Jenjie

Coldplay at Walnut Creek For my birthday, my wonderful girlfriend got me tickets to the Coldplay concert in Raleigh two nights ago. I've always been a fan of their music, but just assumed that their live show would be ho-hum. Let's face it, a lot of their music isn't very exciting. Man, was I proven wrong. Chris Martin is a much better front man than I expected him to be and Coldplay can put on one hell of a rock show. Not only was the music almost perfect, but the light show was dazzling and Martin connected with a crowd as well as anyone I've ever seen, especially at a spread out amphitheater. The set was very heavy on tunes from the new album, "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," but the staples were still there, like "Fix You," "Clocks," and "Yellow." "Violet Hill" started off the show and "Viva La Vida" was the hands-down favorite, even though it came a lot earlier in the show than I expected. What impressed me most was when the band did something that I have never seen at Walnut Creek: play on a stage in the lawn seating. It's nice to see the band give some love to the fans sitting in the back, who usually have to rely on the massive video screens to watch the show. My favorite parts were when the yellow inflatable balls bounced around during "Yellow," when Martin instructed the crowd to do a "cell phone wave," and the shaky-yet-awesome cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." Oh, and they gave out a free live CD, "LeftRightLeftRightLeft," after the show. Can't beat that. Coldplay impressed me and with each album they seem to be getting stronger. These guys are the real thing. http://www.coreyinscoe.com/2009/08/live-coldplay-at-walnut-creek.html

MMM: Waiting 'Til the Shine Wears Off This week's Monday Mood Music selection was a no-brainer considering I saw this group in concert last Thursday and their songs are still echoing in my mind. A hot, humid and rainy evening had been expected, but fortunately for everyone it turned out to be a rather mild, albeit dewy, night at the Walnut Creek Pavilion here in Raleigh, NC. Even better was the energetic performance Coldplay gave. That's right, Coldplay; Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion (in case you knew only Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow). After the first few songs, the amphitheater went dark with only Martin talking. When the lights came up, huge yellow balloons were bouncing from the covered seats and grassy knoll! A laser light show shot multicolored beams from the stage and cannons spewed insane amounts of confetti everywhere. The best part? Realizing the band was navigating their way through the crowd to an ad-hoc mini stage set up at the front of the lawn. Once there, they strapped on some guitars and performed about five songs acoustically, including a cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean. They eventually returned to the main stage and finished the evening. To top it off, we were given a complimentary nine-track live album as we exited (grab your copy here). I expected the music to be good, but had never expected it to be that good. There was just a great energy. The only stumbling block was when Chris Martin thought it was Friday instead of Thursday, but he laughed at his own fuck up. http://reelwhore.blogspot.com/2009/08/mmm-waiting-til-shine-wears-off.html

good seats then? was it the Absolute show where the roof was open? can't wait for the review

should be fine. at Take That concerts there are guys wandering outside selling glowsticks, glowing rabbit ears, pink cowboy hats & who knows what else. DId the tickets just say GA standing or were they GA standing/seating?

That'll be 111 then :D Who's Going? (111 so far!!) (In order to co-ordinate meet-ups, hotels are in red) .: Fix You :. a-chan ACNN94 airieslady (Wembley Plaza Hotel at Wembley Stadium) aniskywalker angel_brb ApproximatelyInfinite ariadnasquire Arizzo asia atomgrill bear bello-lo beta beubeu2k blue_girl Bones_85 bta5857 (Wembley Plaza Hotel at Wembley Stadium) Busybeeburns (Travelodge - Wembley) but a dream (Ibis Hotel Wembley) cafc4eva (Premier Inn) charley cleeson7 Clocks In My Place (Travelodge - Wembley) Coldplayer75 coldplaying-forever27 (Travelodge - Park Royal) CookyMnstr (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) Carlaatje (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) Chavi (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) crazyduckette cleeson7 Dan 6N -DAN- Dark_Sofie davebrown19 Drop Fraetes Frenkerd glover3492 Gretel Hamsterdam helokity623 Hot Burrito illovecoldplay iriden (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) Jenjie (Travelodge - Wembley) johkujii Jojo JSalyers (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) Jsweeting Jizo Kite (Bus home after show) kspillers2 Khalplay (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) kimchi +3 KissesBirds (Ibis Hotel Wembley) lindam LittleMissMessy (Travelodge - Euston) Lolly Pop Lost! in technicolor loudefix lozm Lyla27 maewilliams MagooUK maria_shiver & Carol marianatsl marsu MartinFan MattJames58 mayurshikotra mc_squared melanieau (Ibis Hotel Wembley) Miha milesahead89 Mimixxx (Ibis Hotel Wembley) miumiu (Travelodge - Euston) moondance mygdalom nickyh1 Ollyc OnMyOwnInASeparatSky politik* Passenger Plug_in_coldplaying Pix & family professa95 (Holiday Inn - London Heathrow) ravrat Ron Burgandy rush rushofbloodUK r25d01 scusi sharp-boy shesawsparks StarlightChaser Steo87 SueDeNimes Swiny Texasluvsjonny (Ibis Hotel Wembley) thegreatone2003uk themaster Timon twistedleksi2008 Twisted mind Vegard90 Viva Viper xxKels +2 zemy101

also depends what companies cover your area. we have a choice of sky or digital. the lovely Virgin Media, whose call centre & satellite dish are just down the road, haven't hooked our area up for cable :rolleyes:

orange m&m's sound very delicious

in which case its cheap!! :P Asda direct postage for clothes is £3.95. I think Next & Dotty P postage is aorund those prices too!!

current attendee list is below. anyone missing? Who's Going? (106 so far!!) (In order to co-ordinate meet-ups, hotels are in red) .: Fix You :. a-chan ACNN94 airieslady (Wembley Plaza Hotel at Wembley Stadium) aniskywalker angel_brb ApproximatelyInfinite ariadnasquire asia atomgrill bear bello-lo beta beubeu2k blue_girl Bones_85 bta5857 (Wembley Plaza Hotel at Wembley Stadium) Busybeeburns (Travelodge - Wembley) but a dream (Ibis Hotel Wembley) cafc4eva charley cleeson7 Clocks In My Place (Travelodge - Wembley) Coldplayer75 CookyMnstr (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) Carlaatje (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) Chavi (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) crazyduckette cleeson7 Dan 6N -DAN- Dark_Sofie davebrown19 Drop Fraetes Frenkerd glover3492 Gretel Hamsterdam helokity623 Hot Burrito illovecoldplay iriden (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) Jenjie (Travelodge - Wembley) johkujii Jojo JSalyers (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) Jsweeting Jizo Kite (Bus home after show) kspillers2 Khalplay (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) kimchi +3 KissesBirds (Ibis Hotel Wembley) lindam LittleMissMessy (Travelodge - Euston) Lolly Pop Lost! in technicolor loudefix lozm Lyla27 maewilliams MagooUK maria_shiver & Carol marianatsl marsu MattJames58 mayurshikotra mc_squared melanieau (Ibis Hotel Wembley) Miha milesahead89 Mimixxx (Ibis Hotel Wembley) miumiu (Travelodge - Euston) moondance mygdalom nickyh1 Ollyc OnMyOwnInASeparatSky politik* Passenger Plug_in_coldplaying Pix & family professa95 Ron Burgandy rush rushofbloodUK r25d01 scusi sharp-boy shesawsparks StarlightChaser Steo87 SueDeNimes Swiny Texasluvsjonny (Ibis Hotel Wembley) thegreatone2003uk themaster Timon twistedleksi2008 Twisted mind Vegard90 Viva Viper xxKels +2 zemy101

The friend Jen in the Carla story is Nettie

tickets are very cool. much better than the normal yellow MEN ones. they're all Coldplay branded & funky

:P

my ticker says its 1 month, 1 week & 1 day until Wembley. so guess that means its 1 month & 1 day to Manc :shocked2:

Manc has the bossman & Dublin doesn't :smug:

on which item? and postage is determined by cafepress. I have to admit, I ignored the postage cost & just ordered because I didn't want to think about it

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and in answer to other questions. Round 2 was supposed to start yesterday, but they still have nothing on the site :confused:

my treat when I'm getting the train is an apple & cinnamon muffin with a tall, no whip mocha, slightly dry. they ruined the lemon & poppyseed muffins by making them low fat. and for some reason the darned Americans believe that cranberry is a holiday fruit, so we're only allowed the cranberry & orange muffins at Christmas grrrrrrrrrrrrr :angry: I can't drink the coffee-base frappucinos. they're very nice but for some reason the caffeine goes straight to my head & makes me high, which it doesn't in the hot coffees :confused:

Jen's Jokers :D not the origianl line up because someone let Alonso move to Real Madrid :angry:

open from 3pm for a gig with doors that open at 4pm? someone's not very good at crowd control :lol: can you pick them up the day before?

Some Wembley info to assist with your planning :D Advice 1 - Bring cash Advice 2 - Don't plan on buying rounds once you're in the stadium! :lol: Advice 3 - Think carefully about what you're taking with you! darn it, and there was me thinking the hamster would love a trip to see Coldplay :lol: Advice 4 - Dress nicely, you're gonna be on camera! And some other useful stuff can be found here: http://www.wembleystadium.com/events/groundregulations/

I wouldn't worry too much. From the sounds of things, you're planning to be in the queue before the birds get up, so are likely to be there way before the box office opens. :P I'd ring them to find out what time they're planning to open for collections, then you can get over there as soon as they do so, and before they even think of sorting out wristbands etc. :)

it was playing up for me last night too :cry: gratz Chavi :D whoever goes had best get their journalist hat on, because we ain't in the final until they've reviewed the U2 gig:

still in the lead :D 50%

ask and you shall receive :D (kind of!!!!) they don't do a pint pot, but may I present the Coldplaying Stein?