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That's exactly why I choose not to go the front segment, but opted for the second one instead. I stood pretty close to the barrier, almost central so I had a clear and uninterrupted view of the stage, no one in front of me. I've had a bad experience once of being caught up in a mosh pit, didn't want to go through that again. There was no pushing where I was, until Fix You, that is, when Chris ran down the center. I moved to that spot right Amy McDonald had finished, then never left. A good thing they were handing out water. Also a good thing that because it was so hot, I could sweat it all out and didn't need to use the bathroom. After Elbow, there was no way you could get back into the two front sections if you left it.

They weren't there. The announcer must have mistaken other kids for them. There are pics of Apple and Moses in LA on Friday.

It was very short, though slightly longer than shown in the youtube video.

(double post)

Here's Viva La Vida, as promised. Anyone know what software I could use to cut off the guy the at the beginning and end? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iar_tm4Lg0]YouTube - viva la vida- Coldplay live@ Werchter (Belgian TV)[/ame] These were the only two songs they showed on TV. It was a 3,5hour recap of a 4 day festival and Coldplay's the only band they showed two songs of. In an interview at the end, the festival boss remarked that for him, Coldplay was the highlight of the festival.

Viva La Vida will have to wait until tomorrow, I'm afraid.

Ha! I was on the other corner, exact same spot.

Here's the first clip that was shown on Belgian TV. Obviously, far better quality than the cameraphone clips. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwgxfO-32ok]YouTube - The Scientist- Coldplay live @ Werchter[/ame] I'm currently trying to get viva up as well, but it might take a while.

and now Belgian TV is showing The Scientist from two days ago... Kind of funny to be following both Werchter and Roskilde at the same time.

that's why festivals are so much fun

It's a melodica.

Nope. But I suppose he must have come across the same site.

http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/roskilde.html

hahahaaaa! Now he's wearing a hood! Are they reading this? (meanwhile Belgian TV is showing Viva La Vida from Friday. I'm taping it)

Championship point! They'd better hurry with that pic of Chris!

Go Fed, Go Chris!

Ha! I knew it!

meanwhile it's 13-13 at Wimbledon...

What will happen first? An end to the Wimbledon final or a pic of Chris?

They're probably too busy watching Wimbledon ;)

After the great gig at Werchter, I decided to get a ticket for this show. Now I can't wait. Is anyone going to both Nijmegen shows?

Oh yes, that was great. The people checking the bags/tickets at the entrance were singing along too.

Here's a little clip I uploaded of the moment they came on. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoVTfmuGD58]YouTube - Grand entrance of Coldplay at Werchter[/ame]

This is my first post here. I was in Werchter last night, it was my first Coldplay gig and they most definitely lived up to my high expectations! We were really in for a treat yesterday. Elbow earlier was fantastic, I didn't really know them before yesterday but will definitely give them another listen. Bloc Party started a great party. Then on came The Killers, who really started and ended their show with a bang! Chris Martin would later remark that they're not used to closing for The Killers and hoped they'd be worthy. Anyway, the wait before Coldplay came on was charged. We'd been highly entertained by the previous groups and couldn't wait to see what Coldplay had in store for us. The announcer had said right after The Killers concert that he'd just seen two cute little kids, a boy and a girl, and finished off by saying, "yes, they're really here!". A JayZ song (I presume) was the first sign that Coldplay would be on soon. This was followed by The Blue Danube by Strauss (I don't know if they do this at all gigs or not). It served really well to build up the anticipation. And then on they came, waving fire sticks. You already know the set-list so I won't go into that. I had the perfect view of the show. I'd moved into the second compartment early on and never left my spot. For safety reasons, there are these corridors in the crowd that allow security to get close to the people. Quite a few people have had to be taken out as it was quite hot. These corridors break the crowd up into compartments and they can control the number of people that get into the front ones. This basically means that once you're in there, there's no pushing or shoving or people trying to get to the front from the back. If it's full, it's full and they don't allow anyone else in there. I opted not to go for the first one, out of fear of too much pushing, ended up at the front of the second one, right in the middle, with an uninterrupted view of the stage. Brilliant! At least you can catch some air there, we could even sit down in between concerts. It's only when Chris Martin decided to run down the corridor right in front of me that everyone behind started pushing to get a clear view of that. Anyhow, about the show. Other bands (yes, I'm looking at you, Oasis) should really take a look at how Coldplay is performing. I love how Chris Martin is so energetic, running from left to right, jumping, giving his all. Coldplay really makes the crowd feel that this show is special and that the show you're watching is the best ever. Where I was standing, the crowd was really into it all, singing along to nearly every song. At one point, I believe at the end of In My Place, as the last notes were somewhat more silent and Chris could finally hear we'd been singing along, he seemed pleasantly surprised. I suppose they can't really hear the crowd from the stage, unless they take out their earpiece. The big yellow balloons during Yellow and the paper butterflies work really well in such a large outdoor setting. We had fun with those. Oh, and as for the Lady Gaga dedication. That was more tongue in cheek than anything else. He was winking when he said he'd dedicate it to the people listening to Lady Gaga on the other stage. It was said in a "those poor sods" kind of way. And so, as he was starting The Hardest Part, he quietly let out 'Poker Face' but quickly reverted back to the Hardest Part, which would then turn into Billy Jean at the end. Earlier on he'd already tried a mash of i forgot which song and The Killers 'we've got soul but we're not soldiers' line. It was really cute. All through the show, lines would be changed a little to include a reference to 70.000 Belgians, or the previous gigs. Such a refreshing difference from bands who barely know where they're playing, who else is on, etc. Anyway, it was spectacular end to what was already a brilliant day. Coldplay really are a class act.