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let's give him a break. chris is "fashion blind" :lol:

hmm.. i'm not sure. i can't seem to remember coldplay talking about prince as a huge influence, except for that half time show tribute. (i mean prince' was one of the best half time shows after all). but we've heard a lot about david bowie from coldplay, for the longest time.

looks like they really don't care about singles. makes you wonder if the band even heard and approved the final radio cut.

i'm still baffled by the random, only one song thing that seems to be going on here. like i said before, you can see a lot of ad lib and audience interaction from chris in other songs. pretty clearly live.

Hi Reece, welcome to coldplaying :) I think the reason why so many fans in South America got to meet the band is because of their hard core dedication. But who knows. You just might!

they are simply amazing! i've been catching up on the rare c-stage performances today and the reception of even a b-side song like see you soon is simply fantastic! just how many people are singing along to it? in the US, most people in the audience wouldn't even know the song, let alone appreciate it.

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hahaa! couldn't help laughing at the first question! probably more annoyed than jelly. and i do think in real life, jonny is tighter with will. haven't we seen them hanging out on their time off much more? and like you said, will was the best man at jonny's wedding. no idea about the godfather. chris and jonny do seem to have an incredible bond though, since the early days. i think chris and phil are probably the closest of the whole bunch.

just saw this on twitter! thought he performed a couple of days ago after that health scare last week or so? all the greats..

hahaa! freaky friday over coldplaying??

glad you are feeling better! 9 days is a looong stay. yeah, let's hope it gets to coldplay. amazing what their music can achieve! when seeing videos like this, it makes me realize just how invalid and baseless all the harassment coldplay gets for writing emotionally driven songs. (music is subjective afterall) no wonder they've learnt to not care much about the haters any more.

ok, i'll give you just this once :P how are doing girl? all better? btw, that video had me crying like a baby too! incredible emotion from an autistic boy, no matter where in the spectrum he might fall.

That's just unbelievably moving!! Really hope this makes it through to the band. Music can break down incredible barriers.

really sweet!

the single will be released in the US on april 26th. source

the single will be released in the US on the 26th. source

jonny and guy lip syncing has been happening at least since viva. i remember a chinese sleep chant video where guy clearly forgets to mimic that deep voiced section. will, not sure since when he started that. it really is disappointing if chris is doing this. but like i said before, all of the song clips i have seen, you can clearly see it is live. i didn't watch any clocks videos since it is the same as before. did anyone compare the final shows' clocks performances in mexico?

Elton John, One Direction Among Most Charitable U.K. Musicians: Report 4/19/2016 by Lars Brandle Elton John performs on Jan. 13, 2016 at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. LARRY BUSACCA/GETTY IMAGES FOR ISLAND RECORDS Elton John has another No. 1: he’s topped a list of the most generous celebrities in the U.K. The "Rocket Man" handed out £26.8 million ($38 million) to charitable causes in 2015, according to the "Sunday Times Giving List," with much of that goodwill benefiting Aids foundations on both sides of the Atlantic. John was well ahead of the second-place-getter, Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who donated £10.3 million ($14.7 million) to her two charities, The Lumos Foundation and the Volant Charitable Trust. Other musicians to make the list include Ringo Starr, who raised and donated more than £6 million ($8.5 million) through an auction of Beatles memorabilia, and Coldplay, which donated £1.7 million ($2.4 million). One Direction joined Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor in the list, jointly at No. 10, having each donated £1.1 million ($2.4 million). The weekend newspaper tracked the donations of more than 300 of those who will appear in its forthcoming "Sunday Times Rich List". The "Sunday Times Giving List" top 10 1. Sir Elton John 2. JK Rowling 3. David Beckham 4. Martin Lewis 5. Coldplay 6. Ringo Starr 7. Jamie Oliver 8. Rory Mcllroy 9. Colin Montgomerie 10= One Direction 11= Brian May / Roger Taylor source

they played to over half a million people, only in the latin america! Coldplay's "A Head Full of Dreams" Tour Sets Attendance Record in Mexico City - Band Ends Latin American Leg of Tour with 10 Sold Out Stadium Performances - LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Coldplay's "A Head Full of Dreams" tour, produced by Live Nation Entertainment, set a new attendance record at Mexico City's Foro Sol venue on April 17, 2016 with an attendance of 67,451. The band's previous appearances at the venue on April 15th and 16th set attendance records for consecutive nights culminating in Sunday's record breaking show. The shows capped off a remarkable Latin American tour for Coldplay where the group sold out 10 stadiums and performed to more than half a million fans, beating attendance records at Foro Sol previously held by Pearl Jam and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs in November 2015. The world tour will kick off its European leg beginning April 24th in Nice, France, and continue in the US on July 16th at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The full list of Coldplay's Latin America tour dates and attendance is as follows: COLDPLAY / Latin America 2016 48,167 – March 31st in Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio Único de La Plata 48,902 – April 1st in Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio Único de La Plata 60,787 – April 3rd in Santiago, Chile – Estadio Nacional 43,720 – April 5th in Lima, Perú – Estadio Nacional 46,563 – April 7th in São Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque 59,669 – April 10th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Maracanã 41,376 – April 13th in Bogotá, Colombia – Estadio El Campín 62,404 – April 15th in Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol 65,337 – April 16th in Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol 67,451 – April 17th in Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol A Head Full of Dreams is Coldplay's seventh album and the follow-up to 2014's GRAMMY®-nominated Ghost Stories. Since its December 2015 release, A Head Full of Dreams has reached number one on iTunes in more than 90 countries and sold over three million copies. It has also helped Coldplay to their current position as Spotify's most-streamed band in the world. source

they played to over half a million people, only in the latin america! Coldplay's "A Head Full of Dreams" Tour Sets Attendance Record in Mexico City - Band Ends Latin American Leg of Tour with 10 Sold Out Stadium Performances - LOS ANGELES, April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Coldplay's "A Head Full of Dreams" tour, produced by Live Nation Entertainment, set a new attendance record at Mexico City's Foro Sol venue on April 17, 2016 with an attendance of 67,451. The band's previous appearances at the venue on April 15th and 16th set attendance records for consecutive nights culminating in Sunday's record breaking show. The shows capped off a remarkable Latin American tour for Coldplay where the group sold out 10 stadiums and performed to more than half a million fans, beating attendance records at Foro Sol previously held by Pearl Jam and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs in November 2015. The world tour will kick off its European leg beginning April 24th in Nice, France, and continue in the US on July 16th at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The full list of Coldplay's Latin America tour dates and attendance is as follows: COLDPLAY / Latin America 2016 48,167 – March 31st in Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio Único de La Plata 48,902 – April 1st in Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio Único de La Plata 60,787 – April 3rd in Santiago, Chile – Estadio Nacional 43,720 – April 5th in Lima, Perú – Estadio Nacional 46,563 – April 7th in São Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque 59,669 – April 10th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Maracanã 41,376 – April 13th in Bogotá, Colombia – Estadio El Campín 62,404 – April 15th in Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol 65,337 – April 16th in Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol 67,451 – April 17th in Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol A Head Full of Dreams is Coldplay's seventh album and the follow-up to 2014's GRAMMY®-nominated Ghost Stories. Since its December 2015 release, A Head Full of Dreams has reached number one on iTunes in more than 90 countries and sold over three million copies. It has also helped Coldplay to their current position as Spotify's most-streamed band in the world. source

Now that more full song listens and comparisons are coming out, it really is worrying if that's the case. The thing is, you can see that most of the concert is very interactive and live. I haven't watched all the generally performed songs live on this tour, but seems like this is the only song where Chris' is tucked away from the ordience without much interaction. (And the lack of interaction with the audience is damning too). If coldplay are doing this, and just for one song, Chris voice might really be suffering/strained. And this tour is turning out to be a very long and exhaustive one too! Maybe that's part of the reason.

I remember Jonny saying in an interview that for everyone except for his mom, he is Jonny. His mom calls him Jonathan :)

You'd think there was actually something concrete out already to get in to such a detailed argument as to why this is the next peg down for coldplay on their downward spiral. Let's all just calm down and wait for them to release this thing first. But I get the worry specifically with the MVs going by the recent track record.