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in case someone missed it, http://coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?threads/2015-12-17-coldplaying-asks-coldplay-the-batman-interview.105553/

will was like, "that was ONE question. get out! NOW!"

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didn't say either way :) just that you noted something very insightful when it comes to this sort of thing.

well, you noted something really interesting here :) anyway..

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Coldplay are taking song requests – should other bands follow suit? The band’s forthcoming tour will include a section where audience members can request personal favorites – a smart idea in an increasingly interactive world When Coldplay start their world tour for their latest album, A Head Full of Dreams, it will likely involve some kind of designated request booth. Michael Cragg Perpetual people-pleasers Coldplay have come up with the ultimate Coldplay move for their forthcoming stadium world tour in support of their current album,A Head Full of Dreams. Alongside a rigid setlist of uplifting yet melancholic bluster they’ll also have a requests section, highlighting their sonic shift from indie bedwetter students to Stargate-produced, Beyoncé-collaborating mature students. While the specifics are still being finessed inside frontman Chris Martin’s mind – likely fighting for space alongside almond milk, cliff-top Bikram yoga and the current state of global fair trading – it seems likely to involve some kind of designated request booth. “I think we want to make it like a passport photobooth, so you go in and say, ‘I am Derek, I would like you to play The Hardest Part,’” he explained to the Sun. “So for example, if we are going to play a song like Spies off Parachutes, it will be lovely to play it and say, ‘This is for Helen from Bolton as this reminds her of her dad.’ That is a bad example and not a real one.” For a band like Coldplay, this kind of move makes a lot of sense. As a stadium proposition, it’s a neat way of making a gargantuan venue feel slightly more personal, even if it is only pleasing Derek and Helen from Bolton. It helps create that all-important sense of a shared emotional experience among 70,000 people. Perhaps more importantly for the band themselves, it’s a way of dusting off the old songs they’ve performed endlessly, or perhaps have fallen out of love with, and placing them in a new context. As Chris Martin said: “We’re enjoying playing really old songs. This tour will finally have a setlist where we feel good about it from start to finish.” While this idea of setting up a special song request message centre is fairly unique, pop stars have been canvassing fans for song requests more frequently of late. Kelly Clarkson started using the “KCrequests” hashtag in 2013, asking fans to suggest covers they’d like to hear her tackle; U2 recently brought a fan onstage to help them perform a song he’d requested, while Madonna had a request section as part of her Sticky & Sweet tour, often dismissing songs she didn’t like or couldn’t remember and instead wheeling out the sort of classics you’d imagine Madonna should be playing in the first place (Material Girl, Like A Virgin, Open Your Heart). FacebookTwitterPinterest Madonna in Glasgow: ‘Can you play something we’ve heard of?’ Photograph: DMC/Splash News/Corbis It’s people screaming out song titles at unsuspecting pop stars in between songs –what Rolling Stone pinpointed as one of the 10 most annoying things to do at a concert – that Coldplay’s method will at least rule out. Yelled requests lead to . A Coldplay-style request section could also help do away with the dreaded, haphazard acoustic segment that has blighted many a pop concert, with this method at least giving the pop act a bit more time to practice a proper version of the song and not just fumble through a verse and a chorus while sitting on a stool. The rise of request culture also represents an interesting shift in power between the talent and the paying audience, and one that perhaps steps on the toes of pop acts keen to keep their shows as pieces of art rather than an elaborately staged version of Total Request Live (say what you want about Madonna, but her recent Rebel Heart tour managed to walk the line between finely curated spectacle and crowd-pleasing singalong – even if True Blue was knocked out on a ukulele). In the age of fan-curated playlists of dream setlists, fans not only don’t want to be left disappointed – they also want to feel part of the process in general. In the same way social media makes audiences feel more connected to their musical heroes, this type of behaviour makes that two-way conversation more pronounced. And with record sales in decline and money from ticket sales taking up a larger percentage of artists’ revenue, it’s key that acts keep their fans interested and willing to shell out large amounts of money for tickets to shows not always that dissimilar to the ones wheeled out a few years prior. However, perhaps the best thing about Coldplay’s song booth idea, with its apparent direct line to the artist themselves, is that it could potentially be opened out to more far-reaching requests – sort of like an off-the-cuff suggestion box for finely tuned, heavily detailed multimillion-dollar tours. Fans could suggest that Martin tone down the tipsy-university-educated-uncle-at-a-wedding dance moves; Madonna fans could politely ask that she leave the guitar playing to someone more qualified; Rihanna fans could beg her to play some of the big bangers now that she’s suddenly become Kanye West; and Justin Bieber fans older than 20 could plead with him to only do songs from Purpose. The possibilities are endless. the guardian

look out for the christmas special on 26th at 10:05pm UK time. thanks Mike.

sure looks like it.

looks like there will be a special christmas episode performance as well source

what we do know is there were more collaborations that didn't come out as well. we know of the times they went to the studio with madeon and sza. who knows how many coldplay songs never saw the light of day this era?

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hahaa! well here's an orangutan babysitting a tiger cub to make you feel better

hey don't be. it was my fault not being explicit :)

hahaa! no worries. it's just the nature of that magnitude of commercialized thing.

did you mean this? that's from me :)

Super Bowl Halftime Director on Headliners Coldplay: 'They are Gonna Surprise a Lot of People' Coldplay perform onstage during the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles. KEVIN MAZUR/AMA2015/WIREIMAGE Any pop darling knows that being named the headliner for a Super Bowl halftime show is kind of a big deal. Not only is the 12-minute performance flanked by million-dollar ads and a showdown catering to football loyalists, more eyeballs tune into the show than the game itself. Last year's performer Katy Perry raked in 118.5 million viewers in comparison to the game's 114.4 million viewership as the most watched halftime show, per Nielsen data. The magic for creating a ratings magnet begins with the master multitasker from England, Hamish Hamilton, who has helmed broadcasts for everything worth tweeting about from the Oscars to the NBA All-Star games. Super Bowl 50 will mark his sixth year as director for the halftime show (he landed the gig in 2010), headlined by rock group Coldplay. He says the process starts in the stadium's tunnels, where players and cheerleaders get hype before the game. Coldplay to Play 2016 Super Bowl Halftime Show "To stage the show, you have to get the stage down a tunnel or a number of tunnels," says Hamilton over the phone. "You start with, 'How big is the tunnel? How many tunnels are there? And how much shit can we get through those tunnels in the eight minutes that we have to set up this spectacle?'" This year's extravaganza presented a first-time challenge, though. "One of the guiding principals [of putting the show together] has been the fact that this year's Super Bowl is in the daylight, so that has a big impact on the show because we don't have a darkness or the power of lighting," he says. "But we have the greatest light in the world which is, of course, sunlight." 10 Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows While Coldplay will swap the spotlight for sunlight on-stage at San Francisco's Levi's Stadium on Feb. 7, 2016, Hamilton kept their set list -- the chart-topper's catalog stems back to their 2000 debut Parachutes -- in the dark. "Within any artist's repertoire, there are big hits, big ballads, big energy and big emotion, and those songs are usually the most Super Bowl appropriate," he offers. As for a potential cameo from past SB headliner Beyonce for a live performance of Coldplay's "Hymn For The Weekend"? "Everybody can hope lots of things for Super Bowl Sunday, and one of the great things about Super Bowl Sunday is that everybody has their own hopes, opinions and dreams, but obviously only a certain number of those dreams can come alive," he says. "I'm not gonna be the guy who tells you that Santa Claus isn't real." Super Bowl Halftime Show Performers: What the Album Sales Boost Looks Like The parameters for Super Bowl halftime shows could almost be considered nonexistent. For reference, the aforementioned Perry brought a large, moving gold tiger and dancing sharks and beach balls as her props along with special guests Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott. Still, Hamilton can sometimes rule out certain ideas that seem absurd -- which he admits happened during the "Firework" singer's set. "There was one part of the Katy Perry show last year, which I was [like] "This is never gonna work, this is terrible. It's awful. No! Rubbish! What are you guys thinking about? That just doesn't work on television!'," he recalls. "And actually it worked really really well. Even before we got to Super Bowl Sunday, I realized that what I'd been saying was completely stupid and completely wrong. I'm not gonna tell you what it was, but that's the beauty of it. All the creative [input] is fairly, heavily stress-tested before you get there. It just goes to show you can have opinions, but your opinion is not always right." Katy Perry Shines During Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Regardless of the chaos that is sure to unfold before millions of viewers in February, Hamilton is confident in one thing: the headliner will shock and awe once they hit the stage. "I think Coldplay themselves are gonna surprise a lot of people," he says, before reiterating the sentence for emphasis. "They write great music. They're great performers. They're great individuals. They're a great band, and I think they and their energy and their positivity will surprise a lot of people in a very positive way." billboard edit: these are just my thoughts.. one thing's for sure, no matter how well they do, coldplay will get a huge backlash!

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buckle in peeps :)

you are now an honorary coldplayer, in case you haven't noticed in your profile :) congrats!

threads merged.

so no idea batman?

does this mean that the MV will feature beyonce after all? and maybe the video in india was scrapped? or maybe it's the video from india. btw, hate how to this dude the songs is first most a beyonce song and next a chris martin one! if you did work on the set design, you were commissioned by COLDPLAY. how professional are you? [MEDIA=twitter]678478805028225024[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/AdamKAfara/status/678478805028225024