17-Jun-08: Barcelona - Spain - Tickets, Preview, Meetups, Review/Photos

[Jenjie]

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!

Setlist/Reviews (http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/17_June_2008:_Free_Show%2C_Espacio_Movistar%2C_Bar celona%2C_Spain)

Photos (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1501)

Videos

Press Conference
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2bhMvbMrgak


Press Conference
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0csAXq3VK98


Violet Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEiLKphospQ


Clocks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qxn-Of8jto


Clocks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zur-QfFzMoM


Viva La Vida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uHkNpFS5d0


Viva La Vida (Pt 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSjjhRoq50s


Viva La VIda (Pt 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js1GALwFC9M


God Put A Smile Upon YOur Face
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr6ktIKtCto


42
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6oIEqE0E48


Square One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cISbWjQTCM4


Square One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7c_Ut1kaJA


Lost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqwRWaDw6Ig


Lost
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ToZhdKoLTYQ


Lost!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0wHuNuAJds


Yellow (Acoustic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKrRqVyc9E


Lovers In Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVbFq4YtDrU


Full Acoustic Set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0FyRfjwbwM



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[the_escapist]

do you think we will be able to get recordings of this free concerts?

[Jenjie]

Is this a real show? Coz they don't have it on their Facebook events listing :confused:

[liamskelter]

I have read today that the "Movistar cell phone company clients" have a first choice to get the tickets.

spanish info


El Espacio movistar, uno de los tres exclusivos recintos donde Coldplay presentará su nuevo trabajo
Coldplay ofrecerá un concierto gratuito con invitación en el Espacio movistar el próximo 17 de junio, coincidiendo con la salida al mercado de su último trabajo, 'Viva la vida or Death and all his friends'.
Si eres cliente de Movistar pronto sabrás cómo conseguir tu entrada para este concierto. Mantente informado aquí, en la web del Espacio movistar (http://www.espacio.movistar.es/).

Así, el Espacio movistar, junto al Madison Square Garden de Nueva York y la Brixton Academy de Londres</B>, se convierte en uno de tres exclusivos recintos del mundo donde Coldplay estrenará sus nuevas canciones.

Este nuevo trabajo, que contiene diez canciones grabadas entre Londres, Barcelona y Nueva York ha sido producido por el líder de Roxy Music, Brian Eno, y en él se encuentran temas como los dos primeros sencillos que los fans ya han podido conocer, Violet Hill y Viva la vida, que da nombre al álbum.

Este nuevo disco sigue la senda escrita con su anterior trabajo, X&Y, del que han vendido más de diez millones de discos desde 2005. El éxito de este álbum se debió, en gran parte, al reconocimiento obtenido por sus anteriores discos; A Rush of Blood to the Head y su debut, Parachutes, con el que se dieron a conocer en todo el mundo.

Si quieres disfrutar del estreno en exclusiva de las nuevas canciones del cuarteto liderado por Chris Martin, recuerda que la cita es el próximo 17 de junio en el Espacio movistar.



English Translation (google translator sorry !!)

Space movistar, one of three exclusive precincts where Coldplay will present his new job

Coldplay will offer a free concert by invitation in Space movistar next June 17, coinciding with the marketing of his latest work, 'Viva Life or Death and all his friends'.

If you are a customer Movistar soon you'll know how to get your ticket for this concert. Stay informed here on the web Space movistar.

Thus, movistar Area, next to Madison Square Garden in New York and the Brixton Academy in London, he became one of three exclusive precincts of the world where Coldplay will debut his new songs.

This new work, which contains ten songs recorded between London, Barcelona and New York has been produced by the leader of Roxy Music, Brian Eno, and there are issues like the first two singles that fans have already been known, Violet Hill and Viva Life, which gives its name to the album.

This new disc is the follow-written with his previous work, X & Y, which have sold over ten million records since 2005. The success of this album was due in large part to the recognition gained by their previous discs; A rush of blood to the head and his debut, Parachutes, which made themselves known throughout the world.

If you want to enjoy the exclusive premiere of the new songs on the quartet led by Chris Martin, recalled that the appointment is the next June 17 in Space movistar.

[Chavi]

The contest is on :)

http://coldplay.com/barcelona.php

[ariadnasquire]

just got this blog on MySpace:


06 jun 2008, 09:00
Barcelona competition open - 6.6.08


On Tuesday June 17th, Coldplay are playing a free show at the Espacio Movistar in Barcelona. If you'd like to win a pair of tickets, click HERE (http://www.coldplay.com/barcelona.php). Fill out the form before 11.59pm on Monday June 9th and if you're one of the winners, we'll let you know by email on Wednesday June 11th.

Good luck people :dance:

[ITF]

I'm coming too!!

[Crazysah]

I and my sister both have signed up for the contest. I sincerely hope we do get tickets. We are coming to Barcelona for our holidays (along with other places) and will be in Barcelona on the 17th! We are from India!

[Crazysah]

Anyone know when the results of the lottery is out?

[Oenona]

I took part in the competition but I haven't got any email... Don't know if they've already sent one to the winners by now or if they'll do it later.

Does anyone know something about this?

[akire_rk]

Hola!!!

Alguien sabe algo sobre las entradas para el dia 17??
es que en ningun foro he visto a nadie que le haya tocado.. pro eso .. no se esperanzas por q no las han enviado.. o por que a los que les a tocado se esconden y no dicen na:lol:


un saludo y suerte a todossss

[liamskelter]

I have win a double ticket yeasterday. If you have a Movistar mobile phone and send 1 sms with the words "COLDPLAY B" to "7212" at 00:00 tonight you can win a double ticket.



Spanish translation


Yo gané ayer una invitacion doble mandando 1 sms al 7212 con las palabras COLDPLAY B esta noche será la ultima oportunidad, tienes ser cliente de Movistar y tienes que mandar el sms a las 00:00 en punto o pasados 3 o 4 segundos, solo los 20 primeros sms tendran invitaciones, solo puedes ganar una vez, es inutil que mandes sms repetidos, ya llevan dando 4 dias y esta noche es la ultima oportunidad. Te contestan con un sms si has ganado o no, si has ganado te mandan un codigo y entras tu y tu amigo en el concierto enseñando el movil con el sms. Yo soy de Madrid e iré a Barcelona el martes por la tarde y me volvere en el primer ave de las 6 de la mañana a currar directamente. Nos vemos allí, saludos.

[akire_rk]

que suerte!!!

yo el problema es q no soy moviestar... wneo le kietare esta noxe el movil a mi abuela XD jejjeej ojala aya suerte de una manera u otra!


de las entradas a traves de la web de coldplay alguien sabe algo??

[collegerock41]

Hey guys,

Has anyone heard via email that entered the contest on www.coldplay.com ? I want to go to this show so badly. It is on my birthday and I will be in Barcelona. I wish I had found out about the movistar thing before tonight. Do you know if with the movistar thing they will be checking IDs or can I find my friends with movistar phones (I have vodafone unfortunately)? Please, I will do as much as possible to get to this show! Please help or give any info!

[liamskelter]

Hey guys,

Has anyone heard via email that entered the contest on www.coldplay.com (http://www.coldplay.com) ? I want to go to this show so badly. It is on my birthday and I will be in Barcelona. I wish I had found out about the movistar thing before tonight. Do you know if with the movistar thing they will be checking IDs or can I find my friends with movistar phones (I have vodafone unfortunately)? Please, I will do as much as possible to get to this show! Please help or give any info!



if your friend wins a double ticket , you will need to go with him and show his mobile phone with the sms at the venue of the show to access. sorry by my english!

[liamskelter]

que suerte!!!

yo el problema es q no soy moviestar... wneo le kietare esta noxe el movil a mi abuela XD jejjeej ojala aya suerte de una manera u otra!


de las entradas a traves de la web de coldplay alguien sabe algo??


para londres y new york mandaron un mail a los ganadores asi que si no recibes nada es que no has ganado. Lo de movistar ha sido muy facil la verdad solo mande el sms a las 00:00 y 1 segundo y ya está. jeje

[iriden]

Yay I'm comingggggggggggggggg..press conference and then the concert :dance: :dance:

is there anyone else coming? :nice:

[Crazysah]

I will be coming if either me or my sister win tickets! I seriously hope that at least one of the two of us win tickets.

I will be in Spain and England for my family holiday and on 17th June I will be in Barcelona... so I hope I do win tickets!

Any idea when the email winners will be announced?

[collegerock41]

I think I am out of luck and all the contests are over. I tried the Movistar thing right at midnight with two phones and did not get them... Does anyone know of any other ways to find tickets? Or do any of the winners want to take me, haha? I have to get to this concert, it would be the best birthday present.

[Crazysah]

Yeah same here. I have come all the way from India. I really want to see this concert as I am in Madrid for 3 days including 17th!

[Lost!]

sorry guys and girls.. i guess it is over by now, to get chances for winning tickets... if i dont remember bad, i think it was on 11th when it was notified to people contesting throught the official site! but you can allways see them entering and going out the venue if you live in the nearby...

btw, i found interesting that thing about the press conference. sorry i dont know what is it about. could you explain? :embarassed:

[iriden]

About the press conference, EMI Italy gave us two passes for the press conference and the concert, we didn't win the contest.
We're already here in Barcelona and can't wait for tuesday :cool:

[ITF]

About the press conference, EMI Italy gave us two passes for the press conference and the concert, we didn't win the contest.
We're already here in Barcelona and can't wait for tuesday :cool:

When and where will be the press conference?

[Lost!]

wow! you lucky :)

[liamskelter]

i´m going to Barcelona !!! can´t wait to go to the show !!!

[akire_rk]

que suerte!!

parece que me quedare con las ganas de ir a verlos mañana:cry::cry:

yo q pensaba star ahi haciendo cola desde las 6 de la mañana..:cry:

nu se q are... supongo q siemrpe me kedara el estar en al puerta a ver is les veo.. pero no es lo mismo..


bueno.. pos felicidades a los que os haya tokado!

[Crazysah]

Damn! I wish I could have gotten passes! I am in Barcelona and really wanna go for it!

[Crazysah]

Is there anyway to get it now?

[Oenona]

I don't think so



:idea2:
Unless you kidnapped someone the ransom that you asked for was a Coldplay ticket.

[Stefan-C8]

Have fun tonight, everyone who is going :nice:

[Cris_Santos]

How great that many of you will be there!! Cheers!!

Any local station will broadcast the show?

[rush]

http://www.espacio.movistar.es/espacio/eswebcams2_5.html

[BigSteve]

Are we gonna get to watch the whole thing live on that webcam? Just no sound though :cry:

[Cris_Santos]

Yeah, no sound :cry:

[BigSteve]

I guess we'll just be guessing what songs they're playing then lol. I'll guess now that the setlist will be very similar to brixton last night.

Also, anyone know what time they're on tonight? Coz am i right in saying that it is 8:50 in barcelona now and john hopkins still hasnt been on?

[Cris_Santos]

I guess they were scheduled to be on at 10 pm

[Cris_Santos]

Live camera with no sound is torture :cry:

[BigSteve]

indeed it is and hopkins is on nowwww..... Black and white is annoying aswel lol.

Still...this is better than nothing i suppose so we shouldn't complain

[Cris_Santos]

You're right :( let's enjoy seeing b&w version of them :P

[rush]

They have the cams on? :O didnt know they were going to do that, just thought would be funny and interesting to see the "before-the-concert".

[BigSteve]

well im hoping they'll keep them on for coldplay....:rolleyes:

[rush]

at least we can see them or what we might think its them.

[BigSteve]

well the stage will be easier to see when they're on.

watching it is bringing back so many memories of last night. The video on the big screen is exactly the same, getting towards the end now i think


*EDIT*: Just finished lol

[Cris_Santos]

John Hopkins is gone!

[Cris_Santos]

Oh Steve I can imagine how you're feelign now. Watching this so does remind me of their tour in Brazil, the small venue looked a lot like this one. Amazing moments :)

[BigSteve]

Took about 20minutes for coldplay to come on after hopkins finished last night so hopefully it'll be no more than that tonight :)

My ears are still ringing from last night :stunned:

[BigSteve]

ooo good we're back. From what ive seen so far, i think the setlist has been the same as last night upto viva la vida

:rolleyes:

[Cris_Santos]

Great we're back again! :D

The show looks great! And the video was not black and white :)

[BigSteve]

Yeah it sometimes flashes into colour! Still think they are playing the same set although im not 100% sure they just played chinese sleep chant or 42 just now coz i couldnt see him go back to the piano. Pretty sure its square one now though coz chris' movements are exactly the same as last night! lol

[BigSteve]

Something different is happening.....chris singing, jonny on guitar, will on drums but guy banging a drum then switching to bass. May have happened yesterday but i was on the barrier so you would think i would have noticed lol

[Cris_Santos]

What's your guess, Steve?

[BigSteve]

I dont really know tbh but i think they've changed if from yesterday. They've just gone off and are now positioned somewhere else...like last night lol.

So i guess yellow now ;)

[ITF]

When Guy was banging that drum, they were playing Lost!

The setlist was exactly the same as Brixton. It was a great show!!

[Cris_Santos]

Thanks for the info, ITF ;)

[Jenjie]

Any one go to Barcelona last night? got a setlist? any reviews?

[iriden]

Setlist was the same as Brixton

I'm not able to review right now..I'm just saying it was f**ing brilliant, some songs I was not sure of are amazing live

P.S. Who was the guy I was talking to yesterday evening, coming from Madrid? :D

[##1Nite]

A friend of mine sent me this picture last nite

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7417/p6170092bb5.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p6170092bb5.jpg)

Most of this concert i been told has been captured live on Videocam (70%)
from same possion as this image

If anyone else has any Video of this show
please pm me and i will see about making a matrix dvd

NH...

[TracieMorgan]

You're a godsend, Nite.:D

[iriden]

Great news, unfortunately I only have a crappy video of the acustic set, don't think it can be useful :(

Butterflies confetti...I think I also ate one :laugh3:
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5479/20080617barcellonacoldpho0.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5479/20080617barcellonacoldpho0.jpg)

Some other pics just to start, one of each:
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5439/20080617barcellonacoldpgh1.th.jpg (http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5439/20080617barcellonacoldpgh1.jpg) http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/274/20080617barcellonacoldpew4.th.jpg (http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/274/20080617barcellonacoldpew4.jpg) http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4971/20080617barcellonacoldpjb4.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4971/20080617barcellonacoldpjb4.jpg) http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7282/20080617barcellonacoldpwk6.th.jpg (http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7282/20080617barcellonacoldpwk6.jpg)


And I found a video of Lost! on youtube, with Guy playing the timpani drum
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ToZhdKoLTYQ

[Cris_Santos]

Thanks! Guy was great!! But Chris dancing... OMG :rolleyes:

[gise_honey]

gracias Iriden :)

[Gitta Rensolo]

Wtf?Chris dancing.,..

[liamskelter]

Hello ! my 6 videos that i have recorded in the 1st row ! enjoy it !


Violet Hill - http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=VEiLKphospQ

Clocks - http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qxn-Of8jto

Viva la vida - http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=2uHkNpFS5d0

42 - http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=c6oIEqE0E48

Square One - http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=cISbWjQTCM4

Lost - http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=tqwRWaDw6Ig

[liamskelter]

:)

[coldplaycam33]

can someone post a setlist? I hear they played for two hours and played 8 of the 10 songs on VLV. At least I hope so, because if they only play for an hour and 15 minutes I'm going to be pissed. I didn't pay this amount of money to see them play for less than two hours.

[coldplaycam33]

nevermind, guess it was hte same as brixton. it would help to read the other posts lol.


still, they'd better lengthen it for the tour because there's no reason for people to spend this much money for a concert shorter than last tour, no matter how good the music is.

[iriden]

My video of the full acustic set, luckily the audio is not that bad :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0FyRfjwbwM

and I'm working on the pictures and the review

and Francisco thanks again for the videos, being recorded from someone who was near me makes them even better, and I can see me during Viva la Vida :nice:

[fix_you_trouble]

nevermind, guess it was hte same as brixton. it would help to read the other posts lol.


still, they'd better lengthen it for the tour because there's no reason for people to spend this much money for a concert shorter than last tour, no matter how good the music is.

i completely agree ! (nice to see a familar name by the way , from the official coldplay forum right? :) )

[coldplaycam33]

i completely agree ! (nice to see a familar name by the way , from the official coldplay forum right? :) )


yes i am :) it's too bad what's happened to the old board. I was pretty attached to it haha

[busybeeburns]

[thanks danitubed]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSjjhRoq50s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js1GALwFC9M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr6ktIKtCto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7c_Ut1kaJA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0wHuNuAJds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKrRqVyc9E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVbFq4YtDrU

[deaths_friend]

here is something i found while browsing around youtube. this is clocks and the amazing thing is the quality of the audience shot! looks almost pro

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Zur-QfFzMoM

[iriden]

Finally some pictures :D

Sant Maria del Mar where they recorded some bits for the album
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6342/image1pm0.jpg

Espacio Movistar (the venue)
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7089/image2hm1.jpg

The ticket

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9392/image3gl6.jpg

The concert :nice:

Life in Technicolor
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/9273/image4gm6.jpg

Violet Hill
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6200/image5cp1.jpg http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7603/image6bp3.jpg http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1827/image7ov5.jpg

Clocks
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/546/image8su4.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5822/image9ep7.jpg http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8893/image10xp4.jpg

Viva la Vida
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/4756/image11oz1.jpg http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9651/image12hp8.jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/2135/image13wp7.jpg

God put a smile upon your face
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/8081/image14ns3.jpg

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/8058/image15mi6.jpg

Lovers in Japan
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5201/image16df1.jpg

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/535/image17fm3.jpg

more to come...with a review I promise (don't expect anything objective or well put down, I'm not able to do such reviews) :lol:

[iriden]

This time...last week, we were entering the press conference room


I miss them :bigcry:

*ends moment of sadness*

[iriden]

Sorry for monopolizing this topic, but it seems almost no one else was at this gig :thinking:

anyway..the review. Must begin by saying we at coldplayzone.it were contacted by a person from EMI Italy, I'm not going into details but he told us he could find passes for the press conference and concert in Barcelona...all of this was happening just one week before the show, but it was not yet sure.
So after deciding who among us could go to Barcelona with such a short notice, me and Gabriele (coldplayzone's webmaster) were anxiously waiting for the confirmation..I was soooo freaking out that I was merely able to work those few days..then finally on friday Gabriele ringed me telling he had just received a mail saying something like "Yes, I have two free passes for Coldplay's press conference and concert in Barcelona". My heart almost stopped, BARCELONA :stunned: THE.PRESS.CONFERENCE. :stunned: THE.FREE.CONCERT.FOR.ONLY.1500.PEOPLE :stunned:
So we booked our flights (fu***ng expensive flights by the way, but you know, never book them only two days in advance), the hotel and were ready for Barcelona.
We spent the sunday and monday touristing around.
Our hotel was really in the center of the city, not far from Placa Catalunya, where the Rambla begins, so we spent the evening strolling along the Rambla and coming back through the narrow streets of the Barrio Gotico. Next day was for tourism too: la Sagrada Familia and Parc Gueill by Gaudì, then we met with a friend of Gabriele and went around Gracia (which I've been told is one of the nicest areas in Barcelona)...going back to the hotel we stopped to the Santa Maria del Mar, a church where Coldplay recorded some bits of their last album (we had to :D).

Then came the day of the concert, June 17. We went to hotel where the press conference were to be held, but no one there seemed to know anything apart from a room booked for this event in the afternoon; so we went to the concert venue, but they didn't have any list from EMI..and we started to freak out. Called the person from EMI Italy who told us the one from EMI UK had the list and he wasn't arrived yet from London.
We got back to the hotel and waited for him there, and it was a loooong waiting. We decided to search for a place to eat something, then came back again to the hotel. There we met with a spanish guy working for the National Geographic, they had to shoot a short commercial break with Chris to promote one of their Tv channels if I remember correctly, but they didn't know when and where they were supposed to do it :laugh3:
I guess it was nearly 5.30 pm, some photographers had already arrived, some were waiting outside, some other had gone inside, up to a stair and walking down a corridor (you could see the inside of the hotel as the entrance was all of glass)...and that's when I seriously started to freak out. We asked again to the porter if he knew whether Mr. W from EMI UK had arrived, but apparently he didn't, so asked the security if we could go in and we were denied because they thought we were just fans waiting for Coldplay..I started exaplaining him we were not fans (not in that occasion) but were from EMI Italy and that's when our angel from EMI UK came and told the porter we were going inside with him...god I was feeling so relieved, he's been so nice with us, gave us the tickets for the concert and also told us they were going to record the press conference and could have it if we were interested :nice:

Side note: I realized I start speaking english better and faster when I'm angry :laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

So up we went..I swear while I was climbing the steps of the staircase I had my heart beating tooo fast..and then we realized the room for the conference was really small and the first two rows of seats were empty and were like 2-3 metres from the table they were going to be sitting :stunned::stunned:
Before starting the conference a woman made sure no one was taking pictures of them while they were coming in, no one were to ask questions about their private life (and I guess she was mostly referring to questions about Gwyneth).
And here they are, first one entering was Guy (and since I don't like him I was absolutely not staring at him, he's short, but in a nice way :P), then Jonny, Chris and last one was Will. They stood in front of all the photographers and Guy took out his camera and started taking pictures of us, also during the interview...that was great and unexpected, at one point I had my head turned towards a guy who was asking them a question and Gabriele told me he was taking a picture of me, I turned an he was really doing :shocked3:

Well I'm not going to talk about all the questions they were asked, I just know I came up with a good one but I didn't have the time to ask it...but some questions were really stupid, it seems journalists didn't even know who they're talking to.
Someone asked them why they were using "french dressing" at which Chris answered "I got what you're referring to, but in England french dressing is what you put on salad", that was freaking hilarious :laugh3: :laugh3:
Then he made smirking faces while saying they've changed during these three years, because now they're more sexy, only Guy has always been sexy (he's saying this a bit too much lately) :lol:
We didn't manage to take pictures with them, mainly because we didn't wait for them to come out of the bathroom (yes, they went straight into the bathroom after the conference) and went to queue for the gig, since it was 7 and the door were to be open at 8...but I'm happy anyway, we asked Mr. W if we could meet them after the gig, and he told us to give him a number where he would call us, but my friend discovered he didn't have any more money in it so we will never know if he really called us.

Anyway, on the gig (we were around 1500 people in total), we managed to be second row and met some people from coldplaying.com (liamskelter and Lost!) and had a great time waiting for the concert to start. Up came John Hopkins, he plays electronic music, so not really my genre, but luckily it didn't last too much.

At 10 something Life in Technicolor kicks is and here they are..people seems to already know the songs, so when Violet Hill starts everyone is singing along atop of their lungs and Chris thanks us at the end of the song.
Then Clocks and In My Place, amazing as always, they could play it with eyes closed, and of course everyone is singing along. Then it's Viva la Vida, this song is just freaking awesome, forget the performace at the MTV Movie Awards, when everyone's singing the oohhhh's is just epic, plus you can see Will at the front for a while, it's a pity he's always relegated on the back and you can barely see him behind the drums.
Another of my favourite from the new album, Chinese Sleep Chant, I simply love it, and love how you could hear Guy's backing vocals intertwining with Chris' in the middle of the song.
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, was even more rocking than the other tours, Jonny and Guy played a bit one in front of the other, like they do in the video.
42 was awesome, during the middle part all of them were really into it.
Square One was a nice surprise, I knew they played the day before at Brixton Academy but was not sure they were going to play it that evening, and they did, loving the final part with all the people singing.
Well Trouble, the second time I had the chance to listen to this song live, and I get the shivers everytime
And here's the song I revalued the most: Lost!. I mean I already liked it, but live is just 1000 times better, Jonny was amazing plus I was shocked to see the one of the drums being pulled forward and Guy playing it for the first part of the song, I was expecting Will to come over :stunned:
On to Strawberry Swing, this song just makes me happy...and the line "It's such a perfect day" was so damn right :nice:

At this point darkness came, I was wondering if they were going to repeat the acustic set like they did in London...and that's when the lights turned on on them over the balcony, and they started playing Yellow acustic..I looove this version, and then Will singing the Goldrush, he has a really great voice, I'm glad Chris convinced him to sing it.
Back on the stage it's Fix You time, great as usual and great singalong..and finally Lovers in Japan. I'm still not sure but this is probably my favourite one from the new album and live it just gets better, with all the butterflies confetti, it leaves you happy and euphoric even though the gig is over.
We hoped for them to come out again but realised they weren't when the lights were turned on and technicians started to disassemble everything.

Still not believing what we had just experienced we took some of the butterflies and proceeded towards the exit. There was a table with some merchandise, I bought the red shirt with "Viva la Vida" written in white, a small poster of the gig and since it was empty, a paperboard box used to put the cds (you can see a picture below).
We then laid over the grass still on cloud number nine.

I still have to completely recover from that day, it was unbelievable, the concert was almost flawless, the audience was amazing, and I'm loving them more than ever...all I can say is: roll on September :dance:

The poster and the box (where I put my Viva la Vida)
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6352/20080617barcellonacoldpzt2.jpg http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3708/20080617barcellonacoldpod9.jpg

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Coldplay at Barcelona Press Conference 17th June '08

[thanks coldplaybootlegs]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2bhMvbMrgak

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0csAXq3VK98

[Chavi]

thanks very much for all the vids posted ! :nice:

[*CoLdPlaY.4.EveR*]

Wow!! I'm going to see all the pics and vids now, fantastic gig in Barcelona (great city!) ;)

Why not in Madrid too?! :\ :D

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New pictures of Coldplay's Chris Martin signing autographs for fans when the band were in Barcelona, Spain, where they performed a live free concert in the Palau Sant Jordi, to promote the new album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends on 17th June 2008.

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1576/cmartinbarcacoldplayingdotcom-1.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1576/cmartinbarcacoldplayingdotcom-2.jpg

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[iriden]

Mr Pink :lol:

ahhhahaha I don't know how much we made fun of his dress color that day :laugh3::laugh3:

[mynickismyname]

His name is Julián Ruiz. :P

You might have heard of him before as he is a good friend of the band. In those pictures, he's giving Chris his book "Plásticos y decibelios: Toda la música de nuestro tiempo (http://www.casadellibro.com/libro-plasticos-y-decibelios-una-vida-llena-de-musica/2900001127798)". In fact, I think Chris already owns it since he worte Julián's book preface.

[mynickismyname]

Here is what Chris wrote:

http://bp3.blogger.com/_gMKhr-n8Fss/RXS8iGs1vJI/AAAAAAAAACc/2H0cb6bw51Y/s200/Chris-Martin-2.jpg
I was in a hotel in Madrid in the summer of 2002 talking to journalists about our new record when it appeared the man with the most bizarre clothes you've seen in my life. "This man" I said, "is completely crazy." Could never be friends with someone who wears purple clothes. "After I was told I had an interview with the commentator most important music of Spain, so I stopped thinking about the madman who was watching in the corner and began to prepare for the interview. Four years later, I affirm that I am proud to meet Julian: it's fun, elegant and charming. It has some knowledge about music and musicians that is unparalleled. I have discovered things about Bob Dylan, U2 or Che Guevara, has submitted my banda Coldplay in concert and interviewed us on the roofs of Madrid. - Chris Martin

As you see, he thought about Mr. Pink too (Mr. Purple in that case)! ;)

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Sorry.

[iriden]

Here is what Chris wrote:

As you see, he thought about Mr. Pink too (Mr. Purple in that case)! ;)

OMG I hope he was not waring the same clothes back then :laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

Thanks for clarifying who Mr Pink is :smiley:

[mynickismyname]

OMG I hope he was not waring the same clothes back then :laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

Thanks for clarifying who Mr Pink is :smiley:

Let's hope not! :laugh3:

Bizarre suits aside, Julián is a great person.

[Jenjie]

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