Coldplay News

Who deserves the Album of the Year 2006?   Vote in the 2006 Coldplaying messageboarders vote. To find the best, worst and most inane of this past year, Coldplaying turns to you.   Put forward your list here (and read the rules first!) [thanks Ondes Martenot]   - you can post a list of minimum 5 and maximum 25 albums in order (1st, 2nd...25th) - !!!!!!!!!!!!you can't vote for compilations, live albums, re-released albums, eps, singles!!!!!!!!!!!! - the album HAS TO BE released in 2006 (so no albu

If you’ve ever used the touch-screen jobpoints at the jobcentre, then you’ll know that the same shitty opportunities always pop up working for companies like McDonalds, Topman, ASDA et al.   Anyone with a bit of memory and an interest in music will notice the same happens with bands. You always get a pool of them that float about just being there and not much else.   Coldplay, Starsailor, Keane and Embrace fit into this category. They create big production, big gig guitar music that’s ideal for

We're close to hitting 1,000 votes for our latest poll, in which we asked you to rate 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends' as an album title for Coldplay's LP4. So far the results are as follows (below). You can continue to add to the results by voting here.   Coldplay hope to continue the success of their first three albums. Parachutes, the band’s first album, sold 9.5 million records. A Rush of Blood to the Head upped the ante set by the band’s debut, by selling 11 million copies. X&

Coldplay and Fiona Apple, who shared the bill at the Forum on Saturday, have toured together in the past, but they've never had more in common than they do right now. That made the pairing an especially instructive look at how artists respond when they come to career crossroads.   The English band and the New York-bred singer-songwriter both make music that aims to connect directly with emotion. And both reemerged last year from difficult experiences recording their third albums — projects plagu

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

Coldplay and its entourage arrived at Faena Hotel on Saturday evening (17th February). Although it had been said that she would be in Buenos Aires, there was no sign of Gwyneth Paltrow, wife of singer Chris Martin.   It is believed that Coldplay occupied fourteen rooms, all with a view of the river and they requested flowers, chocolate and orange juice and bilberry. At their first opportunity on Saturday night they sampled the delights of Argentine cuisine.   They returned to one of the bars of

The Los Angeles Times has posted an interesting article, using Violet Hill as a starting point for comparisons between Coldplay and U2. Here's what they wrote:   In their most starry-eyed moments, partisans of Coldplay have envisioned the English band as a potential successor to U2's throne. Well, the group has taken at least a small step in that direction. Its new album "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends," which comes out June 17, was co-produced by Brian Eno, a principal player in U2's

Coldplay lets its creative flag fly on its fourth studio album, "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," due June 17 via Capitol. "We're still obsessed with making songs that can be sung to the rafters," frontman Chris Martin says. "We just wanted to present them differently."   To accomplish that goal, the group turned to co-producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, who adorn the material with grandiose embellishments the likes of which have never been heard before on a Coldplay album. "Viva La

Alt rockers Coldplay announced eight song titles from their upcoming album via their website recently. Songs from that record will be "Lost", "Cemeteries Of London", "Violet Hill", "Poppy Fields", "42", "Yes!", "Leftrightleftrightleft" and "Rainy Day". No release date has been set for the album, but it's expected some time in 2008.   According to the band's post, "Expect a short, concise record with no fat and at least two top-division songs released independently...We're still a few months from

The full online New York Times article is now available (we alerted you to a preview yesterday). Here is an excerpt of the full article (full link at bottom):   Over a chai latte he [Chris Martin] discussed one of the central tracks on “Viva la Vida.” The song “42” begins with the classic Coldplay sound — Mr. Martin at the piano, delivering a profound-sounding rhyme in his upper register at a slow tempo — but after about 90 seconds it spirals off into multiple sections.   “That song is kind of a

A record-label man doubles as an usher, herding a small, lightly shuffling group of music journalists into a listening room. “Sit anywhere,” he says, motioning to nicely stuffed chairs. “You can sit in the back too,” he says, “because we blew out the rear speakers at the last session.”   Coldplay, the band whose colourful hit rhymes with mellow, is now rupturing woofers? While I picture straws breaking camels' backs, the lights go down and the album – with the two-minded title Viva La Vida or De

Taking the mic: Coldplay frontman Chris Martin proved an easy target for Ricky Gervais's mockery in Extras.   Read the full article here [thanks Jenjie]

NEW YORK — With its frescoed walls and waiters in white jackets, the Cafe Carlyle is like a Hollywood version of old-school New York sophistication.   It’s not usually a place to go looking for rock stars, but on Monday nights Woody Allen is often there, playing the clarinet with his New Orleans jazz band, and Chris Martin, the singer of the British rock band Coldplay, catches his sets when he can. At a small table just inside the door, between bites of salmon and sips of a Bellini, Martin recal

AUBURN HILLS - The winter version of Coldplay's "Twisted Logic" tour, which played The Palace on Wednesday, was a lot like the outdoor version that came to DTE Energy Music Theatre last summer, with one notable exception: They've grown a lot more comfortable being one of rock's biggest bands.   It was a new role, one to which they had long aspired, when Coldplay mapped out the followup to its 2002 blockbuster - and best - album, "A Rush of Blood to the Head." Coldplay has never made a secret of

The Songs of Hope Online Auction is happening now for Charity Folks from today until Tuesday, December 5 at 6:00 pm EST.   Proceeds benefit City of Hope Cancer Research and Treatment Hospital.   Click here to start your bidding now [thanks umark]

For their fourth album, Coldplay enlisted producer Brian Eno to broaden their palette beyond the piano-heavy anthems the band is best known for.   "Strawberry Swing" includes Afro-pop guitars, "42" is a three-part epic built on glitchy loops and "Yes!" mixes Middle Eastern percussion with Chris Martin's newfound deep-register vocals. "It's impossible to please everybody, and it took us a while to learn that," says Martin, adding that he credits Eno, who has made records with U2 and the Talking H

On the heels of an acclaimed headlining slot at September's Austin City Limits Music Festival, Coldplay returns to Austin, bringing a combination of heartfelt ballads and masterful rock to the legendary stage of the Austin City Limits television program. Recently nominated for three Grammy Awards, Coldplay has become one of the biggest bands in the world and is a critical, commercial and fan favorite. A special Austin City Limits featuring a full hour of Coldplay airs Saturday, December 17 on PB

Sydney, AU (EMI MUSIC AUSTRALIA) - 'The Hardest Part' is the fourth single to be taken from 'X&Y' and will be released on June 17th along with a special tour edition version of the album.   A hilarious new video has been filmed to accompany the single release and is best described in the words of the director Mary Wigmore below...   "The actual Spencer and Barbara performance was filmed in Miami on the daytime talk show 'Attitudes' in 1990. I first encountered the footage a few years back. M

Coldplay is taking its "Twisted Logic" Tour Down Under next week.   The band's sold-out Australian tour in support of the its latest album "X&Y" kicks off next Friday, June 23rd, with a two-night stand in Brisbane. The outing wraps up July 7th in Perth.   A few days later, Coldplay completes the final leg of the Twisted Logic Tour with six shows in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.This past weekend, Coldplay made a triumphant to England when they played the Isle of Wight Festival. According

Coldplay is taking its "Twisted Logic" Tour Down Under next week.   The band's sold-out Australian tour in support of the its latest album "X&Y" kicks off tomorrow, June 23rd, with a two-night stand in Brisbane. The outing wraps up July 7th in Perth.   A few days later, Coldplay completes the final leg of the Twisted Logic Tour with six shows in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.   Going to a show? Preview it and review it in the Coldplay Live forum.

Coldplay have announced a third Melbourne concert - before the first two have even gone on sale, the Herald Sun are reporting today.   The band will now perform at Rod Laver Arena on March 3, 4 and 5 next year. All tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow from Ticketek, priced between $120 and $140. Promoter Michael Chugg said seeing the intense demand from an early pre-sale of selected tickets prompted the multiple shows. "We decided that we needed to add these extra shows now so that the fans know t

Sat 10th June, 5pm - http://abc.net.au/triplej/music_specials/   They're about to hit our shores for another Australian tour, so we're refreshing your memory on why English band Coldplay have become one of the biggest acts in the world. You'll hear all the best Coldplay hits, some Triple J live recordings plus Triple J interviews with Chris Martin.   More on this here [thanks kekita]

Thanks to Little Missy Clumsy for the following Australian information:   To any Australians with Foxtel or Optus or something, there is a show on Fox8 called CD Live and apparently they’re going to have Coldplay on this Saturday (3rd of June) at 6:30pm. That’s NSW time… I’m not sure if it will be different in other states/territories/New Zealand.   I don’t know if it’s an interview or performance or what, but all they said was that Coldplay would be on…   More on this here

It was a bold move by Chugg Entertainment to open two Coldplay shows simultaneously in each of the East Coast cities, for both the general public on-sale and the widely advertised Visa Entertainment pre-sale, but one that has paid off and given fans their best chance at tickets ever, reports Tangled Magazine.   Promoter Michael Chugg says, “This was a decision dictated by the overwhelming demand by fans to see Coldplay live, the biggest band in the world right now. We wanted to put two shows up

Coldplay might be giving Adelaide the cold shoulder on its 2009 tour, but plenty of 'AdelaideNow' readers are warming to our petition to change the band's mind, report news.com.au.   Since last Sunday more than 1000 people have signed the online petition to bring the English supergroup to Adelaide. The response comes after last week's announcement that the band would not include South Australia in its 2009 tour.   Instead, Coldplay will only play dates in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne wh