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 month. So grab some Coldplay Karma and please cast your vote for Chavi Loch (coldplaying.com) at http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/livestories now! (no registration required)

Voting ends on Friday 2nd October, so you have only a few days to gather your Coldplay friends and make those votes count! Please help spread the word about this competition, tell people to vote Coldplaying and help win a radio show for everyone associated with Coldplay!

Chris Martin at Absolute Radio studios, 30th January 2009

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 a prize draw to win a share of £500 ($850)! Five lucky category winners drawn out at random will each win £100 - but once again... ONLY if Jenjie wins the Absolute competition!

VOTE FOR "JENNY: COLDPLAY" - http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/live/stories/voting_new.html

The winners of the following categories will be eligible for entry into the prize draw:

Mr Coldplaying of 2009

Miss/Mrs/Ms Coldplaying of 2009

Most Interesting Poster of 2009

Friendliest User of 2009

Funniest poster of 2009

Biggest Chris fan 2009

Biggest Jonny Fan 2009

Biggest Will fan 2009

Biggest Guy fan 2009

Best "Newcomer to Coldplaying.com" of 2009

Best Forum Staff Member of 2009"

Best "Signature award of 2009"

Best avatar of 2009

Biggest Smiley user of 2009

Biggest Coldplaying Perv 2009

Northern Europe Ambassador 2009

Western Europe Ambassador 2009

Eastern Europe Ambassador 2009

Southern Europe Ambassador 2009

Asian Ambassador 2009

North American Ambassador 2009

Latin American Ambassador 2009

African Ambassador 2009

Oceania Ambassador 2009

Most likely to scare coldplay into early retirement 2009 award

Most Sexy User 2009

The award for biggest spammer of 2009

Best Fan-Fiction Writer 2009: (for the best fan-fiction writer)

Administrators are exempt from this competition. Each person who wins these categories will be automatically entered to win an equal share of the £££ cash. All you have to do, as well as campaign yourself for a category above, is to vote for Jen: Coldplay! If Jen doesn't win the competition, the category winners above get nothing!!

Below is an copy of Jenny's story - you can read also the full review at Absolute Radio's website:

I would have to choose Coldplay. Whether they play small venues or huge stadiums, you can’t help but be drawn into the intimate atmosphere, finding yourself singing & dancing along. The first time I saw the band live was in Liverpool in 2002. I had no idea who they were, and was just there to keep my then boyfriend company. They played a small hall, and were testing their equipment for Glastonbury - I was blown away for more than one reason! Most of that gig remains a blur, but I was hooked from then. I’ve seen them a few times at the M.E.N Arena since, and every time is better than the last.

There’s always something different going on at one of their gigs to enhance the experience. Where else would you expect to hear the Blue Danube belted out, before the arena plunges into blackness signalling the start of the show? There’s the huge yellow, glitter-filled balloons which appear during “Yellow”, the butterfly confetti for “Lovers In Japan”, the lasers in Clocks, and the tiny acoustic set performed in the middle of the crowd. On every occasion, I am left in no doubt that the band love what they do and want to share the best with their fans.

More than just the band and the gig, there is the involvement of the Coldplay family and their interaction with the fans. The live experience is enhanced in the days before and after the show. Anchorman sends Twitter updates & photos to keep you on tenterhooks and Roadie #42 posts blogs providing a behind the scenes perspective. I’m now counting the days to my next Coldplay experience - Wembley! Its going to be ace, not least because of all the great people from Coldplaying.com who I’ll be meeting up with!

Chris Martin at Absolute Radio studios, 30th January 2009

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 glowsticks.

In the hope of distributing the glowstick bracelets in the queues before the venue we are asking you if you are attending either/both Wembley concerts to help out by purchasing a bulk supply of yellow glowsticks online and bring them with you. International Coldplayers may wish to order within the UK and delivery address to your hotel for collection. Online prices are cheap - only around £3-5/$12 for 100 bracelets. eBay is currently cheapest - check out the following purchase links:

UK LINK 1 (guaranteed next day UK delivery - send them to your HOTEL!! Don't forget to change colour to yellow) or UK LINK 2, US residents can purchase them at US LINK 1 or US LINK 2 (free shipping).

Right from the beginning of the concert we hope to create a very special sea of luminous yellow, from the intro to Life In Technicolor right through to Death and All His Friends, including the Viva La Vida interludes! Please help if you can by purchasing glowsticks/bracelets, and spread the word amogst friends and family about this idea. If you have any questions, queries or comments to make on this new idea, please let us know at the Coldplay forum here or Coldplay Live forum here. Thankyou!

Vote for Jenny and win £500 prize pot for the Coldplaying Awards 2009!

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 a prize draw to win a share of £500! Five lucky category winners drawn out at random will each win £100 - but once again... ONLY if Jenjie wins the Absolute competition!

VOTE FOR "JENNY: COLDPLAY" - http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/live/stories/voting_new.html

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 a prize draw to win a share of £500! Five lucky category winners drawn out at random will each win £100 - but once again... ONLY if Jenjie wins the Absolute competition!

VOTE FOR "JENNY: COLDPLAY" - http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/live/stories/voting_new.html

The winners of the following categories will be eligible for entry into the prize draw:

Mr Coldplaying of 2009

Miss/Mrs/Ms Coldplaying of 2009

Most Interesting Poster of 2009

Friendliest User of 2009

Funniest poster of 2009

Biggest Chris fan 2009

Biggest Jonny Fan 2009

Biggest Will fan 2009

Biggest Guy fan 2009

Best "Newcomer to Coldplaying.com" of 2009

Best Forum Staff Member of 2009"

Best "Signature award of 2009"

Best avatar of 2009

Biggest Smiley user of 2009

Biggest Coldplaying Perv 2009

Northern Europe Ambassador 2009

Western Europe Ambassador 2009

Eastern Europe Ambassador 2009

Southern Europe Ambassador 2009

Asian Ambassador 2009

North American Ambassador 2009

Latin American Ambassador 2009

African Ambassador 2009

Oceania Ambassador 2009

Most likely to scare coldplay into early retirement 2009 award

Most Sexy User 2009

The award for biggest spammer of 2009

Best Fan-Fiction Writer 2009: (for the best fan-fiction writer)

Administrators are exempt from this competition. Each person who wins these categories will be automatically entered to win an equal share of the £££ cash. All you have to do, as well as campaign yourself for a category above, is to vote for Jen: Coldplay! If Jen doesn't win the competition, the category winners above get nothing!!

Below is an copy of Jenny's story - you can read also the full review at Absolute Radio's website:

I would have to choose Coldplay. Whether they play small venues or huge stadiums, you can’t help but be drawn into the intimate atmosphere, finding yourself singing & dancing along. The first time I saw the band live was in Liverpool in 2002. I had no idea who they were, and was just there to keep my then boyfriend company. They played a small hall, and were testing their equipment for Glastonbury - I was blown away for more than one reason! Most of that gig remains a blur, but I was hooked from then. I’ve seen them a few times at the M.E.N Arena since, and every time is better than the last.

There’s always something different going on at one of their gigs to enhance the experience. Where else would you expect to hear the Blue Danube belted out, before the arena plunges into blackness signalling the start of the show? There’s the huge yellow, glitter-filled balloons which appear during “Yellow”, the butterfly confetti for “Lovers In Japan”, the lasers in Clocks, and the tiny acoustic set performed in the middle of the crowd. On every occasion, I am left in no doubt that the band love what they do and want to share the best with their fans.

More than just the band and the gig, there is the involvement of the Coldplay family and their interaction with the fans. The live experience is enhanced in the days before and after the show. Anchorman sends Twitter updates & photos to keep you on tenterhooks and Roadie #42 posts blogs providing a behind the scenes perspective. I’m now counting the days to my next Coldplay experience - Wembley! Its going to be ace, not least because of all the great people from Coldplaying.com who I’ll be meeting up with!

Chris Martin at Absolute Radio studios, 30th January 2009

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 a prize draw to win a share of £500! Five lucky category winners drawn out at random will each win £100 - but once again... ONLY if Jenjie wins the Absolute competition!

VOTE FOR "JENNY: COLDPLAY" - http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/live/stories/voting_new.html

The winners of the following categories will be eligible for entry into the prize draw:

Mr Coldplaying of 2009

Miss/Mrs/Ms Coldplaying of 2009

Most Interesting Poster of 2009

Friendliest User of 2009

Funniest poster of 2009

Biggest Chris fan 2009

Biggest Jonny Fan 2009

Biggest Will fan 2009

Biggest Guy fan 2009

Best "Newcomer to Coldplaying.com" of 2009

Best Forum Staff Member of 2009"

Best "Signature award of 2009"

Best avatar of 2009

Biggest Smiley user of 2009

Biggest Coldplaying Perv 2009

Northern Europe Ambassador 2009

Western Europe Ambassador 2009

Eastern Europe Ambassador 2009

Southern Europe Ambassador 2009

Asian Ambassador 2009

North American Ambassador 2009

Latin American Ambassador 2009

African Ambassador 2009

Oceania Ambassador 2009

Most likely to scare coldplay into early retirement 2009 award

Most Sexy User 2009

The award for biggest spammer of 2009

Best Fan-Fiction Writer 2009: (for the best fan-fiction writer)

Administrators are exempt from this competition. Each person who wins these categories will be automatically entered to win an equal share of the £££ cash. All you have to do, as well as campaign yourself for a category above, is to vote for Jen: Coldplay! If Jen doesn't win the competition, the category winners above get nothing!!

Below is an copy of Jenny's story - you can read also the full review at Absolute Radio's website:

I would have to choose Coldplay. Whether they play small venues or huge stadiums, you can’t help but be drawn into the intimate atmosphere, finding yourself singing & dancing along. The first time I saw the band live was in Liverpool in 2002. I had no idea who they were, and was just there to keep my then boyfriend company. They played a small hall, and were testing their equipment for Glastonbury - I was blown away for more than one reason! Most of that gig remains a blur, but I was hooked from then. I’ve seen them a few times at the M.E.N Arena since, and every time is better than the last.

There’s always something different going on at one of their gigs to enhance the experience. Where else would you expect to hear the Blue Danube belted out, before the arena plunges into blackness signalling the start of the show? There’s the huge yellow, glitter-filled balloons which appear during “Yellow”, the butterfly confetti for “Lovers In Japan”, the lasers in Clocks, and the tiny acoustic set performed in the middle of the crowd. On every occasion, I am left in no doubt that the band love what they do and want to share the best with their fans.

More than just the band and the gig, there is the involvement of the Coldplay family and their interaction with the fans. The live experience is enhanced in the days before and after the show. Anchorman sends Twitter updates & photos to keep you on tenterhooks and Roadie #42 posts blogs providing a behind the scenes perspective. I’m now counting the days to my next Coldplay experience - Wembley! Its going to be ace, not least because of all the great people from Coldplaying.com who I’ll be meeting up with!

Chris Martin at Absolute Radio studios, 30th January 2009

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 you if you are attending either/both Wembley concerts to help out by purchasing a bulk supply of yellow glowsticks online and bring them with you. International Coldplayers may wish to order within the UK and delivery address to your hotel for collection. Online prices are cheap - only around £3-5/$12 for 100 bracelets. eBay is currently cheapest - check out the following purchase links:

UK LINK 1 (free shipping), UK LINK 2 or UK LINK 3, US residents can purchase them at US LINK 1 or US LINK 2 (free shipping).

Right from the beginning of the concert we hope to create a very special sea of luminous yellow, from the intro to Life In Technicolor right through to Death and All His Friends, including the Viva La Vida interludes! Please help if you can by purchasing glowsticks/bracelets, and spread the word amogst friends and family about this idea. If you have any questions, queries or comments to make on this new idea, please let us know at the Coldplay forum here or Coldplay Live forum here. Thankyou!

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 you if you are attending either/both Wembley concerts to help out by purchasing a bulk supply of yellow glowsticks online and bring them with you. International Coldplayers may wish to order within the UK and delivery address to your hotel for collection. Online prices are cheap - only around £3-5/$12 for 100 bracelets. eBay is currently cheapest - check out the following purchase links:

UK LINK 1 (free shipping), UK LINK 2 or UK LINK 3, US residents can purchase them at US LINK 1 or US LINK 2 (free shipping).

Right from the beginning of the concert we hope to create a very special sea of luminous yellow, from the intro to Life In Technicolor right through to Death and All His Friends, including the Viva La Vida interludes! Please help if you can by purchasing glowsticks/bracelets, and spread the word amogst friends and family about this idea. If you have any questions, queries or comments to make on this new idea, please let us know at the Coldplay forum here or Coldplay Live forum here. Thankyou!

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 you if you are attending either/both Wembley concerts to help out by purchasing a bulk supply of yellow glowsticks online and bring them with you. International Coldplayers may wish to order within the UK and delivery address to your hotel for collection. Online prices are cheap - only around £3-5/$12 for 100 bracelets. eBay is currently cheapest - check out the following purchase links:

UK LINK 1 (free shipping), UK LINK 2 or UK LINK 3, US residents can purchase them at US LINK 1 or US LINK 2 (free shipping).

Right from the beginning of the concert we hope to create a very special sea of luminous yellow, from the intro to Life In Technicolor right through to Death and All His Friends, including the Viva La Vida interludes! Please help if you can by purchasing glowsticks/bracelets, and spread the word amogst friends and family about this idea. If you have any questions, queries or comments to make on this new idea, please let us know at the Coldplay forum here or Coldplay Live forum here. Thankyou!

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 attend. For full details, go to the Coldplay forum here. If you have been to a Coldplay show in 2009 and have spare CDs that you are able to share with your fellow Coldplayers, please let us know in that thread also. [thanks Cobalt]

So far, the CDs have been handed out at 39 shows. The album, which mostly features cuts from Viva La Vida, contains 9 live tracks in all that had been recorded during different stops on the band's worldwide tours of the last few years. Coldplaying has been receiving more messages from concertgoers regarding receiving a CD after the show, and there have been a lot of happy punters out there, but it seems that there are still people willing to help nobody but themselves. Here are some of the latest comments...

I was at the Toronto show and I had an unfortunate time trying to get a CD. All of the exits were so clogged and painfully slow; my sister and I tried to find ways of getting out of there alive (it was really hot inside). We reached the exit to one of the gates and we saw a man (who works at the venue) and he was giving out the CDs but told us: "I have no more CDs, all of the boxes are empty" and I think a person in front of us said: "Well no wonder, I see people taking 5 or 6 CDs instead of just taking one". He replied to the man by saying there are tons on Ebay...it frustrated a lot of the people. So my sister and I thought that even though we didn't get a CD, we had the best time of our lives. We met up with our mum (who was in the 500s and had left a bit early) and she said she got us CDs because she knew something like this would happen since 45,000 people were trying to leave the gates! All in all, I think Rogers Centre could have done something differently so that each person got a CD. We saw a lot of people without CDs as well as others with 4 or 5 in their hands. [thanks Aunie]

At the Rogers Ctr. show in Toronto, people exiting were funnelled through sets of barriers to be given their CD by venue staff. Becasue it was so hot and humid that night, it made for a very uncomfortable, prolonged mass exit. At least one person passed out, causing congestion on either side of that line. The public areas between the stadium and the exits were not well ventilated and we were packed like sardiines. I know some people were quite claustrophobic and near panic, which was a little scary for a moment. The "handing out" involved a venue staffer holding a stack of CD's in one hand a a box of them in the other. One could have taken as many as they liked. In our party of 3, two of us each took one, and the 3rd person declined, preferring to download it to his MP3. LOVE the CD! It's like re-living the concert over and over! [thanks Ziggy]

In the hope of collecting useful feedback from Coldplayers on the CD giveaway at all the shows as they progress through the 2009 tour, please leave your comments here on how you got a CD, how many you were given (how many you could have got), and whether you got one at all. It would be useful to mention which show you attended as well.

Don't forget, if you missed out on a CD at the Cruzan Amphitheatre yesterday you can still download the music from the Coldplay site. Go here directly for the download page.

Previous comments:

I was an Oxfam volunteer at the Atlanta show. We were given the task of handing out the CDs at the end of the show... There were hands EVERYWHERE! For the most part everyone was very kind, took one CD and said thank you. Others were slightly greedy and would try to hide the one they already had and grabbed another one. It isnt easy to concentrate when you have 14,000 people coming at you with their hand out... I was able to keep one cd for myself. When the last box I had was down to 20 CDs and there were still a few hundred people comeing out I handed them out as quick as possible and then FLED THE AREA like OJ at a murder scene... [mountainloafers]

I got one too, but there were tons of people being rude and grabbing at the people handing them out. I was embarrassed at my fellow Floridians. Bless the patient Oxfam people who put up with that crap. [steven]

At Lakewood in Atlanta it was very mellow. The crowd to leave was a bit ,well crowded. My wife and I walked up to the exit and got our CD and out of the venue quickly. They had other exits for those who did not care to stand in line as well. When you come in could be better and quicker I think, but it is the venues staff not CP's. So blame the personel of the venue not the band. [johnding]

Here’s what happened - there were Oxfam volunteers at the gates, standing under butterfly balloons, handing them out. And I have talked to audience members who saw them - at this point, it’s only been people who went out the north exit, near the main entrance, who did - and saw that there was a mad dash for them. [pbpulse]

i thought it went very smoothly in atlanta. if you didn't want a cd, you could exit on the sides. i got one cd and it's great. however, i wonder why they just didn't give people a download code or something for itunes or something. could have saved them tons of money and saved a lot of waste, as much as they are into saving the earth and all, you know? at least there's no plastic covers on them or anything. anyway, i didn't run into any problems and was near the middle of the pack exiting, although i was in the pit. we just ran to get out to make sure we got a cd [librahi]

The CD's were being handed out by Oxfam volunteers and I felt VERY bad for them. They were being bombarded with people. People were even trying to take the boxes away from them, I wanted to stay and help them out but my friend was in a rush. I don't know how they'll arrange the CD giveaway at the next venue, but the way it was at West Palm Beach, you just have to look for where there is a crowd bombarding each other. Getting there early won't help, the hand out CD's after their performance. What I did was make sure not to leave without a CD. Yes, the volunteers handing out the CD's was a bit hard to find at first, but there were several volunteers. Look for one who isn't being completely bombarded. And be nice! Don't attack them! Get one CD and go, the reason for the chaos is people trying to get more than one CD. If you really want a CD be patient. [AnaMars89]

I was able to grab a copy, but only after being shoved around a giant mosh pit by the north entrance. The CD is a great live album, but not quite worth the effort it took to get it. [Tracy]

I could not find the free CD LeftRightLeftRightLeft that was supposed to be given away last night at Cruzan Amphitheatre in W. Palm Beach. I asked several Cruzan personnel in several different areas and they all responded that they had no information about a “supposed free CD from Coldplay” at that show. I asked some jocks at a radio station booth and they said the CDs would be given away as everyone exits. We were funneled out of the venue, past dozens of Cruzan staffers and none were giving away the CD. No one leaving had a CD.

We were promised this by Chris Martin and now it seems to be an empty promise. How can it be that the personnel in charge knew nothing of this giveaway? They were dismissive of my request for information. I even went back over to Cruzan this morning to speak with someone in authority and got nowhere. The woman at the ticket office was rolling her eyes over my request for information or help. She said they were not responsible and did not know anything about it and to call the front desk on Monday. I am being swept aside.

I want to know if Coldplay members have any idea of the thousands of fans that are now left with bitter feelings regarding the CDs. I will call Cruzan’s front office on Monday but a fat lot of good that will do me, and I know it. Why did this happen? I feel robbed now. If I find those employees horded the CDs that were supposed to be for ticket-buying fans and are selling them on eBay, I will be calling all the major newspapers and TV stations in the area. I want the CDs (one for my daughter and one for me). [name supplied]

Some greedy bastard obtained TEN copies of LRLRL and is selling them [edit: already sold for $100 not including P&P!] as a bundle on eBay. It was supposed to be 1 CD for 1 ticket, therefore some people missed out because of this guy! [thanks Benjamin]

LeftRightLeftRightLeft's track listing is as follows:

1. Glass of Water

2. 42

3. Clocks

4. Strawberry Swing

5. The Hardest Part/Postcards From Far Away

6. Viva La Vida

7. Death Will Never Conquer

8. Fix You

9. Death And All His Friends

Album artwork:

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. For full discussion and details on how to register, create a team and join the Coldplaying.com league, click here.

Please ensure you have registered a team and joined the Coldplaying league 11.30am (BST) on Saturday 15th August 2009 to start gaining points from the outset. Additionally, The 2009/10 IKTS (I Know The Score) Coldplaying game has also launched. Click on the relevant banner to join that league (restricted to 25 entries - first come first served). Please ensure you have made your first predictions by 15th August.

Previous Coldplaying Winners:

2005-06: (Winner: Sky Blues; Manager: Sky Blues Fan)

2006-07: (Winner: FC Arpeggi; Manager: Nik)

2007-08: (Winner: MK Red Bulls; Manager: Matt French [mkmatt])

2008-09: (Winner: SQUADto BEAT; Manager: zeddy zeddy)

Join our fantasy leagues before the new English Barclays Premier League kicks off on 15th August 2009! (Click on the banners)

Code to join: 2197-898

Code to join: FCCFB-NUC

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 discussion and details on how to register, create a team and join the Coldplaying.com league, click here.

Please ensure you have registered a team and joined the Coldplaying league 11.30am (BST) on Saturday 15th August 2009 to start gaining points from the outset. Additionally, The 2009/10 IKTS (I Know The Score) Coldplaying game has also launched. Click on the relevant banner to join that league (restricted to 25 entries - first come first served). Please ensure you have made your first predictions by 15th August.

Previous Coldplaying Winners:

2005-06: (Winner: Sky Blues; Manager: Sky Blues Fan)

2006-07: (Winner: FC Arpeggi; Manager: Nik)

2007-08: (Winner: MK Red Bulls; Manager: Matt French [mkmatt])

2008-09: (Winner: SQUADto BEAT; Manager: zeddy zeddy)

Join our fantasy leagues before the new English Barclays Premier League kicks off on 15th August 2009! (Click on the banners)

Code to join: 2197-898

Code to join: FCCFB-NUC

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 give one of these super-collectible shirts to the first person to come to our table at the show tonight in WPB, signs our petition, and says "I saw your note on Coldplaying.com, may I have the shirt?" If you are going to the show tonight, or at any stop on the tour, stop by our table and say hello! We love to meet friends from Coldplaying.com!

More on this competition at the Cruzan Amphitheatre thread in the Coldplay Live forum here [thanks Oxfam America]

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 of Water. The sound fills the empty arena. As the song ends, the fans applaud. Martin runs to his microphone, puts his hand over his face in mock horror and tells them, "You don't have to clap if it's shit". After almost a decade in the limelight, Martin's bashful persona is as familiar to fans as is his band's position at the top of the charts.

Read the full interview here and more discussion on it at the Coldplay forum here [thanks mimixxx]

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 Martin said: "In our eyes, War Child is one of the world's most important charities, and The Killers are one of our favourite bands, so playing this concert is an absolute pleasure for us."

Not to be outdone, The Killers added: "Coldplay were one of the bands that gave us hope when we were just four boys in a garage. To share the stage with them for the War Child cause is an honour."

More discussion on the War Child gig at the Coldplay forum here onwards.

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 project, Postcards From Far Away).

Watch the video now at Coldplay.com here and you can read fans' reactions to the news at the Postcards thread here.

A big thanks to the organisers of the project - ApproximatelyInfinite, Lore, Zemy101 and everyone who sent in a postcard(s), and of course Debs Wild, Roadie #42, Anchorman... and Coldplay!

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 delivered yesterday and it was AMAZING!! They were SO chuffed. I promise there will be a lot more news on this subject but not right now. Bear with me... Well done guys, you did yourselves proud! As you know things round here are always subject to change and you might have noticed we've been a bit busy! But.... have a few days off and I'll see you Monday! I'm right in thinking the project was started in Chile yes? So it seems only fair to wait until Chile are up and about so you'll have to wait until later folks!

More discussion on this final leg of the project here onwards [thanks Debs Wild, ApproximatelyInfinite, Lore, Zemy101 & LiquidSky]

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. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said: "In our eyes, War Child is one of the world's most important charities, and The Killers are one of our favourite bands, so playing this concert is an absolute pleasure for us."

Not to be outdone, The Killers added: "Coldplay were one of the bands that gave us hope when we were just four boys in a garage. To share the stage with them for the War Child cause is an honour."

More discussion on the War Child gig at the Coldplay forum here [thanks iriden & miumiu]

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. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said: "In our eyes, War Child is one of the world's most important charities, and The Killers are one of our favourite bands, so playing this concert is an absolute pleasure for us."

Not to be outdone, The Killers added: "Coldplay were one of the bands that gave us hope when we were just four boys in a garage. To share the stage with them for the War Child cause is an honour."

More discussion on the War Child gig at the Coldplay forum here [thanks iriden & miumiu]

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 SO chuffed. I promise there will be a lot more news on this subject but not right now. Bear with me... Well done guys, you did yourselves proud!

More discussion on this final leg of the project here onwards [thanks Debs Wild, ApproximatelyInfinite, Lore, Zemy101 & LiquidSky]

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 have been nominated in the 'Gruppe International Rock/Pop' at Germany's Echo Awards 2009 due to be held on 21st February 2009. Click here for more information on Coldplay's nomination. [thanks lovingChris]

And for those who can't wait for the Grammy's to start next month, you can vote for Coldplay at fuse.tv's Grammy Polldown. They're giving you a chance to have your say - first, vote your way through the Polldown - then they'll be sending artists home each week, so make sure Coldplay stays in the running! Tune in on February 2nd at 7PM|6C to see who makes the top 10 on their special episode of No. 1 Countdown. More on this polldown here [thanks NeverTooCold]

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 ending poverty. Now take action. Tell President-Elect Obama to announce his plan to end sexual violence in Congo.

Thanks again and we look forward to your continued support!

Oxfam America

www.oxfamamerica.org

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 Prospekt's March EP. The project is simply a way to say thanks to the Coldplay for this amazing year - which included the release of the fourth album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, and a sold out US and European tour... now including a forthcoming Australian/Japanese tour and UK stadium tour!

You can send them a postcard to a PO Box address - available at http://www.coldplaying.com/postcards - and the postcards will then be given to the band. You can either buy a local postcard from your own country or make your own postcard, using the templates here.

Within your postcard you can write a personal message of thanks to the band, and make sure to say where your postcard is sent from! Please ensure your postcard is no bigger than a standard size postcard - 10x15 cms (4x6 inches). Full details of the postal address and a start/closing date for delivery will be posted shortly here on Coldplaying.com [thanks ApproximatelyInfinite & Lore]

You can now download a superb desktop background for your computer below, click it for the full image [thanks Zemy101]

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 Prospekt's March EP. The project is simply a way to say thanks to the Coldplay for this amazing year - which included the release of the fourth album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, and a sold out US and European tour... now including a forthcoming Australian/Japanese tour and UK stadium tour!

You can send them a postcard to a PO Box address - available at http://www.coldplaying.com/postcards - and the postcards will then be given to the band. You can either buy a local postcard from your own country or make your own postcard, using the templates here.

Christmas 2008 posting dates for international airmail and surface mail

Within your postcard you can write a personal message of thanks to the band, and make sure to say where your postcard is sent from! Please ensure your postcard is no bigger than a standard size postcard - 10x15 cms (4x6 inches). Full details of the postal address and a start/closing date for delivery will be posted shortly here on Coldplaying.com [thanks ApproximatelyInfinite & Lore]

You can now download a superb desktop background for your computer below, click it for the full image [thanks Zemy101]

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 moment to vote for the site and their playlist, then click here before 8.30pm GMT on Wednesday. Thank you.

Anchorman