Ghost Stories

Coldplay's sixth LP celebrates it's 1st birthday today! The beautiful, electronic album has given us all countless memories. The album is very personal to Coldplay's frontman, Chris Martin, as he talked Zane Lowe through his inspirations for the album and what sort of effect it had on his life when recording it.   You can browse through our Ghost Stories forum, to take in some of the nostalgia from the past year.   To celebrate, Dexynboy on the Coldplaying forums, our resident audio enthusias

Many Coldplayers woke up (or are about to wake up!) this morning to news that the 2nd single off Ghost Stories, A Sky Full of Stars has been released! The hyped single has already reached #1 on the iTunes charts in over 70 countries within a few hours of release. This is also due to the large amount of pre-orders for Ghost Stories which was apparent when Midnight was released and has grown even more since.   Our Dutch compatriots have A Sky Full of Stars at #1 and Magic at #2! With 'ASFOS' out

10 years of Coldplay album releases - Coldplaying.com. The highly rated sixth studio album from Coldplay, "Ghost Stories" is about to be released! We will take a look at the hype that surrounded each album release within the last ten years, taking a trip down memory lane and talking about events before each album's release and the tracks which were heard while waiting in anticipation for the album, some unexpectedly appeared, others leaking and some which felt like a lifetime before they arrive

With just over a week until the release of Ghost Stories in European countries (16th May) before the North American and UK release on 19th May, this may be the last week of sanity before album info starts pouring out around the release!   This week, there isn't really anything planned apart from later on when Coldplay are confirmed (thanks to broadwayworld.com) to appear on the Jimmy Fallon show on NBC in America later on tonight. (10.30pm Central time, US)   Keep your eyes on here and the Co

A few weeks ago, there were strong rumours on Twitter that Another's Arms was available to download on the Indonesian iTunes page and there was a popularity bar showing, this was accident and reports suggested it was quickly taken off by Apple. One twitter user posted a clip, of which was apparently the studio version of Another's Arms but it was a low quality recording and could of been an edit of the live iTunes version. Fast forward to just a week ago and a credible Twitter fan page uploaded

The time we have all been waiting for has finally arrived! We can hear Ghost Stories in full on iTunes.   Sit back, watch the brilliant visual effects and enjoy this magnificent album!   Listen to the stream on iTunes:   Coldplay - Ghost Stories   google_ad_client = "ca-pub-2178348667918002"; /* Bottom of article */ google_ad_slot = "9323411377"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //-->    

The tracklist above for the deluxe edtion of Ghost Stories which appeared online shortly after the album announcement   The three additional tracks Coldplay recorded exclusively for US retailer, Target, All Your Friends, Ghost Story and O (Reprise) were found online earlier today and are in circulation. US Coldplayers, you can pre-order the deluxe version here. As Target do not deliver outside of the US, there is no way to purchase the additional tracks at this moment but there may be more inf

Chris Martin interviews - "Ghost Stories" album launch period   Photo by Sarah Carroll/AMP Radio   Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin is doing the rounds in various interviews supporting the Monday release of new album, Ghost Stories.   Chris Co-Hosts with Carson Daly on 97.1 Amp Radio   It was announced on short notice that Chris Martin would be Co-Hosting a radio show in Los Angeles. AMP 97.1 Radio to be exact with the regular DJ, Carson Daly. The audio of all three parts to the intervie

Ghost Stories launch : The day before the big release!   The Ghost Stories launch : one moment we have all been waiting for since the Midnight video was bestowed upon us months ago which may seem like an eon for some! The new Coldplay album of 2014, Ghost Stories will finally be released on Parlophone records in North America and the UK on May 19th, with the album already released in Australia and in various European countries such as Austria and Belgium on Friday just gone.   Ghost Stories

Coldplay album sales : The past, present and future With the release of Ghost Stories, Coldplay are set to score a sixth UK number 1 album in a row, only one behind the seven The Beatles accomplished from their debut, Please Please Me in 1963 to Revolver in 1966 and set to be one in front of fellow UK band, Keane, who also have a perfect run of number 1 albums in the UK! Coldplay have also enjoyed a 100% album number 1 record in Norway. In the US album market, Coldplay are about to achieve thei

Coldplay on TV : The making of Ghost Stories documentary   Up late night watching TV yesterday?! if you were in the UK, you could of seen the making of Ghost Stories followed by the Ghost Stories film itself in full, featuring Ink, Midnight and O which were omitted during the NBC version of the film. Elsewhere, if you did not have access to Sky or are outside of the UK, many of us later on Monday evening watched the live stream of the iHeartRadio album release party which was posted on our Twi

Coldplay on The Voice USA - Ghostly illusions!   The final show of The Voice USA took place late last night on NBC and Coldplay were one of the live features of the show. Chris Martin appeared as an adviser to contestants on the show earlier on in the series through 3 episodes. The humour we love Chris for made Chris a very popular figure on the show and there were no doubts the producers of the show would pull out all stops to get Coldplay to play on the final show!   I'm sure most of us re

Ghost Stories review - Official Coldplaying review by the community     It has been a whole week since the new Coldplay album, Ghost Stories has been available worldwide. While we have all been absorbed into the band's latest effort, we will take a detailed analysis with many thanks to the Coldplaying community who have been asked over the past week to submit their reviews! So without further ado, we will start off with the beautiful opening track, Always In My Head.   Always in My Hea

A Sky Full of Stars physical single release Coldplay's 2nd single from Ghost Stories, A Sky Full of Stars is set to be released as a physical single later on this month. It was already confirmed to have a June 30th release date in the UK but that was as much information as we could get. This morning, Warner music (who own Coldplay's record label) have now confirmed, A Sky Full of Stars will be available in Germany supposedly from 20th June. The tracklisting can be seen below. No US release date

Coldplay - Always in My Head Ghost Stories has been out in the big wide world for just over 2 weeks. For those who have immersed themselves in the emotional Ghost Stories, it may feel like an age away since the iTunes festival in March showcased some of the new material. Coldplaying.com will look back at where it began for each Ghost Story, the fan reaction, live performances and more.   Today, we start off with Always in My Head, which surprisingly appeared at the start of their appearance a

Coldplay - Magic. In a series of articles on the Ghost Stories tracks, under a month since the full album release, we move on to the second track of the album, Magic, after Always in My Head was summarized recently. We will delve into the realm of live performances, fan reaction, the music video and Guy Berryman's influence on the song!     The magical track from Ghost Stories was announced with the album details as the first official single on March 1st. Magic was available to download as

Coldplay in Japan - Ghost Stories tour As we near to the penultimate venue in Sydney on June 19th of the Ghost Stories tour, Coldplay completed a marvelous show for screaming Japanese Coldplay fans today in the electric Dome City Hall in Tokyo. Those who listened to the live stream earlier would of heard the insane atmosphere of thousands of screaming fans, which made it sound like a stadium tour, rather than the intimate tour it actually is! Setlist The setlist Coldplay performed in Japan w

A Sky Full of Stars video shoot. Coldplay have arrived in Sydney, Australia, ready for their next leg of the Ghost Stories tour. The band are also due to play the '50th Max sessions' show on Wednesday, more on that at the end of the article.   Phil Harvey sent out a tweet yesterday, asking for fans to meet on Australia St, in Sydney for the A Sky Full of Stars video shoot the following day at 11.30am local time.     Many fans were queuing up hours beforehand! (thank you to Stephen Heffe

Coldplay in Sydney - 50th Max Sessions performance. The band performed a wonderful show for the hundreds of delighted Coldplay fans in Sydney, Australia, on June 18th. The intimate gig which was positioned in between Coldplay's two live shows in Toyko and Syndey for the Ghost Stories 'mini tour', was aired on Foxtel, an Australian TV channel, on Saturday just gone. Many Coldplayers have been looking for the show since then, with the full show not appearing on the net until today! Many thanks to

A Sky Full of Stars official video Since arriving in Australia earlier on this week, the boys have been busy recording the video in the streets of Sydney, in which 250 fans had a chance to be part of. It was hinted that the A Sky Full of Stars official video would be ready shortly after the making of it, pointing towards a more simpler and fan oriented production, opposite to the Magic video which was very structured and acting oriented. After the band completed their successful Australian leg

A Sky Full of Stars (Avicii edit)   Swedish superstar Avicii's edit of the Ghost Stories track, A Sky Full of Stars, which he produced alongside Paul Epworth, surfaced online, revealing what the energetic, EDM inspired track would be like if the Swedish producer had it all his way! The chorus is full blown EDM, opposed to the mixture of styles Coldplay wanted, to fit into the sound of Ghost Stories.   ^ Chris Martin and Avicii in the studio   A notable inclusion within the Avicii's edit wa

A Sky Full of Stars EP.   Anchorman, on the official Coldplay website has announced that the forthcoming single release of A Sky Full of Stars, scheduled for June 29th in the UK, will be released worldwide on Sunday 28th June as part of an EP and will contain a radio edit of Coldplay's 2nd single in addition to the previously unavailable tracks outside of the US from the Ghost Stories deluxe edition sold by US retailer 'Target', which includes All Your Friends, Ghost Story and O (reprise).  

True Love is Coldplay's next single from Ghost Stories!   After speculation that True Love, along with Ink, are the most likely candidates for the next Coldplay single, True Love will be the 3rd single to be released from Ghost Stories. The dark heartbreak theme from the fourth track on Coldplay's new album will be a contrast to the current 2nd single, A Sky Full of Stars, released worldwide two days ago. The release date for the single or EP release is unknown at this time but its to believed

Coldplay's final bow on the Ghost Stories tour After a very successful opening night at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday, Coldplay would repeat the feat once more, for the last time on the short and intimate Ghost Stories tour. Tuesday's show was astonishing, while Wednesday was set to be even better, with many fans from Coldplaying attending the show! I (Sparky/Marc) was one of them, heading to my first show since taking over Coldplaying from April . Myself, like many other fans, couldn't get

Two delightful Chris Martin interviews on UK radio. Our charismatic and witty frontman was back to the usual rounds of light hearted chat before the London shows recently. During the Ghost Stories era, Chris and the band have not done a great deal of interview, in comparison to the previous two eras which is inline with the lower key release for Coldplay's sixth studio album. Chris Martin on BBC Radio 2 - with Steve Wright g Chris Martin visited the BBC headquarters, where he recently ha