Cheers 2 all
Usually i don't really care where Coldplay play live: my only problem/stress is to get access to the tickets..and that's it. I'm obviously talking only about Europe, and when a concert is in a "new" city, i try to combine both things and visit it the most i can.
That said...and now not only referring to Coldplay...i have my obvious conclusions made to what it concerns to the public and its powerful reception/behaviour during a concert.
Not wanting to hurt anyone's sensibility, it's only my opinion, i was in concerts where people seemed to be more interested in:
- drinking beer & other "doesn't matter what" alcoholic drinks
- what sandwiches/catering was available
- sat all the time and applauded at the end of the songs (kind of Opera-public attitude)
- didn't interact with the band at all, and it had to be the band to "make the noise" instead otherwise
- when it started to rain..my gosh..they left (!!!!!!)
- smoked so much fuc***** joints there was a time they saw The Beatles playing in front of them
- sang along: "la la la...." when the lead singer gave him the once in a millenium-lifetime opportunity to sing with him when he went down from stage
- Popcorns cannot end!!!!!
- look more at their ultra super latest xpz universal smartphone model to write Whatsapp messages to the friend who is 1/at home or 2/some 30 meters away from that same place
- talk all the time between each other and..."who is really playing there?"
.....than in being involved in a sometimes once in a lifetime huge stadium production and a marvellous concert millions of us/people around the world would pay the double of the recommended price to have the opportunity to witness and live it!
That said, i find it absolutely ridiculous that Coldplay didn't announce any concert in the 3 TOP European countries where you feel completely involved by the public:
Portugal, Spain and Italy
In particular in these three countries, people literally LOVE when they go out and have the opportunity to see a concert! Italians are completely crazy, they can silence the band/leadsinger when the entire stadium sings a song; in Spain, their well-known "salero" is taken by each and any guy who goes out for a concert! "Fiesta" is their daily mood of life, and just like the audience in Portugal, it is marvellous to be received as one of them and for 2 and a half hours having one of the best times of our life! If we had to define Portugal's in a Coldplay song, it surely had to be "Viva La Vida", and believe me, they give their entire energy, joy, happiness and life when assisting to a concert! Kinda "little" Brasil atmosphere ?
Ok. You can tell me: Coldplay will announce more dates and cities, and probably then.... My friends, if it is understandable that they announce Wembley for several nights (they could announce more dates there, people from everywhere will surely make every night a sold out one), why didn't they announce the "probable" next cities right now and leave the always obvious cities for later announcement? Really curious about some uncomfortable reactions...
To stop boring you, i can give you one example (of many) of what people/real fans/always seen as 2nd option country living do to see a band they like: in Portugal back in 2005, for U2's Vertigo Tour, beside the usual ways to obtain the tickets, it was announced that BP was going to sell 4 tickets to each person in their gas stations by presenting their BP-point card. What happened? During ONE week, you could see first hundreds..then thousands of people camping, standing, sleeping in their cars nearby the gas stations only to get acces to U2's concert!!!! There were even guys that told their bosses or company they wanted to reschedule 7 days of their holidays only to wait outside a gas station for what: to get access to a concert!
Dear friends, i hope each and every one of you has the opportunity to attend at least one of the announced concerts. I must struggle again and pray for 2 precious tickets...i don't know where at this moment???โโ๏ธ Wembley will be my first choice/option (i have seen near one thousand concerts 'til now, but never saw one there), and i hope luck is by my side to get two "golden" tickets, so i can check another line in my bucket-list?
Have a nice weekend everyone?
Viva La Vida ?