Coldplay News

Coldplay tonight will headline the T In The Park festival in Kinrossshire, Scotland for the first time since 2003. Catch all the latest discussion and previews to the concert at the Coldplay Live forum now (includes CHATROOM!). If you missed the online interview with festival organisers you can read it here which explains how Coldplay were approached to headline in 2011.   Guy Berryman will have his work cut out at this year's T in the Park - he's hoping to perform twice. Prior to Coldplay's se

Coldplay (well Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland anyway) will be at The Edge Studios in Toronto on Monday 9th May at around 6.30pm. [thanks yellow_fever]   If you're thinking of going, get there early to 228 Yonge St., Toronto. If you can't get there, don't worry as the entire set will also be broadcasted on edge 102.1FM and will also be available through on-line streaming on their website edge.ca   More information on this here

Few acts these days could sell out two shows at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, but Coldplay, easily one of the hottest in the world, boasts cross-generational appeal - not to mention sweeping choruses that inspire loud sing-alongs – always the mark of a collective good time, writes the Globe & Mail in another review of two concerts at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver (20th & 21st April). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum here (20th) and her

In the wild world of autograph-seeking, there’s apparently good guys and bad guys, especially in Canada, where a recent poll named the best and worst rock stars to pester for a John Hancock. For a full list of the good and bad signers, you can check out the poll here.   According to a survey by HoundsTV.com, AC/DC came out on top as the nicest guys to ask for an autograph, with Coldplay and the Guess Who coming in second and third, respectively. As far as the not-so-nice stars went, the top jer

Irish punskters Ash and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin have collaborated on a new song set to feature on the soundtrack to Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s upcoming zombie movie ‘Shaun of The Dead’, Xfm Online can exclusively reveal.   For further details, click read more...Ash have recorded a cover of the song ‘Everybody’s Happy Nowadays’, originally a hit for punk legends The Buzzcocks in 1979. Providing backing vocals on the song, which plays out over the film’s end credits, is Coldplay singer C

Music giant EMI's profits have fallen after its major artists Coldplay and Gorillaz delayed the release of their new albums.   Both missed out on bonuses from the British label to make deadlines imposed on their new LPs, so they could perfect their work.   But the delay has had an adverse effect on the world's third largest music company - which today announced its full-year pre-tax profit fell from $300 million (GBP162.3 million) last year (04) to $259.5 million (GBP141.9 million).   Shares are

Check out the 2007 section of Coldplay.com for a new star...   You can discuss this star here [thanks amsterdam528]  

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

The right songs at the right times let you jog faster, feel happier, or wallow in your own personal pit of despair until you feel like emerging. Might such tunes give researchers toiling at the microscope, Petri dish or pipette that extra little bit of auditory inspiration to get through endless days at the lab bench?   It’s worth a try, and like a bee dancing to direct the hive to honey, Inkling is here to guide you to some sweet options with our Top Ten Songs about Science. May your research r

What are the top 10 albums of all time as voted by the Australian nation? The results were revealed in My Favourite Album, which aired on Australian television on Sunday, December 3, at 7:30pm.   It is truly an unexpected and exciting list. The album is showing no signs of dying at the hands of the iPOD. It's alive and kicking, according to the unprecedented response to the voting.   In the top 10, there are four albums from the 90's, one from the 80's, three from the 70's, and two from the 60's

WXPN, a radio station based in Philadelphia is counting down the 885 greatest artists of all time (as voted on by the listeners).   Coldplay at number 61, have beaten the likes of Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Queen, The Police, Oasis, AC/CD and many more.   More on this here [thanks MusicMan1990]    

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band's national concert tour was the "most requested event" in the first half of 2006 according to Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company.   Following closely behind on the chart ranked by online page views, information requests, and ticket sales from 1/1/06 - 6/30/06 were Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II. tour and Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz.   "Jimmy Buffett as well as Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II. tour have

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

The hard numbers on bestselling albums hadn't come in by press time, but it looks like the slump continues here, too. On the other hand, IPods and such are all the rage, so we'll have to get the bean-counters working out this one. There's some fat at the top in the record business, too. The top sellers include Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, Nickelback, 50 Cent, Usher, Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson, Black-Eyed Peas and Tim McGraw - none of which made the top 10...   4. X&Y, Coldplay - Comes out on

New Coldplay US tour dates for 2006 have been posted on the internet. The latest schedule is as follows:   1/25/06 - KEY ARENA Seattle, WA - On Sale: 11/19 1/26/06 - GM PLACE Vancouver, British Columbia - On Sale: 11/21 1/30/06 - ARCO ARENA Sacramento, CA- On Sale: 11/19 1/31/06 - OAKLAND ARENA Oakland, CA - On Sale: 11/19 2/1/06 - HP PAVILION @ San Jose - San Jose, CA - On Sale: 11/19 2/3/06 - MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA Las Vegas, NV - On Sale: 12/3 2/19/06 - PEPSI CENTER Denver, CO - On Sale

Sheffield scorchers Arctic Monkeys are the red hot favourites to sweep up at the Q Awards later this month.   The band, who won this year's Mercury Music Prize, have been nominated in four of the six categories at the prestigious bash. Bookies Paddy Power put the Arctics odds on at 8/11 to win Best Album, 6/4 to take Best Track with I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor and 1/3 to win Best New Act.   They're also up for Best Live Act alongside Oasis, Razorlight, Muse and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Email from coldplaytickets.musictoday.com regarding cancelled Sept. 24 Houston show:   It is possible that the 9/24 Coldplay show will successfully be rescheduled. Please hold on to your tickets as they will be honored for the new show date.   If you have already returned your tickets for a refund, please reply to this e-mail and let us know if we need to reship them to you or you still need to be refunded as you will not be able to attend a rescheduled date.   We will send out another e-mail wi

Offers of sex, iPods follow rush of fans to box office for British band's Fillmore show   The sign on the box office of the Fillmore had been up for days: "Coldplay show is VERY sold out."   But that didn't stop some very desperate fans from taking very desperate measures to get into the British band's very limited engagement at the San Francisco venue Wednesday night.   "If there are any cool guys who'd like to share a ticket with a 27-year- old blonde haired blue eyed girl, I'd really apprec

Singaporeans seem to have all the luck. This year has seen the arrival of Oasis, the Kings of Convenience and Franz Ferdinand.   Now two major acts, Coldplay and Mogwai, have confirmed visits to the island republic. Coldplay requires little or no introduction. One of the world’s biggest bands, if not the biggest, Coldplay is three albums into a career of making heartfelt, painfully earnest melodic rock. Its last album X&Y may have been more of a self-important set of canoodlings rather than

The Observer (UK newspaper) have this morning given us more information on Coldplay's new album, and in particular, details of a new track and the new CD artwork. Here's what they had to say:   Coldplay were persuaded to write the closing credit track for new British film The Escapist, a Sundance hit. Now the band have seen and loved the film, they have decided to include 'Song For The Escapist' on their forthcoming album. I hear, too, that the record company was a little miffed at having to red

From the official site:   SATURDAY, AUGUST 13th - ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE ON SALE SATURDAY, JUNE 4th at 10 AM   CHICAGO, IL – Known for being loyal to their fans, Coldplay regrets any disappointment caused by the demand for limited tickets to their recent show at Metro. To satisfy all Chicagoland and Wisconsin Coldplay fans, the band has announced a show at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin on Saturday, August 13th. This concert will go on sale Saturday, June 4th.We e

Coldplay has added a host of dates to its 2003 North American tour, which will kick off on January 21st in Orlando. The trek, in support of the group's sophomore Capitol set, "A Rush of Blood to the Head," is now extended to March 13th in Minneapolis. In addition, Coldplay will appear on December 16th on CBS's "The Late Show With David Letterman."   December will find the group making pre-tour appearances at six radio-station sponsored holiday concerts, beginning on December 8th at KROQ's Almost

Coldplay have brought the number of Australian shows to their itinery for 2009 to eleven, with the addition of a fourth Sydney show. Here is Anchorman at Coldplay.com to confirm the news today:   Good morning. We're pleased to confirm that Coldplay have announced three more Australian shows, taking the number of gigs on their 2009 Antipodean adventure to 11. The three new ones are at Perth on February 28th, Melbourne on March 5th and Sydney on March 15th. All of the Oz gigs are onsale now from h

The band are due to play a show at the Wembley Arena on October 20 as part of their massive arena tour. That show has now almost sold out, so a second show has been added for the following night (October 21). Tickets for the extra show go on sale tomorrow (July 9). The full tour calls at:   Glasgow SECC (October 4) Newcastle Telewest Arena (5) Birmingham NIA (7) Nottingham Arena (8) Manchester MEN Arena (11) Brighton Centre (14) SOLD OUT Bournemouth International Centre (15) SOLD OUT Plymou

Coldplay are pleased to announce that they have confirmed four more US shows. Furthermore, Coldplaying can exclusively reveal that Duffy will provide support for at least the Washington and Philly shows. The new dates are as follows:   Wed Oct 29 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Gardens (on sale Fri August 15 at 10am) [tickets] [discussion] Fri Oct 31 - Washington DC - Verizon Center (on sale Fri August 15 at 10am) [tickets] [discussion] Sat Nov 1 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center (on sale Mon Aug