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Basically thinking it could be cool to watch an early gig from 20 years ago together and chat about it as it goes - like a Coldplay watch party thing ? Happy to organise this in the next few days - maybe Sunday? - if anyone would be interested? (Posting this in a couple of places around the forum as I'm not sure where the best place would be!)

Basically thinking it could be cool to watch an early gig from 20 years ago together and chat about it as it goes - like a Coldplay watch party thing. Happy to organise this in the next few days - maybe Sunday? - if anyone would be interested? (Posting this in a couple of places around the forum as I'm not sure where the best place would be!)

Seconding the desperate appeal for a ticket! Anyone?

Shot in the dark at this point, but if anyone has an extra ticket, please let me know!

Flawed idea. You can love a band's music without knowing anything about the band. And besides, if you're booking something on the internet, you can look up the answer anyway... It might add a step, but touts would get around it.

I think it's better in the sense that only fans would be able to get in. Shall we agree: presale > door sale > classic online sellers?

Presale for fans might be the idea. Better than the shit ticketwebs offered this time anyway.

It's not a question of not playing small shows, because that has a totally different vibe to the larger ones. It is a question of making the tickets available in a way that is a fair. Particularly for small shows, in a way that rewards the fans who want that intimate vibe. Muse played a gig at the electric ballroom in Camden recently. Tickets sold at the door. Sure you had to cue, but no tout could benefit. Maybe Coldplay should have done this?

Bethnal green - just off Cambridge Heath Road. You - stratford I guess?

(sorry double post)

Nice one elaijten! And I live fifteen minutes away and couldn't get tickets...

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Yeah, it was 7.44 when I started queuing as well...

Booo.... I was in the queue for the website the second it was opened... If anyone has an extra - please!

Thanks, cheers!

Hi, this is a cover I did of Parachutes, which I think is a lovely little song. I wasn't able to record vocals, but instead decided to improvise over the chords. Let me know what you think! :)

Hey there, I personally am also interested in this song, and would like help on the acoustic version.

Well, the basic recommendation having been given (which is to find a teacher, since you already have a guitar), I'll post some useful internet links. I started playing a year ago, and sort of taught myself using many resources: books, videos and dedicated websites. I'm still discovering things, somewhat regretting that I didn't have a formal education (but I didn't have time for classes, which is why I taught myself at a rate of 15-30 minutes a day). http://www.justinguitar.com/index.php - It's a site with free video lessons. I haven't used it much, but I've heard only good things about it. It's at the very least a place to start and even has a beginner's course - to guide you through the difficulty that is starting to play the guitar. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ - it's, for me at least, the essential site on guitar. You'll find tablature, lessons, gear reviews, a quite active forum... It's great for all levels: beginners can ask questions and find answers, and once you're somewhat able to play, you can find tablature or the chords to a huge number of songs. -> more specifically, I'll single out this particular colum: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/the_guide_to/the_ultimate_guide_to_guitar_chapter_i__1_introduction_-_the_guitar.html This is essentially a beginner's course, which talks about every aspect of the guitar. The main advice I'll give you is to not give up. Your fingers will hurt at the start, and some things are quite annoying (to put it very mildly: you'll see what I mean when you try to play a barre chord) , and it might take you some time to get to a decent skill level, and maybe it'll take you longer than you thought, but I truly recommend sticking with it. It's one of the few things that brings me a huge amount of pleasure, even if it's just playing 5 minutes during the day to a song I know. So yeah, don't give up, get a sort of practice schedule (try to do a few minutes a day, and you'll get places quickly enough). And finally, enjoy yourself! And of course, you can always ask questions here - and find information related to Coldplay songs mostly (obviously).

Thanks a lot! I'll take a try at playing it as soon as I've got access to a piano again... I'd actually forgotten I'd asked that question :P

Well, the official rules state: Where did Coldplay say that?

As far as their own website goes, I would add the Oracle, which I think is a brilliant idea for staying in touch with their fanbase. Didn't they give a Violet Hill/A Spell, A Rebel Yell single through NME at the start of the Viva Era? And there's also the Roadie book - even if it focuses on Matt McGinn, it's also got a lot to do with Coldplay, who obviously let Matt write his book (giving fans the possibility of seeing the "insides" of the Coldplay machine, both in the studio and on tour). Otherwise, as far as print goes, I haven't got a clue. They do numerous interviews when they promote an album, of course. The thing is that printed media is a pretty one-sided and limited way of engaging with an audience, considering that there's so much more that can happen through the internet for a much lesser cost. I'll also direct you to this article from the front page of Coldplaying.com, although it doesn't really enter any of your categories. It's not really media interaction, but more a form of audience interaction.

I'm gonna bump this thread, since the contest ends tomorrow, and beg a few coldplayers at the same time: if you're a UK resident, and either have a facebook account or don't mind creating one, could you please, please, pretty please with loads of cake on top, please enter this contest for me ? The idea being that you win the prize, but then send it to me. I play guitar (and this is a Fender Strat ! It's not often one has the chance to win such a monumentally great guitar), I love Coldplay, and just because I live in France, I can't enter this contest... So if any UK resident would like to do a very good deed today, they could do this.I would of course pay for shipping... If anybody is interested in this, please contact me by PM. Of course, if you're interested, you could just enter the competition for yourself. In which case, good luck ! As far as I can tell, there are up to 2285 people who can enter the contest as of now, so the odds are actually a bit better than normal. In any case, it's a fantastic prize for any Coldplay fan, I think. Cheers to the boys for doing this !

I haven't heard it yet either... Stupid studies that take up all my time !

... is there any difference between the officially released version and the version that was leaked a few days ago? I actually haven't heard the leaked version. Is there any difference in the mix for example?

On a shelf next to my dvds. I have the feeling that in the not too distant future, somebody answering this thread will go: "Cds? Are those things still around?"