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My review of tonight!!! Enjoy! :D Electronic bits and moody drones filled the United Center in Chicago as fans filed to their seats. Wristbands were tightened, and eyes were peeled to the graffiti-lit stage. The excitement in the air was tangible-- yes, indeed this was going to be a very special night. Suddenly, the lights dropped, and as the theme music from Back to the Future swelled, Coldplay (Jonny, Guy, Chris, and Will) strolled onstage donning paint splattered outfits, grabbing at guitars and drumsticks, welcomed by 20,000 twinkling xylobands, and the same amount of screaming fans. The setlist contained many highs and lows, all of them wonderful. From the pounding bass of Princess of China to the brooding and beautiful melody of The Scientist, there was something in tonight's setlist for everyone. Not one person was sitting down during Viva, or not giggling when Chris attempted to play the first few minutes of Amsterdam and likewise when he completely restarted Paradise after messing up the lyrics in the first verse. Everyone was charmed by the intimate C-stage performances of Us Against the World and Speed of Sound, just as much as they were excited by the grandeur of the main stage performances of Clocks and Fix You. Lovers in Japan even made an appearance, complete with an homage to the Viva butterflies. This time, in their place, MX shaped confetti pieces showered those on the main floor. I have to add that this was my first Coldplay show, and coming from a person who has been a fan for 5 years, seeing them live like this for the first time was spectacular. I wouldn't trade this night for the world, as it's already up there with one of the best I've experienced. Ever. Luminous and wired, tonight us Chicagoans really did glow in the dark.

^ Haha, yeah that was awesome!!! He promised next year, and I'm gonna hold him to that! I LOVE Amsterdam! :D

I'll have to write a review tonight after the show if I'm not too tired. Ahhhhhh I'm so excited! Wristband on, here early, don't care! Bring on the Coldplay! I'm ready to glow in the dark!!!!!! :D

BUT I've heard that some people access it through something called tapatalk, and apparently that works really well.

Kind of. I've got an iPhone, and it can be kind of slow, and hard to hit buttons sometimes. But other than that, it works! It would be awesome to have some sort of mobile site or mobile app or something, though. :D EDIT: Even though that's probably not possible at the moment, especially with the recent attempt to overhaul the main site and wikicoldplay...

YES WE SHOULD!!! Is there a spot inside of the venue where we could all gather? Or maybe even after the show we could try and get autographs or something. I'd just love to meet you guys! :D Oh and I was near Gate 1 I think when it happened! :)

Aww, that's really sad....if I had an extra ticket I'd give it to them in a heartbeat.

HOLY NAPPIES!!!! YOU GUYS!!! I just went down to the United Center (early, because I'm a creep). I was the ONLY fan there, and when I arrived, I saw all of the tour buses and black SUV's and stuff, so I hung out around Gate 1, not wanting to get too close, and Chris Martin literally RAN PAST ME! I guess he was jogging maybe? I dunno. But, anyway, when he came back around, I waved at him, and he came up, said hi, and HUGGED ME mid run! Then he ran back off to wherever he was going, haha. I left and went back to my hotel after that, but I'm sure the whole band is still there sound checking! Do you guys want to come up later, maybe around 4 and viva chant to see if they'll all come out and say hi to us? :D

Ideally, they should be staying here in Chicago overnight, because they have another show here tomorrow. Who knows? Maybe if we hang around after the show (and they don't jet out to their hotels immediately after they leave the stage) we'll get to meet them! (Although I don't know if they'd be happy about being ambushed by fans while trying to go home, haha.)

Any chance we could try to meet the band/get autographs at some point? No, that's probably too far fetched. Forget I said it! :curtain: I'm still excited, though! :D What time are you guys planning on arriving at the UC tomorrow?

^ If I see you around, I will most certainly say hi! :D EDIT: You met Chris!!!! THAT'S AWESOME!!!!

Is it too late to join? Because if not, I'm in! :D

I JUST arrived in chicago!!!!!! You guys, we should all meet up or something before the show! :)

Okay this is the last bit I think... :) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esgfC1jhrjw&feature=plcp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esgfC1jhrjw&feature=plcp[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIkXjI1KcMw&feature=plcp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIkXjI1KcMw&feature=plcp[/ame]

What would you guys do without me and my endless stream of concert videos? :lol: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHAZCWOlado&feature=plcp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHAZCWOlado&feature=plcp[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIcS6D93XU4&feature=plcp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIcS6D93XU4&feature=plcp[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKH9nJub-wg&feature=plcp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKH9nJub-wg&feature=plcp[/ame]

Still more videos! :D [ame= ] [/ame] [ame= ] [/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqWQ9953pEU&feature=plcp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqWQ9953pEU&feature=plcp[/ame]

These should bring back some good memories... :) [ame= ] [/ame] [ame= ] [/ame] [ame= ] [/ame]

This video was made by a Coldplaying member!! :D It's a compilation of highlights from the June 23rd show at Dallas! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69WTNmYPiwg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69WTNmYPiwg[/ame]

So this is a cool compilation of highlights video from the Dallas show on the 22nd! Maybe you guys can enjoy... :) [ame= ] [/ame]

BUMP! This still needs to happen! :D TracieMorgan, if you need somebody to help you organize it (you mentioned having lost a lot of your contacts) I'm willing to help you out! :)

This sounds awesome! :D I'm totally on board!

ME TOO. I'm guaranteed for this date. Now all that's left is to secure my seat on the 7th...... :sneaky: (By convincing my dad to give me his extra ticket.) :sneaky::sneaky:

They should just do a large back garden tour. :nod:

^ I always hate it when people do that. I mean, it's cool if you want to film, but don't stop others from enjoying the concert for the sake of your video....

:facepalm: