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If anyone can, they are a genius. It's even harder now since it's split into parts..

Coldplay shrugs off the rain at free outdoor concert Posted by Ryan Bolton / SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 0 Comments Screw the rain, we want us some Coldplay. That was the agreed upon sentiment from the hundreds of fans that waited under drenched umbrellas and plastic ponchos shutting down Queen St. last night. A free Coldplay show to premiere new material off their anticipated fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto? The rain was an afterthought for most. And Chris Martin made a point of thanking the crowd, saying early in the set: "I can't believe all of you put up with the rain and wind to be here. We didn't think anyone would show. "We're English, we're very insecure." Before I begin to delve into the hour-long show at MuchMusic, a brief sidenote: The 40 Year Old Virgin got it wrong. From my standpoint last night, this little fenced-off hub for media, a lot of pretty girls like Coldplay. Fact. And they hang off of every lyric and swoon when Chris Martin takes his coat off and spins it around. Write that down. About 10 minutes before this British success story of a band hit the parking lot stage at Much, the rain stopped. And the multi-coloured fireworks began. Let's just get it out of the way now: it was a flashy show. With a massive outdoor stage, huge multiple screens behind the band, they had an impressive light show, smoke machine, confetti (and lots of it) and a shit-ton of fireworks. So much so that everyone in the front of the audience left with flecks of firework residue in their hair. You could tell a lot of work went into this shindig. Then again, it was broadcast live on Much. Opening with "Hurts like Heaven," a track off the new concept album, is this uplifting, quick-paced ditty. There's a lot of "ooohs" and "wooos" in the new material, which they spliced into the set list. In total, they played six new tracks in between their megahits like "Yellow," "Fix You" and "Viva La Vida." The new material, as you've probably already heard the singles, the infectious "Paradise" and the night's closer, "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall," the new tracks will keep longstanding fans content. The track "Charlie Brown," with soaring guitar and Chris Martin "ooohs," is surefire hit. It's another feel good song — a Coldplay staple when creating music, of course. Although the vocals were a tad quiet for the opening track, the sound quality for the show was sharp. Coldplay is a seasoned stadium-playing band and it shows. Chris Martin kept the crowd interaction to a minimum, but when he did, he kept it cheeky. With even a tad of French. "It's a strange time in a man's life when you're old enough to be Justin Bieber's dad," Martin quipped before plunging into "Clocks." "This is an old song, but we still like playing it." After the song, they transitioned into the chorus of the late Amy Winehouse's "Rehab," assuming as a bit of a tribute to a fellow Brit, and then transitioned into the piano-driven, fan sing-along "Fix You." With a sea of camera phones in the air and ample fireworks above, Coldplay ended with "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall." I'm still picking flecks of fireworks out of my hair. Coldplay's set list: Hurts like Heaven Yellow In My Place Major Minus Paradise God Put a Smile Upon Your Face Viva La Vida Charlie Brown The Scientist Clocks Fix You Every Teardrop is a Waterfall Encore: Us Against the World Writing by Ryan Bolton // Photography by Christian Bobak http://www.blogto.com/music/2011/09/coldplay_shrugs_off_the_rain_at_free_outdoor_concert/

I've been trying to, there's some sort of protection on it... and the recordings I did live were interrupted, so not the full thing... :(

I trust Chris, when he says that Rihanna really does sound great on the song. I'm most looking forward to hearing the album as a whole, it really is getting a bit stale, all the new songs already being played now for the past few months at their festival shows.

I think they're putting up the whole show in parts, up to VLV right now.

Missing beginning of MM, end of Paradise :( But I got GPASUYF though! Wonder if someone recorded from TV...

Ok, I got some of it recorded, but in some sort of stubborn flv file which won't let me convert it to anything.. also it seems like it automatically became 2GB for some reason. I think you guys know about the technical difficulties with the stream so it's not the whole show... :(

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This is when i wish i had a tv in my room..

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Technical difficulties again...

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Haha! Un, deux, trois!

Technical difficulties again...

Trippy, my post keeps getting posted.. huh??

I'm sorry, somehow I'm throwing up all over the forum with these double, triple posts.. mods help!

This is when i wish i had a tv in my room..

Haha! Un, deux, trois!

Technical difficulties again...

I'm sorry, somehow I'm throwing up all over the forum with these double, triple posts.. mods help!

Trippy, my post keeps getting posted.. huh??

This is when i wish i had a tv in my room..

Haha! Un, deux, trois!

Technical difficulties again...

Trippy, my post keeps getting posted.. huh??