Jenjie

Wiki page underway :D http://www.wikicoldplay.com/18_April_2012:_Scotiabank_Saddledome,_Calgary,_Canada

http://www.wikicoldplay.com/17_April_2012:_Rexall_Place,_Edmonton,_Canada#Fan_Reviews Wiki update underway :) First post of the thread updated with the vids we have so far :D

NEW wristbands?

so instead of spending the ticket company's money inflating ticket prices, they could put that money into beating touts. but oh yeah, wait a minute, the ticket company wouldn't get that extra profit if they did that would they?

Channel 4's Dispatches wins high court battle to screen Viagogo investigation Channel 4's Dispatches has won a legal battle with the ticketing giant Viagogo over an undercover investigation into alleged "hidden practices" at the online retailer. The programme managed to overturn a high court injunction brought by Viagogo on Thursday – hours before the investigation, called The Great Ticket Scandal: Dispatches, is to be broadcast. The programme, produced by Hardcash Productions, claims that Viagogo sells tickets at inflated prices and competes with music fans for in-demand concerts by artists including Coldplay and Rihanna. Viagogo tried to prevent the programme being broadcast "to prevent customer information being made public", according to its UK director, Edward Parkinson. However, the high court ruled that Viagogo's right to commercial confidentiality did not outweigh the defence that the material is in the public interest. The programme makes a number of allegations against Viagogo, which describes itself as a "secondary ticketing" company. It claims that the majority of tickets offered by Viagogo are not from individual fans, but from professional ticket resellers or via deals signed with other promoters. Viagogo has been allocated 9,000 tickets from SJM Concerts and Metropolis Music for Coldplay's upcoming stadium tour, and more than 3,000 tickets for Westlife's final tour promoted by LiveNation, according to the programme. Viagogo said in a statement: "We sought an injunction to prevent customer information being made public. Our number one priority is to protect our customers' data, so we will always do whatever we can to prevent that information from falling into the wrong hands." Responding to allegations made by the Dispatches investigation, the UK director Parkinson said: "Viagogo exists to provide a safe, secure marketplace for the buying and selling of live event tickets. The vast majority of sellers are individuals, and around half of tickets sold sell for face value or less. "To ensure we can offer our customers the best seats possible, we have on occasion partnered with promoters or artists as this enables us to go above and beyond for our customers." http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/feb/23/dispatches-to-screen-viagogo-investigation?newsfeed=true

Concert tickets scandal: Tens of thousands handed to reselling websites by promoters Music fans are being exploited by concert promoters who hand over thousands of tickets to a supposed ‘fan to fan’ reselling website where people are charged well above face value. An investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches found that tickets for recent gigs and tours by Coldplay, Rihanna, Westlife, Take That and the V Festival were allocated by promoters to the site where fans think they are buying from other fans. The current affairs show went undercover at viagogo, one of the UK’s biggest ticket re-selling sites, and found that the majority of the tickets it offered for sale were not from individual fans but from large scale professional ticket re-sellers or tickets allocated by promoters. It is claimed by the investigation that staff at the website compete directly with real fans to snap up tickets from ‘primary’ ticket sellers like Ticketmaster for popular events as soon as they go on sale. Viagogo staff get round measures to prevent bulk-buying by using multiple credit cards registered to different addresses, it is said. It is claimed the company has a special team dealing with large scale professional ticket resellers known as ‘power-sellers’ or ‘brokers’ who account for a significant percentage over overall ticket sales on their exchange. Dispatches used information from an investigation last year by Mail Online's sister website This is Money, that revealed claims viagogo staff were buying tickets and reselling them at inflated prices. Some fans are furious at the way tickets are re-sold at inflated prices on ‘secondary ticket websites’ minutes after events have sold old. The Dispatches show, which aired last night, also found large scale reselling of tickets at way above face value for events such as England 6 Nations Games, Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor tours, West-End shows and even the Last Night of the Proms and the National Gallery’s Leonardo exhibition. The Channel 4 programme said there was no indication that the performing artists were aware of what was going on. Viagogo told Dispatches: ‘Viagogo exists to provide a safe, secure marketplace for the buying and selling of live event tickets. Viagogo is an open marketplace, and while the majority of sellers are individuals we do not disallow larger sellers, including event organisers, from selling on our platform. ‘Above all we provide a guarantee that buyers will get the tickets they have paid for which has helped dramatically reduce ticket fraud and scams in the UK.’ The Concert Promoters Association said it was concerned about the fraudulent listing of non-existent tickets online. It said that promoters putting tickets onto the secondary market brought prices down while ensuring that some of the tickets in that market were genuine. The organisation said: ‘In this respect the secondary market is effectively being used as a premium price primary market for those fans who wish to use it for convenience.’ It said those fans would ‘be happier that the premium went to the artist via the promoter rather than went to a tout.’ The programme was aired after Channel 4 defeated an injunction in the High Court to stop it airing. The application for the injunction was brought by viagogo on the grounds of ‘breach of confidence’. Channel 4 had used an undercover reporter. Dispatches discovered that at least 29,000 tickets were allocated to viagogo for the 2011 Take That tour, promoted by SJM Concerts. The programme said it had seen a document which showed that viagogo had been allocated nearly 50,000 tickets for 50 well-known acts. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2105611/Concert-tickets-scandal-Tens-thousands-handed-reselling-websites-promoters.html

4OD link for anyone who can use it http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od#3290181

wow. I knew this programme was coming up, but the previews didn't mention who they were going to be exposing

the nearest Travelodge is Manchester Ancoats. currently showing as £140 for the two nights 9 & 10 June. that's about half an hour walk away.

Coldplay Coming To Australia In February Coldplay have announced two Australian dates as apart of a promotional tour in Sydney on Thursday 16th February and Friday 17th February. They will be coming over direct from a performance live at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday 12th February. Fans will have the opportunity to see Coldplay at these two exclusive, “money-can’t-buy” events. The first is a Mobile Live Set With Coldplay on Thursday 16th February, where an audience of 30 competition winners will get up close and personal with the band while they play live on 2Day FM. Selected winners will also receive a Huawei mobile to record their experience and share with their friends via social networking on the day. The show will also be streamed live on the Huawei Mobile Facebook or on 2Day FM’s website. They will also be appearing on Sunrise on the 17th February, which means fans will get to see them live and in person at Seven studios at Martin Place, and of course it will also be broadcast on Seven Sunrise. For a chance to win tickets go to http://www.facebook.com/huaweimobile. Promoter Michael Gudinski let slip news of the upcoming tour when speaking with Triple M Melbourne’s Eddie McGuire the other morning. Whether or not this promotional visit will be the rumoured “Australian tour” that was spoken about is not known. Coldplay were last in Australia for the Splendour In The Grass Festival in July 2011, where the band flew over just for a one-off show. link thank for finding this Tash :)

Coldplay Coming To Australia In February Coldplay have announced two Australian dates as apart of a promotional tour in Sydney on Thursday 16th February and Friday 17th February. They will be coming over direct from a performance live at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday 12th February. Fans will have the opportunity to see Coldplay at these two exclusive, “money-can’t-buy” events. The first is a Mobile Live Set With Coldplay on Thursday 16th February, where an audience of 30 competition winners will get up close and personal with the band while they play live on 2Day FM. Selected winners will also receive a Huawei mobile to record their experience and share with their friends via social networking on the day. The show will also be streamed live on the Huawei Mobile Facebook or on 2Day FM’s website. They will also be appearing on Sunrise on the 17th February, which means fans will get to see them live and in person at Seven studios at Martin Place, and of course it will also be broadcast on Seven Sunrise. For a chance to win tickets go to http://www.facebook.com/huaweimobile. Promoter Michael Gudinski let slip news of the upcoming tour when speaking with Triple M Melbourne’s Eddie McGuire the other morning. Whether or not this promotional visit will be the rumoured “Australian tour” that was spoken about is not known. Coldplay were last in Australia for the Splendour In The Grass Festival in July 2011, where the band flew over just for a one-off show. link thank for finding this Tash :)

that's brilliant :D

Just some numbers, feel free to manipulate the stats to suit your argument :D :p Since the start of the Twisted Logic Tour in 2005 there have been this many gig dates (arenas/stadiums/just Coldplay shows): North America (exc Canada) 135 2005 – 42 2006 – 29 2008 -30 2009 – 34 Canada 18 2005 – 3 2006 – 4 2008 – 5 2009 – 6 Central America 6 2007 – 2 2010 – 4 South America 13 2007 – 9 2010 – 4 UK 45 2005 – 12 2008 – 14 2009 – 16 2011 - 3 Ireland 4 2005 – 1 2008 - 2 2009 – 1 Europe 58 2005 – 29 2008 – 23 2011 - 6 Asia 15 2006- 6 2008 – 2 2009 – 7 Australasia 23 2006 -10 2009 -13 Africa 2 2011 - 2 there have been this many festivals: North America (exc Canada) 5 2005 – 1 2009 – 1 2011 - 3 Canada 1 2009 – 1 South America 1 2011 - 1 UK 5 2005 - 1 2006 – 1 2011 – 3 Ireland 3 2008 – 2 2011 - 1 Europe 13 2009 -3 2011 - 10 Asia 2 2005 – 1 2011 - 1 Australasia 1 2011 – 1 and there have been this may extra curricular shows (tv/radio/charity/awards – inc ones where chris went on his own & the public weren’t invited)): North America (exc Canada) 17 2005 – 4 2006 – 3 2008 – 5 2010 – 1 2011 – 4 Canada 1 2011 – 1 UK 25 2005 – 4 2006 – 4 2008 – 4 2009 – 7 2010 – 2 2011 - 4 Europe 10 2005 - 4 2008 – 2 2011 – 4 Australasia 1 2009 – 1

thanks jeremyy :D I missed a few blogs :embarrassed: I'm updating Wiki at the moment http://www.wikicoldplay.com/Oxfam_Blog:_26_October_2011 but you can also check out the funky new Oxfam blog here - http://oxfamontour.org/coldplay/

bleurgh! why did that have to break the record? :(

think they had them in Bercy last night, there were pics in the liveblog

doh! :laugh3: Tash, thanks for the updates :kiss: Wiki is patrially updated now. text done, just need to upload all 58 pics http://www.wikicoldplay.com/14_December_2011:_Bercy,_Paris,_France_(Live_Blog

squee a photoblog when I'm home! thank you Sammy for having your Xmas play tomorrow afternoon :D

that is amazing :) front row always comes with a price :p I just liked the reference: coldplay's little drummer boy :D

you did go to the lightning page and not the item page?

wasn't able to get on. was an internet ban at work due to the weather :veryangry2:

2012 European Stadium Tour announced 9 December 2011 8:00 am Coldplay to play 13 new dates in 9 countries Good morning. Following yesterday's North American tour announcement, we're pleased to unveil Coldplay's European stadium dates for summer 2012. The dates announced so far are as follows, with pre-sale and general links provided (all times given are local times): MAY 18 Porto, Portugal - Dragao Stadium - On sale 10 December at 9am here 22 Nice, France - Stade Charles Herman / Nikaia - On sale 16 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 13 December at 10 am here 24 Turin, Italy - Olympic Stadium - On sale 14 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 12 December at 9am here 26 Zurich, Switzerland - Letzigrund - On sale 13 December at 8am here / Pre-sale 12 December at 8am here AUGUST 28 Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken Stadium - On sale 14 December at 10am here / Pre-sale 12 December at 10am (links TBA) 30 Stockholm, Sweden - Olympic Stadium - On sale 14 December at 9am here / AMEX pre-sale 10 December at 9am here SEPTEMBER 02 Paris, France - Stade de France - On sale 16 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 13 December at 10am here 04 Cologne, Germany - Rheinenergie Stadium - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here 06 The Hague, Netherlands - Malieveld - On sale 16 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 10 December at 10am here 12 Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here 14 Leipzig, Germany - Red Bull Stadium - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here 16 Prague, Czech Republic - Slavia Eden Stadium - On sale 15 December at 10am (link TBA) 22 Hannover, Germany - AWD Arena - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here Anchorman http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=874

2012 European Stadium Tour announced 9 December 2011 8:00 am Coldplay to play 13 new dates in 9 countries Good morning. Following yesterday's North American tour announcement, we're pleased to unveil Coldplay's European stadium dates for summer 2012. The dates announced so far are as follows, with pre-sale and general links provided (all times given are local times): MAY 18 Porto, Portugal - Dragao Stadium - On sale 10 December at 9am here 22 Nice, France - Stade Charles Herman / Nikaia - On sale 16 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 13 December at 10 am here 24 Turin, Italy - Olympic Stadium - On sale 14 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 12 December at 9am here 26 Zurich, Switzerland - Letzigrund - On sale 13 December at 8am here / Pre-sale 12 December at 8am here AUGUST 28 Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken Stadium - On sale 14 December at 10am here / Pre-sale 12 December at 10am (links TBA) 30 Stockholm, Sweden - Olympic Stadium - On sale 14 December at 9am here / AMEX pre-sale 10 December at 9am here SEPTEMBER 02 Paris, France - Stade de France - On sale 16 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 13 December at 10am here 04 Cologne, Germany - Rheinenergie Stadium - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here 06 The Hague, Netherlands - Malieveld - On sale 16 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 10 December at 10am here 12 Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here 14 Leipzig, Germany - Red Bull Stadium - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here 16 Prague, Czech Republic - Slavia Eden Stadium - On sale 15 December at 10am (link TBA) 22 Hannover, Germany - AWD Arena - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here Anchorman http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=874

2012 European Stadium Tour announced 9 December 2011 8:00 am Coldplay to play 13 new dates in 9 countries Good morning. Following yesterday's North American tour announcement, we're pleased to unveil Coldplay's European stadium dates for summer 2012. The dates announced so far are as follows, with pre-sale and general links provided (all times given are local times): MAY 18 Porto, Portugal - Dragao Stadium - On sale 10 December at 9am here 22 Nice, France - Stade Charles Herman / Nikaia - On sale 16 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 13 December at 10 am here 24 Turin, Italy - Olympic Stadium - On sale 14 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 12 December at 9am here 26 Zurich, Switzerland - Letzigrund - On sale 13 December at 8am here / Pre-sale 12 December at 8am here AUGUST 28 Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken Stadium - On sale 14 December at 10am here / Pre-sale 12 December at 10am (links TBA) 30 Stockholm, Sweden - Olympic Stadium - On sale 14 December at 9am here / AMEX pre-sale 10 December at 9am here SEPTEMBER 02 Paris, France - Stade de France - On sale 16 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 13 December at 10am here 04 Cologne, Germany - Rheinenergie Stadium - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here 06 The Hague, Netherlands - Malieveld - On sale 16 December at 10am here / AMEX pre-sale 10 December at 10am here 12 Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here 14 Leipzig, Germany - Red Bull Stadium - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here 16 Prague, Czech Republic - Slavia Eden Stadium - On sale 15 December at 10am (link TBA) 22 Hannover, Germany - AWD Arena - On sale 12 December at 9am here / Pre-sale 10 December at 9am here Anchorman http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=874

and a fortnight before Xmas. the tour promoters are not very good at promoting!