Coldplay News

Rockers Coldplay have been accused of approaching their music careers like "f***ing middle-class businessmen" who are only motivated by money.   The Yellow hitmakers have fallen victim to the scathing tongue of cult The Fall singer Mark E. Smith who recounts the time an American taxi driver overheard the band discussing business in the back of his cab - leading him to believe they were stockbrokers.And charismatic Smith insists if singer Chris Martin and his bandmates were his children, he'd dre

Coldplay are looking likely to return to Glastonbury for a fifth time, as they have been heavily tipped by bookmakers to headline Glastonbury 2016. The band were also tipped for this year's festival but the British four-piece have been busy, with the recording of their seventh studio album, 'A Head Full Of Dreams'.   Source - NME.com   "Bookies William Hill have given Coldplay odds of 4/1 to headline the Pyramid Stage, having last headlined the event in 2011.   Coldplay could make a welcome r

Coldplay are MTV Portugal’s ‘Artist of the Week’. They have a flash based Coldplay microsite with biography, pictures, video and ‘goodies’ [i.e. wallpaper], which you can view here   More on this story here [thanks Live4Coldplay]  

Coldplay have been named Music Week’s Artist Of The Year for 2016.   Over the past 12 months, the band have won a BRIT Award, played to a combined audience of over 11.5 million at the Super Bowl and headlined Glastonbury for a record fourth time. Their tour in support of A Head Full Of Dreams, released in December 2015, grossed £108.4m from 29 shows in the first half of 2016.   Coldplay recently became the biggest band in the world on all-time streams when they passed five billion streams on S

Yesterday, Coldplay arrived to São Paulo for the series of concerts the British band will play in the city.   Fans eager to take photos and autographs were waiting for them at the international airport. Chris Martin and his bandmates, however, avoided the main exit. On the whole, just 15 people were at the airport to welcome Coldplay. This may be explained by the heavy rain or the secrecy involving the date of the band’s arrival.   Preview the Brazil shows here   [thanks Suzana Fong]

The British rock band will be performing three concerts in Santiago, Chile. They are staying at the local Hyatt Hotel, were they travel to immediately from "Arturo Merino Benitez" Airport, at around 05:30h GMT today, in a non-stop flight from London UK.   There are no clues about the day and the time they will be doing the sound check, previous to the show the band are helding al Espacio Riesco, this February 14,15 & 16.   The band support team is informed to be over 25 people. Coldplay, wi

This photo says it all really! More on this and tonights concert in Bologna here     Photocredit: volabologna.it

Coldplay have arrived in Sicily, Italy to shoot the video for the first single, Violet Hill, taken from Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.   It was originally thought that only 'Prospekt' was present in Italy, but Italian media has confirmed that it was the whole band, ready to film a video for the first single of the fourth album.   Confirmed today, the film set has been a very restricted area, and is located in Enna (the Italian city at the highest altitude), near Nicoletti lake. The s

Coldplay have been speaking to Q magazine about public expectations of their forthcoming album, 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends', and their tag as one of the biggest bands in the world.   Frontman Chris Martin believes the band have not yet released anything "that good". He said: "I've just been excited about writing. After the last record I felt like God, I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet. So it wa

The reviews are starting to flood in after Coldplay's headline performance at Glastonbury last night, and early indications are that the consensus is outstanding...   Playing the new material from their forthcoming fifth studio album, including 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall', Coldplay's third go as headliners at Worthy Farm seemed to be a test for Chris Martin and co, writes the NME with a review of 9/10. With a set that included the big guns 'Yellow' and 'In My Place', as well as most fans' fi

According to NME.com, Coldplay dedicated "See You Soon" to Kylie Minogue, who was in the audience at their performance last night.   There was also a bit of hooplah when they started playing "Yellow," as a drunken fan made it on stage and stole the mic away from Chris.   Reportedly, the set they played at David Bowie's Meltdown Festival should be similar to the one they'll play on Friday when they headline the Glastonbury Festival.

The following setlist is unconfirmed, but comes from a fan who attended Coldplay's show at Mountfield Hall, Liverpool on the 20th:   Politik Shiver Spies Daylight Trouble One I Love Don't Panic Everything's Not Lost We Never Change God Put A Smile Upon Your Face Yellow Scientist   Encore Clocks In My Place Sugar Eyes (?) with Ian McCullogh (Echo and the Bunnymen) Unknown Song Life Is For Living   Apparently the set lasted longer than fans expected, so a lot of tapers didn't catch the whole thin

Coldplay will play a special show for MuchMusic in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday 21st September, and the show will be streamed live in Canada on muchmusic.com. More discussion on this new date is at the messageboard now. [thanks _Tash & secretspy]   For information on how to win tickets, those of you based in Canada should head over to muchmusic.com/coldplay now - or read on for their blog entry with further details...   Holy amazeballs! We have literally (I mean it, literally) been bursting

On Saturday 23rd January, ITV1 will broadcast 'The BRITs Hits 30' at 10pm. This anniversary programme is unique in that it celebrates The BRIT Awards reaching its 30th year by viewing some memorable performances that the public can then vote on through itv.com/brits and GM.TV.   Coldplay have been nominated for Clocks in 2003. Here's Anchorman with the latest news about the Most Memorable Brits Performance of 30 Years nomination:   As you know, Coldplay are nominated for the Most Memorable Brits

Coldplay were back in Vegas, for the first time since 2011, where they last performed at the 2011 iHeartRadio festival. Coldplay were on the center stage again for a brief but exhilarating show after their wonderful show in Los Angeles the other night.   Firstly, i'm sure he needs no introductions around here but he's gonna do one anyway!       Coldplay's setlist at the star studded festival was condensed, which was inline with the pop based festival in which artists would only play for 4

He has been a tireless campaigner against the trade rules that govern the lives of farmers in the Third World. He has also attacked the media, public schools and even poked fun at his wife's pregnancy.   Now Chris Martin, lead singer of the pop group Coldplay, has turned his anger on shareholders and profits. And his chosen target is EMI, the company that releases his records.   In a politically charged attack that has been welcomed by anti-globalisation campaigners, Martin said that he did not

Coldplay and Libertines guitarist Carl Barat were among the guests at The Strokes' first UK gig in four years on Wednesday night (9th June). Chris Martin was pictured with fans as he left the venue, clearly wearing an earring in his right ear. You can discuss the latest appearance at the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks mimixxx]   BBC News reports that the pair attended the 'Reptilia' band's show at the 450-capacity Dingwalls in London. According to XFM, four people must've seen Chris Martin

Coldplay are having a garage sale at their studio. So, anyone who wants to pick up a gadget with Korg, Roland, Linn, Pearl, Hafler or Yamaha written on it, then head off to eBay, because that’s where you’ll find it.   The Coldplay studio clearance has a few nice bits and pieces, including a Korg Mono Poly, an Oberheim DX and a Jupiter 8. If you’re just a crazed Coldplay fan, there’s some crappy cheap monitors for £38…   Have a look at all the sale items here  

The current tour of Australia is underway and they have so far played Brisbane and Sydney. This coming Monday (3rd July) the popular TV programme 'Enough Rope with Andrew Denton' will be showing an exclusive with Chris. The show will be transmitted on ABC at 21.35 (local time).   If you are unable to watch the show, they have an official website with archived interviews available as videos, audio and transcribed text, so check abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope for more information.   There will also be

Coldplay are delaying the release of their next single, because they want to avoid a head-to-head race with rockers Oasis for the UK number one spot.   The two groups have build bridges in recent months and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is keen not to jeopardise his friendship with Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher.   An record industry insider tells British newspaper the Daily Star, "Coldplay have moved Fix You back to a September release because their current single Speed Of Sound is still getti

Coldplay and Oasis have both postponed shows in Texas because of a hurricane Rita.   Both bands were due to appear at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion [pictured left] in the coming days (Coldplay on September 24, Oasis on September 25). However, as Hurricane Rita approaches, the shows will be unable to go ahead as planned.   A statement reads: "Due to Hurricane Rita and circumstances beyond our control, PACE Concerts is postponing all performances scheduled for this weekend at The Cynthia W

In between the hustle and bustle of the Crisis hidden gigs and all that goes with the rush for tickets and auction bids, we'd like to remind you that Coldplay have recently backed a campaign to get '2 Minutes Silence' to number one on the UK singles chart. The track, which has been released by the British Legion's Poppy Appeal, features nothing but silence.   It is accompanied by a video featuring the likes of Thom Yorke, The Saturdays, Mark Ronson and prime minister David Cameron. On Thursday,

Coldplay have thrown their weight behind a campaign to save threatened BBC station 6 Music, Music Week have reported on their website. The band have lined up alongside the likes of La Roux, Sigur Ros, The Zutons and Delphic as the latest acts to back the digital service, which has been recommended for closure alongside the BBC Asian Network. Both stations' futures are now subject to a BBC Trust consultation process, which closes for submissions on May 25.   “We would like to voice our strong opp

Coldplay's Twitter jumped into life today when Prospekt added the following entry: The band are back in the studio for a couple of weeks with Brian Eno...   Pitchfork weren't far behind with this article published a short while ago:   When it was first announced that Brian Eno was working with Coldplay back in 2007, some people overreacted, pissed their egghead idol was lowering himself to Chris Martin & Co.'s level. But now, a couple years later and with Viva la Vida and The Prospekt's Marc

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