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September. Where do we start? I think all fans felt we were coming to an end of an era. The Viva La Vida era can be seen as a success. The last show of the tour signalled the end of what can be described as a mammoth carnival. The Viva La Vida tour was finishing.   As Coldplay fans what’s the one thing we have been looking forward to? A live tour DVD! And on the 4th of September, are good friends in Catalonia (Barcelona for you people who failed Geography at school) thought they were going to be

Another year has passed and Coldplayer 'Chris's Nuts' is asking you to submit your top 25-50 Coldplay songs in ranked order in the new 2010 Top 50 Coldplay Song List mega poll which marks the end of the Viva La Vida era and of course the end of the noughties decade.   Your lists are being submitted until January 31st, 2010 in the Coldplay forum here - please also make sure that you are aware of the rules before posting your lists.   In 2006 The Scientist [pictured, top left] was voted Coldplay f

In one of several end-of-the-decade mega polls underway at Coldplaying, we're asking you to choose between 20 and 100 of your favourite albums of the noughties in Coldplaying's Album Of The Decade poll.   It's been an action-packed ten years for the music industry and it's your opportunity to pinpoint your standout albums since 2000. For example, NME's top 50 albums of the decade list was topped by the Strokes album 'Is This It'. Meanwhile, Spinner honoured Amy Winehouse’s soulful 'Back To Black

Another year has passed and Coldplayer 'Chris's Nuts' is asking you to submit your top 25-50 Coldplay songs in ranked order in the new 2010 Top 50 Coldplay Song List mega poll which marks the end of the Viva La Vida era and of course the end of the noughties decade.   Your lists are being submitted until January 31st, 2010 in the Coldplay forum here - please also make sure that you are aware of the rules before posting your lists.   In 2006 The Scientist [pictured, top left] was voted Coldplay f

Another year has passed and Coldplayer 'Chris's Nuts' is asking you to submit your top 25-50 Coldplay songs in ranked order in the new 2010 Top 50 Coldplay Song List mega poll which marks the end of the Viva La Vida era and of course the end of the noughties decade.   Your lists are being submitted until January 31st, 2010 in the Coldplay forum here - please also make sure that you are aware of the rules before posting your lists.   In 2006 The Scientist [pictured, top left] was voted Coldplay f

Another year has passed and Coldplayer 'Chris's Nuts' is asking you to submit your top 25-50 Coldplay songs in ranked order in the new 2010 Top 50 Coldplay Song List mega poll which marks the end of the Viva La Vida era and of course the end of the noughties decade.   Your lists are being submitted until January 31st, 2010 in the Coldplay forum here - please also make sure that you are aware of the rules before posting your lists.   In 2006 The Scientist [pictured, top left] was voted Coldplay f

Another year has passed and Coldplayer 'Chris's Nuts' is asking you to submit your top 25-50 Coldplay songs in the new 2010 Top 50 Coldplay Song List mega poll which marks the end of the Viva La Vida era.   Your lists are being submitted until January 31st, 2010 in the Coldplay forum here - please also make sure that you are aware of the rules before posting your lists.   In 2006 The Scientist [pictured, top left] was voted Coldplay fans' favourite Coldplay song, and it wasn't knocked off number

The votes have been counted for your favourite albums from the past 12 months, culminating in today's countdown in the World Of Music forum at the Coldplaying messageboard.   The occasion will feature something different this year - the countdown will be made via uStream webcast and Twitter (click to join both channels!) and if all goes smoothly they will commence today at 2.30pm EST (7.30pm GMT).   Over the past weeks many of you have submitted personal lists of between 5 and 25 of your favorit

The time has again come to have a good long look at the music world around us and ask ourselves: "What albums did we like this year?" [thanks Space Cadet]   We are now accepting your favourite albums from the past 12 months in preparation for the December countdown in the World Of Music forum at the Coldplaying messageboard. All you have to do is make a personal list of at least 5 and as many as 25 of your favorite original studio albums (no live albums, eps, compilations, or rereleases, sorry)

The time has again come to have a good long look at the music world around us and ask ourselves: "What albums did we like this year?" [thanks Space Cadet]   We are now accepting your favourite albums from the past 12 months in preparation for the December countdown in the World Of Music forum at the Coldplaying messageboard. All you have to do is make a personal list of at least 5 and as many as 25 of your favorite original studio albums (no live albums, eps, compilations, or rereleases, sorry)

As you will know by now, as a 'thank you' to the fans, Coldplay have been handing out LeftRightLeftRightLeft, a free nine-track CD to everyone who attended one of the band's concerts this summer. If you did not go to a Coldplay show in 2009 where CDs were being handed out or simply couldn't find the supplies and therefore not able to receive your very own physical copy of LeftRightLeftRightLeft, worry not!   We have a CD mailing exchange programme where you can sign up to receive a free CD from

As you will know by now, as a 'thank you' to the fans, Coldplay have been handing out LeftRightLeftRightLeft, a free nine-track CD to everyone who attended one of the band's concerts this summer. If you did not go to a Coldplay show in 2009 where CDs were being handed out or simply couldn't find the supplies and therefore not able to receive your very own physical copy of LeftRightLeftRightLeft, worry not!   We have a CD mailing exchange programme where you can sign up to receive a free CD from

As you will know by now, as a 'thank you' to the fans, Coldplay have been handing out LeftRightLeftRightLeft, a free nine-track CD to everyone who attended one of the band's concerts this summer. If you did not go to a Coldplay show in 2009 where CDs were being handed out or simply couldn't find the supplies and therefore not able to receive your very own physical copy of LeftRightLeftRightLeft, worry not!   We have a CD mailing exchange programme where you can sign up to receive a free CD from

WHERE: Absolute Radio Live Stories Competition WHO: David Sheppard (coldplaying.com) WHEN: Now! WHAT: Please vote for David Sheppard (coldplaying.com) now!   Coldplaying.com has made it to the final of Absolute Radio's Live Stories competition where the prize up for grabs is a special live festival-themed radio show for Coldplaying on Absolute Radio with songs hand picked by you, the Coldplayers! We are voting for David Shepperd and his excellent review of U2 at Wembley last month. So grab some

WHERE: Absolute Radio live stories mini-competition WHO: "Jenny: Coldplay" WHEN: Now! WHAT: Go vote for Jenny!   A reminder that the forthcoming Coldplaying Awards 2009 just got a little tastier! Our admin person Jenjie has submitted a personal entry into the Absolute Radio Live Stories mini-competition that closes this Friday 25th September at 5pm. Here's the interesting part - if Jenjie (Jenny) comes FIRST in the online voting competition, all winners of the Coldplaying Awards 2009 categories

Coldplayers (Mich, Mel and Kara) spotted Chris Martin at the Roundhouse in Camden after leaving the pre-Wembley meet up in yesterday! See the pictures below and read all the discussion on this at the Coldplay forum here onwards.   Don't forget, ColdplayingHQ and Vivacrew will be tweeting live from Wembley stadium throughout the day, with hopefully more podcasts to come and definately lots of pictures.   Meanwhile, we will have a reminder soon about the South Bank show. Coldplay's profile on Sund

Further to the Italian balloons and crowns we told you about ahead of the Coldplay concert in Udine on Monday, and the yellow Coldplaying t-shirts that will be donned by over 100 people inside Wembley stadium, we have news of a new choreographed event in collaboration with Coldplayzone and Coldplayitalia that will turn Wembley into something never seen before - a stadium full of yellow glowsticks.   In the hope of distributing the glowstick bracelets in the queues before the venue we are asking

As you will know by now, as a 'thank you' to the fans, Coldplay have been handing out LeftRightLeftRightLeft, a free nine-track CD to everyone who attends one of the band’s concerts this summer. If you are not going to a Coldplay show in 2009 and therefore not able to receive your very own physical copy of LeftRightLeftRightLeft, worry not!   We have a CD mailing exchange programme where you can sign up to receive a free CD from another member who will have spare copies from the shows they atte

2009 Concert Volunteer Application - Support Oxfam at the US Coldplay shows!   Oxfam America are looking for volunteers to help out at the new Coldplay shows in the US during May, June, July and August. 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 instructions to those volunteers who are se

Absolute Radio has launched an initiative to engage online music communities and attract listeners to the rebranded music station.   Its 'rock-off' targets online communities for core Absolute artists such as Oasis, Kings of Leon and Coldplay, encouraging them to create playlists in the hope of winning a radio show dedicated to their favourite singer or band. The ten-track playlists will be judged by Absolute Radio's online community as the participating forums compete in a knock-out.   The orig

Absolute Radio has launched an initiative to engage online music communities and attract listeners to the rebranded music station.   Its 'rock-off' targets online communities for core Absolute artists such as Oasis, Kings of Leon and Coldplay, encouraging them to create playlists in the hope of winning a radio show dedicated to their favourite singer or band. The ten-track playlists will be judged by Absolute Radio's online community as the participating forums compete in a knock-out.   The orig

The voting for this year's Coldplaying.com Awards 2008 is now open, and will end on Saturday 15th November.   If you haven't already, and if you are a registered member of the messageboard, you can vote by private messaging this template to the Awards2008 account. The award ceremony will take place at the end of November... more details nearer the time. Watch out - it could get messy.   Guidelines:   1. Copy and paste the template below, and pick one forum member for each section (or a band, alb

The voting for this year's Coldplaying.com Awards 2008 is now open, and will end on Saturday 15th November.   If you haven't already, and if you are a registered member of the messageboard, you can vote by private messaging this template to the Awards2008 account. The award ceremony will take place at the end of November... more details nearer the time. Watch out - it could get messy.   Guidelines:   1. Copy and paste the template below, and pick one forum member for each section (or a band, alb

The voting for this year's Coldplaying.com Awards 2008 is now open, and will end on Saturday 15th November.   If you haven't already, and if you are a registered member of the messageboard, you can vote by private messaging this template to the Awards2008 account. The award ceremony will take place at the end of November... more details nearer the time. Watch out - it could get messy.   Guidelines:   1. Copy and paste the template below, and pick one forum member for each section (or a band, alb

2008 Concert Volunteer Application - Support Oxfam at the US 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 - including (but not limited to) the following ones where there is a shortage of applicants:   21 October 2008: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 31 October 2008: Verizon Center, Washington DC 1 November 2008: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA 5 November 2008: Phillips Arena, A