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Coldplay played the first night of the Australian Viva La Vida tour at Perth's Burswood Dome on the first of two consecutive nights. The setlist remained largely the same as it was at the end of the 2008 tour... but Speed Of Sound was included in the acoustic set.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks Yellow Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Up

U2 frontman Bono has apologised after using a four-letter word live on radio to describe Coldplay singer Chris Martin. The Irish singer, 48, was being interviewed by Jo Whiley on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge this morning when he called Martin a 'w*****'.   A BBC spokeswoman said: 'An on-air apology was made immediately for the language used during the live broadcast. We apologise for any offence caused.' After Bono swore, Jo brought the interview to a halt and asked him to apologise to listeners.

The “Countdown To Coldplay” is almost over for Australian fans, and Coldplay will be performing to 17,000 fans at Perth’s Burswood Dome tonight. They will be supported by both Sydney outfit Decoder Ring and Mercury Rev on their eleven massive Arena shows across Australia, making this one of the biggest rock concerts the country will see in 2009.   There are live updates now from tonight's show via twitter in the Coldplay Live forum here onwards courtesy of those inside the arena, and full discus

Don't forget that Coldplay's recent show at the Tokyo Saitama Super Arena will be screened on 62 MTV channels around the world tomorrow (Friday 27th February), in their new MTV World Stage slot. Please see your local listings for airing information. For the record, MTV filmed the second of the band's two Tokyo shows, on 12 February.   Yesterday, MTV released a promo video clip from the Coldplay performance at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo on 12th February for the forthcoming MTV World Stage

Microsoft has announced that its singalong game Lips is set to release its first downloadable song pack next month.   Available worldwide from 13 March, the song pack is set to feature three Coldplay songs, including "The Scientist", "Speed of Sound" and "In My Place". Already released on 20 February were tracks "How To Save a Life" by The Fray, "Speed Up" by Funkerman, and "Swing Life Away" by Rise Against.   Coming up over the next two weeks, with new releases on the 27 February and 6 March,

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   February 26, 2009 - submitted by Arissa, Brazil Q. Well Oracle, I've heard the song "Such a Rush" so many times and I realized that the voice does not sounds like Chris Martin's. Well, maybe I'm wrong, but if I'm not, can you please tell me whose voice is that? My guess is Guy Berryman, 'cause he wrote the song. But please tell me who it is!! Thanks, Arissa The Oracle replies: I can see why you may be sceptical but it is Chris. When

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   February 25, 2009 - submitted by Charlene, France Q. Ooh dearest Oracle. I'd like to know your opinion about this project a guy had : at the Coldplay concert in Paris-Parc des Princes, people will come dressed in red or/and white (Viva la Vida colors) and maybe a crown, to show how much we love Coldplay and to leave them a good memory of this gig (I'm sure this concert will give us a great memory !)The guy made a group in facebook an

MTV have released a new clip from Coldplay's recent performance at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo on 12th February for the forthcoming MTV World Stage screening, which you can download in avi, flv or MP4 format here and see screenshots at the Coldplaying Gallery here. The clip shows the performance of the full song 'Life In Technicolor ii'. [thanks Lore]   MTV Networks International announced the launch of MTV World Stage and MTV Push, two new music initiatives aimed at demonstrating MTV's uni

Coldplay and Madonna have been snubbed by MTV in their search for the Greatest Album Ever. Voting to find the top 10 albums since MTV was launched in 1981 will start this week across the network's three UK channels - MTV2, VH1 and MTV Base.   An MTV insider has revealed Coldplay - who recently lost out at the BRIT Awards, winning none of the four categories they were nominated in - will not be included on the shortlist, and neither will Madonna, whose first album, was released in 1982. The short

There is now online at Coldplay.com an interview with Dougal Wilson, the Life in Technicolor ii video director, who regails us with tales from the puppet video. You can discuss this interview at the Coldplay forum [thanks Cris_Santos]   The Life in Technicolor ii video debuted on UK's 4Music on 20th January and it is now available via Parlophone's official YouTube channel and also Coldplay's website. You can see it in the first post of the LiTii thread here and you can find download links here,

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   February 24, 2009 - submitted by Sarah, United Kingdom Q. Dear Oracle, I came across a song today that according to a friend of mine is by Coldplay. The vocals seem to be those of Chris Martin which is why I would like to know if this song is indeed one by Coldplay. My friend says its title is "You" and I can recall the use of the word "circumvent" a few times, if that helps. Does it ring a bell? If so, then was it released as part

U2 have admitted they fear contemporary heavyweight bands such as The Killers and Coldplay. The Dublin quartet, who are set to return with their first album in over four years, said they are constantly looking over their shoulder at their possible rivals.   "In our heads that's who (Coldplay The Killers) we're up against," said frontman Bono. "You've got to keep an eye on the youth."   Despite the competition, the singer, who last week joined both bands onstage at a special War Child concert i

Coldplay will join US rock act Kings of Leon to major bushfire benefit concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, which will be staged simultaneously at the MCG and the SCG on Saturday March 14th. A 50 per cent share of ticket sales profits from the Sydney Sound Relief will go to the bushfire fund, with the other 50 per cent to go to the Premier’s Disaster Relief Fund in Queensland to help flood victims.   Midnight Oil, Hunters & Collector and Split Enz will reform especially for the Melbourne event,

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   February 23, 2009 - submitted by Luisa, Venezuela Q. Hi Oracle, I was wondering... What happened with the girl form The Scientist video?... Is she dead?... Thanks, and sorry for my English... The Oracle replies: In the story within the video yes, we can assume she died in the accident. The actress Elaine Cassidy however is alive and well!   February 23, 2009 - submitted by Alberto, Spain Q. Hello, I would like to know. wich song was

You can now watch a video of the 'Making of the Life In Technicolor ii video' showing how it was made. Click here to watch it at Coldplay.com. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Good morning. Click below to watch a terrific "making of" film for Coldplay's Life In Technicolor ii video (big thanks to the video's producer, Matthew Fone, for sending it over). Look out tomorrow for an in-depth interview with the video's director, Dougal Wilson, in which he tells us all about the puppets, the villa

The Edinburgh firm behind a spherical projection system (magic balls!) used by the likes of Coldplay to the world's most famous oil cartel has received a further boost in funding.   Braveheart, the Perth-based angel investor, has led a £430,000 funding round into Pufferfish, which was spun out of the University of Edinburgh in 2004. Pufferfish's spherical display system, the PufferSphere, offers digital projection over its entire surface, giving high-impact display of digital content. It describ

Coldplay's Chris Martin was drafted in to help rocker David Byrne write his new album, after the former Talking Heads star was struck with writer's block.   The Scottish-born star teamed up with producer Brian Eno to create 2008 album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. But Byrne confesses he laboured over several tracks, prompting Eno - who also produced Coldplay's last album - to turn to Martin for help with one particular song. Byrne reveals, "I think Brian gave that one to him becaus

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   February 20, 2009 - submitted by Deborah, Australia Q. Dear Oracle, We are taking our kids (aged 13 and 9) to the Perth concert next weekend, and my daughter was wondering if the Oracle has any advice for parents not wishing to embarrass their children at the concert ..... or should the kids not just be extremely grateful they're even getting to go see Coldplay? Any handy hints would be gratefully received. The Oracle replies: Not on

Coldplay won the Gruppe International Rock/Pop at the 18th Echo Awards that took place on February 21st, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.   The Echo Awards music prize given away by the Deutsche Phono Akademie (German Phono Academy) has advanced to the world third biggest music prizes just after the Grammys and the Brits. Coldplay were nominated as 'Best International Group/Collaboraation' alongside OneRepublic, Maroon 5, Pussycat Dolls and Yael Naim & David Donatien and came out winnter of this imp

EMI chairman Guy Hands consoled himself after EMI's Coldplay missed out on the awards at the band's late-night charity gig at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, reports The Financial Times. The star-studded War Child benefit saw Coldplay share an encore with Take That singer Gary Barlow , U2's Bono and the Killers.   The Terra Firma boss was deep in conversation with silver-jacketed Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant on the VIP balcony as U2 guitarist The Edge looked on. As Coldplay took to the stage

Despite not winning any of the four awards they were nominated for, Coldplay have seen sales for Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends rise by 26% in the United Kingdom.   Mid-week sales figures have shown a sharp increase in album sales for acts who performed or won awards at this years’ Brit Awards. Coldplay performed the single Viva La Vida early on in the show. Their latest album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends topped the global sales chart last year with 6.6 million copies.  

What do you do when you're the bestselling music act in the world? If you're Coldplay, you start giving away albums for free. For the band's summer and autumn tour, Chris Martin has resolved to give every Coldplay concert-goer a free live album. "It's a way of saying thank you," he explained to the Sun earlier this week. "It's a tough economy and people are paying a lot of money for tickets."   It was only a year ago that Coldplay made their first foray into the, er, free world. Starting with gr

Coldplay have announced another west coast US show for this coming July. They will play the Sleep Train Amphitheater in Sacramento a day after they have played the Shoreline Amphitheater in San Francisco. This just in from Anchorman:   Good afternoon. We're pleased to announce another show for Coldplay's upcoming North American tour. The band will play at the Sleep Train Amphitheater in Sacramento, CA on Tuesday 14th July. A presale for tickets will begin at 10am (local time) on 27th Feb, from h

Speculation is mounting down under that veteran Aussie promoters Michael Gudinski and Michael Chugg are co-ordinating simultaneous stadium concerts in support of the country's bushfire and flood appeals.   Word is that the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground and the 45,000-plus capacity Sydney Cricket Ground will host concerts on March 14, while unconfirmed reports suggest the likes of Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Kings Of Leon, Jimmy Barnes, the Veronicas and a reunited Midnight Oil could be a

Natalie Imbruglia and Chris Martin have been secretly recording together, The Sun has confirmed today. The former Neighbours star and the Coldplay frontman have collaborated on a string of tracks, which are likely to feature on her forthcoming album.   In a break from his group’s studio this month, he filled his time penning tunes with Natalie, who presented the International Group gong to Kings Of Leon. Afterwards, she did an impressive tour of the parties. First to Shepherd’s Bush to catch Chr