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Thank you! And sorry about that :D

Hey all, So many of you may know that Wolf Gang opened up for part of the Coldplay USA tour! Well, they made their stop in D.C once again, and I just wanted to post a few of the photos I took. I was lucky enough to meet Max and the rest of the band outside while they were waiting for their ride after the Coldplay concert. We got to meet up with Max again after their own concert this past Saturday! Overall, the concert was great! Enjoy the pictures :D ^After Wolf Gang concert! ^After July 9th Coldplay Concert ^Max signed our shirts!

It's a shame that you ran into those rude people, but glad you didn't let them take the joy out of your concert! Keep dressing up for concerts and you'll get lucky. The fact that I got to sit front row for one of the concerts this tour still blows my mind when I think about it!

Glad you got upgraded again :D

I got upgraded on July 8th with a friend. I already posted the story of how it happened, so I'll just copy and paste it here. Before I do, I just wanted to say that I believe the chances of people getting upgraded now are much harder now. At my July 8th D.C concert, not too many "true fans" made their own shirts or posters. My shirt had me in a picture with Coldplay that was photoshopped. It all just comes down to luck! It seems like now at shows, many more people are making their own shirts/shoes/posters etc. Anywho, here's my repost --- I purchased floor seats (section 2) Mylo Xyloto tour tickets all the way back in December of 2011. This would of been my 3rd Coldplay concert ever, so I wanted to do it big. Lets fast forward to May of 2012. A friend from Texas was coming into town and I recommended we go see Coldplay. I already was going with someone on the 9th, so I figured i'd just buy cheap seats for the 8th. I believe we were placed in section 419 which is super high up. We arrived to the Verizon Center about 20 minutes before they opened the doors to the public. We got our Xylobands, got our tickets scanned, and headed to our seats in 419! Once we got up there, both our seats were broken and not suitable for viewing a concert in them. I flag down an usher and explain to him our problem. He then finds some service workers to try and repair the seats. They said that the seats couldn't be repaired, so they had to walk us to guest services to get new seats. I knew that those service men weren't the roadies I heard about on this forum, but I kept hopes high thinking hmm, maybe we'll be upgraded to some really nice seats. That didn't happen, we were basically moved over to the other side of the arena and a tad bit lower, but still in the 400 section. So about 15 minutes later, I spot a roadie pulling a group of two girls to the side asking them "hey, did you girls make these posters?" "how big of fans of Coldplay are you". I knew exactly what was going on, and I wanted to throw myself in front of them and try to request tickets. She offered them seats between the first 3 rows. You see, I actually made my own shirt for the concert. I had a friend photoshop me into a picture with coldplay that looked pretty funny but only something a true fan would do. So once she finished talking to them, I tell my friend, I'll be right back and I try to find her to talk to her. She walked so fast that I couldn't catch her so I kind of gave up and headed back to my seat, bummed out. Then I gained hope again and tried a second time to find a roadie. At this point, I knew how they acted so I felt that I could spot one from anywhere. What do you know, I did spot another roadie upgrading a group of guys to one of the front 3 rows. I tried to catch him but he also walked too fast to speak to. I was going to say "hey, do you know where the bathroom is, hoping he would notice my shirt i created. I eventually gave up trying to track him down and just went back to my seat. At this point I forced myself to just forget about it and enjoy the concert..after all, the next show I'd be in section 2 in front of the X stage. So Wolfgang performed and I LOVED THEM. I checked them out before the concert and the king and all of his men was by far my favorite song by them that i've heard. Anyway, after they were done they said, he we'll be in section 114 or something like that if you wanted to get stuff signed by them or to meet them. My friend said hey lets go there! I kind of recommended that we didn't since I didn't want to risk missing the start of coldplay. She said that there was enough time to get there to meet them. So we leave our seats and head to 114. Before we even get 20 feet away, a guy standing on the side randomly stops us saying "hey guys you coldplay fans". I knew EXACTLY what was going on because he was the same guy I was trying to track down. My friend however thought he was a creep at first since shes used to that kind of thing lol. He showed us his badge and asked if we were happy with our seats etc. We of course say any seat is a good one for Coldplay. Then he asks if we're the only people in our group and we say yes. He tells us he has 4 tickets left between the first 3 rows on the floor if we want them. At this point I'm going crazy, after reading so many people getting upgraded on this site, I never thought it would happen to me! He even had popcorn and offered me some, I of course take some! He guides us to the lower level. I'm so pumped that I call my mom and tell her the good news. We get down to the lower level and he hands us our tickets. First row on the floor, left of the X stage cat walk. It looked as if they reserved the first 3 rows for "true fans" that get lucky enough for tickets. Rows 4 and back looked like really rich people who were only sitting that close up because they could afford it. They didn't look anywhere near as exited as any of us within the first 3 rows. Now, I'm a 21 year old male. I've been a coldplay fan ever since I heard Clocks and In My Place for the first time back in the 6th grade. There was only one other guy in the row. The rest were 14-17 year old girls haha, but I didn't mind, they were all really nice. Some of the girls on the left of me were so pumped that they asked me the name of some of the songs Coldplay played. I gladly told them the names since I love myself some Coldplay trivia! The man who upgraded us to the seats came back about 2 other times during the concert to see how we all were doing up there. He was very kind and funny. During the concert, I can't tell you HOW AMAZING IT WAS TO BE SO CLOSE TO COLDPLAY. I think after this concert, Jonny became my favorite Coldplayer. I forgot which song it was, but Chris was being Chris and running all around. It seemed as if everyones attention was all on Chris on the X Stage but I turned around and continued to look at Jonny. I of course had my camera out recording and i scream Jonny!!! I wave and what not to get his attention and he actually noticed me and kind of smiled and made eye contact! That by far was the coolest thing ever, just being noticed by someone from Coldplay was awesome!!! At the end of the concert, there were two setlists given out to people in the first and second row. One was a little girl who sat behind me. The other was to a couple that I believe was one of the first to be upgraded to the floor seats. The little girl however was kind enough to let me take a picture of her setlist. I personally would of framed it but I guess I can frame the picture of the setlist So that's basically my story. Here are some tips/advice if you're going to a Coldplay concert soon. 1) It's ok to bring a point and shoot camera, they didn't have a problem with it. It just can't be a professional camera. 2) Feel free to record during the concert. The event staff guys were really strict against recording when the 2 acts were on before Coldplay, but they never told anyone or me to stop when Coldplay came on stage. I got maybe 1-2 mean looks from the event staff guy but he didn't tell me to stop . 3) If you want your seats upgraded, being on the highest level (400ish) helps a lot. Try to get to the concert early and walk around the halls. However, sometimes the roadies will come to your seat if you're lucky, so just keep your eyes open for them. 4) Make concert shirts or posters. I personally had fun making my shirt, but it's one of the only ways that I've seen that you'll be noticed as a "true fan" by them. Put effort into it and be proud of it. 5) HAVE FUN!

Those pictures look great!

I know the chances of this are extremely low, but is there anyone in the Virginia/D.C/Maryland area heading to tonights concert that could spare a ride :/ I would of bought bus tickets but ticketmaster said it was sold out till this morning :(

Green Eyes sounded amazing!

Thank you SO MUCH! I was a bit depressed that I only got to see Coldplay twice so far this tour, but hearing this news gave me a new show to look forward to! Loved them when they opened for Coldplay, and I've had their CD on repeat ever since. Can't wait for you guys to come to Washington D.C!

Just gave the tickets away, hope everyone has fun at the concert!

I ran into some major transportation issues due to poor planning for this trip, and it's looking like I wont be able to attend :( It's too late to return the tickets, but I would love for someone in the Boston area to be able to enjoy the concert instead of the tickets going to waste. They're nose bleed behind the stage seats, but crappy seats are better than not going at all! So just PM me if you want the tickets, I'll send you the pdf ticket printout that you can use for entry tomorrow night. Whoever PM's me first has first dibs, good luck!

Best place to wait is where the band enters/leaves the TD Garden. Chris or someone from the band might stop by and sign stuff or take a few pictures. They did that the first night they came to Washington but no luck the second night. I was going to go wait after tonights concert, but my plans got pushed back a bit, so I'll only be able to go tomorrow night. I hope they come out then!

I will be too! Both nights! I learned my lesson after the two D.C shows I went to. I didn't stay after the first D.C show and Chris came out. I stayed for the second show and Chris didn't come out. Not missing my chance again!

Are you seeing them both nights?! I'm not going to the concert tomorrow, but I'll be waiting outside after the concert hoping to meet someone from the band! On the 30th, I'll be attending the concert and also waiting outside again if I can't meet them night one! I'll have a long drive tomorrow from Washington D.C!

Hope I posted this in the right place on the forum! Enjoy :) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUOK5ZcsIdA]Coldplay - Don't Panic - Violin Cover - YouTube[/ame]

They usually dress in black or dark colors. They always seem in rush looking for people to upgrade seats for. They are not dressed anything like any of the arena's staff. Some of them also have MX badges either around their neck or on their lower belt or something of the sort. To be honest, you're best off imo if you let them find you rather than the other way around. Oh, and I found them both times walking around in the nose bleed section of the arena. Good luck!

Just bought my tickets for night 2 in Boston. Looks like ticketmaster said night one for 2 tickets were sold out now. I grabbed 2 tickets for night 2 behind the stage. I'm excited for my 3rd Coldplay concert this month and my 5th overall Coldplay concert!

Awesome!!! I just got those two days approved off from my job so I'll be buying the tickets tonight. Are you going to both shows?

Keeping fingers crossed ;)

Looks awesome! Much better than mine :p

I saw Coldplay both shows in Washington D.C on July 8th and 9th! I had great seats both shows but I'm traveling up to see them in Boston because I want to test my chances of meeting the band after the concert! I'll have nose bleed seats but since I'll be there for 2 days, may just consider getting tickets for both shows. Excited to see the band for the first time outside of D.C!

I'm sure every location staff is different, but once the concert is over and everyone is leaving, you should be able to go down to the floor and grab some with no problem. If anyone stops you just let them know what you were doing and they'll probably either get some for you or allow you to get it yourself. Just don't wait too long because after 10 minutes or so after the concert, the guys start to rush people out so they can clean up. Hope that helped!

I know me too :( I regret the last 2 hours of that night. That was the night my friend and I were upgraded to front row so my mind was already blown away. I knew that if I didn't wait to meet them on the 8th, that I'd still be attending the 9th show assuming that they'd come outside both times. On top of that, it was storming pretty bad at times that night so I assumed they wouldn't come out. I did however wait on the 9th and since Coldplay had a 2 week break after our shows in D.C, everyone said they left the Verizon Center asap. On the plus side we did get to meet Wolf Gang! I'm considering going to either the NJ or Boston shows to test my chances of meeting them after the concert there.

I was at both those shows too! Got upgraded the first night. I think Brad upgraded me too but I was so excited I forgot his name :laugh3: I'm a new Wolf Gang fan now too :D

At my concert in D.C they handed out the setlist less than 5 minutes after the concert was over.