RedGirl76

I felt the need to express myself in the most British manner possible :kiss:

I figured they'd save it for Wembley and had quietly made peace with the fact that I wasn't going to be there. There is only one word suitable for this occasion... Bugger.

I thought he was only at Manchester and Wembley. Oh, I'm so confused.............................................. :confused:

Just had a whine to my boyf about it and he pointed out that this is the show that's going to be featured on Radio 1 - and Jay-Z is going to be on Jo Whiley on Friday. But still, why couldn't he do it at Manchester??? *stamps feet like a spoilt child* :embarassed:

But he wasn't even supposed to be there... and he was at the LCCC but didn't do the song :cry: :cry: :cry: :confused:

Jay-Z came on??? Aaaaaaaaargh!

Wish my school would do this

That's a great picture in your sig! :)

Maybe it was similar in tone to the note Phoebe put on Ross's sandwich in friends :lol:

Hey, we'll happily take the credit :smug: Maybe it was just because the band were back on home soil... or that "end of term" vibe you get when you've only got one week of work left Does that mean you're planning to try and get down the fornt again? Have you been transformed from a barfly to a mosh pit regular??? Like lippy? :laugh3:

Why am I so tired?

Right now it's Fix You - never been a favourite of mine but it was so good in Manchester at the weekend that I've listened to it loads since

Is this because the board took part in the Live Stories thing? Or just because they like you? Or did they screw up another competition and have tix left over :P

Wonder if he's sone something similar for the twins... imagine if he and Mrs. C have a huge brood - he'll end up covered in them!

I'm still surprised I didn't hear them though... must have been in a haze at actually getting front row That's good to hear - I must say whenever I go to a concert in Manchester, the crowd is always up for a good time... far better than Liverpool, I'm ashamed to say Were you and Chris busy re-applying your lippy then, Pete :P He looked so happy and relaxed during the whole concert, more so than at any of the other Coldplay shows I've been to - it was great to see

Check the front page - I sent Ian an link to an article that suggests it's been settled out of court. Ian has posted it on there

How is it that I neither heard nor saw the fireworks :confused: :dozey: :stunned:

That article also linked to this one: http://andyontheroad.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/joe-satriani-v-coldplay-settles/

Just came across this on the web: Satriani And Coldplay Settle Lawsuit Over Melody... Which Is Really Too Bad from the this-would-have-been-a-useful-lawsuit dept Late last year, Joe Satriani sued Coldplay, claiming that the band's song Viva La Vida violated the copyright on his song, If I Could Fly. This resulted in all sorts of back and forth arguments, and eventually the realization that a bunch of other songs -- even many that predated Satriani's -- were quite similar. In fact, Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens later jumped in claiming that a song of his from the 70s was the real inspiration for the Coldplay song. Oddly... rather than recognize that this proved Satriani wrong, Islam insisted that he was going to see how Satriani did in court. He later claimed that he forgave Coldplay, even if there's no evidence at all that they actually copied -- and he admitted to coming up with song melodies that were first done elsewhere. But the main event was supposed to be the lawsuit between Coldplay and Satriani -- scheduled to take place early next year. It looks like that's not happening. Blaise points to a blog post noting that the two sides appear to have come to a settlement. There aren't any details yet, just filings to dismiss the case, signed by both parties, suggesting a settlement has been reached. At this point, it's not at all clear what that settlement means, but the most likely scenario is that Coldplay handed over some cash to make Satriani go away. In the end, that's really too bad, as it would have been quite an interesting court case. Without an official ruling on the matter, we can expect to see other, similar lawsuits filed in the future, every time some musician gets jealous of another musician for using a similar melody. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/0258286177.shtml http://news.justia.com/cases/featured/california/cacdce/2:2008cv07987/432491/

Here's a nice review from The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/6186858/Coldplay-and-Jay-Z-at-Old-Trafford-review.html

Been a few days since we had an Agony Aunt letter...

Oh, well done! :laugh3:

Looking back through my photos, I didn't get Ian on a single one :dozey:

It's especially disappointing from a British journalist - you'd think they'd be pleased to see a UK band have their kind of success

It was such a lovely evening! My colleagues at work thought I was quite mad to be arranging to meet up with a group of strangers... they just don't understand what a special place this board is! Can't believe Ian posted this photo on two separate threads though - I hate having my picture taken!!!