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just got my (shitty) tickets!!! but whatever, I'm going!!!! :D

WOOOOOOOO at least we got tickets, Marisa! (I'm going with Marisa, so her ticket woes posted above are my ticket woes :P)

gave up decent seats in presale to get shitty ones, bought them anyway before it could get worse... I can't believe what the process of ticket-buying has become. truly awful. meanwhile, the DC one is malfunctioning- anyone else having this problem?

when I was front row in the pit, my ears were ringing for a couple of hours, but that's because I was standing directly in front of an amp. Coldplay concerts aren't generally too loud! definitely not earplug-worthy, in my opinion...

so I have an AmEx card, but can't decide whether or not to do the AmEx presale. I'm pretty good at buying tickets through general sale (knock on wood), and if the AmEx doesn't give you very good tickets, then... :\ but I'm going to two shows, so maybe I'll buy one ticket through the presale to guarantee that I'll have at least one show to go to, even with mediocre seats, then chance the general sale for the other :thinking: UGH ticket buying is so stressful! :worried:

and I'll be at this show too!!!!!!!!!!!!

finally got it all sorted out- I'LL BE THERE! :D

getting REALLY impatient now! still desperately hoping for a spring tour- I remember in 09 they announced a May concert date in February, so it's not out of the question... but it's taking such a long time to announce! :veryangry2:

:veryangry2: what's the delay?! I need to plan my life around this tour! :P

this is the most pixelated thing I've ever watched, but I'm still enjoying myself immensely :P

*gasp* Chris wearing jeans?! and a collared shirt?! and shoes that aren't neon or from the X&Y era?! *runs to apocalypse bunker* :P also I want ALL OF THAT NEW MERCH :wideeyed:

WOOHOO I'M FAMOUS :P

HEY EVERYONE!!!! I'm typing this review on my iPhone because my Internet won't work, so excuse any typos. So the past 24 hours have been INCREDIBLE!!! Marisa and Amy and I arrived in New York and they went straight to queue. I met them at about 11 and we all settled into line. Sleeping out on the street was so much fun- a huge hello to everyone I met in line, you guys were all amazing. We were about 15th in line, so we were close enough that we hung around the Plaza a lot to watch them setting up. Awesomely, we snuck around back at about 3AM and got to see all of the boys' equipment being unloaded by the roadies, and saw some of Chris' notes and the lyrics to War Is Over taped to the lid of one trunk :P so that was really cool. We met Chelsea at 4:30, which was SO EXCITING!!!! And she made us spraypaint MX shirts because she's the best :heart: and we met Christa and Steph too. Things finally started to get going at about 6AM (I think, it's all a bit fuzzy!), and they started letting VIP/Fan Pass people in. Even though we knew it would happen, it was pretty disheartening to see people who'd arrived at 6 get to walk straight to the front row, while those of us who had camped out all night were forced to watch and get less desirable spots. But that's how the world works, unfortunately. At least we knew a couple deserving Coldplayers were in front! Oh, and they gave us all really awesome (nice quality!) posters of the album cover! So, they started letting a few of us at a time in with the Fan Pass people, so we ended up behind where the control panels were all the way to the right. We could see the boys when we stood on our toes, but the controls blocked our view of Chris' piano. But who cares, it was Coldplay time!!!! :D We waited around for a bit, and then suddenly Will, Jonny and Guy just walked onstage. I was FREAKING OUT, as it was my first time seeing them since 09!!!! There's nothing like seeing them in person. However, Chris was missing, so we got a KARAOKE COLDPLAY CONCERT WOOO :P that was incrediblly surreal and weird- we just listened to the three of them play Viva la Vida, Charlie Brown, and ETIAW without Chris... Marisa and I filled in all the lyrics at the top of our lungs, which was so fun. Coolest karaoke ever :P So then they left, and then the worst part, waiting for the actual concert. However I managed to get to the front of the barrier and talk to the roadie there, who was SUPER NICE, promised me his set list, and told me all about all the shows last week, and the plans for a stadium tour! So thanks Steve, you're awesome. Then IT WAS TIME!!!! Suddenly they all walked out, and it was so incredible and I completely lost it. There they were. And then Chris said hello and they started Yellow!!!! I couldn't believe they were back and I was hearing Yellow for the 6th time, and the first time in 2 1/2 years. They sounded incredible and completely on form. Then there was a couple minute break between songs and Chris was like "we want to keep you entertained during the commercial break- which he did by starting to play The Scientist!!!! But after the first verse they were back on air so he ended up going "ohtakemebacktothestartohSHIT" :P :lol: then they played the song I was desperate to hear- CHARLIE BROWN!!!! Oh my god is it amazing live. I was jumping like mad and screaming, I can't believe how great it is live. Then they played Viva, and Paradise, which sounded SO much. Errrr in person than I could have imagined. ETIAW was such a thrill live, it's amazing to scream out those lyrics with Chris, and Will hammers on the drums. There was an interview in there somewhere but I don't remember where, and then they finished with Fix You which made me cry as usual :P Then it was over :( but we got to meet up with and hang out with some awesome Coldplayers for a little while!!!! And we ate at a horrible diner together :P All in all, well worth the camping out and it still feels like it didn't even happen. You forget just how incredible they sound in person. Chris' voice was spot-on, they played everything perfectly, and it's just such an overwhelming experience. Amazing :heart: Will post my pictures later when I have Internet- I can't wait to watch the today show videos, I've been told that I can be seen in them :uhoh: Edit: oh god, watched Fix You, Charlie Brown, and Paradise, and you can see me it's so embarrassing!! *hides*

WHOOOOOOO!!!!!! See you all tonight!! I'll be bringing some chocolate, a snuggie, my iPhone and iPod :D I'm already so excited I'm shaking. no joke. I think I've gone crazy :P

Every Teardrop is a Rainbow: the little-known B-side to Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, featuring Kermit the Frog.

What an odd choice. Obviously it's RADIO-friendly, but they can't promote it LIVE without her... how are they supposed to promote it on TV show performances, etc? The Oracle said that they only played it live once because they didn't like how it sounded without Rihanna. So how is this going to work? :huh: I also just don't understand WHY they're ignoring Charlie Brown. All of the reviews are singling it out as a standout track, it sounds killer live... why aren't they making it a single?!

yeah, it has those sulky lyrics about running away in her sleep, and then BAM. ELEPHANTS. ON UNICYCLES. hahahahaha this video has made my day, and it's only 1AM :P

BEST VIDEO I'VE EVER SEEN. I literally had tears running down my face from laughing so hard. :laugh3: :clap: I think it shows that they don't take Paradise as a song too seriously either, which is fantastic :lol: they could have had some serious video with some lonely girl walking the streets or some shit, but instead they have Chris as an elephant. on a unicycle. and doing the moonwalk. so amazing. Favorite parts: the Chris-elephant street dancing montage the part on the airplane with the trunk sneaking food :P Jonny-elephant's hat and Guy-elephant's "cool" face Chris on a unicycle

awwww, I wish I could go see them at SNL again, I loved being in the audience when they were on in 08... too bad I lost my connection there :disappointed:

oooh, I agree with that :thumbsup:

10. it's got to be the best song on the album- today I was listening to it on my iPod, and I turned to my friend and said "if they release this as a single, it'll win a Grammy" :P the piano ending is brilliant, who knew that it was part of the song when we heard it live?! the guitar, Chris' vocals, even the lyrics... I'd say that it's their best song, and best-executed song, since Clocks.

ah! that's Chris' voice?! that scares me, I thought it was just a distorted guitar! *hides* edit:

WOOHOO FOR CAMPING!!!! okay, we should coordinate supplies- it's gonna be a long, cold night! :P

WHOA. these lyrics are fantastic!! so much better than I thought when listening to the garbled live version. some of the best on the album, I think!

was HLH really that different? It didn't sound any different from the leak to me, albeit better quality :shrug: guess I'll just listen to the interview again later and see...