Community News

Merry Christmas from all at Coldplaying.com. Have a safe and peaceful time!   "My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?" [bob Hope]   "Santa is very jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live." [Dennis Miller]   [thanks Texasluvsjonny]

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 Chavi Loch (via David Shepperd) and the excellent review of U2 at Wembley last mo

WHERE: Absolute Radio live stories mini-competition WHO: "Jenny: Coldplay" WHEN: Now! WHAT: Go vote for Jenny!   The forthcoming Coldplaying Awards 2009 just got a little tastier! Our admin person Jenjie has just submitted a personal entry into the Absolute Radio Live Stories mini-competition that closes on 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 will go into

Only days to go now until Coldplay hit Wembley - have you got your yellow glowsticks for distribution yet?   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 gl

WHERE: Absolute Radio live stories mini-competition WHO: "Jenny: Coldplay" WHEN: Now! WHAT: Go vote for Jenny!   The forthcoming Coldplaying Awards 2009 just got a little tastier! Our admin person Jenjie has just submitted a personal entry into the Absolute Radio Live Stories mini-competition that closes on 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 will go into

WHERE: Absolute Radio live stories mini-competition WHO: "Jenny: Coldplay" WHEN: Now! WHAT: Go vote for Jenny!   The forthcoming Coldplaying Awards 2009 just got a little tastier! Our admin person Jenjie has just submitted a personal entry into the Absolute Radio Live Stories mini-competition that closes on 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 will go into

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

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

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

Only TWO days to go before the English Premier League starts - have you joined the fifth Coldplaying Fantasy Football League yet? 173 entries have been received so far - a record number!   We are accepting entries into the new 'Coldplaying V' Fantasy Football League at http://fantasy.premierleague.com. Create your own team, then use the code 2197-898 to join the Coldplaying league. Previous teams can be re-registered with the Coldplaying league by simply logging in and refreshing your settings.

Only ten days to go before the English Premier League starts - have you joined the fifth Coldplaying Fantasy Football League yet? 120+ entries received so far - so join now!   We are accepting entries into the new 'Coldplaying V' Fantasy Football League at http://fantasy.premierleague.com. Create your own team, then use the code 2197-898 to join the Coldplaying league. Previous teams can be re-registered with the Coldplaying league by simply logging in and refreshing your settings. For full disc

Oxfam America spent the day with the Coldplay crew yesterday in West Palm Beach gearing up for the tour... looks like it's going to be a spectacular run of shows! Here is a competition, just for tonight, that they'd like to announce:   Before Oxfam made the trip to Florida, we uncovered a couple of now-rare Oxfam Make Trade Fair t-shirts in storage, featuring the MTF equal-sign logo that Chris Martin famously wore on his hand a few years back. To celebrate the start of the tour, they'd love to g

Chris Martin is good at modesty — or maybe just at feigning it, writes theage.com.au. Standing on a stage at Rod Laver Arena before the first of three Melbourne shows, he directs his band through a soundcheck. About 20 fans — all competition winners — are gathered near the stage, savouring the opportunity to watch at close quarters as Coldplay run through their pre-show paces.   After 15 minutes of adjustments, the band launch into a razor-sharp, ear-splittingly loud reading of their track Glass

Subscribe to the Coldplaying Twitter account and get live updates from INSIDE the Coldplay/The Killers exclusive War Child Gig on Wednesday from the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London.   We will be bringing you the latest from the exclusive show via Twitter. The concert will take place following both band's attendance at the BRIT Awards, and marks the fifteenth anniversary of the charity, War Child. Coldplay.com's batch of 200 tickets were snapped up in only 2 minutes. Coldplay frontman Chris Ma

The feedback that fans have been waiting for since sending out postcards from around the world is now online. Here's Anchorman with news just in:   Good afternoon. Just before Christmas, the fine folks at Coldplay fansite Coldplaying.com came up with the terrific idea of sending the band postcards from across the world. Hundreds of fans did just that. Below is Roadie #42's film of the band reading them at The Bakery a couple of weeks ago (soundtracked, of course, by the song which inspired the p

Thanks to all our members and visitors who sent postcards to the Coldplay PO Box address before Christmas as part of the 'Postcards From Far Away Project', and of course showed them off to everyone on the messageboard. The postcards have already been delivered to Coldplay at the Bakery by Debs Wild, and an official response is expected later today. Here is the latest update:   Hi everyone! Well I got back from London earlier and all I will tell you at this moment is.... The postcards were delive

Subscribe to the Coldplaying Twitter account and get live updates from INSIDE the Coldplay/The Killers exclusive War Child Gig on 18th February from the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London.   We will be bringing you the latest from the exclusive show via Twitter next Wednesday. The concert will take place following both band's attendance at the BRIT Awards, and marks the fifteenth anniversary of the charity, War Child. Coldplay.com's batch of 200 tickets were snapped up in only 2 minutes. Coldpla

Subscribe to the Coldplaying Twitter account and get live updates from INSIDE the Coldplay/The Killers exclusive War Child Gig on 18th February from the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London.   We will be bringing you the latest from the exclusive show via Twitter next Wednesday. The concert will take place following both band's attendance at the BRIT Awards, and marks the fifteenth anniversary of the charity, War Child. Coldplay.com's batch of 200 tickets were snapped up in only 2 minutes. Coldpla

Thanks to all our members and visitors who sent postcards to the Coldplay PO Box address before Christmas as part of the 'Postcards From Far Away Project', and of course showed them off to everyone on the messageboard. The postcards have now been delivered to Coldplay at the Bakery by Debs Wild... here was the confirmation earlier:   Hi everyone! Well I got back from London earlier and all I will tell you at this moment is.... The postcards were delivered yesterday and it was AMAZING!! They were

Thanks to all our members and visitors who sent postcards to the Coldplay PO Box address before Christmas as part of the 'Postcards From Far Away Project', and of course showed them off to everyone on the messageboard. The postcards are waiting to be personally delivered during a break in the studio, in the meantime click here onwards for the latest news on the final leg of the project. [thanks Debs Wild, LiquidSky and of course ApproximatelyInfinate, Lore & Zemy101]   Meanwhile, Coldplay ha

To Coldplaying.com,   Oxfam America would like to thank you for your continued support of our work with Coldplay. Coldplaying has played an integral role in Oxfam's outreach. Oxfam America would like to acknowledge Coldplaying and the entire Coldplay fan community for its support us during the 2008 tour.   With the support of Coldplay fans like you, 550 volunteers at more than 30 concerts generated 19,827 new members to Oxfam America’s e-community. You’ve already shown your commitment to endin

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

Coldplay.com have once again pledged official support for Coldplaying in our Absolute Radio Rockoff quest - this time against the Green Day Community semi-finals. This just in from the official site, thankyou again Anchorman & Debs!   Good evening. After famous victories against Keane and Muse, the forum of Coldplay fansite Coldplaying.com is now up against the Green Day messageboard in the semi-final of the Absolute Radio Rock-Off. As ever, we'd like to lend them our support. If you have a