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As reported earlier, Coldplay have revealed a new website design, with an timeline, spanning across their career, so far! This in turn has brought a plethora of new Coldplay content, including: Videos, hand written notes and pics!     Visit timeline.coldplay.com and receive a rush of nostalgia to the head! You can share what you discover, on our forum topic for the timeline, and view the unseen footage, which has been found so far by other fans.   (Fan made graphic by ediskrad73 - work in

Coldplay will be hoping to win big next month as they are up for three GRAMMY awards and one BRIT award. The band, who have now been playing live music for 17 years from today have a possibility of equaling their impressive GRAMMY haul in 2009 (pictured above).The British foursome will be up for three gongs at the GRAMMYs, with Ghost Stories being nominated for 'Best Pop Vocal Album' and 'Best Music Film', while A Sky Full Of Stars will be up for 'Best Pop Duo/Group Performance'. In their home c

During the Ghost Stories Live 2014 release week, we have all received an unexpected and very welcome surprise in a form of an official music video for the third track off Ghost Stories, Ink. This is not just an ordinary music video however, it's a 'groundbreaking interactive story about a lost traveler who journeys to the ends of the world in hopes of finding his lost love' (Via Blind.com). You can make a series of many choices which will change the course of the music video. Very exciting stuff

It's been speculated for months that Coldplay will perform at the BBC Radio Theatre. Radio 2 in the UK have now confirmed the band will treat an audience of just a few hundred fans to an intimate concert at the cozy BBC Theatre, on Monday 8th December!   The concert will air on Radio 2, online and on the BBC Red Button. 116 pairs of tickets are to be given away and you can apply for them! The application must be made by Wednesday 26th November at 10pm UK time.   Here is the information, direct

Ever browsed through a selection of Coldplay merchandise, looked at a shirt and thought, 'if only that wasn't there' or 'wish that was there'? There is now a great solution that let's all Coldplayers design an individual T-shirt or piece of merchandise to their liking, with the glorious official album art and Coldplay logo's!Capcoldplay.com is an extension to the existing official store. The company who is working with Coldplay are the US based 'Cap-That' and because of their involvement, a vari

Coldplay's World War I inspired montage for the All Your Friends music video has been released by the band this evening. The song, featuring a sexy bass line from Guy Berryman, appears on the deluxe version of Ghost Stories and A Sky Full Of Stars EP. The official video, which will be part of the Ghost Stories Live 2014 film set, has been edited by Phil Harvey we believe, in memory of the brave soldiers who fought during the first World War.   The montage is just that and to quote, "In memory o

Coldplay's lead singer, Chris Martin and lead guitarist, Jonny Buckland wowed an audience in LA last night, in support of the AIDS charity, amfAR. The two Coldplay legends performed Viva La Vida and Paradise and gave the host of celebrities present a laugh as Chris was cracking out his usual jokes!   The host who welcomed half of Coldplay to the stage was none other than Gwyneth Paltrow! Chris' ex wife had nothing but words of praise for Coldplay's frontman as he was described as "Father Of The

The announcement of the BBC’s new music awards ceremony took place this morning, as tickets to see Coldplay perform along with the likes of Calvin Harris, One Direction, Ed Sheeran and more went on sale right away to the delight of many Coldplay fans who have a chance to be part of music history at Earls Court, London on December 11th!   Usually, an event with such a popular line up would be sold out almost immediately but with the instant release of tickets upon the show announcement, it was

The Ghost Stories artwork exhibition, announced by Coldplay and the Czech born artist, Mila Fürstová who has created the artwork we have seen throughout the 'Ghost Stories' will be on the way to London this December for fans to gaze upon!   The works on display will be up for sale, with the money raised going to Kids Company, the long term Coldplay supported group who work with vulnerable youngsters in Bristol and London. Coldplay have been donated to the registered charity which is 'close to

'The Oracle knows everything'. The Coldplay Oracle, the ultimate source of wisdom, answers fan questions on the official Coldplay.com website and runs #TeamOracle where Coldplayers across the globe can give advise to real world personal situations. Coldplaying.com takes a look at some highlights from the 'Ghost Stories' era (so far), revealing facts that may have gone un-noticed or making you think 'Oh yeah, I remember that'!   Ghost Stories facts   The oracle talks about Chris' magic tr

Jonas Åkerlund, who has directed two Coldplay music videos for the 'Ghost Stories' era, both 'Magic' and new single, 'True Love' tells us the story behind the larger than life music video. Jonas chats to Coldplay.com about Chris Martin's idea for trying out the audacious acrobatics during the 'Magic' music video, a Back To The Future reference we seem to have overlooked and Chris' charms bringing the Cloverfield actress to shoot Coldplay's new video. The interview is a follow up to part 1, where

Coldplay release quirky music video for 'True Love'   Many of us have been waiting this week for the official video for Coldplay's new single, 'True Love'. The music video for the 3rd single off 'Ghost Stories' was surprisingly premiered at a later time in the day than previous videos and we finally got to see what the strange suit was that Chris Martin had mailed to him!. The Russian acrobat inspired video, which Chris Martin described as 'a bit silly' sees the singer and his soon to be balle

Ghost Stories on Spotify soon & new LA show announced   Over three months on since the first release of the new Coldplay album, Ghost Stories, Anchorman on www.coldplay.com has announced the plans for the emotional sixth LP to be made available across major music streaming platforms such as Spotify. It's available immediately to stream through Beats music as part of the exclusive agreement they have for the announced LA show in September which was revealed today.     Ghost Stories on

Coldplay Horoscope.   There is a new fun app available to download on the Google Play store! A kind programming Coldplayer, Rafael Bautista has provided this great phone app to Coldplaying's Google Play account which reads you a horoscope for your star sign. If star signs spark your interest, perfect! If its only superstition for you, the app also gives you a Coldplay song for the day!. Enjoy this funky new feature on your Android smartphone and a shoutout to other Leo Coldplayers with Careful

Coldplay release Ghost Stories, the album and the film!     Coldplay fans across the world were in for a treat last night and today, as the hype is now pure delight, beaming from the faces of Coldplay fans! Their sixth LP, Ghost Stories is now available to download worldwide     The Ghost Stories film / TV special was aired for the first time, in America last night on TV channel, NBC, planned just before Coldplay release Ghost Stories in the US and the UK. Sky Arts in the UK will air a m

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5500! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)   January 30, 2014 - submitted by Jessica, Australia Q. Hi Oracle, My fiance & I are getting married next August and we want to have Yellow for our first dance as a married couple. Are there any releases that feature an acoustic version we can buy? The Oracle replies: There are acoustic versions of the song around. The most notable being from Jo Whiley's Lunchtime Social s

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5500! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)   January 16, 2014 - submitted by Aranzaza, Chile Q. Dear Oracley, last weekend me and my friends watched Coldplay Live 2012 (which btw is amazing), but for some kind of reason none of us could understand (or even translate) what Chris says at the end of the film. The only thing that we could figure out it was something about chocolate. Could you help us? It seems that Chris' su

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5200! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)   January 9, 2014 - submitted by Teresa, India Q. Happy New Year Oracle! :) I have a question about Speed of Sound. Why does the video open with Guy on keys and not Chris? In most of the live versions I've seen, however, Chris begins the song on piano. Is there a live version with Guy on keyboards, as it is in the video? Thanks in advance! Love from India. The Oracle replies:

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5200! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)   December 19, 2013 - submitted by Laura, United Kingdom Q. Does the band have songs that they don't really like to play live? The Oracle replies: There have been a couple of songs that have divided the band when it comes to playing live. The Hardest Part was a particular bone of contention.     December 19, 2013 - submitted by Jayden, Australia Q. Dear Oracle, With the Un

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5200! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)December 12, 2013 - submitted by Andrea, PeruQ. Hellow I'm very very frustrated because in tumblr someone put a photo of some cd's and dvd's of Coldplay and I saw a cd next to the left right left right soooo I want to know which see the is next to left right left right I want to know which cd is. Here is the link of my tumblr - is the second picture. Please help me to find out the

Confusion reigns today as Coldplayers try to work out whether we will see Xylobands appearing at future Coldplay shows. If you haven't read the latest, let's recap:   On December 8th, Jason Regler tweeted: "looking like the Xyloband and Coldplay Journey is over!!! time move on" indicating that the Xylobands creator would be no longer involved. But he stopped short of saying whether Coldplay would continue with Xylobands during live shows.   Then he tweeted: "My bad mistake rush Blood XYLOBANDS

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5200! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)   December 5, 2013 - submitted by Charles , Canada Q. Did you ever have to interrupt a show because of an annoying fan? If not, what was the weirdest fan demand you guys ever received? The Oracle replies: Yes! Well, that sounds awful so I shall rephrase it. Chris & Jonny were performing at the Little Noises charity event. As Chris started playing The Scientist, a fan up on

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5200! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)   November 28, 2013 - submitted by Ethan, United States of America Q. Hello Oracle, Who is on the cover of the Safety EP? Thanks, Ethan:-) The Oracle replies: If you go to the Archive section or search through Interviews, you will find an article on the Safety EP cover art. The answer to your question is in the article also.     November 28, 2013 - submitted by Danny, Unite

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5200! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)   November 21, 2013 - submitted by coldplayzoneit, twitter Q. @coldplayzoneit In this video there are some images recorded NOT live. When, where and how that part was shot? The Oracle replies: This clip of Charlie Brown is taken from the Coldplay Live 2012. The majority of the live footage was from their Glastonbury Pyramid Stage headlining appearance, June 2011. The film dire

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5200! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)November 7, 2013 - submitted by Ethan, United States of AmericaQ. Hi Oracle, I heard that Chris played a secret live show in LA yesterday. How come Chris doesn't do intimate acoustic sets more often for the public to purchase tickets? I could imagine it would be a very expensive show but I would be willing to pay. All those record label execs got to see a cool show while I was sitt