Coldplay News

Reign of Love made its Coldplay concert debut in Paris last night, in the first of two consecutive shows at the Bercy.   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 (partial - techno version) Talk (partial - techno version) The Hardest Part (piano - Chris) Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental) Viva La Vida Lost! The Scientist (acoustic) Deat

Coldplay will perform on Le Grand Journal on Wednesday 10th, not Tuesday 9th, as was reported back on August 23rd. The reason for the change is a production alteration.   Coldplay are still due to perform live on French TV but a day later, on the talk show Le Grand Journal, found on the channel Canal+, according to schedules found on Clap Production. The TV show is live from 7pm (French time) to 8:50pm, and usually live acts are on at around 8pm. Although, Coldplay plays at The Bercy at 8:30pm t

The Ting Tings held off competition from Coldplay and Leona Lewis to take home Best UK Video at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (September 7th).   We reported recently that Coldplay picked up a nomination for their video Violet Hill, while Estelle's collaboration with Kanye West, American Boy, won her a nod. Leona's Bleeding Love video, Duffy's Warwick Avenue and the Ting Tings' Shut Up And Let Me Go all snagged nominations too. Hosted by Russell Brand, the 25th Video Music Awards took plac

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Warner Music Group Corp., whose artists include Linkin Park and Madonna, said Monday it signed a license deal to market and distribute EMI Music releases in South East Asia, according to the CNN money website. Financial terms were not disclosed.   Warner Music Group will be the exclusive local physical and digital distributor of EMI Music's products in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea and Thailand. The multiyear agreement expands on an existing relat

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 8, 2008 - submitted by Matt, Australia Q. Is it true the song Green Eyes was written about a cat? The Oracle replies: It isn't true no. I think maybe someone is pulling your leg, unless you are pulling mine. It was actually written about 2 people, one of whom is Jonny.   September 8, 2008 - submitted by vinny, Ireland Q. What does 'NO ME LLORES' mean on Chris' guitar? The Oracle replies: Online translators throw up many variations but the actu

Slipknot have knocked Coldplay from the top of the European album charts - their new LP All Hope Is Gone has debuted at number one, according to 3news.co.nz.   The masked rockers' new reign means Coldplay's Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends has been pushed into second place, with Welsh soul star Duffy moving down one spot to third with Rockferry. The Verve score the only other new entry in the top five with Fourth, while the soundtrack to movie musical Mamma Mia! slips two spots to five.

Coldplay delayed the start of their concert in Barcelona on Saturday (September 6th) to watch England play football against Andorra, Gigwise are reporting today.   The band were able to watch the game because the Palau Sant Jordi arena, the site of their concert, is next door to the Olympic Stadium. “The band were chuffed when they realised they were playing next to the England match and had to get tickets," a source told the Sun newspaper. "They even postponed their show by an hour so they coul

Setlist   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed Of Sound Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing Talk (partial - techno version) God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (partial - techno version) The Hardest Part (piano - Chris) Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental) Viva La Vida Lost! The Scientist (acoustic) Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing) Viva La Vida (remix interlude) First Encore Politik including Gnossienne

An online review of Coldplay's forthcoming EP entitled Prospekt's March has surfaced on Coldplaying.com here. As yet no official confirmation that the following tracklisting is correct (according to Prospekt only last week they didn't even know what was going to be on the EP), but if it is you heard it first on this site. [thanks Navegador]   Tracklisting:   1. Prospekt's March 2. Famous Old Painters 3. Death Will Never Conquer (Hidden track: Postcards From Far Away). 4. Glass Of Water 5. Leftri

Animal rights protesters Asociación Animalista Libera picketed last night’s Coldplay gig. Here are some pictures…   More on this story here onwards [thanks chavi]   Barcelona , Este sábado, día 6 de Septiembre, la banda liderada por Chris Martin regresa a Barcelona y esta vez en el Palau Sant Jordi. El domingó aterrizarán en Madrid, donde se presentará por primera vez su último álbum Viva la Vida. Libera! participó en el anterior concierto de la banda en la ciudad, repartiendo información sobre

Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, has sold more that 5 million copies. The total number of copies sold now amounts to 5,054,400, according to WorldWideAlbums.net.   Considering its 'world goals' and sales, the fourth album has defintely become the biggest music success of 2008. Album sales keeps on increasing in France (226,666 sold copies), in Ireland (more than 100,000), Japan (+ 5,970 copies), Korea (10,355 copies) and above all in Poland (already platinum wi

Setlist:   Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed Of Sound Cemeteries of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix you Strawberry Swing Talk (dance version) / God Put a Smile The Hardest Part Postcards From Far Away Viva La Vida Lost! The Scientist Death Will Never conquer (Talk Remix) --------- Politik Lovers In Japan Death And All His Friends ---------- Yellow Dubliners / Prospekt's March (The Escapist)   After their shows in Germany and France where they presented their latest album

Sound check.. 1, 2.   The Oxfam Blog is reporting live from Barcelona's soundcheck tonight, here is the blog:   Coldplay are playing my favourite song in sound check.. woop! Albert Hammond Jnr just walked past.. woop! Oxfam volunteers arrive in just 30 minutes.. woop! England are playing just a stones throw away (for a shot putter).. love it.   Keep abreast of the latest happenings from tonight's Barcelona show (including any setlist updates etc) at the Palau St Jordi here. According to the Brit

Coldplay have recently finished the first leg of their US Viva La Vida tour and here's how they fared against their compatriots in ticket sales. Coldplay's average ticket price for shows in North America was $83.71.   The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city in U.S. dollars and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by conce

If you've been on a different planet for the last 7 days, here's a recap of what you need to know about Coldplay's forthcoming studio projects...   Just before hitting the road again for their current European tour, Coldplay stopped by BBC Radio's "6 Music" for a sit-down in which they revealed their next studio projects. The chat was with "6 Music" host Steve Lamacq [pictured] and, for some reason, R.E.M. frontman and friend of Coldplay Michael Stipe. When Stipe asked Coldplay frontman Chris Ma

A sizzling array of international acts and festivals will make this the longest and hottest summer for Perth music fans, yet one leading Australian promoter fears the touring industry has peaked.   Superstars such as Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, John Mellencamp, Sting and Stevie Wonder will play Perth in coming months, with Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Coldplay, AC/DC and other big-name acts rumoured to be planning concerts here early next year.   The festival circuit is even more crowded

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 5, 2008 - submitted by Jacqui, United States of America Q. Dear Oracle, What does Chris's guitar say (on the pics from Lyon show? Love Chris's T-shirt..it is time for a change. The Oracle replies: You know how Vicki painted the instruments? Well this one was painted by Chris himself. It says NO ME LLORES.   September 5, 2008 - submitted by Guido, Argentina Q. Can you think of a name for my anatomy group from college? The name must be related w

The Europe Music Awards are set to take place on 6th November 2008 in Liverpool, UK and nominee voting is now open at www.mtvema.com.   Voting is open to the public – fans can vote for their favourite artist to become one of the Top 5 nominees! Don’t delay – help Coldplay get nominated for an award! Here are their nominations:   Rock Out | Best Act Ever | Headliner | Album Of The Year (Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends)   The 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards will take place at the Echo Arena

Setlist:   1. Life In Technicolor 2. Violet Hill 3. Clocks 4. In My Place 5. Speed Of Sound 6. Cemeteries Of London 7. Chinese Sleep Chant 8. 42 9. Fix You 10. Strawberry Swing 11. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (b-stage) 12. Talk (b-stage) 13. The Hardest Part (b-stage, piano) 14. Viva La Vida 15. Lost! 16. The Scientist (c-stage, acoustic) 17. Death Will Never Conquer (c-stage, acoustic) -- Viva La Vida remix -- 18. Politik 19. Lovers In Japan 20. Death And All His Friends ----- 21. Yellow 22.

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 4, 2008 - submitted by Sally, United Kingdom Q. Is Chasing Butterflies a Coldplay song? It sounds like it is. The Oracle replies: Ah you mean the music on the advert for CSL. The verse sounds very like Speed Of Sound so I can see why you ask that. It's not a Coldplay song; it's by an artist named Steph. It's soon to be released as a single.   September 4, 2008 - submitted by Rugile, Lithuania Q. Dear Oracle, I just saw photos from BBC radio 2

The new edition of Coldplay's messenger is out, and they have a new competition for you. Here's goes:   Judging by the tens of thousands of you who entered the signed album competition in the last Messenger, it seems you folks quite like a competition. Congrats to the randomly-selected winner, Ivan G, whose CD has already been signed by the band (we have proof) and is winging its way to Croatia. In this edition, we're offering one reader a front-row pair of tickets to the Coldplay gig of their c

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 3, 2008 - submitted by Erick, El Salvador Q. why the orecle has not answer my two questions about when Coldplay is going to come to el salvador? The Oracle replies: The most asked question is "when are Coldplay coming to my home country?? Anchorman announces tour dates in due course so it's fruitless asking here. I thought it would help save a lot of finger tapping on keyboards the world over if I got back to you on this popular Q.   September

Setlist:   1. Life In Technicolor 2. Violet Hill 3. Clocks 4. In My Place 5. Cemeteries Of London 6. Yellow 7. 42 8. Speed Of Sound 9. Chinese Sleep Chant 10. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (Techno version) 11. Yes 12. Talk (acoustic, Chris Martin only) 13. The Hardest Part 14. Postcards From Far Away (Instrumental only) 15. Lost! 16. Viva La Vida 17. The Scientist 18. Death Will Dever Conquer First Encore (Talk remix) 19. Politik 20. Lovers In Japan 21. Death And All His Friends Second Encore

US R&B star Ne-Yo has revealed how his love of Coldplay has helped introduce him to music by a host of different guitar bands.   Speaking to the BBC, the star said he discovered Coldplay when he first heard their hit single 'Yellow' and then “was in love from there”. “I went out and got 'Parachutes', I got 'Rush of Blood to the Head', I got all of them,” he said. “Then, through Coldplay, I was introduced to Radiohead, and from them into Muse, and from Muse into Kings of Leon - it just kept

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 2, 2008 - submitted by Lore, Chile Q. Hello Mr. Oracle, hope you're having a good time. Recently we heard that the band finally played Cemeteries Of London (and we're really happy about that). What was the thing that made them finally play it?, did they checked any fansite with song requests?. At coldplaying.com there was a lot of people asking for the song and I must say that we're all really excited now (we even started a petition, just in c