SueDeNimes

April 22, 2011 - submitted by The Oracle, United Kingdom Q. WHO'D LIKE TO JOIN TEAM ORACLE? When I answer questions of a personal nature, Coldplay.com readers often get in touch with their own thoughts. So, we now have a weekly feature, Team Oracle, whereby each Friday (with the question asker's permission) we open up a question to all of you to answer too. Then, the following Friday, I'll post a selection of the best answers, alongside my own reply. ANYONE can join in so, if you'd like to, please email your response to the following question, in no more than 200 words, to [email protected] before Thursday 28th April. "I just wanted to ask what one should do if their parents don't allow them to do what they want with their life? My parents are quite strict and they don't think art is something good to do. When I told them that I wanted to take a vocational course on art they were really really angry and said they wouldn't let me. What do I do? Fiona" Look forward to seeing your replies. The Oracle Please email your replies to [email protected]

It was a lot of fun when Muse were doing it last year. :awesome: People started campaigns like "if you vote for Song A at venue x, I'll vote for your favourite song at venue y" Hearing Don't Panic again would be nice I guess, it was great in Strasbourg :)

Here's a question more interesting than what the :nod: smiley is: Do they at least pay you for posting their articles all over the forum???

:lol: There are LOTS This one for example: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3009

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6nbFZtxAL4]YouTube - Bullets[/ame] :heart:

April 21, 2011 - submitted by Lucas, France Q. Hi Oracle, hope you're fine. Are the very last notes of Viva la Vida -after the last chorus- played by an accordion? The Oracle Replies: No, it's keys - electric piano in fact. You know how Chris gets the organ sound on Fix You? Well, same thing here but I guess it does sound like an accordion.

April 21, 2011 - submitted by Dew, Lithuania Q. Dear Oracle, I have so many acquaintances, that I don't know which ones are my friends. Could you help me in finding out? The Oracle Replies: There are different levels of friendships. Acquaintances are just people we know, be them work colleagues, neighbours, friends of friends or even the people we say hello to on a regular basis. At any one time we can have many acquaintances, lots of friends but I'd wager very few true friends. To answer your question I've looked at my circle of friends which is made up of people I like hanging out with, get on with, who have the same interests and humour as me; time spent with them is fun. My best friends however, I bestow my trust upon and I must trust implicitly. I know that I am very lucky in that if I was in trouble and needed help I have at least 7 people who would drop everything to be there for me. That's the mark of a true friend in my opinion.

Discussed extensively here and here already. Please use those threads for continuation. :)

Main Square Festival, France Lynda Moyo speaks to the festival’s organisers about what we can expect this year Date Published: 19/04/2011 12:12:59 http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Entertainment/Music/Main-Square-Festival-France_17847.asp WITH Arcade Fire, Kasabian and the Chemical Brothers plus the only performance in France this year from Coldplay, Main Square Festival is gearing up to be a scorcher this summer. Now in its eighth year, Main Square Festival 2011 will take place over the 1, 2 and 3 July in the picturesque surroundings of the Citadel in Arras. Lynda Moyo caught up with festival organiser Armel Campagna to find out what we can expect from this year’s festival and why we should book our tickets now... Set the scene of Main Square Festival, for those who have never been... Main Square Festival is a musical event held in northern France that’s been taking place every July since 2004. Each year it offers the best contemporary music, carefully mixing upcoming artists with leading international artists. We’ve had Radiohead, Coldplay, Muse, Lenny Kravitz and Placebo in the past and this year Coldplay, Linkin Park, Arcade Fire, Moby, Portishead and Queens Of The Stone Age are all on the bill. It was first organised on the Grand Place d’Arras, and the festival now takes place in the grounds of the Citadelle d’Arras, a world heritage classified site that spreads over more than ten hectares, with a capacity for 40,000 spectators and two open air stages. What’s the line-up looking like so far this year? We’ve tried to go for the best of pop and rock music. We have the strongest international line up among all the French festivals, varying from big names like The Chemical Brothers, Kasabian, Beady Eye, Queens of the Stone Age, Limp Bizkit, Arcade Fire and of course Coldplay - they played the festival in 2009 and are coming back again this year for an exclusive French date. There’s also more indie stuff with The National, Kaiser Chiefs, PJ Harvey, Two Door Cinema Club, Jimmy Eat World and Cold War Kids. We will also have some great soul artists this year, with Bruno Mars, Aloe Blacc to soul legend Charles Bradley, as well as new talent such as Warpaint, Everything Everything, Australian prog rock band Tame Impala and Belgium phenomena Selah Sue. We’ll also present some of the best new French artists such as Yodelice, Puggy and Shaka Ponk. Electro acts will close the three nights with French DJ Martin Solveig, Magnetic Man and the legendary Underworld. How and why did the festival start? Northern France the intersection for three major European capitals: London, Brussels and Paris. The population is young, dynamic, urban and passionate about live music. For several decades, people just went to Belgian or British festivals. In 2004, we decided to do something about that, so we started this festival, initially just for one day, then two nights and now three days. The festival found its rhythm with the collaboration of Herman Schueremans in 2008 - the creator of Werchter and Live Nation. Every year since then, the popularity has grown and the event attracts more and more people each year. How long does it take to organise a festival of this magnitude? It’s a long process. It takes a dedicated and passionate team a full year to organise and takes a lot of hard work and commitment to confirm the best artists on the planet, make the most out of the site and improve services from year to year for festival goers. What's been the biggest highlight of Main Square Festival over the years? Difficult question. The festival is young but there are already so many great memories. If I had to choose three best bits they would be Radiohead in 2008; Lenny Kravitz in 2009 and Rammstein's show at the last festival. What do you think will be the highlight of this year? I think people will be amazed by the Arcade Fire set. This band is growing into a stadium band and their third album got all the awards this year. Having The National and Kaiser Chiefs playing is also a real treat. I also think Portishead’s intimate show inside the Citadelle will be a blessing. But that’s the charm of the festival - you always get more than you expect. Is it a family friendly festival? We are becoming a family friendly festival. Maybe not for the 2011 run, but our goal is the have a proper kids’ festival in a private space with appropriate activities in the future. What else is there to do in Arras? Many things. Visit museums, historic monuments, casinos - the city is full of activity. It’s also just 20 minutes from Lille, 50 minutes from Paris, 1 hour 15 from Brussels, and less than two hours from London. Do most people camp? Many of our festival goers camp The camp is located in the citadel in the heart of a park, bordered by a creek and a pond. The area is specially equipped for the festival with many services and amenities such as toilets, hot showers and a small shop. In 2011, the camp ground will be twice the size of last year, with a capacity of up to 10,000. It’s open from Thursday evening so people can arrive early. The festival's central location also gives our local festival goers the option to sleep in their own beds. Is there accommodation nearby for those who don’t want to camp? The town of Arras has many hotels in the city centre, but they fill up very quickly. People can also find hotels in Lille, which is just 20 minutes away. We’ve got an agreement with the train company to run special shuttle buses towards Lille every night after the last band. Special rates for festival goers are introduced each year, making the round trip less than 10 Euros per person. And finally, can we expect good weather? Every year the sky has been beautiful and the atmosphere is scorching in these first days of summer. Tickets for Main Square Festival start at 59 Euros for a one day pass and go up to 160 Euros for a three day pass with four nights camping. For more information including the full line up, please visit http://www.mainsquarefestival.fr

"haircut" not included. About that there are more. :lol:

16th thread about Chris's hair.

Wrong section + merged with already existing thread.

I was talking to her too long last night and couldn't get out of bed. :lol: Took full advantage of not needing to get up for trade school this morning!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IMKE!! <3 :dance: :dance: :dance: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HUN! :dance: :dance: :dance: Let me summarise again... It all started with you not having a credit card and damn, I'm so so happy you didn't have one! :P So we went to London together and had the most magical weekend. It felt as if I'd known you already for ages! It's been great sharing all those moments with you (and all the following text messages having contents similar to "WE MET CHRIS" :bomb:): Meeting Phil, Chris and Guy when we just wanted to drink some ISKLAR and have a sandwich: Queuing longer outside than actually being inside THE stadium with the kind support of leopard blanket and Barbie the butt saver: Being in front row TWO TIMES... ... only to end up in Muse's awesome 360° Christmas present video: It was an awesome weekend but this was only the start! So you came to my place and the week was so coooool! Missed you lots when you left again. But soon we'd meet again in Düsseldorf to end up in front row for Arcade Fire's concert: And then - just before you left to concquer the South American continent - I could spend some holiday time in the north with you: :heart: :kiss: :hug: Thank you for being such an amazing friend. Have a wonderful day and a nothing but great time in Peru. Can't wait to see you again and discover which next adventure is waiting for us!!! :botoxlips: EDIT: Threads merged, damn, I was working too long on mine hahahaha

Double post removed.

Ok, found it on my photobucket :lol: There you go!

I think it's from that one photoshoot where he's holding the coffee mug, can't find it online right now and don't have my external drive connected, sorry. Found some rather rarely posted pics though, have a nice weekend everyone! http://www.absolutepictures.com/

Hey, sounds cool! Have a great time today! :hug: :dance:

Haha, yeah Carol and me were jokingly calling ourselves detectives when we were interview hunting on the net. :lol: So many mysteries have been solved by CPing members already, it's incredible!

It's the same thing! Wow, someone must have been bored and gotten an idea while watching the movie. :lol:

Well yeah, that's what I said already.

Awesome! Congratulations!! :nice:

Haha, I have merged some of them before already! Might be time to advertise for this again. :sneaky: :P Have a nice evening/night/morning(?) Rudy and everyone!

More Facebook threads (a selection from the 22 others about it): Add my Facebook profile:-) I am scared of Facebook! FACEBOOK IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD. Facebook is full of shit

Thanks, good luck to you, too! :nice: