More excellent reviews of Coldplay's concert at the Olympiastadion in Stockholm, Sweden, have been posted at the Coldplay Live forum, that didn't quite make the main review article in time yesterday morning. Here are some of the reviews posted online at Coldplaying:
I'm a little late here but whatever. I did also attend the show this saturday and it was amazing! It was the first time for me since I didn't get tickets last time they were here (No money was one of the reasons :/). This time I got a seat in the F section which costed me 595 SEK. The view was good and I saw both the scene and the screens (very cool effects during 42 and some other songs btw) but I was very far away...
I didn't see anything when they performed on the smaller stage cause I sat on the wrong side. It would have been fun to at least see Will sing DWNC. I was so surprised when they sang Viva La Vida and Fix You. I have never seen something like it - everyone was singing! I guess the same thing happend at Ericsson Globe too and all the other concerts but still, first time I saw something like it...
One of two big artists I've seen this summer, the other being Madonna (I had GC tickets there). I won't compare them but Coldplay had a better crowd for sure. I feel really bad for those people who didn't get a CD. I was among the first one to get out from Stadion cause I sat near the exit so I got one but I heard alot of people screaming at the securitymen because they had nothing left to hand out. People write about it here (in swedish). Great concert! I only wish I could have been closer to the stage and I hope they will use the Golden Circle system next time so you don't need to sleep outside or be there early in the morning to get a decent view. Btw, in which songs did Chris do something wrong (?) and said "Oh..." and laughed a bit. It was in one of the first songs but I don't remember and it drives me crazy! Always when I go to a concert I don't remember anything after the show cause seeing the artist with my own eyes is so huge for me that I forget everything else LOL. Wow, a lot of negative comments but don't get me wrong - I LOVED IT! Please come back next time! Edit: WTF happend with Speed of Sound?! My favourite single by them and they skipped it -_- [thanks Isab3lla]
They didn't play Til Kingdom come, they did sound check White Shadows, so maybe in a near future they will start play it? And Chris did sing a bit of Amsterdam during Strawberry Swing because people in the audience had signs mocking Chris for forgetting the Amsterdam lyrics. "Rehearsed Amsterdam this time?" and some had written down the lyrics for him. The show was great, but I toughed that they rushed trough it. No much talking from Chris side. The two shows last year was better in my opinion. [thanks Rodan]
I had the worst and also the best night of my life! We came to the stadium at 9am with my friend and had the line up numbers 359&360 and when we got in we were like 7-10 meters from the stage at 4pm when we got in and people sat on the ground, but then I HAD TO go to the toilet around 5pm and when I came back people were suddenly STANDING and I just couldn't get throught to where I used to be!! My friend who I came with from Finland to see the show was there alone and she had my bag which had my cell phone and all my stuff (except my camera) so I couldn't call her that I can't get through to her and I was trying for like an hour to get there from different parts of the field and just panicing and stuff and I just couldn't get there (I got like 5 meters from the end of the crowd and then just couldn't move anymore!) and so I went to the security people and they helped me a little so I finally (after calling for like 30 minutes) got hold of my friend and then I went into the crowd to get a place to watch and ended up being at the end of the long stage on the left..I'm so annoyed! why couldn't I just stay there and see the fucking concert from like the third row and now I'm at like almost half way of the field! SUCKS!!! but well the concert was still awesome (tho I couldn't see the guys on the stage almost at all) but chris came close to me a couple of times and stuff so I guess it was ok, but I was just so sad!! I'm so dissapointed on that side..but still I enjoyed the concert of course and the fireworks, confletties and balloons and stuff were awesome too!!
My favourites were Deathandallhisfriends, strawberry swing (mostly because they did a small moment of Amsterdam there which is my second favourite CP song..) and the amazing LITii with the fireworks and all the singing that was like the happiest moment of my life! (that + singing 'No I don't want to battle from beginning to end I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge I don't want to follow death and all of his friends' as loud as I could. sorry about some of the negativity on the message, but I'm sure you can understand why I'm so pissed off at myself..still loathing in selfpity.. well while waiting for Wembley (that better go smoothly, I've had such terrible coldplay karma) I think I'll go get some sleep because I feel like I'm getting sick with all the lining up in the rain during the day and being in the wet clothes and stuff.. But still thank you Coldplay for the concert and I'll be posting some videos later! [thanks johkujii]
It is hardly a risky guess that what the critics dislike about Coldplay is what the audience likes. Where U2 and Madonna from the very beginning seemed prepared to take the step to superstardom, Coldplay got there gradually as the nice guys from the countryside. Quite simply, they had to update themselves when the applauses were too loud. The intimacy of the debut album "Parachutes" did not fit into the arenas that suddenly opened up following fame. And at the Swedish venue "Hovet" in 2002 Chris Martin moved round like a playful puppy that had forgotten all warnings (and the lyrics seemed to express just that). Coldplay's reprogramming to arena group has now been completed. With "Viva la Vida" Coldplay has sufficient material for concerts at stadium level, even some chorusses fit for football stadion sing-alongs - particularly the title track that the audience wanted to continue singing for a long time.
It is nice and magnificent with glaring light, a flood of confetti, and hundreds of yellow balloons released during "Yellow". In addition to that Coldplay had mini-stages set up among the audience - just like Rolling Stones during that band's latest tour. But the point is somewhat lost when the selection of songs seems to be very popular. An acoustic version of "Billie Jean" is okay, but "Talk" is one of the most powerful songs by the band and should not be toned down/subdued. The will to connection with the audience is obvious, but the charisma is limited. Jonny Buckland is - once for all - no Keith Richards, not even a "The Edge", and Guy Berryman and Will Champion are not only withdrawn, but much too anonymous. Chris Martin continues to get all the spotlight, and he has in no way stopped running around like crazy on the stage. From time to time he sits down to play his piano - maybe to compensate for the fact that his voice fails - he seldom manages to reach the characteristic falsetto level tonight. Coldplay's music and stage show is pleasant and likeable with sufficient good songs for a two-hour-long show. The firework appears to be unnecessary, as the music is powerful enough to stand alone. Thomas Anderberg, [email protected] / translated by Nancy Boysen]
Coldplay at Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden (22nd August 2009):
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