manatee78

This was my FIRST EVER Coldplay show, and WOW!!! :o I've been in a post-concert haze (Does that happen after every Coldplay show? LOL.) since Saturday night, so I'm finally coming around to doing a review. What an AWESOME time we had!!! My sister and I sat on the left side about a section from the walkway in the lower bowl. Great view, but not so good for photos due to the tall people around us. So, I'm remembering through everyone else's pics on here (THANKS!! ;)) The Howling Bells and Snow Patrol definitely got the crowd pumped up for Coldplay, and we enjoyed the whole show. It was the first time we saw a concert consisting entirely of bands who were not from the U.S. Thanks to all for traveling abroad to entertain us!! :D Before Coldplay came on, we watched the camera/light guys climb the ladders way, way up to the ceiling. What a view they had for the show! When the opening notes of Coldplay started, the crowd was jazzed and sprung to its feet. Our entire section stood for all but a few of the slower songs and was singing along. It was GREAT!! :D I still can't believe I was in the same room with Coldplay....AHHHH!!!! When they walked by to go to the set in the back of the arena it was so surreal. Loved the way Chris would dance/jump around and fall down. He's such a goof! His expressions are the best, too. I was afraid his piano chair would tip over though because he was rocking out so hard. I was SOOOO sad Guy was on the other side of the stage, as he's one of my favorites. He did walk over to our side at the end of the show while waving goodbye, though. Coldplay's special effects were amazing, and I grabbed a couple handfulls of the butterfly confetti to take home. That is some serious confetti! LOL. Just think of how much they use for the whole tour. I was happy to see the yellow balloons make it to the back of the Qwest, as sometimes things like that only stay in the floor sections. We were lucky to have gotten a copy of LRLRL on the way out the door, as I heard there weren't enough for everyone. I was hesitant to go for confetti in case they ran out of the CDs, but we made it just in time. I bought some tour merchandise but think Guy's doll/puppet on the program cover doesn't look as much like him as the other guys' dolls/puppets do. Anyone else think that too, or is it just me? So wish I could rewind back to Saturday night and relive the concert a second time! They definitely better not wait 10 years to come back to Omaha!!

FYI....I got an e-mail saying the show now starts at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30.

I have one word....WOW! :D What a totally awesome thing to do for the fans! You guys are GREAT!

Snow Patrol is opening for this show. Awesome! :) http://www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20984

Wow....three shows already!! That's awesome! :D Congrats on the good seats, too! That really helps enhance the experience. Not sure who the opening act is, but I found this link on the other site: http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=300&page=40

Just what I needed to hear! :D I'm in the lower bowl and was hoping it'd be a great view of the whole stage. I'll be pretty close to one of the side catwalks, so that sounds exciting! Where are you going to be at yamfox?

This will be my first Coldplay show. Can't wait for June 13th!! Any things I should be aware of as a "first timer"? This is going to be so awesome.