Coldplay News

The opportunity to open for arguably the world’s biggest band right now was intensely sought after, and Sydney outfit Decoder Ring couldn’t be more thrilled to have been hand selected by Coldplay for the job. They will take the stage in front of over 150,000 eager fans when they perform in eleven arena shows across Australia, on Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ tour later this month.   Their first performance takes place in less than thirty days in Perth on Friday 27th February, the first of two shows

Coldplay have been nominated for the International Album of the Year award at Canada's JUNO awards. The band won the same award - the only international category at the JUNOs - for X&Y in 2006.   The international album of the year award, based on retail album sales in Canada, will see AC/DC's "Black Ice" and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" go up against Metallica's "Death Magnetic," Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" and Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy."   The 2009 Juno Awards will air

If you've not been keeping tabs on the Absolute Radio website, there are more exclusive videos uploaded from Absolute's Zoo Sessions, where Coldplay's Chris Martin played four tracks and recorded an interview on Friday 30 January.   The Scientist is the latest track to be uploaded to the Absolute site here. Also available to watch are 'Violet Hill,' 'Viva la Vida' and DJ Christian O'Connell interviewing Chris in a bizarre interview. Check back later this week for the final track to be uploaded,

More online reviews of Coldplay's video for 'Life In Technicolor ii' have surfaced, as well as new reviews of the new B-Side 'The Goldrush'. If you haven't heard Coldplay's newest track, Parlophone have not long ago added it to their YouTube channel. You can listen to it here.   Dougal Wilson, who has spent the last few years solidifying himself as one of London’s most interesting directors, recently released this video for Coldplay’s Life In Technicolor II. I know the puppet thing has been don

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   February 3, 2009 - submitted by Teresa, United Kingdom Q. Hi Oracle..I attended Chris's acoustic session in London today (which was amazing) and as we drove on the M4 to get there, we saw a huge sign that read.."FOR THE ORACLE, LEAVE AT JUNCTION 11". Is this TRULY the residing place of the 'all wise one'? If it isn't, it at least brought a smile to our faces. x The Oracle replies: Ha! The Oracle has been to The Oracle a number of tim

Coldplay were recently nominated for four Brit awards - Best Album, Best Group, Best British Single and Best Live act - and for the latter two it is down to a public vote to decide the winner. Please make your vote count for Coldplay at the Brit Awards website here   Voting for the British Live Act (Supported by listeners of BBC Radio 2) opened at 00:01 GMT on Monday 2 February 2009 and closes at 17.00 GMT on 7 February 2009. There will be seven rounds of voting for the British Single category (

This just in from Anchorman:   Good morning. Coldplay's new single, Life In Technicolor ii, is released here in the snowy UK today. The track is available on 7-inch vinyl and digital bundle. The B-side of the 7-inch is a new track, The Goldrush. As well as that song, the digital bundle features Life In Technicolor ii (Live @ The O2, London). Click the links below if you'd like to buy it...   - 7-inch from HMV.com - Digital EP from iTunes - Digital EP from 7 Digital

Gary Barlow has been voted Britain's greatest songwriter of all time.   The 38-year-old - the man behind some of his group Take That's biggest hits - was voted into the top spot in the onepoll.com survey by 3,000 music fans, reports The Sun. A spokesman for the website said Gary "has been responsible for some of the biggest hits of the past decade". The star - whose songs include Take That's 2006 comeback single Patience - was followed by the late John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who took second

A meeting which members of Coldplay, Blur and Radiohead had been set to attend in London today (February 2) has been cancelled because of the transport problems caused by snowfall.   The Featured Artists Coalition had been set to meet in the ICA in capital to discuss their aims, which include copyright extension and new strategies in terms of music in relation to digital technology. However, after snow hit the capital Transport For London decided to cancel all bus services in the city, with trai

Chris Martin has been banned from recording with Coldplay for two weeks.   The lead singer revealed to Absolute Radio he received a letter from Viva La Vida producer Brian Eno who is working on the band's new album, telling him not to come to the studio.   Chris said: "The letter was to all of us he said that he thought the last album was OK but it could have been much better. He said that he still wanted to work with us on the next album but that I was banned from the studio! He said that it wo

Coldplay and Robbie Williams are expected at the first meeting of a group to push for a greater voice for musicians in their industry.   The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) wants to promote artists' rights, and ultimately hopes to distribute revenues from their work. Directors include Blur's Dave Rowntree, Kate Nash and Radiohead's Ed O'Brien. "By making ourselves heard and arguing for what's fair, we can help reshape the industry," Rowntree said.   The other directors of the coalition, which

Sydney band Decoder Ring has been chosen as Coldplay support act for the Australian leg of the Viva La Vida tour.   Decoder Ring spends their time equal between recording albums and soundtracks. Their 2004 album ‘Somersault’ doubled as a soundtrack for the film of the same name. The band has been recognised more by the film industry than the music industry with awarded from the AFI’s and the Jackson Hole Film Festival.   150,000 tickets have been sold so far for Coldplay’s 11 Australian shows an

Chris Martin has finished the sixth and final of his scheduled UK radio sessions, the last one coming on the Jonathan Ross show on BBC Radio 2 just after noon (GMT) today. The picture from Wossy's twitter is below. He wasn't the only one twittering, Phil Harvey, or Prospekt, or "p" as he makes himself known as on Coldplay's Twitter account, also provided us with real-time updates throughout the day.   Chris's setlist was: 1. Viva La Vida (piano) 2. Life In Technicolor (piano) 3. Back on TV (new

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin might have lost the day job — thanks to rock legend Brian Eno [pictured].   Chris told fans at a lunchtime gig yesterday: “The rest of the band are in the studio. Brian Eno has been producing our music — which is why we’ve got better. “He wrote to us and said he thought the last album was OK but it could have been better. He said he still wanted to work with us but I was banned from the studio! He said it would be better without me for the first two weeks — ‘You c

The wait is almost over - Video Hits and Chugg Entertainment are bringing Coldplay's Viva La Vida Tour to Australia and Video Hits is giving viewers the chance to be there! One lucky winner and a friend in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne & Perth will score themselves a double pass to see Coldplay in concert PLUS access to the Coldplay soundcheck party where you'll get to meet Chris Martin and the band in the flesh!   Video Hits is also super pumped to be able to offer viewers the chance to share

Coldplay's Chris Martin has said that he would love a stage invasion after one of their concerts.   The frontman admitted that he has discussed with the band's management the possibility of some audience interaction, but claimed that he was mocked for his suggestion. "We asked our tour manager if we could have a stage invasion at the end of [our December tour]," Martin told XFM. "He went away looking away very serious, but we could see them in a room, giggling. He came back and said, 'This is th

MAX and Channel [V] are thrilled to present Coldplay's Viva La Vida Australian tour in 2009. On their last concert tour of Australia in June 2006, Coldplay sold out a total of ten arena shows, playing to more than 100,000 people, garnering rave reviews and leaving rapturous fans in their wake.   To celebrate Coldplay's return to Australia they're giving you the chance to catch them at one of their Aussie shows (Deadline 1st February 2009). All you've got to do is simply register to enter and tel

It was rumoured yesterday on Blogspot that Coldplay would be headlining the Main Square Festival in France - today is has been confirmed by the official site, making this the first of three festival dates in three consecutive days in early July, following on from the announced Werchter and Roskilde festivals (on 3rd & 4th July respectively). Here's Anchorman with more details on the Main Square date:   Good evening. We're pleased to announce that Coldplay are to perform at the Main Square Fe

Chris Martin has completed another two radio sessions today, at Absolute Radio and 6Music with and Steve Lamacq respectively.   Chris's setlist for Absolute Radio was: 1. Viva La Vida (piano) 2. The Scientist (piano) 3. Life In Technicolor ii (piano) and 4. Violet Hill (guitar). Absolute will have the full session video and the video interview with Chris on Monday 2nd February on their website here [bookmark it!]. In the meantime they have already uploaded some excellent photos on their website

Coldplay's Chris Martin came into Xfm Towers to play a very special acoustic set for a select few competition winners yesterday, and it is now online, along with pictures. Here's anchorman with more details:   Good morning. The kind folks at Xfm have been in touch to let us know that they've just posted videos of Chris's acoustic session at the station yesterday. So now you can see what he looked like while performing Viva La Vida, Talk, Fix You and LITii. You can also hear Chris's interview in

Digital Spy have the first online review of Coldplay's new B-Side 'The Goldrush'. It will be released alongside 'Life In Technicolor ii' [pictured] next week. Here is their article:   We've already shone a spotlight on Girls Aloud, Pink and Lily Allen, so it's about time we gave the boys a chance in our B-side Of The Week feature. It's not a massive week on the new releases front, but one B-side worthy of a wee listen is 'Goldrush', the flipside to Coldplay's new single 'Life in Technicolor ii'.

A reminder for those who didn't get Coldplay.com's pre-sale tickets yesterday for Coldplay's War Child gig on 18th February, the rest of the tickets will be up for grabs via the lottery system at 9am today (GMT). To enter the lottery, you will need to register your details. Registration will close at 5pm on Tuesday 3rd February and if you have won a chance to purchase tickets you will be notified by Friday 6th February. This article just in from TheTripWire.com:   Coldplay and The Killers must h

Following yesterday's announcement that Coldplay and The Killers are to play a one-off gig at London's O2 Shepherds Bush Empire together in aid of the War Child charity on 18th February, Coldplay.com's batch of 200 tickets were depleted in only 120 seconds (give or take) shortly after 5pm (GMT) today. Here's Anchorman's twitter: "Crikey. Seems our War Child tickets were snapped up in under two minutes. The lottery opens tomorrow."   If you missed out, you can still apply to buy tickets through W

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin showed his continued support for the new US president in London today (January 28th), report Gigwise.   The singer was pictured wearing a handmade Barack Obama armband as he left the BBC Radio 1 studios. Chris, who performed on the radio station this afternoon, began wearing the badge on his right arm last year during the new president's election campaign. In an interview before Mr Obama's election victory, Martin said he thought the politician had the ability to “

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   January 28, 2009 - submitted by Richard, United States of America Q. Dear Oracle, Another website lists songs used in TV shows. According to this website, there is supposed to be a Coldplay song called, It's Not Easy To Be Me. I have nearly ALL The Coldplay single B-sides and have never heard or this song. If it exists, where can it be found? The Oracle replies: The song exists but it isn't written and/or performed by Coldplay. There