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^ OMG, he's freaking crazy! LOL.

ACL Taping/ACL festival review I literally just got home from Austin a few hours ago but couldn't wait to post my reviews, pics, and videos from the ACL taping/ACL festival! ACL taping: Dianne already mentioned how we got in.. but the whole experience of the taping felt so surreal to me. When we found out we got in, our tickets were scanned and we were immediately rushed upstairs to the balcony level because the taping was about to start. All of us were crying tears of joy and we could not believe what was happening. We were walking to our seats just as the back to the future theme came on. When I heard the opening of Hurts Like Heaven and saw the boys on the stage.. I knew it was really happening but I still felt like I had to pinch myself. The venue was really small and although we were in the balcony, we could see everything perfectly. In fact, nobody stood up in front of us until they did Viva later in the show. I stood up, danced, and sang the entire time! The set list was great and the boys were so happy and full of energy. When they played "Up In Flames" I burst into tears, the song is so beautiful and reminds me of why I fell in love with them in the first place. The new years countdown was so fun and I laughed when Chris said "Wait, I don't know how they do the countdown in America..." lol. When Every Teardrop was played at the end, I didn't want it to be over but felt so blessed to be apart of this magical evening. I only got a few decent pictures because all I had was my iPhone: Video of Up In Flames: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH9eJecF3tI]Coldplay performing Up in Flames at the Acl taping - YouTube[/ame] ACL Festival: Me, Dianne, and my friend all met up at the entrance to the festival a little after 10 and the gates did not open until 11. We heard Coldplay do their soundcheck, which was awesome. Once the gates opened, we ran like hell to the AMD stage and let me tell you, that was not an easy jog. It paid off though because we got front row center! The day dragged at some points but once "99 Problems" came on and we knew Coldplay were about to come on, all the waiting was worth it. The boys looked so happy, I was slightly bummed when they didn't play Up In Flames again but Paradise is just lovely live... really really amazing. The crowd wasn't as great as I had hoped it would be but we still had a blast. During Fix you, Phil came and sat directly in front of us, Dianne pointed it out but I was too nervous to talk to him(He wouldn't have been able to hear me anyway lol) and when Chris jumped off the stage, I freaked out and Phil turned around and smiled at me :dazzled: when Chris came back, Phil left and we didn't get a chance to meet him :( but that was still awesome because I have never seen him up close before. So surreal seeing Coldplay that up close and it was one of the greatest moments of my life. I loved meeting all the coldplayers(Dianne, Jen, and Amanda) and hanging out with them all day. Truly a magical night :) Video of Paradise: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9dTepYA7Pk]Coldplay - Paradise at ACL - YouTube[/ame]

Just got back to my hotel room about an hour ago... The show was fantastic and there is nothing like seeing a Coldplay show from the front row. The boys were so happy and full of energy and crazy how Phil was sitting in front of us at one point!loved hanging out with Dianne, Jen, and Amanda all day! Will post pics and video when I get back home to Vegas on Monday!

We got some rain for a bit here, which was nice! Mostly cloudy today thankfully :) can hardly wait until they take the stage!

Front row with my best friend, jen and Dianne, so excited!!!

Me, Jen, and Dianne all got into acl live right before it started. Still can't believe I was there! Up in Flames was so beautiful and Paradise sounds so great live. It was my 10th Coldplay show and was so magical.

Awesome, text me when you get down there :) all the pics acltv is tweeting of their sound check right now is killing me :(

^^ amanda pmd me her number :) jen, will you be able to meet up tonight? Think we're gonna see if we can get into the taping, even though it's a long shot :(

Made it to Austin, flight was super bumpy! Will be heading downtown in a few hours.

Alright guys, signing off for the night, got an early flight to Austin in the morning. Jen and Dianne, I will text you tomorrow afternoonish. Can't wait to meet you all!

^^^ Dianne it's so worth it!

As far as I know... Me & my best friend, Dianne and her husband, Amanda, and Susan.

Been pouring down rain all day long, not typical Vegas weather.

^ Roadie 42 said that Paradise, DLIBYH and Up in Flames were added to the set list, so it does seem they will be played Friday.

Awesome, i've never been to Austin before so that's why I wanted to ask you lol. Front of the gate between 10am-10:30 on Friday sounds good to me. Also thanks for the link, 2nd street looks pretty cool.

I am seeing the boys in 2 days :dazzled: :dance:

I am seeing the boys in 2 days :dazzled: :dance:

I have yours and Jen's number. I think we should meet up before we go into ACL but i'm not sure where. Jen, do you know of any place near Zilker that is within walking distance where we can meet? I think I am planning on getting there at 10 AM(That's what I did for Lolla and there was already a line forming at the gate) but yes, I definitely wanna meet up with you guys before we go in so we can all stand together :) I think I will probably still head down to wear the taping is tomorrow and or just hang out in the downtown area. Dianne, text me when you land tomorrow and maybe we could meet up tomorrow night (Jen too!) I am getting to Austin at 12:30 PM tomorrow. Flight leaves at 6:15 AM(yikes lol) I am so excited :)

^^ yay!

Greatest post ever.

Agreed... I won't even go to the Paradise or MX forums, I am so sick of all the negativity.

Awesome news! See I wasn't sure cause i've only heard of Bright Eyes(It's so funny I am seeing them twice!) I would love love love to be in the front row for ACL, I was second row at Lolla. So close, yet so far lol.

I am very happy that all of us will be there together and we can finally all meet :)

Young the Giant, Grace Potter, The Kills, and Bright Eyes. All excellent but it got super bad when the Kills came out.

^ My best friend Jessica will also be there with me, she goes to every Coldplay show with me :) I just hope the crowd isn't as bad as the Lollapalooza crowd, it was really scary at times with all the pushing, and that was for the bands that played before Coldplay!