RhysBP

Why Magic twice?

You're not alone. I like it as well :) It's not the best song they have ever made but it is still a nice tune. Taking into account the heavy electric drum beat, I reckon it would fit perfect into the next set list.

Judging from what I've read of people's reviews from the shows, the top three songs off the album are A Sky Full of Stars, True Love and Ink.

Midnight is my favourite............for the time being ;)

Parachutes - Trouble AROBTTH - Clocks X&Y - Speed Of Sound Viva La Vida - Lovers In Japan MX - Major Minus It seems as though I love the piano heavy tracks!

Parachutes (Too short. Seems unnecessary to have it in there.) A Whisper (I like it but the weakest song on the album.) Swallowed In The Sea (Again, I like it but the weakest song off the album.) Yes (Still haven't got use to Chris' vocals on this song. Plus the strings are a bit too much.) Princess Of China (Minus Rihanna, it could've been so much better.)

Always has been and always will be Politik.

Browsing the net today and I found this. Pretty sure it is legitimate. Either way, it looks good.

After a bit of thinking and researching what has been said about the new songs, here is my setlist... O (Reprise) Always In My Head Charlie Brown Paradise Magic Up In Flames The Scientist Another’s Arms A Rush Of Blood To The Head Ink Violet Hill God Put A Smile Upon Your Face Atlas Politik Viva La Vida True Love Fix You Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall --- ENCORE Midnight Clocks Yellow A Sky Full Of Stars O (Part 2)

Really excited! Every day I am appreciating the fact that there are barely any live videos of the new songs on the web (unlike MX). Can't wait to hear A Sky Full of Stars, O and the studio versions of Always In My Head and Another's Arms. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Coldplay could take a leaf out of Moby's book and do a concert of two halves. First half is Ghost Stories in its entirety and then the second half could be a greatest hits compilation. Thoughts?

I reckon Cemeteries Of London would work very well. Doubt 42 or White Shadows would get a go. I also think that the techno versions of GPASUYF and Talk from the Viva tour would fit in well.

- Curious to see if GPASUYF makes it into the next setlist and if so, in what form. The Viva tour techno version would work a treat. - I didn't write it down but I do reckon Atlas will be played, maybe at the start of the encore? - Lovers In Japan > Violet Hill. It's an amazing song live. Just not sure if it would fit into the new show.

Setlists? Here are my predictions... PARACHUTES - Yellow AROBTTH - Politik, In My Place, The Scientist, Clocks X&Y - Fix You VIVA - Violet Hill, Viva La Vida MX - Paradise, Charlie Brown, Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall G.STORIES - full album

My MX tattoo...

The colours, extravagant clothing, the 'worn out building' habitat shown

Reminds me very much of Achtung Baby...

Big ask but could someone tell me the equipment Coldplay use in their Viva La Vida Tour? Greatly appreciated for anyone who helps me. :)

Coldplay 3/3/2009 @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne - Review I once had someone say to me that Coldplay were the ‘musical equivalent of a runny nose’. If that was the Coldplay that turned up to Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, on March the 3rd, 2009, they were certainly no runny noses. A massive improvement from the terrific Twisted Logic Tour, Chris, Will, Jonny and Guy performed a fantastic arrangement of songs from all four of their albums. The concert opened up with Strauss’ “The Blue Danube” – “I feel like I’m at Andre Rieu” – before the house lights faded and the band ran on, waving sparklers, as “Life In Technicolor” began playing. Immediately after was “Violet Hill”, which sounded heaps better live compared to in the studio. In my opinion, playing LIT and VH first up was the best possible way of opening. I just knew it was going to be one hell of an amazing night. “Clocks”, “In My Place” and “Yellow”, three of Coldplay’s classics, came next, which really got the crowd going, especially my friend, Emily, and I. In between IMP & Y, Chris got the crowd to do a cheering contest. Seeing as Emily and I were seated stage left, Guy was our leader and upon raising his hand, the whole left hand side cheered. In the end, Chris said the people sitting stage right, Jonny's group, were the winners. After “Yellow”, in which the crowd was bombarded with confetti-filled yellow balloons, came my highlight of the night – “Cemeteries Of London”. This is one of my favourite songs off their latest album and I’d read other recent reviews to find that it kept making it’s way in and out of setlists. All I can say is that I was thrilled to hear it played and it sounded much ‘spookier’ live, probably because of Jonny's guitar work and Will's drums. “Chinese Sleep Chant” followed and as it turned out, this was the only time Coldplay played it whilst they were in Melbourne (“Glass Of Water” replaced it the other two nights, which I was a tad jealous of). Therefore, we all witnessed a bit of Coldplay history, so to speak. Next up was “42”, which, to my surprise, sounded terrific live. Two elements that contributed to this fact was Jonny's guitar playing and Chris' changing from piano to acoustic guitar half way through. “Fix You”, always a crowd favourite, was next and I must say it was kind of weird hearing it in the middle of the setlist as I’ve always thought of it to be an encore song. Nonetheless, the boys put in a spiring performance of the song and Chris was very pleased with the crowd's singing – “That's going to take some beating". “Strawberry Swing” was next. Emily went absolutely nuts as this was her favourite song off their latest album. Like the studio version, it was a relaxing song to chill out to. The B-stage techno remixes of “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” and “Talk” followed. Emily and I were seated three rows it from stage left. Therefore, we had some of the best seats in the house for this part of the show. Chris played GPASUYF with a Fender Telecaster, not always his main choice of guitar, which I thought sounded really well. Afterwards, Guy, Jonny and Will left the stage, leaving Chris to treat us to a lovely piano solo rendition of “The Hardest Part”, which was apparently left out of “Shane Warne – The Musical". After performing “Postcards From Far Away”, which was accompanied by some more haunting guitar work from Jonny (who was back on the main stage), Chris burst back to the main stage as the band erupted into “Viva La Vida” and then “Lost!”. As I expected, these two songs were performed superbly. Upon leaving the stage, the boys headed up to the back of the arena to play a few songs acoustically. “Speed Of Sound” was first. I was hoping they would play this normally (electric guitars, bass, etc.) but I was quite surprised to find that the acoustic version sounded just as good. “Green Eyes” was played next and then “Death Will Never Conquer”, with Will on vocals. I never knew Will had such good vocals. A remix of “Viva La Vida” was played over the loudspeaker as the band headed back to the stage before they exploded into “Politik”, which has always been the song they perform best live, in my opinion, and tonight was no exception. The outro to the song was probably one of the best renditions I've heard yet. The keyboard-driven “Lovers In Japan” followed, in which paper butterflies rained down upon the crowd and it was fantastic to see everyone around us standing up and dancing along to what is a truly magnificent song. I went in expecting this song to be amazing and it most certainly was. “Death And All His Friends”, the new “Fix You”, finished off the main setlist, which, like “42”, was surprisingly good live, aided again by Jonny's sensational 'Edge-like' guitar work. It was sad now to think that the show was over as the boys thanked and bowed to the crowd and left the stage. However, all was not done just yet. Dressed in their colourful Beatles-like jackets, the boys came back on and dished out a stirring rendition of the always-popular “The Scientist”, amidst all the butterfly confetti from “Lovers In Japan”. To eventually finish off proceedings, one of the latest additions to my favourites list, “Life In Technicolor ii”, was played. Emily and I both got up and sang along to it - "Still it's such a beautiful night"- how appropriate! All I can say is, it was a fantastic way to finish off the night. In all, the concert was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. The songs were performed great and the theatrics used throughout were dazzlingly spectacular. As for the band itself, Chris, Will, Jonny and Guy gave the city of Melbourne a good showing of how much they have improved as musicians as well as performers. CONCERT RATING- 5/5 :D PS- I got some great videos – “Chinese Sleep Chant”, “Lost!” (partial), “Speed Of Sound” (partial) and “Politik” (outro) – which I shall upload onto YouTube shortly.