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I posted this on the colpdplay.com message board, but figured I'd post it here too. Oh my god, last night was awesome. I got to the amp at 4pm, and there were people waiting there already. Apparently some people had been there since 9AM. They opened up the parking lot early because there was a gun show that day. I got premier parking, which was a waste, because I had to park on the other side of the amp, and then walk all the way around to the regular parking lot because thats where you had to wait for the doors to open. The only thing, is that there was no line. There were people just sitting down and standing up all spread out. I waited around with my sister, and talked to some people. Around 6:10, they let us in, but again there wasnt a line, so about 1000+ people all at once just started running towards the gate. I thought there was going to be a stampede. Me and my sis got in, got our wristbands, and went into the pit. The rail was pretty much filled up with people, except on the right side, so me and my sis went there. It seemed like it wasnt a very good spot, but I went to the orlando concert and I remembered that chris hung out on the right side a lot. The concert started, we watched fiona apple, which was interesting. She brought her grandma and said, "my grandma is here tonight. She's 95....and hot as fuck!" I laughed. Fiona ended, and me and my sis waited around while the pit got filled up. We soon realized we had a really good spot. The rail was nice to lean up against. Chris then came on, and gave us the roses, and said sorry for cancelling the sept concert. It was very nice of him. Then about 5 min later, they all came out. The concert was great. I know there have been a lot of complaints about the sound, but for me, it was great. I spent a lot of money on these pit tickets, and they were worth every penny I saved up. Chris fell during In my place, which was so funny, but also scary at the same time. I felt my heart drop thinking, "oh god, he's hurt, please dont say you broke something." He got up, and said his leg hurt, but he soon got over it. I got some really good pictures and I'll put them up soon. Anyway, after the scientist, they got the disposable cameras and started taking pics. I think they gave out 4 this time, but I'm not sure. Guy came over to my side of the pit, and I was screaming his name the whole time. He took some pics of the crowd, and then saw me. I was the only one screaming his name. I was jumping and yelling. He looked at me as if to say, "calm down my son, the camera...tis yours now." Then he lightly tossed it to me. He tossed it, knowing that I would get it. It wasnt a random throw. He wanted me to have it, lol. This sounds so gay, but thats really how I felt. I screamed like a little girl. I went nuts. Everyone around me was giving me a high five. I was so excited. I will forever love guy for this glorious day. The concert continued, and every song was top notch. Fix you was great....because they brought the lightbulb back!! They didnt do it at the orldando concert. Oh and also, when I first got to the pit, one of the security guys had a piece of paper next to him. He looked at it and threw it on the ground again. I asked him, "hey, is that a setlist?" He said, "I dont know." Then he reached for it, and gave it to me saying, "Is that what it is?" I said yes, and then he let me have it. Its funny though, because on the top of the setlist it says OKLAHOMA. I guess its a setlist from the oklahoma city show, lol. Weird. Anyway, it was the best night of my life. Thank you coldplay for a great night. I'll have the pics developed tonight, and try to put them on.

So what. Thats how I would want it at any other of their concerts. I mean for the tampa show they wont do anything like that. I'm just saying for the tampa show I'd want them to add like maybe 1 or 2 more songs. I would want 2 encores so they could rest more. Who cares if it has the same number of songs?

The def should have a second encore for the Tampa show. Making us wait 6 more months. We deserve it. I personally want them to take out white shadows, kingdom come, ring of fire, and how you see the world. They need to have a rush of blood to the head in their setlist at all times. Amsterdam as well. My dream setlist Square One Politik GPASUYF Yellow X&Y A message Daylight Trouble The scientist Clocks 1st encore Talk Swallowed in the sea Speed of sound 2nd encore What if Warning Sign Fix you Amsterdam

Hey Sam, do you go to UF? And I agree with sam as well. You shouldnt have any trouble getting there in time. The concert starts at 8 right? Or is it 7:30? Anyway, you will def get there in time, but if you're a little late, who cares right? Fiona apple will be on for a while, and coldplay probly wont even come on till 9.

when does their new cd come out?

I think the setlist will change when they start up again tomorrow night.

Oh yea I forgot about that.

I think you are referring to the two concerts that were postponed because chris got sick and couldnt sing. They were Tampa, which I was supposed to go to, and Birmingham Al. Tampa was rescheduled for march 5th 2006. Birmingham was just flat out cancelled.

haha. Awesome.

Thats a great idea. Everyone should do this at all the concerts!

Cool. Thats awesome. I remember in 2003 they gave the Live dvd a C. I dont know why. I personally think that tour was a lot better.

Thank god. I was worried for a second.

crazy aint it?

I love "what if"

Yea, i dont know. I like the hardest part, but I wanted A message to be the next single. Beautiful song.

I would try to sell your tampa tickets on ebay or stubhub, and then use that money to buy some orlando tickets.

Yep. Its getting close! Looking forward to it.

Umm, floor seats are always better. I dont think anything will be obstructing your view, unless you're short and there are tall people in front of you. That would be the only problem. No, if you are 20 rows back it wont be extremely loud. You'll be fine. Pros- Closer, sounds better, Looks better, more fun Cons- If you're short, thats pretty much it.

Really? Awesome! Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

Yea it sucks. Richard is starting to tour with coldplay the day after the concert I'm going to. I love him. The verve is one of my favorite bands, so it sucks that he couldnt have done the whole tour.

Thanks for sharing! I will most likely be front center at the tampa show.

I disagree. I admit, I havent been a U2 fan for very long, but over the past couple of years, they have become one of my favorite bands. I now have all their cds, and I like each of them in their own way. I guess not being old enough to appreciate U2 until a couple years ago, I wasnt really aware when the whole Joshua Tree/Achtung baby craze happened in the late 80's early 90's. I was only a couple years old. With that said though, I still enjoy all their cds, and I do believe that they had the better album here. X&Y is very, very good IMO, but I agree with others, that it is not as good as A rush of blood to the head. U2's "new" cd I really enjoyed. I listened to it pretty much nonstop for a couple months. Its got some really, really good songs on it. Although I'm a bigger coldplay fan, I hate to say that U2 deserved what they got.

It was good. Still not a great episode, but it was a lot better than charlie's 2 weeks ago.

Hey TDeucez, the 25th is my birthday too!

Thanks Marisa. That was really helpful, and awesome design, lol. If you were the aqua X, how did you get the camera, and the drumsticks? Did you just dive for them? Yea Jason, it was probably you I heard that from, lol. I dont think there will be metal detectors, and I'll bring my camera anyway. If there are metal detectors, I guess I'll just go back to the car and put my camera away. If anyone else has more info to add, share your stories!