2-Dec-08 - Birmingham, NIA - Tickets, Preview, Meetups, Review/Photos

[busybeeburns]

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

One thread one concert - 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 concert?
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 concert?
Did you take any pictures... share them here!


Seating Plan

Block J- Beximus

Block 2u- CrazyDuckette


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Setlist

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
Yellow
In My Place
Speed Of Sound
Cemeteries Of London
Chinese Sleep Chant
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
Talk (techno version)
The Hardest Part
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
——
Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
——-
The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist (outro)


Photos

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1558

Wiki reviews

http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/2_December_2008:_NIA%2C_Birmingham%2C_UK

Videos





Merchandise

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[Jenjie]

Kicking off at The NIA Coldplay will be playing a ten date UK tour this December. Tickets are priced £42.50 and £38.50 plus booking and transaction fee go on sale at 9.30am on Friday 30 May.

http://www.necgroup.co.uk/whatson/6418/

[crazyduckette]

Just me? hahaha! :)

[Beximus]

No. Well, hopefully.

I'm waiting for confirmation - I though I had a pair for the 2nd, I may just have 2 pairs for the 1st!

EDIT: All sorted now. Yes I am coming on the 2nd :D

[crazyduckette]

Yeah, I'm still waiting on confirmation too :/

I really wish that they would tell you where your seat is.....you pay all that money on blind faith!

[Beximus]

Yeah, I'm still waiting on confirmation too :/

I really wish that they would tell you where your seat is.....you pay all that money on blind faith!
I've got one that tells me where my seats are, and the other 2 don't. Wish they'd decide :p

[crazyduckette]

Ah, I just got confirmation but doesn't tell me where my seat is. SO shiiiiiit they do that to you.

[Beximus]

Yep. I've got one set of tickets to cancel, but until I get the seats, I don't know which ones to cancel.

If they can do one, don't see why they can't do another.

[Pezza]

I'm also coming to the second. Where abouts are you guys sitting? I got lower tier block ten. Should be a decent seat I hope.

Simply cannot wait!

[Beximus]

Block J on the floor it seems. Hopefully the people sitting in front of me will be shorter than me :p

[crazyduckette]

Does anyone know the seating layout for the NIA or got a picture of it?
I got my seat number..... really dont have a clue where it is.
2U,MM,58 ????? ummmmmm

wish there was standing :'(

[busybeeburns]

best I can find is this

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/seatingchart/255586/11213

[crazyduckette]

Yeah, I found that one too.... U isnt even on it! :lol:
Uhoh.....

thanks anyway :)

If they were going to make this tour seats only, they could at least be able to tell us where our hard earned money is going to seat us.

[Jenjie]

if you got the gigsnadtours tickets. they're slowly adding seat allocations in. just need to go to order tracker with your booking ref & email addy

[crazyduckette]

Yeah, I went on the tracker:
2U,MM,58
I guess I'll be happy if the '2' in 2U is in the section 2 on the map....
won't hold my breath though!

[Beximus]

It sounds like it might be upper tier if it's got a U in it. Mine just says J, E, 1-2, which looks like floor.

[Pezza]

This is the seating plan on the NIA website.

https://www.theticketfactory.com/online/%2E%2E%2FseatMapImages%2Fpng%2FNIA%5F44%5F20080529 a%2Epng

[crazyduckette]

I shall be extremely annoyed if it is in the Upper Tier 'cause I clicked on the £42.50 tickets... and thats not right, eh?!

Phone to See at the ready if that's the case! They should send everyone a map of the layout with their confirmation :(

[Jenjie]

have they said how much they're charging you? i would have hoped they'll have charged you the cheaper price if they ran out before your booking got through

[Big Fat Noises]

Im very confused cos on my order it says 1L,K,28-31. Where the hell is that?!?! it only goes up to J on the plan!!

confused but VERY excited :D:D

[crazyduckette]

have they said how much they're charging you? i would have hoped they'll have charged you the cheaper price if they ran out before your booking got through

Don't worry, if this is the case, I will be ringing them and complaining/finding out whats gone on..... just need a seating plan to confim it!!!!! :(

[Anditwasallyellow]

I booked this morning too, I think I'm on the floor in section N wherever that is! The charts are just useless! However I'm really looking forward to this as it's going to be the first time I see coldplay. I hope it will be as good as when I saw muse at the NIA 2 years ago, that was brilliant!

[Beximus]

Im very confused cos on my order it says 1L,K,28-31. Where the hell is that?!?! it only goes up to J on the plan!!

confused but VERY excited :D:D
Lower tier?? That would be my guess. Anything else, I don't know. I've been looking on and off all day, but I haven't been able to find a decent seating plan.

Is it true the capacity's only 4,500?

[crazyduckette]

I just talked to See on the phone....this useless guy told me that the place I was allocated is the right price (the higher price)?? even though its possibly on the upper level..... this is a joke. I dunno what to do :/

[crazyduckette]

Do people think it's fair for them to charge me to sit in this level for 42.50?
I can see its nearer to the stage, but its still going to be high up.
Im so confused.....dunno whether to get a refund or not.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/crazyduckette/-seatMapImages-png-NIA_44_20080529a.png

[Beximus]

Depends. From what my friend's told me who's been there before, it's not a huge place, so you're not going to be too far away. If it is on that side (I'm still trying to find a decent plan), well, it's not a bad view, just up a bit. The difference in price is only about a fiver - I'd stick with it. A cheaper ticket could put you at the back on the floor where you won't have so good a view.

[Pezza]

The cheeper tickets are the ones right at the very back of the stadium.

Lower tier or Higher tier. Your still going to have a very good view. It's not worth complaining really and it's all sold out now so there's not a lot they can actually do.

[ncrawley]

Hi I've just bought tickets for the 2nd.. however as I live in Nottingham I'm going to get the train over but the last train leaves at 23.10pm so I was just wondering if the gig would have finished in time for me to get back to the station in time?

[ncrawley]

Anyone have any ideas about my post above..?

[busybeeburns]

how far's the station?

[ncrawley]

how far's the station?

10 mins by taxi.. 20 mins walking I think I read.

I'm just going to book a hotel :dozey:

[ncrawley]

any ideas what the set list could be?

[busybeeburns]

probably something like this

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Speed Of Sound
Cemeteries Of London
Chinese Sleep Chant
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
Talk (techno version)
The Hardest Part (Chris - piano instrumental)
Postcards From Far Away (Chris - piano instrumental)
Viva La Vida
Lost!
The Scientist (acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
------
Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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Yellow
The Escapist (outro)

[the.hardest.part]

Neeeeeext.

[kizzers]

whos going to be the lucky man then-

Ticketmaster have still got tickets for tonight, and theyre in block cc, right in front of the stage!!!!!

[crazyduckette]

I might have a spare ticket for this gig, please PM me if you're interested!!! Its seating in the upper tier, but on the right hand side, close to the stage (section 2)


:)

[marianatsl]

Kara, just wrote on your wall on fb.
got your message this morning... :nice:

[Tonsu]

If anyone has any trouble getting hold of Kara directly about her spare ticket feel free to PM me and i'll text her about it :)

[Tonsu]

Get in touch asap if you're interested in that spare ticket :)

[Mimixxx]

*considers for a minute*

Nah, there's no way I'd get there in time, especially as it's snowing, plus I have work in the morning. And I'm seeing them on Sunday.

Thou shalt not be greedy. Hehe.

[Tonsu]

^ excuses, excuses Mich, tsk tsk :lol:

Wow, just noticed your sig, you made two gigs in the States?!!? :o:D

[Mimixxx]

Yeah! I went with Mel, Lori and Angie! Was awesome. :D

[Mimixxx]

Kara is sitting right by Jonny's ramp! Weeee :dance:

[marianatsl]

Ohhhhhh... so lucky!!!
Mimi, was the block a, row e seat you had close to jonny?????
(please say yes, please say yes)

[Mimixxx]

YES! :D

[marianatsl]

happy me, happy me. :dance::dance:

[Mimixxx]

:D

did you sort out what you were doing for Liverpool? :idea2:

[marianatsl]

not really to be honest... Sally just sent me a link of a hostel. I just mentioned that it seems like a bit of a waste of time to go all the way up to liverpool and not spend at least a weekend there... but i have work to do for uni, so I'm reaaaaaaaally unsure of my plans!!!

[tisnowflake]

http://nsa03.casimages.com/img/2008/12/02/081202104952330303.jpg (http://www.casimages.com)

[marianatsl]

OMG!!
How did you get that setlist???????

[marianatsl]

where are the people to give us the feedback on the concert...
go home and get online B'ham people!!

[lucplay90]

No Cemeteries of London???????:cry:

[Pezza]

Just got back from the concert. Absolutely amazing night!!!

I didn't keep a note of the set list but the set list in the image is wrong. Trouble was not played. Though green eyes was!!!, which was amazing. Also it is the the wrong order for instance the talk remix was not played after DWNC. So basically don't rely on it. (Just a few things I instantly noticed...its late)

Nope cemeteries wasn't played unfortunately.

The concert itself was epic. Coldplay really do sound just as good live as on CD, if not better. At the start me and my friends were the only people to stand up in our block to LIT but eventually everyone got on there feet to chant the 'whoooaaa' bit towards the end.
Chris and the band, as expected, put on an amazing performance with the lights (lasers were amazing) , sound, music, everything just being perfect.
Chris also does a great job of getting everyone singing and 12,000+ people singing fix you ended up with one of my friends in tears. It was that incredibly moving.
The support band was ok apart from a DJ (Don't remember his name) who seemed to be playing the same music for about 25 minutes to some very strange video.
Overall, most amazing night I've had all year....period.

[Mimixxx]

Thanks :D

Did they play LiTII?

[professa95]

no glass of water unfortunatly

[marianatsl]

Just got back from the concert. Absolutely amazing night!!!

I didn't keep a note of the set list but the set list in the image is wrong. Trouble was not played. Though green eyes was!!!, which was amazing. Also it is the the wrong order for instance the talk remix was not played after DWNC. So basically don't rely on it. (Just a few things I instantly noticed...its late)

Nope cemeteries wasn't played unfortunately.

The concert itself was epic. Coldplay really do sound just as good live as on CD, if not better. At the start me and my friends were the only people to stand up in our block to LIT but eventually everyone got on there feet to chant the 'whoooaaa' bit towards the end.
Chris and the band, as expected, put on an amazing performance with the lights (lasers were amazing) , sound, music, everything just being perfect.
Chris also does a great job of getting everyone singing and 12,000+ people singing fix you ended up with one of my friends in tears. It was that incredibly moving.
The support band was ok apart from a DJ (Don't remember his name) who seemed to be playing the same music for about 25 minutes to some very strange video.
Overall, most amazing night I've had all year....period.

Haha, Mr Psycho DJ really is getting great reviews. Who in God's name was on crack when they decided to have him as supporting act?

And what was the other band?

[BG3eb]

LiT II....?

Wow, I'm very jealous!!!

[marianatsl]

where is everyone here??
the people that went to the concert... so far 2 people came up...
Coldplayers people, show up... we want pictures. we want videos. we want a setlist that is correct since there are divergences on the one posted above.

hello... :curtain:

[jon_r]

Hi guy's wondered if those who went last night could let me know approx what time they came on stage? Going tonight and am panicing about not being able to escape work early enough!! We are travelling up from down south and collecting tickets from the box office.

Thanks!

[pbsuper]

Hi guy's wondered if those who went last night could let me know approx what time they came on stage? Going tonight and am panicing about not being able to escape work early enough!! We are travelling up from down south and collecting tickets from the box office.

Thanks!



Coldplay come on around 9pm mate

[jon_r]

Brilliant thankyou, have been twice before and they came on around that time at both gigs, so was hoping for that sort of time!

[Pezza]

LiT II....?

Wow, I'm very jealous!!!

Yep, LIT II was the last song they played. They then walked off to the escapist.

[BlissfullyMuse]

My second coldplay gig this week(first being sheffield) and again the lads put on one hell of a show! The crowd took a while to warm up(one person told me to sit down then got told where to go by moi). Me and my friend where wearing santa hats, because we where the only two stood up in our block when chris looked at us and smiled lol. Green eyes and lit ii where big highlights for me they were amazing. At the end i got a setlist and loads of confetti... Happy days :)

[but a dream]

:dance:

[crazyduckette]

My second coldplay gig this week(first being sheffield) and again the lads put on one hell of a show! The crowd took a while to warm up(one person told me to sit down then got told where to go by moi). Me and my friend where wearing santa hats, because we where the only two stood up in our block when chris looked at us and smiled lol. Green eyes and lit ii where big highlights for me they were amazing. At the end i got a setlist and loads of confetti... Happy days :)

Hey! I think I might have see you, at the end, by the very front? Were you a tallish guy. with brown hair?
I was getting a setlist too :)

Also SNAP! with the gigs you went to...I was at Sheffield too and last night :nice:

[crazyduckette]

I don't know whether to post my review and pathetic amount of video and pics in this thread or the photoblog one :D

[melanieau]

I don't know whether to post my review and pathetic amount of video and pics in this thread or the photoblog one :D

Why not both?:D

edit: Need IMP details Kara!! :D

[but a dream]

Ramp of lurrrrrrrrrrrve :wink3:

[crazyduckette]

Ok, so I have to go and play in a stupid basketball match and don't wanna...Ive half written a review... and in a few hours I'll be back....to post the rest.

MEANWHILE.... my best video I took (when my camera behaved itself) wooooooooooo :D
ENJOY (Chrissy fans in particular)

YouTube - Coldplay, Lovers In Japan at NIA Birmingham, 2/12/08, Chris :D

:dance:
sorry its not very long.

[Mimixxx]

KARA! OMG! His face is inches from yours! :dead:

[crazyduckette]

I KNOW!!! :dead: :dead: :drunk:

EEEEEEE! I love the face he made!

Im so annoyed it wouldnt work for IMP. I have a 1 sec clip that it took....but its shit. ugh

[Mimixxx]

I know. :dead: IMP from that position must have been AMAZING! :drunk:

When you get back from your game I want to hear all about it! Hehe. :P

[crazyduckette]

Ok!! I can't be bothered to play. I just wanna upload my photos... mind you, theres only about 4 or 5. but a few more far away vids... you've got my best video there :)

see ya a bit later!!!!

[JENNY34]

You were so close to Chris..

[ncrawley]

They We're Simply Amazing!

Got loads of video's but I was literally at the back so no one would want to see them! However being at the back had it's advantages as you got the whole atmosphere including the best view of all the lights!!

[melanieau]

I know. :dead: IMP from that position must have been AMAZING! :drunk:

When you get back from your game I want to hear all about it! Hehe. :P

Ooh ooh! Me too! Me too!!! :D

[ncrawley]

BTW who was the guy doing the Ambient music before coldplay came on? Seen not many people enjoyed it but I did and would like to know who it was!!

EDIT: just found out he's called Jon Hopkins

[Pezza]

I didn't not enjoy the DJ. I mean it's nice background music I guess it just all sounded very similar and it wasn't really much to look at.

[crazyduckette]

Ok this is very long....I'm sorry, but I wanted to say everything about last night...some pics and videos to follow.....

So, we got there. Took a look around :D went to that nearby pub for some food and drink.. then we looked at where the lorries and stage trucks were parked. Saw no one and it was too cold, although I did see a load of the footballer people leaving (at the time I was thinking.....what the fuck?? hahaha)

Major props to Jen for managing to get these AMAZING seats for me and her :))))))) thanks sooooo sooo sooo so much.
Sold our other tickets to touts... no other options, no one wanted it from this forum! :( Tried to persuade a couple in the pub to take them, but the man hated Coldplay. :lol:
Got inside, saw Pete on the Oxfam stall, Jen had a chat with him. He's so cuuuute :drunk:

...I did a hardcore dance when I saw where my new seat was... block AA....row M. seat 10 a.k.a directly in front of the ramp. JONNY SIDE TOO!!!!
Jen's seat was in block CC..... GUY ZONE!!!!!!!
Serious, serious result!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

I had a mighty good feeling about this gig from the beginning. Even though people hate Jon Hopkins, there's one song of his where I just LOVE the bass!
When Eugene thingy threw his Captain America arm shield thingy, Jen caught it. haha. Rather hilarious moment involving falling over a chair.

Saw the roadies dancing/torches just about....awesome. hahah! Wish I could have joined in, its my favourite Jay-Z song. :lol:

Coldplay come on :dead: , LIT...Violet Hill....niceee..... great :D Clocks..... yeaaaah... In My Place! So at this point, I know whats coming... and my stupid camera starts mucking me around. It took some film and then cut out, turned off....lost what it had taken. UGH!!!!!! SO ANNOYING!!!
but yes...I enjoyed the Chris and Jonny love intensely. It was in front of me. So close. :dead: Chris was on his knees in front of Jonny, grabbing him trying to pull him all over the place, haha. :heart: less than a metre or so away. DAMN CAMERA!!!

The only thing I managed to get, was one photo. Jonny is so shy....!!! Only came down that ramp the one time. :/

Speed of Sound, and then Yellow! So I'm happy here, because at Sheffield they finished on Yellow.... :) Yellow, had everyone singing really awesomely, and Chris was impressed. Chinese Sleep Chant, 42, Fix You. Everyone in the whole place is singing and really getting into it. It's 100 times better than Sheffield already... Chris and the boys keep smiling and lauging, I think they enjoyed it because they were here for three days in a row and theyre relaxed :D
Chris mentions that the singing is the best he's heard in a long, long time (and I know people will say 'oh he says that everytime') I genuinely believe he meant it, combined with their goofy happy faces last night :nice: He also made another comment further on in the evening about our singing. :sneaky:

The techno GPASUYF and Talk- awesome :D Everyone in the crowds loving it. The Hardest Part was beautiful, I havn't heard it live before and it really, really was something lovely. :cool:

People in Birmingham didn't go as apeshit crazy for Viva La Vida as the Sheffield people did (the only song they knew, ha). Lost was great, I liked that last night.

Next was an unexpected moment, that was amazing for me. I thought that as they'd played Green Eyes last night, it might have been a one off and I wouldnt get my hopes up. It's one of the songs I've been longing to hear at all previous 5 concerts I've seen...but alas no. So I didnt quite believe it at first when Chris said 'This is a song called Green Eyes' OHHHHHHHHH Ive waited sooooo long to hear it!!!! :heart: x a million. People around me didn't have a clue what song it was.... but to me.... it was just perfect. Its so lame but I felt my eyes well up. I need to hear Warning Sign or Spies now. Impossible.

another amazing moment, was when the Viva La Vida remix came on and almost every person in the venue waved their phone lights!! I loved the crowd last night, everybody was up for it. when Chris came out, everyone was still singing it... and he sounded surprised...he also played it on the piano and said 'wow....you're all actually IN TUNE!' hahah :)
He was also saying halfway through one song, how they wasted airmiles going around the world, when all they needed was right here at home. YEAH boys....you know your home country is the best :proud:

Politik, another moment I was jumping up and down so much...... :heart: that song sooooooooo much. :o
Loveers in Japan, greeeeattt....got some nice video and the butterflies looked great as usual!!!

I really wondered what they were going to play, since Yellow was the encore before. I loved The Scientist as it's full proper song, not acoustic like at Sheffield, which really doesnt do it justice. It was great.
and then LIT 2..... it's just lovely. REALLY really lovely. I HAVE A VID.... will upload :nice:

After the gig, I stood there unable to believe my seat, and where I was, and it really was one of the very best times I've seen them. The crowd was great, hearing Green Eyes :heart: , Chris was being his usual funny and charming self.... it would have been better if Jonny had ventured down the runway a few more times... :sneaky: but it was awesome. AWESSSOOOOOOME!! :D

Afterwards, me and Jen went to the front....thought about trying our luck to get something from the stage. A security guard gave us a photocopy of the setlist which was a bit crap, and on later inspection, it was the first night's setlist! haha. So, we talked to some of the nice American sounding roadies on the stage, one of them searched all around Jonny's area for anything for me.... and he got me Jonny's setlist and a pick..... but not sure if it was Jonny's or not. Great! :D :D :D :D
He looked all over the stage for cool things for us! Really great guys, the roadies.
We thought about trying to hang around outside to meet the guys but no point, they leave so quickly.

Anyway. cheers Coldplay..... a very, very great night. I loved it. And thanks for Green Eyes.....next time, I want Shiver or Spies....thanks :P

[Mimixxx]

Yaaaaaaaay! Great review! :dance:

Thanks :D

[Jsalyers]

Nice review Kara, im glad you had a great time:D

[melanieau]

KARA!! Sounds like the best time!! :dance:

[crazyduckette]

My only pic that came out from the ramp!!! bahhh...I'm really sorry about it, I planned on taking so many, then the battery says its out (when its not...I think there's a bad connection).
Some Jonny fans may enjoy it though :sneaky:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/crazyduckette/jonnyniakara.jpg
Jonny behind :lol:

[Mimixxx]

Oooooooooh :wideeyed:

[crazyduckette]

hehhe
Now I go through my 5 or so pics and they're crap :disappointed:

JONNNNNNNNNNNNY! :heart:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/crazyduckette/jonny2niakara.jpg

[Cris_Santos]

:lol: What a pic!! Chris down there once again :sneaky:

Thanks for the amazing review, honey! I'm glad you had a wonderful time :nice:

[Texasluvsjonny]

Yah Kara! What ya doing down there Christopher? :sneaky:
Damnit woman! Santa best be bringing you a new camera for christmas! Video failure on the ramp of love is unacceptable!

[fudge]

Kara! You were close! Didn't realise you were going to Birmingham as well! lol

[crazyduckette]

Aww...yeah, when tickets went on sale... London sold out.... so I bought Birmingham. then a third date for London went on sale. I kept the Birmingham one...it's sort of close to where I live at uni. Then, Jen saw extra close tickets on sale yesterday so she got them....... :nice: Your shows are soooon arent they :D

Another VIDEO! :D
YouTube - Life In Technicolor 2, Birmingham NIA, 2/12/08

LIT TWOOOOOOOOO

[Mimixxx]

You still going to London Kara?

[Texasluvsjonny]

LIT2 squeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Carlaatje]

aww yay for kara!! greatp ic of jonny's bum and chris. head in a funny place :sneaky:

or is it in his place:P

[Carlaatje]

Aww...yeah, when tickets went on sale... London sold out.... so I bought Birmingham. then a third date for London went on sale. I kept the Birmingham one...it's sort of close to where I live at uni. Then, Jen saw extra close tickets on sale yesterday so she got them....... :nice: Your shows are soooon arent they :D

Another VIDEO! :D
YouTube - Life In Technicolor 2, Birmingham NIA, 2/12/08 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_abGzAWSM)

LIT TWOOOOOOOOO

me :heart:s it!
and me thinks jonny :heart:s it toooo!

[KissesBirds]

Ok, so I have to go and play in a stupid basketball match and don't wanna...Ive half written a review... and in a few hours I'll be back....to post the rest.

MEANWHILE.... my best video I took (when my camera behaved itself) wooooooooooo :D
ENJOY (Chrissy fans in particular)

YouTube - Coldplay, Lovers In Japan at NIA Birmingham, 2/12/08, Chris :D (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjgEyTlQrF8)

:dance:
sorry its not very long.


Oh WOW Kara! Nice!



aww yay for kara!! greatp ic of jonny's bum and chris. head in a funny place :sneaky:

or is it in his place:P



:laugh3:




Thanks for your review, pics, and videos Kara! Glad you had a wonderful time! :dance:


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[BlissfullyMuse]

Hey! I think I might have see you, at the end, by the very front? Were you a tallish guy. with brown hair?
I was getting a setlist too :)

Also SNAP! with the gigs you went to...I was at Sheffield too and last night :nice:

Nope fraid not, im a girl haha and i was in the seats on the side but at the bottom(if that makes sence) next to the stage

[crazyduckette]

Aww, I'm sorry! :)
haha, apologies.
:nice:

[busybeeburns]

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From: http://thehuddleformation.blogspot.com

So I went to see Coldplay last night and to be quite honest there's only one way to describe their performance and that's "fucking amazing!!!!" (the exclamation marks are necessary). When we arrived the support DJ was already in full flow. I was quite disappointed I missed him come on because throughout the the set and even now with the power of the internet I didn't have a clue who he was. It wasn't too heavy so was actually quite cool to arrive and there was this live music being played in the background. The accompanying video was seriously hypnotic though, it was a strange mix of cartoons and wierd imagery. Once his set had finished there was obviously a break before Coldplay actually came on, a break that went on just that little bit too long.

Just when I was starting to get really pissed off they came on. I realise now why they included an instrumental version of Life in Technicolor on the album, because it is absolutely amazing as a tune for the band to take the stage to as they did at this performance and the fact that with another to the album it actually works really well as the first track on the album. It really does create an amazing atmosphere immediately. Judging from the atmosphere in the arena I really don't think Coldplay could have done any wrong from that point on. Then they launched into their first single off Viva La Vida, Violet Hill. I certainly wouldn't imagine that song, which is quite a slow as one that could get an arena all worked up, but such is the quality of Coldplay live because that's exactly what they did.

They then worked their way through old favourites as well as few tracks off the new amazing album. It was nice to hear Fix You when it isn't the final track of their set because the last time I saw Coldplay was in Bolton in 2005 where they filmed the performance part of the video and so they were trying perform it amazingly as possible. Obviously the track has the kind of strength that it will stand out wherever it is played in the set, but it's just ice to see it performed in a normal manner. Then they broke up set for a few songs by doing techno performances (including lasers) of God Put A Smile Upon Your Face and Talk. So much so that Will Champion moved onto a set of electronic drums. Chris Martin still played a traditional piano, but the tracks were really transformed. I think this was just a nod towards Kraftwerk because the versions were a similar style to and Kraftwerk because they had sampled their track Computer Love for Talk. Unfortunately they only did this for two songs because I actually quite liked how they had re-worked the tracks.

They then went back to normal Coldplay mode, which there is certainly nothing wrong with. They played two tracks and then it was the highlight of the concert for me. They played Viva La Vida and the sight of the drummer, Will Champion, pounding away on kettle drums and using an actual bell instead of cymbals will never get old for me no matter how many times I see it. They then moved into Lost!. I'd actually forgotten ho good the original track is because I'm so used to hearing the version including Jay-Z off Prospekt's March and the single itself.

They then went off, which was seriously surprising because they'd only been for just over hour. Then all of a sudden they re-appeared on some of walk ways in the stadium as they made their way to back of the stadium to a little performance area, which I hadn't noticed initially. There actually a bunch of acoustic guitars there that they all played for Green Eyes. Then they played their short single, Death Will Never Conquer, which gave away free on their website a while ago. Only Chris Martin was playing the harmonica so drummer, Will Champion was proving himself to be the most versatile member of the band by doing the vocals for the track.

They then went off for a short while to get back to main stage. Viva La Vida was playing over the speakers with the whole crowd singing along, to which Chris Martin was actually shocked that the crowd was singing in key. When the were at the stage they sang two or three songs they played the album closer, which is an absolute tune and a half to finish a set off before they properly went off for a short break because they had been playing for an hour and a half. They did come back on for the obligatory encore which all culminated in the last song proper song of the night being their other version of the song they had opened with, Life in Technicolour ii.

The whole way through the set it was absolutely amazing. All the songs just take on a whole new life when you hear them live. Chris Martin is also a good front man, having cheeky jokes with audience the whole way through. He only went wrong once the entire concert and like a good front man made it into a joke of it with the crowd by playing end section about 3 or 4 times to "get his confidence back".

[A RUSH OF VIDA]

Ive watched some videos from this gig and it sounds totally silent!!!...It sounds like nobody was there....

[crazyduckette]

Well, you're wrong.

Pretty sure Chris's goofy happy face at the crowd singing along so loudly justifies this.
:smug:

[fudge]

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From: http://thehuddleformation.blogspot.com

So I went to see Coldplay last night and to be quite honest there's only one way to describe their performance and that's "fucking amazing!!!!" (the exclamation marks are necessary). When we arrived the support DJ was already in full flow. I was quite disappointed I missed him come on because throughout the the set and even now with the power of the internet I didn't have a clue who he was. It wasn't too heavy so was actually quite cool to arrive and there was this live music being played in the background. The accompanying video was seriously hypnotic though, it was a strange mix of cartoons and wierd imagery. Once his set had finished there was obviously a break before Coldplay actually came on, a break that went on just that little bit too long.

Just when I was starting to get really pissed off they came on. I realise now why they included an instrumental version of Life in Technicolor on the album, because it is absolutely amazing as a tune for the band to take the stage to as they did at this performance and the fact that with another to the album it actually works really well as the first track on the album. It really does create an amazing atmosphere immediately. Judging from the atmosphere in the arena I really don't think Coldplay could have done any wrong from that point on. Then they launched into their first single off Viva La Vida, Violet Hill. I certainly wouldn't imagine that song, which is quite a slow as one that could get an arena all worked up, but such is the quality of Coldplay live because that's exactly what they did.

They then worked their way through old favourites as well as few tracks off the new amazing album. It was nice to hear Fix You when it isn't the final track of their set because the last time I saw Coldplay was in Bolton in 2005 where they filmed the performance part of the video and so they were trying perform it amazingly as possible. Obviously the track has the kind of strength that it will stand out wherever it is played in the set, but it's just ice to see it performed in a normal manner. Then they broke up set for a few songs by doing techno performances (including lasers) of God Put A Smile Upon Your Face and Talk. So much so that Will Champion moved onto a set of electronic drums. Chris Martin still played a traditional piano, but the tracks were really transformed. I think this was just a nod towards Kraftwerk because the versions were a similar style to and Kraftwerk because they had sampled their track Computer Love for Talk. Unfortunately they only did this for two songs because I actually quite liked how they had re-worked the tracks.

They then went back to normal Coldplay mode, which there is certainly nothing wrong with. They played two tracks and then it was the highlight of the concert for me. They played Viva La Vida and the sight of the drummer, Will Champion, pounding away on kettle drums and using an actual bell instead of cymbals will never get old for me no matter how many times I see it. They then moved into Lost!. I'd actually forgotten ho good the original track is because I'm so used to hearing the version including Jay-Z off Prospekt's March and the single itself.

They then went off, which was seriously surprising because they'd only been for just over hour. Then all of a sudden they re-appeared on some of walk ways in the stadium as they made their way to back of the stadium to a little performance area, which I hadn't noticed initially. There actually a bunch of acoustic guitars there that they all played for Green Eyes. Then they played their short single, Death Will Never Conquer, which gave away free on their website a while ago. Only Chris Martin was playing the harmonica so drummer, Will Champion was proving himself to be the most versatile member of the band by doing the vocals for the track.

They then went off for a short while to get back to main stage. Viva La Vida was playing over the speakers with the whole crowd singing along, to which Chris Martin was actually shocked that the crowd was singing in key. When the were at the stage they sang two or three songs they played the album closer, which is an absolute tune and a half to finish a set off before they properly went off for a short break because they had been playing for an hour and a half. They did come back on for the obligatory encore which all culminated in the last song proper song of the night being their other version of the song they had opened with, Life in Technicolour ii.

The whole way through the set it was absolutely amazing. All the songs just take on a whole new life when you hear them live. Chris Martin is also a good front man, having cheeky jokes with audience the whole way through. He only went wrong once the entire concert and like a good front man made it into a joke of it with the crowd by playing end section about 3 or 4 times to "get his confidence back".

Well that's one of the few reviews I've read that actually mentions Will singing....:angry:

[fudge]

Aww...yeah, when tickets went on sale... London sold out.... so I bought Birmingham. then a third date for London went on sale. I kept the Birmingham one...it's sort of close to where I live at uni. Then, Jen saw extra close tickets on sale yesterday so she got them....... :nice: Your shows are soooon arent they :D

Another VIDEO! :D
YouTube - Life In Technicolor 2, Birmingham NIA, 2/12/08 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh_abGzAWSM)

LIT TWOOOOOOOOO

Saturday!!! And!! Tuesday?! :laugh3: Annoyed actually (as if I could possibly be MORE annoyed especially with the whole seating issue! :laugh3:) because I'd taken friday and monday off work, given they were meant to be on Friday and Saturday....so now I can't get time off work and am having to travel back to Glasgow on Tuesday after work...:veryangry2: BUT also have KOL on Sunday :D V excited about that!

[A RUSH OF VIDA]

Setlist?

[butterfliesinjapan]

:dance: for those who can't watch it on Roadie #42's video

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Uk1RmJE3k

[jahlive333]

very good