mikew

Manchester Etihad 10th June 2012 Hi All... just wanted to say WOW! what a thrill last night was!! Took two hours to get away from stadiumm parking and onto the M6 heading back to Bristol (crawled into bed just after 4am!), but it was so worth it! Amazing how they have matured and progressed since I last saw Coldplay live (the tour following Rush of Blood's release...) Back then they were solid, but how they have matured into a stadium act. Talk about having a crowd in the palm of their hands!! Personal favourites for me were XM / Hurts like Heaven, Viva la Vida and The Scientist, but i'm really splitting hairs! Had my whole family with me, and it was my 12 yr old daughter's first concert!!! The look of joy and sheer amazement on her face as she sang and danced to every track will live with me forever, as I'm sure it will for her!!! If any of the band members see this - thank you for giving me these memories :) I hate to sound critical, but more questions / discussions to others at the gig... was the sound system not quite up to it at times (sounded tinny / distorted to me, especially in the quieter moments...), and whilst the Xylobands and confetti really added something, did you not think the ballons still bouncing around at the start of Yellow were somewhat distracting???? Anyway, back to the joy - now i'm thinking Fix You was wonderful... no, no it was Every Teardrop... damn, the whole thing was brilliant!!!