Coldplay News

Should Chris Martin be worried about Jonny Buckland?   Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland has admitted that he would give music up for the chance to play for his favourite football team Tottenham Hotspur, NME report today.   The lifelong Spurs supporter made the confession when asked by the club's official magazine, Hotspur, during an interview if he would trade his multi-million selling rock star life for the chance. "I wanted to be in a band from age 11," he joked, "but I wanted to be a footbal

Coldplay played the Nissan Live Show at Hammerstein in New York City last night.   The setlist is below, and you can read more on this show including fan reviews and pictures here and here [thanks CookyMnstr, StephBerryman & ericjones]   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks Lost! (Jay-Z present but no performance from him) Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Yellow Strawberry Swing Viva La Vida Lovers In Japan Death And All His Friends (Question & answer session)  

Coldplay played the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, last night in support of the latest album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. There were no surprises in the setlist.   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed Of Sound Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version) Talk (techno version) The Hardest Part (piano - Chris) Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental) Viva La Vida

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 21, 2008 - submitted by Cindy, Netherlands Q. Dear Oracle, can you tell me when and where the video for Viva La Vida 2 was filmed? It looks like Holland, and seeing Anton Corbijn filmed it, it probably is Holland. If so, too bad I missed them. The Oracle replies: It was shot in the Netherlands by, as you say, Anton Corbijn which is also why is bears more than a passing resemblance to another of his previous videos for Depeche Mode; Enjoy The Sil

The Cleveland Leader is proud to partner with Rock the Vote to offer Clevelanders the chance to win a pair of tickets to tonight's concert at the Quicken Loans Arena featuring British exports Coldplay and Duffy.   Duffy is a up-and-coming blue eyed soul singer from across the pond. Her debut album 'Rockferry' has won praise on both sides of the Atlantic. The 24 year old from Wales stormed the Adult Contemporary Charts with the single "Mercy". Her debut album 'Rockferry' debuted on the Billboard

This just in from Coldplay.com:   Good afternoon. Further to yesterday's announcement of the opening acts for the upcoming UK/Irish dates, we're pleased to reveal that the main support for the tour will be Jon Hopkins (one of the principal collaborators on the Viva La Vida album). Jon will be playing at all the shows, from 29th November to 23rd December. here to check out his MySpace. Anchorman   You may remember Coldplaying reported that Jon Hopkins (one of the principal musical collaborators o

Coldplay have been around long enough to know how to work an arena better than Jason Spezza, reports the Ottawa Sun.   But last night, the current kings of British pop brought a bagful of tricks to their gig at Scotiabank Place that only the very best can. The band that might be the next U2 -- singer Chris Martin, drummer Will Champion, guitarist Jonny Buckland and bassist Guy Berryman -- launched their North American tour here last night and judging by their show, few bands even come close to C

Coldplay began another North American tour last night in Ottawa, Ontario, in support of the latest album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.   Start - 8:45pm - End 10:35pm   Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed Of Sound Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version) Talk (techno version) The Hardest Part (piano - Chris) Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental) Viva La Vida

Eight lucky Latin American fans will win a trip to Miami and Houston to watch Coldplay's shows and twelve more will win a Viva La Vida album CD in a competition courtesy of Warner Brothers Latin America (WBLA).   Miami: To enter, visit wbla.com then choose your country, and click on the 'inside the music' icon. Fill the form with your personal information, and then answer approximately 20 Coldplay-related questions. The winners chosen will be the eight people who answer questions correctly in th

Coldplay.com have confirmed the support acts for Coldplay's UK/Irish tour, which kicks off in Sheffield on November 29th. Three bands to share UK support slots which are as follows:   29th November - 10th December: Eugene Francis Jnr and the Juniors 11th December - 23rd December: The High Wire (apart from London dates)   London dates to be split as follows:   14th December: The Domino State 15th December: Eugene Francis Jnr and the Juniors 16th December: The High Wire   Click on the bands' names

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 17, 2008 - submitted by agustin, Argentina Q. The other day I saw Coldplay's "Live at BBC". There I saw that when they played Viva la Vida they showed a TV where you could see the guys playing violins and similar instruments. Do they really know how to play them? The Oracle replies: The guys are not really playing the string section of that song. The TV clip is just a visual prop. That said Will is a multi-instrumentalist and can play the violin

Coldplay: How We Saw the World... Part 1 repeated on UK TV tonight...   If you haven't yet seen it, or want to re-live the moment again, you can see Coldplay's 2006 live performance at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, featuring a mix of songs from old favourites Clocks and Yellow to more recent hits Speed of Sound, Fix You and Talk. Tonight at 22:00h on TMF (channel 358). [thanks mayurshikotra]   Coldplay filmed the show on 22-23 March for potential use in an upcoming DVD, but never made it to disc.

FaceCulture.nl spoke to drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman in a Coldplay video interview, during their visit to Rotterdam, Netherlands near the end of their European tour [thanks Martin - FaceCulture].   They talked about Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, the previous albums being a trilogy, Brian Eno, Violet Hill (did you know that song is 12 years old?), recording on a mobile phone, songwriting, live energy, setlist, Blur, Lost, Viva La Vida, Life in Technicolor, Prospekt'

Coldplay's Grammy submissions for this year's Grammy awards have been announced - and the band have entered eight seperate categories.   This doesn't mean they will be nominated in all eight however, but it means that their record company has submitted them for the voting period. If Coldplay received enough votes during this time they will be shortlisted in the relevant categories. The submissions are as follows:   Album of the Year - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends [info] Record of th

Eight lucky Latin American fans will win a trip to Miami and Houston to watch Coldplay's shows and twelve more will win a Viva La Vida album CD in a competition courtesy of Warner Brothers Latin America (WBLA).   Miami: To enter, visit wbla.com then choose your country, and click on the 'inside the music' icon. Fill the form with your personal information, and then answer approximately 20 Coldplay-related questions. The winners chosen will be the eight people who answer questions correctly in th

Coldplay are planning to play a massive one-off gig in the grounds of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, the BBC confirm.   Chris Martin revealed the news exclusively to Zane Lowe on Radio 1 on Thursday night. Though no arrangements have been confirmed, the frontman explained that Coldplay are trying to book a show at the site. In 1996 Oasis played two shows in the grounds, while Robbie Williams played three in 2003.   Martin explained to the DJ: "We're trying to book a place that rhymes with Bl

Coldplay Messenger has published Number 4 Volume 1 earlier today. Here are some of the best bits:   Yesterday evening Coldplay.com launched a contest for you folks to create a video for Lost? (the acoustic version of the upcoming single). As Prospekt explained in his brief, you can "use any medium you like: animation, Claymation, stop motion, video camera, super 8, comic strip, photography" to conjure your video. We'd just like them to be creative, original and imaginative. The maker of the best

Viva La Meeta & Greeta! Win Tickets To Private Coldplay Soundcheck Party courtesy of 98.7FM (Los Angeles)   Starting at noon on Friday, the station will tell listeners what songs you're listening out for and they will be played at the weekend. When they do, caller 98 @ 1/800/782/7987 will win exclusive tickets. Click here (on Friday noon) to see the song list.   And... if you're a Rock-a-holic... meet Coldplay at a 98.7FM private soundcheck party. The only way into the private party with Co

Make a video and win a trip to see Coldplay in London!   Coldplay have just launched a new competition to find the best fan-made video for Lost? (the acoustic version of the new single). The prize is a pair of ultra-VIP tickets to see Coldplay in London in December. There are backstage passes and the best seats in the house on offer, and they'll even pay your travel and accommodation expenses. The winning entry will also be posted on the front page of Coldplay.com for all to see.   To enter the

In a Radio 1 exclusive tonight Chris Martin announced that Coldplay are looking to book at least two nights at the famous Knebworth venue. The band’s management have been making enquiries and need permission to play the legendary castle, which has been host to the likes of Robbie Williams and Oasis.   Knebworth had been a major venue for open air rock and pop concerts since 1974. In 2003, Robbie Williams performed at Knebworth over a three day period, drawing crowds of over 375,000, and a furthe

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 16, 2008 - submitted by Kelly, United States of America Q. I am a male named Kelly. Some people consider this a girl's name. In Ireland and the UK do people consider Kelly a girl's name. Also what were the blacked out songs on prospekt's letter saying that the "tracks would be chosen from the following." and should I put a question mark inside the quote because I do wish to end the sentence there(now what punctuation do I use?). The Oracle repli

BBC Radio 1 to debut new Lost+ (Feat. Jay-Z) single - Thursday 16th October 7.00PM BST   Tomorrow night on BBC Radio 1 at around 7pm UK time (EST+5), Zane Lowe will play Lost+ (the new version of Lost! which features Jay-Z), when Chris Martin delivers it to the station. Click here to listen online wherever you are.   Join the discussion on the exclusive airing of Lost+ here [thanks dRafT.]   A reminder that you can also listen to the BBC Radio 1 webstream ahead of tomorrow's airing of Lost+ via

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 15, 2008 - submitted by Robin, Germany Q. Dear Oracle: Here in my Coldplay sheet book there's alwas a line under the title of the song wich says: words and music by ... [the 4 coldplay members] But as I see here, words & music for "Talk" by Guy B.,Chris M., Karl Bartos, Jon B., Will C., Emil Schult & Ralf Huetter. Who are those three other guys? Mr. Huetter and Mr. Schult even seem to have German names... Thank you a lot =) The Oracle re

This fall, Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' World Tour returns to North America and they have partnered with Oxfam in their fight against many global issues. Here is your chance to join other Coldplay fans in standing up to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.   Bid now on pairs of VIP tickets to the upcoming shows here and read the feedback from previous buyers here. Some of the auctions are coming to a close soon so make sure your bids are entered soon. [thanks JR1015]   Terms:   Item can not be re

The first dates of Coldplay's 2009 tour have been announced via Coldplay.com. They are playing three shows in Japan in February. There will undoubtably therefore be speculation that Coldplay will be playing Australasia around the same time.   The three Coldplay shows confirmed for February 2009 are:   Feb 12th - Tokyo, Saitama Super Arena Feb 14th - Osaka, Kobe World Kinen Hall Feb 15th - Osaka, Kobe World Kinen Hall   For more information click here. On sale dates will be announced soon.