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Very cool! It was an amazing show!! I got upgraded to the front from my nosebleeds... Yellow745, weren't you the one by the b-stage who met Chris' cousin?

@Yellow745- Were you at the show in San Antonio last week? I thought I remembered seeing your posts in the live thread...

Hi Marisa! Yes, Chris is the perfect example of a "beautiful" man. :)

@ Coldplay is awesome- thanks for posting that GOW video... how is it possible that I hadn't seen that before?? :) Oh, and I know this thread is devoted to the gorgeous Chris, but, wow, Guy looks incredible in that video! @ everyone else- Hi! I stopped in earlier and came back to that wonderful picspam... I'm Jen, btw. :)

Good night, aniskywalker! Nice to meet you! I've seen your shirts on the Show-off your coldplay thread- they're fantastic!

Hi Christina! And This is Perfection.

@coldplay is louve- thanks for posting that video! :wideeyed: Hi ladies, I'm Jen, and Chris Martin is beautiful. :)

Hi Angie! I actually just asked THE ANGIE over in your thread. :D I wonder why he didn't do it?

Hi everyone... just popping in here for the first time... I got to see Snow Patrol open the show in San Antonio this past Wednesday and was really impressed. I really didn't know any of their music (other than Chasing Cars of course), and REALLY liked them. In fact, I just got Eyes Open and have been listening to it non-stop (sorry, Coldplay!) Wanted to tell Localola86 and Indnsky in particular, as they specifically recommended checking out their music on the SA concert thread. Thanks!!

Ah, thanks MrMan... I thought maybe *I* had missed it cause I was busy staring at Guy or something ;) Btw, I see you'll also be at the show in Dallas in the Pit... I'll see you there! :)

Oh Wise The Angie, Why oh why didn't we get to see Chris in his wacky Chinese Lion head in SA???

@ everyone who went to the SA show- I just realized we didn't get to see Chris in his Chinese Lion/Dragon head thing. Has he stopped doing it? Has it appeared in the last few shows?

Angie and Lori- thanks for sharing all the awesome videos-- I'll just re-create the entire concert again when I need a fix! :D And big thanks, MrMan for posting the SA song. I loved that :)

OK, quick question, how do you do the quote thing- i.e. if I want to quote someone else's post?? @ Lori- Hi, I'm Jen :) You asked about Jonny's kiss into the audience- I'm not sure which ramp is the "Ramp of Love" :), but it was to the section directly in front of him. It was very deliberate... he walked up to the edge, smiled, blew a kiss, another big smile, then walked toward center.

:laugh3: Greeneyes- I hadn't even noticed there were 42 pics! Lauren- your siggy made me :lol: !

A couple of (very short) videos: I wish I had been able to film more... I forgot my spare batteries and was terrified of my camera dying mid-show! Oh, well. hope you enjoy, anyway!

Lauren- I just read your story and I am soooooo happy for you! See, you didn't get to see him here, but you got to TOUCH HIM instead! :D I'm so glad your first Coldplay concert was so memorable!

Hi again, everyone! OK, now that I've had a few hours to let the whole thing sink in, I'm ready to write my review... First off, let me just say that I've been to A LOT of concerts (including CP twice before, U2 and Prince), and this was far and away the MOST FUN I have ever had at a show. I bought tickets for this show after I'd already spent a lot of money on tix for the Houston and Dallas shows in July. So, for SA, I decided to just buy the cheap nosebleeds and take my sister for her birthday. It was her first time seeing Coldplay. Then, after joining this forum and reading about the possibility of being upgraded, I started hoping that we might be able to get an upgrade, too. We got to the venue about 6:15 and picked up some souvenirs (tour program- gorgeous- and Chris' bracelets for me; t-shirts for my sister) then headed up to our seats in the 200s - directly across from the stage. Howling Bells came on a few minutes later. We liked what we got to see of them. Not 5 minutes after sitting down, we saw a guy and a girl with red hair and glasses dressed all in black, holding envelopes in their hands, standing on a landing just below us, scanning the seats. I knew they were roadies there to give upgrades, so I smiled in their direction and made a show of pulling out my program to look at. They then turned and walked up into the section next to us. After giving an upgrade there, they continued on, in the opposite direction from us. We figured our chance was gone, so we got up to hit the bathroom and grab a drink before Snow Patrol started. While walking to the concession stand, I noticed a group of girls standing around a guy. I looked more closely and noticed this guy had a pass and a Coldplay Crew t-shirt on. He upgraded the girls he was talking to, then turned and started walking away. My sister and I turned around and sped up to catch up to him. I tapped him on the arm and said, "Excuse me, are you with the band?" :sneaky: He said yes, then I asked him if he could tell me where the c-stage was going to be set up. He looked at me like he wasn't quite sure he should answer that or not, but then went on to tell me basically where it was going to be. Then he said, "but don't tell anyone you heard it from me!" We assured him we wouldn't, and thanked him (and at this point my heart was sinking because I thought he was going to leave). He then said, "You must be a big fan if you know about the c-stage." That was all we needed. Yes! we said and my sister launched into how I'd seen them twice before and how I was going to see them again this summer and that this concert was her b-day present. I told him I'd seen them twice before on the Twisted Logic tour, and he said he hadn't been with them for that one, but that they were having a blast on Viva. I threw in something about them being in NOLA the night before, and he looked surprised, and smiled. Then he said, "Hey, do you know the name of Coldplay's first album?" :stunned: I knew what that meant and very nearly could not form the word "Parachutes", but I did. He asked to see our tickets and said that there was a problem with our tix, and he would have to take them... but would we like 4th row instead??? :stunned::dance: We said, YES PLEASE! He was really sweet and told us his name, and gave us each a hug and sent us to the floor. THANK YOU, ROADIE MATT!!! But the biggest surprise came when we got to the floor and realized that due to the stage set up, 4th row was in fact the first row directly in front of the stage, and our seats were DEAD CENTER. :dead: Snow Patrol was awesome. I really only knew Chasing Cars before the show, but I will definitely be buying their albums. They were smiling and flirting like crazy with all the hot chicks (it was ALL women) in the first row and put on a really good show. I have a tiny snippet of video from Chasing Cars that I'll try to post later. Then came Magnificent, Jay-Z and the dancing roadie (he was awesome!), and the Blue Danube. By the time our boys came out I was in heaven. The show was absolutely phenomenal... everything I hoped and more. I do agree with Kspillers about Chris' voice; it didn't quite have the same warmth (for lack of a better word) it usually does. That said, they were still mind-blowing. Everyone around me was having a blast, the crowd was fantastically loud- Chris commented that if they had known SA was so loud, they would have visited a long time ago- and the visuals were incredible. Chris also said some cute stuff in the improv c-stage bit- mentioned SA's beloved basketball team, the Spurs; intro'd Will as the scariest, but secretly nicest member of CP; Guy was nicest, but secretly scariest member of Coldplay and... ACK! I can't remember what he said about Jonny... anyone?? I'm sorry for the super long review, I just had to get it all out and I know you guys are the only ones who will really appreciate it! :) All in all, the BEST show I've been to... but I've still got two more in July... :D Here's a link to my facebook album: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=89553&id=1074682859&l=597902a76f Jen

OK, everyone, it's past my bedtime! I'll be back tomorrow with a longer review, pics and video! FANTASTIC show... so glad everyone had fun! :)

Angie- awesome sign! and hey, did you see Jonny blow a kiss out to someone after DAAHF??

@ Goot- yeah, I think you're right, I think he did do chasing cars during IMP. @Kels, don't know if you're question got answered, no, they didn't bring Vicki out onto the stage.

We were in the first row, pretty much dead center. The guy was pretty cool, actually, just took his job very seriously. During Yellow he kept grabbing balloons and popping them down on the floor- the guys behind us started booing him!

RE Pics and vids, also meant to add, I'll be getting back to Austin tomorrow afternoon and will post them then.

xxKels- Yes, I've got both, though I don't know how well they turned out. My videos aren't very long as the big, burly security guy right in front of me frowned upon us recording. "PICTURES ONLY!" he kept yelling:(