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I think that you'll be able to buy tickets on board, but I'm not sure about it! If I get news I'll write you here! :) PS: thank you all!

Hi!I'm from Italy and I can confirm that here the gigs use to start at 9pm. Udine is a little city so if your hotel is in the center of it, you'll need about 20/30 minutes to reach the stadium by bus. Moreover the city of Udine is organising a bus service from the venue of the concert to the train station, where you'll be able to take a taxi to go back in hotel. If you want a cab you just have to ask for the specific telephone number to reserve it! Try to ask to the staff of the hotel! sorry for my english! hope you'll enjoy your italian holiday! :)

hi! I'm new in this topic ... I'm Italian, looking for informations about Coldplay european stadium gigs. Can somebody help me to find informations about tickets (standing? seating?) prices ... weather? Thank you so much! :)

I've read this interview some days ago ... (look at the end of the article!) Coldplay's Martin thankful for job - Sun Media Even rock stars get tired of talking about themselves eventually. Case in point: Chris Martin. The 32-year-old Coldplay frontman has spent the last year being interviewed by reporters far and wide about the band's gazillion-selling, chart-topping, Grammy-winning album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. And now that the awards are shelved, the sales are tabulated and the Britrockers' lengthy world tour is finally wrapping up in September, the last thing he really needs to do is another interview. But along with being fabulously rich, internationally famous, boyishly handsome, skinny and married to the equally fabulous actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Martin also seems to be something you don't always come across in the music industry: A gentleman. So when Coldplay returned to Western Canada this week to make up for a series of concerts postponed from last year, Martin not only agreed to a chat -- he sat down with me in the front lounge of the band's tour bus on its first stop in Winnipeg. Clad in a light purple shirt he would wear onstage later that night, a militaristic jacket (surprisingly, not part of the band's costumes; guess he just likes that stuff), a pair of dark blue warmup pants, multiple bracelets and peacock blue socks -- "That's not rude, is it?" he wondered about his stocking feet -- he slouched sideways on a couch with his feet up on the sofa opposite. We were asked not to discuss his personal life and legal cases -- that would be claims by both Joe Satriani and Yusuf Islam that he plagiarized Viva la Vida -- but Martin was only to happy to weigh in on the current tour, the next Coldplay album and that weird dream he keeps having. SUN: I'm kind of surprised that you're still doing press after a year on the road. MARTIN: Yeah, me too. (Laughs). Well, we, uh ... yeah, good point. I know what you mean. SUN: I would think you've already said everything about yourself you want. Plus, you're a rock star and it's almost showtime. Shouldn't you be off having yak tea or meditating under a pyramid? MARTIN:I've already done all that. I just have to have some goat's milk and a French masseuse. SUN: You kept us waiting a year out here in Western Canada over "production issues." Is that a euphemism? MARTIN: Well, production issues was the official excuse. And normally when you say that, it's because one of you has had an overdose. But I think it actually may have been the truth. Hopefully in this case it's better late than never. Though some places we go, they would rather it was never than late. SUN: Are we getting the 'been doing it so long it's streamlined and perfected' show or the 'been at it so long we're sick of it' show? MARTIN: Well, this week we're building up to filming in Vancouver. So you're getting the 'band trying extremely hard to be great' show. SUN: You probably don't have to try all that hard. MARTIN: We do, we do. Of course we do. And we're lucky because we have the bug because no matter how tired you might be or no matter how many concerts you've done, someone comes in the room and has paid money for a ticket and we think, 'We'd better give it everything.' SUN: Even after all this time, you don't take it for granted? MARTIN: No. Especially not now. You asked why I'm doing press still. Sometimes that's a good way of communicating your gratitude for still being in the job. SUN: You seem to do that a lot. MARTIN: Well, we have a lot to be thankful for. SUN: A lot of people in your position don't share that attitude. MARTIN: I disagree with you there. I think most great bands -- at least most people that we look up to -- have that philosophy. That's where we learned it from, from Bruce and from U2 and from ... well, those two. Those two in particular, that's where we learned the work ethic. SUN: You've been on this tour for a year. And it's not like you can change the set list every night ... MARTIN: Well, we could. But it would be chaos. SUN: Right. So how do you keep it fresh after a couple of hundred shows? MARTIN: Well, between you and me and your millions of readers, if I ever question my motivation, I just try and find a muse. Normally it would be a pretty girl or the fact that your dad is there. There's always something that makes you think I'd better give my best. SUN: I'm not allowed to ask about your muse. MARTIN: You can ask anything you like, man; I just don't have to answer. SUN: Fair enough. But does it feel like you're at the end of a marathon? MARTIN: Well, I think we might not tour for a while after this tour. I think we see it as a solidification of something by going to all these places. You're showing you are real. I think when you become a big band, people somewhat don't think you are really real. So when you come to a town and play, it brings it all back to earth again. Because most of the time you read about a big band or see them on TV and it's all lawsuits and numbers and all these big things. It doesn't feel like there's real humans in the middle of it. The reason I love the fact that I can do one-on-one interviews or play a show is that it reminds me of why I do what I do. It's direct feedback and it's what it all boils down to; whether people want to sing along to a song or not. SUN: You've been doing a lot of smaller cities lately -- places you haven't been before and places a lot of bigger bands don't play often. Do you find these audiences respond differently than those in bigger centres? MARTIN: It's funny how a place can have a characteristic. If you go and play in Japan, say, there's enthusiasm. But it's expressed very pointedly and then everyone goes very silent to listen. So if you've just come from Italy, you think 'Oh God, this Japanese crowd hates us.' Or if you go to Mexico, there's craziness the whole time. So the more we go around the more we learn. And then you go to someplace like Des Moines for the first time and just try to get the measure of it. But the only thing we would take as a bad response would be a mass exit. SUN: I'm guessing you don't get many of those. MARTIN: Not for a while. Often in a dream I get that. I get a recurring dream where we can't quite get the song together and after about 15 minutes people start leaving. And I'm looking at my fingers and I can't remember what to do. It's terrible. SUN: Have you shared this with a therapist? MARTIN: Not with a therapist, but with Jonny (Buckland) our guitarist. He's the next best thing. That's his role. SUN: Any other interesting dreams? MARTIN: They're all interesting. But none of them can be shared in daytime news. SUN: Is there anything about this tour you'll be glad to see the back end of? One particular song or element? MARTIN: We've kind of weeded out the songs we didn't like. The great blessing of having some hit singles is that each time you get a new one you can drop something you didn't like. So gradually you can build a set you like from start to finish, five years after. For us at the moment, it's like touring in Cats. It's less of a gig and more of a show. There's something very nice about that. Because you know what's coming. It's a nice machine to be a part of. SUN: There is a lot of production in this show -- a satellite stage, balloons, butterflies. Why go to all that trouble? At this point, you could come out and play on a bare stage. MARTIN: And we will do that at some point. The bare stage thing would be good in a small theatre. But not in an arena. And have you seen our butterflies? They look f---ing amazing. That's why we do it. SUN: I wanted to ask how much of that stuff is for us and how much is for you. MARTIN: Something like that is for us. When you fill a room with neon butterflies, it looks pretty great. So we keep it. But the show all comes from us. It's what we think fits with the music. SUN: Is that the kind of show you're a fan of? MARTIN: Yeah, of course. I love the Flaming Lips more than anyone live. And they take stagecraft and gimmickry to the maximum degree. Compared to their show, ours is pretty light. SUN: Will we be seeing you walking on the crowd in a giant bubble? MARTIN: Well, I think that's sort of Wayne Coyne's copyright. There are certain things you don't steal. SUN: But you're covering a Monkees song. What's the story with that? MARTIN: We did a Neil Diamond tribute concert just before the Grammys with a bunch of other people. And we asked if we could play I'm a Believer, which most people don't know is a Neil Diamond song. And we played it the next night in our concert, and it got a bigger response than any of our songs, so we thought, 'Don't miss that trick.' SUN: And you're giving away a live CD -- you guys just keep on giving. MARTIN: We don't, really. It costs money to come and see us and it costs money to buy our records. Even McDonald's gives you a free toy every so often. It's just natural that if you can afford to make a live record and give it to people, why wouldn't you? If feels great to do it. SUN: I would imagine it also defeats the purpose of bootlegging the show. MARTIN: And it makes sure it's a good show out there. Though I don't think we'd have felt comfortable releasing a live album in a conventional way. I don't know if that would work in this day and age. So with this, it's part generosity and part a statement of where we're at. SUN: So instead of a live album, you'll be filming for a DVD in Vancouver? MARTIN: No, not for a DVD. Just for the annals of time. SUN: Just to sit and watch in your basement? MARTIN: When I'm old, maybe. SUN: So what comes after this? A long break? MARTIN: There are no breaks. We'll go right back into something. I can tell you that we're fired up and approaching the wrong side of 32 and we feel very hungry in a musical sense. And where we come from, everyone is always held up against The Beatles. And everyone falls short. So we feel like we have to keep trying to improve. So we might take a couple of weeks just to do some laundry, but then we'll see. I don't think what we do next will be a big extravaganza. But it will be something good.

Thank you! :D

I've just read the post concerning Roadie #42 blog #36. There is a little change talking about the gold paper crowns. Here's the last post ( ... ). And, yes ... gigs were sooo good! :D PS: thanks for your pics! Roadie #42 - Blog #36 October 2, 2008 1:32 pm #42 is your Italian stallion As we arrive at the airport in Zurich, ready to head for Bologna, we see that there are some fans gathered at the entrance. Not so unusual, except that they are the very same fans that were waiting outside the hotel when we just left. Not only do they know our movements, but they've done the same journey as us and beaten us here. It gets even more strange when Trainer Dan (who keeps the fellas in shape) mentions that they were around when he and Guy went out for a run. I'm not even sure if they weren't at the airport when we arrived yesterday. They've collared the guys for photos and signatures several times in one city. It's like some strange inverse micro-touring. The band are travelling from city to city to play to as many fans as possible and here are a group of fans travelling all over a single city to see the band as many times as possible. They're harmless enough and pleasant, but you have to wonder how exactly they know where everyone's going to be and when - particularly when we generally have little idea from one minute to the next! The trip to Bologna is quick, but beautiful. Here's a quick view from our morning ride into work: It's another very boomy arena in Bologna, which once again brings out the RAWK! in soundcheck. Back In Black gets another rollicking run through, which morphs into 136. I'm not sure I've heard that one since they did it in Reykjavik in 2002 with Tim from Ash on guitar. Also this afternoon, comes another run through of Glass of Water. Today sees another rather interesting additional guitar player join the camp for this track. The chorus on this one is pretty monstrous. It seems to fit huge echo-y arenas perfectly. It's rocky and it's joyous and it expresses a band at the top of their game very well I think. Italy can occasionally be somewhat challenging for roadies. Things here are, hmmm, how does one put this? "More relaxed", I guess is the best phrase to use. Vital things such as the huge electrical supplies that power the entire show can be rather cheerfully vague and efforts to correct major issues can be met with an even more vague shrug. The thing that overrides all of this though and makes it worthwhile is the Italian crowds. They are unfailingly wonderful. I'm under the stage having a tidy up when the doors open to the punters in Bologna. This lot are already singing the Viva tune as they stream onto the floor. An Italian fansite has also organised the bringing of balloons, which they're bouncing and batting about the place long before the band take the stage. If they're this noisy and excitable at an empty stage, the gig can only be a good 'un. And indeed it is. I can't remember a louder crowd this whole tour. It's a great point in the tour to get a crowd like this. The set has settled to the point where the band can actually start really relaxing and enjoying it, as well as being aware of what's going on around them. We're also about five weeks into a run of shows and frankly, everyone is knackered. A vibe like tonight lifts everyone like a very, loud cheering and screaming shot in the arm. The balloons make an appearance on the B Stage, as one makes its way up. Chris announces that he will perform "the next song as a fat man. This is what Coldplay will look like in thirty years' time" The balloon goes up the shirt and true to his word, the song is delivered in a most overweight fashion. As well as balloons, there are gold paper crowns from another fansite, presumably in tribute to Anton Corbijn's Viva La Vida video. Chris picks one up in the midst of the song and it soon ends up perched on Guy's head. Rather suits him, actually. This brings us to Milan. Glass of Water gets another airing, again with mystery extra band member. The crowd arrive with even more balloons and even more gold paper crowns. They're also just as loud as last night. It's a top, top show which brings us towards the end of what has been an utterly fantastic touring leg. There's a whole bunch of touring to go before this campaign is over, but if it's all as good as this past month or so has been, we're all going to go home for Christmas very happy. Roadie #42

Salut à tous ... Je suis italienne, mais je vous à connu suite à votre groupe FaceBook :) ... Je lisait ce topic quand j'ai lu chrissounet ... ahhahah! super!! ça drole! ;)

Thank you for sharing, this is one of my fav. Coldplay song ... but I couldn't understand the end just listening to it! ... it's sooo good! :)

I think so ... even if ... mystery was better ;)

In my opinion Chris voice live is even much more better then the recorded one!! Sometimes he has some problem, but I think it's rather normal ... he's human!! :D

I read some time this topic and I'm often stucked about the fact that it's one of the most discussed topic of the fourm! I don't want say anything about Gweeneth, I think she doesn't need any comments from me ... I just want to let you know that in our italian fourm, we don't have any apple's and moses' picture ... we've taken this choise some years ago, and we're proud about it! :)

Just to say that I listened to Holly songs and I really like it! Great voice!!! :)

Yes, i agree ... may be some time they say things a little bit offensive, but I don't take them seriuosly, so I use to laught reading them interviews ... ... ...

I've seen the video of Chris running among the masses ... Did you pay attention to his body guard's face?! ... Great and crazy Chris! ahhahahha! :)

Don't get me wrong ... but I'm not so suprised they won 3 Grammys and no Brits! I don't know why... the fact is that Viva la vida is a beatifull album, but it's not like AROBTTH for exemple! I don't want to say it's worse or better, I'm not a musician, but in my opinion it's less original ... May be this is a reason ... :)

Merci!! In fact the brush stroke is different ... In eglish it's called "The Battle for the Town Hall", 28 July 1830, and I read it's located in Paris, Musée du Petit Palais ... (love this!) :P

Thank you guys for all your pics and videos! It would have be nice standing there singin along ... :)

I didn't write a post card, but it was a great project guys! Congrats!!! :) (PS: very beautiful logo!)

Congrats guys! I was pretty sure the won some awards ... but I couldn't say it before!!! ;)

Say thanks again for having played Shiver, it was a nice surprise :) I'd also like to know ... why did they use tow painting to create the cover of them last album? Do they love painting?! who are them best painters? :)

I didn't listen to the show and I can't download anything today except ... shiver! This is a great performance!!! :) thank you again!

... i had forgottn there was an acoustic session today!!! I love acoustic session!!!! Hope to download something and listen to it!!! thank you for sharing!!! :)

I like Yes but, after some moths, I can say that Chinese ... (with Life in Technicolor) is the song that I prefer in viva la vida ... so delicius, so powerfull :)

It's a pleasure to read this message from Oxfam! Thank you! :)

Hi! I'm almost new here ... just to tell you that I wished they could play 3 date in Italy too ... ;) Looking at tour dates now I think that it will be difficult, any way ... I'm sure, the concert will be great !!!! :)