Coldplay - Coldplay News & Updates #6

**Crystaline** · 06-20-2009, 07:52 PM

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**Carlie06** · 06-20-2009, 09:20 PM

Oh. Well, hello new thread.

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Greetings from Vancouver

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Edmonton fan review: Coldplay Impresses fans on Viva La Vida Tour

Coldplay on Thursday night was amazing. Go back and re-read that first sentence because there is no amount of italicization I can use to express how good that show was. It surpassed all expectations I had and thoroughly impressed me. It was more than a concert, it was a truly passionate performance, writes seangursky.com.

Basically, the concert started with ‘Life in Technicolour I’ and then we just got more intense then there. The band pulled out all kinds of REALLY fun tricks (which I don’t really want to give away to those who are planning on seeing an upcoming ‘Viva La Vida’ tour show).

And while watching, I thought, here’s the difference between a band who uses tricks to enhance what they do well, rather than using tricks to cover up what they can’t do (such as using backup dancers to distract from lip-synching), or using tricks needlessly and senselessly (example: Mariah Carey’s numerous costume changes at her show back in 2006). When you have about 10,000 people screaming for you and wanting to get closer and closer to you, you don’t need lasers and confetti and gritty black-and-white jumbotron images. But… it only enhances the Coldplay experience in that the music takes on a kind of electrified, magical, whimsical dynamic that makes it both look and feel truly alive.

What the band did really well though, was demonstrate top-quality showmanship, fan appreciation, humility and professionalism without being TOO professional and TOO polished. Example: I saw Bryan Adams at the beginning of 2006, which is admittedly lame anyways, but it was like he just slept through a two-hour set; it was identical to the set on the DVD included in the greatest hits package, and so any uniqueness was kind of lost and I ended up enjoying the opener, Daniel Powter, a lot more who chatted with the audience and faltered a little bit, despite his piano-playing skills and pandering to an audience who had NO idea who he was, or cared really. Coldplay played this gig like it was their first-ever big break. The band members seemed to share a strong friendship and brotherhood, no one seemed to have a bloated ego and there was no ‘tension’; they were just a group of friends who love playing music together, and that’s just what they did, and did VERY well. Christ.

The set was a kind of predictable but great collection of songs that lasted about two hours; while ‘Parachutes’ was largely ignored, the band played their best material from their later three albums and tossed in a few moments from their ‘Prospekt’s March’ EP (which by the way, includes some of their best-ever material). I would have liked to see a few more of my personal favourites, but with a stadium of thousands and thousands of people, a set should be about soaring crowd-pleasers.

The band did some really cool things though, including the ‘cell phone wave’ which is one of the coolest things you’ll ever see. As well, they walked through the audience (I high-fived them – totally epic conquest) and played a little acoustic set in the stands at the back of the stadium while throwing in a little ditty about Edmonton that was so cute and funny I, standing on my chair so I could see from the floor, almost fell over. They also played ‘Green Eyes’, one of my all-time favourite songs, and then a harmonica made an appearance and I screamed out loud, “THIS IS THE GREATEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!” and meant it. And it was. Really, it was.

There’s such a joy in seeing a favourite band live. But that joy is amplified when that live show is so incredibly good, it puts even some of the best shows you’ve seen in life to shame. I can’t talk today, and I feel like I have whip lash in my neck. But this show was worth the money and the pain.

I know that there are a lot of people who are cynical about the band and regard them as bad and repetitive and self-indulgent. I disagreed completely already anyways, but I REALLY believe that seeing the show that I saw last night would turn around ANY of those cynics. Some people go to shows and say that every one of them is amazing, but for me only a select few get to be shelved among the elite, special gigs that really are amazing, and this gets the number 1 place of honor.

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Vancouver preview: Coldplay turns up the heat online and on stage

VANCOUVER - Coldplay has been on the road more or less for a year now, but they are good boys and write home often. They write to everyone, nearly every day through Myspace, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. The top-selling band in the world is also the most connected, writes the Vancouver Sun.

What once was a one-way conversation between rock stars and fans — we release a record and you buy it — has become a 24/7 chum-fest, at least for the Coldplay community. Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion Twitter daily to more than one million followers. Their Facebook site has more than 2.2 million registered fans and their Myspace page has ticked over 32 million views. They also have a YouTube channel boasting views in the millions.

While the record industry tries to make sense of a crumbling business model in the iTunes era, Coldplay has it goin’ on. When the 2008 release Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends became the top-selling album in 2008, Coldplay rewarded fans with a whole other live record from the supporting tour, for free.

You just click the link for Left Right Left Right Left on their website and download without paying. They give the disc away at their shows as well. They are the Anti-Metallica. Coldplay in November released a five-song EP titled Prospekt’s March, made of tracks that were not included on Viva but hail from the same sessions with super-producer Brian Eno. “Our sessions with Brian Eno over the last year or so, we really did a lot of different things,” Martin said, “and I think some of the more extreme things, just took us a little while to finish basically.”

He was quick to dispel the notion that the leftover songs weren’t good enough for the original record. “No, I would say they’re better but I might get in trouble for saying that,” he said with a laugh. In Martin’s eyes, Eno brings “confidence and colour” to the band, two things they were lacking. “It’s like working with a genius nymphomaniac,” said the singer. “He’s very excited about life and all that it brings, and music and everything. He’s a ball of energy.”

Fans were similarly enthusiastic, making the album the most-downloaded record in history just two week after its release. Almost one year later, Vancouver will have a chance to see their rock gods in person when they play a two-night stint at GM Place this weekend.

While success in the studio does not always translate to success on stage, Coldplay appears to be on a roll in terms of delivering a top-notch concert experience, according to both newspaper reviewers and bloggers.

“Recently we’ve got a lot better live,” says Martin, attributing the improvement to better songwriting. “As clichéd as it sounds, you can just filter out the bad songs from your set and keep putting in the good new ones. So now our concert is all songs that our audience likes. It’s a big singalong at the moment.”

It’s the best feeling in the world, he says, to see the crowds and hear their voices. “It’s an unbeatable feeling. It’s like when your wife or girlfriend or partner has a baby, it’s on that level of euphoria. It’s big.”

Be ready for another ultra-modern Coldplay innovation that reportedly started in Aukland earlier in the tour: the cellphone wave. Put your Bic away, this is the future, baby.

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Edmonton Review: Coldplay rocks Rexall Place

Viva La Coldplay! Long live Chris Martin and all his friends! For almost two hours, the British rockers ruled the world — or at least 15,500 fans — on Thursday night at Rexall Place, writes community blogs at canada.com.

Armed with military jackets, lasers, butterfly-shaped confetti, and unbridled happiness, Martin and his bandmates let their joyous tunes — including Clocks, Viva La Vida, Politik and The Scientist — soar through the sold-out arena.

Theirs was one of those rare sets to fully savour — to toss aside your cell phone, BlackBerry or notebook, close your eyes, tilt your head back and let yourself be carried away by Martin’s falsetto, Jonny Buckland’s chiming guitars and Will Champion’s booming drums. They started off with a bang, complete with sparklers and five of their biggest hits — an abridged (and instrumental) version of Life In Technicolour, Violet Hill, Clocks, In My Place and their 2000 breakthrough, Yellow.

In the hands of a lesser band, stacking the first 30 minutes of a set often leads to a lull of lesser tunes, but Coldplay was never at any risk of losing the crowd’s attention. Their songs, particularly those from their latest album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, are big, lush and explosive — perfect for filling vast spaces. Standouts included: 42, a Lennonesque piano ballad which morphed into an electro-rock freak-out; and Viva La Vida, which featured Champion pounding on a kettle drum and bell.

The rockers also tossed in a few surprises — for those who don’t scour the Internet for setlists — such as playing techno versions of God Put A Smile On Your Face, featuring agitated guitar sproings, and Talk. (The foursome, including bassist Guy Berryman, inspired more than a few smiles by performing those tracks on the front of a stage ramp surrounded by fans.)

Their props, including the butterflies and a pack of balloons, were charming and interactive. So was Martin. He ran around like a little boy on Christmas day. He asked fans to help him with the high notes. He laughed (and cursed) when he messed up his piano part on The Hardest Part. He sang an off-the cuff ode to Edmonton �* — praising its noisy fans, Wayne Gretzky and actor Michael J. Fox. In interviews, Martin comes off as a charming but regular Joe who can’t quite believe his luck. He’s always talking about trying to improve as a songwriter — even more so in light of guitarist Joe Satriani’s Viva La Vida lawsuit — and thanking fans for their support.

Martin and his bandmates were just as genuine in concert. They looked like they were having the time of their lives — even though they’re at the end of a year-long tour. (They were supposed to perform here last July but were forced to cancel due to “production issues” �*— I’m sure most fans are now thankful for the wait.)

They gave away copies of their live CD, LeftRightLeftRight. They even rewarded fans in faraway seats — by performing several acoustic tunes, including Green Eyes, Death Will Never Conquer, and Neil Diamond’s I’m A Believer, on a small stage in one of the sections at the back of the arena. We believe, Coldplay. We believe. At one point, Martin joked about sabotaging Coldplay’s opening acts lest they upstage his band. He doesn’t have to worry. Both Snow Patrol and Howling Bells, an up ‘n’ coming act from Australia, were decisive and solid �*— but lacked the joie de vivre and accessibility of their headliners.

With this tour, it’s safe to say Coldplay poses a serious threat to U2’s greatest-band-in-the-world crown. Not only did the Brits get the better out of producer Brian Eno — Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends easily trumps U2’s No Line on the Horizon — Martin and his bandmates didn’t need to resort to a 360-degree screen to dazzle their fans.

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**Crystaline** · 06-21-2009, 06:01 PM

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Vancouver review 3: Coldplay gives high energy concert; films Vancouver fans

REVIEW — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin bursts a giant yellow balloon, then grins as confetti falls over his face. The sold out crowd at GM Place lets out a roar. Balloons bounce from person to person around the stadium, writes the Vancouver Sun.

And the sweeping melody of the British megaband’s hit song Yellow, ends after wrapping itself around the audience. Ah. There’s something about a Coldplay concert. And even if you’re not a fan of the group’s softer-edged stadium rock — even if you agree clean-living Martin is the so-called “Jesus of Uncool,” as per Rolling Stone — just try not to get swept away by their live show.

By their swelling rhythms, their musicianship and their charm. I was. I arrived feeling ho-hum and left humming along to Fix You. (A song they really nailed, by the way.) The lads kicked off the night with high energy as they bounded on to the stage and twirled sparklers. Martin, 32, jerked his body around like a marionette, loose limbs flailing and his yoga-limber body bending backwards and forwards.

Immediately, the opening notes to Violet Hill sparked howls from the scream-happy crowd — a mixed bag of old, young, hip and square, peppered with plenty of couples holding hands. “If we made it to Vancouver,” Martin sang, to the lilting melody of Violet Hill. “If the rumours about you being the best crowd in the world are true.”

Pause. That’s when he sang to the crowd that — of all the cities to choose from on their world tour — they had chosen to film Vancouver, Saturday and tonight. Well, you can imagine how the screamers responded. And the volume escalated from there as the foursome moved into a swelling version of the pretty song, In My Place, singing along with their fans. Then came the balloons and the yellow lights. And their version of Yellow, a tune from their debut album, Parachutes — it sold nearly five million copies worldwide and earned them a Grammy award for Best Alternative Album in 2002, one of many such accolades to come for the top-selling band. Yellow sounded way better live.

“Let’s sing this together,” Martin said, encouraging a call and response. The conscious-of-being-filmed crowd didn’t hold back. He sang. They sang. (We sang.) The night was chalk full of these kind of feel-good moments. There were surprises too. Like a harmonica-laced, acoustic rendition of Green Eyes followed by a cover of the song, I’m A Believer. Both were performed from high in the bleachers, where the band — Martin, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland — huddled on a mini stage, nestled amongst the audience. During Believer, they led us through a cellphone wave.

There was plenty of banter too. “Is everything okay so far?” Martin asked. “I know you had to go through a lot to go to our concert.” He went on to list obstacles the crowd faced, from parking and traffic to missing television. Later, seated alone at a piano situated on a side stage, Martin quipped: “I get to live out my Michael Bolton fantasies.” Then he paused, adding: “Not fantasies about Michael Bolton, you understand.”

And he moved into a stripped down and pretty version of The Hardest Part. Other highlights of the night included the groove-heavy song, Lost, showcasing the group’s edges. Or the second-last song of the night Scientist. And of course, they did a nicely ramped up Viva La Vida — the opening chords of last year’s hit so familiar to the audience that two notes in, the crowd lost it.

Martin told the audience Colplay couldn’t ask for a better “supporting cast” in their concert film. He thanked everyone and reminded fans of their live album, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, handed out at the end of the night. (And available to download free for everyone — even if you didn't make the show — on Coldplay.com.)

Sounding pretty darn cool, if you ask me. But then again, I’m still humming.

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Vancouver review 2: Coldplay exudes confidence in aggressive GM Place concert

With Viva la Vida, Coldplay has shown a willingness to progress. It would have been easy to cruise along with a couple more albums as successful as A Rush of Blood to the Head or X&Y. Instead, Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion took a chance. Not a big chance. Viva la Vida isn’t a challenge or a dramatic change, but it does broaden the band’s scope and shows its ambition, writes The Province.

Coldplay isn’t Radiohead — yet. But it does sell more records and has used its popularity to reposition itself. Until Viva la Vida revealed a band that wanted to leave a significant mark, it was acceptable. That’s all. The acceptable face of current rock, an acceptable sound, an acceptable look. Viva la Vida sustains moods, creates a cinematic sweep in which ambitious song arrangements flourish.

So it was that the band had to reconcile its former self with the current personality. It wasted no time. After a fanfare that mocked Andre Rieu, Coldplay got down to business Saturday night, linking “Life in Technicolor II” and “Lost!,” then launching into the big hit “Clocks.” This took confidence, to go big so early, but that’s what Coldplay has become — confident.

The English band made GM Place more intimate and Martin was an appealing frontman. Stripped of layers of ambience, the Viva la Vida songs live are more direct and hit harder, while the older songs are equally aggressive, seeming like they have been given a second life in a different setting. Although Coldplay kept the show simple, there were lasers, and a shower of yellow balloons during a song appropriately called “Yellow” added a modest extra to the production.

A song such as “42” still retains its dynamism in its simpler form and the band has enough faith in one another to pull it off while making a positive statement. Coldplay is back at GM Place Sunday night.

Opener Snow Patrol came out blazing and finished its 45-minute set that way. The group also made the cavernous GM Place seem intimate. In between, Snow Patrol’s songs had a pattern of tension and release, gathering momentum as they went along. Live, the Irish-Scottish band is more aggressive than its records indicate. Frontman Gary Lightbody is agreeably personable, even humble, in his role.

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Vancouver review: Coldplay get 'intimate' with 20,000 crowd

Chris Martin of Coldplay announced Saturday night that of all the cities on their tour, the band have chosen to film the Vancouver concerts, writes the Vancouver Sun.

Halfway through the first show in a two-night stint at GM Place, Martin thanked the crowd for braving the traffic and 'missing Desperate Housewives', complimenting Vancouver audiences as the best in the world.

The love was evidently mutual, as the sold-out crowd of 30,000 remained on its feet throughout the show, echoing back to the band an energy high and so warm, the arena took on the intimate feel of a concert hall. The love-in reached a crescendo when Martin and the band wove their way across the stadium floor to the back, slapping hands along the way and disappearing into a doorway, only to emerge moments later in the midst of the furthest reaches of the audience for a harmonica-laced, strummed rendition of Green Eyes.

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Coldplay Live Review - General Motors Place, Vancouver, Canada (20th June 2009)

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued through Canada last night as they played at General Motors Place, Vancouver, Canada in the first of two consecutive nights. Surprisingly, no tweets from either Guy Berryman or Roadie #42. However the big news from tonight's concert is that Chris Martin announced that Coldplay is shooting the Vancouver concerts for a live DVD release. No changes to the normal setlist.

Setlist:

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Yellow
Glass Of Water
Cemeteries Of London
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
Talk (techno version)
The Hardest Part (Chris piano)
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will vocals)
I'm A Believer (Neil Diamond Cover - acoustic)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist (outro)

More on this concert including reviews, videos, pictures and tweets here onwards.

OMG. YES. *flails happily*

**Carlie06** · 06-21-2009, 07:53 PM

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

**Crystaline** · 06-21-2009, 09:47 PM

I knew this would make you happy.

**Crystaline** · 06-22-2009, 08:30 PM

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The Oracle clarify's the Live Coldplay DVD situation

June 22, 2009 - submitted by Andrew, United States of America
Q. Oh ever-knowing Oracle, Is it true Coldplay are releasing a Viva La Vida Tour DVD? I heard Chris was talking about it then I heard that Coldplay's Video Manager said that the filming in Vancouver was "for the archive." Oh please answer, Oracle. Thanks a billion -Andrew
The Oracle replies:
It's usual to document the live shows for archive but there are no further plans for the footage as yet.

And our excitement was very short-lived.

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Coldplay Live Review - General Motors Place, Vancouver, Canada (21st June 2009)

Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour continued in Canada last night as they played at General Motors Place, Vancouver, Canada in the second of two consecutive nights. Once again the big announcement from tonight's concert is that Chris Martin told the crowd that Coldplay is shooting the Vancouver concerts for a live DVD release. However, malcolm42 tweeted that they were informed by video manager that filming for archives not a DVD or video. No changes to the normal setlist.

Setlist:

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Yellow
Glass Of Water
Cemeteries Of London
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
Talk (techno version)
The Hardest Part (Chris piano)
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will vocals)
I'm A Believer (Neil Diamond Cover - acoustic)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist (outro)

More on this concert including reviews, videos, pictures and tweets here onwards.

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**Carlie06** · 06-22-2009, 09:58 PM

DAMMIT.

**Crystaline** · 06-23-2009, 06:22 PM

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Roadie #42 - Blog #88: #42 and the last day of term

Our Vancouver hotel is opposite a construction site. In the interests of noise avoidance I eventually end up moving between three different rooms before settling on a place to stay on the other side of the building up on the 26th floor. It's a smaller room, but it's well away from the noise and when you've spent a year in clanging arenas most days, peace and quiet is a luxury - even if it does mean sitting and listening to your ears ring.

I later learn that Dave Holmes, the band's manager once worked as a bellman at the hotel where the noisy hole in the ground opposite us now is. I sit waiting for the van on our first day watching the bellmen in our hotel and wondering where they'll end up...

Actually, talking of Dave, the band were doing some photos on the way to the stage and they grabbed him for a shot together. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, George and the Zorins....

The first day in Vancouver sees the return of the soundcheck. The Vancouver shows are being filmed, so there's a lot of working on cameras, checking shots and making sure that the recording folks are happy. The final city of a tour leg normally feels like the last day of school. The addition of a bank of cameras postpones the relief somewhat.

Thankfully, the first gig goes very well, leaving the band with one good show in the bag and one in hand the next night. There is a little party upstairs afterwards. It's not a crazy all-nighter by any means - there's not only a show to do the next day, but it's being filmed, so nobody wants to be derelict when it matters.

I leave reasonably early and learn the next day that keyboard tech Neill Lambert had attempted to walk back to the hotel, before getting completely lost and finding himself right back where he started. He arrived just as Chris was leaving, so he decided to stand behind a gang of fans who were waiting to meet him as he left. It's unsure who was more surprised: Neill that he was back at the gig; Chris that one of the crew appeared to be waiting drunk with fans asking for an autograph; or the fans who had no idea who Neill was and just saw a scruffy-looking drunk bloke ask Chris for a lift home - and get one!

The second filmed show is a stormer. Word has obviously got around that the shows are being filmed and the crowd are keen to put on a great performance. They sing like angels, they wave their cellphones like gurning ravers and it's a solidly great gig, much to the relief of us all.

Inevitably, emotions afterwards run between excitement that school's out and general collapsing in a heap. It's getting to that strange point in the tour for me, where it feels like it's never going to end and I can't quite remember what it's like doing anything else. We're leaving North America, but we're back in a couple of weeks. It just feels like we're having a few days off. Doubtless I'll just get accustomed to being at home again and it'll be time to head off to do some festivals...

Anyway, I'd better pack. I shall leave you with this youtube clip from Edmonton. Did the guy on the left really propose in front of the B-Stage during The Hardest Part? If so, it certainly looks as though she said yes....

Best of luck folks!

R#42

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Vancouver fan review: Coldplay filming at GM Place

Excellent review of Coldplay's shows in Vancouver has emerged online, courtesy of Eat.Sleep.Celebrity:

I took the time to check out the Coldplay concert at GM Place in Vancouver, Canada yesterday and despite what I thought I was getting myself in to I was up for a surprise. The surprise was I actually enjoyed the concert more then I would have expected. The band started the set off with 4 oldies but goodies including every one's favorite song Yellow which during that time giant yellow bouncy balloons where thrown amongst the crowed. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin bursts a giant yellow balloon, then grins as confetti falls over his face.

The sold out crowd at GM Place lets out a roar. Balloons bounce from person to person around the stadium and the sweeping melody of the British megaband’s hit song Yellow, ends after wrapping itself around the audience. I have been though my share of concerts this year and last and all I can say is even if you’re not a fan of the group’s softer edged stadium rock even if you agree clean-living Martin is the so-called “Jesus of Uncool,” as per Rolling Stone just try not to get swept away by their live show.

Immediately, the opening notes to Violet Hill sparked howls from the scream-happy crowd a mixed bag of old, young, hip and square, peppered with plenty of couples holding hands. “If we made it to Vancouver,” Martin sang, to the lilting melody of Violet Hill. “If the rumours about you being the best crowd in the world are true.”

Pause. That’s when he sang to the crowd that of all the cities to choose from on their world tour they had chosen to film Vancouver, Saturday and tonight. Well, you can imagine how the screamers responded. The DVD of there "Final" tour will be the Vancouver concert. I know I will be picking up the copy so I can say to my grandchildren someday "grandpa was there".

Around the gig's halfway mark, the entire band walked through the crowd to a smaller stage perched among the rows in the back of the GM Place high in to the bleachers. There they played the pretty Green Eyes and a laid-back, funny version of Neil Diamond's I'm A Believer. During Believer, they led us through a cellphone wave. “Is everything okay so far?” Martin asked. “I know you had to go through a lot to go to our concert.” He went on to list obstacles the crowd faced, from parking and traffic to missing television. Later, seated alone at a piano situated on a side stage, Martin quipped: “I get to live out my Michael Bolton fantasies.” Then he paused, adding: “Not fantasies about Michael Bolton, you understand.”

He then moved into a stripped down and pretty version of The Hardest Part.
Other highlights of the night included the groove-heavy song, Lost, showcasing the group’s edges. An encore was demanded by the Vancouver audience and the got one, part of the encore was second-last song of the night Scientist which is a personal favorite of mine. During the evening of course they did a nicely ramped up Viva La Vida — the opening chords of last year’s hit so familiar to the audience that two notes in, the crowd lost it.

Martin told the audience Colplay couldn’t ask for a better “supporting cast” in their concert film. He thanked everyone and reminded fans of their live album, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, handed out at the end of the night. (And available to download free for everyone — even if you didn't make the show — on Coldplay.com.)

Conclusion, As for the band members them selves they where just as emotionally involved as the audience Squeaky-clean, yoga-practitioner Chris Martin, 32, the band's vocalist, demonstrated all the emotion and range Coldplay's sensitive, hyper-romantic power balladry demands, while his bandmates -- Jonny Buckland on guitar, Guy Berryman on bass and Will Champion on drums --played with impressive energy and torque performance. All of this was further illuminated by a spectacular laser light show.

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**Carlie06** · 06-23-2009, 07:28 PM

http://www.coldplay.com/uploads/88photo1.jpg

Awww.

And where is that guy proposing? I can't see anything like that. hah.

**Crystaline** · 06-23-2009, 08:04 PM

At the :47 mark, the dude on the left in the black hat drops to his knees and proposes. It's really the quickest proposal ever.

**Carlie06** · 06-23-2009, 08:07 PM

Ahhhh, I see now. Damn, that was quick.

**Crystaline** · 06-23-2009, 08:33 PM

I told you. It's literally like three seconds long.

**Carlie06** · 06-23-2009, 09:16 PM

Like he didn't even put his knee to the ground and sit there for a few seconds.

**Crystaline** · 06-23-2009, 09:47 PM

It didn't even look romantic.

**Carlie06** · 06-24-2009, 02:35 PM

Like not even a little bit. Besides the fact that it was during a Coldplay show. I mean, I love Coldplay but I do NOT want to be proposed to in a public place.