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More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 6, 2009 - submitted by Sara, Spain Q. Hi oracle In the Live Roskilde Blog there is a photo in which Jonny is playing a piano but, why is he blowing on a kind of tube? What is exactly? thank you so much The Oracle replies: This instrument is called a melodica.   July 6, 2009 - submitted by Caitlin, United States of America Q. In the live Roskilde blog there is a picture of Chris on stage with a caption saying "There's a good cha

Coldplay's three-festival stint in Europe was completed last night as their Viva La Vida tour continued into Denmark as they headlined the Roskilde Festival. Plenty of pictures, videos and updates courtesy of Anchorman and Roadie #42 who blogged throughout the whole day and through the concert as well. Coldplay once again played a cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist: [thanks RoosAnne]   Life

Coldplay fans who went to the Rock Werchter festival in Belgium this weekend had to run the gauntlet of an experimental Bluetooth tracking system that kept an eye on their every move, it has been revealed by online tech sites.   Visitors to the Rock Werchter event North East of Brussels, which ends on Sunday, will be monitored through the Bluetooth signals from their mobile phones in an effort to analyse crowd behaviour. Researchers from the University of Ghent have installed 36 scanners across

Joe Satriani hopes that the pending copyright case with Coldplay will be settled "quietly behind closed doors," he claimed today via an online article in Australia's Sunday edition of the Herald Sun.   "It's one of those things that I am not really at liberty to discuss the juicy parts," he says, as the case makes its way through the US courts. "It's not really something that should have been public. It's a minor tiff between musicians that had we been in the same band it never would have made i

Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 finds festivals a bit of a pain in the Arras   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards.   So then, festival season is upon us once again. Roadies tend to look forward to festivals like school-kids look forward to exams. A tour like this is a very long-term experience where all of the challenges and snags get worked out and smoothed over with time. Festivals mean taking that huge intricate show that requires a full day to constru

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 3, 2009 - submitted by Joseph, United States of America Q. Before Coldplay played songs on the stage in the back, Chris said "we would like to dedicate this song to our friend..." I forgot the name that comes after but i believe it was "David Green"... Who is this? The Oracle replies: You don't say which concert this was at but I shall assume it was the night of their sound engineer's birthday; Dan Green.   July 3, 2009 - submit

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 2, 2009 - submitted by Natale, Australia Q. Hi Oracle I was wondering apparently there are two videos for Violet Hill and Viva la Vida. Which are the official videos? Also the other ones were they just jokes or just a tried ideas? Hope you answer. The Oracle replies: There are indeed two videos for both of those tracks and both are official. They were far from jokes, they were just alternative videos. Trouble had two videos for

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Europe as they played the second of three main festivals, this time at Rock Werchter in Belgium. More tweets from Roadie #42 who has been on overdrive the past couple of days keeping everyone up-to-date! See #42's images after the jump. Coldplay once again played a short piano version of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean... but no Glass Of Water, I'm A Believer or Postcards From Far Away.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated

Later this month, Coldplay's amazing new video for Strawberry Swing will be unveiled - keep it locked to Coldplay.com for details and watch out for some superb new Coldplaying banners ahead of the video. In the meantime, you can read again the official site's latest interview with Chris Martin in which Chris confirms that the video for the song 'Strawberry Swing' had already been finished by May. You can discuss the forthcoming video for Strawberry Swing video in the Coldplay forum here onwards.

For Coldplay.com's latest competition announced through the latest edition of The Messenger released today, they're offering you the chance to win a signed Roskilde something-or-other, signed by the entire band during Sunday's live blog shenanigans. If you'd like to win it (whatever "it" turns out to be), then simply send your name and address to [email protected] before Friday July 17th. One entry per person please.   After a little break, Coldplay are now back on the road, with a hat-t

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued into Europe once again as they played the Main Square Festival in Arras, France tonight. Plenty of tweets from Roadie #42 who captured pictures of the crowd and the band shortly before the start of the set. See those images after the jump. Rumour has it that Coldplay played Michael Jackson's Billie Jean... but no Glass Of Water.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist: [thanks chavi]   Life In Te

Copenhagen - US hip hop star Kanye West was the top act Thursday on the opening day of the annual Roskilde music festival, near the Danish capital Copenhagen, with some 65,000 visitors enjoying the festivities under blue skies.   The lineup during the four-day festival that ends Sunday includes Coldplay, Pet Shop Boys, Nick Cave, Oasis, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails and some 150 other acts. Organizers said US hip hopper Lil Wayne had been forced to cancel his appearance on Saturday 'due to doctor-ma

The official Coldplay site will this Sunday be providing fans with pictures and live blog updates from Denmark's biggest festival, Roskilde, ahead of Coldplay's headline performance in the evening. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Good morning. This coming Sunday (5th July), we'll be tagging along with Coldplay for their headline slot at Denmark's legendary Roskilde Festival. Join us from Sunday afternoon for live pictures, updates, interviews and videos from the journey to Denmark, backsta

Rumours are sweeping the internet about Coldplay coming to Israel this September. This comes not long after Chilean media sources predicting that Coldplay will return to play in South America in November.   There is a long-standing campaign, including online petitions, to bring Coldplay to Israel where they have a huge fanbase. Now Israeli radio sources (Good Morning Israel) are suggesting that they will be playing there for the first time in late September.   If the rumours are true, the group

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 1, 2009 - submitted by Siobhain, Australia Q. Hi Oracle, I was wondering why/how we get goose bumps? More specifically how can music cause the reaction? The Oracle replies: I'll start with the latter part of your question. Music evokes an emotive response which triggers a part of the brain called the hypothalamus. It controls many reactions in the body including goosebumps. There's been some research which concluded that it's u

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   June 30, 2009 - submitted by James, United Kingdom Q. Dear Oracle, In Roadie #42's latest blog (number 88), there's a rather nice photo of the band with Dave Holmes the manager man. It certainly makes a pretty picture but I was wondering what is written on the tag around his neck. I normally wouldn't be too interested but I thought it looked like "Viva la Vida With Love" meaning "Live Life... With Love". Now, though, I'm not so sure.

Last winter a young bluegrass group called the Abrams Brothers filed off their bus at the CMT offices after a long and snowy trip from their home in Canada.   Groups or artists stop by and perform here once in a while, but this band of two brothers and a cousin was especially memorable. They were definitely a bluegrass group and had the type of chops that would be at home on the Grand Ole Opry stage — which they played in 2005 — but being teenagers, they were also very eager to experiment with t

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   June 29, 2009 - submitted by Benjamin, United States of America Q. Is there such a thing as Mince Spies? The Oracle replies: There is if you mean a limited edition CD that the band gave away to fans at Christmas 2001. It featured two tracks: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Yellow (Alpha Remix).   June 29, 2009 - submitted by Christina, United States of America Q. Dear Oracle.. Did Chris write the piano riff in Homecoming,

Bruce Springsteen revealed that Coldplay's Chris Martin had told him of the unique atmosphere at the Glastonbury festival, ahead of The Boss's headline slot on Saturday. Springsteen told BBC's Steve Lamacq: "Chris Martin said it was very special and it's very close to the English heart. I'd read quite a lot about it before. Every year when you get the British music magazines it's always a big feature so I know it's a special gig."   Bruce Springsteen became The Boss of Glastonbury after a two-an

Michael Jackson's London gigs could be replaced with a series of tribute concerts - with stars such as Justin Timberlake lined up to perform. Bosses at the O2, which had been due to host 50 Jacko dates, have started approaching artists to fill the gap. And they have been inundated with pleas from fans to stage tributes to the superstar, according to The Mirror.   Top acts such as Coldplay and Take That are also understood to be among those approached. It is feared the promoters of the Michael Ja

Millions of fans have been holding vigils around the world in tribute of late music legend Michael Jackson. The singer, 50, was pronounced dead at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on Thursday at 2.26pm local time after suffering a heart attack at his rented Bel Air mansion.   As the shocking news of his death reverberated around the globe, crowds gathered to share in their sorrow, from outside the King of Pop's childhood home in Encino, California to the busy streets of Hong Kong. Coldplay

Madonna is the Top Earning Musician of the year with about $110 million in profits, according to Forbes magazine. The total is based upon her touring, recording and endorsement earnings from June 2008 to June 2009.   Two other female artists follow Madge in the top five: Céline Dion ($100 million) and Beyoncé Knowles ($87 million). No new acts are in the Forbes top 12, but three acts -- Coldplay, Rascal Flatts and AC/DC -- tied for sixth position.   Forbes uses various sources including Billboar

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   June 25, 2009 - submitted by Sam, United States of America Q. Hello dear Oracle! I was just wondering, what happens if one of the band members is sick and they need to perform a concert? Is there a replacement for each musician, or would they just call off the concert? The Oracle replies: If one band member was sick there wouldn't be a replacement, they would cancel a show rather than replace. June 25, 2009 - submitted by Porgie, Un

Muse and Coldplay will not be playing this year's Glastonbury festival, organisers have told NME.   Both bands had been rumoured to be playing The Park stage at this year's event, after several outlets fell for fake Twitter posts. However speaking to NME, Emily Eavis quashed both rumours, though revealed there will be at least one more special guest playing the festival alongside Klaxons, who announced themselves for the stage yesterday (June 23).   Eavis also said she doubted her dad and co-org

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   June 23, 2009 - submitted by Josh, United States of America Q. Hello omniscient Oracle, I was just curious about the live performance of Moses on the Live 2003 DVD. Is he using the Rico-sound input of the Rickenbacker or the standard input. I've been trying to play it but it just doesn't sound right on my Fender 12-string. Thanks for reading this if you do. The Oracle replies: Chris would be using the standard mono output on the Rick