Y - we don't play it in the house. We played Si

Gwyneth Paltrow's boyfriend Chris Martin wants to set the record straight once and for all -- there will be no wedding. Even though last month G.P. was spotted wearing a ring on her engagement finger and fueling rumors the two would soon have rice chucked their way, the Coldplay front man swears that he has no intention of getting hitched to the actress.   "We are not getting married," the 26-year-old singer told Virgin Radio. "Everything that is written about Steven Spielberg [he was rumored to

Chris Martin insists all those new fans of the group who once bullied their old fans should find it in their hearts to apologise.   He is well aware that long-time fans of the rockers were picked on by other music fans because Coldplay weren't seen as being a real rock group, and now it's time their meek fans faced their former critics.   He says, "Our ambition is to have all those 15-year-old people, who got beaten up for liking us two years ago, is for them to have all the people that beat the

Chris Martin has praised Scottish rockers Travis for having such a big influence on young musicians, crediting the Scottish band for the creation of Martin's own group, Coldplay.   Appearing as a guest presenter on the UK's Radio 1 alongside Shaun Of The Dead actor Simon Pegg last night (19th Jan), Martin unveiled Travis' new song, Big Chair, to the delight of fans across the country. Martin gushed, "We're gonna finish with an incredible exclusive, we're very privileged to play it, it's a new so

Coldplay's Chris Martin regrets giving song to Natalie Imbruglia   Coldplay's Chris Martin has 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 be the first single from Imbruglia's forthcoming new album 'Come To Life', and may be titled 'Scars'. "A bit annoyingly we've given her the best Coldplay song of all time," Martin joked to Heraldsun.com.au. "But because we're off-cycle we can't do it

The UK's biggest music awards - the Brits - take place on Wednesday. Over the next three days The Record will be speaking to the biggest nominees. First is Coldplay, who are up for four gongs. They won Best British Group and Best Album in 2001 and again in 2003. Can they make it a treble? Showbiz Editor Rick Fulton talks to Chris Martin.   Coldplay singer Chris Martin isn't one for false modesty. He reckons their fourth album "is going to be the greatest piece of music ever made".   An arrogant