Jenjie

think someone might want to check their dates :confused: according to secc website you'll be seeing Beauty & the Beast, not Coldplay on this date Beauty and The Beast From: Fri 05 Dec 2008 To: Wed 24 Dec 2008 Event Type: Concert http://www.secc.co.uk/concerts-events/attending/whatson.aspx?SelectedMonth=8&MonthInt=12&MonthDays=31&Year=2008&MonthName=December

Tickets, priced £38.50 (may be subject to a booking fee), go on sale on Friday 30th May at 9.30am – to book call the credit card hotline on 0114 256 56 56, online at http://www.sheffieldarena.co.uk or in person at the venue. http://www.sheffieldarena.co.uk/Forthcoming%20Events/Sheffield%20Arena/Events/Coldplay

there ya go :) http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44666&highlight=liverpool+echo

news has been out about 2 weeks. somewhere aorund, there's a Liverpool Echo article telling us. Mimi posted it and i'm not usre where

that doesn't look much like a shower to me, Mr Busybeeburns :angry:

glad someone's having fun :laugh3:

Check out Wikicoldplay. The songs are listed here . Each song has its own page, and hoprfully the info you're looking for

They answered a question!!!! The Oceanic 6 are Kate, Jack, Sun, Sayid, Hurley, & Aaron. New Question: What's happened? Are the rest all dead? Coz Sun said to Jack that they all were really in shock.

I never had you pegged as a scouser, Mimi :stunned: :P:kiss:

For some reason, I have 21st May in my head as a dated something's going to happen. I'm hoping its the UK/EU date release. Am getting fed up of waiting, I want to know now!! :laugh3:

The official video is to be released on mon 19th may

major over-reaction. I've not seen a utd victory parade which kicked off yet

if you add it ion here, I'll pop it into wiki for you. ty muchly :D

if thats what he's gonna look like in a few years I'm off to see my lawyer :laugh3:

ouch head hurts!! :P Big Brother is watching yoooouuuuuuu :D

Sharpe. I forget which one though

was just thinking that with the whole scots/english divide, they would have stayed home and had a party on the streets of glasgow instead of travelling here.

They look like extras in a Sharpe film :D Just need Sean Bean & the rest of the 85th Rifles stood behind them and it would be perfect

VIDEO: Thugs beat up Manchester cop here AN URGENT investigation has begun into what sparked the rioting that spoiled Rangers' Uefa Cup party. Police chiefs say they are "sickened and disappointed" by a minority of thugs who turned on police after a big screen failed and they were unable to watch the match. Council chiefs this morning branded the trouble as "totally unacceptable". Tempers flared when a giant screen in the Piccadilly Gardens fan zone failed moments before kick-off, meaning thousands of supporters were not able to see the match. Richard Leese, leader of the council, rejected criticism of its plans insisting it was prepared for 100,000 fans. He said: "We are having a full inquiry into the failure of the screen in Piccadilly Gardens. "The vast majority of fans spent a peaceful evening in our city centre in a spirit of friendship and respect. But this has been spoiled by the bad behaviour of a minority. "We cannot tolerate missiles and bottles being thrown. Technical problem or no technical problem there is no excuse for that behaviour, it is simply not acceptable." Five men were arrested over the stabbing of a Russian fan at the City of Manchester stadium, where Rangers lost 2-0 to Zenit St Petersburg. And 37 others were arrested for a variety of public order offences. The violence left 15 police officers, two paramedics and a police dog with a series of injuries including a broken arm, dislocated shoulder and cracked ribs. One officer had to undergo surgery to remove his earpiece after it was punched inside his head. Ambulance chiefs say it was one of their busiest nights and they treated 500 people, although they were forced to wait for police escorts before going to parts of the city centre. Almost 150 were treated at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, mostly for drink-related problems and minor injuries. Around 60 officers with riot shields launched a dozen baton charges to force a group back towards the Gardens where the trouble broke out. Meanwhile police and fans had running clashes on Market Street as bottles were hurled at officers. Elsewhere there were reports of cars being overturned while six people were arrested after a Zenit fan was stabbed inside the stadium. There were further baton charges and clashes along Market Street after midnight. An eye-witness said there were ugly scenes as fans continued to hurl missiles despite being warned to leave. They were eventually chased from Piccadilly station down towards Piccadilly Gardens as more vans and Tactical Aid Unit officers arrived. A police spokesman revealed that 1500 officers were on duty for the event, but they had to draft in an extra 300 to deal with the disturbances. Assistant chief constable Justine Curran said: "A minority of thugs have overshadowed what should have been a great occasion. I watched them commit damage, assault my officers and I'm really sickened and disappointed." A massive clean-up operation was under way today as Manchester took a deep breath and began dealing with the aftermath of the mayhem. The city centre was strewn with 250,000 tonnes of rubbish, with many areas left looking like a giant waste tip. Mr Leese said: "The clean up has started. It will take a short time and the city centre will soon be back to normal. "What will take longer to clean up is the damage done to Glasgow and Manchester's reputation by a very small minority of fans." The return home by tens of thousands of disappointed Rangers fans caused huge congestion problems on motorways and at main line rail stations during the aftermath of last night's match. Train operating companies and transport police were faced with unprecedented' numbers of passengers wanting to travel back north. Police said the sheer number of vehicles caused delays and congestion, but there were no major incidents associated with the returning fans. Meanwhile, in Glasgow, Strathclyde Police said 17 fans were arrested last night outside Ibrox Stadium, where the match was being shown to 30,000 fans on a massive screen. Martin Bain, chief executive of Rangers said today: "The club has had discussions with Greater Manchester Police and Manchester City Council in view of incidents in the city last night. "The police and council praised the behaviour of the overwhelming majority of Rangers fans and estimates suggest there could have been around 200,000 in the city yesterday. "There was a tremendous atmosphere all around the city and the vast majority deserved credit for the way they behaved. "The police and council have identified the failure of a big screen in the city as a key point in the evening. "We are deeply disappointed that a small minority soured what was great carnival atmosphere." http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.2272559.0.0.php

i still don't understand why you'd pay to travel with no ticket. why not stay at home & party in Glasgow. good job the new council tax bills were issued at the beginning of last month

cctv footage here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7401188.stm

looking at the direction the police line was in. they were stopping more fans coming to join the riot in Piccadilly. they all had their backs to Piccadilly

Battle of Piccadilly VIOLENT clashes between police and Rangers fans cast a shadow over Manchester's world-recording breaking UEFA cup party. An estimated 200,000 Scottish supporters had turned the streets into a sea of blue ahead of their team's 2-0 defeat to Russian side Zenit St Petersburg at the City of Manchester stadium. But trouble flared after a technical fault meant 20,000 fans gathered at Piccadilly Gardens to watch the match on a huge screen were left with no picture. The screen at first showed a message saying the problem was being sorted out. But about 15 minutes into the game, it shut down completely. Thousands of Rangers fans, who had climbed on trucks, portaloos and statues to catch a look of the game, suddenly began to leave, watched by a police helicopter circling above. Soon, railings surrounding the fanzone had been torn down as angry supporters began squabbling and scuffling between themselves. By the time police arrived, tempers had reached fever pitch. A number of fans were hit with batons, and officers had to use riot shields to protect themselves from bottles and cans hurled at them in Oldham Street. Reinforcements The police called for reinforcements as around 200 fans rushed to the scene and began hurling abuse. Around 60 officers with riot shields launched a dozen baton charges to force the group back towards the Gardens. Meanwhile police and fans had running clashes on Market Street as bottles were hurled at officers. Elsewhere there were reports of cars being overturned, while six people were arrested after a Zenit fan was stabbed inside the stadium. There were further baton charges and clashes along Market Street after midnight. An eye-witness said there were ugly scenes as fans continued to hurl missiles despite being warned to leave the area. They were eventually chased from Piccadilly station approach down towards Piccadilly Gardens as more police vans and Tactical Aid Unit officers arrived. A police spokesman revealed that 1,500 officers were on duty for the event, but they had to draft in an extra 300 to deal with the disturbances. Asst Chief Constable Justice Curran said she was `sickened' that a minority of fans had turned to mindless violence and said she was `saddened and disappointing' by the events in Piccadilly. Assaulted She said some officers were assaulted, but none was seriously injured. Everyone was putting the blame on the TV screen failure in Piccadilly Gardens. One angry Piccadilly fan said: "We've been sat here since 12 o'clock waiting on the game coming on. The coverage started at seven o'clock and then five minutes later the screen's off. It's an absolute shambles." Police said a small number of supporters who had been largely well-behaved became frustrated and started to pelt the screen with beer bottles. A `significant minority' of fans then began to confront officers and began to throw bottles. The spokesman said: "GMP would like to stress that the vast majority of supporters have behaved impeccably and came to Manchester clearly intent on enjoying the carnival atmosphere. "The behaviour of supporters in the other two fan zones and in other parts of the city centre was excellent. "Up until the screen went down in Piccadilly Gardens, there had been a total of eight arrests across the city." Investigation The council has launched an investigation into why the screen failed. Council leader Sir Richard Leese said: "I think it is clear that if we had not had this trouble it [the violence] would not have happened." When the giant screen went down, the council arranged for emergency buses to ship the fans to a reserve screen at the Velodrome, just a few hundred yards from the stadium. But it was too late to stop the trouble. By 9.30pm ambulances were no longer being sent into the city centre unless accompanied by a police escort that could take them directly to Accident and Emergency. A spokeswoman said the decision was taken to protect `the safety of crews'. The A&E department at Manchester Royal Infirmary was kept `very busy.' An official said there was a constant stream of walking wounded and people worse for wear due to drink. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1049714_battle_of_piccadilly picture gallery at the article

Traffic chaos follows riot THE GREAT return home by tens of thousands of disappointed Rangers fans caused huge congestion problems on motorways and at main line rail stations during the aftermath of last night’s match. Train operating companies and transport police were faced with ‘unprecedented’ numbers of passengers wanting to travel back north. Manchester’s mainline Piccadilly Station had to be closed for a time after crowds of angry supporters converged there following the failure of the big screen in Piccadilly Gardens. And there were particular problems on the M6 when the Burton service station near Carnforth had to be closed after running out of fuel. Police said the sheer number of vehicles caused delays and congestion, but there were no major incidents associated with the returning fans. Rail services from Manchester’s mainline Piccadilly station were expected to be extremely busy throughout today, as fans continued to make the slow return north. Passengers were being advised to use alternative stations across the city wherever possible, including travellers to Liverpool, Blackpool, Southport and Wigan, who were being directed to Deansgate and Oxford Road stations. Exceptionally busy All services outbound to Carlisle, Newcastle, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh will be exceptionally busy, and travellers were being warned that normal service is not expected to be resumed until late afternoon today. A spokesman for British Transport Police said: “BTP is urging supporters and local people using the railway to be mindful that services will once again be busy today, and a number of trains out of Manchester will be over-subscribed. “For that reason we are urging people to show patience and understanding and wherever possible stagger their return time out of Manchester to avoid further congestion.” He said: “Up to 25,000 fans travelled to Manchester for the match – an unprecedented number - and obviously they are returning the same way. “We had problems at some stations, particularly last night, mainly because of the numbers of people involved. Many wanted to return home immediately after the game, and it put an incredible amount of pressure on services. “Large numbers of fans presented themselves at Piccadilly Station in an attempt to leave the city by train after the failure of the big screen, and this resulted in capacity issues at the station which was temporarily closed to ensure the safety of supporters.” Isolated incidents He said there were also isolated incidents of disorder at Piccadilly, along with Oxford Road and Deansgate stations, and BTP officers who were out in force throughout the night, made eight arrests: five in Manchester, and three others in Preston, Blackpool and Penrith. BTP said around 7,000 fans had travelled into the city from Blackpool alone, which caused capacity problems on services for returning fans after the match. Lancashire Police mounted a special operation to position extra officers at key points including Preston and Blackpool railway stations which they said filtered thousands of travelling Rangers fans. Operation Hector also had officers at motorway service stations including Bolton West and Forton, but a spokesman said though routes had been very busy, there had been no serious incidents. Cumbria Police said the Burton Service area, regularly used as a refuelling point for drivers heading north, had run out of petrol because of the huge numbers of vehicles on the road. A spokesman said: “It caused some delays and confusion for a time, and drivers were advised to continue up the motorway." http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1049783_traffic_chaos_follows_riot

omg, i thought you were joking and then i saw the local paper What went wrong? THE breakdown of the big screen in Piccadilly has been blamed for sparking the violent scenes between the police and the Rangers fans. The chaos which followed the failure has led the council to cancel plans to show next week's Champions League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea on big screens in the city centre. While the "minority" responsible for the ugly clashes have been blasted for their behaviour, police say there was very little trouble until those who had gathered to watch the game on the big screen realised there was a problem. Although fans quickly became frustrated when they realised the game had started and a screen saver image remained on display,about 11,000 followed instructions to head for a replacement screen at the velodrome, in East Manchester on council buses or on foot. However trouble erupted after the 10,000 remaining began pouring out of the gardens, frantically trying to find somewhere to watch the game. Pubs and bars nearby were already overflowing with fans and turned the increasingly furious crowds away. Attacking Violence followed after a minority of fans then started attacking police, who had formed a cordon across Oldham Street. Senior officers sent in riot squads to control the crowd and 15 officers were injured, at least one was left needing surgery overnight, and ambulance crews had to wait for escorts before answering calls in the city centre. Despite the angry scenes health chiefs say there were very few serious injuries although emergency workers treated hundreds of walking wounded in one of their busiest ever nights. City Council leader Sir Richard Leese said: "We had appalling scenes in Manchester last night, but we have to put that into context. "The estimates vary between 100,000 and 200,000 Glasgow Rangers fans that we had in the city. "Whatever that number, it's an unprecedented movement of people." He added: "We did have a technical problem in the city but, even then, we had a contingency plan. "We bussed people to that other screen." Coun Leese said he believes only a minority of fans stayed in the city centre, however, the MEN understands many fans didn't arrive at the velodrome until the end of the first half. Under fire Workmen called out to fix the problem are understood to have come under fire by fans throwing bottles, forcing them to abandon the job. It is understood they refused to return to the screen despite concerns that trouble would escalate. A police source said: "There were some of the fans who acted like absolute animals that night, but there is no doubt that the failure of the screen was the catalyst for the trouble." At a press conference today, GMP assistant chief constable Justine Curran said the police's behaviour had been "necessary and proportionate". Quizzed on whether her officers had over-reacted, she said: "I watched in [command] and saw officers chased up the street by a baying mob of 200 people. "When trouble breaks out we have to respond. "The vast majority of people who came experienced light touch policing." Asked why they had not arranged a park or other open air venue for fans, ACC Curran said their research had showed people would not have been prepared to travel outside the city centre. 2,000 calls Ambulance bosses took 2,000 calls between 7pm and 7am. They treated around 500 people overnight but had to withdraw from parts of the city centre at 8pm when the violence began and then worked with police escort. There were no problems at the other two fan zones in Albert Square and Cathedral Gardens. Police say until violence flared at Piccadilly there had been only eight arrests, they praised the rest of the fans for creating a carnival atmosphere. Today Eddie Smith, managing director of Lightmedia Display, of Bradford, which provided all the screens used for the fan zones, said a “technical signalling problem” was to blame for the glitch in the Piccadilly zone. He said: “We deeply regret and are very disappointed at the failure of the signal to the screen in Piccadilly Gardens last night - it was due to a technical signalling problem that we are still investigating. “Despite all our efforts to strengthen the signal to the screen it proved impossible. Our other screens in the city worked perfectly. We are extremely sorry and we fully recognise what a blow this was to the thousands of fans hoping to watch the match.” http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1049800_what_went_wrong