Coldplay News

Chris Martin has added to the speculation that Coldplay will be joined on stage by Rihanna and Jay-Z at the Paralympic closing ceremony on Sunday night (9th September). [Catch up on the latest from the event at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments!]   Chris told Radio 1's Greg James that the band have a 'couple of friends' joining them at the event, though went coy when quizzed on precisely who those fr

Coldplay have in the last few hours won the Best Rock Video award (for Paradise) at the MTV Video Music Awards 2012. More feedback on this is at the Coldplay forum now. [thanks wabbit]   Here's what the MTV said about it this morning:   It took nine years. And learning how to ride a unicycle. And, oh yeah, writing a typically kick-ass tune and brainstorming a wacked-out video that is silly and sad and marvelous to look at. But Coldplay is finally a Video Music Awards champion again.   The Britis

Rihanna joined Coldplay for two songs during their live show at the Stade de France in Paris, France last night., writes the Gigwise in a media review of Coldplay's show at the Stade de France in Paris on Sunday night (2nd September). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from these shows at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments! Read on for the rest of the Gigwise review article, as well as a

A reminder that tonight (Sunday 2nd September) Coldplay will have a live Tumblr blog from 8.30pm Paris time (7.30pm London, 2.30pm NYC) as they play a sold out show to 80,000 people at the Stade de France. Will will of course have full discussion on the blog and the photos, gifs, videos, quotes and audio clips from the show, as it happens, at the Coldplay forum in the messageboard as well as all the Stade de France thread in the Coldplay Live forum where we will have all the photos, setlsit and

Further to our earlier news that Xylobands will form part of Coldplay's closing set at the Paralympic Games at London's Olympic Stadium on September 9th, it is now known that Rihanna is set to duet with Coldplay during Princess Of China. Rihanna will perform a couple of her own songs before joining the band on stage, according to various media sources this weekend. [You can join the discussion on Coldplay @ the Paralympics closing ceremony at the Coldplay Live forum now].   Coldplay rejected a s

We'll get at least two more Coldplay bootlegs in the not-too-distant future with the news that the shows at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark (28th August - next Tuesday!) and at Malieveld, The Hague, Netherlands (6th September) will be aired live on Danish P3 and Dutch 3FM radio stations respectively. Keep an eye on the threads in the next few days for listen live links and further information. If we get news on any further European show broadcasts we will update this news article. [thanks

Coldplay's Xylobands will be used during their performance at the Paralympics closing ceremony on 9th September, it has been revealed in an online article interview with Xyloband inventor, Jason Regler.   After rumours spread that they would be playing the Olympics closing ceremony last week, Coldplay themselves again confirmed via Twitter they will be present for the Paralympics ceremony on September 9th – reiterating a previous announcement made in May. "For those asking, Coldplay were never d

Frank Ocean admitted he felt like an "asshole" for suddenly dropping out of a string of 10 opening dates for Coldplay and a string of European festival dates over the weekend, but the Best New Artist VMA-nominated singer said he was forced to make some hard choices about his schedule in the upcoming months, various sources are reporting this week, including MTV news.   "Let me start by saying I feel like an a--hole right now, but a tough decision had to be made in regard to my schedule over the

Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 recounts his experiences at the New Jersey shows   Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Tash]   For touring folks, New York is a great place to spend time. Everything you could possibly want is within walking distance or a short cab ride from the hotel. This, of course, can play havoc with your cashflow, but hey - that’s what per diems are for…   For the band, it’s almost another hometown run. They are all staying awa

Does Coldplay have a sense of humor? If Chris Martin is a cutup, then maybe the flashing remote-controlled bracelets that his band distributed to concertgoers at Izod Center tonight will go off at odd hours, writes the The Star-Ledger in a review of Coldplay's two shows at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ this weekend (3-4 August). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from these shows at the Coldplay Live forum here (3rd - Friday) and here (4th - Saturday) onwards now. Thanks t

Universal Music is in talks to sell off most of Parlophone, the home of acts including Coldplay, Kylie Minogue and Tinie Tempah, in order to allay concerns the European regulator has over its £1.2bn bid for EMI, reports the Guardian and other sources this week. The potential sell-off of Parlophone, which would not include the Beatles' catalogue, has been submitted by the world's biggest music company as part of a package of remedies to the European Commission.   It is understood that BMG, the mu

The first review of Coldplay's Hurts Like Heaven song, widely anticipated to become the fifth (radio) single, has been written by Diffuser.fm. The artwork for the song has already been found online. Read on for the Diffuser single review...   Five singles into their latest album, ‘Mylo Xyloto,’ and Coldplay are still going strong. In an era when many bands focus on a few standout tracks to base an album on and then surround them with filler, with ‘Hurts Like Heaven’ (which is soon to be released

Thanks to Coldplayer Nattatouille, Coldplaying have been lucky enough to get Max McEllingott (the lead singer - pictured) of Coldplay support act, Wolf Gang (check out their website!), to agree to an exclusive Q&A with the site. The questions were sent in over the last few days and the answers have come back. Here they are - enjoy!   How did you come up with the name Wolf Gang? Would you change it if you could? My sister came up with the name actually, and for a while it caused a bit of conf

Artists threaten to withhold future releases if planned sell-off of Parlophone goes ahead, Coldplay's position not clear Some of Britain's top-selling musicians may withhold their future albums in protest against being treated as "assets" in the forced sale of their label, The Independent has disclosed this week. However, the article stopped short of reporting on Coldplay's position on the matter. Blur are leading a revolt against the sell-off of Parlophone, part of the EMI group, which has been

This week at Comic-Con in San Diego, Coldplay will debut a new six-part comic series that tells the story behind the last album, Mylo Xyloto, as announced by the official site this week. It was rumoured on the messageboard back on 30th June that this would happen, and now it has finally been confirmed.   It has captured the imagination of the media too. One example out of 64 sources (and counting) so far was from Rolling Stone, who reported: The series will be published by Matt Groening's Bongo

Coldplay say their children stop fame getting the better of them, writes the writes the Mirror this weekend, who also state that Chris said the band "plan to make an announcement about their future in the next few days - but it is unlikely to be a split." [Discussion in the Coldplay forum now). They continue... Dad-of-two Chris said: "We played Wembley Stadium and I was like, ‘Wow, we are big rock stars’. But at six o’clock in the morning the kids were like, ‘Get me some pancakes. And I was like

At the risk of obliterating the last remnants of my punk-rock cred, I guess I never really understood all the Coldplay hate, writes the Houston Press Blog website this morning, in an early review article of Coldplay's Houston show last night (Monday 25th June) at the Toyota Center. Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum here (25th - Monday) and here (26th - Tuesday - tonight!) now. Read on to see what the Houston Press thought of Coldplay's firs

Coldplay head to Dallas to restart the Mylo Xylotour in the US, and while we've not found any Dallas previews online (yet), we have found one for the Houston shows on 25th and 26th June, entitled, "Making child’s play of your Coldplay date," which is a throw away article exploring the art of turning your man into a Coldplay fan. As well as this, Oxfam have also blogged their latest diary entry as they follow Coldplay around North America. Read on for both articles...   Your Houston News: With Br

Coldplay made some significant strides in the online world this week as their newest video for the song Princess of China, featuring Rihanna, was released on June 2nd, writes Billboard this week. That causes Coldplay to make a big jump on Billboard's Social 50 chart, rising 30-22.   The Social 50 chart ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, using a formula that blends weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with weekly artist page views and weekl

Coldplay have revealed the cost of the Xylobands, with Chris Martin saying that illuminating their stadium audiences is costing the band £400,000 per gig. In an interview with Bauer Radio, Jonny told of the cost of the light-up wristbands, which incorporate LED lights and are controlled by an wireless signal. Whether it does actually cost that much is anyone's guess, but the full interview and exclusive Coldplay gig will be aired tonight from 8pm across 20 Bauer Radio stations in the UK. Visit c

Further to our article published yesterday rounding up the media furore over the 'alien' Xylobands, the Guardian have responded with their own blog, headed by the caption, "Nine days after a gig, my Xyloband spontanously lit up. Are Coldplay trying to tell me something?" We're surprised the battery lasted that long, but it's definately not aliens. Let us know at the Coldplay forum if you can beat this record. Read on for their blog entry...   Nine days had elapsed since the Coldplay show. Throug

Several articles have surfaced online today in the British media about Coldplay fans claiming that some Xylobands given out at concerts are keeping them awake at night. The Independent, The Sun and the Telegraph have all written a piece on this topic in the last few hours. You can discuss the articles (and of course whether you think they're even newsworthy) at the Coldplay forum now. Read on for the articles.. [thanks Tash]   The Independent: The coloured wristbands that turn stadiums into a sp

The home of the Premier League champions Manchester City was taken over by Coldplay last night, writes the Manchester Evening News today, in a review article of Coldplay's Manchester shows on Saturday and Sunday night (9-10 June) at the Etihad Stadium. Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum here (9th - Saturday) and here (10th - Sunday) now. Read on for the M.E.N. review...   The band, led by front-man Chris Martin, played the first of two gigs

The home of Sunderland AFC truly became the Stadium of Light on Thursday evening as a record crowd in excess of 55,000 people - all wearing spectacular light-emitting wristbands - was wowed by music giants Coldplay, writes the SAFC website today (official site of Sunderland FC), in a review article of Coldplay's show on Thursday night (7th June). Catch up on more on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum now. Read on to see what the hosts made of the specta

Coldplay continued their World Tour with a one night stop at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, and with incessant rainfall, a rather wet 50,000 fans were rewarded with one of the best live shows currently on the road anywhere in the world. writes the What Culture today, in a review article of Coldplay's Sunderland show on Thursday night (7th June). Catch up on more on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum now. Read on for the What Culture review... we'll have