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More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4000! questions now answered - submit yours now!)   March 21, 2013 - submitted by Lorelei, United States of America Q. I have heard from a lot of people that the boys are taking a break for a couple of years. If so, how long is the break going to be and when do you think there is going to be another album or tour? The Oracle replies: Although I understand people are anxious for news and perhaps even mild panic sets in at the thought of no new

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 3700 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   February 28, 2013 - submitted by Lorenzo, Italy Q. How many times Chris goes to Gymnastics in a week? The Oracle replies: I think you mean how many times does he go to the gym - he doesn't do gymnastics. He's a member of a gym as well as the band having their own gym in the studio. Chris works out almost every day whether it's at the gym or jogging. The band have a trainer to keep them in shap

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

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

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

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

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!)   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!)   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

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

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4700! questions now answered - submit yours now!)September 12, 2013 - submitted by Delivia, IndonesiaQ. What will you choose your family or your dream?The Oracle replies:I assume we're talking family in the sense of Mum, Dad, siblings. Obviously if you're a parent, you have to consider your children but your dream may provide them with the best life opportunities so it would be a compromise but if possible, never a sacrifice. Personally, I have to

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!)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

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4000! questions now answered - submit yours now!)   May 2, 2013 - submitted by Bradley , United Kingdom Q. I'm watching the performance at the Paralympic ceremony, noticed a weird mask/ face on Will's bass drum that i haven't noticed before. Do you know what it represents? Thanks :-)' The Oracle replies: It was intended to fit in & compliment the Festival Of Flame theme. The entire set design was in keeping with the ceremony itself as well

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

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