Coldplay News

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   April 1, 2009 - submitted by Tim, Germany Q. "Coldplay and Eno to record in zero gravity" is a April Fool's joke, isn't it? The Oracle replies: It is indeed an April Fools' day joke.   April 2, 2009 - submitted by Jade, Australia Q. Hey I should probably be shot for asking this but why is Coldplay's 'pad' called 'The Bakery'? The Oracle replies: Bit harsh isn't it? The answer is as obvious as it may seem but I don't reckon anyone sho

Sacha Baron Cohen [pictured] has pulled in two high-profile conspirators with his prank-happy character, Bruno. British newspaper the Mirror reports that U2 frontman Bono and Coldplay warbler/Gwyneth Paltrow beau Chris Martin have banded together with Sacha—in his guise as gay Austrian TV personality Bruno—to record a single.   The song, rumored to be titled "Dove of Peace," mocks the efforts of charitable music foundation Band Aid—which Bono participated in with the 1984 single "Do They Know It

Sigur Ros fooled many of their fans into thinking singer/guitarist Jon Thor "Jonsi" Birgisson and keyboardist Kjartan "Kjarri" Sveinsson were working on the new Coldplay album with an April Fool's message posted on their website today (Wednesday).   "we are now happy to announce that kjartan (keyboards) will be writing and arranging strings for 4 songs on coldplay’s as-yet-untitled follow up album to 2008's acclaimed 'viva la vida'," the message reads.   "kjartan has already completed most of th

It's been quite a day for rather unique news stories. It seems like just about every major artist has chosen April 1 as the day to foist major announcements upon the world. It's almost as if they were playing some sort of elaborate joke or something.   Coldplay took to their site to let it be known that they plan to record their next album not in a traditional studio, but on a modified Boeing 727 aircraft, in zero gravity. "Later this year, the band will board a modified Boeing, which can provid

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   March 31, 2009 - submitted by Jorge, Mexico Q. Dear Oracle, I am a fan of Harry Potter books and of Coldplay too and I really want to know why do Coldplay met the Professor Snape in 2002? The Oracle replies: Alan Rickman, the actor who plays Professor Snape, went to see the band at London's Wembley Arena. He met them afterwards and was at the aftershow party. Guy made a joke about being sorry for his late Potions homework, which Prof

Bono and Chris Martin have teamed up for a song which mocks Live Aid. The pair - both keen charity campaigners who were instrumental in getting together Band Aid 20 for their charity cover of 'Do They Know Its Christmas?' - appear on 'Dove Of Peace', taken from Sacha Baron Cohen's latest movie 'Bruno...'.   Studio insiders say Bono and Chris were so amused by lyrics to the fashion-spoof song - which include 'For people of Africa who live in Hell/ They will never wear Chanel' - they were almost u

Coldplay and Sigur Ros will be collaborating on Coldplay's new album. A video from the session is now available on YouTube . Their website thus reports:  we are now happy to announce that kjartan will also be writing and arranging strings for 4 songs on coldplay’s as-yet-untitled follow up album to 2008’s acclaimed ‘viva la vida’. kjartan has already completed most of the arrangements, which are set to be recorded in late spring. in addition to kjartan’s contribution, jónsi will join chris mar

Coldplay have been confirmed by the organisers as headliners for this year's Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal on 1st August 2009, just a day before they play the recently announced All Points West Festival in New Jersey.   The Osheaga Music and Arts Festival is a two-day rock festival in Montreal, Quebec, that is held annually at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène in September. The 2006 festival attracted a crowd of around 25,000 people. The second edition was held on September 8

This just in from Coldplay.com regarding Pete Yorn and Howling Bells completing the list of support acts for the recently announced summer tour of North America:   Following yesterday's news that Snow Patrol will be playing with Coldplay in June, we can now announce that singer-songwriter Pete Yorn will be the main support for the shows between 15th May and 4th June. It's also been confirmed that indie-rockers Howling Bells will open from 15th to 21st May. The final list of North American suppor

It appears that Coldplay may well now be back on home soil in the UK (for 6 weeks anyway) just two days after Saturday's unforgettable, 'thunderous' and 'enlightening' outdoor concert at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is what Miller (aka Roadie #42) had to say earlier today via Twitter:   Less than 18 hrs after an outdoor gig in a virtual monsoon, on my own safa with a sunday dinner watching ice skating. Fall y'buggers!   Meanwhile, you may remember last year Coldplaying putt

The BBC has been criticised for its promotion of U2 and Coldplay in recent months, it has emerged. Commercial radio body RadioCentre accused the corporation of giving undue prominence to the bands' work in broadcasts and online.   The organisation has also taken issue with the use of the Radio 1 logo to promote Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour. It argued that the BBC should spend its funds on up-and-coming artists, rather than larger established acts, The Daily Telegraph reports. RadioCentre chief e

It has been announced today that Coldplay's main support for the North American shows between June 5th and June 21st will be Snow Patrol.   Meanwhile, Oxfam America are looking for volunteers to help out at these shows, as well as the rest of the May-August tour. If you are interesting in working for Oxfam at the shows, fill in the form here for your application. If you wish to apply to more than one concert please fill out one application per concert. Spaces are limited to 20 per show.   The da

Coldplay, Tool and the Beastie Boys will headline the second annual All Points West Music & Arts Festival, to be held July 31- Aug. 2 at Liberty State Park in New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan.   Tickets go on sale April 3. Single day tickets are $89, while three-day passes start at $199. Organizers are offering several lay-away options as well. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Friends of Liberty State Park, which is working to make environmentally friendly

Coldplay last night won the International Album of the Year award at Canada's JUNO Awards. The band won the same gong - the only international category at the JUNOs - for X&Y in 2006.   Other winners included eight-time Juno winner Sarah McLachlan who was honored with the 2009 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award, recognizing her contributions to a range of charities and organizations in both Canada and abroad. Montreal indie rockers The Stills saw double in Vancouver, picking up the best new gro

Coldplay played at the outdoor Emirates Palace Hotel venue in the pouring rain this evening as their Middle Eastern Viva La Vida tour came to a dripping wet conclusion in the United Arab Emirates. Apart from the odd lighting strike and a sodden crowd, the show went ahead as planned.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24 hours)   Setlist: (unconfirmed, although reports back say it was the same as the Singapore set)   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Cloc

Now you can access the official Coldplay site on the move   Coldplay are pleased to announce that they've just flipped the switch to launch the brand new mobile version of Coldplay.com, which will help you keep up with Coldplay happenings when you're on the move.   It's set up so that if you head to Coldplay.com on your iPhone, Blackberrry or other mobile device, you'll automatically be diverted to the mobile version of the site, which should look a bit like this...   If, for some reason, your

Coldplay have decided to take a break because they fear people are getting bored of them. The group have postponed plans to begin work on the follow-up to 'Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends' to figure out which direction to take their music in next.   Guitarist Johnny Buckland revealed: 'We ended up doing much more touring than we originally planned so there's no time to do proper justice to a new project. And anyway people may need a bit of a break from us. We're taking a little break

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   March 26, 2009 - submitted by Paul, Korea South Q. Dear Oracle, I've been trying to find an answer to this question everywhere, but I finally decided to ask you, which seems to be the best solution. The question is; was Brothers & Sisters released as a single or as EP? Some sources say it's EP (e.g. iTunes) but the official Coldplay website here, doesn't refer to it as EP, while other websites call it a single. What's the truth?

Ahlan Live have heard a rumour that Coldplay are putting on a private performance at the Cartier Polo Challenge taking place at the Desert Palm Resort & Polo Club tomorrow.   As a warm up for their concert the following night in Abu Dhabi, Chris Martin and the band are rumoured to be performing for the guests - including Italian star Monica Bellucci - who are attending the glamourous invitation-only event. Organisers of the concert in Abu Dhabi have advised ticket holders to come prepared fo

Coldplay'S Chris Martin is set to become "the voice" for his childhood idol John Farnham, penning songs on the Australian singer's first album in two years. Martin and Farnham thrilled crowds with a duet of Your The Voice at Sydney's Sound Relief concert for Victorian bushfire victims this month.   Farnham's manager Glenn Wheatley revealed Farnham's iconic anthem was the first song Martin learned to play on guitar after its massive success on the UK charts years ago. "They were almost in awe of

About 60 Coldplay fans saw red at the multiple Grammy-winning band's sold-out concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Monday.   They had paid the top-tier $251 tickets for the first and second rows, only to be told at the venue on the day that both rows did not exist. Ticketing agency Sistic had made a mistake. Ticket buyer Ahmed M. Didi, a marketing manager from Maldives, is fuming mad at being left in the cold.   The 39-year-old Coldplay fan, who works in Singapore, had bought five of the

To Vicente ­Guerrero, 19, from ­Mexico, being a Coldplay ­superfan means locking himself in his bedroom to listen to their music for hours and playing their tracks ­before going to sleep each night, reports the thenational.ae.   To the British superfan, it means ­going to coldplaying.com, one of the internet’s biggest Coldplay fan sites, with more than 35,000 members worldwide. To Ivana Sudan, an obsession with the band meant that she travelled for seven hours from her Croatian hometown to Budap

Coldplay played the Asia World Arena this evening as their Viva La Vida tour continues into Hong Kong. The setlist was the same as the previous concert in Singapore...   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24 hours)   Setlist: [thanks Eyelime]   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 Face (techno version) Talk (techno version) The Hardest Part (Chr

Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland chatted to Time Out Dubia from a hotel room in Singapore last week before flying in for the Abu Dhabi show. Here’s what he had to say…   Did you specifically request a gig in the Middle East? Well we always try to play somewhere new when we’re on tour. We’ve wanted to come to the Middle East for a while as we’ve never been before. We’ve also never been to Africa or India either so there are quite a few places we are looking to go some day.   There was a rumour d

Don't forget that Coldplay's latest competition closes for entries tomorrow. Here's a reminder of the details:   You might remember that we gave away a signed Grammys envelope last month, via the Messenger (it was won by Lynn from Mobile, Alabama). Well, it turns out that we've got another Grammys gift to offer you. This time, it's one of the band's tickets for the 2009 Grammys, signed by all four members. If you'd like to win it, simply email your name and address to [email protected] b