23-Sep-2008: Budapest Arena, Budapest - Tickets, Preview, Meetups, Review/Photos

[Jenjie]

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!


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Setlist

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 (partial - techno version)
The Hardest Part (piano - Chris)
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
Viva La Vida
Lost!
The Scientist (acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
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Yellow
The Escapist

Photos

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1532

Wiki reviews

http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/23_September_2008:_Budapest_Arena%2C_Budapest%2C_H ungary


Videos

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
YouTube - Coldplay - Clocks (Live in Budapest)

In My Place
YouTube - ColdPlay - In My Place Praha live(22.9.08)

Speed Of Sound
Cemeteries Of London
Chinese Sleep Chant
42
Fix You
YouTube - Coldplay - Fix You (Live in Budapest)

Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
Talk (partial - techno version)
The Hardest Part (piano - Chris)
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
YouTube - cp3

YouTube - cp2

Viva La Vida
YouTube - Coldplay - Viva La Vida (Live in Budapest)

Lost!
YouTube - Coldplay - Lost! (Live in Budapest)

The Scientist (acoustic)
YouTube - Coldplay - The Scientist (Live in Budapest)

Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
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Politik
YouTube - Coldplay - Politik (Live in Budapest)

Lovers In Japan
YouTube - Coldplay Concert - Lovers in Japan

Death And All His Friends
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Yellow
YouTube - Coldplay - Yellow (Live in Budapest)

The Escapist


Merchandise

Coldplaying Charity Club Tour Merchandise (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38904). All proceeds go to Oxfam Unwrapped.

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Check out the shop for more items and other colours.

[hrobert]

I still cant believe they are coming here...

[easytoplease136]

Well, I feel quite the same:)

[Larry]

Congratulations! :) Is it the first time Coldplay will play in Hungary? Or in East Europe in general?

[hrobert]

Hungary is central europe :P

http://www.ired.com/pix/news/mkt/central_europe.jpg

Anyway... yes this is the first time, though they wanted to come here with the previous tour too...

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Slovakia is,but im going!

[Iringo]

Hi guys I'm hungaryan too and I can't believed too!:D

[hrobert]

Hi guys I'm hungaryan too and I can't believed too!:D

Visit this topic:
http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2357258#post2357258

;)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Akkor nyomhatot magyarul is!

[pyost]

This is going to be a real adventure... Buying tickets on 5th June, making necessary hotel reservations, buying bus tickets etc.

Of course, first I need to persuade my parent to join me, as I can't cross the border by myself :(

Oh, and let's not forget a Visa, that's going to be a major pain in the arse...

[hrobert]

This is going to be a real adventure... Buying tickets on 5th June, making necessary hotel reservations, buying bus tickets etc.

Of course, first I need to persuade my parent to join me, as I can't cross the border by myself :(

Oh, and let's not forget a Visa, that's going to be a major pain in the arse...

pm me if you need any help with the hungarian concert or travelling etc. :)

[hrobert]

I will do a little summary about hungary and how to get to the concert, where to find hotels/tickets etc...

[pyost]

Ah, that will surely be helpful if I end up going, thanks a lot :)

[dani11nedved]

Hi..i am romanian, and i'm asking when/how - i can buy tickets for 23.09 - Budapest. I know,on official coldplay website, it's writted that we can buy at 05.06 from ticketpro but the page not exist :( if you know more details and news, please write..THANK YOU !
ps : i'm living in arad, aprox 70 km of maco :P

[hrobert]

Hi Dani,

You can buy tickets here:
http://ticketpro.hu/events.php?event=176

:)

[dani11nedved]

thanx but...you have a url photo with sectors from arena? beacuse i want to know how are sectors...

[dani11nedved]

thanx but...you have a url photo with sectors from arena? beacuse i want to know how are sectors...


:D now, i have...google it's amazing :))

[hrobert]

Coldplay - Viva La Vida Tour - Budapest – 23.09.08


Hungary:


http://www.autoshippers.co.uk/images/MapHungary.gif

Hungary, officially in English the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság), is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU and a Schengen state.
Hungary was one of the 15 most popular tourist destinations in the world in the past decade[5][6], with a capital regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world. Despite its relatively small size, the country is home to numerous World Heritage Sites, UNESCO Biosphere reserves, the second largest thermal lake in the world (Lake Hévíz), the largest lake in Central Europe (Lake Balaton), and the largest natural grassland in Europe (Hortobágy).





Budapest:


http://www.trilak.hu/images/common/budapest.gif

http://hodocska.freeblog.hu/Files/peace_2005.jpghttp://hu.zalasprings.com/images/budapest.jpg

https://www.doki.net/tarsasag/onkologia/upload/onkologia/newsimage/Budapest_panorama.jpg

Budapest is known as the ’Central European Paris’, due to it’s romantic atmosphere, beautiful buildings, sights and landscape. It has two major parts, Buda with it’s hills and forrests, ancient buildings, long history, and Pest, with it’s pulsating nightlife, more modern buildings and great boulevards which are very similair to Paris’ boulevards. The two part is seperated by Danube, which is the second longest river in Europe, and has many islands, in Budapest too.





The Papp László Budapest Arena


http://www.muco.hu/images/rendezveny_helyszinek/budapest_sportarena/bparena_1.jpg
http://queen.rkcs.hu/hirek_img/techterem6.jpg
http://i29.tinypic.com/29w4gwn.jpg


SECTIONS:
http://www.livenation.hu/images/rendezveny_helyszinek/budapest_sportarena/budapest_sportarena_preview.gif
http://www.livenation.hu/images/rendezveny_helyszinek/budapest_sportarena/budapest_sportarena.gif

http://www.budapestarena.hu/
1143 (means XIV. district) Budapest, Stefánia street (út in hungarian) 2
Ticket-office: 06 (1) 422 26 82
Reception: 06 (1) 422 26 00
E-mail: info@budapestarena.hu

The Budapest Arena is one of the most modern arena in Central Europe. It has a capacity of (at least) 2.500 to 12.500 people. It has a very modern sound and light technic. The field can be 8000 m2. There is a big park around the arena where you can park with your car, buy tickets int he ticket-office, or just lay down and relax.




Ticket buying:

You can buy your tickets at www.ticketpro.hu , you can read it in english too, here: http://www.ticketpro.hu/index.php?modify_language=en .
Standing ticket is ’Állóhely’, Sitting ticket is ’ülőjegy/ülőhely’.
Here is the proper link for the concert: http://ticketpro.hu/events.php?event=176




Public transport:


www.bkv.hu
http://www.bkv.hu/english/home/index.html

METRO LINES:
http://www.met.hu/pages/eumetsat2007/images/budapest-map_metro_vasut.gif
You can go to the concert with the red (2) metro, the "Stadionok" station is very close to the Arena.


Budapest has a very overall and excellent public transport by international standards. The tram ’4-6’ is the busiest tram in Europe (it has 220.000 passanger every day).
A wide variety of buses, trolley buses, trams and underground trains usually operate from 4.30 am to 11 p.m. At night 15 bus and 2 tram lines are in service.
The three metro lines intersect at Deák tér, the town centre. The metros run at 2-15 minutes intervals from 4:30 to 23:10.
"Éjszakai járatok" (i.e. night buses) run from 23:30 to 4:30 following metro lines M2 and M3, and major tramline routes.
You have to purchase a ticket in advance at the terminals, at metro stations or newsagents. Single tickets are the same for each means of transport.

Bus stations:
International services of Eurolines and the Transdanubian services of Volánbusz arrive at the new Népliget station.
Buses from East Hungary arrive at the Népstadion bus station, those from the Danube Bend at the Árpád Bridge bus station. Each bus station is connected with a metro station.

Find out more at the site of BKV. http://www.bkv.hu/english/home/index.html





If you need ANY help, pm me, or write your problem here.

Robert

[dani11nedved]

Thank you, hrobert ! these intructions will help me ! :X

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

This is going to be my 18th birthday celebration!

[Magnus]

Hello neighbours, you're so darn lucky to have this concert, I sure hope they'll pay a visit to Croatia some day aswell.

[hanni]

heey hey
few minutes ago i recognized that coldplay will play in budapest! that´s so great. i can´t believe =) and then i found that page and thanks for all of the information. it´s pretty helpfull.
at which time you can buy tickets or is it already sold out yet?
I would love love love to see the gig in budapest.
actually i´m from germany but next month i´m going to live for one year in hungary. I´m so exicted... maybe somebody want to tell me something special about the people and stuff like this :P I´m quiet curious right now and do my best in learning the language

jó éjszakat

[hrobert]

heey hey
few minutes ago i recognized that coldplay will play in budapest! that´s so great. i can´t believe =) and then i found that page and thanks for all of the information. it´s pretty helpfull.
at which time you can buy tickets or is it already sold out yet?
I would love love love to see the gig in budapest.
actually i´m from germany but next month i´m going to live for one year in hungary. I´m so exicted... maybe somebody want to tell me something special about the people and stuff like this :P I´m quiet curious right now and do my best in learning the language

jó éjszakat

Great :D

You can already buy tickets, they are not sold out YET ;)

And why do come to live here? studying?

Ask anything, I try to answer :D

And good luck for the language, its not easy :D:D

[hanni]

Great :D

You can already buy tickets, they are not sold out YET ;)

And why do come to live here? studying?

Ask anything, I try to answer :D

And good luck for the language, its not easy :D:D

szia,
that´s veeeery good... I think I´ll buy it even if i didn´t know if i have free or have to work.
I´m a volunteer ( in the future) and will work in a daycare- centre for handicapped people in székszárd.
and thanks ...I think I need some luck for learning this language xD it´s very hard especially the grammar.
hmm I would like to know some about typical characteristics of hungarian people..are they openminded or shy and konservativ? how is the best way to get in contact with hungarians^^
or maybe do you have a tip which city, place, street, bar I HAVE to visit ;) all information are welcome

[adelina]

Hey, everyone! I'm Larisa from Romania and I bought my tickets today. I'm so excited about this. Couldn't believe it when I heard they were coming so close. It's definitely going to be the best concert I've been to. Thanks again, Robert, for the help and for posting all the indications here!

[hrobert]

szia,
that´s veeeery good... I think I´ll buy it even if i didn´t know if i have free or have to work.
I´m a volunteer ( in the future) and will work in a daycare- centre for handicapped people in székszárd.
and thanks ...I think I need some luck for learning this language xD it´s very hard especially the grammar.
hmm I would like to know some about typical characteristics of hungarian people..are they openminded or shy and konservativ? how is the best way to get in contact with hungarians^^
or maybe do you have a tip which city, place, street, bar I HAVE to visit ;) all information are welcome

I think you should come here to talk:

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14289&page=67

There are some pretty nice people :)

[hanni]

ookay xD thx for the inviting but I think it´s definitely the wrong language at that time

[yanaa]

Hi..anyone from Romania going to this concert? Maybe even from Bucharest? I'm going :D

[mono]

Hi!
I'm looking for two (2) tickets (standing)- face value for Budapest. I don't have a credit card, so I cannot order them through TicketPro - I'm wondering if anyone could buy them for me and send it to me - I would pay through a bank transfer.. Please contact me (or if you have any oder suggestion): b6rb6r6@gmail.com

Thanks in advance..

[emenemco]

Hi. I tried buying tickets from the TicketPro site yesterday and today, but i always get the same thing: Transaction rejected. Do you guys know why? Everything is ok with my credit card, i'm sure i gave the correct information because i did it 10 times already!! and, of course, i have money on it. Maybe the concert is sold out and it doesn't show on the site? Or maybe it's a crime being romanian? Unfortunately, this happend a couple of times when i wanted to order something online... Anyway, so, anyone, any ides why it doesn't work? Thanks.

M

[emenemco]

This is going to be my 18th birthday celebration!

my first coldplay concert was also on my birthday! it's a great sensation ;)

[viva la vida]

that's going to be my first concert too.. hardly wait!

[TheEdgie]

Hello!
Has anybody got a ticket to the standing place? I would like to buy it ! Please send me a message!
Thank you!

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

25 days to go! Gimme that what I desire

[Strawberry Swinger]

Hello neighbors! I am Milan from Serbia and I am going to the concert! So if anyone wants to meet before the concert,I'd be glad to! I can't wait for September 23rd. It'll be a dream come true!

[Elijah007]

Hello! I'm from Russia and I'm going to visit this hungarian show. Is there anybody else from Russia? Guys from Hungary, please, advise what restaurants and caffes are worth visit? Interesting in cheap and tasty with national food. ...and I can't wait anymore to watch this gig!!! I'm a fan of this group from 2000.

[viva la vida]

http://www.ticketpro.hu/img/events/extra/cp_layout_large.jpg

[Strawberry Swinger]

bump! come on ppl anyone wanna meet ?

i won't bite ! (unless you ask me to lol)

[Strawberry Swinger]

Is there any way somebody can help me?
The only tickets I can get through the agency that I am traveling with are the sitting tickets and I want the standing tickets!

Is there anyone who can find 2 standing tickets for me - please respond as soon as possible, so that I know whether to take the sitting tickets or not! I'd pay the moment we meet. Please guys, it's really,really urgent.

Thanks in advance!

Milan from Serbia

[Strawberry Swinger]

But please guys make note that they can't be found in TicketPro!

So if any local shop has the tickets, please let me know!

[sylvia]

Hello Milan!

As I know, all of them are sold out.

[hrobert]

Hi Milan,

The standing tickets are sold out, and it's verrry hard to find them, everybody wants one. :(

[hrobert]

Maybe you could buy them before the concert, there are always some people, who can sell you one...

[busybeeburns]

I heard barging your way in by terrorising the queue for spare tickets works well :laugh3:

[Mimixxx]

:lol:

[busybeeburns]

not sure how well it works on the continent though :P

[Strawberry Swinger]

maybe I can sneak my way down, despite having the sitting ticket? it worked well in my country lol...

Anyone who's ever been to this arena, is that possible? :)

[viva la vida]

Maybe you can exchange ticket with someone else before the concert, before the entry.. you dont have nothing to lose

[Strawberry Swinger]

Yeah I guess... Till then I have to get the sitting ticket. Hope I have luck... Are you going ?

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

I heard barging your way in by terrorising the queue for spare tickets works well :laugh3:

lol!

well I can tell you that you can easily go to standing place in this arena,youll have no problem to go down...but dont smoke for gods sake! last year on Muse staff saw a guy smoking outside and they pulled him from front row to the last lol! it is forbidden!

and the standing tickets are of course sold out,its a very small place

[Strawberry Swinger]

Are you people SURE that you can get down , if you want? If you get there earlier, of course?

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

coming earlier wont solve anything,you come normally and during gig youll just jump down to crowd...but you know people with standing tickets enter different gate,so just be patient

[Strawberry Swinger]

...and don't worry... lol

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Im not worrying,ill be in front row :laugh4: Youre the one asking how to get standing

[Strawberry Swinger]

That was mean :( :( :(

I meant "please be patient and don't worry" from Death and all his friends...

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Im really very sorry about it then

[Strawberry Swinger]

lol yeah right ahahahahahaha...

well whatever happens I guess!

I just wonder if there are stairs between the standing and sitting areas, so that I can run down lol :)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Thats why Im trying to tell you all the time :lol:

[Strawberry Swinger]

Well yeah but I was like - Am I supposed to jump over or just run down the stairs LOL! :) :) :)


Thanks man for so many info loL! :)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

No problem,well in fact I was there only once and Im not from Budapest..hopefully my memories are good tough :D

[aaaaaa]

I am originally from Australia and would love to see Coldplay in Europe and propose to my girlfriend before returning home. I know it's a long shot but if anyone has two standing tickets to this gig could you please e-mail me at paulgrobertson@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you!

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Id like to help you,but somehow I doubt there is anyone who would sell them

[Strawberry Swinger]

Anyone besides plug-in ever been to the Budapest Sport Arena for concert, so that you can tell us whether we can get down from the sitting area to standing?

Cause in France, they couldn't yesterday. :(

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Couldnt really they? That in general quite sucks!

[Strawberry Swinger]

who knows, if the Hungarians are a LITTLE, like us, their neighbors, they won't give a damn!

Please be like that ! lol!

oh and btw, if anyone wants to meet me outside the arena, this is me!

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v295/210/0/839172590/n839172590_691040_2391.jpg

And I will be wearing the EXACT same hat :)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

I believe the crowd will be full of small girls as usual,dont worry about it and dont get in trouble with bodyguards while going down

[Strawberry Swinger]

lol lol lol...

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

How can you pray amsterdam and shiver in the same setlist?

[Strawberry Swinger]

why?

[Strawberry Swinger]

OMFG I CAN'T WAIT ANYMOOOOOOOOOOORE!

10 DAYS TO GO! SEEMS LIKE 10 YEARS!

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Its 11 days today :laugh4: and well I mean they never played those two songs in the same setlist or maybe in 2002

[Strawberry Swinger]

oh well, there's a first time for everything hehe :)

and i count that today it's 10 days cuz i am gonna take off on sep 22 , when the adventure begins, yay! :)

[aaaaaa]

Is there any chance they will release more before the gig?

[Strawberry Swinger]

more tickets? probably. but then again, the price might be really high...

[Strawberry Swinger]

I can't wait anymore. It's too hard !!! :cry:

[hrobert]

I believe the crowd will be full of small girls as usual,dont worry about it and dont get in trouble with bodyguards while going down

I'm 190 cm :D:D

[roche714]

Strawberry Swinger,

I was reading your posts and you sound so excited for the concert.I really hope that you have
a great time and get to te standing room area

[viva la vida]

who knows, if the Hungarians are a LITTLE, like us, their neighbors, they won't give a damn!

Please be like that ! lol!

oh and btw, if anyone wants to meet me outside the arena, this is me!

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v295/210/0/839172590/n839172590_691040_2391.jpg

And I will be wearing the EXACT same hat :)

wow you're cute :smug:

I'll try to find you if it's possible hahaha

[Strawberry Swinger]

thanks roche!

and viva la vida, do meet me, we can talk things out hehe (hvala hvala ;) )

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

I'm 190 cm :D:D

since when are you a girl?

[Medio]

Are there any advertising posters of this concert on the streets in Budapest? I'd like to see a pic of such a poster if possible.

[hrobert]

There are, but I dont have pix.



So ONE week left until the gig.
When will you go to the budapest arena?

[Strawberry Swinger]

I guess I'll arrive there at about ... 4 P.M.

Don't think that there will be people earlier.
Besides I am traveling with an agency so it doesn't all depend on me. But I'll say I have to "meet a friend" . For example you Robert, so if somebody asks you you just say YES. LOL!

[hrobert]

Okay :D

[viva la vida]

I'll be there around 7pm ;)

hardly waiiiiitttt!! Just a week!

[Strawberry Swinger]

pa dodji oko 6 barem, tad se otvaraju vrata!

[hrobert]

I am trying to find out where they are going to stay...

[Strawberry Swinger]

if you find out,do tell us.

[hrobert]

I will, but it's not that easy :D

[Medio]

I have standing tickets and i'll go to the arena as early as needed to get in the first 2-3 rows. Besides going early means i have time to get some cool merchandise.
Anyone knows if we're allowed to bring photo cameras? Or we must rely on phones for that matter :\

My wish for the setlist is more exotic than yours I want ONE I LOVE although i know it won't happen :laugh3:

[Strawberry Swinger]

I think you can bring cameras. So what - they will take it away from you? no way.

BTW, I HOPE that people won't come before 7!

And I HOPE that I will get down to the standing area...

[Medio]

Hi..anyone from Romania going to this concert? Maybe even from Bucharest? I'm going :D
yes i'm going too by car i leave bucharest on 21st to have 2 extra days to visit Budapest i heard there are awesome places to visit

[hrobert]

There are :)
Do you have a list or something?

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

I believe its the most beautiful city ive ever been to( been to London,Paris and Prague)

[Medio]

There are :)
Do you have a list or something?
Yes I marked on a map some attractions such as City park with the zoo, Buda castle, Gellert Hill, The Fisherman's bastion, Basilica St Stefan, Liszt museum, Margaret island, i really hope i have time to see as much as i can, and i have to visit 2 malls too, the one with the tropicarium and the one with hungaroton gigastore. I wonder if the traffic and parking places are reasonable to drive during week, or i better take the public transport?

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

public of course! If youve never been to Budapest before,its gigantic city and you may get easily lost

[CRYSTAL]

Strawberry swinger, hope our petition in this forum works and they play reign of love here!

and yeah your picture is cute and i am excited for you!:)

[Medio]

Ok guys, i'm about to "take off" to Budapest and i'm soooooo happy. see you in the first row, let's make a night to remember bye all and have fun :drummer: :drummer: :drummer: :drummer: :drummer:

[Strawberry Swinger]

PLEASE everybody in front rows, yell for the band to play Square One!

I'll be more than thankful.

And btw, I am going alone, so if someone wants to meet me, I'll be glad....

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

wOOt? Square one is automatic,isnt it?

[viva la vida]

only 2 days left.. hardly wait.. i will travel tomorrow for zagreb and then in tuesday in the morning we will go to budapest. hardly wait!

[Strawberry Swinger]

tell me about it!

meet you there , i'll send you a message ;)

[hrobert]

ONE daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay leeeeeeft

[yanaa]

So Im in Budapest and I went and asked at the arena if they allow cameras inside and they said no. Does anyone knows if they do body searches on you? Because I HAVE to take pictures

[viva la vida]

of course they will say no, but i always bring camera into hall with no problem.. just get some backpack and turn into down, if you understand me... inside of some t-shirt in backpack and they wont notice it... I have small bag so I'm not sure will they see it, nevermind! Hardly wait!!

so people, I'm leaving for Zagreb.. see you tomorrow in BUDAPEST on the best concert ever :D

[Strawberry Swinger]

and I am leaving for Belgrade tonight... Can't freaking wait!!!

Cya there people! :) :) :)

[viva la vida]

are they playing politik and one i love.. i'm listening live 2003 all the time :D

[Strawberry Swinger]

they play politik. but not the one i love.

[viva la vida]

ok... politik is such a good song! ok i'm on my way to catch the train! cya

[Strawberry Swinger]

srecan put! ;)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

and I am leaving for Belgrade tonight... Can't freaking wait!!!

Cya there people! :) :) :)

Did you mean Budapest?

You can recognize by my Metallica bag

[bobe1603]

I'm going to the concert tomorrow and I have three tickets spear. I wonder if anyone want to buy a ticket?
We can make some agreements about the price (not higher from the price I pay :shocked2:).
You can contact me on my email (send on both):
sljindza@yahoo.com
jacovics@sicip.co.yu

[bobe1603]

I'm going to the concert tomorrow and I have three tickets spear. I wonder if anyone want to buy a ticket?
We can make some agreements about the price (not higher from the price I pay :shocked2:).
You can contact me on my email (send on both):
sljindza@yahoo.com
jacovics@sicip.co.yu

[hrobert]

what kind of tickets are they?

[CRYSTAL]

some one please keep a banner for Reign of love or Yes please and do a favour for us!

[busybeeburns]

'Vyprodaná' Praha vítá Coldplay :wreck:

http://img.blesk.cz/img/1/article/227727_coldplay.jpg

Pražská metropole se chystá na první český koncert jedné z nejslavnějších britských kapel současnosti. O2 Aréna je vyprodaná do posledního místa!

Kapela Coldplay do Prahy přiváží turné Viva La Vida postavené na albu, které světoví kritici označili za desku roku.

České publikum se může těšit na melancholický projev frontmana Chrise Martina (31), připravena je mohutná laserová show.

Blesku se podařilo zjistit o Martinovi pár perliček, podle nichž je však vůdčí muž skupiny spíš než rozesmutnělým pěvcem mužem se zdravým smyslem pro humor. Například fakt, že o panictví přišel až ve 22 letech, komentuje Chris Martin takto: "Nevím, co jsem dělal. Přál bych si, aby za mnou někdo tehdy ve čtrnácti přišel a vysvětlil mi, jak můžu dosáhnout orgasmu."

I přes počáteční nezkušenost si však Martin zřejmě nakonec nevede v intimním životě tak zle. Jeho ženou je totiž už několik let jedna z nejpřitažlivějších hollywoodských hvězd a ex-přítelkyně Brada Pitta, herečka Gwyneth Paltrow (35), s níž má Chris už dva potomky, dceru Apple (4) a syna Mosese (2). :thinking:

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1531/pra6.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1531/pra5.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1531/pra4.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1531/pra3.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1531/pra2.jpg

#42 and anchorman in drag?
http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1531/pra1.jpg

http://www.blesk.cz/clanek/99869/vyprodana-praha-vita-coldplay.html

[busybeeburns]

no idea who the last groups are (unless its #42 in drag) but there are live shots at http://www.blesk.cz/clanek/99869/vyprodana-praha-vita-coldplay.html

[CRYSTAL]

wow Chris looks so lovely!:kiss:

[Mimixxx]

I'm confused. Isn't this them arriving in Prague? :uhoh:

[busybeeburns]

yep
what did I put? :uhoh2:

[Mimixxx]

I was confused by the Budapest thread. Haha, I don't know. I'll shush now :disappointed:

I like that they have VIVA on their plane :D

[Jenjie]

you're in the budapest thread :lol:

[busybeeburns]

oops wrong thread :P

[Mimixxx]

:lol:

[Jenjie]

nice to know its not just me mixing my threads up :D

[busybeeburns]

Exclusive: Coldplay travel through time to play two gigs in one night

Source: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2548285#post2548285

[hrobert]

yep
what did I put? :uhoh2:

:laugh3:



:veryangry::furious3::veryangry2:You ruined our thread :veryangry2::furious3::veryangry:



:P

[sylvia]

:laugh3:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

ITS IS TODAY

[Jsalyers]

^Yay!!!! Have fun tonight!!!!!

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Thank you! :dance:

[Jsalyers]

Your welcome!

[ryana711]

First Coldplay concert EVER(around here+for me). and the best thing is that I can go...:D
I'm really excited...:o

[Mimixxx]

I'm glad there's quite a few of you going tonight :D

[Jsalyers]

Yay!!! Have fun everybody!!!

[melanieau]

7 hours to go..............

HAVE FUN EVERYBODY!!

[melanieau]

Budapest. (http://www.oxfamblogs.org/coldplay/?p=60)

September 23rd, 2008 / No Comments » (http://www.oxfamblogs.org/coldplay/?p=60#respond) / by plusby
Late arrival today. Some of the trucks got held up en route from Prague last night. Everyone is here safe now, so the show can get back on track. One thing is that it will make it a shorter day.
The arena is on the outskirts of Budapest. We are here for less than 24 hours, and won’t get to explore. I hope I will get another chance to follow the Oxfam volunteers advice, and check out this amazing city.. It’s strange to think we were in Oslo a few days ago, and will be in Vienna tomorrow. Touring is a unique experience.
It is a unique opportunity for Oxfam too. When else would the organisation get the chance to take a campaign on the road in this way, and talk to such a range of people. It’s very exciting. I need to head out and set up. Speak to you soon.

http://www.oxfamblogs.org/coldplay/

[Ms Magpie]

My friend's already in Hungary now. :)

And she brought a camera with her too. :sneaky:

[Lore]

have fun guys

and Mareko, please don't do anything that could scare Chris :P

[lndnsky]

My friend is there... When she sends me pic Ill post them here!

[CRYSTAL]

strawberry swinger,Marek waiting for your reviews....

[melanieau]

Half way done...

[BostonSportsTD]

should be about over... right??

[KissesBirds]

Did you mean Budapest?

You can recognize by my Metallica bag


Ahaha! You like Coldplay and Metallica? Sweet, me too! :D


Hope you had a great time tonight!

.

[Lauve]

Did they play Glass of Water ? * waiting patiently*

[Mimixxx]

Pictures:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2882818057_aec17b0bc3_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2882817219_d1133b4187_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2882817541_765dd4f4eb_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/2883652730_4ef27e36b6_o.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/macskapocs/sets/72157607455221264/

[crazyduckette]

have fun guys

and Mareko, please don't do anything that could scare Chris :P

:laugh3: :)

Great pics :o

[melanieau]

Pictures:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2882818057_aec17b0bc3_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2882817219_d1133b4187_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2882817541_765dd4f4eb_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/2883652730_4ef27e36b6_o.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/macskapocs/sets/72157607455221264/


:wideeyed::wideeyed::wideeyed:

[*Sarah*]

*wants to see them again*

like... NOW. :bigcry:

[Lauve]

oh la la these pics ..

[Jsalyers]

LOVE THE PICTURES!!!!!

Ive died like 20 times today!!!!!:dead:

[Lore]

awesome pics!



:D

[hrobert]

It was an INCREDIBLE night, I was in front row, toke some pics, though it wasnt allowed

Coldplay were amazing, and they loved the Budapest crowd, they were really amazed and said that they will come again very soon.

http://i38.tinypic.com/27wywid.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2vtsi8k.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/erh0kk.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/33cq7vl.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/541us.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/69jp0p.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/21a0pqc.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/28l9hg7.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2wptndk.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2wmo2lc.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/143hr1x.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/fxxeop.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/29zobd3.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/u0mr8.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/1247uon.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/1i1hc9.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2q1i5oy.jpg

[hrobert]

Oh and I made two VERY SHORT video too, and sadly I caught only the end of the first one...

YouTube - cp3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0yEXxXyQVY

[Jsalyers]

Nice pictures hrobert, thanks!!!!!

[CRYSTAL]

can any one give us the setlist please?

and any new songs they played like surprisingly.

[Lore]

awesome pics, robert!

thanks a lot :D

[BostonSportsTD]

setlist?? anything new.....pleeeease?

[jasmynebirch]

It seems as if the playlist has become stagnet again :cry:

[jasmynebirch]

AMAZING PICS. Especially of the butterflies!! It was an INCREDIBLE night, I was in front row, toke some pics, though it wasnt allowed

Coldplay was amazing, and they loved the Budapest crowd, they were really amazed and said that they will come again very soon.

http://i38.tinypic.com/27wywid.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2vtsi8k.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/erh0kk.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/33cq7vl.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/541us.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/69jp0p.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/21a0pqc.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/28l9hg7.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2wptndk.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2wmo2lc.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/143hr1x.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/fxxeop.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/29zobd3.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/u0mr8.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/1247uon.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/1i1hc9.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2q1i5oy.jpg

[BostonSportsTD]

It seems as if the playlist has become stagnet again :cry:
uggh i know! i was thinking the same thing. they arent even throwing in square one anymore. hopefully they start changing it again for the US tour or SOMETHING. they really got me excited with chris playing the beginning of amsterdam but all he did was get our hopes up. their setlists continue to frustrate me.

[gise_honey]

Pictures:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2882818057_aec17b0bc3_o.jpg






OMFG

this man... is soooooooo sexy

i want him

[deborahbr]

Beautiful pics!

[CRYSTAL]

uggh i know! i was thinking the same thing. they arent even throwing in square one anymore. hopefully they start changing it again for the US tour or SOMETHING. they really got me excited with chris playing the beginning of amsterdam but all he did was get our hopes up. their setlists continue to frustrate me.

i have lost all my hope in their european setlist.

I think their european tour will come to an end with in a few days and their US tour will start again with cleveland and NJ.

i am hoping their setlist changes for the US tour.:rolleyes:

no more hope in their setlist in europe.

i really liked their european tour in some cities like Mannheim,Paris,Koln and Berlin more...

in stockholm and oslo i loved how he played amsterdam and AHA song surprisingly.

But compared to US tour i didn't liked this european tour much.

Even there are more aspects too that i didn't liked like Chris cutting his hair short but in US tour he didn't,and also he wore my favorite blue shirt of him only in strausbourg,Madrid,Berlin,Prague only...

well i am not that quite happy from the beginning in some or some way...:rolleyes:

but i hope more from them in US tour any way...




Edits:

YouTube - Coldplay Concert - Lovers in Japan

[Carlaatje]

in my place really far away...
YouTube - ColdPlay - In My Place Praha live(22.9.08)

it seems glass of water will soon be added to the setlist

[Carlaatje]

in my place really far away...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umnMazaDkF8

it seems glass of water will soon be added to the setlist

[A RUSH OF VIDA]

^^ they said they would??!!

[busybeeburns]

Pics by benklinger:

benklinger's slideshow on Flickr

[lndnsky]

Im gonna get some pics from my friend today and posted them as soon as I get them.

[busybeeburns]

first page updated :)

more videos required :D

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Got nothing! excitement in front rows was too high to capture any pics,i was in heaven!

[hrobert]

YouTube - cp

GPASUYF snippet

[Strawberry Swinger]

strawberry swinger,Marek waiting for your reviews....

Strawberry Swinger just came home after 2 days of constant traveling, anticipating etc. Dead tired.

The concert was amazing, I still can't believe I was there. It's just that I was so damn tired that I couldn't even be excited as I wanted to be :( :( :(

That's why I hope they come to Serbia, cuz I traveled a lot to get to Budapest, and then waited till the night for the concert.

I literally came home 5 mins ago, still in my shoes,which I , by the way, had to take off when the concert started and put them in my bag,as my legs were KILLING ME!

I did catch a cold though.

Tired, sick and traveling to Montenegro tonight for Madonna's concert. But still , all I can say is that Coldplay...

...

...

wait a minute, I am speechless.
Can't find the right word. Nothing short of amazing. Being there, seeing them in front of me (oh yeah, I managed to get to the standing area :sneaky::sneaky::sneaky:) ... seemed so normal. Like I knew them my whole life. And damn, I wish I would meet them, and collaborate with them one day.

Chris Martin is so full of energy,it's inspiring. He didn't stop at all.

Guy seems shy.

Will seems modest.

But Johnny seems a bit self-centered to me. Not once did he smile or anything.

Even when the Goddamn irritating British guy next to me kept screaming JOHNNY! in the most annoying voice ever.

Not only that, but he also yelled COLDPLAY 500 times in such a retarded way, I couldn't help myself but yell SHUT THE FUCK UP right in front of his face.

Oh,don't get me wrong, I don't think British people are irritating lol.
But this guy killed it. And I almost killed him.

YELLLOW!
YELLOOOW!
YELLLOOOW!
- hearing him yelling like a 12-year old girl , as the song was starting, I felt an incredible urge to beat the hell out of him. But I didn't. I just continued to enjoy, even though I was tired to death, and stayed amazed with the brilliance that the band is.

The setlist was the same, which disappointed me.

I yelled my HEART out for them to play Square One, but no...

Not the right order,I am sure, cuz who's crazy to remember 20 songs in order?

1.Life In Technicolor
2.Violet Hill
3.Clocks
4.In My Place
5.Speed Of Sound
6.Cemeteries Of London
7.42
8.Fix You
9.Strawberry Swing
10.Chinese Sleep Chant
11.God Put A Smile Upon Your Face/Talk
12.The Hardest Part / Postcards From Far Away (I think)
13.Viva La Vida
14.Lost
15.Death Will Never Conquer
16.Scientist
17.Viva La Vida remix/ Politik / Glass Of Water intro on piano (I think, dunno for sure)
18.Lovers In Japan
19.Death And All His Friends
20.Yellow/Escapist (not sung,just played back)

That would be it.Really could have added Yes, Square One, Amsterdam, REIGN OF LOVE (Pallavi I wish you luck :( )...

But all in all,this is my first Coldplay concert (and God I hope not the last one) and I was more than thrilled to hear even Chinese Sleep Chant (there, I admitted it).

So, basically, they could have played Slipknot's songs and I'd still enjoy. Yep.

And that's all I can write for now. I am really,really,reaaaallly tired. Will post pics and hopefully clips today.

And a full review, just when I take a nap. Please have mercy on me lol...

P.S. In one moment, after the butterflies and Lovers In Japan I yelled out YOU'RE THE BEST! and Chris looked at me and said THANKS MAN!

LOL!

OMG it was so cool hehe.

But the best part was when a deep,male voice was heard yelling I LOVE YOU CHRIS! And then Chris was like. OK,man, thanks, I love you too!

LMFAO!

Anyway, this is an experience I won't forget. And yeah, 90 minutes is realllly short, especially for a band and a show this good. My life is better from yesterday. Enriched.

So full review coming later. Cya...zzzzz...

P.P.S. Damn it. Just wanna send kisses to Viva La Vida - TEA from CROATIA - a REALLY cool girl , who I hope to visit in her lovely town of Split.

Definitely zzz.

[Larry]

Éljen az élet!

Szerda, 2008. szeptember 24. 10:49 - Frissítve: Szerda, 2008. szeptember 24. 10:53
Ballada és diszkó, lézerfények és pillangók. Először járt Budapesten a világ legnépszerűbb britpopegyüttese, a Coldplay, hogy megmutassa: létezik giccses, de hibátlan előadás.
http://ad.adverticum.net/img.prm?zona=58647 (http://ad.adverticum.net/click.prm?zona=58647)
Majdnem megtöltötte kedd este a Budapest Sportarénát a Coldplay, hogy bemutassa negyedik stúdiólemezét. A Viva La Vida című album nagy meglepetést nem okozott, ahogy a koncert sem: profi, hibátlan hangzás, érzékeny, lírai témák, itt-ott egy kis beindulás, sőt diszkó. Le sem tagadhatnák a producerzseni Brian Eno hatását: hol a U2, hol a világzene-mániás Peter Gabriel hatása tűnt fel.

Régi számokkal melegítettek, csak egy-két téma bukkant fel az új lemezről. Ekkor még úgy voltunk vele: jó ez, de nagyon giccses. Chris Martin és együttese mindenesetre allűröktől mentesen, póz nélkül zenélt. Aztán bemutatkoztak, elkezdték játszani az új dalokat, majd jöttek a lézerfények, a banda vegyült a nézőkkel, végül beterítették a csarnokot műanyag pillangókkal. Megadtuk magunkat: giccses ez, de nagyon jó.

http://www.zoom.hu/db/04/64/d0000146466ded16cb5ac.JPG

Source and more pictures here... http://www.zoom.hu/cikk.php?cikk=26955

[hrobert]

More pixxxxxxxxxxxxxx

http://index.hu/gal/?dir=0809/kult/coldplay/

and the article
http://index.hu/kultur/showbiz/cldply0924/

[Lauve]

thank you very much :flutterby:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

omg kosz

[melanieau]

small bit of IMP - very good quality
YouTube - Papp-Coldplay, Budapest

[ryana711]

Great show, great atmosphere. We travelled 250 kms from the Eastern part of the Country. And met a lot of really nice people there, mostly from abroad. We wee lucky to stand at the end of the runway where they played 3 songs(GPSUYF, Talk, and that piano song i don't know the title of), the huge globes, and the Butterflies were amazing. Some lovely moment: like the singing on the "balcony", Chris1s Hungarian and many more. It was amazing and unforgettable. i'm still collecting my thoughts...

[Gya]

P.S. In one moment, after the butterflies and Lovers In Japan I yelled out YOU'RE THE BEST! and Chris looked at me and said THANKS MAN!

Oh, that's so cool, yay!

[Aleluvscp]

omfg I don't see politik on that set list :stunned:

[Aleluvscp]

oh nvm.. I see it :D

phew!

[Aleluvscp]

It was an INCREDIBLE night, I was in front row, toke some pics, though it wasnt allowed

Coldplay were amazing, and they loved the Budapest crowd, they were really amazed and said that they will come again very soon.

http://i38.tinypic.com/27wywid.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2vtsi8k.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/erh0kk.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/33cq7vl.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/541us.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/69jp0p.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/21a0pqc.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/28l9hg7.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2wptndk.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2wmo2lc.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/143hr1x.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/fxxeop.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/29zobd3.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/u0mr8.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/1247uon.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/1i1hc9.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2q1i5oy.jpg

amazing pics!! thank you robert :D

[Lore]

is Mareko back??

if he's not

I'd be scared

[Mimixxx]

He is, he posted on the previos page :P

[Lore]

ohh great... Chris is safe then :P

[Mimixxx]

For now... :uhoh: :P

[melanieau]

1. Chris tripping over Guy's bass cord

2. Chris headbutting Jonny
edit: I think he actually hits him with his mic...ouch

YouTube - ColdPlay Budapest

[Jsalyers]

^Love it!!!!

[open6l]

1. Chris tripping over Guy's bass cord

2. Chris headbutting Jonny
edit: I think he actually hits him with his mic...ouch

YouTube - ColdPlay Budapest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVHINQbeXC8)

hahaha thats hilarious... poor Chris... having an off day :P

[CRYSTAL]

Strawberry Swinger just came home after 2 days of constant traveling, anticipating etc. Dead tired.

The concert was amazing, I still can't believe I was there. It's just that I was so damn tired that I couldn't even be excited as I wanted to be :( :( :(

That's why I hope they come to Serbia, cuz I traveled a lot to get to Budapest, and then waited till the night for the concert.

I literally came home 5 mins ago, still in my shoes,which I , by the way, had to take off when the concert started and put them in my bag,as my legs were KILLING ME!

I did catch a cold though.

Tired, sick and traveling to Montenegro tonight for Madonna's concert. But still , all I can say is that Coldplay...

...

...

wait a minute, I am speechless.
Can't find the right word. Nothing short of amazing. Being there, seeing them in front of me (oh yeah, I managed to get to the standing area :sneaky::sneaky::sneaky:) ... seemed so normal. Like I knew them my whole life. And damn, I wish I would meet them, and collaborate with them one day.

Chris Martin is so full of energy,it's inspiring. He didn't stop at all.

Guy seems shy.

Will seems modest.

But Johnny seems a bit self-centered to me. Not once did he smile or anything.

Even when the Goddamn irritating British guy next to me kept screaming JOHNNY! in the most annoying voice ever.

Not only that, but he also yelled COLDPLAY 500 times in such a retarded way, I couldn't help myself but yell SHUT THE FUCK UP right in front of his face.

Oh,don't get me wrong, I don't think British people are irritating lol.
But this guy killed it. And I almost killed him.

YELLLOW!
YELLOOOW!
YELLLOOOW!
- hearing him yelling like a 12-year old girl , as the song was starting, I felt an incredible urge to beat the hell out of him. But I didn't. I just continued to enjoy, even though I was tired to death, and stayed amazed with the brilliance that the band is.

The setlist was the same, which disappointed me.

I yelled my HEART out for them to play Square One, but no...

Not the right order,I am sure, cuz who's crazy to remember 20 songs in order?

1.Life In Technicolor
2.Violet Hill
3.Clocks
4.In My Place
5.Speed Of Sound
6.Cemeteries Of London
7.42
8.Fix You
9.Strawberry Swing
10.Chinese Sleep Chant
11.God Put A Smile Upon Your Face/Talk
12.The Hardest Part / Postcards From Far Away (I think)
13.Viva La Vida
14.Lost
15.Death Will Never Conquer
16.Scientist
17.Viva La Vida remix/ Politik / Glass Of Water intro on piano (I think, dunno for sure)
18.Lovers In Japan
19.Death And All His Friends
20.Yellow/Escapist (not sung,just played back)

That would be it.Really could have added Yes, Square One, Amsterdam, REIGN OF LOVE (Pallavi I wish you luck :( )...

But all in all,this is my first Coldplay concert (and God I hope not the last one) and I was more than thrilled to hear even Chinese Sleep Chant (there, I admitted it).

So, basically, they could have played Slipknot's songs and I'd still enjoy. Yep.

And that's all I can write for now. I am really,really,reaaaallly tired. Will post pics and hopefully clips today.

And a full review, just when I take a nap. Please have mercy on me lol...

P.S. In one moment, after the butterflies and Lovers In Japan I yelled out YOU'RE THE BEST! and Chris looked at me and said THANKS MAN!

LOL!

OMG it was so cool hehe.

But the best part was when a deep,male voice was heard yelling I LOVE YOU CHRIS! And then Chris was like. OK,man, thanks, I love you too!

LMFAO!

Anyway, this is an experience I won't forget. And yeah, 90 minutes is realllly short, especially for a band and a show this good. My life is better from yesterday. Enriched.

So full review coming later. Cya...zzzzz...

P.P.S. Damn it. Just wanna send kisses to Viva La Vida - TEA from CROATIA - a REALLY cool girl , who I hope to visit in her lovely town of Split.

Definitely zzz.

thanks for your review Lol! great ,you said for Chris you're the best and he looked at you and said Thanks man!:shocked2:

its great!

Yeah i wish they play Reign of love,well i will not complain.

it sounded like a wonderful show wow!:kiss:



Even when the Goddamn irritating British guy next to me kept screaming JOHNNY! in the most annoying voice ever.

Not only that, but he also yelled COLDPLAY 500 times in such a retarded way, I couldn't help myself but yell SHUT THE FUCK UP right in front of his face.

Oh,don't get me wrong, I don't think British people are irritating lol.
But this guy killed it. And I almost killed him.

hearing him yelling like a 12-year old girl , as the song was starting, I felt an incredible urge to beat the hell out of him. But I didn't. I just continued to enjoy, even though I was tired to death, and stayed amazed with the brilliance that the band is.





:laugh3: hahha best words ever!:D


The setlist was the same, which disappointed me.

I yelled my HEART out for them to play Square One, but no...

Not the right order,I am sure, cuz who's crazy to remember 20 songs in order?

1.Life In Technicolor
2.Violet Hill
3.Clocks
4.In My Place
5.Speed Of Sound
6.Cemeteries Of London
7.42
8.Fix You
9.Strawberry Swing
10.Chinese Sleep Chant
11.God Put A Smile Upon Your Face/Talk
12.The Hardest Part / Postcards From Far Away (I think)
13.Viva La Vida
14.Lost
15.Death Will Never Conquer
16.Scientist
17.Viva La Vida remix/ Politik / Glass Of Water intro on piano (I think, dunno for sure)
18.Lovers In Japan
19.Death And All His Friends
20.Yellow/Escapist (not sung,just played back)

That would be it.Really could have added Yes, Square One, Amsterdam, REIGN OF LOVE (Pallavi I wish you luck :( )...


here i want to say some thing i like one thing in their entire setlist Chris playing The hardest part himself which once he described as horrible song,and also he knows that guy and jonny doesn't like that song in their band but still he is playing it for our sake means i like that song.

and he also described it as most beautiful song in the Koln concert.:D

the only wish for me is Reign of love i am saving Yes for US shows i go and wanna keep a banner for it by myself...


and also still playing Chinese Sleep chant,Life in technicolor,Violet hill,Gpasuyf new version and Talk piano which are the most exciting part of the concert to me,that i always listen with more interest.:)
i like all those songs.

[Carlaatje]

1. Chris tripping over Guy's bass cord

2. Chris headbutting Jonny
edit: I think he actually hits him with his mic...ouch

YouTube - ColdPlay Budapest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVHINQbeXC8)

1. Guy did It on purpose I just know it :lol:

2 he hits him with his own guitar...

3... one of these days chris is gonna knock jonny over the edge...

[busybeeburns]

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1532/pop1.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1532/pop2.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1532/pop3.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1532/pop4.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1532/pop5.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1532/pop6.jpg

http://poprocks.blog.hu

[Jsalyers]

*GASP*
Those pictures are great!!!!

[Carlaatje]

^you just mean this one is great
http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1532/pop3.jpg

[Open, Politik]

1. Chris tripping over Guy's bass cord

2. Chris headbutting Jonny
edit: I think he actually hits him with his mic...ouch

YouTube - ColdPlay Budapest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVHINQbeXC8)

Great video, When he tripped up was funny!!

[ryana711]

Does anybody know if the Viva la vida Dance stuff is available somewhere?
And the photo with the crowd and the butterflies is amazing! Well captured!! Beautiful!!!

[Jsalyers]

^you just mean this one is great
http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1532/pop3.jpg
Ya your right, just that one!!!!

Love it!!!!!

[viva la vida]

Hello guys!

Well I am still shocked and can't believe that I saw them yesterday! I am still not at the home right now (I will be there tomorrow) and I will try to write some good report now. We came in Budapest around 1pm and already was in the front of arena around 5pm. I didn't want to manage first row because we had (me any my friends) cameras and digital cameras, and also wanted to buy t-shirts and stuff before the concert. Anyway I have to say that after fix you they took camera of my friend but tnx god she got it back. So you can expect some good dvd mix for few days/weeks. I have to say that I'm pretty amazed with the concert and the setlist and all. I tried to not watch new concerts and listen any bootleg at all so whole concert was big surprise for me. I am glad that I heard all my favorite songs (including number one - yellow) and now, after this concert I love them more... I was listening their songs on mp3 this morning and it was different feeling than before. I think I am becoming their fan so it's about a time to get their b-sides and other stuff haha.

strawberry swing, I am glad that I met you there before, during the concert and after haha, I am glad that you had good time as I did and feel sorry for that British dude, I didn't have any problems at all, I was in about 10 row on the left side (oh i love that place) and in the front was only little girls so I had really good view.

sorry for my bad english, and you can expect really good clips on youtube tomorrow and some nice pics from me.

big kiss to everyone who was there!

[KissesBirds]

1. Chris tripping over Guy's bass cord

2. Chris headbutting Jonny
edit: I think he actually hits him with his mic...ouch

YouTube - ColdPlay Budapest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVHINQbeXC8)



Jonny was tripping over it to at pretty much the same time. :stunned:

It looks like Chris only hit him on the hat, thank God.




1. Guy did It on purpose I just know it :lol:

2 he hits him with his own guitar...

3... one of these days chris is gonna knock jonny over the edge...





This is only acceptable if it is over the edge and onto me so I can catch him. I don't want him getting hurt! :wink3: So Chris, you can only do this at the Florida shows. Not any other time please.






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[viva la vida]

can someone post more links of websites with reports, pics and other stuff

[roche714]

Chris Martin is so full of energy,it's inspiring. He didn't stop at all.

Guy seems shy.

Will seems modest.

But Johnny seems a bit self-centered to me. Not once did he smile or anything.

Even when the Goddamn irritating British guy next to me kept screaming JOHNNY! in the most annoying voice ever


Strawberry Swinger,

You really think Jonny seemed fill of himself??? I just feel he's shy

[KissesBirds]

Chris Martin is so full of energy,it's inspiring. He didn't stop at all.

Guy seems shy.

Will seems modest.

But Johnny seems a bit self-centered to me. Not once did he smile or anything.

Even when the Goddamn irritating British guy next to me kept screaming JOHNNY! in the most annoying voice ever


Strawberry Swinger,

You really think Jonny seemed fill of himself??? I just feel he's shy



Yeah, not smiling could mean he wasn't having a good day or was concentrating or whatever. He is really down to earth. And shy. I've never seen him with even a hint of an ego. And he might not be able to hear people screaming with the in-ear monitors in. They block sound.




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[melanieau]

Yeah, not smiling could mean he wasn't having a good day or was concentrating or whatever. He is really down to earth. And shy. I've never seen him with even a hint of an ego. And he might not be able to hear people screaming with the in-ear monitors in. They block sound.




.

I think Jonny being described as self centered may be the funniest thing I've ever heard.:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3: There are probably few people on earth with less ego than our shy Jonny;)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

is Mareko back??

if he's not

I'd be scared
:laugh3::laugh3:


EVERYTIME I SHOUTED JONNY,HE LOOKED AT ME!I admit he was not smiling or maybe had not his day,but anyway


best songs played were POLITIK,IN MY PLACE AND VIVA LA VIDA

People telling me to shut up was quite annoying!


Everyone standing near stage noticed the brand of Chris's shoes? without searching of course

[viva la vida]

my photos :)

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^^ funny tongue
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^^ strawberry swinger & viva la vida

[hrobert]

greaaat pixxx :)

[viva la vida]

and videos:

Clocks

YouTube - Coldplay - Clocks (Live in Budapest)

Fix You

YouTube - Coldplay - Fix You (Live in Budapest)

Viva La Vida

YouTube - Coldplay - Viva La Vida (Live in Budapest)

Lost!

YouTube - Coldplay - Lost! (Live in Budapest)

The Scientist

YouTube - Coldplay - The Scientist (Live in Budapest)

Politik

YouTube - Coldplay - Politik (Live in Budapest)

Yellow

YouTube - Coldplay - Yellow (Live in Budapest)

[sylvia]

Thanks for the videos!!! :) Fantastic concert!!! :D

Some pics here: http://kepek.origo.hu/galleriesdisplay/gdisplay?xml=/0809/Coldp200892413610/gallery.xml&rovat=zene

Interview: http://webcast.tv2.hu/index.php?m=video&video_id=381727

[viva la vida]

official pics are really really really amazing! Love that one on the floor

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

omg that video is stunning,shame about the stupid moderators



HAHAHA,if anyone doesnt understand the highlight of the interview is that when Chris says: there are only 2 things you need to good concert,chemistry between the audience and us and a good-looking bass player,thats why we have chosen Guy ! :laugh4:

[Strawberry Swinger]

:laugh3::laugh3:


EVERYTIME I SHOUTED JONNY,HE LOOKED AT ME!I admit he was not smiling or maybe had not his day,but anyway


best songs played were POLITIK,IN MY PLACE AND VIVA LA VIDA

People telling me to shut up was quite annoying!


Everyone standing near stage noticed the brand of Chris's shoes? without searching of course

that was YOU???

God if I ever see you again in concert,I'll stay miles away from you. You are SO irritating - just explain to me, what satisfaction is it for you to yell the name of the song 200 times, and yell louder than Chris when he is singing? You deserved even worse than people telling you to shut up for God's sake!!!

UGH!

Anyway,sorry guys for calling Johnny self-centered, my bad, just didn't know he was shy.

I just came from Madonna's concert in Montenegro,so expect some photos and review tonight... Of the Coldplay concert of course,lol...

Thanks...

[Tarkovsky2]

Who cares what madonna concert was like? That's the problem, you liusten to madonna then coldplay, we don't love the same coldplay for sure.

[Larry]

Thanks for the videos!!! :) Fantastic concert!!! :D

Some pics here: http://kepek.origo.hu/galleriesdisplay/gdisplay?xml=/0809/Coldp200892413610/gallery.xml&rovat=zene

Interview: http://webcast.tv2.hu/index.php?m=video&video_id=381727

Thanks for the interview! I don't understand the ending when Will is asking about Hungarian music. Anyone able to translate that part or the interview in general?

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

that was YOU???

God if I ever see you again in concert,I'll stay miles away from you. You are SO irritating - just explain to me, what satisfaction is it for you to yell the name of the song 200 times, and yell louder than Chris when he is singing? You deserved even worse than people telling you to shut up for God's sake!!!

UGH!

Anyway,sorry guys for calling Johnny self-centered, my bad, just didn't know he was shy.

I just came from Madonna's concert in Montenegro,so expect some photos and review tonight... Of the Coldplay concert of course,lol...

Thanks...

you said you had had sitting tickets! How could you hear me? Was I so loud ? :laugh3:

Thanks for the interview! I don't understand the ending when Will is asking about Hungarian music. Anyone able to translate that part or the interview in general?

you can in my previous posts translated the best part and after that it goes like : surprisingly Coldplay didnt leave us after interview and they stayed with us and asked for some hungarian music,what is it like andi if there still are any folk bands...then they tried to pick up some of their best music and gave it to Coldplay

[viva la vida]

Who cares what madonna concert was like? That's the problem, you liusten to madonna then coldplay, we don't love the same coldplay for sure.

oh c'mon don't be rude... so it's not allowed to listen anything than coldplay and similar artist..

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/402/p9230003lz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

some people I met and some Ive known since Muse concert

[Tarkovsky2]

Ok, sorry, you're right, but madoona is that you know, hard candy, it's not music, it's spectacle, how can you listen to it, it' not music, it's commercial thing that is forgotten when new hit comes.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Oh I see your point,youre quite close to the truth

[Ms Magpie]

Ok, sorry, you're right, but madoona is that you know, hard candy, it's not music, it's spectacle, how can you listen to it, it' not music, it's commercial thing that is forgotten when new hit comes.
What about Like a Virgin and Frozen?

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

What about Like a Virgin and Frozen?

classic popular songs,not music to me

[Strawberry Swinger]

Ok, sorry, you're right, but madoona is that you know, hard candy, it's not music, it's spectacle, how can you listen to it, it' not music, it's commercial thing that is forgotten when new hit comes.

oh give it a break , will you?

of course coldplay is miles ahead of madonna, I went to see madonna for show only, not music.

And I said I would write the review of COLDPLAY concert,not Madonna - read more precisely next time.

And Plug-In-Coldplaying, I did get the standing arena in the end, GOD you were irritating!!!

But I'll forgive you lol.

[Strawberry Swinger]

Posting pics now... Videos coming soon...

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And here is the review... THE LONG version lol...


22.09.2008. - Monday


Preparing and all the stuff. Still couldn't believe what was ahead of me. Coldplay live. My God. I thought something was gonna happen to me, like, get hit by a car or something, and then people would say- "For shame, he was so young. And he was just about to see his fav band playing..."

WELL, luckily that didn't happen.

I set off at 7 p.m. from my hometown of Nish to Belgrade - the capital of Serbia, my homeland- and got there at 10 p.m. The bus for Budapest was ready at 11 and we set off at midnight - sharp.

Just there in the bus, right away, I met a girl who seemed to have difficulties with setting her seat in the bus. LOL! That's how we met. I discovered that she was traveling alone, like me, and sat next to her. We started discussing the band and became friends easily! :)

During the 7 hour trip to Budapest, we also met some more fans , about our age, and we had a lot of fun , during the whole adventure of the day that finally came...

23.09.2008. - Tuesday - THE DAY!!!

God.

We were so hyped.

The five of us, had free time from 11 to 6 o'clock. 7 hours of strolling 'round Budapest, constantly hearing Viva La Vida in all the bars, shops etc. got us VERY VERY EXCITED and ANXIOUS.

The reason I was anxious was the fact that I had the sitting area ticket, unlike my friend I was sitting with, who was lucky to have bought the standing area ticket when she had been to the Sziget festival, a month earlier. She convinced me that she was a very very lucky one when it came to concerts, and that I would most certainly be in front of the band.

And as you can see , I was.

At 6:30 or something, we were in front of the gates - a lot of fans were there already - one of which was the charming Tea from Croatia a.k.a. Viva La Vida. It was so lovely meeting her. She seems like such a positive person,and she just didn't stop smiling!

(zdravo Tea hehe :) )

Half an hour later, at 7 they let the fans in. MY GOD WHAT A RUSH THAT WAS!!! All of the people ran inside like crazy. Me and Dunja, the girl that I sat with, went inside and there, in front of the doors to the venue, two security guys checked for our tickets. The older one said that Dunja's ticket was OK, but the younger one told me that I can't come in there.

And then I started pretending, saying stuff like- "PLEASE,WE CAME FROM SERBIA TOGETHER,SHE IS MY YOUNGER SISTER (older 2 years than me ,but fuck it lol) AND I LOST MY STANDING AREA TICKET SO I HAD TO BUY THE SITTING AREA (which was more expensive than the standing area lol), PLEASE LET ME IN" - The young guy was persistent, whereas the older fellow just said OK OK and let me in!


OH MY GOD! We started jumping and running like crazy! Then one security guard told us to slow down and walk. So we did. Barely. LOL! And then we came there! Dunja was 2nd row, and I was 4th. Amazing.

At about 8 o'clock started Albert Hammond JR. He was AWESOME! I thought that this was some boring , James Morrison kinda guy,who would make us fall asleep. But I was wrong - the energy was amazing! After a 30-40 minute set, he left the stage and thanked us. When he asked if we were excited about seeing Coldplay, the crowd was CRAZY!!!

Soon, the venue was full. And my legs were KILLING ME. So what did I do? I decided to take off my shoes and put them in my backpack. Yeah, that's right, I was barefoot!!!

And the band was about to start. 15 minutes or so after AH JR ,black curtains came down. We all knew that Coldplay was about to start. Soon afterwards started The Blue Danube theme, and it was LOUDER and LOUDER and that's what made the crowd go CRAZY!!!

And then it started...

LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR

The haunting sounds of the beginning started, and the lights were more and more intensive. The magic balls were lighting. It became faster and faster. Just as the tempo, the volume and the lights were growing, so was the adrenaline.

Then Chris sang the "OOOOOO-OOOOO" part , together with the crowd, who was yelling and screaming, and most importantly - SMILING!

You could feel the love, and the energy right away. Such which I would love every day of my life to be filled with.

After the end of the song the curtains pulled back up...

VIOLET HILL

Everyone was singing. Chris seemed to be somewhat confused. Dunno why. He seemed kinda weird. But then I guess he got in with all the hype and started dancing around to the song. It went really really quick. The last part was brilliant. It almost made me cry, thinking - MAN YOU ARE ONE LUCKY BASTARD!!!

I knew which one followed. I couldn't believe I would hear the once the only Coldplay song I loved ...

CLOCKS

Red and green lights and lasers. Euphoria. Screaming. Amazing. I only wish that the tempo was faster. But I don't mind. It was CLOCKS DAMN IT!

And as my friend Dunja said, the only sentence that could describe the concert was their own... "AND NOTHING ELSE COMPARES..."

The song was over, and Chris welcomed us, saying that he was happy to be there and thanked the crowd for making their first concert in Hungary so big. He also said some things in Hungarian, but me, not knowing any of those, could only guess...

IN MY PLACE

Will started banging those drums so hard lol, and then the smooth, familiar melody of this epic song came - Johnny played the solo, and then Chris started singing... Everything was going smoothly... The "YEAAAAAH" parts were incredible. The song is, as someone had already said, one of the best live songs... Yeah, there was some Chris and Johnny loving, with hugging at the end and some giggling lol...

SPEED OF SOUND

Even though I was yelling my HEART out for them to play SQUARE ONE - they didn't. Chris told Johnny something,went in the back for a minute and then came back. I was hoping that they'd do Square One, but - they didn't. They did Speed Of Sound instead. The song I don't really love. But loved it live. The atmosphere was cool. And the magic balls spinning like crazy, looking like planet Earth,seemed to add to the magic...



Once again, Chris thanked us for coming and said that the best part of the concert for them is when the chemistry between the band and the audience is felt. And so he asked us to sing along for the next one!
The lights went blue...

CEMETERIES OF LONDON

God. At first I thought, I'd never hear this one live! Thank God the petition worked, cuz it was an awesome one. We screamed like crazy for the "LA LA LAY" parts and Chris was like - "You're great!" :)

The only thing I minded about this song is the tempo , that was slower than on the album. Still it was a great great one...

CHINESE SLEEP CHANT

The crowd went reaaaaally crazy on this one and I was like WTF?! But then of course I enjoyed it,even though it's my least fav from VLV album. Well the lasers were great, and the atmosphere was good. A song this fast was good for the concert - for variety's sake.

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The crowd also really loved this. It didn't hit me that much until the fast part, when the video screen behind the band started showing them so fast, it was stunning. I have that part recorded. :)

FIX YOU

Well what can I say??? There was this unbelievable, pure magic between the band and the fans. I was so happy to hear this...ode to friendship in my opinion. And what seemed weird is that , all the movements of Chris' when he stood up, and clapping of hands before the guitars and drums, when everyone thought that he would jump into the crowd, it all seemed so ... normal to me. Like , seeing Chris Martin in front of me was really something natural. I felt like I knew him all my life,like he was my friend. And I wish he was, for knowing a man with so much energy is really something special... The crowd sang the last chorus and then Chris sang it as well... There was the love that Coldplay sent... Amazing...

STRAWBERRY SWING

It's weird how I didn't even notice when this song passed... It was really cool and chilling though. Made me wanna lie down and pour some lemonade on a straw... Cause it was "such a perfect day" after all...

Then the band went to the middle of the arena, the B stage...

GOD PUT A SMILE UPON YOUR FACE / TALK - TECHNO MIX

I must say that this was the weakest part of the concert for me... I wish the songs were kept in their original forms, as this was toooo remixed... Still , I really love both these songs, so I enjoyed them despite this...

After that , Chris said some stuff, like, I am now gonna do some stuff on my own, let these guys take a rest,if you don't mind...

And then a deep male voice could be heard - "I LOVE YOU CHRIS!" and then Chris said sth like... "OK...THANX MAN, I LOVE YOU TOO HAHA!"

And the whole arena was laughing! :)

Then came one of the most beautiful concert parts... Which was anything but hard...

THE HARDEST PART

Dunja's favorite song. Which made her cry!
Chris started in his deep register voice, singing the first verse and chorus. It was magical. You could hear the WHOLE ARENA singing the chorus, like a choir. Perfect. And then, after the chorus, Chris started singing in the high register (dunno if that's how it's said,sorry if I am wrong,but you get the gist ;) ) and it made me shiver. Smiles on people's faces. Intimate atmosphere. Love. Happiness. And magic...

After this , Chris played what I can assume was a part of POSTCARDS FROM FAR AWAY which was beautiful...

The band was ready. The climax of the show was about to happen...

VIVA LA VIDA

While Chris was still at the piano in the mid of the arena, Will started banging the drums and singing with the crowd... "OOoOoOoOOH-oOOOOOoOOoOoOH!" and euphoria was there, you just couldn't say no to it.
Then Chris ran to the main stage and started singing. "People singing and the sound of drums...I couldn't believe where I had come!" - yeah that's how I would describe this song! Viva La Vida. Live. I mean... A dream come true. The song lasted for like, 10 mins with all the OooOOoOOOh's after the song, when Chris just lay down and smiling, sang with the crowd. "Thank you,you are beautiful"

The crowd just didn' wanna stop... Then started the banging sounds of ...

LOST!

WoW !This one was HEAVY! The drums made the arena SHAKE! Perfect. Well,just watch the official video for it, and you'll get it all. But you have got to experience it live... Chris thanked the band, and then they left...
Viva La Vida was sang again by the fans. Everyone was confused - where were the guys?

And then , the shock! They were at the end of the arena! In front of the sitting area at the very end of the arena, and Chris said - "We wanted to give a rest to those guys in front, plus give you guys a treat of seeing the handsomeness that we are!"

And then started the "harmonica-acoustic" part of the concert...

DEATH WILL NEVER CONQUER

"This is the best drummer in the world and a great singer - Will Champion" - said Chris. And then the song started. Surprisingly, many people were singing to it... Chris played harmonica...

THE SCIENTIST

Though I would have preferred the original version, I really liked this as well. Besides the acoustic guitar, there was also harmonica played by Chris. Once again,intimate moments between the band and the crowd - everyone was singing A-OOOH parts together,and the magic was felt for Xth Time...

And the band went off the C-stage... Where? Everyone was confused. A techno version of VLV started, and it was rather long... People didn't know if it was the end , but I did. lol.

POLITIK

Dark. Silence.

And then...

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!

The adrenaline rising sounds of Politik began and everyone was singing. It was a really... how do I call it? Orgasmic feeling?! LoL! Well yeah,it was really ReALLY powerful, you know? Politik is such a great song live and should ALWAYS be played live.

And Chris sang this:

"Give me one cause one is best, our first concert in Budapest" LOL!

I was hoping that I'd hear Reign Of Love, but I didn't :(

Chris played a classical piece on piano,and then clapped his hands 3 times.

LOVERS IN JAPAN

The video started on the screen and everyone was jumping... The chorus came and the butterflies flew ALL AROUND! Everyone was jumping,screaming,laughing... That is one of those rare moments in life that you wanna keep in your mind FOREVER - so THANK YOU COLDPLAY for granting this to us!!! The song was really so great. The butterflies and all... Nah, I can't find the words. You have to FEEL that!

After this, Chris came to the piano and said something like - "thank you for coming,you were a lovely audience, and we promise to come soon again, as we should have done way earlier..."

Then came the biggest moment in concert for me!

"YOU'RE THE BEST!"

I yelled.

And then Chris turned his head to me and said "THANKS MAN!"

WOW!

Was that amazing or what LOL!

And then came the beautiful

DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS

And I was a bit sad that it was coming to an end, but then again, really really happy to have been there...

They left...

YELLOW

yeah,everyone knew they'd play this. And yelled YELLOW (especially PlugInColdplaying when I yelled SHUT UP! But it's OK, I mean, the man loves the band, what can you do,it's not his fault he is irritating lol!)

The song sounded great live. And after it, the band took a bow, and Chris came to the microphone,smiling, said "Thank you all for coming, we love you so much - you were such,such an amazing crowd and we can't wait to come again. Good night guys!"

And then they left.

The Escapist started and it was played in the back.
The crowd was collecting the butterflies, and singing Viva La Vida... It was perfect.

After it, Dunja and I went to buy some stuff - I bought a T-shirt and the tour book (make sure you get it,even if you don't have any bread to eat after the concert lol,it's THAT good) and some badges...

I hoped we could meet the band, but we didn't. Cuz who knows where they were... And our bus was ready to go...

It made me sad it was over, but also kinda of magical. God, what a night that was...

What can I say more? It is a very very long review anyway, so the best is that you go and see it for yourselves - YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!

[Strawberry Swinger]

bump lol

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

thanks for review

[Strawberry Swinger]

lol thanx for reading man! :)

[Gya]

Yeah, cool review! Good that you met other Coldplay fans.

And it's great thta Coldplay was playing in East Europe.

[CRYSTAL]

Posting pics now... Videos coming soon...

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And here is the review... THE LONG version lol...


22.09.2008. - Monday


Preparing and all the stuff. Still couldn't believe what was ahead of me. Coldplay live. My God. I thought something was gonna happen to me, like, get hit by a car or something, and then people would say- "For shame, he was so young. And he was just about to see his fav band playing..."

WELL, luckily that didn't happen.

I set off at 7 p.m. from my hometown of Nish to Belgrade - the capital of Serbia, my homeland- and got there at 10 p.m. The bus for Budapest was ready at 11 and we set off at midnight - sharp.

Just there in the bus, right away, I met a girl who seemed to have difficulties with setting her seat in the bus. LOL! That's how we met. I discovered that she was traveling alone, like me, and sat next to her. We started discussing the band and became friends easily! :)

During the 7 hour trip to Budapest, we also met some more fans , about our age, and we had a lot of fun , during the whole adventure of the day that finally came...

23.09.2008. - Tuesday - THE DAY!!!

God.

We were so hyped.

The five of us, had free time from 11 to 6 o'clock. 7 hours of strolling 'round Budapest, constantly hearing Viva La Vida in all the bars, shops etc. got us VERY VERY EXCITED and ANXIOUS.

The reason I was anxious was the fact that I had the sitting area ticket, unlike my friend I was sitting with, who was lucky to have bought the standing area ticket when she had been to the Sziget festival, a month earlier. She convinced me that she was a very very lucky one when it came to concerts, and that I would most certainly be in front of the band.

And as you can see , I was.

At 6:30 or something, we were in front of the gates - a lot of fans were there already - one of which was the charming Tea from Croatia a.k.a. Viva La Vida. It was so lovely meeting her. She seems like such a positive person,and she just didn't stop smiling!

(zdravo Tea hehe :) )

Half an hour later, at 7 they let the fans in. MY GOD WHAT A RUSH THAT WAS!!! All of the people ran inside like crazy. Me and Dunja, the girl that I sat with, went inside and there, in front of the doors to the venue, two security guys checked for our tickets. The older one said that Dunja's ticket was OK, but the younger one told me that I can't come in there.

And then I started pretending, saying stuff like- "PLEASE,WE CAME FROM SERBIA TOGETHER,SHE IS MY YOUNGER SISTER (older 2 years than me ,but fuck it lol) AND I LOST MY STANDING AREA TICKET SO I HAD TO BUY THE SITTING AREA (which was more expensive than the standing area lol), PLEASE LET ME IN" - The young guy was persistent, whereas the older fellow just said OK OK and let me in!


OH MY GOD! We started jumping and running like crazy! Then one security guard told us to slow down and walk. So we did. Barely. LOL! And then we came there! Dunja was 2nd row, and I was 4th. Amazing.

At about 8 o'clock started Albert Hammond JR. He was AWESOME! I thought that this was some boring , James Morrison kinda guy,who would make us fall asleep. But I was wrong - the energy was amazing! After a 30-40 minute set, he left the stage and thanked us. When he asked if we were excited about seeing Coldplay, the crowd was CRAZY!!!

Soon, the venue was full. And my legs were KILLING ME. So what did I do? I decided to take off my shoes and put them in my backpack. Yeah, that's right, I was barefoot!!!

And the band was about to start. 15 minutes or so after AH JR ,black curtains came down. We all knew that Coldplay was about to start. Soon afterwards started The Blue Danube theme, and it was LOUDER and LOUDER and that's what made the crowd go CRAZY!!!

And then it started...

LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR

The haunting sounds of the beginning started, and the lights were more and more intensive. The magic balls were lighting. It became faster and faster. Just as the tempo, the volume and the lights were growing, so was the adrenaline.

Then Chris sang the "OOOOOO-OOOOO" part , together with the crowd, who was yelling and screaming, and most importantly - SMILING!

You could feel the love, and the energy right away. Such which I would love every day of my life to be filled with.

After the end of the song the curtains pulled back up...

VIOLET HILL

Everyone was singing. Chris seemed to be somewhat confused. Dunno why. He seemed kinda weird. But then I guess he got in with all the hype and started dancing around to the song. It went really really quick. The last part was brilliant. It almost made me cry, thinking - MAN YOU ARE ONE LUCKY BASTARD!!!

I knew which one followed. I couldn't believe I would hear the once the only Coldplay song I loved ...

CLOCKS

Red and green lights and lasers. Euphoria. Screaming. Amazing. I only wish that the tempo was faster. But I don't mind. It was CLOCKS DAMN IT!

And as my friend Dunja said, the only sentence that could describe the concert was their own... "AND NOTHING ELSE COMPARES..."

The song was over, and Chris welcomed us, saying that he was happy to be there and thanked the crowd for making their first concert in Hungary so big. He also said some things in Hungarian, but me, not knowing any of those, could only guess...

IN MY PLACE

Will started banging those drums so hard lol, and then the smooth, familiar melody of this epic song came - Johnny played the solo, and then Chris started singing... Everything was going smoothly... The "YEAAAAAH" parts were incredible. The song is, as someone had already said, one of the best live songs... Yeah, there was some Chris and Johnny loving, with hugging at the end and some giggling lol...

SPEED OF SOUND

Even though I was yelling my HEART out for them to play SQUARE ONE - they didn't. Chris told Johnny something,went in the back for a minute and then came back. I was hoping that they'd do Square One, but - they didn't. They did Speed Of Sound instead. The song I don't really love. But loved it live. The atmosphere was cool. And the magic balls spinning like crazy, looking like planet Earth,seemed to add to the magic...



Once again, Chris thanked us for coming and said that the best part of the concert for them is when the chemistry between the band and the audience is felt. And so he asked us to sing along for the next one!
The lights went blue...

CEMETERIES OF LONDON

God. At first I thought, I'd never hear this one live! Thank God the petition worked, cuz it was an awesome one. We screamed like crazy for the "LA LA LAY" parts and Chris was like - "You're great!" :)

The only thing I minded about this song is the tempo , that was slower than on the album. Still it was a great great one...

CHINESE SLEEP CHANT

The crowd went reaaaaally crazy on this one and I was like WTF?! But then of course I enjoyed it,even though it's my least fav from VLV album. Well the lasers were great, and the atmosphere was good. A song this fast was good for the concert - for variety's sake.

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The crowd also really loved this. It didn't hit me that much until the fast part, when the video screen behind the band started showing them so fast, it was stunning. I have that part recorded. :)

FIX YOU

Well what can I say??? There was this unbelievable, pure magic between the band and the fans. I was so happy to hear this...ode to friendship in my opinion. And what seemed weird is that , all the movements of Chris' when he stood up, and clapping of hands before the guitars and drums, when everyone thought that he would jump into the crowd, it all seemed so ... normal to me. Like , seeing Chris Martin in front of me was really something natural. I felt like I knew him all my life,like he was my friend. And I wish he was, for knowing a man with so much energy is really something special... The crowd sang the last chorus and then Chris sang it as well... There was the love that Coldplay sent... Amazing...

STRAWBERRY SWING

It's weird how I didn't even notice when this song passed... It was really cool and chilling though. Made me wanna lie down and pour some lemonade on a straw... Cause it was "such a perfect day" after all...

Then the band went to the middle of the arena, the B stage...

GOD PUT A SMILE UPON YOUR FACE / TALK - TECHNO MIX

I must say that this was the weakest part of the concert for me... I wish the songs were kept in their original forms, as this was toooo remixed... Still , I really love both these songs, so I enjoyed them despite this...

After that , Chris said some stuff, like, I am now gonna do some stuff on my own, let these guys take a rest,if you don't mind...

And then a deep male voice could be heard - "I LOVE YOU CHRIS!" and then Chris said sth like... "OK...THANX MAN, I LOVE YOU TOO HAHA!"

And the whole arena was laughing! :)

Then came one of the most beautiful concert parts... Which was anything but hard...

THE HARDEST PART

Dunja's favorite song. Which made her cry!
Chris started in his deep register voice, singing the first verse and chorus. It was magical. You could hear the WHOLE ARENA singing the chorus, like a choir. Perfect. And then, after the chorus, Chris started singing in the high register (dunno if that's how it's said,sorry if I am wrong,but you get the gist ;) ) and it made me shiver. Smiles on people's faces. Intimate atmosphere. Love. Happiness. And magic...

After this , Chris played what I can assume was a part of POSTCARDS FROM FAR AWAY which was beautiful...

The band was ready. The climax of the show was about to happen...

VIVA LA VIDA

While Chris was still at the piano in the mid of the arena, Will started banging the drums and singing with the crowd... "OOoOoOoOOH-oOOOOOoOOoOoOH!" and euphoria was there, you just couldn't say no to it.
Then Chris ran to the main stage and started singing. "People singing and the sound of drums...I couldn't believe where I had come!" - yeah that's how I would describe this song! Viva La Vida. Live. I mean... A dream come true. The song lasted for like, 10 mins with all the OooOOoOOOh's after the song, when Chris just lay down and smiling, sang with the crowd. "Thank you,you are beautiful"

The crowd just didn' wanna stop... Then started the banging sounds of ...

LOST!

WoW !This one was HEAVY! The drums made the arena SHAKE! Perfect. Well,just watch the official video for it, and you'll get it all. But you have got to experience it live... Chris thanked the band, and then they left...
Viva La Vida was sang again by the fans. Everyone was confused - where were the guys?

And then , the shock! They were at the end of the arena! In front of the sitting area at the very end of the arena, and Chris said - "We wanted to give a rest to those guys in front, plus give you guys a treat of seeing the handsomeness that we are!"

And then started the "harmonica-acoustic" part of the concert...

DEATH WILL NEVER CONQUER

"This is the best drummer in the world and a great singer - Will Champion" - said Chris. And then the song started. Surprisingly, many people were singing to it... Chris played harmonica...

THE SCIENTIST

Though I would have preferred the original version, I really liked this as well. Besides the acoustic guitar, there was also harmonica played by Chris. Once again,intimate moments between the band and the crowd - everyone was singing A-OOOH parts together,and the magic was felt for Xth Time...

And the band went off the C-stage... Where? Everyone was confused. A techno version of VLV started, and it was rather long... People didn't know if it was the end , but I did. lol.

POLITIK

Dark. Silence.

And then...

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!

The adrenaline rising sounds of Politik began and everyone was singing. It was a really... how do I call it? Orgasmic feeling?! LoL! Well yeah,it was really ReALLY powerful, you know? Politik is such a great song live and should ALWAYS be played live.

And Chris sang this:

"Give me one cause one is best, our first concert in Budapest" LOL!

I was hoping that I'd hear Reign Of Love, but I didn't :(

Chris played a classical piece on piano,and then clapped his hands 3 times.

LOVERS IN JAPAN

The video started on the screen and everyone was jumping... The chorus came and the butterflies flew ALL AROUND! Everyone was jumping,screaming,laughing... That is one of those rare moments in life that you wanna keep in your mind FOREVER - so THANK YOU COLDPLAY for granting this to us!!! The song was really so great. The butterflies and all... Nah, I can't find the words. You have to FEEL that!

After this, Chris came to the piano and said something like - "thank you for coming,you were a lovely audience, and we promise to come soon again, as we should have done way earlier..."

Then came the biggest moment in concert for me!

"YOU'RE THE BEST!"

I yelled.

And then Chris turned his head to me and said "THANKS MAN!"

WOW!

Was that amazing or what LOL!

And then came the beautiful

DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS

And I was a bit sad that it was coming to an end, but then again, really really happy to have been there...

They left...

YELLOW

yeah,everyone knew they'd play this. And yelled YELLOW (especially PlugInColdplaying when I yelled SHUT UP! But it's OK, I mean, the man loves the band, what can you do,it's not his fault he is irritating lol!)

The song sounded great live. And after it, the band took a bow, and Chris came to the microphone,smiling, said "Thank you all for coming, we love you so much - you were such,such an amazing crowd and we can't wait to come again. Good night guys!"

And then they left.

The Escapist started and it was played in the back.
The crowd was collecting the butterflies, and singing Viva La Vida... It was perfect.

After it, Dunja and I went to buy some stuff - I bought a T-shirt and the tour book (make sure you get it,even if you don't have any bread to eat after the concert lol,it's THAT good) and some badges...

I hoped we could meet the band, but we didn't. Cuz who knows where they were... And our bus was ready to go...

It made me sad it was over, but also kinda of magical. God, what a night that was...

What can I say more? It is a very very long review anyway, so the best is that you go and see it for yourselves - YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!



thanks for your great review Lol!:):kiss:

[Jsalyers]

Excellent review and pictures strawberry swinger!!!!

[Strawberry Swinger]

thanx guys , it really means a lot to me to share the emotions I feel for being on the concert. I am so happy, I am not even aware of it :D :D :D

[Jsalyers]

After the concert I went to I was so happy, and nothing could bring me down:D

[hrobert]

seeing Chris Martin in front of me was really something natural. I felt like I knew him all my life,like he was my friend. And I wish he was, for knowing a man with so much energy is really something special...

Couldnt agree more

Great review! Thanks

[hrobert]

After the concert I went to I was so happy, and nothing could bring me down:D

Yeah me too, I was like "now my feet wont touch the ground" :D

[Jsalyers]

Yeah me too, I was like "now my feet wont touch the ground" :D
:dance:

I know!!!!

[viva la vida]

"She seems like such a positive person,and she just didn't stop smiling!"

tnx for that haha... and you know, I couldn't stop smiling cuz I knew it that we're going to see them about few hours hehehe

and p.s. pics are sooo amazing, so much quality! which camera did you use?

[sylvia]

Thanks for the review! Great Pics! :nice:

[busybeeburns]

Are they trying to tickle him? :stunned:

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[hrobert]

:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

[Strawberry Swinger]

lol beeburns hahahaha!

[Gya]

Are they trying to tickle him? :stunned:

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LOL At look where the finger from the hand in the middle is heading to.

[Strawberry Swinger]

nasty nasty thoughts, coldplayers lol...

[kspillers2]

Great review S.S. It sounds like Budapest was the perfect place to see CP ! Gorgeous City---Crazy Fans...great combo.

[Strawberry Swinger]

ah yes... a brilliant city!!!

[EnglishSilk]

PLEASE SEND ME A BUTTERFLY FROM YOUR CITY!

THANK YOU!

[Strawberry Swinger]

Oh my God, what a lovely idea you've got!

I'll be more than glad to send it to you!!!

Although,they didn't play in my country lol, but yeah, I will send you from the lovely Budapest!

Please PM me the address! :)

[sylvia]

Amazing Lovers In Japan video: YouTube - Coldplay, Budapest 23.09.08. 13/13 - Lovers In Japan

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Do you know the person who recorded it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBJ-Dh02Ag0&feature=related

[sylvia]

No, but he has great vids.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Definitely! great quality of videos

[lac21]

hehe, they're my videos :)