30-Sep-2008: Datchforum, Milan - 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 (techno version)
Don't Panic (acoustic)
Reign Of Love (acoustic)
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
Shiver (acoustic)
The Escapist


Photos

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1538

Wiki reviews

http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/30_September_2008:_Datchforum%2C_Milan%2C_Italy

Videos

Life In Technicolor

YouTube - Life in Technicolor - Coldplay Milan Sept 30th 2008

Violet Hill

YouTube - coldplay life in technicolor+violet hill

Clocks

YouTube - Coldplay - Clocks live @ Datchforum, Assago (Milan)

In My Place

YouTube - Coldplay - In my place (live in Milan 30 Sept.2008)

Speed Of Sound

YouTube - speed of sound

Cemeteries Of London

YouTube - Coldplay -cemeteries of london - live in milano 30-09-2008

YouTube - Coldplay @ Milano [Cementeries of London]

Chinese Sleep Chant

YouTube - Chinese Sleep Chant

42

YouTube - Colplay @ DatchForum Milano_42

Fix You

YouTube - Coldplay a Milano fix you

Strawberry Swing

YouTube - Coldplay - Strawberry Swing @ Milan

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)

YouTube - God put a smile upon your face

Talk (techno version)

YouTube - Talk live Coldplay milano 30/09/2008

Don't Panic (acoustic)

YouTube - Coldplay - Don't Panic (Milano)

Reign Of Love (acoustic)

YouTube - Coldplay reign of love live@datch forum

Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)



Viva La Vida

YouTube - Viva La Vida (Live @ Milan)

Lost!

YouTube - coldplay lost!

The Scientist (acoustic)

YouTube - Coldplay - The scientist Live Milano 30 Sett 2008

Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing)

YouTube - Coldplay - Death Will Never Conquer (Milano)

Viva La Vida (remix interlude)



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Politik

YouTube - Coldplay - Politik @ Milan

Lovers In Japan

YouTube - coldplay lovers in japan (live a milano 30-09-2008)

YouTube - 30.09 concerto Coldplay Milano - lovers in japan

YouTube - Coldplay @ DatchForum Milano_Lovers In Japan

Death And All His Friends

YouTube - Death and all his friends - Coldplay

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Yellow

YouTube - Coldplay Yellow Live @ Datchforum

YouTube - Coldplay Yellow - Shiver Live DatchForum Milan 30/9/08

Shiver (acoustic)

YouTube - Coldplay Yellow - Shiver Live DatchForum Milan 30/9/08

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.

[iriden]

Tickets info: tickets will be available on ticketone.it from June 4th:

GA (not numbered seat): 42€ + booking fees
Grandstands C (numbered seats): 40€ + booking fees
Grandstands B (numbered seats): 45€ + booking fees
Gold circle (numbered seats): 50€ + booking fees

Plan of the seats (http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3941/datchforum2hj1.jpg)

[Steo87]

E alloraaaaaa!!!!! E andiaaaamo!! :lol:
Denise & Pat : vi fate tutte e 2 le date?

[iriden]

ovvio, due date dei Coldplay in due giorni tolgono il medico di torno e fanno bene alla salute :dance: :dance:

voglio sentire Chris che dice di nuovo "you're the best crowd we ever had in our whole life, and this is gonna be the best closing of a concert you've ever seen in your whole life" (o giù di lì :P)

[Steo87]

ehehe..lo diranno ad ogni concerto cambiando solo il nome della città :dozey:
però è bello sentirselo comunque :D

tra l'altro andrai a vedere i killers il giorno del mio compleanno.quando sarai al Marlay Park,mi raccomando : pensami! :laugh3:

[iriden]

e invece no, mica tutti gli fanno il coro che gli abbiamo fatto noi su Fix you :D

no però veramente in tutti i bootleg del Twisted Logic Tour che ho sentito l'ha detto solo a noi

[coldpatrix]

No Denise l'ha detto in giro un pò a tutti quanti...
Comunque speriamo che sia un concerto con i controcoglioni...

[iriden]

Devo riascoltarmeli allora, ho la memoria che fa cilecca :P

["*"*Claire*"*"]

Oh cacchiolina, per me sarebbe la prima voltaaaaaaaaaaa!! Naturalmente nn sto più nella pelle :dance:!!! Nn mi resta ke organizzarmi per i biglietti:thinking:..
mi sa ke dovrò passare luuunghe ore daventi al computer:D

[coldpatrix]

Ma no, anche tu segui coldplayzone sepuoi, ti informeremo in tempo reale sui biglietti...

[Steo87]

non so voi,ma io sento puzza di terminali in tilt in tutti i punti ticketone qua in Italia il 4 giugno.

[iriden]

It seems there will only be seats, no standing tickets, not even for the GA...which is rather strange, it's the first time ever that this is going to happen in this venue for a concert

yay :dozey:

I wonder what time I need to be in queue to get average seats then

[iriden]

^ screw that, we're gonna knock the seats over, they were not supposed to be there :lol:

[iriden]

Sorry for the third post in a row..but they changed it again and yess it's standing ticket only for GA :dance: :dance:

plus golden circle and grandstands B tickets are already sold out :D (though I think more will be available in the next days)

[coldpatrix]

Sold Out for an half of the palasport...

[swizz]

I have tickets for the Golden circle. But where is it?? I can't find any maps of the Datchforum on the internet and I haven't been there before.

Sooooo excited!!!!! :)

[iriden]

This (http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/9509/datchforumwx3.jpg) is the map, the gold circle (tribuna gold) is the one fronting the stage behind the parterre (floor) where myself will be squashed against the rail, I hope :laugh3:

[swizz]

Thanks for the map, iriden. I'm actually a bit disappointed - since they were the most expensive tickets I thought they would be in the best place. I didn't think I'd be right at the back... :(

[iriden]

Yeah I know, I didn't know what kind of tickets they were at the beginning, but then someone explained it to me and I sticked with the GA ones, just because I want to be in the mosh :lol:

[viva la vida]

I still don't know where will I go to see them live (finally), but I truly hope that's going to be in Milan... Atmosphere in italy are really great. If not, maybe I'll see them in Budapest

[skandalouz]

Do you know if there are still tickets left for Standing GA ? I'm dying to buy 2 cause i'll be in Milano in that period so i MUSTN'T miss this opportunity to see Colplay Live.

[iriden]

Uhm, not sure, I mean not online, they say they're waiting for more tickets to be available, so keep checking here (http://www.ticketone.it/newsComplete.jsp?idCat=51&cdNews=191799&idCatPT=529&cdProductCity=MIC22008CO0930&cdProductSelected=MIC22008CO0930) (standing tickets are called parterre). If you're in Milan you could come to the venue in any case, I'm sure you'll find someone who will sell you a ticket, but try to avoid scalpers :wink:

[Goodfeather]

is the ticketone website the only good website there is to find coldplay tickets??!

[macachia@waldonet.net]

goodfeather, maltese? Finally a fellow countryman. Brittania have a 5day tour to see coldplay in Milan, check it out, it's priced well enough.

[Goodfeather]

CHEERS :D

[iriden]

another shameless bump

-17 :dance:

[Strawberry Swinger]

My name is Milan

and my birthday is on 30th of September.

What a coincidence?!

Now if ONLY the guys from the band noticed this and decided to grant me a ticket lol

[iriden]

Well if you got part in the latest competition from coldplay.com maybe you can win the two front row tickets

even though I don't know how they can grant you to be, or better say, to remain front row since is a standing gig and people are gonna fight for it :laugh3::laugh3:

[Strawberry Swinger]

nah, it would be to complicated... the viza and other documentation I need to enter and then money as well...I'll settle for Budapest. But next year hope to come to Venice if they do ... ;)

[iriden]

Woot I really hope too, if they're doing Festivals next year then there is only one they can do in Italy, the Heineken Jammin Festival, and it's in Venice :D

I actually thought about going to Budapest since it's two years in a row I'm going there for the Sziget Festival and I know the city, but I had problems with taking other days off work.
I'm sure you will enjoy the show and let's hope they will do like last year's South American tour and sing some old songs :nice:

[Strawberry Swinger]

I sure hope they come to Exit festival in Serbia in 2009 :(

[the.hardest.part]

Voi siete vicini a vedere COLDPLAY!

You excited?

[melanieau]

Not long now...

[Aleluvscp]

who's giving updates from the concert?

[Aleluvscp]

aaahh!! they're seeing them right nowww. I'm so jealous :bomb:

[fede]

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Speed of Sound
Cementeries of London
Chinese Sleep Chant
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face (B-stage)
Talk (B-stage)
Dont' Panic (Acoustic)
Reign Of Love (Acoustic)
Postcards From Far Away
Viva la Vida
Lost!
The Scientist (Acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death and All His Friends
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Yellow
Shiver (Acoustic Part)
The Escapist

[busybeeburns]

Don't Panic and Reign of Love and Shiver? :o

thanks! :)

[Texasluvsjonny]

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Speed of Sound
Cementeries of London
Chinese Sleep Chant
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face (B-stage)
Talk (B-stage)
Dont' Panic (Acoustic)
Reign Of Love (Acoustic)
Postcards From Far Away
Viva la Vida
Lost!
The Scientist (Acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death and All His Friends
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Yellow
Shiver (Acoustic Part)
The Escapist
Fookin hell!:stunned:

[LittleMissMessy]

Hope everyone enjoyed the show ... :)

[Chavi]

Dont Panic and Shiver :stunned: OMFG !!!!!!!!!!!

[Mimixxx]

Wha?! Lucky Milan!

[Mimixxx]

Milan.

I’m writing this one from the Oxfam and Ucodep stall on the concourse. The crowd are singing along to a special acoustic version of ‘The Scientist’..

The hallway just got cleared.. I know what that means! Here they come..

The band just ran past the Oxfam stall. Chris Martin waved at some of the volunteers who were standing here. That was a good moment for us to remember. They are now back on stage, playing ‘Politik’. The stobe lights are flashing, and Will Champion is beating the life out of those drums! “Open up your eyes!”.

Maybe that’s what our volunteers helped some of the crowd do tonight before they went in. Open up their eyes, on the issue of Health and Education For All (Salute Acqua Istruzione Per Tutti), in Italiano.

Elisa Bacciotti, the star of popular mobilisation for Oxfam International and Ucodep in Italy, is standing next to me, waiting for the volunteers to come back after the show for one last bit of campaigning, before hopefully, they all head home into the Milan night, with a big smile on their faces!

She very kindly translated my briefing earlier to the volunteers. My Italian is terrible. Here’s a few words from her..

“Come on Pete! My English is terrible too! We really worked well together. It’s really something exciting to be here! If I think back in 2003 when I saw Coldplay in Rome, I already worked for Ucodep and I was wondering what could these two horizontal lines on Chris Martin’s hand mean? (Oxfam Make Trade Fair symbol)…Oxfam was not in Italy at the time, Ucodep was a tiny NGO, and here we are, 5 years later, Ucodep and Oxfam at the Coldplay concerts, saying to everybody IL POTERE E NELLE TUE MANI / E ORA DI UN MONDO PIU GIUSTO (YOU‘VE GOT POWER. IT’S TIME FOR JUSTICE)…. Thanks to our 40 volunteers, they were fantastic, really. It was an incredible start up for our PER TUTTI (FOR ALL) campaign!”

I think that’s amazing. I totally agree that the volunteers have been great. However, there is one part I disagree with. Elisa’s English is great!

The volunteers are coming back now with more signed action cards for PER TUTTI. Which just launched here last weekend. These Coldplay fans tonight (cheering for the encore right now)..have the power together to help give us all a fairer world. I am sure that they can be the start of something big for this campaign here in Italy.

The curtain is coming down on the shows in Italy. Coldplay are rounding off another great night with those ‘Yellow’ lights.. It’s been amazing here. I am sad to be leaving so soon. But next up.. We have Oxfam Novib and Rotterdam…

The Oxfam sphere of being shown above the crowd as ‘The Escapist’ plays over the stereo, and the fans leave the venue. Great show. Great group of volunteers. Great night. Job done. Well.. almost.. it’s load-out time again.

http://www.oxfamblogs.org/coldplay/?p=71

[Aleluvscp]

Don't Panic and Shiver???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO F****** WAY!!!!!!!!! GAAWWWWDDDD :bomb::bomb:

[BostonSportsTD]

HOLY SHIT!! SHIVER???? ahhhhhhh YOU ARE ALL SO LUCKY!! finally some variety in the setlist! oh man pleeeeease keep in shiver until boston PLEASE!!

[Lore]

don't panic and shiver :bigcry: OMG



when they were here they played don't panic

but



SHIVER???

:bigcry:

[Aleluvscp]

Yea I wouldn't have minded if they'd switched CSC for Shiver :D

[CPRani]

DONT PANIC ?!?!?! NOO WAY!! LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY!!

[Mimixxx]

Don't Panic :D :

YouTube - ColdPlay Live in Milan

VLV:

YouTube - ColdPlay Live in Milan

[majgirl]

Shiver????!!!! Holy Crap!!! I cant begin to express how happy I would be if that song would stay in the setlist. When was the last time they played that?? One of my goals in life is to hear that live before I die as its one of my all time favorites, come on boys make it happen.

[Mark0505]

yeahhhhhhhhh...

i've been at the concert in Milan...fantastic...only one word...fantastic

I like too Don't Panic and Shiver and they played they really great... i love the setlist of this concert... really great...

[BostonSportsTD]

holy crap. just watched that video of don't panic. that was SOOO nice. wow i'm so jealous this has to be the best setlist of the tour yet. throw in amsterdam or warning sign and we've actually got what we've been waiting for!

[SwallowedInSea]

Shiver? SHIVER??? SHIVER?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

AAAAAAHHHH I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUSSSSSS.

Sorry guys, I just had to get that out. ;)

[Pallavi]

Don't Panic and Reign of Love and Shiver? :o

thanks! :)

same feeling Ian!:o:o:o:o:o:o

[Pallavi]

they played my favorite Reign of love acoustic wow so thanks to them i love it.

[Strawberry Swinger]

DAMN IT!

SOMETHING TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD PLAY SHIVER!

GOD DAMN IT!

It's not fair, the Budapest setlist was so regular... :(

[Pallavi]

well strawberry swinger so yay for you and me we're getting our favorite songs played.

[Strawberry Swinger]

Yay my ass - the concert I went to passed - you still have the chance!

REIGN OF LOVE?!

Gimme a break :(

OK,so will someone answer me PLEASE NOW - will they have 2nd European leg for this tour, in 2009?

Anyone know?

Quick,I wanna sleep, it was my birthday and I drank too much.

[Strawberry Swinger]

It was like - hey Milan (my name btw), here is some of your fav songs, we will play it for your birthday,in the town same as your name - but YOU WON'T BE ON THE CONCERT !

LOL!

[Christa1]

SHIVER???? I DID not start that petition.... ok chavi, it must have been your sign, pallavi i wish you were there, much love sent out

[BostonSportsTD]

yea i definately understand why youre mad. i still have another concert ahead so i can still be hopefuly that i will get a setlist like this one but i can understand how after getting the standard setlist you feel a bit cheated. it boggles my mind that they still get away with playing ths same exact setlist for an entire tour. thats one of the reasons why i still respect radiohead's live shows a ton more than coldplays. theyll light show is actually BETTER than coldplay's yet they can still completely switch up the order of their songs every night. plus rather than play their mainstream hits (high and dry, creep etc) they instead play the song that they know the true fans actually like. coldplay on the other hand pretty much only play their big hits and ignore such songs such as warning sign, see you soon and amsterdam which are CLEARLY the TRUE fan favorites.

sorry to completely go off on coldplay (especially on a night where they actually decided the change it up a bit) but i understand why strawberry swinger is mad because that makes me mad too!

[Pallavi]

When the people here signed a petition for COL they are started to play it but the same when i did with ROL they are playing but not continuosly that made me a bit unhappy!

But today they played my all the favorite songs like Shiver,Reign of love and made me happy again!

[Pallavi]

SHIVER???? I DID not start that petition.... ok chavi, it must have been your sign, pallavi i wish you were there, much love sent out


Yes Christa they played ROL that too acoustic.

i feel very happy!:)

[Pallavi]

but one sad thing happened again to me here they removed hardest part, any way some times it happens,to listen to one of your favorites you have to forget other thing!:cry::confused:

[KissesBirds]

Don't Panic :D :

YouTube - ColdPlay Live in Milan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2PlRCrThhE)




I first thought "What? No guitar? No Jonny?" But then I heard Jonny singing and was like this:D:D:D




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[Pallavi]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fenderjaguar/2903448984/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samopic/

Flickr pictures here.

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[Chavi]

Don't Panic :D :

YouTube - ColdPlay Live in Milan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2PlRCrThhE)


awwww that was so sweet :nice: thank you !
Dont panic FTW :heart:

SHIVER???? I DID not start that petition.... ok chavi, it must have been your sign, pallavi i wish you were there, much love sent out


:wacky: you think Chris remembers reading my sign .. ?! aww if only.. :heart:



Great photos ! thanks !

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

wow shiver and dont panic!
Lucky you!

[submerged]

they had play "shiver" (snip) because there was a banner from coldplayitalia with the words "Please, play shiver for us!" :D

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

really? I was thinking about something similar

[A RUSH OF VIDA]

THATS REALLY COOL!!!!!

[Stefan-C8]

PLEASE PLAY DON'T PANIC AND SHIVER IN ROTTERDAM TOMORROW!!! :o

[Strawberry Swinger]

PLEASE BRING BACK TIME AND PLAY SQUARE ONE IN BUDAPEST ! LOL!

Ah? There was no Hardest Part? What a tragic loss - that's the best moment in the concert.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

lol it definitely isnt

[CookyMnstr]

Ok, so where is video proof of SHIVER?!?!?!?!:shifty:
(I believe it was played, now I want to see/hear it!!!):dance:

[melanieau]

Yellow and a teeny tiny bit of Shiver

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

5:05 listen close or you might miss it!!!

[rush]

:o Shiver
yesterday in my car i was listening to Parachutes and i thought i would love to listen to this (shiver) live and wot?? they played it in Milan :o and they have played it in Portugal 8 years ago :o

[Strawberry Swinger]

lol it definitely isnt

well for me it was one of the best moments...

well anyway i think they really need to prolong the setlist. and make it a 2 hour show!

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

one of the best moments yes! you didnt say it before!
well that would be nice,but its impossible to perform two hours few days in a row

[Aleluvscp]

I'm not angry that they didn't play those songs the night before..... they could've been playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and I still would've had an amazing night :laugh3:

[FlorianLey]

ZOMG DONT PANIC n SHIVER!
gief audio / video :)

[Strawberry Swinger]

so will anyone finally answer my question which is:

Is there gonna be a 2nd European tour in 2009?

LOL!

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

there must be a tour in 2009,but I believe there will be asian and australian or maybe south american,I doubt european though although I wish they would come back to Budapest

[Strawberry Swinger]

fuck!

[Aleluvscp]

they WILL tour in 2009

[tnt23]

Unfortunately Shiver was only a very small snippet...
But the concert was great even if there were some voices before the show reporting that Chris had influence!
I think he had fever, because he started sweating a lot just after Viva La Vida...But the crowd helped him singing and shouting every note!

["*"*Claire*"*"]

Hi guys I've been to the concert in milan and I'm still shivering.. I was just in front of them and.. I got one of will's drumsicks!! In the end he trew them and one now is mine:dance:... the setlist was wonderful, they were great.. the best day of my life

[JENNY34]

Wow... really. Do you have a photo of it?

[busybeeburns]

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[JENNY34]

Love those photos

[busybeeburns]

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[Mimixxx]

Amaaazing pictures! :stunned:

[Jsalyers]

Very nice!!! Thanks again Ian!!!

[melanieau]

WOW!

[Larry]

Don't Panic and Shiver?????? :stunned::stunned::stunned::stunned::stunned:

Lucky Italians!!!! Awww so sad they didn't play these songs in Hamburg and Berlin. Buuuh! :\

[busybeeburns]

Album by ivoz:

ivoz's slideshow on Flickr

[backstreetchix97]

Man....check out this article.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1752611.ece

I wish Chris Martin would have taken his shirt off during my concert :(

[backstreetchix97]

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1538/datchgig1.jpg


http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1538/datchgig6.jpg

http://www.gigwise.com/article.php?id=46461&

LOL he has holes in his pants....or have they always been there?

[iriden]

I'm at work and I don't have time to write anything meaningful right now..but this concert kicked ass seriously, I'm still over the moon..front row, Don't Panic and a tiny little bit of Shiver, everyone singing every single note of every single song, their huge smiles from beginning to end

it was epic..I still can't believe they actually changed the setlist from the night before :nice:

pics and videos (just two) to follow whenever I have time

Man....check out this article.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1752611.ece

I wish Chris Martin would have taken his shirt off during my concert :(
This was the night before, a friend of mine texted me thanking god about this..and I didn't even notice..booo me :disappointed:

[melanieau]

WOW! Geat vid of Politik

YouTube - Coldplay Politik DatchForum Milano 30/9/08

[CookyMnstr]

Running at the speed of sound??? :p
http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1538/ucodep9.jpg
(and where's Guy? with all his marathon running, he flew right by them?)

And this
http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1538/datchgig1.jpg
is the funniest picture of Chris EVER. Seriously, he's prancing about the stage.

[marie/pims]

And this
http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1538/datchgig1.jpg
is the funniest picture of Chris EVER. Seriously, he's prancing about the stage.

:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3::laugh3::laugh3: hilarious!!

["*"*Claire*"*"]

ta-da! here's my own souvenir from this great gig!
http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn0849ik2.jpg

[Chavi]

^ so lucky :wacky: I'm a little bit jealous though :P

[Pallavi]

MY special delight Reign of love and don't panic in Milan!

Yaaaay!

YouTube - ColdPlay Live in Milan

[Jenjie]

Coldplay, le scalette (e le differenze) delle due date italiane: Bologna 29/9 e Milano 30/9


http://static.blogo.it/soundsblog/ColdplayLive2008.JPG

Le due tappe italiane dei Coldplay hanno confermato l’amore del nostro paese per la band inglese. Non solo per il tutto esaurito avvenuto con largo anticipo: lo si è visto soprattutto dalle reazioni in rete su siti, blog e community varie (Soundsblog compreso!) di questi giorni. A proposito: i palloncini che hanno invaso il parterre sono merito dei ragazzi del sito italiano ColdplayZone.

Poco importa se la voce di Chris Martin non fosse al massimo della forma (soprattutto a Bologna): l’ovazione è stata totale. Tanto che ad Assago, sommerso dal calore dei fan, il leader della band s’è lanciato (e ci piace credergli) con queste parole: “siete il miglior pubblico che abbiamo mai avuto”, riferendosi proprio all’Italia.

Dopo avervi mostrato la nostra galleria di immagini della data milanese, di seguito vi riportiamo le scalette delle due serate. Sostanzialmente uguali, riportano qualche piccola variazione: mentre a Bologna hanno suonato “The Hardest Part”, il pubblico accorso a Milano ha potuto sentire in più un accenno acustico di “Don’t Panic” e “Reign Of Love” oltre a “Shiver”. Di seguito le due tracklist dettagliate.

http://www.soundsblog.it/post/5261/coldplay-le-scalette-e-le-differenze-delle-due-date-italiane-bologna-299-e-milano-309

[Jenjie]

Don't Panic, ci sono i Coldplay!

Arrivo al Forum e rimango subito sorpreso, il pubblico dei Coldplay è molto eterogeneo, mi sarei aspettato un audience prevalentemente fra i 20 e 30 anni e invece il range di età arriva tranquillamente ai 50. La mia “vicina” sotto il palco chiama la babysitter per mettere a letto il figlio non oltre le 9:30, lei è un esempio delle fan più accanite del buon Chris Martin!

La musica dei Coldplay ha saputo conquistare tutti nel corso degli anni ed il concerto ti fa capire il perché!
Chris Martin è un vero trascinatore: corre, salta, cerca di coinvolgere il pubblico anche a scapito del cantato. Il concerto è ricco di sorprese, alla fine di una passerella è allestito un mini palco dove eseguono quattro canzoni e al termine di una pausa compaiono al secondo anello per eseguire la versione acustica di “The Scientist”.

Lo spettacolo è ricco di emozioni, le canzoni già molto coinvolgenti su cd sanno dare quel qualcosa in più anche per merito di un pubblico caldissimo che canta dal primo all’ultimo minuto, una vera perla “Fix You”, praticamente un duetto con il pubblico.
Chris Martin si rivela un vero animale da palco, scherzoso negli atteggiamenti con il pubblico ed estremamente coinvolgente nella esecuzione delle canzoni, una cosa non da tutti!

Unica pecca forse l’esecuzione di alcuni bellissimi brani, Talk su tutti, in versione “techno”, cosa di cui avrei fatto volentieri a meno.

Comunque decisamente un concerto che ti lascia soddisfatto, felice di gridare ”Viva la Vida”!

P.S: Consiglio al pubblico maschile: in caso la vostra ragazza vi chieda di accompagnarla al concerto dei Coldplay e a voi non piacciono non fatelo, evitereste che la ragazza guardi sognante Chris Martin e poi si volti sconsolata verso di voi. A me piacciono i Coldplay, ma la cosa non l’ho evitata.

http://www.whatyoulove.it/musica/ChrisMartin.jpg

http://www.whatyoulove.it/2008/10/03/don%E2%80%99t-panic-ci-sono-i-coldplay/

[Aleluvscp]

Poco importa se la voce di Chris Martin non fosse al massimo della forma (soprattutto a Bologna)
I thought Chris's voice sounded great that night!!

[iriden]

^ Maybe being on the front with everyone around you singing covered Chris' voice a bit..I don't know, I think he sounded great too :D

Coldplay, le scalette (e le differenze) delle due date italiane: Bologna 29/9 e Milano 30/9

Translation:

The two concerts of Coldplay in Italy confirmed how much our country loves the English band. Not just for the soldout: it could be seen by the reactions on networking sites, blogs and various communities (including Soundsblog!) these days. By the way: the balloons that have invaded the parterre were there thanks to the Italian site ColdplayZone.

It really doesn't matter that Chris Martin's voice was not the best (especially in Bologna): the acclamation was total. So much so that in Assago, overwhelmed by the warmth of the fans, the band leader said (and we want to believe him): "you are the best audience we've ever had," referring to Italy.

After showing you our gallery of pictures from Milan, here's the setlist for both nights. They're mostly the same, showing some small changes: while in Bologna they played "The Hardest Part", the audience in Milan was able to hear also "Don't Panic" and "Reign Of Love" and part of "Shiver". Here's the two detailed setlist.

Don't Panic, ci sono i Coldplay!
Translation:

Don't Panic..Coldplay are here!

I arrive at the Forum and I'm surprised that Coldplay audience is very heterogeneous, I would have expected mostly people in their 20s and 30s but the age range to 50. My "neighbour" on the rail called the babysitter telling her to put the son in bed no later than 9:30, she is an example of the most die-hard fans of Chris Martin!

The music of Coldplay has managed to conquer everyone over the years and the concert makes you understand why!
Chris Martin is a real enchanter: he runs, jumps, trying to involve the public even at the expense of his singing. The concert is full of surprises, at the end of a catwalk there's a mini stage where they perform four songs and after a break they appear in the second ring to do the acoustic version of "The Scientist".

The show is full of emotions, songs already very enthralling on CD are even better thanks to a fervent audience singing from beginning to end, "Fix You" is a real gem, a duet with the public.
Chris Martin is a true stage animal, playful in his attitudes with the public and extremely enthralling while performing, which is something not everyone can do!

The only flaw is perhaps how they played some beautiful songs, Talk above all, in a "techno" style, which I would have gladly done without.

However definitely a concert that leaves you satisfied, happy to shout "Viva la Vida"!

PS: Advise for the male audience: If your girlfriend asks you to accompany her to see Coldplay and you don't like them, don't do that, you would prevent your girlfriend from looking dreamly at Chris Martin before turning disconsolate towards you. I like Coldplay, but I didn't avoid this scene.

[Jenjie]

ty for the translations :D

[coldjo]

Any video of Shiver ? :embarassed:

[busybeeburns]

first page updated with some videos :)

[iriden]

Italians are hiding here, wtf I don't want to be alone writing reviews for the shows in Bologna and Milan :disappointed:

well anyway..still hyper excited from the night before I managed to sleep only 2hours in order to take the 5:30 am train from Bologna to Milan. Once arrived we met with another friend and went to leave backpacks at the hotel we were going to stay after the concert.
We arrived at the Datchforum at about 10, and already more than 30 people were waiting, some were there as early as 7, if not before.
The weather was not as good as the day before but luckily it didn't rain. Time passed til at 5pm they started to control the tickets and one hour later the doors opened. I swear running to catch the rail is something exausting, I tried to follow some friends of mine (coldpatrix being one of them), they were on the right were the catwalk begins, but I realised there was still a spot on the rail more to the center, and yes second night on the front, I still can't believe it :nice:
Had with me my banner for Guy once again (which he saw and sported again a huge smile seeing it :wacky:), you never know they could play just a tiny bit of CoW, but there were so many other banners requesting songs that I knew it was more easy for them to play Shiver like three years ago.
I don't want to go through every song, but the concert was even better than Bologna, Chris played Don't Panic and Reign of Love as you already know, and everyone there in front went crazy, fans from both the Italian fansites so you get how the atmosphere was. Chris even recognised my banner while introducing Cemeteries of London and told me "Ok see you in Dublin" at the end of Yellow after reading another banner I made..I know, stupid things but hey, since I never met him in person that's the closest I got :P

Well words can't describe how fantastic this concert was..just read Millers's blog and you get what I mean, we are LOUDEST audience and we love them :cool:

I'm already counting down the days to Dublin, I would be utterly depressed if I didn't have other gigs to look forward to, and insanity is telling me to take the opportunity and add Belfast as well now that it has been rescheduled, we'll see :lol:

and now I'm gonna upload my two videos on youtube, Don't Panic+Reign of Love+Postcards and Chinese Sleep Chant (even thought for the second the audio is not the best). I'll post the link when they're done :)

[busybeeburns]

Pictures by Michael Mura:

Michael Mura's slideshow on Flickr

[busybeeburns]

Brilliant pictures by Stefano Masselli
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanomasselli/sets/72157607733413117/

stefano masselli's slideshow on Flickr

[Last Violator]

Hi guys,
it was nice to see the link to my video of "Yellow" on the first page, but strange enough, you're missing the other one I posted (Politik)
So here's the link which can be added to the other one. Quality is top-notch, it was taped with a very good camcorder (my suggestion is to choose the high-quality option):
YouTube - Coldplay Politik DatchForum Milano 30/9/08

By the way, I really loved the tecno-set, it really shows how open-minded these guys can be :)

[iriden]

Some of my pics from the show

The queue outside the venue at 2.00 pm
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/01.jpg

The crowd seen from the barrier
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/Crowd.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/LifeinTechnicolor.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/04.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/05.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/06.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/07.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/08.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/09.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/13.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/14.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/15.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/Bellodezia.jpg

[iriden]

My video of Don't Panic, Reign of Love and Postcards

YouTube - Don't Panic, Reign of Love and Postcards from Faraway @ Milan 30-09-2008

[coldpatrix]

I'm in the Yellow video posted some pages before!

This is the screenshot:
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/615/ioeilcapotj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


I'm the boy at the left, the boy at the right is Gabriele, the webmaster of Coldplayzone!
In the very first row! WoW!

Soon my review, it was fantastic!

[iriden]

Non vi si può vedere :P

Chinese Sleep Chant by moi (not the best audio unfortunately)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of3ioyjsZMo

[Chavi]

Italians are hiding here, wtf I don't want to be alone writing reviews for the shows in Bologna and Milan :disappointed:

well anyway..still hyper excited from the night before I managed to sleep only 2hours in order to take the 5:30 am train from Bologna to Milan. Once arrived we met with another friend and went to leave backpacks at the hotel we were going to stay after the concert.
We arrived at the Datchforum at about 10, and already more than 30 people were waiting, some were there as early as 7, if not before.
The weather was not as good as the day before but luckily it didn't rain. Time passed til at 5pm they started to control the tickets and one hour later the doors opened. I swear running to catch the rail is something exausting, I tried to follow some friends of mine (coldpatrix being one of them), they were on the right were the catwalk begins, but I realised there was still a spot on the rail more to the center, and yes second night on the front, I still can't believe it :nice:
Had with me my banner for Guy once again (which he saw and sported again a huge smile seeing it :wacky:), you never know they could play just a tiny bit of CoW, but there were so many other banners requesting songs that I knew it was more easy for them to play Shiver like three years ago.
I don't want to go through every song, but the concert was even better than Bologna, Chris played Don't Panic and Reign of Love as you already know, and everyone there in front went crazy, fans from both the Italian fansites so you get how the atmosphere was. Chris even recognised my banner while introducing Cemeteries of London and told me "Ok see you in Dublin" at the end of Yellow after reading another banner I made..I know, stupid things but hey, since I never met him in person that's the closest I got :P

Well words can't describe how fantastic this concert was..just read Millers's blog and you get what I mean, we are LOUDEST audience and we love them :cool:

I'm already counting down the days to Dublin, I would be utterly depressed if I didn't have other gigs to look forward to, and insanity is telling me to take the opportunity and add Belfast as well now that it has been rescheduled, we'll see :lol:

and now I'm gonna upload my two videos on youtube, Don't Panic+Reign of Love+Postcards and Chinese Sleep Chant (even thought for the second the audio is not the best). I'll post the link when they're done :)

Insanity pays off ! :D:D:D

[iriden]

^ and you're a master of it :lol:

well I still have enough time to take think about it


even tough I already know what my decision will be..I guess 5 gigs in 3 different countries in one year are not enough :uhoh:

[backstreetchix97]

^ and you're a master of it :lol:

well I still have enough time to take think about it


even tough I already know what my decision will be..I guess 5 gigs in 3 different countries in one year are not enough :uhoh:

Oh my gosh! How do you afford it : D Do you go with other people?

[Aleluvscp]

great pictures Denise!! and 1st row? luckyy :D

[iriden]

Oh my gosh! How do you afford it : D Do you go with other people?
Yes, by now we're three crazy people and one more should join us, actually it's rather cheap going to Dublin in that period, the tickets for the concerts are the most expensive thing :lol:

Yes Ale, front row again, more or less the same position as in Bologna but with a better view of Jonny, I almost didn't see him the night before because of a stupid speaker :dozey:

Some more pics

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/10.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/11.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/12.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/16.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/17.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/18.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/19.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/21.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/23.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/24.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/25.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/26.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/iri80/Concerti/Coldplay%20-%20Milano%2030-09-2008/27.jpg

[Aleluvscp]

ahhh!! thanx for the great pics :drunk:

btw did simo take videos during the bologna concert?

[iriden]

I don't know, I have two, one of LiT+Violet Hill and God put a smile (but it's not the full song since one man of security told me to stop recording, I don't know why since I don't have a professional camera and all the other people around me were recording as well :angry:)

I will eventually upload them on youtube and post the links in the Bologna topic :)

[Aleluvscp]

k thanx :nice:

[hewson0]

It's my first post here and I just want to say hello to everyobody! :-)
I was at the concert in Milan and it was incredible .....I'd like to share with you all, some of the videos I've made during the concert.... You can find them on my personal youtube's channel http://it.youtube.com/user/hewson0
Hope you'd like it!

[Aleluvscp]

Wow you've been a member since 2003 and this is your first post :o pretty amazing.

Thanks for posting your videos!! you had a nice view of the entire stage and you're not shaky :D

[hewson0]

Yeah I'm a member since 2003....it's a long time!! I will try to be more active in future :)

I'm very happy you like the videos, but I have to be honest: it wasn't me with the camera but my brother near to me! I was really too busy to sing and dance like a fool.... :)
I've also taken some pictures, but I don't know exactly how to put them in a post.....maybe I wlll try later.........sorry if I'm so clumsy :P

[iriden]

Puoi usare www.imageshack.us e poi copiare uno dei link già pronti per postare le immagini nei forum :wink:

dai che siamo pochi italiani, dobbiamo farci valere, siamo o non siamo il miglior pubblico che abbiano mai avuto :lol:

[hewson0]

Grazie mille Iriden, gentilissima! ;) ora ci provo con tinypic....
Hai ragione noi italiani abbiamo una marcia in più :cool: ....e anche i Cold se ne sono accorti!!

Ecco alcune foto, spero riusciate a vederle....

http://i37.tinypic.com/33w4d8l.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/2usx2xv.jpg
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http://i36.tinypic.com/168fxfr.jpg

[SueDeNimes]

Thanks for sharing your pictures, hewson0!!

I really like this one:
http://i33.tinypic.com/110fz3l_th.jpg (http://i33.tinypic.com/110fz3l.jpg)

[iriden]

grazie mille per le foto

I can see myself in this :nice:
http://i37.tinypic.com/2cwsbgp_th.jpg (http://i37.tinypic.com/2cwsbgp.jpg)

[hewson0]

Thanks for sharing your pictures, hewson0!!

I really like this one:
http://i33.tinypic.com/110fz3l_th.jpg (http://i33.tinypic.com/110fz3l.jpg)

You're welcome :)
:thumbsup: I think it was absolutely one of the best moment of the concert!!

Iriden: so you were very very close to the stage....wow!!! :shocked2:
Did you also touch Chris? :P

[iriden]

Yes front row between Chris and Guy..I didn't touch him but got two mentions, he recognised my banner from Bologna and said "ok, see you in Dublin" at the end cause I was holding up another banner with that sentence, so I can't really complain :nice:

[hewson0]

Yes front row between Chris and Guy..I didn't touch him but got two mentions, he recognised my banner from Bologna and said "ok, see you in Dublin" at the end cause I was holding up another banner with that sentence, so I can't really complain :nice:


Chris is always so nice and thoughtful with the fans....and you've been so lucky ;)
I was not so close, but I had the temptation to jump on the stage when they came just under my seat! :D

So you were also in Bologna....I would have liked too, but I'm from Sardinia so it was a bit difficult for me to go in both places....
Can't wait for the next concert!

[coldpatrix]

Denise io ho fatto di più...sono uscito nelle riprese ufficiali!

Very soon i will post my review (eventually!)

[Aleluvscp]

what's riprese? :stunned:

[coldpatrix]

The results of shooting a video...

[iriden]

e dove sarebbe il video ufficiale? :thinking:

Oh io sono più contenta che Chris mi abbia rivolto (per modo di dire) la parola :cool:

[hewson0]

Denise io ho fatto di più...sono uscito nelle riprese ufficiali!

Very soon i will post my review (eventually!)

Ma ti riferisci ad un video ufficiale, o alle riprese che fanno per servizi giornalistici televisivi? :uhoh2:

[coldpatrix]

No al video portato in diretta sul maxischermo...

[hewson0]

aaah capito!! ;)

[iriden]

Ah beh, pure io allora, una mia amica mi ha detto che mi ha vista :lol:

[Aleluvscp]

maxischermo?? :confused:

[iriden]

The big screen :wink:

[coldpatrix]

My review:

Two pure and absolute live masterpieces. There are no other words to describe the excellence, emotional thrill and above all the uniqueness of these two concerts, that Coldplay held at Palamalaguti in Bologna and Datchforum in Milan, on 29 September and 30 September respectively.
The two gigs were really eagerly-awaited and tickets had already run out during the days just after they were put up for sale; and actually both venues were really packed, as expected. But that sold out is understandable given the only fact that the passion of Italian people for the four Brit guys has always been growing. After all, 'we're a country of passionate singers’, Chris Martin said in 2005.
We slept only few hours and (after some good jokes) the staff of Coldplayzone moves to Milan, at the Datchforum, ready to live hard another magic night.
The queue to enter the parterre is one and as the staff arrives at the building, there's already some guys and girls mainly, also coming from Sardinia to live the show. All the Coldplayzoners that were missing in Bologna but equally longing to see the show, plus the Milan 'survivors', arrive little by little: some come from Milan, some from Rome, Naples, Reggio Calabria. It's sure as hell: nobody would ever miss this emotion.
In the morning, as happened at Palamalaguti, the banner of Coldplayzone was strung up on the fence of Dutchforum. And suddenly our minds remember last night. And to those that did not have those memories, some thoughts are now good hopes.
In the afternoon the distribution of the balloons begins. We do not have many balloons and we get a little discouraged. We were ready to repeat the choreography also here in Milan, but balloons are actually lacking. So the seeking starts: the balloons are bought in the neighbourhood or brought by friends, and then distributed.
We try to make up for it. We really want Miller to shoot a video of that colours' rain that surprised Bologna, to be put later on Coldplay.com, since no one was expecting nothing like this, and therefore, it was not shot a video of that amazing choreography.
The doors open and as we turn around it was clear that everyone was supported by other people: a real Italian 'music army', united and ready to scream ‘Viva La Vida’.
All were running to the stage, and finally we all get in. We're more than yesterday: 17.000. The gallery becomes full very quickly and everybody can't wait to (re)-see the band performance.
The atmosphere is different tonight. We're even more playful. We've the inkling that this atmosphere would multiply. We are waiting the end of the supporting act performed by Albert Hammon Jr. (definitely more lively than yesterday).
And then...here they are. There's a camera, that is shooting everything. On the screen, the live images of the camera are showed, producing a 'domino effect' of the shaking balloons. And the fear about not showing our choreography, like we did in Bologna, is suddenly swept away by hundreds of coloured balloons. A huge amount, so huge that Coldplay are again astonished.
‘Life In Technicolor’ is played with more energy, and then 'Violet Hill’ embodies all the enthusiasm the audience has been waiting for: the strength of their sound. At the end of the performance of the first release of 'Viva La Vida Or Death And Al His Friends’, Chris makes the lights on and thanks the audience of Milan and all the Italian people. They weren't expecting so much warmth. But we have to say that: we've been waiting for three years to give them this warmth!
‘Clocks’ is obviously a masterpiece, with those lasers and those piano keys, waiting for Chris' hands to played them by memory. We dance. ‘In My Place’ involves everyone. We sing. ‘Speed Of Sound’ resounds, like a powerful and precise sound. We sing and dance.
‘Cemeteries Of London’ is perfect, the setlist is the same of yesterday, and the band plays ‘Chinese Sleep Chant’ with more energy. Also ‘42’ is sung by everyone and, thanks to a middle part perfectly performed by Jon Buckland and his guitar, it enters our souls.
Then the organ of ‘Fix You’ and it's pure passion. No one can possibly be silent and retain his voice, we join Chris singing. The last part of the song, as usual, is sung by everybody and makes Chris to repeat the 'names' ‘Bravissimi!’ and ‘Perfetto!’ as soon as he can. The atmosphere is getting really excited and the intimacy between Coldplay and the audience enhances its strength.
Then ‘Strawberry Swing’, and like yesterday, its the refrain perfectly describes how we feel: today is such a ‘perfect day’. Jonny Buckland is great, plucking the strings so purely and genuinely that, closing the eyes, some people can see Ireland.
Then, the more astonishing moment of the evening: the band moves to the B-Stage, on the right of the main stage (and of the audience) and they perform the two alternative versions of ‘God Put A Smile Upon Your Face and ‘Talk’, with those waving beams of laser lights that remember us of a bird flying. Then, the band leaves Chris alone with his piano and what was unbelievable happened, obviously in a nice way: for the first time in this tour, a superb ‘Don’t Panic’ is fully performed. Delicate, smooth, light, sinuous and so unexpected that it's really appreciated from the first note. Martin decides to offer to us a grand performance of the song that opens the album ‘Parachutes’ and he really gets the singing of the audience carried away, so whispering and soft. We can't sing out right now: it's the best way to talk to ourselves.
After a never-ending ovation, it's the turn of a song, rarely performed live during this tour: ‘Reign Of Love’, a beautiful ballad, entirely played. There's only few balloons flying, the fans are now quietly listen to those piano notes, played with an enchanting perfection. Then, ‘Postcards From Far Away’. A trilogy of songs played on the eighty-eight ivory keys that the fans will never forget.
Just a second to come down to earth, and the notes of the Violectra of Davide Rossi and the drum of Will Champion carry us back to the main stage, to savour the most awaited song, that makes the entire world dance – like a bad fever – youths, the older ones, girls and family men, those that are not so young anymore and housewives not so desperate at all, all together: ‘Viva La Vida’. The main choir is so powerful, so unbreakable and so wholehearted sung that no one could or should miss it. Before the last choir, Chris says some words of an Albert Hammond Jr.' piece, ‘In Transit’. Then it's the end of the world. Will sings so loudly, as he was the ruined king described in the song. That's living a song…
And then ‘Lost!’ and its peculiar drumline. The dance of Chris in the middle of the stage says it all. It shakes our bodies and minds like a tribal dance from that Africa that he closely knows (his mother has Zimbabwean origins) and he wants to share it with us. It's a song that proves that this album has a multi-ethnic inspiration. Great. All the world is enclosed in it, and this live version is making it clear to everybody.
We can stop running. So many stairs, and stairs again, more steps, and finally here is the band on the gallery for the acoustic set with ‘The Scientist’ (really cheered by the audience, because it's a very well known fact, we Italians like love songs) and the Champion's ‘Death Will Never Conquer’ with a superb mouth organ played part by Chris Martin. Then the four guys talked about a possible song to be played, but the ‘Viva La Vida’ remix is pressing on and splits the show in two parts: back again on the main stage.
As the pair of piano-drums of ‘Politik’ starts, a swirl of strobe lights runs over us. Great vocal interpretation by Chris and brilliant e and the bass notes of Guy Berryman on the final part. ‘Love Over This’…
A rain of coloured paper butterflies enhances the ambience that eternizes this show as we listen to the central part of ‘Lovers In Japan’. What more could we ask? Some paper butterflies are picked up to be later given to friends, relatives, acquaintances, or to be jealously hold for ourselves. After all, they will remind to us about the joy we felt and that endlessly coloured rain.
On ‘Death And All His Friends’ the friendship of Datchforum are now sealed, the hugs are more close, the air fills up with so many emotions. But one of them is the most passionate: the immense exciting power of the music, that distinguishes Coldplay in the music history. And on the final choir, the verse ‘I Don’t Wanna Follow Death And All His Friends’ is like a postcard of this evening. We can admire the best music in the world, because we are here, we're living...
The band is in the backstage now, but they are compelled to come back. The audience is calling them, to hear them performing some other hits, that cannot be missing. As they appear on the stage, an unceasing request: ‘Yellow!’. So, why not? Here we go, a sudden start of the song. Chris already knows he is not going to sing it: 'It's our turn'. Everyone welcome. And the ‘Yeah’s, that belong to that song, resound in the building like a earthquake rumbling.
At the end of the song, Chris plucks his guitar's strings with those notes that the long standing fans carry in their DNA and would recognize even blindfolded or turned upside down. On these notes, there's only a verse you can sing: ‘Don’t You Shiver, Shiver, Shiver…’. And that's enough. Only fifteen seconds are worth almost two hours of this show, that could be defined with tons of adjectives, among which we can possibly pick this one: ‘unforgettable’.
How can we come back home and go to sleep after a show like this? How can we possibly come back to our quiet life after such a hot emotion? How can we think that Coldplay weren't giving us all we need? Sure, ‘We can't'. It's only consent. But it's the fairest and greatest consent that Italian supporters would ever want to be given.
No voice anymore, in a sweat, with shattered legs and numbed arms, we go back home. Still smiling. Coldplay were magic. We can only invite those who missed it to appreciate them and this world: VIVA LA VIDA!