Jenjie

ahhhh makes sense. ty michie xxxxxx

thanks guys :) so setlist was same, apart from New Orleans specific song? any ideas what it was/where in the setlist it came, please? tyvm :D

plus amazon have a habit of grabbing a teensy bit of info and posting it as solid fact. I've lost track of the number of times they've added dates for some of my favourite authors, for the books not to materialise until ages later!! I have a few questions :D Is next September 2009 or 2010? will you be published as Debs Wild, or under another name? will they be publishing you in hb or pb to start out? can you give us any clues to what its about?

that was a very serious, and really excited squeee. I've been disappointed ever since I found out the 19th got Jay-Z & the 18th got Girls Aloud. I even thought about getting Girls Aloud tickets for my birthday, but they'd sold out already

Saturday was my first time seeing both Snow Patrol and Coldplay. I guess it was Snow Patrol's first-ever appearance in Nashville. Brian, mom, and I attempted to go to their in store at Grimey's, but an hour before showtime, they were already at capacity and there was already a line of 20+ people outside waiting. I wasn't too worried though because I was going to see them later that night. The lead singer seemed very grateful to be doing what they do, though I have to say I'd take his recorded vocals any day over what I heard live last night. Still, you can't deny the sonic beauty of their songs and I thought they made for a solid opener. Coldplay is just on an entirely different level - something I'd always heard about, but never understood until last night. Chris Martin is an unbelievably smart entertainer. He had the audience in the palm of his hand throughout the entire night with witty Nashville lyric rewrites, frequent audience participation, and high energy bouncing around. He hardly ever stops moving, almost in a cartoon-character type way. I'd describe him as engaging, charming, and genuine. He came off like a humble, quirky, likable superstar that you'd want to hang out with for an afternoon. And the accent certainly doesn't hurt either! I am also intrigued by the drummer. Will have to read up on him a bit more. Production-wise, they pulled out all the stops, such as these lovely yellow balloons they released during, of course, "Yellow," that burst into a confetti snow storm when popped. I'd seen something similar on a Kenny Chesney tour where he released "big orange balls" into the crowd (a lyric from "How Forever Feels"), though I don't remember them containing confetti. Another genius move was playing on a stage toward the back of the venue, turning the back into the front for a couple thousand lucky fans. Not an entirely new concept, but still cool that a Platinum selling band is willing to play a few songs on a tiny stage barely big enough to contain all 4 guys. Coldplay is one of those bands that almost everyone can agree on and appreciate. It was fun reading all of the Tweets throughout the night, especially those of artists and performers who were there, presumably to see what they could learn from Mr. Martin and Co. I also think their gesture of giving away a free live disc (9-song Left Right Left Right Left) to everyone who attends is pretty cool, especially in these tough times, though I wonder how many fans had already downloaded it from their web site, since it's been available for several weeks now. I felt a little guilty for leaving the mom and the bro at home, since they were only in town for a short visit, but they were so pooped out from the day's earlier events that they were more than content hanging out at my place watching a movie. Definitely glad I finally got to see Coldplay live. It is indeed a unique experience. Believe the hype. http://kristinwatson1.blogspot.com/2009/06/coldplay.html

Saturday night was the infamous concert...Snow Patrol opening for Coldplay! Todd, Laura, Ry, and I met up with Todd and Laura's friends at Cantina Laredo at The Gulch in downtown Nashville for dinner. It was hilarious! Good food and great company. After dinner we drove the rest of the way downtown, parked next to the Ryman and went into the Sommet Center (I now know that it is not the "Sum-It" Center, you say it "So-May" Center...just FYI). At this time we had missed the first band, the Howling Bells. Snow Patrol was great! This was their first concert opening for Coldplay and you could tell. It was a tiny bit disorganized but overall I enjoyed it. It's hard to not be disappointed when the opening bands don't play all the songs that you want to hear, but they only have a tiny bit of time. Next- Coldplay. Folks, I can't even begin to put into words just how much this show took my breath away. It was by far the best show I have ever seen. It was far and above every other concert on all levels- lights, sound quality, production, song selection. They were on stage for two hours and it didn't even come close to feeling like it. Our seats were really high but not all that bad. I couldn't take too many pictures because I couldn't get them to not look crappy. This is the only one that you could kind of be able to see what was going on. It was during the song "Yellow." I screamed at the top of my lungs, was singing my heart out, and had a dropped jaw at the production for the entire two hours. I would definitely love, love to see this tour show again. I balked at the price we had to pay for these tickets but now after seeing it I would gladly pay even more to see them again. I wish I had some suitable pictures from the concert to share with you, but it just didn't work very well. Not only that, but I was clapping and dancing and the camera was kinda forgotten for long periods of time. :) Hope you all can go see Coldplay for the Viva tour. It was worth the ticket price, the travel, the food expense, the gas...it was great. If you can't find a concert to attend, go to their website and download the free LeftRightLeftRightLeft album they put out there for the fans. It's from some live concerts and it will whet your whistle for a taste! http://www.sarahthequeen.com/belle_of_the_county/2009/06/weekend-round-up.html

A Marketing Lesson from Coldplay I took my 16 year old son to see Coldplay Saturday in Nashville. It was an incredible show. It was the first time I have seen them live. I have to say, that it rivaled some U2 shows I have been to. We were about 25 feet from the stage, so that made it all the better. I’ll try to post some iphone photos shortly. But what struck me almost as much as the show itself, was the crowd that was there. In front of us were some crazy 30 and 40 somethings, behind us were two african american women in their 60’s, and all around was a mix of all ages and colors. I expect this from a band that has been around for a while and has fans from different generations, but this was Coldplay. They only formed as a band in 1998, and their first record was out in 2000. Their popularity has only reached the masses in the past 5 or 6 years. So how do they do it? Yes, they have good music that is accessible to a larger audience. But I saw something more Saturday night. I saw passion, I saw thoughfulness, and I saw excellence. It reminded me of something that happens with professional athletes. When you are the best at what you do, and are passionate about it, it draws in everyone. Even if you are not a basketball fan, you stopped to watch Michael Jordan fly through the air. And while I don’t play much golf, I am mesmerized when Tiger Woods makes that impossible shot that miraculously goes in the hole. Coldplay is doing that with their music, and it is a lesson we all can apply to what ever business you are in or product you are marketing. Do it with excellence, be purposeful and thoughtful, and most of all do it with passion. You will find that your audience and customers will grow exponentially beyond your target demographic. http://buzzsquared.com/2009/06/08/a-marketing-lesson-from-coldplay/

i randomly got a free ticket to go see coldplay in nashville on saturday at the sommet center (FAAANG FINGERRRS). opening act snow patrol was very charming and irish. another thing i discovered is that i dont need to defend why i like coldplay. everyone secretly likes them. the stage set was pretty cool. the backdrop and costumes had a french revolutionary theme, a la Viva la Vida. it was one of those shows where you are like, "this is my favorite song!" "THIS is my FAVORITE song!!" you know what i mean. at one point towards the end of the show, the guys walked down the floor side aisle and went up to a little platform a couple rows behind my seats (a la POTS traveling band at games) to play three acoustic songs. it was a real thrill. also, did you know that the bassist is actually REALLY cute? http://2pznappod.blogspot.com/2009/06/coldplay.html

squuuuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! good things come to those who wait :D

the usual sort of sizes! s, m, l, xl, xxl :D

no blogs yet either :dozey:

nope. vanished off the face of the earth. he does still have a mention on the publisher's page, so may still be published but no info at the mo.

the one thing that sums it up for me, was my reaction to Phil at the War Child gig. When he said he visited the board regularly, my first thought wasn't "awesome, he visits a site that I spend a lot of time & energy on", it was "OMG, I hope he hasn't read threads x,y & z".

how do you mean annoying?

its not that you suck, its the board not understanding facebook vids. it can link youtube and another site which I can't think of at the moment.

you'll get more than enough evidence in September :D

You had 3 choices on the Main Wiki page :P http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/Tour http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/Concert_Reviews http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/Setlists

there may well be, but he most definitely isn't a girl :P

sounds like recording is fun :D

you?

you managed to some up in one sentence, when I just waffled for a paragraph, in the other thread :laugh3:

crikey! how friendly! the guy is entitled to his opinion as much as the rest of you. and yes, the Coldplay section does go through phases of gooey hormonalness. but then when there's lots of Coldplay news out there, it goes through phases of informativeness too. in short, people will post in the threads they want to post in, and unfortunately, if they don't want to post in news threads, those threads will sink down the forum. (believe me, I experimented with this - spent a day a long while back digging up Coldplay news items & posting them in here, but they got drowned out within 24 hours, because very few people were interested)

yay & yay! :D

Five days ago we were flocking to the beach, queueing for ice-creams and slathering on the sunscreen. Yesterday, we were shivering in summer's first dusting of snow. Yes, snow. After the hottest spell of the year so far, sleet and snow swept in across northern parts of Britain while the rest of the country also cooled down considerably. The Cairngorms in Scotland were the chilliest, with temperatures falling to zero while the Pennines and Cumbrian fells managed a mere 3c (37f). Even by British summer standards, that is a remarkable weather turnaround. In the Cairngorms, two inches of snow meant visitors were able to build a rather surprised- looking summer snowman. And in the Pennines, snow was clearly visible on peaks above 2,300ft. 'It was already a chilly day before heavy rain falling across the Cumbrian fells and the north Pennines helped to lower the temperature sufficiently for the rain to turn to sleet, and then to wet snow,' said meteorologist Stephen Davenport from the Meteo Group weather forecasters. 'While roads stayed largely clear, snow did settle on the hillsides, notably around Upper Teesdale and Weardale.' The summer snow came in the same week that saw the warmest day of the year. On Monday, temperatures soared to 80.6f (27c) and beyond, with the highest reported at Port Solent, Hampshire, which sweltered at 27.2c. Yesterday, amateur weather watchers in Brampton, Cumbria, were astonished at the unseasonal snow. 'The cloud is beginning to clear over the Pennines and from Penrith lying snow is clearly visible on Cross Fell above about 2,300 feet,' said Adam Woodcock. 'This is very late in the season for snow even on Cross Fell. For it to fall and lie in the early afternoon in June is remarkable. 'We had two hours of heavy rain with a temperature of 4.5c- 5c ( 40- 41f) between 12noon - 2pm so snow higher up is not a surprise. 'Those early afternoon temperatures in Penrith are very unusual. To think it was only four days ago that it reached 26c.' Forecasters predicted showers for most of Britain this weekend - with clear skies not expected until Tuesday. Although snow is rare in June, it is certainly not unheard of. On June 2, 1975, sleet and snow showers were reported across many parts of the country. Snow settled on hills just south of Birmingham, and was spotted further east and south, notably in Cambridge and London. There was also snow in Colchester at the time, where it interrupted the county cricket match between Essex and Kent. More recently, on June 7, 1985, a sleet shower fell on Birmingham airport. And going way, way back in the history books, there are reports of snow as far south as the Sussex Downs on June 12, 1791. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191089/Its-June--snowing-From-sweltering-shivering-just-week-happen-great-British-summer.html

and one from last night, courtesy of TheAngie