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It has been a few days since Coldplay released the official music video for 'Magic' and we have received an overwhelming positive response. over 60% of our forum users have voted the video 10/10 while another 27% have voted either 8 or 9 out of 10! The perfect figure is even higher on our website poll.   Have something to say about the music video? Do you rank it high up with other Coldplay videos like Paradise, Fix You and Scientist or are you disappointed in the approach of the video?  

A Sky Full of Your Stars! For the next project, after the wonderful lyrics hunt before the release of Ghost Stories, Anchorman on the official Coldplay social pages has instructed fans to upload their creative pictures of their A Sky Full of Stars, confetti star! This stems from the confetti which has been Coldplay's traditional trademark through live shows, this era with white star shaped confetti during the climax of the 'crowd jumping' second single! Also, the Target commercial/advert where

Over the last few months we have seen many instances where fans have met Coldplay around their Bakery and Beehive studios in North London. This prompted Coldplayer oldmuckers pose the question on the forums, "Are the Bakery visits getting out of hand?"   As of 19th July, 64% of Coldplayers say yes, the visits were getting out of hand. Most recently there have been rumours that there is now a bodyguard standing by at the Beehive but this has not been substantiated.     The background...   So

Sean Penn's Help Haiti Home Gala, which took place on Sunday (12th January) at the Montage Beverly Hills, saw Chris Martin spend $650,000/£395,000 on a painting of a heart shaped balloon, by the British street artist Banksy. Full discussion on this is at the Coldplay forum now [thanks Tash, walewein]Chris and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow were amongst celebrities who attended this star-packed evening. Chris Martin left the gala with the 39 x 48' wood panel. The Heart Balloon is a variation of the New

Chris Martin was mobbed by a group of photo opportunists when he took a break from recent album recording sessions to attend the Hoping Foundation at Café de Paris, London on Thursday (20th June). Chris was at the fundraiser along with fellow celebrities Kate Moss and Jamie Hince, Stella McCartney, Hugh Grant, Noel Gallagher, Jemima Khan and Jessie Metcalfe. Read on for a selection of the photos and some of the media responses to them... check out all the photos here and here at the Coldplay for

As you may have seen in Coldplay's tweet earlier, Chris Martin and Phil Harvey attended the Whizz Kids Awards in London today, during which they surprised Whizz-Kidz Ambassador Conor with an award at the star-studded Kidz Unlimited Awards ceremony, held at the House of Commons. More on this event is at the Coldplay forum now [thanks Tash]Chris presented Conor McKenna, 16, from Northern Ireland with the Inspirational Young Person Award. Prime Minister David Cameron also made an appearance and a b

Chris Martin performed at The Ormeley Dinner held at Bridgewater House, St James, London on Thursday 6th June. More on this occasion, including photos and videos are at the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks soss, wabbit, Tash, LdySpace, patmol, the_escapist]   Organised and hosted by Damian Aspinall, Zac Goldsmith and Trudie Styler, the event which was attended by numerous celebrities was looking to double the £2.8 million raised by the last two dinners. It’s no surprise Chris performed at th

At the World AIDS Day (RED) concert at Times Square, New York last night, Chris Martin, along with the likes of Bruce Springsteen had their chance to become the frontman of U2 for one show only! The Irish band's lead singer, Bono is still in recovery from his bike accident a few weeks ago and his close friends, Chris and 'The Boss' helped to create a memorable show in the name of a very important cause. Read about the build up to the event hereU2, with Chris Martin as their temporary frontman in

Coldplay at the Royal Albert Hall   We will have a look at the highlights, fan reviews and media from the Coldplay fans who saw the Magic before their eyes as the band completed their final venue of the intimate Ghost Stories shows. This was the setlist for both shows....     It was however, worth every moment for those who were even lucky enough to go and see both shows! The first show can heard and downloaded here, recorded from the Absolute radio stream most of us who couldn't attend th

Coldplay are the highest ranked Brits on an annual global Forbes celebrity power list, reports the Independent among many media sources today. Coldplay are ranked at number 14 in the newly published Forbes list of the world's most powerful celebrities, three places above X Factor supremo Simon Cowell.   Coldplay did not make the list at all last year and last featured in 2010 when they were ranked at number 35. Oprah Winfrey returns to the top of the list for the first time in three years, with

Rave reviews from Coldplayers who were in attendance on Saturday, at the BMW Welt, for the band's penultimate Ghost Stories show, including a gallery from the performance and exclusive audio from the concert!   Our featured reviews are from luci&lia and Cheeetaz on the forums and they both give a very detailed view of their experience. Have a read through.....   Coldplay at the BMW Welt, Munich Review by luci&lia   There must have been some good ghost bringing me back to my com

Coldplay live 2012 The Coldplaying gallery has been updated with 10,000+ images from Coldplay's 2012 live performances! The gallery, upon competition, will have over 128,000 images with 950+ galleries! One of the biggest galleries online, dedicated all to Coldplay!   2012 was the year we saw Coldplay's groundbreaking Mylo Xyloto tour in full swing. Jason Regler's invention, the Xyloband was the focal point of the tour, lighting up stadiums across the world in spectacular style! For Mr Regler

Chris Martin attended the 9th Annual Authors Night at The East Hampton Library on Saturday (10th August) in East Hampton, New York. You can see the photos of Chris at the foot of this article - and more discussion is also at the Coldplay forum now [thanks wabbit, soss, gai & Tash]   The event, says the official Hampton website, was founded in 2005 by Alec Baldwin and Barbara Goldsmith. Originally featuring just a handful of diners and a few hundred attendees, the event has since expanded to

Coldplay played a secret gig at the Ring O'Bells pub in the Somerset village of Compton Martin near Blagdon, England last night (16th December) to an audience of a hundred people in an apparent warm-up show for the forthcoming Under1Roof gig on Thursday.The setlist according to photos was: Yellow, Clocks, The Scientist, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, Viva La Vida, Charlie Brown, Paradise, Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall and Christmas Lights.Full discussion on this secret event is at the Coldplay

As expected, on Friday night Coldplay received the Best British Act at this year’s Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards in London (28th June). Chris and Jonny were present to collect Coldplay's award, and they were also nominated for the Best Live Act award. More discussion, photos and tweets on the awards is at the Coldplay forum now [thanks Tash]Ex-Verve bandmembers Nick McCabe and Simon Jones presented Chris and Jonny with their Best British Act award. Chris said on stage: "We’re so thrilled

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4000! questions now answered - submit yours now!)   May 23, 2013 - submitted by James, United States of America Q. My brother and I are convinced that Talk was a credits song in a movie. Specifically, we thought it closed out one of the Transformer movies, but after reviewing the dvds that is not the case. Was it in the select pre-release movie theater version of Transformers or in a different movie? 'We are lost and incomplete' without this inf

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4000! questions now answered - submit yours now!)   June 20, 2013 - submitted by Jessica, United States of America Q. Dearest Oracle, Does Paris, the oh so talented graffiti artist who did Coldplay's art, have a website? If you please, I would like to check out more of his brilliant works. Thanks for answering, Oracle. Cheers from L.A., California Xx The Oracle replies: Paris does indeed have a website.     June 20, 2013 - submitted by Marg

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4000! questions now answered - submit yours now!)   June 7, 2013 - submitted by Flora, United States of America Q. Hey Oracle, I watched Coldplay's performance for the "Stand Up To Cancer" benefit and it got me thinking, how do international concerts work? Is it just assumed that enough people know English, or is there a form of translations (captions, interpreter) that ensue? I wish I could've been in France that night! Best, Flora The Oracle

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4700! questions now answered - submit yours now!)   August 15, 2013 - submitted by Stefanie, Germany Q. Hello dear Oracle, I was just asking myself the question whether the guys work in the studio from Monday to Friday and have the weekend off. Or do weekdays play any certain role - I mean creativity isn't fixed to certain times and days. The Oracle replies: Ooh Stephanie/Stefanie questions today! This isn't the same for everyone but actually

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4500! questions now answered - submit yours now!)   July 11, 2013 - submitted by Marcelo, Brazil Q. Dear Oracle, I saw in Wikipedia the 3th track of Don't Panic Single is Bigger Stronger Live. What version is it? The Oracle replies: When Don't Panic was released - in some territories - as a 4th single, Bigger Stronger Live was one of the b sides. It was recorded at Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, Norway on 1 December 2000. There was also the Tr

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5200! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)November 14, 2013 - submitted by Anna, United States of AmericaQ. Hello Oracle!!! I've asked you this question multiple times and you never answer. I REALLY want to know the answer to this question so please tell me: Where did the band get their name from?The Oracle replies:I wasn't ignoring you, the reason I didn't reply is because that question has been asked several times - the

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4500! questions now answered - submit yours now!)   July 25, 2013 - submitted by Josh, United Kingdom Q. In the credits for Yeezus it says Chris Martin wrote on the track Guilt Trip. I remember Chris was in Paris a few months back when Kanye was working on the album. Is this Coldplay's Chris Martin? The Oracle replies: As you probably know Chris has collaborated with Kanye before (on Homecoming) but no, that's not our Chris. It's DJ Premier &a

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5000! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)   October 24, 2013 - submitted by Saakshi, India Q. Hey Oracle! Can you please confirm the date when Mylo Xyloto released? Was it 19th October or 24th October? Also, which is your favourite song from the album? I'll be very glad if you answer my question. Thank You, Saakshi The Oracle replies: It depends what territory you live in. For example, the release day for albums in Ja

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 4500! questions now answered - submit yours now!)   July 4, 2013 - submitted by Raj , Canada Q. Hi Oracle, I've been reading the MX comics upto the latest issue 5, and I'm confused about exactly how each of the songs fits into the plot line of the Mylo Xyloto comic series. The song Major Minus is obviously a reference to the antagonist, but what about the others? Up In Flames, for example? Princess of China etc. I'm not sure there is even a "Chi

More questions answered by The Oracle... (circa. 5000! questions now answered - submit yours now. Also via Twitter!)   October 10, 2013 - submitted by Erika, Italy Q. Dear Oracle, nice to talk to you.. I've just discovered that Coldplay, on 16th July 2000 were in Misterbianco (Catania) at Sonica Festival when they had knew about their last album's success in UK. Is that true? I grew up in a town near there, and I'd be very curious to know it (I was 2 and I wouldn't have been able to go there h