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A Thousand Miles *sorry for the long post but i can’t help that i’m so excited about this whole journey :) The concert stories started at paragraph 5! it started when the album A Head Full of Dreams came out. Instantly i fell in love with the album and all the songs, it represents Coldplay so well. A couple of months back the news came out that it might be their last album and they will go on hiatus (let’s all pray that it’s not true). So without a single doubt, i’ve decided that i’m going to watch their concert. i live in Indonesia, so all hope that they will come to our country has vanish into nothingness. If indonesian people want to watch coldplay’s concert, they have to go to the other country that are nearest to us (usually singapore, japan or australia). I wanted to go to their mylo xyloto concert, but at that time i was still in college and asking my parents if i can travel just to watch coldplay it is not possible hahaha. Now, i have job so i started to separate a portion of my salary so i can watch them live which is my number one bucket list. This has to be perfect. First question that came to my mind at that time was, which country should i go to watch their concert? Singapore? Japan? Australia? Let me tell you, there are so many things that i go through while choosing the perfect country. Which are the closest? How’s the crowd there? Is it possible to get front row without much hassle? Which stadium are they playing? and the lists goes on and on. In the end i choose Melbourne, Australia. The Australia part i did choose base on all the answers to my questions, but the Melbourne part i choose out of my gut feeling and i was right. I took the day off work just to buy the concert ticket online with my friends, i knew it was going to be a ticket war that day. Sadly i didn’t get the ticket at the official ticket seller, 3 minutes i think and the best one are gone. Fear not, i didn’t gave in and search at online reseller platform such as viagogo. Found the gold standing ticket with reasonable price, so me and my friends instantly bought it. I am such a big fan of Guy Berryman, so i was hopping that i’ll get the right wing where he usually stand but unfortunately i got the left wing but no biggie, i’m still going to COLDPLAY CONCERT. it’s really happening and i’m on cloud nine :) The day of the concert finally came, i was so nervous and excited at the same time. Because of my jammed packed melbourne schedule, that morning we went to birghton beach first to see the famous beach huts. I was praying all morning that when i got back to the city that the queue is still at minimal and i still can get that front spot. When we get back to our airbnb (just one block form the stadium, a steal right?) i got ready and looked outside the apartment window for a good 5 minutes just looking at the stadium feeling very nervous at that point, you must think i’m overreacting but this is coldplay guys so it’s justified. The stadium was kind of bare, even tough it was like 2.30 pm. I asked the airbnb host what time does people usually queue at concert (because from many of my friends experiences, people usually queue from the morning), he just causally said that people usually queue when the gate opens. i cannot believe my luck. So i had lunch first and then take a pee, cause i’m alone i can’t take pee or food breaks or somebody will took my place. When i arrived at the stadium there were a lot more people, quickly bought a shirt and tote bag from the merchandise booth and the queue began. i was already jumping in joy and screaming internally when they distribute the band to which arena are we, i was standing 2 so on the left side of the stage where jonny is. The gates opened, i’m so happy (almost cried) when the lady at the gate gave me my first xylo bands and surprisingly the gave us a love button too, i came to love that button and has been wanting it because chris was always wearing it every where. Oh i got an orange xylo bands and red love button. When i got past the gate i instantly ran towards the front of the stage and was lucky enough to be just 3 row downs from the stage, i literally can’t believe my luck. i didn’t move or budge at all from my spots, there were a couple of people that tried to snuck to the front but thankfully the security removed them. I stand through jess kent and lianne la havas (didn’t know if that’s how its pronounce). When the lights started to dim, i can’t feel the excitement throughout the stadium and people started to chant the viva la vida anthem and the speech they usually used started. Then, they came on stage and i screamed as loud as i could, because i cannot believe that i’m actually just standing 3 ft in front of them. A head full of dreams was the perfect song to start the concert and Up&Up was the perfect song to end the concert. Never in my life have i gone to concert where i sang through every seconds of it and knew the lyrics word by word, it was really the best night of my light and the highlight of my years. Guy moved to my side of the arena twice guys twice, he’s even more handsome in real life :(:(. Chris often talks between songs and it really shows how down to earth and nice of a person he is. Jonny was killin it on that guitar and also will on that drum. Oh my, i love them so much. Every song was a new experience different from the other songs, the balloons that came out at adventure of a lifetime, the viva la vida chanting, the effect in midnight (one of my favorite song, and i’m happy that they played it), the burst of confetti, the fireworks, chris’s solo on everglow (i cried a little), the sing along part on fix you (you must know what i mean), every songs they performed was just magnificent. Some major things happened in that concert. First, they shoot everglow to be played in BBC Awards because they won artist of the year. Second, there’s a tribute to a local humanitarian and they invite her singer son to sing Imagine on stage with them. Third, There’s a proposal. Fourth, i don’t know if they often do this, but they sang a sky full of stars two times in a row! it was so much fun singing along and dancing to that song. I was alone at that concert, but it didn’t felt like that at all, it felt like i know every one person that came through coldplay song and i danced literally like a crazy person. I cried a couple of times, not gonna lie. Th stage itself was a beauty on its own. The hanging flower, the screen stage at the end of the long stage, and they even have people high up on the stage to do manual lighting. How awesome is that? THE XYLO BAND, oh my god the sight when the band lights up the entire stadium was so beautiful and just perfect. Then come UP&UP, i know that the concert will end soon and i feel mellow throughout that song and sang as loud as i could. That last line on up&up “never give up” was such a powerful message and ending to a great album and concert. At last, i want to say thank you to coldplay for giving me such a magnificent and greatest night of my life. Wishing all coldplay fans out there will be able to watch them live! Some of the photos that i took with my camera: The kick ass stage The AHFOD symbol Chris Martin in all his gloriousness I’m so freakin luck to able to get the 4 of the in one pict Finally able to wear a XYLO BANDS The Adventure of A Lifetime Balloons party! Tribute to Local Humanitarian (Coldplay ft. Her son) some from my instgram also: [MEDIA=instagram]BN2rpNLA9Um[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/BN2rpNLA9Um/ [MEDIA=instagram]BN0HcnlgdHg[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/BN0HcnlgdHg/