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Here's what the band's frontman, Chris Martin, had to say about headlining Glastonbury and unveiling the new songs from 'A Rush of Blood to the Head:'   "The prospect of playing big festivals is quite scary, but also it's kind of like, damn right we should be playing right up the bill, because we've got this great album that people are gonna hear and these great songs that people are gonna hear for the first time maybe at these festivals."   "It's quite brave, but I think it's the right place to

Coldplay’s Viva La Vida and releases from Katy Perry and Lily Allen helped EMI Music more than treble earnings in the year to the end of March – its first full year under Terra Firma’s ownership.   Earnings before interest and tax rose over 200% to £163 million (£51m) driven largely by a £48 million year on year reduction in the cost of returns and other overhead savings from the radical restructuring the company underwent last year.   The company now believes it is on track to deliver the £200

Coldplay have donated £1million to a kids charity, The Sun can reveal today. The band are keenly involved with Kids Company, which helps underprivileged children who lack adult support.   They have visited its various centres - and also plan to give music lessons. Founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, based in South London, said: "They were moved by the tough stories they heard, and want to be genuine participants." She said of the donation: "I got the feeling it was something they had planned from the

Facebook yesterday launched its new music section for bands in a tie-up with iTunes.   The new section lets bands create their own profiles, making songs, photos and music videos available to fans. The service - which takes the social networking war to MySpace - also lets acts sell tickets and merchandise through a deal with the Music Today service.   100 artists have already set-up Facebook profiles to help launch the service, the first draft includes Coldplay, the Dave Matthews Band, Cee-Lo,

Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Incubus, The Flaming Lips, and Tenacious D took the stage to pay tribute to legendary rock band The Who and gave the audience a night to remember. The third annual “VH1 Rock Honors” honored the music and influence of revolutionary rock band, The Who. This was the first “VH1 Rock Honors” to salute just one band.   The show saluted The Who through spoken tributes and filmed packages featuring Sting, Dave Navarro, Billy Idol, Billy Bob Thornton, Noel Gallagher, Slash, Coldp

Spiderman actress Kirsten Dunst has admitted that she uses Coldplay songs to help her cry when filming.   Dunst revealed that music is a big part of her acting career, especially when she is filming emotional scenes. "I listen to Coldplay songs to help me cry during a scene," she said. "Music definitely helps me in my acting."   More on this story here  

The world's best-selling album of 2005 - Coldplay's eight-million seller X&Y - and the emergence of solo artists KT Tunstall and Corinne Bailey Rae saw EMI outperform the global music market last year. It is likely to post profits of £159m for the year to end-March.   The music giant said ahead of annual results next month that a sluggish industry meant revenues grew just 4% in the year to more than £2bn but profits have risen 12% under chief executive Eric Nicoli's cost-cutting regime.   R

Coldplay was at the top of their game for their performance at the HFStival at M&T Band Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday night.   After a long day of performances by groups including Good Charlotte, Billy Idol, Garbage, Social Distortion, New York Dolls, and Interpol they took the stage at about 9:45. Their set almost didn't happen at all when, after Billy Idol's set who played right before Coldplay, the administrators told everyone to leave because of severe weather warnings. It h

Tixdaq has closed the books on 2008 and compiled the first ever in-depth analysis of the UK live music scene based on a detailed study of over 1m concert and festival tickets that were resold in 2008. Tixdaq EVP Steve Machin says “we’ve created the first definitive census of the UK live music sector, as seen through the lens of the resale market”.   Highlights from the report show that Take That sold the most tickets in 2008 but Coldplay was the highest value artist leading a field dominated by

From Coldplay's latest gig at the Ford Pavilion, Tampa, FL - (rescheduled date for postponed 14th September 2005 concert), watch a 10 minute clip featuring all the gig favourites, including Yellow, The Scientist, Talk, Swallowed In The Sea, Clocks, Politik, Square One, Fix You and more... here   [Thanks ISawSparks06]

From Coldplay's latest gig at Milwaukee, watch clips of the complete songs featuring all the gig favourites, including Talk, In My Place, Politik, Square One, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face and more... here   [Thanks Texasluvsjonny]  

Coldplay claim that their fourth album will be very different from the first three   Coldplay say that they’re eager to get back into the studio but are hampered by their extensive touring schedule.   Speaking to 6music band bassist Guy Berryman [pictured] said: "I know a lot of bands say this all the time, but our next record is going to be really quite different from the last three because I think it would be boring for us and everybody else if we did another record in the same vein as the la

Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay has revealed that their proposed mammoth Knebworth show will not be happening.   The singer had spoken of the band's plans to hold a one-off gig in the grounds of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show, as reported here.   However on the coldplay.com website Martin has said, "Well, we tried to get Knebworth but it just wasn't possible. So we're having to think of something else. In fact, I think we have thought of something else. Hopefu

Coldplay have published three cryptic tweets on their official Twitter account, which may give hints about the title of their new single or album, or even lyrics to a new song. Or maybe they're just messing with our heads with riddles. Who knows.   One tweet links to a moving image that spells out the message: "Maybe the trees are gone". Another spells, "Maybe the streets alight" while a third one reads, "I feel my heart start beating to my favourite song". The first two messages are written in

Chris Martin has reportedly revealed he hired a former bakery to become Coldplay's new headquarters.   He hired the site in Primrose Hill, north west London, to deflect attention, the NME reports. Chris told the music weekly he chose the building because it was so unappealing. "I used to walk past it every day," he told the magazine. "For years I used to walk past it and think: 'What an ugly place'. Then, one day, a To Let sign appeared outside. I thought: 'Hmmm, that place is so ugly, I bet no

Billboard's Money Makers chart brings together Nielsen Music data and our Boxscore numbers to create a master top 20 chart of acts that generated the most income during 2005. The list includes album and digital sales as well as accumulated box-office receipts. These artists are at the top of their game and range from legacy acts to pop stars to hip-hop phenomenons.   14. Coldplay: $51,705,752.25   Although it divided critics, Coldplay`s third album, ‘X&Y’ [pictured] was an immediate smash ar

Coldplay's Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion are each estimated to have a personal fortune of £10m, report The Independent today.   The Beckhams, Charlotte Church and Will Young have also made it on to the list of music millionaires aged 30 and under. At the top of the rich list is Dhani Harrison, the son of the late Beatle George Harrison, who inherited a £140m fortune. At a concert in memory of his father at the Albert Hall in 2002, Harrison played acoustic guitar al

Coldplay are officially back! And they're doing what they do best: rocking out in packed arenas and stadiums. What better place to start then in the Coldplay-mad continent of South America; a double date in Argentina, followed by shows in Chile and Peru. It was a long time coming for some of our loyal fans down south. When the Mylo Xylotour was suddenly canceled, it brought frustrations to some of Coldplay's most diehard fans. But our southern friends were promised something special when a to

Coldplay will be playing at the Kool Haus in Toronto on May 11th, and tickets go on sale tomorrow for $30, and to keep evil scalpers at bay you can only buy 2 tickets.   The gig is part of a mini-promotional tour to push the band's new CD, X&Y, which is due out on June 7th. The first single from the CD, "Speed of Sound", has already been a huge hit, reaching #1 on the iTunes Music Store after only being available for one day. According to a press release from EMI Music Canada the song also

ACC, TORONTO [2nd August 2005]: Most rock stars eyeing the musical equivalent of world domination would spare fans no expense to do just about anything ... trash the stage, spit blood, talk condescendingly to their devout adorers, inevitably earning reps as ensuers of mayhem.   Not Coldplay, though. The closest indicator of mayhem these affable British pop-rockers dished out last night at the Air Canada Centre was trash-talking to Celine Dion.   And just as the sold-out crowd were about to erupt

The list ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America:   • 1. Cirque Du Soleil-''Delirium''; $1,154,153; $87.83. • 2. Bon Jovi; $1,114,154; $75.80. • 3. Coldplay; $1,035,743; $63.72. • 4. Kenny Chesney; $900,093; $58.12. • 5. RBD; $662,316; $60.42. • 6. Queen + Paul Rodgers; $589,705; $81.14. • 7. Nickelback; $351,936; $37.40. • 8. Larry The Cable Guy; $321,191; $41.45. • 9. Mötley Crüe; $318,680; $53.30. • 10. Brad Paisley;

Charlotte Church and Coldplay were among the winners at Tuesday's GQ Awards in London.   The soprano-turned-pop singer was the only female winner at the men's magazine's annual awards, picking up the trophy for Woman Of The Year, while Chris Martin and his bandmates were named Band Of The Year.   Rocker and campaigner Bob Geldof was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution Of The Year gong for his tireless campaigning against world poverty and his organisation of the Live 8 gigs in July.   Roa

Coldplay are planning to make their 2009 world tour X-tra special for fans, by throwing in lots of surprise guests - including Simon Cowell. The lads are hoping that the X Factor judge - he of high-waisted trousers fame - will agree to a special cameo appearance in the show.   Chris Martin tells the Mirror: "I've never met Simon, but I keep wanting to ask him to do a bit in our concert next year. At the end of one song I want him to come on screen and say, 'That was absolutely terrible!' I think

The folks at Coldplay's merchandise HQ are in the process of sorting some new lines and they've asked us to find out if there's anything in particular you'd like them to make.   So, do you fancy a Coldplay teapot? A Coldplay duvet cover? Or a Coldplay baby suit? Or just the Toronto DVD they promised us in the first place?   Please post your heart's desire to the comments here.

Another year has passed, and it's time to look back at the past 12 months and what has happened with and around Coldplay.   Check back throughout the next two days (27/28 December) as the Coldplaying.com year review continues. At the end of the review we'll be asking you which month was your Coldplay highlight of 2007...   January February March April May June July August September October November December