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This :nod: I'm sorry (actually I'm not cause it's my opinion) I can't stand her and how she sings and acts on stage, for what I endured to see in the past..I'm probably not even gonna be bothered to see this since I dislike PoC from the bottom of my heart. Also this makes me wonder if the duet won't happen at the Brits then, and they will play Charlie Brown instead in that occasion, which would be awesome since they have to promote it edit: I hadn't seen Mich's answer about the Brits :P

Me and other two people living close to each other haven't it received yet, and we live much closer to the UK than you, though it's strange that you haven't received an email when they dispatched it. Did you check your account to see if it's really been shipped? Or you may want to email them and be sure that it is indeed on its way to you : )

eh..boh :shrug:

So I don't know why it took them this long to publish this interview done with Chris when the band came to Rome in November. Anyway, this was published on Sunday's newspaper, but it's also available online here Here's the translation : ) Seven o'clock in the evening. Empty restaurant, too early for dinner. The green pepper tenderloin bleeds when Chris Martin plunges the knife to cut the first bite. An unusual dish for an artist who's joined Meet Free Monday, the campaign promoted by Paul McCartney to confirm the properties of the vegetarian diet by abolishing animal proteins at least once a week. "I am terrified of getting fat," the leader of Coldplay confesses, "and now, in the middle of the tour, a moderately proteic menu is what I need." The British blockbuster band of 2011, thanks to their fifth album Mylo Xyloto, will be in Italy on May 24th; it's the only concert, already sold out, at the Olympic Stadium in Turin. After 50 million albums sold in ten years and seven Grammy Awards, the single Paradise is now at the top of the charts; 2012 will be a record year with a tour that with just one concert - New Year's Eve in Abu Dhabi - has grossed 1.2 million euros. "I grew up thinking that an artist writes his best songs between 28 and 33 years old. Now I'm changing my mind," says Martin, who turns 35 on March 2nd, before recommending his assistant to get him fresh fruit in the dressing room of Cinecittà, where Coldplay are guests in a TV show. "It's for balancing the diet with vitamins and minerals. I never drank a beer or a coffee before starting this career. When I tried I felt really bad. Now I do an hour of yoga and run every day, then I look in the mirror and see the same old Chris, what a disappointment," he says gazing at the outskirts of the capital from the limousine smoked glass windows. The dressing room is a circus caravan. Narrow and full of fruit. Martin protects himself from cold and humidity with layers of orange, purple and dark green sweatshirt, with a cap that turns him into a charismatic Franciscan. The voice is clear, deep, persuasive; it's the same voice that sways the crowd in stadiums when he sings In My Place. It is rare to meet him alone. He prefers to shield from prying questions with the other Coldplay members (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion). But he's a mature boy now, he swears, thanks to the success that hasn't gone to his head. "Since we began it all went so fast that I didn't have time to look back. I'm always asked: isn't all this pressure stressful? Not at all, why? It was my dream. What we have to do is get on a plane, land in a city, play, take another plane and land in another city: two hours of glory in exchange for a bit boring routine, not bad." He rearranges the inside of the caravan as if it were his home. "I'd like to have your job for a while," he attacks. Then, a blast of questions: "For a journalist who loves music, is it frustrating not being able to play? Do you think fans believe that our band is in collusion with Hollywood just because I married an actress?". You are the star, I am the journalist, I remind him. He continues, "It was what I wanted to do after graduating in ancient literature. To write a review of OK Computer by Radiohead (1997), a record that changed my life. I grew up with this obsession: to play, become famous, sing watching the audience swaying in front of the stage, feel the same emotions Bono feels when he is up there with U2. I didn't have very clear ideas as I child. I was ravished by the circus world. When I was eleven I solemnly announced to my parents: I wanted to be a clown - and I think what I do now is not much different. I tried to practice on a unicycle for a while, imagining myself with the right makeup, a hat, a red nose. But I had already changed my mind at twelve. It was very hard to ride the unicycle, and I was literally crazy for Michael Jackson and A-ha." He usually doesn't have enough time to visit cities, but Rome tempts him. There's a bit of time for a stroll downtown before it's time to go on stage. From the top of the Janiculum you can see St.Peter's dome. "You are Italian, therefore Catholic, right? Does having the Vatican here mean confronting with your faith every day?". I reverse these questions to him. He snorts, but he's enjoying it. "I understand, it's me who needs to confess. I had my faith crisis, you know. In the middle of my youth. Everything in my life froze for a period. Even my passion for music. I became a bigot, I listened only to old religious songs. But in spite of this I was seduced by movies like Mary Poppins and The Wizard of Oz. Luckily this is the past, now my faith is kind of pantheistic. The quiet life of the Tibetan monk, the Muslim who kneels five times a day, the patient who prays the Virgin Mary for grace, all have the same strength and the same tenderness and spirituality." Stars have short memory, but Martin clearly remembers an interview ended badly at the Crillon in Paris. The album X&Y had just been published, and Chris would have wanted to talk only about that, but in the meantime he had married actress Gwyneth Paltrow: it was clear that the press' interest was not just for the songs. He told a lot of jokes trying to dodge these questions. The result was painful. "What did you write? That I was an idiot? You should have done it!" he exclaims, sweating after the live appearance on TV. He urges with questions. "Who are the most reluctant artists that you have interviewed? And the most talkative? And the most asshole?", he asks as he takes the stage dresses off and wears the three-coloured comfortable sweatshirts again. Eventually he gives up and prononunces his wife name for the first time. He and Gwyneth met in 2002, married in 2003, have two children, Apple and Moses, seven and five years old respectively. "I often read about us: the pop star and the diva are special people. But what's this special thing we have? We do not betray each other, we are not attached to the bottle, we do not offer material to tabloids and paparazzi. Flattery hasn't spoiled us, success has not changed our prospects, wealth hasn't made us arrogant. My wife is more normal than the girl next door and kids don't care if you're a star. If you choose to have a partner and children you must remain a real person, you don't have time or want to keep polishing your Grammys." He was shocked by the death of Michael Jackson, his first idol. He was touched by the fragility that tore Amy Winehouse away from a bright career. "Their stories have nothing to do with the deaths of other young people in rock history. Loneliness killed them," he whispers. It is past midnight, the studios are empty, only a few guests and attendants are still at Cinecittà. "Success is pop stars' worst enemy. It can give you the illusion that you're about to become immortal, that you can afford all the excesses because you're gonna get away with them one way or another. Once you can buy food and you don't have to worry about the rent two things can happen: either you live of excesses, or you stop for a minute and realise how lucky you have been. As a band, we spontaneously underwent self-analysis, without the need of a headshrinker: we were really lucky, where would we be now without the success of the first album? We would be workmen? Work in a pub? Pissed off in the office? Live on the dole? Still at home with mom and dad? If Coldplay had never become famous I wouldn't have met Gwyneth. So why mismanaging this godsend from heaven?". Other questions while in the limo, on our way to the airport: "Do you have children? No? Are you scared of living your life alone?". He reflects: "I will be 44 in ten years. Dangerous age for a singer. How do you imagine yourself in ten years? Please answer this at least." An old journalist who writes books about the loneliness of rock stars. "I will not be in that book," he replys at once, "I want to be like Bruce Springsteen when I'm 60!". The limo stops. The private plane is already in motion. Destination Oslo. They will arrive at dawn. Before he gets off Chris frees his blond curls from the Franciscan hood; he's as fresh and relaxed as after a long sleep. "I didn't even eat one tangerine," he says, "that's a pity for my free radicals ..." Sorry for any mistake

Charlie Brown it's the end of the song luminous and wired we'll be glowing in the dark these are two of mines, but probably too small

Last time they played here I arrived at 6.20 am and there were around 200 people already, same in 2009 as people started queuing from the evening before (but that day I arrived at 8 am). But since you're not seeing them in Italy you should be fine with early in the morning, this if you want the front row :wink:

That was actually Saturday 10th December, they played xfactor on Sunday :P

E nell'email mi riporteranno quanto è scritto nel loro sito Dato che ci sono state le feste di mezzo alla fine sono passati solo 13 giorni lavorativi, indi per cui me tocca aspettare : (

Eh no, io ho ordinato spedizione normale, non con corriere..che palle, facevo prima a ordinarla su amazon.it, mi costava uguale e non pagavo le spese di spedizione

Question: did all of you order it using courier? Still haven't received it, so just wanted to understand if it's me being paranoid about our stupid postal service or not :disappointed:

Wanted to post this pic from that night because I really love their smiles :nice: And a few more All my other pics are on Coldplayzone Facebook page : )

The person above you just wrote Everyone going, enjoy the gig..wish the gig I'm going tonight was this one :nice:

They were shipped from the UK, it would have been unbelievable if it was the other way round and yeah, I still haven't received mine, but seeing I've chosen the slower shipment option I'm gonna get it next year :P

That's an old issue, so unless someone here has more than a copy for whatever reason, your best bet is ebay

uh, Paradise, is in the top ten singles in Italy since the day of the release, fifteenth week now, and it never got below no.6, currently at no.3 up one since the previous week, but we're not the UK or the USA of course :P

Those articles about Chris' death are a joke, as yesterday it was a sort of April's fools in spanish speaking countries..someone created an article about Guy last year or two years ago source

All I know is that there is a Mac App for developers, Xcode (it's free but it's 1.68GB), but you need to download it from the Apple Store..and as far as I know you're not too Apple prone Ian, right? :P

No Venice photoblog? :disappointed: jk :P

Basically everyone already received it and I still haven't got mine, I'm not living in the North Pole dammit (or else it would already be in my hands) :bigcry:

Hi, first of all there's a specific thread about the gig in Portugal in the Live Section here :) Secondly, as the Oracle said, the golden circle is the reserved area in front of the stage. For the Portugal gig and other EU gigs there is a specific ticket for that area which costs more than the general GA ticket, while for other gigs there isn't so whoever has a GA ticket can try to enter that area.

Out of the cold As Coldplay prepare to take on the elements in the UAE again, Chris Martin and Guy Berryman say not much has changed, apart from the thicker skins they've developed By Kelly Crane Senior Reporter and Daisy Clarkson, Radio 2 Presenter Published: 00:00 December 26, 2011 You heard it here first. More than 50 million records sold, tours selling out in seconds and stadiums full of adoring fans, it's hard to believe the only thing that's changed for the boys from Coldplay is what they eat backstage. "We're getting older, so we can't eat as many Mars bars as we used to be able to," joked lead singer Chris Martin. "Kentucky Fried Chicken and Hob Nobs was our main sustenance in those days," he continued, his voice with an edge of longing. "If you keep that up, you have to waddle or be rolled on stage. Now it's more like celery sticks," he said before immediately taking back the lie just told. "It's definitely less fried chicken." Bassist Guy Berryman was in full agreement. "It used to be all burger, chips and lager to get us through a show," he said. It was just 15 years ago Coldplay burst onto the scene with the single Shiver. Little did the boys know the rock 'n' roll world of the music industry would mean giving up the good stuff. "You think it's what you need to sustain the high energy levels, but it doesn't last long. As you get older you have to look after yourself," said Berryman, who gave up alcohol three years ago. That, a love of "true music" and the fact they play side by side in the same band is about all the two band mates and friends first appear to have in common. Spotlight But while they lead different lives — Martin constantly in the spotlight, partly due to his marriage to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and Berryman still able to walk the streets relatively undetected — the boys are more alike then even they know. Berryman lives the life Martin wishes he could. He gets to express himself creatively, take home a hefty pay cheque — split equally four ways — but rarely has his life dissected by media outlets the world over. Scheduling interviews for Coldplay's management first means a day of negotiation to find houses willing to interview anyone other than Martin. "Chris acts as a shield for us," said Berryman, gloating a little. "The three other members of Coldplay are quite private and that's the way we like it. Chris gets 90 per cent of the attention but he also has to deal with horrible s**t that it brings too." "It's only because I'm friends with people who are much more talented than me," pipes up Martin. "Life keeps you humble. The internet keeps you humble. No matter how big your head gets, you just have to look on the internet and someone makes it small again for you." Martin is often described as a slippery fish when it comes to the media, avoiding questions, storming out of interviews are just a few of the incidents reported over the years. Yet a conversation with the Brit boy reveals more an unexpected shy side rather than attitude. He says his energetic antics on stage are down to "no confidence in your songs", and five albums which have all topped the US and UK charts credited to "a lot of luck and good marketing". Tension Coldplay seem to winningly fuse the tension between not wanting to be one of the best bands in the world and having to settle for being one of the biggest, almost perfectly. "Everything has changed and nothing all at the same time," said Martin. "We're just people having just as much fun, maybe more." It's true they love what they do, even if they don't love the attention. In 15 years the group has enjoyed just four weeks off in total. "We've never really stopped to look back," said Berryman. "It would be great to take some time soon and live a little. We're always looking ahead at what we're recording, but it just comes. We carry on while we're all happy. I think we're in the best place we've ever been in. Everyone is very happy and content. Maybe soon we'll stop to look back and see what we've achieved." From the start, Coldplay have been very much a foursome. Martin, the main songwriter, calls it "musical democracy" with each member taking home a 25 per cent share of earnings. Martin, Berryman, 33, from Fife via Canterbury; Buckland, 33, from London via north Wales; and Champion, 33, from Southampton, met in their first year at University College London, in 1996. The current line-up was formalised in late 1997, and in February 1998 they played their first gig in a Camden pub, pausing briefly to take their degrees — Martin, ancient history; Champion, anthropology; and Buckland, maths and astronomy. Berryman had dropped out of engineering. Clearly a match made on long nights over essays and dissertations, but one which has resulted in one of the strongest collections of songs of the past decades. Martin's insecurity is a funny thing. He simply can't fathom a band with him in it currently outsells Radiohead, U2, REM and Oasis. He still seems almost embarrassed by his status as one of the planet's most recognisable rock stars saying, "If anyone's there we'll definitely be greeting people," talking about his upcoming gig in Abu Dhabi on New Year's Eve. ‘Shattered' "The UAE is a gig we'll never forget," said Berryman. "I got lost a few times in that Emirates Palace. It was the longest walk back to my room I've ever had. I was shattered," he laughed. Promised sun, sea and sand, Coldplay went down as one of the most memorable concerts in UAE history with sheet lightning, rain and bursts of thunder as the guys belted out Viva la Vida. "They said, ‘If there's one place in the world you don't have to worry about rain, it's Abu Dhabi,'" Martin recalled. "We weren't prepared for it, but I'll also never forget it." Berryman is a busy boy, always in need of entertaining. Running marathons, restoring First World War aircraft — namely a Tigermoth and Spitfire — he is also learning to fly. "Maybe one day you'll see me buzzing over the UK skies," he laughs. Rounding off another successful year and after much deliberation Coldplay performed live on the final of this year's UK X Factor, a live final at Wembley Stadium, London. "We ummed and ahhhed about it actually," admitted Berryman. "We couldn't decide if it was cool or not," he continued. "We eventually remembered we lost the ‘cool police' an awful long time ago and went for it. Many of the people who watch X Factor think guitars are some kind of mythical instrument. It was great to show our music to a completely new generation of people." Being married to Paltrow and somehow becoming a member of the Hollywood super league — Steven Spielberg is now his godfather-in-law — Martin has come a long way in developing a thicker skin. "Eventually, whatever you do you become comfortable with the fact that someone will hate your guts," he said. "That's okay with me now." Don't miss it Coldplay perform at the Volvo Ocean Race on New Year's Eve at the Abu Dhabi Breakwater. Fan pit early access tickets are Dh995; fan pit regular is Dh695; grandstand reserved seating, Dh495; general admission standing, Dh325. There are also VIP tables with varying packages available, starting at Dh15,000. Call 800-FLASH. There is a park-and-ride service from Abu Dhabi Corniche, and a bus service from Dubai to the venue, Dh85 return. Organisers Flash recommend wearing sensible shoes and dressing up warm. source: http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/out-of-the-cold-1.956726

Noooooooooooo Really really hope they will broadcast it again and that someone can record it edit: I'm searching on the eitb website and found these so far http://www.eitb.tv/eu/#/bideoa/1044409311001 (Hurts Like Heaven+Yellow), and a tiny bit of Viva la Vida here http://www.eitb.com/eu/bideoak/osoa/797496/coldplayk-bilbao-bbk-liven-emandako-kontzertua-etb-3n/

Ahh pooo I've seen this thread now and I think it's too late :disappointed: Oh well it's a nice idea and hope they get to see it :nice:

Finally got around to uploading the video I made that day of the impromptu Viva la Vida while waiting for the live performance on tv [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snbuOJs6z8U]Coldplay - Viva la Vida (piano, drums and bass) @ Rome, Cinecittà 21-11-2011[/ame]

This is my recording of White Christmas :) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUWRvdJOJak]Coldplay - White Christmas @ Festhalle, Frankfurt 20-12-2011[/ame]