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Chris Martin was so blown away when he saw Naturally 7 perform earlier this month that he invited them to join Coldplay in the studio the very next day.   The unusual US band - who combine singing with rap, which they call "Vocal Play" - were delighted when Coldplay's Chris turned up to their gig at London's Le Pigalle club last month, along with producer Brian Eno and Natalie Imbruglia. Chris went backstage afterwards to meet the band and invited them into the studio with the rest of Coldplay t

Elton John is well-known for his extravagant style – and the bespectacled singer is now planning to fork out £30,000 to book most of the front three rows at next week’s War Child concert.   The joint performance by The Killers and Coldplay is set to be a night to remember and Elton – not short of a bob or two – wants to share the moment with pals and family. The two legendary bands come together on Wednesday for the charity event at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, and will follow the Brits at Earl

Following six rounds of daily voting, Coldplay's single Viva La Vida has made it to the Brits 2009 shortlist to appear at the awards ceremony this coming Wednesday. However, the work doesn't finish there. This just in from Anchorman:   It's been announced tonight that Viva La Vida has made the final five for the Best British Single at the Brits. Thanks so much for all of your votes which helped to get it there. We'd be very grateful if you'd take the time to vote for the track, to help it win. T

Coldplay played the second night of the 2009 Viva La Vida tour only tour days after the successful Grammy Awards. They were at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo on the second of two consecutive nights. The setlist remained largely the same as it was at the end of the 2008 tour... however they added 'I'm A Believer' which they recently played live at the MusiCares Gala honouring Neil Diamond.   More on this concert including reviews, videos and pictures here onwards [thanks yumi]   Setlist:   Life

Friday 13th may be unlucky for some, but for one lucky person they will get their hands on two tickets to see Coldplay's exclusive gig with The Killers in aid of War Child.   To launch the O2 Academies, O2 is supporting the gig at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 18th February. Over 200,000 fans tried to get tickets to the bands’ intimate, joint-headline show and the event will see lucky fans flying in to the show from Tokyo in Japan, Connecticut in USA and countries all across Europe to be amon

Coldplay last week announced details of a huge tour of North America, which will begin in Portland, Oregon on July 10th and will conclude on 9th August in Tampa, Florida. General tickets for all shows will go on sale either on February 13/14th in some states and February 21st in others (specific details are below). The presale continues today via Live Nation for seven more of the shows, namely Portland, George, San Francisco, Dallas, Maryland Heights, East Troy and Mansfield. Additionally, gener

While the proposed merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and concert promoter Live Nation Inc. hasn't yet affected how the public will buy tickets, Live Nation has announced a new ticketing system that will replace Ticketmaster for Verizon Wireless Amphitheater concerts.   Tickets to the July 24 Coldplay concert at Verizon go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, and with that comes the first run of the new system. Ticketmaster can still be used for other venues, including Scottrade Center and the Pa

Australia's Daily Telegraph and Coldplay are giving you and a friend the chance to go to Coldplay's Sydney sound check at Acer Arena on Wednesday 11 March. You'll get to meet the band and win a copy of Viva La Vida - Prospekts March Edition.   For your chance to win, simply enter your details on their website and tell them in 25 words or less why you should attend Coldplay's sound check. More discussion on this Coldplay sound check at the Sydney 11th March thread here onwards.   Coldplay recentl

Coldplay are set for one of the biggest paydays of their career after been lured to play in the luxurious surroundings of a plush hotel in the United Arab Emirates.   The band are tipped to bank at least £1.4million for the gig at the Emirates Palace with all 15,000 tickets set to sell out immediately. Coldplay will play against a back drop of a private beach almost a mile long on the final stop of their world tour.   The band are the latest superstars to grace the venue with Bon Jovi, Justin Ti

Coldplay were recently nominated for four Brit awards - Best Album, Best Group, Best British Single and Best Live act - and for the British Single category voting has re-opened for new voting each day until 13th February. Please make your vote count for Coldplay in round SIX (the final public round) at the Brit Awards website here   On each day from Monday 9 February 2009 to Friday 13 February 2009, you can still vote to save your favourite single but during this period one single will be elimin

Coldplay last week announced details of a huge tour of North America, which will begin in Portland, Oregon on July 10th and will conclude on 9th August in Tampa, Florida. General tickets for all shows will go on sale either on February 13/14th in some states and February 21st in others (specific details are below).   However, the presale has begun via Live Nation for some of the shows, namely Chula Vista (San Diego), Raleigh and Charlotte, with seven more venues beginning their pre-sale tomorrow

Coldplay were recently nominated for four Brit awards - Best Album, Best Group, Best British Single and Best Live act - and for the British Single category voting has re-opened for new voting each day until 13th February. Please make your vote count for Coldplay in round FIVE at the Brit Awards website here   On each day from Monday 9 February 2009 to Friday 13 February 2009, you can still vote to save your favourite single but during this period one single will be eliminated from the list each

Coldplay played the first night of the 2009 Viva La Vida tour only three days after the successful Grammy Awards. Busy boys. They were at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo on the first of two consecutive nights. The setlist remained largely the same as it was at the end of the 2008 tour...   More on this concert including reviews, videos and pictures here onwards [thanks yumi]   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed Of Sound Yellow Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Stra

The Coldplay Messenger recently opened up a competition in which a signed Grammy 'thing' would be used as the prize. Well now that prize has been revealed, and it's definately unique. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Those of you signed up to receive the Coldplay Messenger email newsletter might remember that in last week's issue (No. 11, Vol. 1) we had a competition to win an unspecified "signed thing from the Grammys". Well, we're very pleased to announce that the thing in question is the

Coldplay's Chris Martin has revealed he has managed to break into one of Hollywood's most exclusive clubs - with the help of his Oscar winning wife, report the Metro today.   The singer said he cast an Oscar vote for Mickey Rourke as best actor for The Wrestler after discovering his wife's secret Academy Awards voting form. Martin confessed: 'I read the instructions, which is like you've got to put your top five in order and if the number one that you've chosen isn't really doing very well, then

Chris Martin is sick of being the 'famous one' in Coldplay and is desperate to share some of the limelight with his reclusive bandmates, showbizspy reports today following their review of Coldplay's 60 Minutes documentary.   "Being the famous one annoys me. My dream is that [drummer] Will [Champion] suddenly says, 'I'm gonna be a flamboyant, homosexual, drummer, wear outrageous clothes, and say outrageous things.' I would love nothing more, partly just to see how it looked, but also, because som

Coldplay were recently nominated for four Brit awards - Best Album, Best Group, Best British Single and Best Live act - and for the British Single category voting has re-opened for new voting each day until 13th February. Please make your vote count for Coldplay in round four at the Brit Awards website here   On each day from Monday 9 February 2009 to Friday 13 February 2009, you can still vote to save your favourite single but during this period one single will be eliminated from the list each

Rocker Kid Rock slammed Jennifer Hudson’s performance at the Grammy awards and criticised British band Coldplay too. Mirror.co.uk quotes Rock as saying: “Who’s Jennifer Hudson? The fat girl?”   Hudson, who won the Grammy for best R&B album for her self-titled release “Jennifer Hudson”, Sunday performed for the first time since the death of her mother, brother and nephew. The three members of her family were shot dead in their home in Chicago in October last year. Commenting upon Coldplay, R

Over 200,000 people tried to get tickets for Coldplay and The Killers’ joint-headlining show in aid of War Child – breaking all traffic records to the charity’s website.   The ballot winners for the 2,000 capacity show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on February 18 were drawn yesterday (February 9). “The response has been phenomenal,” says War Child’s Music Director Ben Knowles. “It will be a great thrill to be able to welcome the two biggest bands of the 21st Century to the same stage. Coldplay were

Just days after their appearance at the Grammy Awards, the performances by Coldplay and Katy Perry will be available to buy. Coldplay performed ‘Lost’ with Jay-Z and ‘Viva La Vida’.   Elio Leoni-Sceti, CEO of EMI Music, said: "What a truly exciting Grammy evening. Each and every one of our nominated artists has achievements to celebrate this evening, from making fantastic music to delivering stunning live performances on the show. It was, of course, wonderful to see artists from a range of genre

One of Coldplay's Upcoming shows in Tokyo will be broadcast on 62 MTV channels later this month. This just in from Anchorman:   Good morning. As part of a new weekly concert series from MTV Networks International, Coldplay's upcoming show at the Tokyo Saitama Super Arena will be screened on 62 MTV channels around the world. The MTV World Stage show will air on Friday 27th February.   Press release: MTV Networks International announced the launch of MTV World Stage and MTV Push, two new music ini

Coldplay were interviewed on 60 Minutes last night, and as a part of the interview, reporter Steve Kroft wandered around the band's studio, making mention of a list of band rules hanging on the wall. The camera looked at the list ever so-briefly.   The folks at Bumpershine have luckily freeze framed it, and transcribed the rules. Here they are:   1. Albums be no longer than 42 minutes, 9 tracks. 2. Production must be amazing, but with space, not overlayered, less tracks, more quality, groove and

Coldplay were recently nominated for four Brit awards - Best Album, Best Group, Best British Single and Best Live act - and for the British Single category voting has re-opened for new voting each day until 13th February. Please make your vote count for Coldplay at the Brit Awards website here   On each day from Monday 9 February 2009 to Friday 13 February 2009, you can still vote to save your favourite single but during this period one single will be eliminated from the list each day until ther

When the pageantry of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards wrapped at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, the stars headed off into the night to party — or enjoy a nice quiet dinner, as Dave Grohl described his post-show plan.   EMI threw a more private bash at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills for the company’s artists and executives. Coldplay, fresh off their three wins, were in attendance, though Chris Martin (sans wife Gwyneth Paltrow) didn’t stay long. Katy Perry made an appearance, as did Keith Urban with

Coldplay have just announced another two tour dates for 2009's itinery - in Singapore and Hong Kong.   This comes 24 hours after Dubai media sources published news that Coldplay were heading to Abu Dhabi for the first time, although that date is yet to be officially confirmed. Chris Martin told sources he was looking forward to playing in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi and urged fans to get their tickets early to avoid disappointment. "It will be amazing and we can’t wait," he said when contacted