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For full guidelines rules and Coldplay address please go to http://www.coldplaying.com/postcards   A reminder that you can send a postcard to Coldplay courtesy of our exclusive Coldplaying.com 'Postcards from Far Away' project - and if you have already made a postcard you can show it off to everyone else before you send it!   You can send postcards to the band from anywhere in the world. The project was inspired by the song Postcards From Far Away which is featured on the recently released Prosp

For full guidelines rules and Coldplay address please go to http://www.coldplaying.com/postcards   A reminder that you can send a postcard to Coldplay courtesy of our exclusive Coldplaying.com 'Postcards from Far Away' project - and if you have already made a postcard you can show it off to everyone else before you send it!   You can send postcards to the band from anywhere in the world. The project was inspired by the song Postcards From Far Away which is featured on the recently released Prosp

For full guidelines rules and Coldplay address please go to http://www.coldplaying.com/postcards   A reminder that you can send a postcard to Coldplay courtesy of our exclusive Coldplaying.com 'Postcards from Far Away' project - and if you have already made a postcard you can show it off to everyone else before you send it!   You can send postcards to the band from anywhere in the world. The project was inspired by the song Postcards From Far Away which is featured on the recently released Prosp

If you haven't already heard of it, How We See The World is a benefit album comprised entirely of music by members of Coldplaying.com. All proceeds from the sale of this album will go to the Oxfam Unwrapped program. For full details of purchasing and queries visit the messageboard [thanks TracieMorgan]   Here's how to order your copy:   1) The Coldplaying Charity Club shop (For Hard Copy) 2) eMusic - eMusic works with subscription plans. There is a free trial and then a monthly fee for either $9

The Finals: Act 1   1 Snow Patrol vs. Arcade Fire 2 Radiohead vs. Sigur Rós   To Vote Pick one of the 2 musical acts from each fixture and make your choice stand out above the other act (either by bolding it, or underlining it, or by deleting the other act). Add your choices here   You don't have to vote in every fixture, you don't have to give reasons (although sometimes giving a reason is good) and you can edit your votes up-to the point where the thread will be locked at the deadline and vote

The Finals: Act 2   1 - Snow Patrol vs. Radiohead 2 - Sigur Ros vs. Arcade Fire   To Vote Pick one of the 2 musical acts from each fixture and make your choice stand out above the other act (either by bolding it, or underlining it, or by deleting the other act). Add your choices here   You don't have to vote in every fixture, you don't have to give reasons (although sometimes giving a reason is good) and you can edit your votes up-to the point where the thread will be locked at the deadline and

Round 2   1 Oasis vs. Arcade Fire 2 The Beatles vs. Muse 3 Bright Eyes vs. Death Cab For Cutie 4 Keane vs. Arctic Monkeys 5 Blur vs. Mew 6 Sigur Rós vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers 7 Snow Patrol vs. The strokes 8 U2 vs. Radiohead   To Vote   Pick one of the 2 musical acts from each fixture and make your choice stand out above the other act (either by bolding it, or underlining it, or by deleting the other act). Add your choices here   You don't have to vote in every fixture, you don't have to give rea

Have you got a personal website crying out for fresh content, a MySpace page that needs jazzing up or a Facebook entry lacking that something to set it apart?   Then check out the widget that lets you put Coldplaying headlines on YOUR site. It's easy to install, updates every time we publish a Coldplay news article on the site, and it allows your users to click a link for the full story and pictures.   All you need to is click here and follow the instructions to configure your own widget. Then j

Have you got a personal website crying out for fresh content, a MySpace page that needs jazzing up or a Facebook entry lacking that something to set it apart?   Then check out the widget that lets you put Coldplaying headlines on YOUR site. It's easy to install, updates every time we publish a Coldplay news article on the site, and it allows your users to click a link for the full story and pictures.   All you need to is click here and follow the instructions to configure your own widget. Then j

Registration for Coldplaying.com's 2010 FIFA World Cup fantasy league is now open, with the game launch date set for 4 June. Until then, read the rules, register and prepare! For all the details and discussion on creating a team and joining the Coldplaying league, click here into the News & Sport forum. You can also reminisce over the 2006 Coldplaying winners' list. Who will take the title away from Ondes Martenot?   This week, coaches formally handed in their provisional squads for the 2010

Some of the endearing qualities that Coldplay has to offer to their fans are their worldly appeal and social awareness.   Fans and members of Coldplaying.com have got together and decided that there is no reason why the fans can't be the same way. The creation of the Coldplaying Charity Club is to promote a spirit of giving by following the example Coldplay has set.   We believe in educating ourselves on the issues that Coldplay has fought for and against, as well as other global issues that we

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks David S for organising the latest Coldplaying musical contest:   Battle of the Musical Acts 2007   Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the battle of the musical acts 2007. Where 32 musical acts from across the world will fight each other to find what whom the most popular act is at the moment on this forum.   What I will need you to do is to send me a PM with a list of up to 5 artists you would like to see take part in this competition. The 32 most nominated acts will go into

Just less than a week to go before the English Premiership starts - join the SEVENTH Coldplaying fantasy league now!   You can now join the new 'Coldplaying VII' Fantasy Football League at http://fantasy.premierleague.com and create your own team (or renew a previous season's team), then use the code 145106-47842 to join the Coldplaying league. Previous teams can be re-registered with the Coldplaying league by simply logging in and refreshing your settings. Please ensure you have registered a te

We're spicing things up for The $1.36 Campaign and holding a raffle!   The prize is a sealed, unopened limited edition 7" vinyl-only Coldplay Singles (1999-2006) Boxset (Coldplay.com: "Featuring 14 releases across 15 heavyweight 7", packaged in original artwork and housed in a presentation box, this collection also features a number of singles never released on 7 inch vinyl before, including the rarity ‘The Blue Room EP’.")   Buy a $10.00 USD raffle ticket for your chance to win this true collec

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 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 handed out LeftRightLeftRightLeft, a free nine-track CD to everyone who attended one of the band's concerts last 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 still have a CD mailing exchange programme where you can sign up to receive a free CD from anot