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10 minutes! ermergerd

check OP for audio links. only audio links are available with video coming tmr

Hmm, I wouldve had Fun in there somewhere. Not sure if those are the singles or just a coincidence

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lol, 'coldplay flan'

they had them in a box, but didnt hand them out

ooh, just signed up in time! Welcome!

yeah, a bit strange that they would bring it to the show, but not hand them out to use....

mixed up the times. The radio broadcast started at the top of the hour, but the SHOW starts at quarter to

yup, we're just testing stuff out. But keep an eye out on that account. We may be using it in the future....

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oop, guess the countdown is wrong then, oh well, youre all here anyways dont forget to follow along here, live http://www.coldplaying.com/liveblog-coldplay-at-st-john-at-hackney-church-london-uk-thursday-3rd-december/

countdown in OP

ahh, not available in my country!?!?!

Most ppl lost the picture portion of their sigs, but not the text. I did not lose my avy

Coldplay's new album A Head Full of Dreams: Our track-by-track review Chris Martin goes from heartbreak to hippie to... S Club Party? It might have taken them seven albums to do it - but Chris Martin has declared that Coldplay finally sound like they always hoped they would. Weird to think, therefore, that the Jeff Buckley-obsessed student who conceived 2000's soft rock masterpiece Parachutes was ultimately meaning to unite with Stargate - the Norwegian mega-producers behind pop hits like 'S Club Party'. But Martin is an evolved being - and nothing quite changed him like his conscious uncoupling. Throwing in inspirations from 13th century Persian poet Rumi to Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, the Coldplay frontman has gone from heartbroken to full-blown hippie. But how good are the results? Here's our track-by-track review toA Head Full of Dreams: 1. 'A Head Full of Dreams' Before Martin's split from Gwyneth and the emotional Ghost Stories that followed, Coldplay were on their way to a poppier place with 2011's Mylo Xyloto. 'A Head Full of Dreams' gladly re-conjures those bright and shiny colours again, while also spinning a guitar line that could have fallen off U2'sJoshua Tree. It's the first sign that Martin is ready to move on, joyfully hatching a world where dreams come to life. Welcome back, Chris - we missed you. 2. 'Birds' Another one that conjures up the Mylo era, the twinkling 'Birds' carries on with the lovefest. It's Martin's bandmates, however, who steal the show: drummer Will Champion pulls off a beat not far from The Cure's , before guitarist Jonny Buckland puts on his cowboy boots and wangles something out of a Wild West hoedown. The surging final seconds even bring to mind classic 'Under Cover of Darkness'… Glastonbury was built for blowouts like this. 3. 'Hymn for the Weekend' No beating around: it is a bit weird to suddenly hear Beyoncé doing her thing on a Coldplay album. This isn't like Rihanna's supporting role on ; Queen Bey opens and closes 'Hymn for the Weekend', in which she also trades verses with Martin about being high on love (FYI, Jay Z). Stargate's glossy production is crystal clear, and although such sparkly territory is new for the band, there's no denying this is a definite pop win. 4. 'Everglow' In what might be the only break-up song in history to feature both members of a failed relationship, the reinvigorated Martin seemingly uses 'Everglow' to reveal the positive lasting impression Paltrow has left on him. "I know that you're with me, in a way that won't show," he coos in the thick of tender, laid-back piano - accompanied by Paltrow herself on backing vocals. 'Conscious Uncoupling: The Single'? Yeah, it really is as wet as it sounds. 5. 'Adventure of a Lifetime' It may be a month since the single debuted but be honest - that catchy, high-pitched squeal is still stuck in your head, isn't it? This is Coldplay at their most disco and, with a helping hand from Stargate, the band who've never made the same album twice are once again attempting a new direction. Martin, by the growing shift towards gender equality, is all-embracing ("If we've only got this life, then I want to share it with you"). The force of YOLO is with him; it's bliss. 6. 'Fun' Just when we were getting the sense that Martin is totally healed from his split, 'Fun' hears him admit: "I know it's over before she says, now someone else has taken your place." But then ask "Didn't we have fun? Don't say it was all a waste." And then wonder: "Maybe we could again..." But whether it's the mopey vocals of Swedish singer Tove Lo, or the wishy-washy blend of electronic and acoustic guitar, these four-and-a-half minutes feel like an hour. 'Fun'? Not really. 7. 'Kaleidoscope' That moment when you realise Chris Martin has turned hippie, 'Kaleidoscope' takes an extract from poem The Guest House by the 13th-century philosopher Rumi. It's an encouraging message of optimism in the face of the darkest of powers ("A joy, a depression, a meanness… Welcome and entertain them all!") and amid moving piano, the moment is glorious. It doesn't really need the sample of Barack Obama singing 'Amazing Grace' in the fading background, although it's worth it for bragging rights alone. 8. 'Army of One' (plus hidden track 'X Marks the Spot') Here, things get very un-Coldplay. 'Army of One's fierce, beaming beats could be a platform for any of Stargate's usual lead stars, from Rihanna to Katy Perry. But it works, because only Martin can carry off the sentiment behind its journey of a passionate love affair. As for the hidden 'X Marks the Spot', it has all the right R&B triggers of a fine Weeknd album track; it's just hard to take Martin seriously while he's rapping through a vocoder. Fair play for trying, but this hidden track should probably have been kept that way. 9. 'Amazing Day' After all his strife and soul-searching, Martin finally seems to find happiness on 'Amazing Day'. "Oh, thanks God, you must've heard when I prayed, Because now I always want to feel this way," he sings in awe at the beauty of the world. With a lush, composed soundscape and Buckland's guitar twanging way back to the A Rush of Blood to the Head era, it's one of the most Coldplay-sounding songs on here - which, after all the experimentation, is nicely comforting. 10. 'Colour Spectrum' If Ghost Stories was the album where Martin had to get some stuff off his chest, A Head Full of Dreams is his reminder to grasp life - and it ups the spiritual stakes even more on 'Colour Spectrum'. Over a brief instrumental of chirping birds and soothing chimes, that all-knowing voice from 'Kaleidoscope' is back to read the conclusion to Rumi's Guest House poem ("Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide"). Touching, though perhaps one preach too many. 11. 'Up&Up' The best part on this whole album comes at exactly 4 minutes, 58 seconds into 'Up&Up', when Coldplay's rousing, choir-packed power ballad meets Noel Gallagher and his beefy, Morning Glory guitar riff. Not just a loving tribute to the '90s legends who inspired four uni students to form a band, but Coldplay also demonstrate that if your dream is Noel playing on a song produced by Stargate with Merry Clayton on backing vocals, it can happen. "Don't ever give up," Martin avows for a grand finale. Beautiful. The verdict Coldplay have gone from the saddest album of their career with Ghost Stories to the happiest with A Head Full of Dreams; they work better as part one and two. And though the final mantra of optimism is what this band have been spreading since the early days of , Martin means it now more than ever. He needs this sequel as much as anyone. It is preachy in parts, and no-one should have to hear Martin rapping through a vocoder, let alone 'Conscious Uncoupling: The Single'. But Coldplay don't get enough credit for their adventurous nature; their ongoing evolution is one reason why, 15 years later, a new album is still such a big deal. With Stargate, things prosper when both band and producer just go for it - giant pop hooks and vows of joy. It's not quite, as Martin suggested, the peak of their journey, but when it comes to delivering the buzz that's won over so many millions of adoring fans, A Head Full of Dreams does it better than any of them. Source

Whipping boys for those people who consider them the epitome of ill-considered, vapid rock music, Coldplay may not tick many boxes for fans of Grimes or Chvrches. A Head Full of Dreams arrives just over a year after singer Chris Martin’s marriage break-up album Ghost Stories and wouldn’t you know but rock music’s nicest frontman has invited not just his current partner to sing on the album but also his ex-wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) and all the band member’s children. Added to this list are appearances from Beyoncé, Noel Gallagher, Tove Lo, and even a vocal sample of US president Barack Obama singing Amazing Grace. It’s really all too much – or it would be if it weren’t for the fact that, typically, some of the songs are very good (we’ll get to these soon). Quite a few aren’t, of course, and the reasons for this are that the strengths that make Coldplay good (thinking very seriously about Big Topics, being unashamedly emotional) are also weaknesses that make Coldplay very weak, indeed. It’s all about the balance, isn’t it? A particularly poor song is closer, Up & Up, a kind of bedsit sing-along transferred to an arena-sized stage with backing vocals by Beyoncé and Brian Eno, and a guitar solo by Noel Gallagher. Another low point is feel-good break-up ballad, Everglow (featuring Paltrow on backing vocals), which wrings out all manner of emotion without nailing any meaning. Similarly, the disco-house enabled Adventure of a Lifetime – a damp squib when it could have been the proverbial cracker. The good songs include the rather lovely Hymn for the Weekend (which features Martin and Beyoncé trade lyrics over glinting piano) and Fun (which features Tove Lo, and which is as eye-brimming a tune as you’ll hear outside the new Adele album). Equal parts lifeless and lofty, heart-wrenching and emotionally guilt-free – the shaky countdown to a Coldplay Christmas starts here. Source

Thread here! http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/2015-12-09-salle-wagram-in-paris.105357/

Good evening. We’re pleased to announce that Coldplay will perform a special, intimate performance at the Salle Wagram in Paris on the evening of Wednesday, December 9. Tickets will be free. An online ticket ballot form has just been sent to the band’s Facebook followers living in Paris and to Coldplay mailing list subscribers living in France. Said Chris Martin of the concert: “Paris is a very special city for our band. It’s a place of unequaled grace, spirit and beauty and we can’t wait to play this show.” ——- Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que Coldplay donnera un concert spécial et intime à la Salle Wagram à Paris Mercredi 9 Décembre 2015. Les billets pour ce concert seront gratuits. Un formulaire d’inscription au jeu concours vient d’être posté sur la page Facebook du groupe ainsi qu’envoyé aux membres français de la newsletter de Coldplay. Chris Martin au sujet de ce concert: “Paris est une ville très spéciale pour notre groupe. C’est un endroit à la grâce, l’esprit et la beauté inégalés. Nous sommes impatients de revenir y jouer pour ce concert. » Anchorman Source

two of them!

Oi, none of that here please. I'm sure we can all wait for tmr to come and get it yourselves

3 audio links in OP, but I believe video is only available after the show. At which time we'll all try to rip and post in MM

hello, check the thread of the events youre looking for, and a countdown should be in the OP For example, the next event should be the Hackney show.

http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20151203T1945&p0=136&font=cursive&csz=1 around this time