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:laugh3: and possibly the last!

Oh goodness...haven't read/watched/fangirled over everything yet, but that vid is amazing!!! :shocked2: Glad you all had such a wonderful time...I was thinking of you all yesterday! Can't wait to read the reviews (and check out all the pics esp. the shirtless ones ;) ))! :D

Welcome back to all those who've been off adventuring!!! Sounds like a wonderful time was had by all. :) What a lovely lot of videos and pictures I have to look through. :D Thank you!!!

Been ill in bed for a while :cry: ...managed to get the laptop started up today and these pics really cheered me up...thanks girls :D

Whatcha doin' on the 7th Row?!?! :) Can't sleep...just watching this...so cute... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIg2C1-QofM&feature=related]Steve Jobs (Apple) tells Chris Martin of Coldplay to "Keep Going" & sing Wedding Bells (LoL) !! - HD - YouTube[/ame]

:( ah, that was kind of sad ...

Been so busy, no time to post, but just wanted to say how this thread cheers me up :) Loving all the pics...keep them coming! :D

:lol: fantastic!

Ah, what a great story. So glad you got to meet him - it obviously meant a lot to you. :D Got any pictures?

Good morning Ladies :) Anyone for a wet Chris?! :sneaky: I think this thread is having a bad influence on me lol :D

The first thing you do after getting paid is order some coldplaying pjs! :D

violet hill

Back *waves* :) ... what have I missed? :wink3:

Aw, thank you all for the lovely welcome...I forgot to say before but I'm Emma :D I'm away for a few days now, but look forward to rejoining the madness once I return! :)

I was just thinking about trying to meet up with ppl from here. :D Would love that! I'm near London so am quite flexible with dates...might be good to wait until the boys are back home?

Aww, such a sweet story and your pics are wonderful. So happy for you :D What a lovely guy Chris is...

I've been lurking on here a while & thought it was about time I said hello! Really enjoying all the lovely pics everyone posts! Look forward to posting more & getting to know you all! *waves to Row* :D

Lucky girl! :lol: Thanks for posting!

geez...I thought Chris was going to fall into the crowd during Viva @ 3.33 mins in !! http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/coldplay/performances/viva-la-vida-summertime-ball-2012/ :stunned: :lol: Thanks for all the photos and vids.

Sorry to hear that. I think it's disguisting as well. I struggled to get a ticket I could afford. Finally got one off ebay and paid only a few quid over face value. There is a thread on here as well where ppl can only sell at face value - although I didn't buy a ticket via that thread I pmed a few ppl from it who all seemed genuine and lovely :) ...maybe helpful for next time? And welcome :)

oh my :lol: why haven't I visited this thread before!?...lol

Enjoyed reading your thoughts Tonsu. oh dear, I usually like Simon Pegg, but yeah...this - [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTKIFc8RAoc]Coldplay Speed of Sound at Emirates w/ Simon Pegg - YouTube[/ame]

I managed to 'hot wire' my xyloband with a paper clip and got it glowing again! ...Also, I shock out my hoodie today and a load of confetti fell out of the hood! :D So happy, the confetti I had collected and put it my bag was a complete sodden pile of gunk by the time I got home - but the stuff from my hoodie seems fine! Thanks for all the wonderful pics and reviews! :)

my attempt at a somewhat hazy review...now off to bed :) I’ve been thinking of how to go about writing a review of yesterdays Coldplay gig...truth is I have no way of describing what I experienced. It sounds cheesy, but it’s really difficult to put it in words! I’m watching videos now of the show...fantastic. Today I am shattered – sore feet, legs, shoulders and no voice...lol...being 36 doesn’t help with that either! This was my first gig in 15 years! Between then and now I’ve had three children so there hasn’t been much of a chance. I actually only managed to get a ticket I could afford on Weds via eBay. What to write first...the most awful journey home that took over 3 hours instead of 1, the pouring rain, freezing (and then briefly burning!) while waiting outside, the very rude ppl who tried to push in front of me, the very friendly (but somewhat unorganised) staff at Emirates, the smiley people I made friends with, the support (didn’t mind Rita Ora, could live without hearing Robyn again)...or to get straight to Coldplay! ;) I got to Emirates sometime between 11 and 12 to find about 25ish ppl at my entrance. I had a standing ticket, but was still undecided about standing or getting a seat (opted to stand in the end). The wait till the doors opened wasn’t too bad, the run to the front of the stage was kind of funny...I ended up on Guy’s side a few rows back as that was closest to where I came in and after about 5 mins there was no chance of moving and it was a good spot :D ... I think Coldplay started around 8.45...maybe a little bit late as it had started to rain a bit before, and they were wiping the instruments down with towels. The rain wasn’t too bad at first but pouring done by the end. It was still light, but it made no difference (to me anyway) and by the end it was really dark so the xylobands and fireworks looked amazing. To be honest once CP were on I couldn’t tell you what they sang when or how hard it was raining, it felt like they were on stage for about 10 mins - it went by so fast! I couldn’t actually believe that Coldplay were right there in front of me...and with all the confetti, balloons, lights, lasers, fireworks, etc it was a little bit dream like! It was all fantastic, the energy coming off the boys and esp. Chris dancing around like a maniac! Guy was in front of me most of the time looking very handsome :D ... I loved it all...Chris asking everyone to sing along, jumping with the crowd in time to Charlie Brown with all the xylobands glowing around me, singing along to Fix you was magical – Chris was just listening to us all singing at the end with his hand on his heart. Yellow was beautiful - I phoned my daughter at this point and just held the phone up for her to hear :)...Warning Sign was unbelievable – with the rain pouring down and the boys all lit up. I’m not a huge fan of Paradise, but it sounded so good live with everyone joining in. The Viva la Vida chant with Chris shouting ‘louder, louder, louder’... I adored Lovers in Japan which is one of my favourite CP songs (even though I was getting whacked on the head with ppl trying to reach the balloons!)...the confetti cannons were going mad at this point! Every song was wonderful; the whole thing was so much fun - from Chris singing a few lines from ‘singing in the rain’ to the boys having to start Speed of Sound over because Chris messed up. :D If you’ve still got a gig to come you are soooo lucky. Enjoy every minute. I’d love to do it all over again...except the journey home ;)

http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s314/VolunteerRussia/Facebook/Coldplay/ There's a link to about 40 pics I took last night...most a little blurry I'm afraid. Here's one of my favourite ones! :) ...action shot...