Coldplay News

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. All you've got to do is simply register to enter and tell them: In 25 words or less,

It's been a few days now since Coldplay revealed that their new video for Life In Technicolor ii would feature the band as puppets, and finally this story has hit the media-waves. First up, here's Stereogum today:   All sorts of news out from Coldplay HQ today, starting with a preview of the "Life In Technicolor II" video, which premieres on 4Music in the UK Tuesday night. Like Kanye and Genesis before them, the band became puppets for the clip. The just-released stills show them performing for

Coldplay have opened up another competition following the release of the new Messenger edition, No.10 Vol.1. Here are the details:   Following our ridiculously popular Christmas competition (congrats to Lorenzo in Alessandria, Italy, who bagged the rare signed promo album), we've got another giveaway for you. We're going to get the band to sign a copy of the Life In Technicolor ii 7-inch. If you'd like to win it, then simply email your details to [email protected] before January 27th. Ju

The Fray have revealed that Coldplay inspire them to "do better" as a band. The Colorado four-piece, who scored a top five hit with 'How To Save A Life' in 2006, were blown away by the English band's Viva La Vida album.   "Viva La Vida is amazing! Some of the sounds on that record are just incredible and that's what I find inspiring," drummer Ben Wysocki told DigitalSpy. "They're not just turning out melodies that you can sing to in the shower, they're progressing into different sonic landscapes

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   January 14, 2009 - submitted by Sarah, United Kingdom Q. Dearest Oracle, when I went to see Coldplay at Manchester on the 12th Dec, during Yellow I actually loved the balloons! but the security didnt seem keen on people trying to keep them, why was this? The Oracle replies: Firstly they were very large and as Yellow wasn't the last song it was a long time for people to cling on to the balloons rather than spread the love around. Also

The results of Nielsen SoundScan’s ranking of the 10 biggest-selling performers of 2008 and Pollstar’s Top 10 highest-grossing North American concert tours are out, and Coldplay are in sixth place with a combined income in 2008 of $81.6 million:   6. Coldplay ($81.6 million). Although finishing sixth, Coldplay is in the enviable position of balancing its power in concert and at retail. About $40.8 million worth of concert tickets were bolstered with $35 million in CD sales and $6 million worth o

The Coldplay official site have confirmed that the band will be among the acts performing at the ceremony. The awards take place live on Sunday February 8th at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. They will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8-11:30 pm (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at grammy.com, on Twitter, on Facebook, on YouTube and on Last.fm.   In other related news, the Grammys have rev

Lil Wayne, Coldplay and the Jonas Brothers are confirmed to perform at the Feb. 8 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The three will join the previously announced Katy Perry.   Lil Wayne and Coldplay are competing for album of the year, and the Jonas Brothers are in the running for best new artist. Both Coldplay and Lil Wayne are part of this year's Grammy ad campaign, and it's the norm for all artists nominated for album of the year to perform on the live telecast. Others nominated for album of the y

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards take place on February 8 in Los Angeles and Radiohead's Thom Yorke is fronting a new advertisement campaign to promote this year's Grammy Awards, NME is reporting today.   Yorke, along with other stars including Stevie Wonder, Rihanna and Lenny Kravitz, is appearing on posters and in TV adverts in the run up to the ceremony, which takes place in February. Coldplay and Kanye West are also rumoured to be featured in the campaign.   Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' is nominat

Chris Martin will perform solo at the forthcoming French NRJ Awards in Cannes this weekend. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Good morning. This coming Saturday night (17th Jan), Chris will be performing Lost? at the 2009 NRJ Awards in Cannes, France, where Coldplay are up for two awards (Best International Album and Best International Group). As he's playing the acoustic version of the track, it'll just be Chris and his trusty piano.   As previously announced, the awards celebrate the top

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. All you've got to do is simply register to enter and tell them: In 25 words or less,

The official Coldplay site has confirmed that the new video for Life In Technicolor ii will make its debut on UK television next week... and what's more - the band members are puppets. Here's Anchorman with more details:   Good morning. We're pleased to announce that the video for Coldplay's new single, Life In Technicolor ii, will premiere on the 4Music channel in the UK at 7pm on Tuesday 20 January. Later that night, at 12.10am, the video will be shown on Channel 4. We thought you might like t

Coldplay Roadie Matt McGinn's new book is due to be published on 1 May 2009 by Portico. Here is the product description for said item:   If it's true that behind every great man there is a great woman, then behind every great band, there's a similarly skilled road crew...This book is the backstage 'on the road' account of Matt McGinn's life as a roadie touring with a band at the pinnacle of their success. The book charts the life and duties of a rock and roll roadie for the band Coldplay, who ha

According to online TV sources, Coldplay's new video for Life in Technicolor ii will premiere next week on 4Music and Channel 4 (UK). Coldplay earlier announced that the track would be Coldplay's next UK single, and it was rumoured that the video would premiere on Monday 11th Jan on the official site (which may still be the case).   The track will be released on 7-inch vinyl and digital bundle on Monday February 2nd. The B-side of the 7-inch will be The Goldrush, a song which is previously unhea

A reminder if you haven't seen it already, Coldplay have spoken about their plans for 2009, and how the band plans to start work on the follow up to their best selling Viva la Vida album. Bass player Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion spoke to STV's John Kilbride shortly before they appeared at Glasgow's SECC in December. Asked about Coldplay's plans for 2009, Guy said: "We're going to start work on the new record next year (2009)."   As for when he expected anything to come out from this,

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   January 9, 2009 - submitted by Danny, United States of America Q. Where can I find the free download of the remix of their smash hit Viva La Vida from their official website? The Oracle replies: As Anchorman announced, it was only available for a limited time and so you have missed it via the official route. I have no knowledge of any unofficial sources, as I am a law-abiding citizen. Honest guv.   January 9, 2009 - submitted by Eile

The 2009 Pemberton Music Festival has been cancelled, the mayor of Pemberton, B.C., confirmed Thursday. The fledgling summer event attracted thousands of music fans to the farming village near Mount Currie in 2008 for a weekend of music and camping. Last July, more than 120 artists, including Tom Petty, Jay-Z and Coldplay, performed over four days.   Mayor Jordan Sturdy told CBC News Thursday that this year's festival, slated for July, was cancelled by organizer Live Nation. There had been an on

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   January 7, 2009 - submitted by Jason, United Kingdom Q. I saw Coldplay in Birmingham on December 6th and during the concert Chris played a beautiful piece of classical music. It was piece I recognised but do not know the name of.......what was it? I would love to know cheers. Jason The Oracle replies: There were actually two classical/instrumental piano pieces played. One was after the stage b set and was an original composition Post

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   January 8, 2009 - submitted by Conor Whelan, Ireland Q. Hi, any chance of giving Roadie #42 a kick in the ass and get him to write about his experiences in Dublin and Belfast. I would particularly like to hear what he makes of the new O2 venue in Dublin. Cheers, Conor The Oracle replies: I should imagine he's still asleep! Roadie #42 doesn't write up every tour date and the very last ones usually don't appear due to the fact that he

The UK music industry is celebrating a double success today after it was revealed the world's top five biggest selling albums of last year were all by British acts. The British Phonographic Industry also announced a huge boost in music sales, despite two of the country's biggest music retailers falling victim to the credit crunch.   Coldplay's album Viva la Vida topped the official global chart with sales of 6.6million. And despite releasing her album in 2006, Amy Winehouse's Back to Black came

You can now pre-order Life In Technicolor ii on 7-inch vinyl - reserve your copy new. Here's Anchorman at the official site with more information:   You can now pre-order your 7-inch vinyl copy of Coldplay's next single, Life In Technicolor ii, from HMV's website. Click here to pre-order it for £2.99 inc free UK delivery. You can get it from overseas too - it looks like delivery is £2.50 to Europe and £4.50 to America; just click on "Manually enter address" when you order.   Coldplay were earli

In the wild world of autograph-seeking, there’s apparently good guys and bad guys, especially in Canada, where a recent poll named the best and worst rock stars to pester for a John Hancock. For a full list of the good and bad signers, you can check out the poll here.   According to a survey by HoundsTV.com, AC/DC came out on top as the nicest guys to ask for an autograph, with Coldplay and the Guess Who coming in second and third, respectively. As far as the not-so-nice stars went, the top jer

Coldplay, Radiohead and Gnarls Barkley are among the artists featured on a forthcoming Grammy CD, which includes several musicians nominated for 2009 Grammy Awards.   The '2009 Grammy Nominees CD' is due out in the US on January 27. It also features tracks by Gnarls Barkley, MIA, Katy Perry, Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, Estelle featuring Kanye West, Duffy and The Eagles, among others. The 51st Annual Grammy Awards are set to take place on February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, as previously reported

Coldplay have spoken about their plans for 2009, and how the band plans to start work on the follow up to their best selling Viva la Vida album. Bass player Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion spoke to stv's John Kilbride shortly before they appeared at Glasgow's SECC in December. Asked about Coldplay's plans for 2009, Guy said: "We're going to start work on the new record next year (2009)."   As for when he expected anything to come out from this, he said: "When it's good, it could be a yea

Here's another online review for the new year of Coldplay's new EP, Prospekt's March:   Coldplay’s latest EP is simply an extension of Viva La Vida and a darn good one at that. I reported a while back how you could purchase this album for 99 cents which is amazingly cheap, but by no means is that a reflection of the quality of this album. In fact, that’s pretty much a steal for this new 8 song EP they’re calling Prospekt’s March.   Prospket’s March is, like I said, really a continuation of the g