Coldplay News

Coldplay have crowned their comeback by leading the field in the shortlist for this year’s Q Awards as the nominees were announced today.   Among their haul of four nominations in the annual celebration of the year’s greatest music is a chance of winning the title of Best Act In The World Today, a prize they last won in 2005 as they basked in the glory of X&Y. To land the trophy in 2008 they face competition from Oasis, Muse, Metallica and Kings of Leon.   Coldplay also compete in the prized

You can now watch Coldplay perform tracks during an intimate live gig for Radio 2 at the BBC Radio Theatre in London. The video of Coldplay's Radio 2 gig will be available until Monday 8 September, 2359. (hurry!)   Watch the full gig online (UK residents only... BBC rules not mine) here

The news that Coldplay will be releasing a new EP at the end of this year and a new album at the end of 2009 is finally filtering through the WWW, despite no official announcement from the official website on Monday.   Below are just some of the articles written across the world by the likes of NME, BBC, Gigwise et al. It might take you a while to read them all!   To summarise, Coldplay confirmed that they will be releasing an EP before the end of the year, followed by a new album at the end of

Coldplay caused chaos at the BBC after their road crew forced HQ Broadcasting House to be evacuated TWICE.   As fire alarms went off, Radio 3 and Radio 4 were briefly pulled off the air while grumbling staff were made to assemble on pavements outside the building in central London. The band were there on Friday to record a live show put out the next day. Lighting technicians got the blame. What made it worse was they had insisted their preparations wouldn’t interfere with the building’s safety

More pictures from Coldplay's recent radio interview with Steve Lamacq at BBC6 Radio have been released by the BBC (read more for full set):   More on the pictures here onwards [thanks mimixxx]          

Setlist:   1. Life In Technicolor 2. Violet Hill 3. Clocks 4. Cemeteries of London (debut on tour) 5. Chinese Sleep Chant 6. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face 7. 42 8. Don’t Panic 9. Yellow 10. The Hardest Part (piano) 11. In My Place 12. Speed Of Sound 13. Viva La Vida 14. Lost! 15. The Scientist Acoustic (?) Encore 17. Death Will Never Conquer 18. Politik 19. Lovers In Japan 20. Death And All His Friends 2nd Encore 21. The Dubliners 22. The Escapist   Well, just one word abo

More from the Oracle...   September 1, 2008 - submitted by Linnea, Sweden Q. At the blog Roadie #42, there is a picture of Chris reading, what is the title of the book? The Oracle replies: Well, Chris said on the radio this weekend that it could have been The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama but it certainly doesn’t look like it! There’s been a lot of interest over this particular photo as if it’s the only book Chris has ever read. There’s always a lot of book reading on tour so we can’t be sure

The show isn't until tonight, but the big news from Coldplaying.com so far is that Cemeteries Of London has been soundchecked by Coldplay in Strasbourg today, and there is a great possibility they may play it live tonight. The track from the new album Death And All His Friends has never been played live... yet.   Chris Martin has described it as their "ghost march" and he is clearly trying to tackle the big questions as he sings about a supernatural and religious quest. This, along with a few ot

Michael Stipe has heaped praise on Coldplay, saying a band as good and genial as them is a rarity.   He gushed in the BBC6 interview on Saturday: "For me, having been around for 28 years, doing this, I’m thrilled when a band like Coldplay come along. I think great! Here are some contemporaries I respect what they do and they’re really smart fun people great people to be around and they’re very close friends."   Elsewhere in the interview, Coldplay revealed that their fifth studio album will be r

Yesterday two of the biggest bands in the world went head to head on BBC 6music as Coldplay chatted to REM's Michael Stipe [pictured] live in the studio with Steve Lamacq.   Following reports that Coldplay planned to release a record this year it fell on Stipe to get to the bottom of the rumours: “Is it true?” he asked. To which Martin replied: “We’re going to put an EP out at Christmas called Prospekt's March and we’re going to release an album next December to end the decade.”   Martin then t

Here are more answered questions from The Oracle...   August 29, 2008 - submitted by Simon, Netherlands Q. Why did Coldplay wrote an Ode to Deodorant? The Oracle replies: Your question seems imply that you think Ode to Deodorant was a joke. I know that the lyrics do seem a little whimsical but I can assure you it was a serious composition. It would be like asking why Coldplay wrote Yellow? They just did.   August 29, 2008 - submitted by CJ, South Africa Q. Just wondered if someone knew the hidd

Coldplay downloads have broken through significant sales milestones in the States to underline a new era of multi-million-selling singles.   According to Joseph Murrells - the late musicologist whose Book Of Golden Discs was the first volume to track worldwide million sellers - The Beatles’ I Want To Hold Your Hand is the biggest selling single by a UK act in America, with sales of more than 4.9m there. Viva La Vida by Coldplay is chasing hard, and races past the 2m mark, with sales last week of

Coldplay's hour-long gig at the BBC Radio Theatre in London is over. They played:   1. Life In Technicolor 2. Violet Hill 3. Clocks 4. Viva La Vida (dedicated to Terry Wogan) 5. 42 6. The Hardest Part aka. Ego Trip (Chris M. acoustic) 7. Chinese Sleep Chant 8. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno v-v-v-ersion) 9. Yellow (dedicated to Radio 2) 10. Lost! 11. Trouble 12. The Scientist (full version) 13. Lovers In Japan (dedicated to Dermot O'Leary) encore 14. Death And All His Friends (dedicated

Two new Coldplay interviews have aired today in the UK, the first one on BBC Radio 2 with Dermot O'Leary and the second on BBC6 Music. During the second one Chris Martin confirmed details of future Coldplay releases to a well respected Steve Lamacq.   An EP entitled 'Prospekt's March' will be released on 26th December 2008 and the band will then wrap up the decade with a full length release in December 2009. Both releases have no further details as yet.   We reported a month ago here at Coldplay

A final reminder that tonight, Coldplay will play a special concert for the BBC, which will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2. The show will take place from 7-8pm (BST), with build-up on both Radio 2 and Radio 6 (The first one is from 1400-1700 on Radio 2 and the second from 1600-1800 on BBC6 Music). Click here for full details and to listen live online, wherever you are. The BBC will also be showing video of the gig on the site afterwards.   The concert will take place in London's BBC Radio Thea

Coldplay, Elbow and TV On The Radio have been added to the new series of Later With Jools Holland on BBC2.   Coldplay, The Hold Steady and Glen Campbell play on October 7, while Elbow join David Gilmour on September 23. October 14 stars Kaiser Chiefs, Seasick Steve, The Streets and TV On The Radio, with Friendly Fires on October 21. The series starts on September 16 with Kings Of Leon, Metallica and Fireman.   If you would like to be part of the audience, you can register your interest here

A reminder that Coldplay’s three albums, Parachutes, A Rush of Blood To The Head and X&Y will be re-released on vinyl from Monday 1st September 2008.   All three albums are available for pre-order at amazon.   Order Parachutes: UK | US Order A Rush of Blood To The Head: UK | US Order X&Y: UK | US  

2008 Concert Volunteer Application - Support Oxfam at the new Coldplay shows!   Oxfam America are looking for volunteers to help out at Coldplay shows in the US - there are still spots available for most Coldplay US shows - inlcuding the following newly announced ones:   Wed Oct 29 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Gardens Fri Oct 31 - Washington DC - Verizon Center Sat Nov 1 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center Wed Nov 5 - Altanta, GA - Phillips Arena   Fill in the form here for your application.

They need your help in Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic and Hungary   This just in from our friends at Oxfam...   Hello. As you know, Coldplay have shows coming up around Europe. Oxfam volunteers have been invited to campaign every step of the way, talking to 100,000s of people about how they can take action to overcome poverty. There are still a few places available for volunteers in Sweden, Norway, Czech Republic and Hungary. You could be one of them.   Volunteers receive a free ticket to the

The nominees have been announced for the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards which will air on Sunday September 7, 2008 at 9:00pm (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT). Coldplay’s ‘Violet Hill’ has been nominated for Best Special Effects at this year's awards.   The “Moonman” contenders for this year’s professional categories are in. The list of “2008 Video Music Awards” nominees for “Best Choreography,” “Best Editing,” “Best Special Effects,” “Best Cinematography” and “Best Art Direction” include a top-notch group

Check out coldplay.com for a new newsreel entry: Post is go!   Good evening. We're very pleased to announce the launch of a new section here on Coldplay.com. Post is a place where all the pictures, videos, interviews and blogs which appear on this website will now gather together, in one handy place. Post also contains some things that are new to the site, such as the official band biography for the current album and some more exclusive pictures (like the one of the band with an elf prince in t

More Oracleisms...   August 26, 2008 - submitted by Kathy, United States of America Q. Heard a song today on XM Radio with Coldplay and Michael Stipe about God’s Love…What is the exact title and where can I find a copy of it ?? Thanks The Oracle replies: The track is called In the Sun. It was originally by Joseph Arthur but Michael chose it as the song to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina. It was released exclusively via iTunes back in February 2006 and you can still get it there.   August 26, 2

Fresh from topping the album and singles charts, Coldplay come to Radio 2 to play an intimate gig in the BBC Radio Theatre in London. Keep in touch with the gig as it happens with us at Coldplaying here   You can hear the concert on Saturday 30 August, 1900h to 2000h. During the build up to their show, the band will be chatting to Dermot O'Leary on Radio 2 and Steve Lamacq on 6 Music. And in the week after the event you’ll be able to watch video of the band’s performance, and see photo galleries

Coldplay held on to fourth spot in the UK album chart this week with the new album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. In Ireland it holds at number three. The single Viva La Vida is ninth in Ireland. More on the UK album chart success here [thanks mimixxx & mayurshikotra]   Viva La Vida (single) continues to hold its own in the US by moving up one spot from No. 6 last week to No. 5, after 15 weeks on the Billboard singles charts. The Album is currently at no.7 on the Top 10 Billboard

You can can win tickets to see Coldplay live in Paris on 9th and 10th September courtesy of an online French competition here   This is a NRJ radio contest, the same as the one for the Paris secret gig back in June. The questions you need to answer on the website are the same, and are multiple choice answers:   What's Coldplay new single? Who painted the cover? Where's the band from?   More on this competition here [thanks chavi]