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Jesus, that acoustic version of COTW was the most emotional I’ve felt listening to a new Coldplay song in a long time...

https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/18239830.chris-martin-composition-coldplay-star-12-auction/ Anyone heard about this? I just saw it on the BBC Breakfast programme and I’d love to hear it! Shame I don’t have that kind of money lying around...or in fact a cassette player to listen to it :D

The same kind of organ sample is used in Strawberry Swing and at the end of White Shadows too.

From promises he'd leave behind When there was no passport He missed the sky and its circus And countless, the stars...

I hope there is another Sunrise after I vote for this :D

I feel like an Army of One now xD

Yes me too, he did sing the end part of it live in the last performance of the EL ‘tour’ though, and at least Nora’s part was live. All we can hope is that on the next series of performances (whether that’s a big tour or some more small intimate performance) we will get it live!

It is interesting to lip-sync the first song in a set, as it wouldn’t give the opportunity for a proper warmup. I’m afraid no one knows the answer except the band (plus maybe Miller and Dan Green :joy:). After Church he sings Trouble in Town live, which is considerably easier

I’m almost certain it was done for a rest, not because he can’t sing it anymore

I remember Guy playing a wrong note in AHFOD at the BBC Exeter show in 2016, and at the 2017 Cardiff show I went to, Chris invited a fan on stage to play Everglow who wasn’t so good, so he had to take over. They also messed that song up at Glastonbury 2016. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that a lot of the instrumentation was fake, as Guy, Jonny and Will are solid and reliable musicians, but during GS/AHFODT they certainly made use of a lot more advanced pre-recorded backing tracks than in previous tours.

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There are also parts of AHFOD (song) and Viva where the studio vocals are played over the top to boost the live vocals.

There are numerous videos on the forums, probably further back in this thread. It’s happened with ASFOS, HFTW, Up&Up and now Church.

Yes they have always used instrumental backing tracks (mainly strings or extra Instruments they can’t play live) since the AROBTTH/X&Y eras. Then they started using vocal backing tracks during Viva, but it’s only in the past few years since the AHFODT that Chris’ lead vocals have regularly been playback on certain songs, which is a completely different story imo.

It was really cool! The main reason I like it is that it’s a throwback to parachutes! :)

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Can’t believe there was literally no promo or announcement for this until people on the audience posted on social media, I like it though! This era really is full of surprises:blush:

Imo no, because there aren’t enough songs with electric guitar in them that was the hallmark of LP2/3. In most songs, Jonny is barely audible:(

I always feel strangely nostaligic about this era too, and that time around the late nineties/early noughties in general. That sort of music almost never gets played on mainstream radio these days, but I would have been ecstatic to hear some X&Y or AROBTTH tunes when they came out on the radio. I remember my mom always playing X&Y in the car around the time it came out, even though I was way too young to go to any concerts or anything. The first time I saw them live was the AHFODT, though I tried to get tickets for the GS tour...but it’s just not the same as the thought of going to a concert in the early noughties:weary_face:

From videos I've seen of the gigs on YouTube, a lot of people in the crowd seemed to be singing along with the newer songs, the atmosphere seemed a lot better than the London gig!

Here is a much nicer (in my opinion) stripped-back version with no backing tracks that they did on Sirius! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMzM38faPbM

I think I might have it, DM me with your email address and I can send it to you.

Has anyone heard about the terrible fire at Koko in Camden? I was devastated at the news, even though I've never personally been to a gig there. Walking past it coming back from Bakery visits made me all nostalgic thinking about the X&Y launch gig they did there back in '05. I remember reading that Chris just walked into the gig from his house beforehand. Here's hoping they manage to get the fire under control and save it. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/koko-camden-high-street-fire-a4327911.html

You can buy a used TRITON Rack on eBay for a similar price or cheaper, it’s not such a great deal.

Does anyone have a recording of this show?