Coldplay News

Coldplay have published some pics from last month's Wembley show. Here's what they said:   We thought you might like to see some pictures from the warm-up show at Wembley Arena which we played for friends and family on June 17th. (Thanks to Penny Howle for the pics)                  

New scans have been uploaded from Italian magazines Rockstar and XL Repubblica here and here (the latter being a translation of the recent English Q Magazine article from June). In case you missed them, a reminder that the Spin Magazine Coldplay scans are here.   Nearly 1000 photos have been uploaded to the Coldplaying gallery so far from Coldplay's set (and soundcheck) at the Today Show last Friday in New York (thanks to all the VIP Coldplayers who took some fantastic shots). Coldplay have upda

The Kooks performed at Maida Vale in the Live Lounge minus drummer Paul who hurt his arm.   Hear the Kooks perform a live lullaby version of their single Shine On and a cover of one of Hugh's favourite singles by Coldplay, Violet Hill.   The group have a busy festival schedule lined up for the Summer including V Festival, T in the Park and Oxygen. The group explain why they enjoyed making their second studio album, The Konk, as they had the freedom to be as creative as they wanted even though fo

We reported two days ago that Andy on the Road blog posted about the small print within Capitol Records' contest to select openers for Coldplay’s latest tour for shows in San Jose, Philadelphia, Chicago, Hartford, DC, and Boston. They, along with many other blogs, reported unfavourably on Capitol's marketing arrangements for this competition, calling them the very worst contest rules and conditions ever seen.   This morning the terms and conditions page for the contest appear to have changed. Re

Coldplay holds at #1 on Billboard's album chart for the second week with Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. But the big news is that, in just two weeks, Viva La Vida has sold more downloads than any album in digital history.   The old record was held by John Mayer's Continuum. Viva La Vida sold 66,000 downloads this week, bringing its two-week total to 354,000. Continuum has sold 353,000 downloads since its release in September 2006.   The rest of the all-time top five albums with the mo

As expected, Coldplay's new album 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends' has topped the US Album charts for a second week running.   The band's fourth album sold 249,000 copies in its second week, according to new chart figures. The album has now sold nearly 1million copies in the US alone. The rest of the top-three in this weeks chart also remains unchanged, with Lil' Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' and the Jonas Brothers-featuring Disney soundtrack 'Camp Rock' holding the second and third spots

A reminder that Coldplay are seeking unknown acts to join the bill on their upcoming "Viva La Vida" tour of North America.   The band have announced details of a contest for six summer concerts, appealing for aspiring groups to submit video performances. Support roles are required for concerts in Chicago, San Jose, Philadelphia, DC, Boston and Hartford. Interested acts should visit coldplayontour.com and can apply using YouTube clips of their band at work. Coldplay's US tour opens next month in

Viva La Vida collaborator to support US tour shows in Los Angeles   From Jon Hopkin's blog:   I’ve been asked to support Coldplay for the first two shows of the Viva La Vida tour, on the 14th and 15th of July at the Forum, Los Angeles. I will also be joining them for the rest of their US tour as DJ, with more live support slots to be added along the way. Sadly this means I have had to cancel my scheduled DJ appearance at Camp Bestival, sorry about this.   You may remember Coldplaying also report

Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ EMI MUSIC Australia) - If you like good stats and Coldplay, they're going hand in hand this week.   Coldplay continue to break records by putting an end to their Australian chart curse and holding the No.1 spot on the national ARIA album chart for the second week in a row. Their previous two No.1 albums 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' (2002) and 'X&Y' (2005) both only spent one week in the top spot before being dethroned.   On the singles front, this week also marks

Motley Crue's much-anticipated 'Saints of Los Angeles' will have a decent debut in the US later this week, but not enough to dethrone Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida'.   According to Hits Daily Double, the Crue album will debut at number 4 with sales of around 90,000. Coldplay will do another 200,000+ in the US this week, bringing total sales in America to around 1 million.   'Saints of Los Angeles' doesn't have enough momentum to beat Disney's 'Camp Rock' soundtrack or Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' but

Poor Chris Martin. He's been sitting pretty at the top of album and singles charts the world over in recent weeks, and yet he's still suffering accusations from inventive YouTubers suggesting his best-selling songs are rip-offs.   First came a fine piece of self-publicity by Brooklyn indie band Creaky Boards, who suggested Martin had come to see them and copied their song The Songs I Didn't Write for Coldplay's Number 1 single Viva La Vida. No one quite believed Creaky Boards, as it soon emerge

Coldplay have held onto the number one spot on the UK album charts with 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends'.   The band's fourth album, already one of the fastest selling in chart history, is spending its second week at the chart summit. Elsewhere on the album countdown, Duffy and Neil Diamond stayed at number two and three respectively with 'Rockferry' and 'Home After Dark'.   Sigur Ros, meanwhile, debuted at number five with their new album 'With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly’.

Rapper Jay-Z triumphs in headline spot, but Eavis says risk too great to repeat   Glastonbury festival will "revisit its musical roots" next year with guitar-based bands returning to the headline slots. The move comes after the controversial decision to select the US rapper Jay-Z as the main headline act at this year's event. Organisers are now considering Coldplay and Radiohead for next summer, bands that have delivered renowned festival performances.   The decision to abandon the experiment w

Ne-Yo's Closer has climbed one place to knock Coldplay off the top spot in the singles chart, but Vida La Vida remains Britain's number one album.   The title track stormed to number one last week from downloads alone, denying Ne-Yo a chart-topper in his sixth week in the charts. This week, however, Closer outstripped sales of Vida La Vida, giving the singer-songwriter his second UK number one. Jordin Sparks took the highest new entry with No Air, while Chris Brown climbed one place with Forever

Michael Eavis praises rapper’s headline festival appearance   Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis has claimed that he’s not worried Noel Gallagher will be offended after being dissed in Jay-Z’s intro tape. However, the organiser warned that last night’s (June 28) hip-hop set could be a one-off, as there is only one Jay-Z.   With the show beginning with a video montage that sent up the Oasis guitarist’s quote that Jay-Z would have “no fucking chance” at Glastonbury, Eavis said he was not worried the f

Watch Coldplay talking about the new album   Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Johnny Buckland discuss the various sounds on their new album, the band’s beginnings, and their approach to making music. Also, don’t miss behind-the-scenes footage of Chris and Johnny visiting KROQ radio in L.A. Visit http://www.attblueroom.com/music now.   For a quick tease to the three-part interview, click here.   From coldplay.com: Check out a four-part filmed interview we recently did with AT&T's blue room (it wo

I thought that showing up at Rockefeller Plaza at 2 a.m. for Coldplay’s 7 a.m. "Today Show" concert would be early enough to get into the "first-come, first-served" show.   I was wrong.   The line already extended down an entire block. Kids near the front were camped out in sleeping bags, while those a bit further down the line, like me, simply sat on the sidewalk while cockroaches climbed out of the sewers and sent us jumping. Those in the very front told "Today" host Meredith Vieira that th

Coldplay invited an injured child onto the stage ahead of their performance on the Today Show in New York this morning (June 27th).   The fan, who was in the front row of the audience outside the Rockefeller Centre, was picked out by frontman Chris Martin because he was wearing a sling. He was then asked up onto the stage so that Martin could ask him all about his injury.   Coldplay performed a string of hits to a packed New York audience during their exclusive performance and at one point had t

Coldplay are planning a free song give-away for their forthcoming UK winter tour.   The four-piece want to offer fans who have purchased tickets the chance to get their hands on an unreleased track. Lead singer Chris Martin said: "We're hoping to do this thing where we give away a song with every ticket."   The band are currently sitting at the top of the singles chart with Viva La Vida, which shot to number one on download sales alone. Speaking on their official site, Martin added: "We have t

The Beatles, The Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Men At Work, Michael Jackson and Beyonce remain the only artists in chart history to score simultaneous number one singles and albums in the UK and the USA, after Coldplay are knocked off the US singles perch.   Coldplay looked to be in with a chance of joining this most exclusive of clubs but lose their leadership of the US singles charts, even as their blockbusting fourth studio album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends conti

Coldplay have finished their set for the Today Show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The performances are online - you can watch the videos on the MSNBC website here   They played:   Clocks Lost! Viva la Vida In My Place 42   The rehearsal also included Yellow. More on the show including new photos here and here including those returning from the VIP pen!  

2008 Concert Volunteer Application - Support Oxfam at Coldplay shows!   A reminder that Oxfam America are still looking for volunteers to help out at Coldplay shows in the US - there are still spots available for most Coldplay US shows. Fill in the form here for your application. If you wish to apply to more than one concert please fill out one application per concert.   An Oxfam America organizer will respond to you as soon as possible and will send more exact schedules along with other instru

Several little bits of Coldplay information to update you with today here at Coldplaying, starting with the news that Lost! is #94 in US Hot 100 singles but Viva La Vida drops from 1st to 6th on the same Billboard chart. Violet Hill is somewhere in the #60's.   Good news for X&Y though, Coldplay's third album has made it to #1 album on a U.S. pop chart this week with sales of 27,000 worldwide in a week. Parachutes and A Rush Of Blood To The Head are also on that list. As for Viva La Vida Or

Pearl Jam ended their two night residency in New York in style last night (June 25th) with guest appearances from members of The Ramones and Kiss, and according to Billboard, the band's set was watched by the Olsen twins and Coldplay's Chris Martin.   Like they did on Tuesday, Pearl Jam played a high octane set which included songs from their entire back-catalogue. Here's what BrooklynVegan.com recently posted about the packed MSG itinery this week just gone:   It's all about MSG lately. Love th

Coldplay, who have hit the top of the charts with their latest album ‘Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends’, have become only the third band to ever perform live on ‘The Daily Show’ with Jon Stewart.   ‘Viva’ has sold over a million copies worldwide since it’s release two weeks ago, placing the band firmly on top of the U.S. charts with the title track despite the song not officially being released as a single.   More on Coldplay on ‘The Daily Show’ here, here onwards. You can watch the vid