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Wow, those are amazing! Any way I can get a copy of those? :D

Jeff Miers review from The Buffalo News. Add to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin’s talent that of tightrope walker. Monday, before what appeared to be a full house, the Coldplay singer deftly managed to be both arena-rock ringmaster and earnest songsmith. If you think that’s an easy wire to walk, well, then you’ve never tried to do it yourself. Coldplay has been touring its Gram-my- winning, multi-platinum “Viva la Vida” album for more than a year, which means that the band should by now be both bushed and sick to death of the material they wrote and recorded with alternative music icon Brian Eno some three years-plus ago. Most bands just go out there and do their business, faking it qualifying as one of the many things the fans won’t notice at a big gig with bright lights and the rest. Monday, Coldplay did something else. It proved itself to be a band worthy of the hype it has generated. And at the same time, it made a dazzling display of that fact that popular music might be at once accessible to those who only casually care and an object of extreme import to those who take such things quite seriously. I’m not sure any back-story is needed here, but in case it is, we’ll keep it short. Coldplay is a British band formed in 1998, one that owes an incredible debt to the anthemic, incredibly melodic work done by U2, but one that is clearly seeking to do something with its own art that will last long after the past five and future 10 American Idol posers have wrapped up their careers and assumed their rightful positions as talk show hosts. (No offense.) Monday’s show started with the band running onto the stage holding lit sparklers aloft as a prerecorded version of “Life in Technicolor” blasted through the PA. Then the band broke into “Violet Hill,” the first of many songs from “Viva la Vida” it would play throughout the evening. By the time the band tore into its second song, Martin already owned the crowd. It didn’t let up from there. Most of the set revolved around the “Viva” material, which was fine with the crowd. In fact, that crowd greeted every Jonny Buckland guitar figure, every understated but beautiful pulse offered by the rhythm section of bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion, like the golden chord signifying the return of the gods to their proper place in the sky. Though the band itself, even while moving between satellite stages set up near the rear of the amphitheatre and out on the lawn, maintained a humble stance throughout, it was difficult to receive them as much less than conquering heroes. Even after closing with what felt like the emotional peak of the evening in “Death and All His Friends,” the band returned for a torrid run through “The Scientist,” another song that rather vividly displays Coldplay’s ability to be both a pop band and a band that actually matters, musically speaking. And, on the way out, every attendee was handed a copy of the band’s “LeftRightLeftRight,” a live album, gratis. That’s about as good as it gets. http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/music/story/689929.html

I just got home after 2 hours sitting in the parking lot :cry: Amazing show...my 3rd time seeing them and it never gets old. My seats were on the end in section 204, and I gave Chris a hi-5 on his way to the lawn stage...pretty cool! I was amazed at the variety of people there. Every age group, every ethnicity, all there belting out their favorite Coldplay songs. It was really quite amazing, the most diverse crowd I've seen at a concert.

Coldplay cancelled yesterday's show in PA due to illness. Does anyone know if this affects the Darien Lake show?

My guess is that they initially planned on using their stage extensions. The show sold out, so they decided to scrap the stage extension and sell some additional seats. This happens all the time with other bands, and with other ticket providers as well. It stinks, but it's quite common.

Has anyone used the VIP Parking Lot at Darien Lake? I know that getting out of the regular parking lot after concerts is a huge hassle, and was wondering if people in the VIP Parking Lot can get out easier?

The GA Pit is the 100's? Ok, that makes me fell a little better, but I'm still a bit peeved that those weren't available for the presale. Oh well...

Did anyone else notice that there are GA Pit tickets available now? Where is that, and why the hell weren't they available on Thursday? UGH :veryangry2:

204 row 1...had to try a couple times...upset about no 100 available. edit: it sucks, but this is what happens with most presales, unless its the bands fan club presale. I know with Pearl Jam they always have the best seats available for their fan club presale. When I got Coldplay tickets for Cleveland with the presale the best seats weren't available for that. Oh well, at least the site ran smoothly and we got tix witout a hassle unlike Ticketmaster's site.

Yea duh ...thanks again. I had the DL page on LN in my favorites so I didn't go to it from the main site.

Wow, thanks. I have no idea how you got to that, but I appreciate the info. T-minus 14 minutes until 10:00.

Where on that page are you seeing pricing info for the Buffalo show?

Has anyone heard who will be opening for them at Darien Lake?