Coldplay News

Ticket registration for the 2010 Glastonbury festival has been opened for fans just days after the 2009 festival closed with a headline set from Blur. Anyone wanting to attend next year's music and arts event can now apply on the festival's official website. It is not possible to buy a ticket without signing up. Registration can also been done via post, but you will be required to send passport photos and contact details.   Glastonbury 2010, which will mark the festival's 40th anniversary, will

In what is becoming a regular occurrence, Coldplay have found themselves in the middle of a lawsuit again. This time the suit is being brought by songwriter Sammie Lee Smith who claims the band stole three of his songs, "Yellow," "Clocks" and "Trouble", according to sources at ContactMusic today.   The accuser claims to have written all three tracks only to have the band steal all of them from him. Smith claims to have written and recorded 'approximately 100 tapes, each tape containing approxi

Taking a look back at Coldplay’s two major live releases, (2003 + 2012) it’s hard not to think how far they’ve come along in size and stature. Live 2003 and MX Live follow their live tour in support of A Rush Of Blood To The Head and Mylo Xyloto respectively. Sandwiched in between this long gap was the presence of two other massive albums in the form of X&Y and Viva La Vida. Therefore, it would be 9 years before fans could enjoy the splendour of an official live dvd the first documenting the

Coldplay have today been confirmed to headline Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Germany next June, the official site has announced today. Below is the official news release. Discussion on this new festival date has already started in the Coldplay Live forum now [thanks r25d01].   We're very pleased to announce Coldplay's first confirmed shows for 2011. The band will headline Germany's Rock am Ring and Rock in Park festivals, which take place over the weekend of June 3-5th, 2011. Rock a

Coldplay's free album giveaway for fans has been marred this morning by complaints of slow download speeds, GigWise are reporting today. The band are giving fans the chance to download a new live album, entitled 'LeftRightLeftRightLeft', for free for the duration of the forthcoming tour.   But some fans have complained that the the album is taking upwards of three hours to download. Others, meanwhile, are unable to access the download page. On Twitter, one user wrote: “OMG WAIT - Has anyone had

Liquid Air Lab in Germany have launched their new Web and Mobile portal called Spodtronic Live!, which contains lots of concerts from BBC archives, and also Coldplay’s Glastonbury Festival in 2000 gig, which you can listen to here.   Spodtronic Live! is available in the following countries who can enjoy this previously unreleased material on their PCs and a compatible mobile phones.   * Germany * Austria * Switzerland * Finland * Sweden * Norway * Belgium * Italy * Slovenia * Greece * Ireland *

As previously reported, Coldplay will play live tonight in New York. They have already played an earlier setlist at 5PM Eastern US time which added because of the insane demand for the show!   Thank you to jc90 on our forums and the associated Instagram accounts for the setlist information and images and videos.     Credit to associated instagram accounts and r/coldplay for setlist   Setlist:   Always in my head   Charlie Brown   http://instagram.com/p/noWs9MoRci/ http://instagram.com

LA Weekly blogs have posted an excellent article after following the photographer around at last night's opening LA show at The Forum. Read the full report and all the superb pictures here. Some excellent fan videos have also been uploaded here and we'll be adding more tour images every day to the Coldplaying gallery. Watch this space!   9:37 PM – No shooting until the after the song when Chris is done playing the piano. That’s not what we were told, but that’s what I find out. They’re not kiddi

Flash and Live Nation have announced that tickets for Coldplay’s first Middle East performance in Abu Dhabi will be on sale on February 15.   They will perform at Emirates Palace Hotel on March 28. Tickets will be available online at ticketingboxoffice.com and boxofficeme.com. A limited number of offline tickets will be available at Virgin Megastores. The four-member British band just won three Grammys for their fourth album Viva la Vida.   Tickets: Coral standing, Dh295 Diamond standing, Dh7

Coldplay's concert last week in Munich was aired tonight on UK's Absolute Radio, minus Speed Of Sound and Yellow. If you missed it, or want to hear it again, you can, via the Absolute Radio website below:   Links:   Part One: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/player/6047/live_in_munich__part_1_.html Part Two: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/player/6048/live_in_munich__part_2_.html

Coldplay are featured as part of the HDNet Concert Series schedule for the week beginning Monday, Dec 31. Here is the Coldplay listing:   Tue., Jan 1 - 1:30 AM ET / Mon., Dec 31 - 10:30 PM PT COLDPLAY: HOW WE SAW THE WORLD (PART ONE) The British alternative rock group Coldplay performs hits from their multi-platinum and critically acclaimed albums, including Parachutes and X&Y.   See the HDNet web site at www.hd.net for the latest information.

Coldplay live on Japanese TV   The band made an appearance on a Japanese music station earlier on, a day after their wonderful Ghost Stories tour date in Tokyo. The information, suggesting Coldplay will be playing live on TV in Japan, came from this article, courtesy of Coldplayer, gai. A video of Viva La Vida and A Sky Full of Stars appeared online shortly after, which you can watch below!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoF4JBSItfA   Coldplay live on MTV Video music awards 2014    

If you listen in to Radio 1 between 10am and 12.45pm this Wednesday (31st), you will hear Coldplay performing a selection of songs for Jo Whiley in her Live Lounge.   For more information about the show, go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

Another date to add to your diaries/blogs - Coldplay will be joining Lauren Laverne in the Xfm studios on the 7th June. What promises to be a fantastic show on the week of the release of X&Y.   Who is Lauren Laverne? Click here

Coldplay will be at Metreon in San Francisco on Monday, December 9. They will be here for a live on-air interview with LIVE 105 radio.   They will be signing autographs for fans beginning at 4:00pm. This will be a fun and free event. For more information log on to: metreon.com/holidays.

UPDATE: We now have a dedicated AMEX Unstaged forum for alll discussion threads relating to this evening's Live Blog and concert!   Graffiti is the theme of Coldplay’s concert tonight (Wednesday 26th October) in Madrid, a performance that is the focal point of a multi-platform event from American Express in partnership with Vevo and YouTube. The show is part of the American Express Unstaged music series, but this time is distinctive for being directed by filmmaker and photographer Anton Corbijn

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued in Canada last night as they played at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. Earlier in the day, the pictures of the Coldplay-shaped puppets were shown in Chicago - you can see the pictures after the jump. The setlist remained largely the same as previous nights.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist: [thanks talkshowhost]   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow Glass Of Water Cemeter

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued on last night as they played at the New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA. There are also new pictures from Guy's tweets in the days leading up to this show, which you can view after the jump. The setlist remained largely the same as previous nights.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow Glass Of Water Cemeteries Of London 42 Fix You Str

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued on last night as they played at the Qwest Center, Omaha, NE. Guy posted another on-stage picture on Twitter of Chris Martin during the show... how many of you who went saw him taking it? The setlist remained largely the same as previous nights.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow Glass Of Water Cemeteries Of London 42 Fix You Strawb

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued on last night as they played at the Sommet Center, Nashville, TN. Will is learning to play the piano accordian, according to Guy who posted a tweet. There are also new pictures of the Coldplay puppets who have now dragged their battered bodies to the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, which you can view in the recent posts here at the official Twitter. The setlist was the same as previous nights.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (upda

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued on last night as they played at the Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA. Chris Martin made several tributes to Des Moines throughout the show as this was the first time they had played here. Guy posted a picture of himself on Twitter just two minutes before the start of the show - which you can view after the jump. The setlist remained largely the same as previous nights.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hou

Coldplay played the first night of four Sydney concerts as they continue through their Australian Viva La Vida tour.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow / You're The Voice (John Farnham cover) Glass Of Water Cemeteries Of London 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version) Talk (techno version) The Hardest Part (Chris piano, Will) Postcards Fr

Coldplay played the fourth and final Sydney concert as they continue through their Australian Viva La Vida tour. Setlist changes: Glass Of Water returned to the set, and Speed Of Sound was moved back to the acoustic set. 'The Wiggles song' was played near the end of the night and Death Will Never Conquer was once again skipped. Chris Martin played with a tape on his eyebrow, wonder if he got a gash while being mauled by the crowd in SCG yesterday?!   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/

Coldplay played the second night of four Sydney concerts as they continue through their Australian Viva La Vida tour. One minor change to the setlist: Green Eyes was played instead of last night's Speed Of Sound in the acoustic set.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow / You're The Voice (John Farnham cover) Glass Of Water Cemeteries Of London 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God

Coldplay played the third night of four Sydney concerts as they continue through their Australian Viva La Vida tour. Setlist changes: Speed Of Sound, Death Will Never Conquer and Glass Of Water were all skipped. Cricketer Shane Warne was a guest star during the acoustic set on the C-Stage!   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow Speed Of Sound Cemeteries Of London 42 Fix You St