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A secret Coldplay setlist had taken us all by surprise this evening as videos of Coldplay performing 'A Sky Full Of Stars' at a 'Target' event surfaced over Instagram! Our eagle eyed moderator, Coeurli swiftly gathered the information on Twitter and the event was unveiled as a staff only convention for US retailer, 'Target' in Minneapolis. It's likely this was arranged for a while, since the band and 'Target' have had a close relationship for the 'Ghost Stories' album, releasing the deluxe editi

It was Sunday 5th May and after playing a more compact setlist at the earlier 5PM show, the band were ready to arrive on stage at the planned time of 10PM Eastern time. for the 'big one'. The boys wasted no time and started off with Always in My Head, a song that seemed made for these sort of venues. As missing_an_eyebrow pointed out on reddit, all of the classics have been slightly revamped for the Ghost Stories tour to give them more of an understated and mellow feel such as Fix you which Chr

Coldplay scheduled a Video Shoot performance yesterday afternoon (March 22nd). Different to a normal gig, there were many more breaks, pauses and repeat tracks. Below are the first four Coldplayer reviews from the shoot. It appears that not only is a DVD being filmed, but there will be an NBC special on Coldplay later in the month...   scubacat wrote: I just got back from the video shoot and have to say it was the best concert I’ve ever been to. It wasn’t a typical concert which goes from song

Coldplay performed the whole of the Ghost Stories album during a secret show at a Sony Studios location in Los Angeles last night (21st March). More on this including new photos and Coldplayer reviews is at the Coldplay Live forum now.   One lucky attendee, Coldplayer Ostrich wrote: Just got back from the show and figured I might as well dust off this account. As far as the songs, I'm horrible at giving decent descriptions (especially for songs I've only heard once), so I'll give extremely sca

It was a surprisingly low key return for the biggest band in the world, if you can ever call performing an internet broadcast to an online audience of tens of millions low key, writes the UK's Daily Telegraph, in a review of Coldplay at last night's iTunes Festival at SXSW in Texas. More discussion on Coldplay's performance is at the Coldplay Live forum now.   The Telegraph continued: Coldplay took to the stage casually attired in their trademark student garb of trainers, black jeans and tight

Christmas came early for Coldplay fans who got tickets to the band's only major British show this year, writes the London Evening Standard in a review of last night's Under1Roof charity gig. It was also a gift for charity Kids Company, following the £400,000 raised for vulnerable children by Coldplay's O2 gig in 2011.   More reviews, videos and photos are at the Coldplay Live forum now (46 pages and counting!). Read on for the rest of this media review...     The Evening Standard continued:

Coldplay's 2011 headline appearance has been voted the top Glastonbury moment by BBC Radio listeners this week. More discussion on this is at the Coldplay forum now [thanks Tash]   Coldplay's performance on the Pyramid Stage beat competition from Radiohead and Blur to top the vote. The shortlist was compiled by various BBC radio personalities including Nick Grimshaw, Dermot O'Leary and Jo Whiley. Radiohead's (2003) and Blur's (2009) Pyramid Stage appearances polled second and third respectivel

If You’re the kind of person that thinks of rock ‘n’ roll as the language of society’s outsiders, kicking back against the world in the loudest and most obnoxious way possible, then you should never, ever go and see Coldplay, writes the NY Post in a featured review of Coldplay's first show at the Barclays Center in New York (30 December 2012). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tw

Coldplay quite literally lit-up Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium Wednesday night during a tour-wrapping show in which Chris Martin dropped big hints that his band won't be back for some time, writes Billboard in another featured review of Coldplay's show at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia (21st November). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and

Anthems? They have a few. But even when they played Festival Hall in 2001 Coldplay always seemed destined one day to play the biggest stages, writes Herald Sun in a featured review of Coldplay's show at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia (21st November). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments! Read on for the rest of the Herald Sun

"It's gonna be a good one, boys!" cried Coldplay singer/guitarist/piano guy Chris Martin, accurately, to his cohorts during opener Hurts Like Heaven, writes SMH in our first featured review of Coldplay's show at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia (17th November). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments! Read on for the rest of the SMH

Are you (the person reading this review) colourblind? If so, you really should have been at Coldplay‘s epic opening show of their Australian tour in Melbourne, writes news website Music Feeds in our third featured review of Coldplay's show at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia (13th November). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments

One should never underestimate the power of the wristband, at least not when it can light up and follow a tune, writes news website The Australian in another positive review of Coldplay's show at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia (13th November). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments! Read on for the rest of the The Australian re

It’s been quite a week and a half for live music here in Auckland…Mumford & Sons, The Black Keys, Ben Harper and Radiohead…and now the biggest show of the bunch, Coldplay at Mt Smart Stadium, writes 13th Floor magazine in a not-so-happy review of Coldplay's show at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand this evening (10th November). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from these shows at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with twe

As Chris Martin sang "Auld Lang Syne", Jay-Z went up the stage at close to midnight to ring in the New Year during their double-billed show, writes the Ace Showbiz in a featured review of Coldplay's second show at the Barclays Center in New York (31 December). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments! Read on for the rest of the Ace Showbiz r

Is Chris Martin the hardest-working Brit in show business? There the singer was, Saturday night at Mohegan Sun, breaking a sweat literally after the first song of Coldplay's concert, writes The Day in another featured review of Coldplay's show at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT (29 December 2012). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comment

Chris Martin wanted to make December 29th a date to remember; he used his bully pulpit at the sold out Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night to lobby for "humble December 29" to be revered in the way we think of more prominent annual dates like December 25, December 31, and July 4, writes Mass Live in a featured review of Coldplay's show at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT (29 December 2012). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onward

Chris Martin joined forces with R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe for a special performance of ‘Losing My Religion’ during the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden last night, writes Diffuser in a review of the benefit event. You can discuss all the performances at the Coldplay Live forum now (and also watch Chris Martin via YouTube if you missed it!) [thanks to everyone who contributed throughout!]   According to NBC anchor Brian Williams, who appeared onscreen soon after to

It wasn't the world-beating backdrop of Sydney Harbour which momentarily upstaged Coldplay this morning but Chris Martin's dad, writes the Herald Sun in a review of Coldplay's performance outside the Sydney Opera House for Sunrise (15th November). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from this show at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments!   Coldplay also played a secret gig this afternoon fo