10-Aug-08: Tokyo - Tickets, Preview, Meetups, Review/Photos

[busybeeburns]

Welcome to the thread for the above show which can be used for all discussion prior to, during and after the show.

One thread one show - should hopefully keep everyone organised and up-to-date with Coldplay on the road.

Did you get tickets?
Are you looking for tickets?
Are you looking for ticket swaps?
Need help/directions on getting to the show?
Not sure what the arrangements and rules are for the particular venue is?
Are you just bloody excited?
Do you have a review for the show?
Did you take any pictures... share them here!


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Setlist/Reviews (http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/10_August_2008:_Marine_Stadium%2C_Tokyo%2C_Japan)

Photos (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1519)



Videos


Violet Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOOLtv3FhFk&feature=user


In My Place
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZkLJsvvqIg


In My Place
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6-7KtUOI1Y


Viva La Vida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M58V6ZDMR_0


Viva La Vida & Clocks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aap-X9-Sg-k


The Scientist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JZDjzhQNig&feature=user




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[Tonsu]

Anyone going?

Wonder if they'll change the lyric to 'Tokyo sun'?

Bet they do!

[melanieau]

They are playing right now according to the Summer Sonic schedule;)

[Chavi]

:dance: they're almost done..
wow.. just a bit more than 1 hour.. some of us were complaining about the lenght of the shows but God at least be glad you're not seeing them in Japan.

[Mimixxx]

Pictures :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/mimixx/01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/mimixx/02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/mimixx/03.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/mimixx/04-1.jpg
Look at Will's face :lol:
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/05.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/06.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/07.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/08.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/09.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/10.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/11.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/12.jpg

http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/index.html

[marie/pims]

hahahha.will's face is hilarious!

[backstreetchix97]

Anyone going?

Wonder if they'll change the lyric to 'Tokyo sun'?

Bet they do!


My friend who lives in Japan went to Summer Sonic. He said they ended up singing a song in Japanese? I have no idea if this is true.....it would be quite interesting if it were! Coldplay and Japanese? If it is true, I hope some video of it shows up on youtube or something.

[Mimixxx]

Japanese? :stunned: Wow that's impressive.

[Chavi]

piccies :dance: THANK YOU !

^ oh wow !! I wanna see that !

[but a dream]

My friend is in Tokyo, he just SMSed me after Coldplay finished playing @ Summersonic.

Started with LiT, ended with Lovers in Japan. They also had a collaboration with Alicia Keys somewhere in their set.

[Mimixxx]

Really? Actually with her?! Wow!

I hope this turns up somewhere :stunned:

[but a dream]

I know! It must have been way cool.

I hope he took a video of it.

Although I did request him to take one of Jonny :P

[Chavi]

:shocked2: I'll just quote myself..


^ oh wow !! I wanna see that !

[deborahbr]

Yes, they played a song in Japanese.
On an Orkut forum, one person who went to the show (Milton), told us that they ended up singing a song in Japanese.

Can't wait to see some videos from the show.

[Gya]

That seems to be Japanese song, no idea what he sings, but it sounds wonderful :)
Includes also "Yellow".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaRpIW7B160

[melanieau]

:stunned:

[Texasluvsjonny]

I have heard that audiences in Japan are quiet as a sign of respect but it must be kinda wierd for the band. Any where else if Chris sang in that country's language, the audience would go frickin insane.

[melanieau]

They were probably all just fucking stunned

[Texasluvsjonny]

No they are like that on every song. You hear a few woops during Yellow but not insane sing along or people going ape shit. Go watch the other video of The Scientist. They could almost sing without mics.

[melanieau]

hmmmm....that IS very strange and when its usually the louder the audience the better, it must be very bizarre for them to be able to hear a pin drop

[Texasluvsjonny]

I have read interviews of bands that talk about going to Japan and being a bit freaked out. They come out and play and the audience just sits there quietly and claps at the end of each song.



OK Roadie 42 you lazy shit! Give us some high quality Chrissy throwing down in Japanese!

[deborahbr]

That seems to be Japanese song, no idea what he sings, but it sounds wonderful :)
Includes also "Yellow".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaRpIW7B160


Haha! Thank you very much!!!! This is great! What's the name of the song?

[Cris_Santos]

I've just watched this video! :D It was recorded in the first day, wasn't it?

[Tonsu]

That seems to be Japanese song, no idea what he sings, but it sounds wonderful :)
Includes also "Yellow".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaRpIW7B160

Many thanks for that :)

His Japanese isn't too bad at all - quite surprising when he usually struggles with a simple thank you in Nihingo!!

[but a dream]

I've just watched this video! :D It was recorded in the first day, wasn't it?
Yes first day, Osaka.

[busybeeburns]

New pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mit0403/sets/72157606646095914/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2749086929_cdc8d36eb7.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2749928220_6ec7646d06.jpg

[Mimixxx]

Wow, impressive Chris, I'm sure it took a lot of practice, but very well done :D

[Gya]

Oops sorry, yes, I was posting the vid in the wrong topic.

[Cris_Santos]

Chris is always surprising us! First he sung The Scientist backwards and now Japanese! WOW

[but a dream]

Soon he'll be singing in Japanese, backwards.

And Jonny, Guy and Will will play eveything backwards too.

That was lame :\

Gah I wish my friend would just give me all the details right now! *waiting in vain for her mobile to ring*

[Mimixxx]

From this blog: http://gaijinbedbug.blogspot.com/2008/08/wow-amazing-weekend-went-to-summer.html

Now, for the most amazing part of the night: Coldplay! I looooove Coldplay, and have for a good 5 years now. I've seen them before, in Toronto two years ago, and while it was a good show, I have to say that it wasn't amazing. Probably because I had the cheapest seats in the house, and went alone. Anyway, tonight, Peter and I were there and had a good spot. To try and explain; this was in a baseball stadium and we were on the floor. They'd divided the front half of the floor into L and R (we were in L) and into front and back. We were at the VERY back of the front section, so that we could lean over the fence that was behind us. We were really close to the audio tent as well. Running between the front and back and left and right were aisle ways where they had staff/security/the occasional band.

About 2/3s of the way through the set (which was 30 mins longer than it was supposed to be), The entire band jumped off stage, ran down those aisle ways, and ended up on a tiny stage we didn't know was there, RIGHT BESIDE US!!!! They were probably only about 10 people away. It was freaking amazing! And when they started playing The Scientist, my FAVORITE song in the entire world, I actually nearly started to cry. I was certainly on the verge of hyperventilation (this is the song that got me liking coldplay, but more importantly, was a big part of the soccer slideshow that maggie made us before we went to BCs. and won. anyone on that team will understand why the song is so amazing to me). Anyway, moving on...So they were SOOO close and it was sooo great!!! I was soo happy we'd lucked into that spot. And then, bonus, as they were running back to the stage, the bass guitarist gave me a high five! Cool!

Then, the next song (Clocks) was pretty great as they brought Alicia Keys out to play the piano, which was pretty great. Overall, they had a great set, but the last third, from basically the second small concert on was just amazing. I even got a piece of the confetti they blew out of the stage at the end (some shiny mylar butterflies).

We wrapped up the night with some cup noodle, in Peter's car, with the top down, parked outside the Messe, blasting Coldplay. Classic.

Next post will have (slightly not allowed to have been taken) pics and video.

[Chavi]

And then, bonus, as they were running back to the stage, the bass guitarist gave me a high five! Cool!


she touched Guy's hand ! :stunned: :bigcry:

[melanieau]

come on Chavi...you gotta shoot for a better body part than just his hand:sneaky:

[Chavi]

:wacky: grabbing parts ?
but you know what he uses his hand for.. *whistles*

[melanieau]

:wacky: grabbing parts ?
but you know what he uses his hand for.. *whistles*

i'm but an innocent angel...i couldn't possibly imagine:)







:sneaky:

[Chavi]

YEAH RIGHT.... :lol: what a joke ! :sneaky:

[Cris_Santos]

You girls are wild :lol:

[Chavi]

why thank you ! :P

[CookyMnstr]

:wacky: grabbing parts ?
but you know what he uses his hand for.. *whistles*


umm, to play his uh BASS:wink3:, of course...:wings::laugh3::P:laugh3:

[Chavi]

umm, to play his uh BASS:wink3:, of course...:wings::laugh3::P:laugh3:

yes.. :wacky: strumming his bass !

[A RUSH OF VIDA]

so it was the same as the one in osaka?

[melanieau]

YEAH RIGHT.... :lol: what a joke ! :sneaky:


:P

[iUSED2RULEtheWORLD]

Viva La Vida and Clocks(with Alicia Keys)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aap-X9-Sg-k

[backstreetchix97]

Yes, they played a song in Japanese.
On an Orkut forum, one person who went to the show (Milton), told us that they ended up singing a song in Japanese.

Can't wait to see some videos from the show.

Hhehehe, nice! That's soooo amazing! I wonder how long it took them to memorize it.

[Carlaatje]

:stunned:
dude she's liked them for 5 years and she calls him 'the bass gitarist' ?! :stunned:
now i sure ass hell deserve more than that!

must go stalking with chavi must go stalking with chavi!

anywayss that japanese thing was quite impressive.. and if Chris were to sing mooie ellebogen again I would be going more bazooka's but hey it's very neat of them to just be quiet and listen... after all you are there to here the mans voice...

[nkydickson]

Aww lucky but as said above I would grab for something else besides Guy's hands

[KissesBirds]

I know! It must have been way cool.

I hope he took a video of it.

Although I did request him to take one of Jonny :P



GOOD GIRL!!!:D:D:D

she touched Guy's hand ! :stunned: :bigcry:

So did I. :sneaky: And it was totally on accident!:shocked2: When I was taking my sharpie back. Woops. Now why didn't I do that to Jonny?:wink3: Oh, that's right, I didn't want to freak him out!



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[Mimixxx]

You need to practice your fake falling Lori. Then next time, before you meet them place a large stone on the floor in front of you, then when Jonny walks over move forward and trip into his arms :sneaky:

"Oh I'm so sorry, I'm so clumsy"

:D

[KissesBirds]

You need to practice your fake falling Lori. Then next time, before you meet them place a large stone on the floor in front of you, then when Jonny walks over move forward and trip into his arms :sneaky:

"Oh I'm so sorry, I'm so clumsy"

:D


Hmmmmmmmmm, you are giving me ideas, not good. I think I would feel more comfortable if Mel just accidentally gives me a great big shove and I have no choice but to land on him:D It wouldn't be my fault!


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[KissesBirds]

You need to practice your fake falling Lori. Then next time, before you meet them place a large stone on the floor in front of you, then when Jonny walks over move forward and trip into his arms :sneaky:

"Oh I'm so sorry, I'm so clumsy"

:D



On second thought, I may be wearing my ho shoes so I can be slightly less short and see him better. So I may fall for real. :D



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[KissesBirds]

No no wait wait! Mel can push Jonny (that way she gets to grab his bum in the process) and he can fall on me!!! Heeheheheheheeeeeeeeeee!

[Chavi]

^ nice monologue :lol:
I'd say try the three options ! :sneaky:

[coldjo]

I can't wait this setlist !

Maybe, there was surprise again !

[Mimixxx]

No no wait wait! Mel can push Jonny (that way she gets to grab his bum in the process) and he can fall on me!!! Heeheheheheheeeeeeeeeee!

But then Jonny will be annoyed at Mel. :P

Get Mel to tell Guy that Jonny said he was short arse who is rubbish at playing the bass and then Guy will push Jonny, who will fall on you :D

[melanieau]

Hmmmm...Jonny angry at me??? Will he give me that angry look? Cause that might be worth it:sneaky:

[Mimixxx]

In My Place (by Clod Play :nice:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZkLJsvvqIg

[coldjo]

Obviously, it was the same setlist as yesterday => http://www.coldplayzone.it/_coldplay_setlist.asp?id_concerto=681

[Lauve]

is Clocks also with Alicia Keys, I thought in Osaka she was at the Summer Sonic festival and that would be why she was a guest to them.

Did she follow to Tokyo then ?

[coldjo]

I also find that strange but why not... It was also a festival so...

[Lauve]

Ah it is also a festival, I did not know that.

Merci pour l'update Jordan.

[Jenjie]

Coldplay and Alicia Keys team up at Summer Sonic festival

Coldplay were joined onstage by Alicia Keys, who played piano on 'Clocks' as the band closed the final night of Japanese festival Summer Sonic tonight (August 10).

Against a backdrop depicting the French Romantic painting by Eugène Delacroix, 'Liberty Leading The People' - used as the band's album artwork for recent release 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends' - the band performed in costumes aping the style of French revolutionaries, as they have done for other dates on their current tour.

Throughout the performance, frontman Chris Martin displayed an admirable - if slightly questionable, grammatically speaking - level of Japanese, communicating with the crowd in their native tongue at almost any opportunity.

After 2005 single 'Speed of Sound', he performed a solo, piano-rendition of a song by Japan's most famous pop band, SMAP, eliciting a breathtakingly loud response from the surprised audience.

Early on in the set, during 'Politik', Martin changed the lyrics of the song to sing, "60,000 Japanese people watching us/Let Alicia Keys always play with us", giving an early hint of the upcoming collaboration.

Elsewhere the band performed songs from across all their albums including the massive single 'Yellow', 'Fix You' and 'In My Place'.

For 'The Scientist', all four members of the band ran into a specially constructed podium in the middle of the crowd, performing a stripped-down acoustic version of the song.

Then, introducing her on stage before 'Clocks', Martin said that Keys was, "the most beautiful woman in the world… except for my wife".

Earlier in the day, the Tokyo event, which runs a sister festival in Osaka the same weekend, saw performances from Super Furry Animals, Late Of The Pier, DEVO and The Wombats.

To read more about Coldplay’s performance with video clips from the evening, and exclusive coverage of the rest of Summer Sonic, make sure you read NME’s festival blog now.

http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/38779

[Lauve]

Thank you Jenjie.
Lovely double festival with great line up.

[fede]

Obviously, it was the same setlist as yesterday => http://www.coldplayzone.it/_coldplay_setlist.asp?id_concerto=681


No...we just suppose...
Certainly this setlist is about Tokyo... about Osaka i don't know, but i think that it isn't very different...

[Carlaatje]

You need to practice your fake falling Lori. Then next time, before you meet them place a large stone on the floor in front of you, then when Jonny walks over move forward and trip into his arms :sneaky:

"Oh I'm so sorry, I'm so clumsy"

:D

Chavi are you taking notes? cause these are things we should be using!!!;) except be sure to push me into Guy's arems GUY's

oh and you better pray he catches you.. cause if he steps aside you'll be lookin silly on the floor

[busybeeburns]

Coldplay were joined by Alicia Keys as they headlined the Summer Sonic festival in Japan last night (August 10th).

Keys, who frontman Chris Martin said was the most beautiful woman on the planet except for his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, played piano on 'Clocks'.

During the track, Martin changed the lyrics so he could say that he's “sitting on the piano with Alicia Keys”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUM3u3iGa-I

The rest of the band's set at Summer Sonic comprised mostly of tracks from their latest album 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends'.

The band's appearance at the festival follows their recent tour of North America, which also featured a headlining appearance at the inaugural Pemberton Festival.

http://www.gigwise.com/news/45264/watch-coldplay-perform-with-alicia-keys-in-japan-on-gigwise

[KissesBirds]

Ooo, good thinking! Mel can also gently but firmly place her hand on the small of Guy's back when she does this:wink3:


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[KissesBirds]

Hmmmm...Jonny angry at me??? Will he give me that angry look? Cause that might be worth it:sneaky:


Maybe he will also give you what you deserve :smartass2::whip:




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[Jenjie]

wrong thread :P get yourselves to the pervy stalker thread

[Mimixxx]

These are mostly taken of the video screen, but hey there's not that many vids floating around :P

In My Place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6-7KtUOI1Y

Violet Hill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOOLtv3FhFk&feature=user

Le Scientist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JZDjzhQNig&feature=user

[Mimixxx]

Oooh and VLV which has been shot for TV :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M58V6ZDMR_0

[professa95]

ha ha violent hill ha ha ^^

[CRYSTAL]

Pictures :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/mimixx/01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/mimixx/02.jpg


Look at Will's face :lol:
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/05.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/06.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/07.jpg

http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/09.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/10.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/11.jpg
http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/10/marine/08/12.jpg

http://www.summersonic.com/08/gallery/index.html


wow very very sexy!

And his belly oh......:stunned:very ultra sexy!

[busybeeburns]

New pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/luxtonnerre/2767121438/in/set-72157606753005992/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2767113466_75d82cf6b3.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2767109908_40b923b48c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/2767121438_fe7dc84029.jpg

[Cris_Santos]

:stunned:

[Collee]

Great pics in that flicker album. I love the close up of the butterfly confetti! Would make a cool desktop wallpaper

[Mimixxx]

Those pictures are great! I really like this one:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2766272593_dfdc827c0f_b.jpg

[xneverwherex]

I found this pic on Dorian (of the Teenagers) flickr account from the Summersonic festival. Was hoping he might have some Coldplay pics as he does have a bunch of Luke from The Kooks. This is cool nonetheless.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2746727120_f6889ac250.jpg?v=0