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Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara, Mexico for the penultimate Viva la Vida tour show. Chris Martin sang Parachutes partially before Yellow - other than that the setlist was the same as the previous nights. This means that Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set. The new song written specifically for the Latin tour, called Don Quixote/Spanish Rain was played once again. Some excellen

Coldplay's world tour ended in Latin America last night, as they played at the Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico in the final Viva la Vida concert. Chris Martin dedicated The Hardest Part to his father, and Chris at one point early on in the set had to ask people to move back from the front to prevent people getting hurt in the audience. There was no LeftRightLeftRightLeft CD for the Monterrey crowd but the crowd did sing Cielito Lindo and the band as sat down at the edge of the stage aga

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico. Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set. The new song written specifically for the Latin tour, called Don Quixote/Spanish Rain was played once again.   The Vivacrew and Coldplay Mexico twittered live updates from the venue, throughout the day before and during the show - check out all their videos and twitpics now. Some sets of excellent photos of the

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico for the second night running. Chris Martin dedicated The Hardest Part to Frida Kahlo. The setlist was the same as the previous night according to early reports - Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set. The new song written specifically for the Latin tour, called Don Quixote/Spanish Rain was played once again. Thanks to everyone who has contributed on the

Coldplay's Viva La Vida stadium tour passed through the Netherlands last night as they played at Goffertpark in Nijmegen on the second of two consecutive shows, with an estimated audience of 60,000 people per night. One major change to the setlist - Green Eyes replaced Trouble that had been played the previous night. There were fan reports that Chris Martin again looked ill - just in time for Saturday's concert at LCCC and then two massive Wembley dates. He also messed up Postcards which turned

Coldplay's Viva La Vida stadium tour arrived in the Netherlands last night as they played at Goffertpark in Nijmegen on the first of two consecutive shows. One major change to the setlist - Trouble replaced Til Kingdom Come/Green Eyes [thanks littlemissmessy & Stefan-C8]. Some excellent photos of the concert were taken and published online almost immediately by 3FM. You can view all the pictures on Flickr here now.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the nex

Coldplay's whistlestop Viva La Vida stadium tour flew into Scotland last night as they played at Hampden Park in Glasgow. This show will be featured on Radio 1 tomorrow as was reported recently - and Jay-Z made a special appearance during Lost, which effectively turned the song into Lost+ (as featured on the Prospekt's March EP). No other major changes to the setlist but the playing order of Trouble and Death will Never Conquer where switched, however. Chris Martin once again did an interactive

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through into Germany last night as they played at the Hannover Stadium in Hannover. Roadie #42 was back tweeting again before the show, from the pre-flight boarding lounge to the stadium stage itself - see those pictures and captions after the jump. Speed Of Sound was again omitted from the setlist, and Death Will Never Conquer returned in place of Til Kingdom Come and was sung by Will Champion on the acoustic stage. The curtain fell after they played LIfe

Coldplay played the Heineken Jammin' Festival, Venice, Italy last night (9th June 2011). They again played the same five new songs, which were Hurts Like Heaven (opening song), Major Minus, Us Against The World, Charlie Brown and the new single Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (closing song). Sadly we didn't get to see Princess of China again tonight.   Coldplay's website once again blogged superbly throughout the day and you can read all the photoblog discussions including your views on the lates

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued on the West Coast last night as they played at the magnificent Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, the fourth in a series of five consecutive Californian shows (not including the 'not-so-secret' show on the 19th at Capitol Records!). Roadie #42 was back tweeting again in force, with twitpics of the huge venue, catering and stage; the Coldplay-shaped puppets were also seen living out their Baywatch fantasies in Santa Monica. See all those pictures after the jum

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Europe last night as they played at Koengen, Bergen in Norway. The Coldplay-shaped puppets go boating in Bergen - see those pictures after the jump. Minor changes to the setlist include Speed Of Sound being moved earlier into the set. Til Kingdom Come was once again played but this time sung by Chris Martin on the acoustic stage. And yes, Chris has finally had a haircut.   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next

Coldplay's Viva La Vida stadium tour returned to the UK last night as they played at Lancashire Cricket Club in Old Trafford, Manchester. One minor change to the setlist - Trouble replaced Green Eyes in the acoustic set. Both ColdplayingHQ and Vivacrew twittered live updates from the venue, mainly throughout the day before the show. Chris did an interactive question and answer set on stage talking to a video recording of Simon Cowell on X-Factor, who basically criticised the crowds rendition of

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour arrived back in Europe last night as they played at the MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark after over a week out of the spotlight. Roadie #42 was back with the tweeting saying, "Very much a first night no doubt, but the vibe of THAT many people & the huge new production is just beyond belief." See more of #42's stage pictures after the jump. The Coldplay-shaped puppets are spotted back in Europe (Denmark, to be precise) - see those pictures after the jump also. A few

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The big news from tonight's show was that Parabéns pra você/Happy Birthday was sung acoustically by Will Champion to Chris Martin for his 33rd Birthday. Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set - a song that has not been played live during a concert since last time they were in South America in 2007 (ironically, the last time it was played was in Bra

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Europe last night as they played at the Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) in Stockholm, Sweden. The Coldplay-shaped puppets are seen chillin' in Stockholm - see those pictures after the jump. Speed Of Sound was again omitted from the setlist, and Death Will Never Conquer returned in place of Til Kingdom Come and was sung by Will Champion on the acoustic stage. Quote from Chris Martin during the show: "So far you're being a goldmedal audience, your s

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Canada last night as they returned to the festival scene, headlining the Osheaga Music & Arts Festival in Montreal. The Coldplay-shaped puppets were last seen yesterday in Toronto - see the pictures after the jump. Glass Of Water and Cemeteries Of London were removed from the usual Viva La Vida tour setlist but a 30-second song about the Quebec province was added during the acoustic set, and was sung during the fireworks.   [discussion] [photos]

Coldplay's Viva La Vida stadium tour arrived in France this evening as they played at the Parc Des Princes in Paris. No major changes to the usual setlist. The newly formed ;@vivacrew tweets commenced in Paris today as several Coldplayers took over the new Twitter account - see the pictures after the jump. The free CD Leftrightleftrightleft was not distributed tonight due to restrictions imposed at the venue by the police [thanks charley], but Coldplay.com confirm that the album to be available

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Latin America last night, as they played at the Parque Simon Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia. Coldplay once again played Shiver during the acoustic set. The new song written specifically for the Latin tour, called Don Quixote/Spanish Rain was played once again. Cemeteries of London and Billie Jean was dropped from the setlist.   Some sets of excellent photos of the show can be found via here (via Flickr), Thanks to everyone who has contributed on the foru

Coldplay's Viva La Vida stadium tour flew into Ireland last night as they played at Phoenix Park in Dublin. No changes to the setlist that was played in Manchester, except for a small cover of an Irish song called "Ride On" (best known for being performed by Christy Moore) at the end of The Hardest Part. Chris Martin once again did an interactive question and answer set on stage talking to a video recording of Simon Cowell on X-Factor, who basically criticised the crowds rendition of the ending

Coldplay played the Pinkpop Landgraaf festival in the Netherlands last night (11th June 2011). They again played the same five new songs, which were Hurts Like Heaven (opening song), Major Minus, Us Against The World, Charlie Brown and the new single Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (closing song). Sadly we didn't get to see Princess of China again tonight... BUT... they did add Trouble to the setlist!   More live discussion on this show is at the Coldplay Live forum. Some excellent photos have be

Coldplay gave a fantastic performance on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury festival tonight (25th June 2011). This was their fifth appearance at the festival, and the third as headliners. During the concert both 'Major Minus' and 'Violet Hill' trended worldwide on Twitter. There were no Jay-Z appearances or U2 covers as was widely mooted before the show.   Coldplay again played five new songs as they did in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands recently, which were Hurts Like Heaven (opening song),

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour finished the mini stint in Germany last night as they played at the newly named Reitstadion Riem in Munich. One change to the previous setlist - Green Eyes (with Chris on vocals) replaced Til Kingdom Come. Meanwhile Chris Martin forgot the lyrics to 'The Hardest Part' [thanks SueDeNimes & nancyk58]   [discussion] [photos] [videos] [wiki reviews/setlist] (updated over the next 24-48 hours)   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Yellow Glas

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour restarted into its third year with the highly anticipated Latin America tour, beginning at River Plate stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A new song written specifically for the Latin tour, called Don Quixote (watch the video), was introduced to the setlist. The full set was almost identical to the majority of shows in late 2009. The C-stage was moved back from the floor into the stands. Some excellent photos of the show can be found here at the UOL (Brazil) website.

Coldplay played a stunning set at the Rock am Ring Festival in Germany on 4th June 2011, which was streamed live across the world on the web. They played five new songs, which included Hurts Like Heaven, Major Minus (formerly known as Up With The Birds), Us Against The World, Charlie Brown (formerly known as Cartoon Hearts) and the new single Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall. Sadly we didn't get to see Princess of China tonight.   More live discussion on this show is at the Coldplay Live forum (66

Coldplay played the Rock im Park Festival, Nürnberg, Germany last night (3rd June 2011), with SEVEN new songs added to the setlist, according to Coldplay's band assistant, Vicki Taylor, who also tweeted a picture from behind the stage.   Setlist details are somewhat sketchy at the moment, but it is believed that Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall closed the show. The Fuzzy Man that was seen in an earlier teaser video posted on ColdplayTV made an appearance as the background visual to one of the new s