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I have one spare ticket for Wembley on the 19th - standing/unreserved seating. It cost me around £50 including booking fee and delivery. PM if interested. I will be in London on Thursday evening if you want to collect it from me. I won't be at the gig especially early on Saturday I don't think. (oh and it's entrance via gates H or J if that's important) I may be able to get access to some more.

I have one spare ticket for this gig - standing/unreserved seating. It cost me around £50. PM if interested :) (oh and it's entrance via gates H or J if that's important)

It's all in there, and I'm sorry this thread was torn to bits. I'm going to ask Ian to delete it and I'll just post the comment again in the other 'meaning of 42' thread. It makes absolute sense if you read the last few chapters, know the story of the last book, and then listen to the song. I'm gonna ask Debs about it and see if she knows.

Just quoted because Mark usually changes his posts afterwards. Off to bed now, I'll be asking Ian to sort this one out in the morning (winkie winkie Marky boy :laugh3:) Goodnight all

Oh dear. Can't accept that Chris gets inspiration from books written both for adults and teens (which you are, right?) Harry Potter 7 is not a kids book. Are you not interested in Coldplay's lyrics? Then why are you here? So, you come on here and just say 'fuck off'??? And for sure there's a problem with your sexual maturity, your moral compass, your-whatever-else-you-got (or haven't) if you're just going to behave like that. Same goes for Nathan. Attention seekers, just like Mark. I guess there may be more to it, but I don't care to find out. I'll just ask Ian to delete this thread. I found most of the lyrics and themes for 42 in the last three or four chapters of Harry Potter 7 and thought people would be interested, but I don't care just to have abuse thrown around because some people have inadequasies.

Yawn...it's in the book. I read literature for all ages and obviously Chris does too (my dream is to write novels for kids). I post a serious thread about something I found that I haven't seen commented on here. You tell me to 'shut the fuck up'. Now who's the loser? The guy who posts something that may be interesting to some who care, that some may like to discuss in a mature manner, or the kid who acts like a wanker online just for the sake of it (but presumably because he hasn't grown the balls to do so in real life?)

Yes, and this is a thread about how the lyrics from 42 came from the last few chapters of Harry Potter. Read the book. It's all in there, sometimes almost word for word. This is not a thread for teenage boys to try to boost their self-worth by being rude, obnoxious and 'badass'. Now move along little child.

Um, this book is clearly the inspiration for the lyrics of the song. Don't have a good word to say? Don't post. Thank you. <edit> I absolutely believe the song is, personally, inspired by the book(s), but I shouldn't have presented it as fact. My bad.

Is imho Harry Potter, the last one (Deathly Hallows). It's all in the last few chapters :) Just finished reading the book again the other day, and I was surprised I hadn't spotted it the first time. To be fair, Chris and the boys' song is a much better treatment of the very same situation (and better to dance to, that's for sure :laugh3:) but at least now I understand exactly what inspired the lyrics. And it's very romantic (in a slightly gothic sense) dontcha think? And, how poetic! One cannot exist while the other one lives (or whatever it was exactly).

Aw, I feel even worse now the news is out - not only did I take Jen's ticket, I took away the chance of a little one being sneaked in for free!! :wink3: Congratulations guys!! Viva La Baby!! :dance:

I think Ian agreed he wasn't looking too comfortable or happy initially, and Jizo (Chris) definitely agreed with my thoughts throughout the gig, but when I spoke to some of the girls afterwards they hadn't really noticed I don't think...and some people said he sounded great!?!? But, I think if you watch the videos on Youtube it's pretty obvious that he was VERY croaky and uncomfortable. And, it's very very strange to be sweating so much at the start of a gig that's outside when the temperature is actually a little bit chilly, so I'm guessing he has a heavy virus. He did cheer up around the middle of the gig for sure, but there wasn't really any waving and being friendly with the guys at the front. That's why I said I though he was just trying to concentrate on getting through the singing. Anyway, I don't want to start a mass panic, so I better stop posting about all this I guess!! I had an incredible time at the gig, and if Chris did feel as bad as I think he might have I have immense respect for him actually performing the gig.

Aw, just found this thread and piccie thanks to the kindness of Lore :) Such a great night, seems so long ago now :( I'd love the original copies of pics (full-size) if anyone would be kind enough to send them to me (please PM me for my email addy) Oh, and look at Chris (Jizo) trying to block me off out the photo with the champagne I didn't get any of!! :P

Umm, I think that was my review on the front page (??) But yes he seemed really sick last night, let's hope it's just a virus.

Aw, shoot - as if my half-asleep review wasn't bad enough you even put the lip-balm shenanigans pic up with it!! :laugh3: The stick got caught in the top of the curtain hanging down from the stage, and after much direction from Mich (and a very helpful steward who seemed rather infatuated :P) it ws finally rescued :)

Ooh forgot a couple of snippets: The bad : at one point Chris said 'see you in a couple of years' :( The wonderful: a good shout from a section in the crowd for Warning Sign early in the set :)

Review part 3 We've had the good, the bass...and now for the ugly :\ Speaking to the lovely Vivacrew ladies after the gig they didn't seem to think the same as me, but this was my impression... The minute Chris came on last night I thought he was VERY sick indeed. He looked really uncomfortable to me, and he was absolutely pouring with sweat even while they were playing with the sparklers (and by this time the sun had gone down and Manchester was getting chilly). I had a wondrous night. There is nothing for me that beats a night listening to Coldplay, and we had such a wonderful view; the weekend had been perfect; the calzone at Jen's Italian restaurant splendid (and mine was bigger than Jizo's, naturally!) But Chris looked very very ill to me. He had a scarf on most of the night, had to change his shirt very early cos it was dripping, and there were a number of pauses when he had to go near the back of the stage to gargle or have his ginger (ginsing?) drink for his throat. I was worried from the beginning, and I don't think he looked happy at all for most of it; at least until they'd got through more than half the gig, and then I guessed (could just be my imagination??) that there was a sense of relief that he'd pulled it off and the end was near. His voice was so croaky, I've never heard it like that. I've heard him tired before, I've seen many nights where he couldn't quite hit the highest notes, but where most of the rest of the evening was great. But he seemed to struggle on A LOT of stuff last night. Early on he took every opportunity to get the crowd to sing instead of him. Most noticeable was In My Place when he missed the beginning of the 'singing please please please, come back and sing to me' (I think it's that bit - when he runs down the ramp at Jonny). There was even one point (forget which song) when he couldn't even seem to find the right pitch at the end, but the crowd got it, and he re-tuned and thanked us for helping him out :o And it wasn't just Chris messing round like he so often does, he was really struggling I'm certain :( Sweating buckets even before the show had got going; fighting for breath at times; seeming confused and laboured at points with the pre-planned banter - I swear he has some kind of pretty heavy virus (at least I really hope it's that and not some permanent problem with his voice :(). He also missed a lot of the planned dance moves he does, didn't get around as much as normal, and there were gaps between some songs when usually they are seemless because he sprints right back into place so quick :( Aw, I feel awful now, because I've ended my review of an amazing weekend with worries about Chris. I LOVED the show, had such an incredible time, and wouldn't have missed it for the world. But I said to Jizo today that the way he was I would rather he had cancelled the show for his own sake, because we need Chris to keep fit and healthy. I guess he's just so professional that he didn't want to do it, especially as it was the big homecoming at the start of what is going to be such a big week for them all. But now I'm really worried about how he'll be for Wembley. As I said, some of the girl Vivacrew members didn't seem to really notice all this, so I guess it's just my opinion, but I'm pretty sure. Seen the band 11 or 12 times and never seen Chris so uncomfortable. He even barely looked at the front row, smiled, or waved, he seemed to be just working so hard on singing and getting through :( GET WELL SOON CHRIS :)

Ah, but it was more than ok thanks Ian, it was marvellous! I never thought I'd manage it but I did! :dance: Lol, yeah I think it was mainly the bass, wasn't it? But it was pretty funny last night - Chris (Jizo) and I went out for about five hours afterwards. We never even realised the time we were on such a high till we looked at the clock and it was FOUR AM (which was why the hurdling in Travelodge was called off till next time :P) But for all those hours neither of us could hear anything the other said. I've never got to know someone so well from facial expressions alone (and I hope I'm not wrong, but he seems like a top chap :laugh3:)

Muzzy, I read your post and feel so very sorry for you :( I've had a number of health issues recently, and have had to miss various events over the last year. It sucks. I had the norovirus just last week, on top of everything else, and barely made this gig but just so thankful I got through it. Luckily for my (long-standing) health condition I recently got some new medicine from my doctor which works quite well for me. I needed to take a lot during the gig just to get through, and I managed it. But (and I didn't tell anyone else at the time because I was just trying to be strong and positive) there was one point I almost had to leave during Jay-Z. I just feel so lucky that I did manage to stay on, but really REALLY feel for you. Is there any chance you can be better for Wembley? I can help you to find a ticket if you can. And, if i were you I would write to Debs about what happened. Nothing may come of it, but your story is such a shame, you would get her great sympathy at least I'm sure. All the best to you for a speedy recovery :)

Great piccies Ian, thanks! I know how hard you worked to get as many good ones as you could during the gig (along with editing and deleting them) - great work and some lovely shots :D :shocked2:

And so a very tired stone elephant (me:P) moves on to his thoughts of the main event of the night...the boys themselves. Well, there certainly were some lovely highlights! :) Not the best version of Yellow ever, but the Simon Cowell stuff at the end was very witty and went down well :P It was fantastic to hear CoL at long last, and Glass of Water, with probably my second-ever favourite lyric section (the 'hollowest of halos' bit) being sung just feet away. 42 was a delight (though Chris struggled so at the end, but more on that later...) as ever. A slightly extended outro to Strawberry Swing that was just a delicious moment. It was also fascinating to see Jonny and Guy adding depth to Postcards From Far Away with their guitars on stage while Chris was way out at the piano on the ramp, I'd never noticed that, still can't hear it by ear, but they were playing, so I guess it adds something. Lovers in Japan. Wow. I won't say much as this whole board's probably sick of me going on about this song, but it was magical as ever :sunny: I don't know if the Vivacrew's very own Japanese member beans knows that Jizo took a fantastic photo of her Japanese fan fluttering right in the middle of the sea of butterflies but my goodness what a shot that is!! Certainly going to be blown up as big as possible, framed, and hung on my wall. One of the best concert pics I've ever seen, just magical :) Trouble, so lovely to hear again, and my first time for the acoustic. A sad moment in a way, as it's a reminder of so many wonderful songs lost to us all live now more or less forever, and we got another reminder when Chris said something about not playing Shiver, but we're gonna play this instead (Death Will Never Conquer?) Billie Jean was ok for me but went on for too long. Along with the little Manchester ditty I just feel like stuff like that is stealing time when they could be giving us Warning Sign, or Shiver, or Everything's Not Lost, or....so many others :cry: (Last part to come)

So...onto the gig itself. I will tell it exactly how I saw it myself, and I know some of the other guys disagreed with me, but all this is just my opinion... So, we were absolute front centre and I can only say that when the White Lies came on the bass was THUNDEROUS. I've been to many a gig, but never felt anything like that in my life. I'm well used to bass hitting one right in the chest, but I've never before quite had the sensation that all my brain cells were being re-arranged everytime the bass drum kicked... I was more impressed with them than I thought I would be. Two or three songs were really very good indeed, even if almost all their material is about death. But I just wanted them to finish because the bass was too much for me. Jay-Z: very good. Rocked the place with about half the numbers I thought. The other half was standard rap fare for me. But he and the band do what they do well very well indeed. Unfortunately even during the good songs when I was rocking out (is that right? 'rapping out' doesn't quite seem to work!?!) I was just praying it'd finish and the bass would stop, along with the strobe that was nicely placed right between my eyes if I looked up at Jay-Z who was eight or nine feet away. Coldplay (the important stuff) next...

Wonderful pics and videos everyone, thanks so much :) Well, I've been back through the thread up to Jen's first posts of the morning (great work guys!) and I'm sure I've missed some stuff, but there's just so much to take in! I heard rumours that there was a pic of Jizo and myself being silly with lip-balm in front row centre, or at least a link to a pic on Twitter, but seeing as I have no idea how to use that it's probably for the best so that in my tired state I don't see the evidence! Seeing as I'm going to be angling for some writing commissions soon I was going to take my time and try to write the best review possible. But I'm lying here on my bed after a very tiring weekend, still in a daze from the gig last night, listening to LRLRL, so I reckon I'm just gonna go ahead stream-of-consciousness stylee, and get it all down while it's fresh in memory (if I can distract myself from the ringing in my ears!) Firstly the personal observational-type stuff. It was so nice to meet everyone at the meal on Friday, a great choice of restaurant by Jen - top-notch - and lovely of Jizo to bring gifts for everyone, and order the champagne (even if I didn't get actually get any myself :laugh3:). It was never my plan to aim for front row, in fact it was very much my plan NOT to, as I do like the overview you get from further back, and the freedom to leap around like a loon, with ample refreshment in hand. So, I didn't bother turning up at the breaking of the day like all the others, I just thought I'd mozy on down around lunch, spend a few hours with everyone, and then chill further back. Well, after queueing for a few hours with the Vivacrew I realised that wanting to be with them for the gig was much more important to me than my dislike of the various discomforts of six and a half hours stuck at the front, so I too did the run-walk-run-walk (speed of footwork dependent on the number of stewards yelling at everyone not to run) and joined my fellow Coldplayers dead-centre stage. Really I should have apologised to them all at the time for turning up four hours after them but still nabbing a place at the front, but it was never my intention, just an irresistable opportunity. I also have the defence that I probably had as little sleep as anyone due to the various 'goings-on' at Manchester Central Travelodge until five in the morning (both nights I stayed there). There may be a short story idea in there somewhere - it really was an experience. Highly recommended if you like to be entertained but don't care for sleep. I suppose the consolation is that Jizo and myself were at least involved in some of the madness on the night after the gig (last night) as he managed to get us involved in a limbo dancing competition at four in the morning which was almost followed by a 100m hurdles race across the Travelodge bar/cafe area over the tables...but I digress :cool::laugh3: So, very many thanks to everyone for letting me join them in the queue and at the front. Thanks to jen for all her invaluable assistance with my planning. Thanks to Ian for turning up to the pre-dinner drink pre-drinks, it was great to meet you and have a good chat. Thanks to Jizo for organising a lot of stuff; for the kind presents; for all the laughs we had after the gig in town; and for almost causing a riot in the kebab shop by producing a fifty pound note :P Right...very tired review to follow...

Just got back from sunny Manchester! Great time, lovely to meet everyone, more to write soon, but about Jay-Z, he was on a balcony at some points during the Coldplay set. My personal theory is that Chris was so sick last night they stuck to the basics.

Forecast from the BBC for Saturday is warm and :sunny: :dance: Cheers for the pic of the liquid refreshment areas Ian! I wonder if I'm the only person going who regards it as a night at a bar with the bonus of a rather decent band playing the venue? :laugh3:

Who's Going? (121 so far!!) (In order to co-ordinate meet-ups, hotels are in red, and gate allocations are in yellow) .: Fix You :. a-chan ACNN94 airieslady (Wembley Plaza Hotel at Wembley Stadium) Gate B & C aniskywalker angel_brb ApproximatelyInfinite Gate H & J ariadnasquire Arizzo asia atomgrill beans bear bello-lo beta beubeu2k blue_girl Bones_85 + 1 (Premier Inn - Wembley from the friday to monday!) Gate - Club Wembley East bta5857 (Wembley Plaza Hotel at Wembley Stadium) Gate B & C Busybeeburns (Travelodge - Wembley) Gate H & J but a dream (Ibis Hotel Wembley) cafc4eva (Premier Inn) Gate H & J charley cleeson7 (Travelodge - Park Royal)) Gate K Clocks In My Place (Travelodge - Wembley) Coldplayer75 ColdplayerMalaga coldplaying-forever27 (Travelodge - Heathrow) Gate H & J CookyMnstr (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th until the 20th) Gate M & N Carlaatje (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th until the 20th) Chavi (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th until the 20th) crazyduckette Gate H & J Dan 6N -DAN- Dark_Sofie davebrown19 Drop Fraetes Frenkerd glover3492 Gretel grisas Hamsterdam helokity623 Hot Burrito icecold illovecoldplay iriden (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) JamesR2 Gate M & N Jenjie (Travelodge - Wembley) Gate H & J johkujii JSalyers (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th until the 20th) Gate M&N Jsweeting Jizo Kite (Bus home after show) Gate K kspillers2 Khalplay (Quality Wembley Hotel from the 18th untill the 20th) kimgan KissesBirds (Ibis Hotel Wembley) lindam LittleMissMessy (Travelodge - Euston) Lolly Pop Lost! in technicolor loudefix lozm Lyla27 maewilliams MagooUK maria_shiver & Carol marianatsl Gate B&C marsu Gate B & C MartinFan MattJames58 mayurshikotra Gate H & J mc_squared melanieau (Ibis Hotel Wembley) Miha milesahead89 Mimixxx (Ibis Hotel Wembley) miumiu (Travelodge - Euston) moondance mygdalom nickyh1 Ollyc OnMyOwnInASeparatSky Passenger PePe57 Gate B & C Pix & family Plug_in_coldplaying politik* professa95 (Holiday Inn - London Heathrow) ravrat Gate H & J Ron Burgandy rush rushofbloodUK r25d01 scusi sharp-boy shesawsparks StarlightChaser Steo87 SueDeNimes Gate B & C Swiny Texasluvsjonny (Ibis Hotel Wembley) thegreatone2003uk themaster tonsu + 5 Timon twistedleksi2008 Twisted mind Vegard90 Viva Viper Gate B & C xxKels +2 zemy101 Gate H & J There we go, got rid of that imposter kimchi and put myself and party in :laugh3: