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Same! I also remember feeling like that with AOAL until I saw it live. I'm not saying either two will be my in my all-time favorites list, but ETIAW was a song I couldn't stand live until I saw it live in 2012. Now it's what I consider my second favorite Coldplay song. Funny how seeing a song live once can change your entire perception. Glad I could help with the good memories. :)

I can't believe it's been a week since the show already! I wanted to post my review sooner, but I left for a flight just hours after the show and just got back home yesterday. What a crazy week it's been. Anyways, for the important part: my review. As I've probably said before, this was my first Coldplay concert since June of 2012 in Dallas, and my second Coldplay show altogether. (I had tickets for the front row in Minneapolis in 2012 but couldn't make that one and I'm still a little bitter about that one.) Leading up to this, I was telling friends, and myself, that when I saw them four years ago, I was still very timid around the public and was ultimately too afraid to really let loose and have fun hearing my favorite band play in front of me. I didn't want to be like that again, even though my personality is a total 180 from what it was back then - and I'm happy to say I had the time of my life. I met with a Coldplay friend before the show and we went together. I didn't get to see Foxes, but I did get to see Alessia Cara! She was (cute as fuck) and also really good. I was genuinely surprised. She worked the crowd better than most openers I've seen, and most of the people were pretty into it. I was sitting about ten rows or so back from the end of the catwalk, and even now, I'm surprised at how well my view was. You could easily make out everyone on stage without feeling like you were miles away. My row was fucking great. The lady to the right and left of me were incredibly psyched (although, the one to the right of me left halfway through for some reason) and we immediately got along. When the Charlie Chaplin intro started, the place went wild. I think it was around this time that I realized fate hates me and handed me probably the only Xyloband in the entire arena that didn't work. :-) I remember looking down in shock and horror, yelling to the lady next to me, and both of us going, "NOOOO!" Seriously, that was the worst luck ever and I'm still a bit sad it didn't properly work. I took out the piece of paper and everything. :-( Anyways -- the show itself. Wow. WOW. I'd had A Head Full of Dreams stuck in my head for a while before the show, but now I can't even get it out of my head. The energy is eclectic and without a doubt, it's one of their best live openers (behind Hurts Like Heaven and Square One). Everyone loved it, even the people who didn't know the song before right then. One of the bigger surprises of the night was how little the crowd was into Birds. I get that it's not a single or a big hit, but you could tell most people just had never heard of it before, so they were like, "What do we do?" I'm biased, because it's in my top five Coldplay songs of all-time, so of course I was dancing and singing at the top of my lungs, but it was one of maybe two or three "quiet" times with the audience. Not so much where it was awkward, but enough to make a difference. I'm also so in love with Hymn For The Weekend now for the first time since the album came out seven months ago. I fucking love it, and I take back all of my previous comments about it being a really bland song live. I definitely didn't expect it to be one of the highlights of the show beforehand! Even though I religiously follow the setlists, I made myself stop for a while and I'm glad I did. I knew Always In My Head would be a possibility, but you have no idea how happy I was to actually hear it live. Especially seeing it up so close, I felt like I was totally starstruck. I didn't think it was possible, but I love it even more now. The B-stage set was very nice, albeit the Chris-only version of Everglow which was the only thing I don't think works as well as it could. It's still a pretty song, but for me, the studio version and early-tour version was how it should be played. But even then, it wasn't bad at all! Charlie Brown is a song I refuse to listen to on the record but oh my Lord is it incredible live. (I said the same thing in 2012, too!) The A-stage set with all the hits is just so much fucking fun. I can't even put it into words properly. On paper, the same setlist looks dated maybe, but seeing it in live is a totally different beast. Adventure of a Lifetime, a song I already admire, pretty much made my entire section rock their socks off, and of course Viva made everyone in the arena go deaf. Seriously, I could see the same show seven days straight and still feel so ecstatic as the first time. When the lights went off for the C-stage, I quickly realized, "COLDPLAY IS ABOUT TO RUN RIGHT PAST ME." And they did. And I think I died. They were probably six feet away from me. Hearing them is one thing, seeing them from afar is another, but running right past your face? Holy shit. All I remember is smiling like an idiot for about, I dunno, forever. I had requested Swallowed In The Sea (if I hadn't had deleted the video, I'd post it here!) but knew they wouldn't do it, so I wasn't upset at all that they did Green Eyes instead. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face was genuinely great to see, especially with Chris' use of pedals as the rest of the band walked back to the main stage. You just don't see enough of Chris doing cool guitar tricks. (Did anyone else hear Faith Hill was in the audience? I could have sworn Chris said that between Green Eyes and GPASUYF, because he pointed somewhere behind me and said something like, "Thank you to the wonderful Faith Hill for coming out to see tonight." I looked around and saw no mention of it, so I think I'm going crazy?) I have no idea if Christ does this for every show, but Chris spent the entire first half of Amazing Day taking his time walking on the floor high-fiving, singing with and interacting with the crowd. It was genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen done live, and it reminded me a lot of the famous Fix You run in 2009. People ate that shit up obviously, and it's yet another reminder why I love this band so much. A Sky Full of Stars -- wow. Wow. I never disliked it, but I never really fully appreciated it, I guess, because that was also one of the most amazing moments of the night. "I don't care, go on and tear me apart," pretty much made me go wild and I can't think of a better penultimate closer to introduce Up&Up. Which, of course, was better than any recording I had ever heard of it. The "believe in love" line still gets me emotional and once they left the stage I was just sort of standing there in shock and awe. It's been a week, and I still feel like saying, "It was great!" is a vast understatement. I don't really think I still have a proper word for it, but my original post here is still exactly how I feel. I was speechless, literally, for probably a solid two hours or so after the concert. My friend and I would try and talk about it and all we could say was, "...wow. WOW." (Recurring theme of the night.) Seriously, as great as the Mylo Xyloto Tour was, this one makes 2012 look pretty tame in comparison. It's a beautiful, energetic, love-filled set full of life, emotion and unity. Coldplay is, in my opinion, the best band alive at crowd interaction, and it genuinely appears like it comes as natural as humanly possible. I don't know how they do it, but I fucking love it. A few notes: - There were a few points I was (surprisingly) the loudest person in my entire section which is funny, because I generally don't do that well with large crowds. Literally all I cared about was having an amazing time, and I did just that. It made me kind of sad for the people in front of me who you can tell were dragged along and awkwardly standing there. - I'm pretty tall, so I quickly discovered that I couldn't even jump up without knocking down people around me. Seriously, the chair space was so tiny you could hardly move if you were above-average height. :( So instead, I moved however else I could and in turn my left calf muscle hurt for like three straight days. - AHFOD, Every Teardrop, Birds, Paradise (that remix is incredible), Charlie Brown, Hymn For The Weekend, Always In My Head, Magic, Midnight-Fix You, Viva, AOAL, the extended Kaleidoscope, GPASUYF, Amazing Day, ASFOS and Up&Up are the songs I'll never forget. So, so, so, so, so, so good. So good, okay? - 11/10 concert. Coldplay is a one-of-a-kind band, and I feel very grateful I found them eight years ago. So, there's my review. Sorry for it being so long!

Oooohhh mmmmyyyy Gooooddd My full write-up is coming later, but I am just flabbergasted. I am stunned. What. A. Fucking. Show. Best I've ever been to. God. I love this band.

And I hope mine is the one they go for. ;)

Even though it's a known fact Politik was written immediately after 9/11, I often overlook just how well Chris captured the general feeling of the world with the climax. Really powerful. Especially with how relentless this summer has been, it's forever relevant.

I love Ghost Story so much, but I think love just how fucking bitter the lyrics are. What's the point in saying 'Rescue me!' If no one ever hears? Every time I try to pull you close You disappear ^ is one of the best post-breakup lines I've heard in a song.

One more week! :omgomg:

Up With The Birds always gets me with the second half of the song. Might have to go where they don't know my name Float all over the world, just to see her again And I won't show or feel any pain Even though all my armor my rust in the rain A simple plot, but I know one day, good things are coming our way. It's not sad in the "traditional" sense, but it's by far some of the most bittersweet lyrics Chris has ever written. The entirety of Mylo Xyloto is obviously built around a theme, and one of the things I've really come to respect about the album over the years is how the second half of the album is a slow progression of loss. I've always seen the last line as something along the lines of, "Well, we're not going to be together again, but our separate lives have good things coming." Love and heartbreak are some of the most captivating emotions we can experience, and Up With The Birds symbolizes life after 'them' incredibly well. This is so true. Every Teardrop is in my top three Coldplay songs, but even then I sometimes forget it's actually a song that isn't necessarily positive.

Parachutes U: Life is For Living O: Yellow A Rush of Blood U: A Rush of Blood O: Politik and Amsterdam X&Y U: Twisted Logic O: Fix You Viva: U: Lovers in Japan O: Lost! Mylo Xyloto: U: Princess of China O: Charlie fuckin' Brown Ghost Stories: U: Always In My Head O: O AHFOD: U: Fun O: Jymn For The Weekend

Ah man, if only my tickets weren't resale tickets! I'm still in Section C, Row 25, but I think I'll stick with them since I'll probably be really close to the C-stage. Thanks for letting us know!

I've said it since AHFOD released, but hot damn have things turned around for the band. Critics suddenly love them again, and have since last November when AOAL released, but this Glasto set took them to an entirely new level. I haven't seen this level of respect for them since about 2009 (when I didn't know any better!). It feels so good to see them getting the respect they deserve. Words cannot describe how touching that Viola Beach tribute was. I hope next time people think about talking shit on Coldplay in the future, they think back and remember how genuinely nice and considerate Coldplay are. We're lucky to have witnessed this, folks.

Man, what a set! I got to watch everything up to the encore while at work, but I haven't seen anything else yet! How do you guys rate this one? Was it even better than their 2011 set?

I can't believe it's already today! Seems like yesterday it was 2011!

Right on!

So ridiculously happy they pulled out Always In My Head! Was it anything like the Ghost Stories Tour version, or was it more stripped back?

Yes and no, I think. I love the request feature, but I do wish they'd at least mix it up with non-acoustic renditions. Some songs just wouldn't work as acoustic and others would be just amazing to hear as a full band again. (Like with See You Soon the other day.)

omg Lovers in Japan :dazzled:

I've gotta say, I'm beginning to enjoy the album less as time goes on. Admittedly it's only been out for two and a half weeks, but I went from really enjoying nine of eleven tracks, to really enjoying five of eleven tracks. (Daydreaming, Decks Dark, Identikit, The Numbers and Tinker Tailor.) It goes without saying my opinion will change as more time passes, but for me the album isn't sticking with its initial greatness. It's far from a bad record, but like I've said before, too much of the album is the same and that really kind of annoys me. I also finally feel comfortable ranking the albums, too! 1. The Bends 2. OK Computer 3. Hail to the Thief 4. Amnesiac 5. Kid A 6. In Rainbows 7. A Moon Shaped Pool 8. The King of Limbs 9. Pablo Honey

God, this is so cool. Aside from being a physical embodiment of A Head Full of Dreams, this is just another reminder that Coldplay is one of the most creative bands out there. Typically, I'm not too fond on music videos by anyone, even Coldplay, so I don't like ever get excited for music videos. But this, Birds and Every Teardrop have got to be some of the best music videos they've ever released, and I'm so happy Up&Up is this great so late into their career. Seriously, this video is just so good. Especially on Coldplaying! Seeing universal cheer for something here anymore is like striking oil.

Yes! I was really thrilled to see all these tracks at first, but now it's become one more thing I find myself disliking overall. Don't get me wrong, most of these tracks are very solid, but part of the surprise and newness with a new album is kinda gone with old tracks taking up most of the tracklist.

They're my favorite band too, but you have to recognize bands are different from each other. It's like if I tried to compare Coldplay to my other favorite artist, Bob Dylan; they aren't similar and are two totally different takes on music. The same applies to Radiohead and Coldplay. Seriously though -- The Numbers is fucking great. I've had it on repeat days. I can't stop!

I'm with you. It's a great album, and it's certainly miles better than TKOL, but there's a sense of repetiveness that sort of takes some of my interest downhill. In most ways, it works very well, but the low-key atmosphere sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Decks Dark and The Numbers are two of the best tracks by far because of how it captures a highly calming mood. But as much as I like Daydreaming, the same theme doesn't work quite as well for Glass Eyes (my least favorite right now) and the new True Love Waits. In a way, AMOP sort of seems to be the cousin of In Rainbows, in that it manages to capture this energy-heavy grandiose sound in a condensed, relaxing manner. I do miss the presence of some guitar, but it works well in the context so I can't complain too much. There isn't much I would change about the album right now, and while it isn't a masterpiece, it's certainly one of their best to-date.

It works super well for the most part, especially in Daydreaming! But others, I dunno, it's kinda overkill.

Can we not compare everything to Coldplay? Also, that's far from the truth anyways. Anyways, this album is so good. I've been cautiously optimistic for a long time regarding LP9 but it makes me so happy how well-rounded AMSP is! Some of the orchestral aspects are a bit much for me at times, but that's about my only complaint. I think I'm still in disbelief we have Ful Stop, Identikit and True Love Waits on the same album. Well worth the wait. EDIT: Why are you guys so obsessed with this Coldplay comparison? They've never even been similar, and that's always going to be this way. Focus on Radiohead being Radiohead and not Coldplay "trying to be" Radiohead.

Burn the Witch was a slow-burner for me. I like it now, but I think I love the video a bit more! That said, I can't quit playing it. The drums that come in and out are very, very good. Daydreaming was also a slow-burner for me, but it only took two listens before I realized this is pretty much an instant hit for Radiohead. I'm cautiously optimistic -- BUT IT COMES OUT IN LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS!!!!