27-Jun- 2008: The TODAY Show Reviews/Photos/Videos

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Post Show Updates:

Setlist (http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/27_June_2008:_The_Today_Show%2C_NBC%2C_Part_2)

Photos (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1584)

Media Reviews (http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/27_June_2008:_The_Today_Show%2C_NBC)

Fan Reviews (http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/27_June_2008:_The_Today_Show%2C_NBC%2C_Part_2)


YouTube - Coldplay -- Yellow (Acoustic) at Today Show Soundcheck


YouTube - Coldplay on TODAY 6.27.08


YouTube - Coldplay -- Clocks at Today Show Soundcheck


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ViRi19/th_NYC211.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ViRi19/?action=view&current=NYC211.flv)


YouTube - coldplay today show, "42"


YouTube - coldplay today show, "Lost" flying panties


YouTube - Coldplay "TODAY" Show LIVE PERFORMANCE. 6/27/08. LOST!


YouTube - Coldplay "TODAY" Show LIVE PERFORMANCE. 6/27/08.VIVA LA VIDA


YouTube - Coldplay's "TODAY" Show Soundcheck. 6/27/08. Lost!.


YouTube - Coldplay at Rockefeller Center



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This thread is for all the coldplayers, especially the ones in the VIP pen, to post pictures of themselves, say what they'll be wearing, and say what's on their signs so we can all find each other on Friday! :dance:

I, Chelsea, look like this, pretty much:
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/3529/cimg0100im7.jpg

I plan to wear a red VLV shirt that my friend got me at MSG, a black jacket reminiscent of the one that Chris wore in "The Scientist" video and on the 2003 tour, red converse sneakers, and probably a Coldplay pin and a Barack Obama pin :D

my sign will read:
"The sky could be BLUE,
Could be GREY...
Without IAN we'd be miles away!

Thank you, Coldplaying.com!"

in the alberta Coldplay font :nice:

your turn!

[jo_saw_sparks]

well im not in the VIP section but i will be there, so im gonna post up a pic in case people wanna stop by and say hi =)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/love_coldplay/n701801141_1419327_8413.jpg

thats my friend Andrea on the left and me on the right. we'll both be there...

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

yes, please do!! this is for everyone to be able to meet up :nice:

nametags with our usernames might also be helpful, so if you can remember that day, do it!!

[winigwl]

heres mine. i dont have a great pic on my computer and i don't feel like posting one with my friends without their permission so this is the best ur gunna get
http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v287/176/66/1335360284/n1335360284_30213188_682.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30178920&id=1335360284)
i'm justin
i'll be wearing black coldplay twisted logic tour shirt. and i'll be there with my sister who is short and blonde

[polkahard]

Hahaha, glad to see my idea come to fruition!

Well, I think I'll have on my Viva La Vida shirt from the MSG show. Navy blue, with the big painted "Viva La Vida" on the front. So goes the plan right now anyway! And I'll also be with my friend, known as "the brute from Beirut." And with only that description, you'll probably be able to pick him out very easily.

And Chelsea, I was going to post a picture of me with Barack Obama after reading about your pin, but I don't think it does my good looks justice. :laugh4: So here's another instead:

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v152/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30039114_1398.jpg

[BostonSportsTD]

:embarassed: care to tell me how to post a picture?

[winigwl]

you could copy and paste it sometimes

[polkahard]

:embarassed: care to tell me how to post a picture?

First, get the URL for the picture. Like for example, http://www.yoursite.com/yourpicture.jpg -- then, take that URL and put it in IMG tags. So just post *YOUR URL HERE*

Hopefully will work for you!

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

tim, if it's one from facebook or somewhere, just right-click the picture, select "properties," then copy the URL in the window that opens. then paste the URL here between the tags
insertURLhere

without those spaces :D


i'll be with a tallish guy, my brother, probably wearing a black and white baseball hat saying CANADA with a red maple leaf, and i BET he'll be wearing a grey t-shirt with a scraggly guy and a fan on it, saying "I'M A HUGE METAL FAN" :laugh4:

[BostonSportsTD]

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/7170/fbook2by1.jpg

that is the most recent picture of me (i'm on the left of course). it's from prom so that's why i'm so darn dressed up!! my name is Tim and i'm not sure what i'll be wearing yet because the only coldplay shirt i own is XXL (i couldnt afford any others when i saw them on twisted logic).

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

night, everyone! see you friday!! :dance:

[Psychobabble]

Completely off topic, but ApproximatelyInfinite is that a vinyl in your left hand..?

[Hotplay007]

lmao! Without IAN we'd be miles away! :laugh3:

[Jenjie]

I've appropriated your thread :D Please post any reviews in here afterwards, then I won't get confused!!!

[Texasluvsjonny]

Well I'm at work and the computers here block all picture hosting sites so I have no idea what any of you look like. No wait, you all look like a red X in a white box :laugh3:

[Cris_Santos]

Then It won't be hard to find them, Angie! You'll only have a hard time trying to find out which red x belong to each one :laugh3:

[ColdplayJoe]

Hey guys! I just found the facebook! thread :P

I will be wearing jeans and a hand-made jacket looking just like the jacket Chris has been wearing in all of the live shows this year (including the arm bands), and a white undershirt. I'll probably be arriving at VIP check in around 5:00 AM, so hopefully I will meet some of you there beforehand!

I'll try to save some spots, but I can't promise anything (I don't know how many other VIPers will actually be in the moo moo pen with us!) Don't be afraid to stop and say hello. I might be so excited that I'll hug anyone that is from coldplaying.com (Don't worry, I won't scare the sh*t out of you all... :P)

[ericsjones]

anyone have a hunch how many songs they are going to play. i have repeated reports of 2-3.

[silence_apart]

I thought it was more and they only air 2-3. Well I hope it's more than 2-3

I need to find a way to prepare for the rain tonight if i want to get close to the stage.

[Jbella76]

<------ This is me. When my hair is down it's long.

[polkahard]

I thought it was more and they only air 2-3. Well I hope it's more than 2-3

I need to find a way to prepare for the rain tonight if i want to get close to the stage.

From what I've read, acts play 5-6 songs, but only 2-3 make it to air. So I'm assuming this is going to be sort of a Jimmy Kimmel situation.

Setlist guesses anyone?

I'd say:

Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Viva La Vida
Chinese Sleep Chant
Lovers in Japan

[Shawndorman]

heres mine. i dont have a great pic on my computer and i don't feel like posting one with my friends without their permission so this is the best ur gunna get
http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v287/176/66/1335360284/n1335360284_30213188_682.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30178920&id=1335360284)
i'm justin
i'll be wearing black coldplay twisted logic tour shirt. and i'll be there with my sister who is short and blonde

This may be the best picture ever!!!!

I have yet to figure out what to wear...I'm sure it'll just be a Beatles shirt and torn up jeans (I don't have a Coldplay shirt :( ). I'll be with my best friend Dewey Dewizzle 'the Wiz' who will be MUCH more noticeable than I am. We're taking the bus from Chinatown in D.C. to N.Y. tonight at 11:45 p.m. We should get up there around 4 a.m. From there, we'll just head over to the meeting place! I'd post a pic but I'm a bit confused as to how to do so......um...uh......yeah!

[ericsjones]

i think thats a little optimistic. i would like it but im thinking thats a bit too many. definitely only 2-3 songs get broadcast. doesnt mean they dont play more but im trying to figure that out.

[jo_saw_sparks]

i have NO idea what i'm wearing yet, most likely my red Viva La Vida shirt.

[ericsjones]

i just spoke to a girl at blue note label which is part of capital and she said she isnt exactly sure but she would expect 2 songs......brutal...
im going to keep working on this...

[berrywoman]

i think thats a little optimistic. i would like it but im thinking thats a bit too many. definitely only 2-3 songs get broadcast. doesnt mean they dont play more but im trying to figure that out.

when Springsteen played the Plaza not too long ago... the man played on and on and on...... during the soundcheck, then again at showtime.... he practically gave everyone there 2 shows!!


I agree on the broadcast though..... maybe 2-3 songs tops... but for those of us whowill be there from the wee hours of the morning... it could be about 6-8, maybe no more than 10?? (including the soundcheck) lets be optimistic... positive vibes attract positive energy :)

[polkahard]

My friend who has been there twice before told me that Sting played 5 songs and Springsteen played 7, if that counts for anything.

Definitely not just 2 though. Perhaps 2 on air, but more than that live.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

yeah, i'm thinking it'll be exactly like jimmy kimmel, where they played about 6 songs, but only 2 or 3 get aired. really, i can hardly imagine ALL that fuss for just two songs...i hope i'm right!

[ericsjones]

are they scheduled to play right at 7am?

[jo_saw_sparks]

yeah, i'm thinking it'll be exactly like jimmy kimmel, where they played about 6 songs, but only 2 or 3 get aired. really, i can hardly imagine ALL that fuss for just two songs...i hope i'm right!
i hope so too lol

[StephBerryman]

when do they actually play? 7am?

I have to go straight to work afterwards, so i won't be wearing a coldplay shirt. I'm going to stick out like a sore thumb.

[jo_saw_sparks]

i think someone said 8 or 8 30

[BostonSportsTD]

are they scheduled to play right at 7am?
my mom said that she saw on the show this morning that they will be playing from 830-9... idk if shes right though!

[ernestime]

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<center>Although I didn't win v.i.p. passes from coldplaying.com ... <center>
<center>I still got a special email from someone important, this morning so ... <center>
<center>I will be chillin' in the pen as well !!! <center>

<center>"Just because I'm Losing, Doesn't mean I'm LOST!!!"<center>

<center>"I'm no Usher but, I'm trying my best ... " <center>
<center>-Chris Martin<center>

[ernestime]

LOL, Sorry about the first post ...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/erndog1/l_fba1c3c9c8f64431c6737a05a0d5d8-1.jpg

Although I didn't win v.i.p. passes from coldplaying.com ...
I still got a special email from someone important, this morning so ...
I will be chillin' in the pen as well !!!

"Just because I'm Losing, Doesn't mean I'm LOST!!!"

"I'm no Usher but, I'm trying my best ... "
-Chris Martin

[ericsjones]

im almost certain they play at 7 and then the play like 2 songs that were taped throughtout the show sporadically.
the 7 am start needs to be confirmed. i swear i saw it way back when it was first announced but dont know where it is now.

[StephBerryman]

im almost certain they play at 7 and then the play like 2 songs that were taped throughtout the show sporadically.
the 7 am start needs to be confirmed. i swear i saw it way back when it was first announced but dont know where it is now.

it says 7am on coldplay.com and i believe on the today show's website. why have us check in no later than 6:30am if they aren't playing until 8:30am?

[ericsjones]

its gotta be 7. then they tape it, then they pick when the play it on the show...unfortunately i wont be checking in since i didnt win...thought my story was a lock...i was wrong

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

the today show STARTS at 7, so they won't be starting to play then, i don't think. well, they might, but i would think the noise of them playing would interfere with them doing the headline news and top stories.

i'm thinking 8:30 AM start. they want us to be there by 6:30 so we'll be in place by 7 when the show starts, and we can all be screaming at the opening of the show. that's the whole point of this special pen, after all: getting the biggest freaks and screamers up front so the today show looks good :D

[jo_saw_sparks]

well they cetainly picked the right people then! :lol:

[winigwl]

i'm not sure exactly what the set list is going to be. daily show made me rethink it...

btw johanna, i'd never seen you befere. you're very pretty :nice:

[jo_saw_sparks]

aw thank you lol. ill look like absolute crap by tomorrow morning, i promise :P

[winigwl]

we'll all look like crap at 6 in the morning

[jjpak]

I got lucky and got in (thanks Ian!) for tomorrow. I'm so thrilled, after Monday's show I really wanted to go to the Today show but didnt think I could camp out overnight.

[jo_saw_sparks]

lol yup
so i think i convinced my friend to leave a couple hours earlier than she wanted to... i dont think itll be enough for front row anymore, but i'll be happy anywhere between the first and seventh =)
does anyone know how large the audience area is? width-wise?

[ernestime]

For those inquiring minds ...
They [Coldplay] will be REHEARSING at 7am ...
So as we are walking in around 6:30 am ...
There is a likelihood that you will see what goes down during a Coldplay rehearsal ...

Then ...
At around I'd say 8:00 they will come on stage again to do one more "Dry-Run" before the actual live recording of the performances at 8:30 am ...


NBC "Today" show host's will announce the official performance at 8:30am
The band will perform 1 out of 3 songs ...
Then there will be a commercial break ...
Then after they will perform another song ...
Followed by a brief interview from Matt Laurer ...
A last song for the audience and there's your show ...
Have a Good Morning !!!

It will feel very surreal for some fans,
For others, they might begin to get alittle uneasy, standing for so long LOL.

[jo_saw_sparks]

theyre not doing any other songs that won't be broadcast?

[ernestime]

I highly doubt it ...
I'm sorry it isn't really a "Concert"
More like a promotion ...
But, knowing Coldplay ...
They def. put there fans first so who know's if we can start a chant up like
"One more song" etc.
Maybe they can deliver since they played us [most fans] at the MSG on Monday ... LOL

[jo_saw_sparks]

yeah i knew it wasnt gonna be a long set, and i had a feeling it'd only be 2 or 3 songs... still itd be nice to maybe hear a little more. oh well.
haha i was chanting along with everyone at MSG... maybe it'll work this time?

[melanieau]

Does everyone have someone to take with them? I am monumentally regretting giving up my passes...what the fuck was I thinking????:cry:

[jo_saw_sparks]

Does everyone have someone to take with them? I am monumentally regretting giving up my passes...what the fuck was I thinking????:cry:
why did you give them up? what the heck did i miss :confused:

[ernestime]

hmmm ... well I'm like the only 6'4, black man that's a Coldplay fan in my area so yea .. I think I will be there by myself ... LOL ... Also check out my youtube footage from the MSG show ... same user name on youtube as on coldplaying.com !!!

[melanieau]

why did you give them up? what the heck did i miss :confused:


Well I was clearly deranged at the time and thought there was just no way for me to get there...that's what I get for making a snap decision....damn

[jo_saw_sparks]

Well I was clearly deranged at the time and thought there was just no way for me to get there...that's what I get for making a snap decision....damn
aw man that sucks i'm sorry
we'll take millionsssss of pictures for you i promise

[jo_saw_sparks]

hmmm ... well I'm like the only 6'4, black man that's a Coldplay fan in my area so yea .. I think I will be there by myself ... LOL ... Also check out my youtube footage from the MSG show ... same user name on youtube as on coldplaying.com !!!
where were your seats at msg?

[busybeeburns]

Full and final list is as follows. No more amendments can be made. Finalised list has now been sent off :)

a2iel
ApproximatelyInfinite
berrywoman
BoredTerry
BostonSportsTD
ccsg
Christa1
ColdplayJoe
CookyMnstr
FluMTonks
glking
hrzonca
jbarry5503
Jbella76
jjpak
LiquidSky
masterkraig
musicman1990
polkahard
rocknroll389
Shawndorman
StephBerryman
texasluvsjonny
winigwl
yamfox

[ernestime]

where were your seats at msg?

I was seated in section 55 row B

[ericsjones]

hey, not questioning your note about the way its going to play out, but how did you find this out. just really curious and trying to figure this all out.

[berrywoman]

The show goes on LIVE… the TODAY broadcast does begin at 7am… but the comcerts never really go on air till about 830a or so… they do a soundcheck (dry run) before the show goes on…. (approx 630-7a) In the case of Springsteen…. He never stopped…. He just kept going until about 800a then at 830a they had him on live…. What you see on tv is live, folks! Granted, if you are there in person, you will see more than what is broadcast… (i.e. 1 or 2 songs) so you’ll basically get maybe 6 songs or so?? Not a full fledge concert, no…. at least I don’t think so.


Butyou never never know… :sneaky::wink3:

[ernestime]

I went to Rihanna's show last friday and it was hosted by the "Today" show ... So I guess I have a pretty clear understanding of the show's run-down. I also know some peepz at NBC.

[ernestime]

hey, not questioning your note about the way its going to play out, but how did you find this out. just really curious and trying to figure this all out.


I went to Rihanna's show last friday and it was hosted by the "Today" show ... So I guess I have a pretty clear understanding of the show's run-down. I also know some peepz at NBC.

[ericsjones]

thats exactly what i was looking for..thanks!

[berrywoman]

I went to Rihanna's show last friday and it was hosted by the "Today" show ... So I guess I have a pretty clear understanding of the show's run-down. I also know some peepz at NBC.

What part of LI are you from???? I live out there as well… but I’m originally from Queens. ;)

thanks for confirming my run down as well... ;):cool:

[ernestime]

What part of LI are you from???? I live out there as well… but I’m originally from Queens. ;)

thanks for confirming my run down as well... ;):cool:

Word ... I live in the eastern Suffolk County area ... u ???

[berrywoman]

Word ... I live in the eastern Suffolk County area ... u ???

western Suffolk!!! haha! but I'm going into Queens tonight to my friends place.... they live in kew Gardens, so I figure I'll just get some extra zzzz's in before the show... hop on the F and BAM! If I took the LIRR in, I'd be waking up at 3am!! so, uh.. nah. I need my beauty rest to propose to Guy in the morning..... :lol::P

[Marisa]

REQUEST:

Lots and lots of boardie pics all together. :kiss:

[ernestime]

western Suffolk!!! haha! but I'm going into Queens tonight to my friends place.... they live in kew Gardens, so I figure I'll just get some extra zzzz's in before the show... hop on the F and BAM! If I took the LIRR in, I'd be waking up at 3am!! so, uh.. nah. I need my beauty rest to propose to Guy in the morning..... :lol::P

HAHA very nice !!! Looking forward to the show tomorrow ... should be very cool ...

[berrywoman]

indeed.:cool:

[melanieau]

indeed.:cool:

any chance on earth you have an extra VIP pass or know someone that does?

[ernestime]

any chance on earth you have an extra VIP pass or know someone that does?

Hmmm ... Let me see wut I can do ...
Message me ur email on my myspace ...
www.myspace.com/estimernest

[berrywoman]

any chance on earth you have an extra VIP pass or know someone that does?

sorry... :( I don't.


as for ernestime... what a shameless plug!! :P

[melanieau]

i'm just grasping at straws at this point...thanks though berrywoman

[ericsjones]

yeah, seiously i would love to get my hands on a pass. i thought my true story would be a shoe in. so if anyone is coming in hans solo and needs a friend please let me know!

[Jenjie]

REQUEST:

Lots and lots of boardie pics all together. :kiss:

yes please :D

[ccsg]

Guys, I might have an extra. I am going (thank you IAN!!!) but am waiting to hear from my friend to see if she is able to go. Most likely she won't want to get up that early. If you are interested, please send me a PM. AGain, it's just ONE ticket. I am using mine.

[a2iel]

Hey does anyone know if we can bring cameras???

[SwallowedInSea]

western Suffolk!!! haha! but I'm going into Queens tonight to my friends place.... they live in kew Gardens, so I figure I'll just get some extra zzzz's in before the show... hop on the F and BAM! If I took the LIRR in, I'd be waking up at 3am!! so, uh.. nah. I need my beauty rest to propose to Guy in the morning..... :lol::P

I live in Western Suffolk too (Huntington)! Unfortunately, I don't have anywhere nearby to stay tonight. I'll be taking a train around 3:30 AM. Oh well- by the time I get to Coldplay, I'll be completely woken up. Clearly it is worth it to wake up so early to see them so close (I'm going with Christa1! :D)!!!!! I can't wait until tomorrow and to meet everybody from here. :)

[SwallowedInSea]

I'm the short one in the green sweater (though my hair is shorter now). I can't wait to meet everyone tomorrow! http://photos-g.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v153/212/83/16506828/n16506828_31466182_6247.jpg

[ericsjones]

Guys, I might have an extra. I am going (thank you IAN!!!) but am waiting to hear from my friend to see if she is able to go. Most likely she won't want to get up that early. If you are interested, please send me a PM. AGain, it's just ONE ticket. I am using mine.

hi, i just pm'ed you. its a long note, but please read....
thanks,
e

[musicman1990]

I'll be in a CP t-shirt with the Speed Of Sound logo on the back. I don't have a pic of me uploaded as of current. Haha.



Dave

[musicman1990]

We're all guarenteed to be in the front, right? So just as long as we get there before 6:30, we'll be in and fine?


Dave

[SwallowedInSea]

Yay! I'm staying in New Hyde Park tonight, which means I can take a train in at 5 instead of 3:30. SO EXCITEDDD. Thanks Christa and Ian!!!!

[jo_saw_sparks]

hi again everyone. im gonna be leaving soon, i should be at rockefeller at around 8ish... have fun everyone!

[melanieau]

I'M GOING! I'M GOING! I'M GOING!!!!!!!!!!


SQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE

[ccsg]

I'M GOING! I'M GOING! I'M GOING!!!!!!!!!!


SQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE

Well done. How did you pull that off? Those peepz at NBC?

[musicman1990]

We're allowed to bring posters/banners, right?



Dave

[musicman1990]

Here's me in the shirt I'll be in:

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8416/n5302974606615227621nb0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



Dave

[lisakemes]

http://a439.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/118/m_a18f65dd425e04462a7f31110348626e.jpg

Me and my friend Terri will be there from PA! Can't wait to see everyone!

[lisakemes]

How do you get to be a VIP? My friend and I are going to be there at 3:30am and I'll be really upset if we don't get upfront because I thought it was first come first serve.

[musicman1990]

How do you get to be a VIP? My friend and I are going to be there at 3:30am and I'll be really upset if we don't get upfront because I thought it was first come first serve.

You had to win the contest...




Dave

[lisakemes]

:(

I'm so bummed. I was the first one that originally posted information about the Today Show, I wondered if anyone was going. I only got a few replies. Oh well. We are going to be there anyway and kick some butt!

[lisakemes]

My husband thinks there's going to be like 3000 people there already like at 3:00am. Do you think this is true?

[silence_apart]

Good to see so many Long Islanders, I'm from Nassau.

What time does anyone recommend a non-VIPer to get there and still be able to be in the front row? Basically should I leave my house now, or can I wait until like 2:00am?

That being said, I'm shameless and am going to ask if anyone with a VIP ticket wants company lol.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

I'M GOING! I'M GOING! I'M GOING!!!!!!!!!!


SQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE

MELANIE, YOU'RE COMING TOO?!?!?!

:dance: :dance: :dance:

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

oh, and scratch what i said i'd be wearing in the first post :P

since it's going to be over 90 degrees, i'll be wearing khaki shorts and no jacket along with the red VLV t-shirt! and probably black samba adidas sneakers :D

i just made my sign! it's a bit long, and i spruced it up with some poorly-drawn butterflies, but it's a sign! look for the one that says "the sky could be blue, could be grey, without IAN we'd be miles away!"

[lisakemes]

I thought that was crazy when you said you were going to wear a jacket!! It's going to be mad hot out there!

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

haha, yeah, screw the jacket! :P (even if it is a coldplay one...)

90 + degrees? no way!

[lisakemes]

Do you think they will let backpacks in. And if they don't, do you think we will be able to check them somewhere?

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

i was wondering the same thing. i have a very small mini backpack that i'm bringing; i've never had a problem bringing that anywhere. but a full size backpack...not so sure. they get wary of those.

[ernestime]

Do you think they will let backpacks in. And if they don't, do you think we will be able to check them somewhere?

Yes, you can bring backpacks in, and CAMERA'S as well ... They are not strict with that ...

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

night everyone!! :dance:

SEE you tomorrow!!!!

[SwallowedInSea]

I am sososososososo pumped. Didn't have a chance to make a sign though. My (real) name is Sarah, by the way. Say hi! I'll be wearing a blueish/green tank top, knee-length denim shorts, and birkenstock sandals. :) I'll be getting in around 5:30 AM, probably before Christa (who is bringing me as her guest) so I guess I will be wandering around outside before she gets there. :D Can't wait to see everyone (and COLDPLAY of course) in less than seven hours!!!!!!!!!

[prolifick]

if i get there 6AM do you i will be able to get in at 7AM?

[prolifick]

can you bring a camera?

[LiivinLaVida]

that show was BOMB.
no further words. :D

[ericsjones]

what an incredible experience. i am back at work and will write more later but it was sooo much more fun than i thought. the crowd was huge

[ericsjones]

oh and once again, thanks ccsg for bringing me with!!!

[Christa42]

"And were back" have to collect my thought and upload pictures...It was amazing. Ian you are a god!!! so friggin close 3 people back .. i saw jonny's gorgeous eyes. oh my god my avi is going to be sick

[ernestime]

For those inquiring minds ...
They [Coldplay] will be REHEARSING at 7am ...
So as we are walking in around 6:30 am ...
There is a likelihood that you will see what goes down during a Coldplay rehearsal ...

Then ...
At around I'd say 8:00 they will come on stage again to do one more "Dry-Run" before the actual live recording of the performances at 8:30 am ...


NBC "Today" show host's will announce the official performance at 8:30am
The band will perform 1 out of 3 songs ...
Then there will be a commercial break ...
Then after they will perform another song ...
Followed by a brief interview from Matt Laurer ...
A last song for the audience and there's your show ...
Have a Good Morning !!!

It will feel very surreal for some fans,
For others, they might begin to get a little uneasy, standing for so long LOL.


Oh yes the ever-so-accurate (minus Matt Laurer* LOL), I am
I have loads of pics and video footage to be up soon !!!
ALSO !!! ANYONE ELSE WHO IS UPLOADING SHOULD TRY USING VIMEO. WAY BETTER QUALITY THAN YOUTUBE. WILL NOT COMPROMISE YOUR VIDEO QUALITY AT ALL !!!

[LiivinLaVida]

oh man i have alot of videos and pictures toooo =))) ill post them whenever my computer decides to act normal -_-

btw i agree the crowd was huge. i think they said that coldplay broke records i`m not sure.....

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

oh. my. GODDDDDDD. :dead:

i was slightly farther back than i would have liked, so i couldn't show my sign and occasionally just saw heads, but ohhhh maaannn, that was soo fabulous. besides the fact that they only played...6 different songs (but each at LEAST twice besides yellow and 42...they played clocks FOUR times :dance:) and that there was a lot of starting and stopping because it was live...it WAS a concert, and an incredibly intimate one at that for all of us up front!

this is going to be fragmented and incoherent BTW, but here i try anyway...

i got to the check in place at 6AM, which was fine, but i WISH i got there an hour earlier so i could have been RIGHT at the front. turns out all i had to do was beg a little and i got an extra VIP pass for my mom! so all three of us got good places, because there were probably 5000+ people there, 90% of which never got a glimpse of the boys :sad:. i was about 5 people back from the front of the VIP section, which is HELLA good, but being short it was a bit trying at times, and i couldnt show my sign because it was huge :P. either way, i got semi-decent photos, my brother got some absolutely KILLER photos for being where we were because he's tall, and my videos, while shaky, have their good moments and the sound quality is FABULOUS for a digital camera, so at the very least i got pretty decent audio of EVERY song they played...which is 13!!!!! :stunned:
(ok, most of those are repeated songs, from warmup, prerecord, and live, but still...LOTS of stage time!)

chris was hilarious, really really hyper and in a great mood. he talked to us a lot, and even dragged a little boy up on stage and let him meet the entire band becuase he had a broken arm! then someone threw a bra and panties on stage, and he was like "OOOOH, lost my bra there!" :laugh4:. all the funny bits like that will come back to me the more i think about it, but mostly he was just changing words to songs, forgetting words to songs, adding extra syllables to the lyrics, and making FABULOUS faces and dance moves. he stuck his tongue out at the paps, which i'm sure you've all seen by now, and did a lot of crazy-eyed :wideeyes: looks. ahh it was fabulous, and musically, i think they were at the top of their game so far besides the fact that chris mucked up the words quite often. other than that, his voice and the band were AMAZING. just amazing.

i'll think up more later, but right now i really want to solve my photo crisis here. yall need to seeeeee!

[BoredTerry]

A little disappointed that they didn't do Lovers In Japan (and the confetti), but really, a terrific show.

I have about... a lot of pictures left to go through. :P

[Lore]

nice review :D


clocks 4 times?? btw that's amazing, I really love that song

[MrsBerry]

Looks like you guys had tons of fun :) Congrats and I can´t wait to see the pictures :)

[jjpak]

on what others have said...i loved it so much and thought they sounded great and seemed to just roll with it and very interactive.

I posted my photos in the other thread but i was about in the two people back and somehow managed to get up front after the soundcheck but there were still people taller than me in front of the barriers which was annoying but oh well.

i thought they really sounded good and seemed really happy. in case anyone didnt see the photos in the other thread here they are:

http://www.sosauce.com/album/2025

I'm going to have to frame my photos and everything after I settle into my new place at the end of the month. Thank you to everyone who made this so worth it by singing, smiling, and just making the experience one that I'll remember where it's truly fans who are there.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

facebook won't FUCKING work for me for some reason, so i might compress the folder and put them ALL on imageshack.

however, my brother's best ones are trickling in!!!

http://photos-659.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v288/230/86/532195659/n532195659_1400718_4025.jpg
AHHH i love this one. OMG.

http://photos-659.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v288/230/86/532195659/n532195659_1400719_4961.jpg
during the rehearsal before they changed into VLV garb.

http://photos-659.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v288/230/86/532195659/n532195659_1400720_5839.jpg
*dies*

http://photos-659.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v288/230/86/532195659/n532195659_1400721_6744.jpg

http://photos-659.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v288/230/86/532195659/n532195659_1400722_7656.jpg
my brother loves guy the most...and we had the best view of him out of all of them

[Starlight]

Eeeeeeeeeeeee awesome photos, Chelsea! :dance:

[polkahard]

Mine are uploading as we speak! Give me 20 minutes and I'll get the photos+videos up. I have Clocks (first performance) and Yellow (acoustic) in full!! I can't wait to watch them myself...

[Lore]

Guy looks so great :D.. you were really close..those are great pictures... thanks for sharing :)

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

slowly but surely, i'm getting mine up on facebook 5 at a time. they're not fabulous, my brother's were better because he's tall, but we'll get there :D.

as for videos...i might compress THAT folder and sendspace the whole thing after i'm done with photos, and people can DL at their leisure. i'll try to youtube one to see how long it takes, but i just don't have the time to put ALL 13 up there today...i leave to go to a pearl jam concert in a few hours, and tomorrow i fly to london and amsterdam!

[Mimixxx]

Great pics Chelsea :nice: :dance:

Glad you had a fantastic time!

[SwallowedInSea]

What a fantasticccc morning! I am still in awe, because who knows if I'll ever be that close them again? Thanks again Christa (times a MILLION) for inviting me along!
As soon as I get the pictures posted I will put up a link or something... I got some pretty good ones.

[polkahard]

Just a heads-up. I've discovered that I took what may be the funniest picture of Chris ever. As soon as Facebook cooperates, you'll all be seeing it!

[winigwl]

Chelsea was like 3 feet away from me the whole time and i didn't even realize until someone called her name at the end. :embarassed:
I wish i met up with all of you but i was in a rush to catch a bus and got out of there somewhat quickly.
But at the end i did get a pick!!!! :D
It was really good. 42 and lost! were the best, but that isn't because the others were bad cuz they weren't at all.
I was watching it on tv cuz my mom recorded it and i didn't realize that they only played a bit of in my place. that sucks. Also clocks in person was different. we couldn't hear the piano at the beginning for like 15 to 20 seconds but on tv you could. wierd. :thinking:
Ann Curry and meredith whatever (the other today show host) accidently kissed or something like that. that was pretty funny:lol:.
And if you pause the screen the first time al roker did whether you can see my head in the back if you no what i look like.


Amazing Day! Ian I love you forever!!!!

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

i found it really cute that during the very first part of the soundcheck, chris was wearing a coldplay tour tshirt :lauhg4:. then he changed into a grey one with pink writing and a pink skull, and then later they all changed into the VLV garb :D

here's my first photo album! these are all MY photos...the upcoming ones are a bit better because my tall brother took them :P
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002551&l=15225&id=1083570023

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

i found it really cute that during the very first part of the soundcheck, chris was wearing a coldplay tour tshirt :laugh4:. then he changed into a grey one with pink writing and a pink skull, and then later they all changed into the VLV garb :D

here's my first photo album! these are all MY photos...the upcoming ones are a bit better because my tall brother took them :P
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002551&l=15225&id=1083570023

[prolifick]

i was there when all you guys get there? It was alright Was the sound better from the front of the stage? I think the MSG was definitely better, of course. who did the VIP stuff?

[winigwl]

chelsea you and my sister had the same problem. couldn't see jonny

[LiivinLaVida]

my photos:
http://flickr.com/photos/28117257@N08/

ps. the pictures from above a good shots =]

[Mimixxx]

i found it really cute that during the very first part of the soundcheck, chris was wearing a coldplay tour tshirt :laugh4:. then he changed into a grey one with pink writing and a pink skull, and then later they all changed into the VLV garb :D

here's my first photo album! these are all MY photos...the upcoming ones are a bit better because my tall brother took them :P
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002551&l=15225&id=1083570023

:D

Nice picture of Will's chest there :P

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

yeah, it was a bad angle and someone with a fauxhawk was TOTALLY in my way :P

justin, i'm really sorry that we were standing next to each other the whole time and didn't know it till the last 10 mins! i thought you looked familiar! :D

[polkahard]

Here's the best pictures! I have 100, so I'll hardly put them ALL up, but I'm sharing the best!

First off, a link to my video of the acoustic version of Yellow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDEWC6-HeaI

http://photos-g.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063182_873.jpg

Will thinking what to have for dinner tonight.
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063192_3995.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063197_5644.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063215_1843.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063220_3572.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063226_5746.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063231_7523.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063242_3329.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063248_5198.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063251_6155.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063253_6767.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063264_413.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063267_1405.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063271_3010.jpg

Finally, as promised, the funniest Chris photo of all time?
http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063260_9091.jpg

ALL PHOTOS THANKS TO IAN. Because without those VIP passes, I wouldn't have had the time of my life!!

[winigwl]

I know!!! that guy was in my way too!!! and since you're going to the izod also maybe i'll see you there.
i'll post my sisters pictures if she puts them on the internet somewhere.

[SwallowedInSea]

Ah! That last Chris picture is HYSTERICAL! I love it! I have a funny one of him too (though not as great as that one) but I will post them later. Right now I need to nap and catch up on all the sleep I didn't get last night.

Oh well. It was totally worth it. :D

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Here's the best pictures! I have 100, so I'll hardly put them ALL up, but I'm sharing the best! I'll edit with the video links after Youtube stops taking forever.

http://photos-g.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063182_873.jpg

Will thinking what to have for dinner tonight.
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063192_3995.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063197_5644.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063215_1843.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063220_3572.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063226_5746.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063231_7523.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063242_3329.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063248_5198.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063251_6155.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063253_6767.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063264_413.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063267_1405.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063271_3010.jpg

Finally, as promised, the funniest Chris photo of all time?
http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v276/105/43/1475340071/n1475340071_30063260_9091.jpg

ALL PHOTOS THANKS TO IAN. Because without those VIP passes, I wouldn't have had the time of my life!!


OH MY GODDDD, you got AMAZING photos!!! :stunned:

if i'd just gotten there like 45 mins earlier...ah well. i have NOO right to complain whatsoever :P

and i think that's my new favorite chris pic, that last one :laugh3:

i have a full video of every song they did, but i dont think youtube is happening today. i'll try my hardest to make a compressed file and upload that, but it's going to be HUGE...the folder is over 1 GB on my hard drive! :D
well, i guess THIRTEEN PERFORMANCES does that to you! i was STUNNED...i was thinking 5 songs max :P

[winigwl]

the paparazzi were really annoying. they kept complaining cuz someone was in their way when they were changing the drums and stuff around. they kept asking for a group shot and they didn't get it. that made me happy.
at the beginning of the show chris says "paparazzi, i know we don't have the best relationship but its nice to have you here" :lol:

[Mimixxx]

I can't believe how close you were Polka. Amazing pics! I love the one of Guy and his camera. :)

[winigwl]

those photos rock. i love the yellow one where you got all of them. as well as the one with jonny chris and guy. how close were you?

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

haha, those paps were JERKS! they just kept screaming and fighting amongst themselves...ridiculous. i loved chris's line about them, and i love how during some song (can't remember which), he stuck his tongue out at them for a SPLIT second, yet they still got it on film. loves it! :laugh4:

anyone else's back/legs/knees/arms killing them? i feel like i've been beaten up, standing that long and tip-toeing to avoid my shortness :P

[winigwl]

anyone else's back/legs/knees/arms killing them? i feel like i've been beaten up, standing that long and tip-toeing to avoid my shortness :P

*raises hand* it was hurting until i got home and napped. now i'm doing a bit better. but it was brutal for that hour or so when nothing was doing. when i was moving around during the show it wasn't as bad. but it was still bad.

[polkahard]

those photos rock. i love the yellow one where you got all of them. as well as the one with jonny chris and guy. how close were you?

I was about...third or fourth row maybe. Kind of fluctuating as people moved around. But being 6'1", I was able to grab some good shots!

And here's the video of the acoustic Yellow! Bad quality because I wanted to save room for pics, but it does the job!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDEWC6-HeaI

[MrsBerry]

Those are great shots !! Thanks everyone for sharing :)

[Mimixxx]

Chelsea was Melanie right at the front? Like very first row? Cos looking at the videos online there's someone dancing in a yellow/green top that looks really like her.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

hmm, i'm pretty sure she was right in the front! on jonny's side of the stage? i'm not sure since i wasnt there, but when i found them all later they were in that area :D

oh MAN, i just watched the first performance of IMP that i took, and the part where he brings the kid up onstage is just PERFECT. he's like "everyone, this is lucas. his brother broke his arm with a lacrosse stick. come meet our drummer will."
HOW JEALOUS I WAS!!
and its funny, because chris is supposed to be singing the last line of IMP, but he just looks down and says "what happened to your arm, man?" in this really concerned way. sooo cute.

AHH i want everyone to see and hear my videos, because they're actually somewhat decent besides the shaking...:sad:

[elena20]

were they performing wthout there soldier costumes

[dotty biscotti]

hmm, i'm pretty sure she was right in the front! on jonny's side of the stage? i'm not sure since i wasnt there, but when i found them all later they were in that area :D

oh MAN, i just watched the first performance of IMP that i took, and the part where he brings the kid up onstage is just PERFECT. he's like "everyone, this is lucas. his brother broke his arm with a lacrosse stick. come meet our drummer will."
HOW JEALOUS I WAS!!
and its funny, because chris is supposed to be singing the last line of IMP, but he just looks down and says "what happened to your arm, man?" in this really concerned way. sooo cute.

AHH i want everyone to see and hear my videos, because they're actually somewhat decent besides the shaking...:sad:


Upload! Upload! Please

[winigwl]

the second after they brought that kid on stage i turned to my sister and asked her if she had a lacrosse stick to break my arm with. i watched the show on tv when i got home, it turned out it was the today show's producer's son

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Upload! Upload! Please

i have several long reasons why i can't :sad:
mostly because i'm leaving the house until 2AM my time in about 15 minutes, because i'm leaving the country for a month tomorrow, and i have 17 videos and it would take about three years to upload them all.

however, right now i'm compressing the folder, and hopefully it'll be done compressing soon, and then i'll upload the folder to sendspace overnight so people can just download everything i took :P. no promises though :\

[winigwl]

chelsea, who i assume is your brother and I are on tv during clocks

[Mimixxx]

hmm, i'm pretty sure she was right in the front! on jonny's side of the stage? i'm not sure since i wasnt there, but when i found them all later they were in that area :D


Okay thank you :nice:

I think I was watching the crowd more than the performances for signs or(e) people I'd recognise :P

[ernestime]

Sound Check Part 1.
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[ernestime]

Part 2 .
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And OH BEFORE I FORGET !!!!
SHOUT OUTS TO THE GIRL WHO THREW HER BRA AND THONG ONTO THE STAGE WHILE CHRIS PERFORMED !!!!

[ernestime]

Part 3.
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[Li_cold]

Wow!!! :stunned:
Really nice pics!Thank you! :nice: You all semed to be pretty near to the stage!

Random question...Were the guys wearing their normal chothes just during the sound check?
Never saw them changing outfits during a concert...

[ernestime]

Part 4.
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[ernestime]

Wow!!! :stunned:
Really nice pics!Thank you! :nice: You all semed to be pretty near to the stage!

Random question...Were the guys wearing their normal chothes just during the sound check?
Never saw them changing outfits during a concert...

Yup, During the Sound-Check they weren't in there "Viva" costumes ... LOL

Be sure to check out the footage on my page !!! ... (youtube)

http://www.youtube.com/user/ernestime

LOL, *So shameless*

[Li_cold]

Ohhh, thank you very much, ernestime!
You were pretty, pretty close!
haha, and you have a nice voice! :D

Chris seemed to be pretty confortable in the sound check

[StephBerryman]

the second after they brought that kid on stage i turned to my sister and asked her if she had a lacrosse stick to break my arm with. i watched the show on tv when i got home, it turned out it was the today show's producer's son

Haha...that's hilarious! Someone next to me said, "Next time I'm going to come with a broken leg!"

The show was absolutely amazing...they were pitch perfect. Even when Chris messed up, it sounded good. I can't thank you enough, Ian and Jen! You guys are marvelous!
I'm glad that I've met some of the other coldplayers, but there were more people in the VIP than i expected so i didn't meet all.

To others who said the crowd seemed lame....i guess when they air the show, they sort of mute out the noise from the crowd. Believe me, I would say about 90% of the people were real coldplay fans. they knew the lyrics to Lost! and 42, when each of the guys came out, people shouted their names (I'm not too positive about Guy, though). About 10% of the people were family members and friends of NBC employees.

I will upload photos and videos as soon as I learn how to. I am a newbie at this...please be patient, guys!

[Christa42]

Hi, awesome pictures to come. SwallowedInSea (Sarah) and I got there at 6 and were herded into the VIP pit. We were 3 people deep and that was great but there were these humungous male non coldplay addicts who did not dance sing or move and blocked our vision hence the poor pictures and vidoes. What the hell were these people doing in our section, the dedicatied hard corers? Sarah is so tiny she scooted up closer and she has better pics. The boys came out around 7 for the sound check and were in a good mood and very calm. we were so close we could see Jonny's beautiful eyes. Guy had his famous camera and took a few shots of the crowd. they started off with clocks and i was dancing like the coldplay freak i am while the zombie non fans just stood there and got in my way. chris took and little boy with a broken arm up on stage and then there were the bras and panties that the girls next to me threw, but that was later.My pics are not that good from all the jumping around i did. I kept screaming "give me some shiver" but to no avail. the songs were amazing and was so pysched they sang 42, brilliant. Jonny and Chris jammed their guitars. Lost was fucking awesome. loved the beat and Chris's dancing. he really let go and got down. yellow was a nice acustic and the crowd went crazy for VLV. In my place was a great sing along. someone has allready posted the set list. some poor girl fainted next to me because, dang it was hot. chris was workin it cause he was a sweatin. it was totally amazing and i will probably think of other impo points but my brain is still not comprehending how close we were. Ian, I have no idea how to thank you for letting me see the boys in the city that you know means so much to me. I am still shaking . the videos from the today show are great and everyone should check them out. stay tuned for pics and vids

[dotty biscotti]

Aaaaaaah you lucky bastards:cool:

[silence_apart]

Well that was amazing. I came home and went right to sleep though because I've been awake sitting on the street since about 11 last night. But I did get in the section right behind the VIP section, there were so many of you guys, hah.

Thanks so much for these amazing pictures, my camera is awful in the first place and kinda died halfway through, so this is really great.

I liked how they had to go put on they're makeup after the soundcheck haha, and the progression of expressions on Chris's face when he caught those panties...priceless! Guy was so cute taking pictures with his camera. Oh yeah, and when Chris brought that kid on stage I was just like why am I not a 5 year old child with a broken arm.

I wished that Chris came to our section since we had basically been camping out for so many hours, but it was still so worth it. That's probably the closest I've ever been to them, and definately the closest to Chris as he came running down the aisle.

I loved the song choice too, I was sure it was just going to be new stuff, but hearing In My Place and the acoustic Yellow teaser was so AMAZING.

It's ALL over the news, every time the news is on, on NBC anyway, they keep showing clips and asking for pictures and stuff.

Anyway, very glad I went, hope everyone had a great time.

[Mimixxx]

Red-hot Coldplay takes Manhattan


I thought that showing up at Rockefeller Plaza at 2 a.m. for Coldplay’s 7 a.m. "Today Show" concert would be early enough to get into the "first-come, first-served" show.
I was wrong.

The line already extended down an entire block. Kids near the front were camped out in sleeping bags, while those a bit further down the line, like me, simply sat on the sidewalk while cockroaches climbed out of the sewers and sent us jumping.

Those in the very front told "Today" host Meredith Vieira that they had been there for about 17 hours, which means they were waiting since Thursday afternoon. Now that's dedication.
However, once the barriers were lowered to let fans into the show, the intensity of the fans grew a bit testy. As a few middle-aged women skipped the line here and there, fans jeered. Some pleaded with others to do something about it, but no one ever risked getting out of line. After spending more than a night sleeping on pavement, nobody wanted to risk getting thrown out of the show by security.


From my spot at the back corner of the stage, I was dumbfounded by the number of people who flooded the streets. The entire plaza was full, stretching from 5th to 6th Aves., not to mention the many NBC employees who gazed out their windows of 30 Rock, watching the stage with just as much eagerness as the many college kids below.

Finally, lead singer Chris Martin and the other members of Coldplay emerged from the 'Today' studio, and Martin could not have been more engaged with his audience. He joked wildly and swore, laughing at how awful the sound-check went. He even caught a purple bra that was thrown at him by an adoring fan. Vieira seemed greatly amused by the act, but it hardly fazed Martin, who tossed it aside as just a bit of silliness. Once other underwear hit the air, he did finally take his attention away from performing, if only for a brief moment.

My personal favorite moment of the concert was when Martin decided he wanted to walk into the crowd that stretched from the back of the stage to beyond 49th street. Standing at the back corner of the stage myself, I could see his disappointment when the technical directors told him how they'd prefer he go through the front crowd.


Martin agreed with the countless fans stuck in back. The V.I.P. section at the very foot of the stage had apparently gotten enough Coldplay for his tastes. He jumped onto a back platform and danced among his other fans. The Coldplay fans - like me - who didn't have the greatest of views at the show appreciated this fan-friendly gesture.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/06/27/2008-06-27_redhot_coldplay_takes_manhattan.html

[BostonSportsTD]

okkk... so... the girl who fainted that a few of you have mentioned... that was my guest.

we woke up this morning around 430, both showered, dressed, got out of her cousins apartment by 515. took the subway all the way to 49th street in good time, got off, got to the today show by 545. i guess everything went a little TOO well. so neither of us ate or drank anything because we were planning on getting breakfast after the show. we ended up getting really good position in the pit like maybe 3 or 4 people deep. we saw the entire soundcheck which was amazing in itself. she snapped a ton of good pictures which i will put up whenever she puts them on her computer. then after the soundcheck she was telling me how tired she was and i was just like yeaa me too... because we had both only slept about 4 hours. THEN she turned to me and said... 'i'm gunna pass out' and so i took it as a joke and just kinda laughed it off and then before you know it... she was on the ground. she got back up pretty quickly and said she was fine and then we went to get food/drink and on the way out she fainted again and didnt get back up this time so she had to be carried into the building where she sat unconscious in a chair for about 15 minutes. then the ambulence finally came and as she was being giving fluids etc. we could hear in my place in the distance. then we went to the hospital and missed the rest of the show. it REALLY sucked and i felt absolutely sick about it. she's fine now and i guess it was just from dehydration. the only kind of good thing that came out of it was that a woman asked me for her name/address and she said the band felt bad and wants to send her something (they should send ME something too.... but she didnt want my address). so yeah that was my today show experience.

[Christa42]

I was the girl with the blonde hair and white dress right next to you. i felt so bad for you guys. i knew she needed some water

can anyone tell me how to send the pics to this site. i have downloaded them to my computer, now i am Lost (hahaha)

[ernestime]

I was the girl with the blonde hair and white dress right next to you. i felt so bad for you guys. i knew she needed some water

can anyone tell me how to send the pics to this site. i have downloaded them to my computer, now i am Lost (hahaha)

Upload your pics onto photobucket ... after look for the "[IMG]" code, copy and paste it into the thread ... and it shall post up ...

[Texasluvsjonny]

Just got home to Houston. OMG wait until you see my pics, you are going to die!!!!!!!!!!!!! That crazy eye pic of Chris, he looking right at me. :laugh3: I have a zillion pictures, video, my friend informed me that my Thanks Ian sign made it onto TV, so I'll have to get a screen cap of that and I got a guitar pick and cookie monster got a set list. :P Right now I need a frickin shower and some food.

[jo_saw_sparks]

sigh
i'll start by saying that coldplay, as always was AMAZING. seriously i don't understand how they put on such an energetic show so early in the morning. absolutely incredible!
but im really dissapointed the people that got there in the afternoon yesterday were put behind like 200+ "vip people" (i know the first few rows were you guys; that wasn't my problem) who had no idea who coldplay were and were simply there because they work at nbc or something like that.
and being a smartass guard to 30 people who've been awake ALL NIGHT is NOT a good idea.
so all in all.... to quote my friend andrea, it was 90% disappointing and 10% worth it. the 10 being whenever coldplay was on the stage.

[dotty biscotti]

Just got home to Houston. OMG wait until you see my pics, you are going to die!!!!!!!!!!!!! That crazy eye pic of Chris, he looking right at me. :laugh3: I have a zillion pictures, video, my friend informed me that my Thanks Ian sign made it onto TV, so I'll have to get a screen cap of that and I got a guitar pick and cookie monster got a set list. :P Right now I need a frickin shower and some food.

I saw you on tv! someone captured you and your sign. Check the Today Show thread in the Coldplay forum

[rocknroll389]

O my gosh...the concert was amazing! I had a great time about 6 rows back with my sis. As I told her, this was probably a once in a million yrs thing and it was awesome!! I too saw the poor girl faint who was right in front of me and i think i saw a few people from this board. It was actually a group of 4 teenage girls who were standing next to me and 3 of them dared the other to throw her bra and she did! lol I was a bit mad at this one really, really big tall guy who pushed his way forward and i thought he was looking for someone but instead he just plops himself right in front of me, completely blocking my view. But all in all, it was so much fun! I was enjoying myself so much i didnt bother to even take that many pics.
(O btw i was the short little guy-im 5'4"- with glasses and a blue viva a vida msg shirt)

[StephBerryman]

To: BostonSportsTD

I'm so sorry to hear that...glad she's feeling better. It really was packed in the VIP section and very humid. I felt like fainting as well.

[LiivinLaVida]

i`m still tingling from this morning. my first coldplay live show and it was amaziinggggg! I want to go to the IZOD center to see them now. I must

[jo_saw_sparks]

who was the Coldplaying fan in the homemade white coldplaying.com shirt? had like blue and red paint and said something like viva coldplaying.com lol

[StephBerryman]

who was the Coldplaying fan in the homemade white coldplaying.com shirt? had like blue and red paint and said something like viva coldplaying.com lol

i think that was masterkraig.

[SwallowedInSea]

I'm finally fully conscious and uploading my photos. When I'm done with that I will put the couple of videos that I took up somewhere as well. I think I got some good ones. :)

[dotty biscotti]

More storiesssss

[SwallowedInSea]

More storiesssss

Haha, okay! :)

I got there at about 5:45, and met up with Christa, who is now my favorite person in the world. We got our passes and were escorted to the VIP area. I couldn't believe how close we were! Unfortunately, I am reallllyyyy short (4 feet 11 inches) and there were a couple of really tall guys in front of me. Fortunately, they took mercy on me and let me squeeze up in front of them. It wasn't like I was going to block their view. :laugh3: I was probably about 2 or 3 people back from the barrier during the sound check. It was incredible! I noticed Will come out of the building right away (he was the first to come out) and I was so in shock that he just walked out a few feet away from me and just walked up onto the stage to chat with the tuning guys that I couldn't even yell or anything. I think he was up there a good 30 seconds before people started noticing he was there (or in some, non-Coldplaying people's cases, noticed he was a member of the band :P). A couple minutes later Jonny and Guy came out. At that point I seriously did not believe what was happening. Finally Chris came out and everybody started getting really excited (I was still in shock). They played the sound check, and that was the coolest thing in the world to watch. I loved watching them rehearse and test things out, and it was amazing that they were up there on stage without it being a big production like it usually is on the tour stops. It felt so much more intimate and raw to watch them warm up and mess up and then overall put on a really great show. After the sound check, a bunch of people who had "connections" at NBC moved into the area between the VIP section and the stage, which annoyed me a little bit, but once again someone took mercy on me and let me move in front of them. It was funny, this girl was like, you seem like a really big fan and I feel bad that you can't see. She wasn't even that tall, but she let me go in front of her. :D That was so nice of her, and it made me really happy. Then the real set started, and the boys came back out in their revolutionary outfits. They started off with In My Place, and I was absolutely in shock every time Chris came out on the little catwalk that extended into the crowd. He was SO close to me. It was incredible. I took a ton of pictures and a couple of videos the whole time until my battery died. After the show ended they did rush us out, and I parted ways with Christa. I was heading back down the sidewalk until I saw guards putting up barriers by one of the exits, and people were saying the band would come out there! There were all these limos and town cars parked right on the curb there, and one even had a sign in the window that said "Coldplay." So I waited there for about 45 minutes (and met StephBerryman! :D) but then the guards took down the barriers and said the band had already left. I was a little bit disappointed because I had my camera and autographing stuff ready, but it was still an amazing show, so I really didn't mind. There was this guy from TMZ there with a camera who was saying he wanted to ask Chris about that other song that sort of vaguely sounds like Viva la Vida. I was pretty annoyed about that, because chances are he was going to be very confrontational, make Chris and the band angry, and ruin everyone's chances of getting an autograph or a picture. What a jerk. So in that way I'm kind of glad they didn't come out that way, because it wouldn't have been any fun if they were in a bad mood thanks to some asshole paparazzi guy.

So overall, it was an INCREDIBLE morning!!!! I doubt I will have the chance to get that close to the band ever again (at least not until the very distant future). I loved meeting a couple of you guys, and I really hope we can all see Coldplay together again one day!!!

Here is a link to my photos from today:
http://picasaweb.google.com/smichelson5/ColdplayOnTheTodayShow

I'll embed some of the best photos in a little bit! And I'll post my videos to YouTube or Facebook or something.

[LiivinLaVida]

check heree ii`m uploading some of the videos from today i mean they are shaky, but i was excited so its Okay =).

http://youtube.com/user/frreshprincessz

One of the videos are up. The rest will be up tonight. <3

[Christa42]

Hi all, here are my pics, Shivinair this is for you. wish you were there. thanks Sarah and of course for our fearless leader Ian.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm260/tlcegan/P1000682.jpg
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[Elyria]

Oh..Ohh...OH....What I mean is...ohhhhh....



Because: I'm so envious, living here in Iowa and having to deal with the weather instead. I did see the Today's Show performance...and the first thing I though of...was all of you...I was so happy for you...and "anyone" who was there...because if they didn't know why they were there before, they do now, hehe. I'm so glad for all of you...glad to you got to meet each other and, most importantly, see Chris and all his Chris-isms live, as well as seeing the performance itself. I'll say this...when he sat down, I wondered if "he" was going to faint from the humidity. Thank you to Coldplay and thank you to all of you for sharing your pics. Rock on. :dance: I'm dizzy, just watching it on tv was SPECTACULAR! I kept wishing I knew where you guys were, knowing you were there. No fair!!!!! Yet, YAY for you!! :dizzy:

edit: SPECTACULAR pics! Thanks again! *goes off to cry and pout...but in a good way*

[Christa42]

SwallowedInSea - Sarah, your pictures are amazing! Thanks for coming with me. i wish i was as short as you, my pictures would be better!! will pm you tomorrow

Of course, my pics are too big just like my sig but what can i do? i don't do anything small. On to jersey!!!

[elena20]

thanks the pics are cool

[CookyMnstr]

Ok, so here's my story...let's see what I come up with since I think I'm still in shock and don’t really know when I’ll snap out of it. LOL:o

It was an AMAZING experience!!! I got to meet up with Angie akaTexasluvsjonny (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/member.php?u=2760) and Mel aka melanieau , and Lori (I know I was told like 3xs your screen name but my brain is FRIED I’msorry!) and kinda sneak into their little group hehe. When I got there at 4:45am they were already there at the front of the VIP line, which kept growing behind me right after I showed up. If I didn't meet up with them (Mel was my +1) I would have NEVER EVER gotten the bleepin' fricken awesome spot--2 people back right smack in front of Chris w/ direct view of Will!!! So thankyouthankyouthankyou guys! :kiss:I don't think I'll EVER be that close the band again!!!!(well until I get an autograph, and then a picture, and then a hug, and a kiss, and....then get arrested!!!!!LOL) THANK YOU THANK YOU Ian for giving the passes...it was such a wonderful and unique experience that I can't imagine ever being topped.

I took some pics which, when I get some more sleep (I only took a 2hr nap after not sleeping for like 26hrs, during which I did 8hr shift at work) gotta figure where/how to post them. But I didn't take that many really, 'cause 1)turns out my camera sucks! and needs to be retired, 2)the stupid battery died RIGHT after soundcheck! wtf!!! and 3) I kinda just wanted to be 'in the moment" and just absorb as much as I could of what was going on.

I’m so happy got to see this up close&personal, ‘cause it’s so different than a regular tour show. The guys were all really relaxed, in a really great mood, and, especially during soundcheck—my favorite part!—so “themselves,” not the big stage persona that you see at a show. (Well that I guess applies mostly to Chris). During sound check I was just staring intently at whatever was happening on stage, even the little chats and looks between the guys. Will and his wonderful smiles just looking out at the audience; Guy taking pics of us w/ his supercool camera—I know he’s gotta have a ton of shots with me grinning like crazy; and Johnny and Chris chitchatting. I still can’t believe I got to see that with my own eyes!!!

When they came back out all dressed up for the taped performances, all these “very VIPs” (I think they were friends/family of NBC execs) got right in front of the barrier. So I went from 2nd to 3rd row...still fanfuckingtastic, but these two women were just standing there w/ their sunglasses on (it was cloudy the whole time) and it just annoyed the hell out of all of us true fans. Especially since right behind them and in front of me where these 3 little kids, and they then couldn’t see anything! But, I think I should be thankful for the annoying blonde in the yellow, ‘cause she served as a guiding point to find myself in the videos on the Today Show website!!! LOL So whenever there’s a shot from behind Chris toward the audience, in the center of the very front, find the blonde in yellow, then slightly behind and to the right of her you’ll see a not so blonde head w/ a big KoolAid smile bouncing up and down to songs…that’s ME!:D:dance:

OMG Forgot to add that I got a SETLIST!!! Very first actual band souveneir EVER!!!! aaaahhhhhhh! Now I just want more more MORE!!!! hehe

This was incredible amazing unbelievable and definitely UNFORGETTABLE. Thank you again to Ian for making it happen, and to Angie&Mel&Lori for putting up with my nonstop giggling in the beginning, and my exhausted zombie-like state at the end. Such a perfect day…

[melanieau]

I am back as well...damn so much to tell...pics and stories tomorrow.

MOST EPIC UP CLOSE GIG EVER!!!!!

Love to all!:kiss:

[CookyMnstr]

OHHH hhiiiieee you're home!!! Finally got to see my pics, and they're not so bad (I still want a new camera though! lol) I'm uploading onto Flickr right now and will post link asap.

[melanieau]

And just for the record for those who saw it on tv and thought the crowd wasn't into it...it was some kind of tv magic because all I could hear from the front of the pen was the entire Rockefeller Plaza going totally insane for Coldplay!!

A few of my favorite pics coming now...just couldn't wait to share them!

[SwallowedInSea]

Here's a sampling of some of my better photos for those to lazy to click on the link:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWFWyS_DmI/AAAAAAAAACk/Wf6Pey63ubk/IMG_0576.JPG?imgmax=512http://lh6.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWFX-UVUZI/AAAAAAAAACo/F7oDadm4rB0/IMG_0577.JPG?imgmax=512http://lh3.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWFY3gefZI/AAAAAAAAACs/Al6EhFXdeik/IMG_0579.JPG?imgmax=512http://lh4.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWFkAH6icI/AAAAAAAAADY/UD7nsSYmP7o/IMG_0589.JPG?imgmax=512http://lh6.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWFl5cJJoI/AAAAAAAAADg/uD-qd3ub_q4/IMG_0591.JPG?imgmax=512http://lh5.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWFo-IQe7I/AAAAAAAAADs/QmcPJcEZBdU/IMG_0595.JPG?imgmax=512http://lh4.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWFy9HbwCI/AAAAAAAAAEU/212Eg6aa6nI/IMG_0607.JPG?imgmax=512http://lh4.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWF4TVxfsI/AAAAAAAAAEs/0TTMjkz7d2M/IMG_0617.JPG?imgmax=512http://lh4.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWF-m9ExnI/AAAAAAAAAFI/D2IE5lFtrG4/IMG_0625.JPG?imgmax=512http://lh6.ggpht.com/smichelson5/SGWGLQhzjOI/AAAAAAAAAGE/z3qICCx9T4A/IMG_0646.JPG?imgmax=512

I feel bad for taking up so much room so I'll stop now...
here's the link to the whole album again. :D
http://picasaweb.google.com/smichelson5/ColdplayOnTheTodayShow

[ccsg]

oh and once again, thanks ccsg for bringing me with!!!
My pleasure. You were perfect company and I'm happy you appreciated it so much. We all had a great time!

[melanieau]

My pics from NYC - these are my favorites and all I can post tonight before I totally pass out from sheer exhausion

First off...none of us would have been there in the VIP pen without this site! All Hail Ian!
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8123.jpg
Band meeting with Phil....but look, Will is over in his happy place:D
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8227.jpg

Guy looking fly as always...http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8219.jpg

[winigwl]

okkk... so... the girl who fainted that a few of you have mentioned... that was my guest.

we woke up this morning around 430, both showered, dressed, got out of her cousins apartment by 515. took the subway all the way to 49th street in good time, got off, got to the today show by 545. i guess everything went a little TOO well. so neither of us ate or drank anything because we were planning on getting breakfast after the show. we ended up getting really good position in the pit like maybe 3 or 4 people deep. we saw the entire soundcheck which was amazing in itself. she snapped a ton of good pictures which i will put up whenever she puts them on her computer. then after the soundcheck she was telling me how tired she was and i was just like yeaa me too... because we had both only slept about 4 hours. THEN she turned to me and said... 'i'm gunna pass out' and so i took it as a joke and just kinda laughed it off and then before you know it... she was on the ground. she got back up pretty quickly and said she was fine and then we went to get food/drink and on the way out she fainted again and didnt get back up this time so she had to be carried into the building where she sat unconscious in a chair for about 15 minutes. then the ambulence finally came and as she was being giving fluids etc. we could hear in my place in the distance. then we went to the hospital and missed the rest of the show. it REALLY sucked and i felt absolutely sick about it. she's fine now and i guess it was just from dehydration. the only kind of good thing that came out of it was that a woman asked me for her name/address and she said the band felt bad and wants to send her something (they should send ME something too.... but she didnt want my address). so yeah that was my today show experience.

Tim that sucks, i hope you're friend is ok. i'm sorry that happened

[melanieau]

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8241.jpgYes I was this close:sneaky:


http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8258.jpg
This one is for Lori!:wink3:


http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8172.jpg
Are they blue enough for you Mich????:wink3:




This one is for me and Thalia!!! MUWAHAHAAHHAH!
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8190.jpg

[=make trade fair=]

wow everyone, the show sounds AMAZING. great pics and stories - thanks so much for sharing!
BostonSports: i'm so sorry that your friend had such a horrible experience and that you had to miss the show, but good that she's okay :)
also loving the signs :D hahaha.

[ccsg]

i think that was masterkraig.


yup, it was. his shirt looked totally official but it was all home made. well done.

[gise_honey]

Yes I was this close:sneaky:



This one is for Lori!:wink3:


http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8172.jpg
Are they blue enough for you Mich????:wink3:




This one is for me and Thalia!!! MUWAHAHAAHHAH!


OMG

This pic is perfect!!

thanks for posting

[BostonSportsTD]

Tim that sucks, i hope you're friend is ok. i'm sorry that happened
she is ok now. i guess she was just really dehydrated.

thanks everyone for being so nice. at least we got to see the sound check so everything wasn't lost. (no pun intended :P)

i'm going to bed now though. i'm absolutely DEAD. talk to you all tomorrow...

[CookyMnstr]

between the humidity and excitement and exhaustion, i'm surprised all of us didn't pass out!

anyway, to me the sound check was the best part! and hey, they did get her address, so maybe something really cool will come her way--and then yours, too, if she'll share ;-)

P.S.

I've FINALLY gotten all my pics, from camera & phone, uploaded on to flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28069471@N02/sets/72157605856985645/). First time using so I took some time to figure my way around...and now to SLEEEEP!

[Jenjie]

Thanks for the reviews & piccies, keep em coming!! :D Have done a very quick copy & paste onto Wiki (http://http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php?title=27_June_2008:_The_Today_Show%2C_NB C&rcid=6225)

[Mimixxx]

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8172.jpg
Are they blue enough for you Mich????:wink3:




This one is for me and Thalia!!! MUWAHAHAAHHAH!
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8190.jpg

Soooo bluuuueeeee Mel :wideeyed: :nice:

Nice picture of Chris and Jonny too :D

[Cris_Santos]

Awww thanks everyone for being kind enough to share your moments with us! :D

And Boston, I'm so sorry you missed the main show but I'm glad your friend is ok now :)

[Twisted mind]

Oh my god, Melanie, you was really there, HOLY MUFFINS! I'm so jealous right now XD

Thank you so much for the awesome pictures, JONNYFEST YAY! :D:laugh3: I'm still hyper for your review you lucky woman! :bomb:

[Mimixxx]

Roadie #42 - Blog #8
June 28, 2008 11:00 am
R#42 blogs amid crazy scenes in NYC

http://www.coldplay.com/graphics/news_line.png
I had yesterday pegged as just another TV show all the way up to about 6am. Just as the sun came up, it began to dawn on me just how amazing this was going to be. I can't remember anything like it in my whole time working for the band. The first Jimmy Kimmel show in 2002 was pretty amazing, but even that was just closing down Hollywood Boulevard. Here, there was major disruption to traffic on two different NYC streets, in front of and behind the stage. There were also folks hanging out of the skyscrapers that loomed above us, trying to get a look in.

I think the fact that it was an obscene hour of the morning made me a little slower to realise how beautifully strange it all was. It was only when Chris did a quick re-write of the 'shoot an apple...' line from 'Clocks' in the soundcheck ("too early to be out of bed...") that I even remembered that it was still some ungodly hour. This sideways sleep-deprived view obviously wasn't just limited to me, as 'Violet Hill' came towards the end, Chris stopped singing and spotted a young lad with a pretty hefty bandage and sling. "Wow, what happened to your arm, man?" he enquired as the track carried on below him. "Your brother hit you with a stick?".

The soundcheck stopped and started as commercial breaks allow. The setlist went through so many changes that the final version was brought out (after at least half a dozen revisions) by Tour Manager Andy Franks, literally scrawled on the back of a napkin. More run-throughs were squeezed in and nobody seemed to know whether we were actually still rehearsing or live on air. It was gorgeous chaos, wonderful nonsense - and then it was over. The band waved, thanked everyone and ducked back out. Me? I headed off to find a diner...

R#42

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http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=56

[melanieau]

Roadie #42 - Blog #8
June 28, 2008 11:00 am
R#42 blogs amid crazy scenes in NYC

http://www.coldplay.com/graphics/news_line.png
I had yesterday pegged as just another TV show all the way up to about 6am. Just as the sun came up, it began to dawn on me just how amazing this was going to be. I can't remember anything like it in my whole time working for the band. The first Jimmy Kimmel show in 2002 was pretty amazing, but even that was just closing down Hollywood Boulevard. Here, there was major disruption to traffic on two different NYC streets, in front of and behind the stage. There were also folks hanging out of the skyscrapers that loomed above us, trying to get a look in.

I think the fact that it was an obscene hour of the morning made me a little slower to realise how beautifully strange it all was. It was only when Chris did a quick re-write of the 'shoot an apple...' line from 'Clocks' in the soundcheck ("too early to be out of bed...") that I even remembered that it was still some ungodly hour. This sideways sleep-deprived view obviously wasn't just limited to me, as 'Violet Hill' came towards the end, Chris stopped singing and spotted a young lad with a pretty hefty bandage and sling. "Wow, what happened to your arm, man?" he enquired as the track carried on below him. "Your brother hit you with a stick?".

The soundcheck stopped and started as commercial breaks allow. The setlist went through so many changes that the final version was brought out (after at least half a dozen revisions) by Tour Manager Andy Franks, literally scrawled on the back of a napkin. More run-throughs were squeezed in and nobody seemed to know whether we were actually still rehearsing or live on air. It was gorgeous chaos, wonderful nonsense - and then it was over. The band waved, thanked everyone and ducked back out. Me? I headed off to find a diner...

R#42



http://www.coldplay.com/uploads/3.jpg





http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=56


I AM IN THIS PIC!!!!! There is a woman in black leaning on the rail..go back straight from her. I'm the brown haired girl with her head thrown back and eyes closed!!:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

[Mimixxx]

Hehe yay! You made it on to Coldplay.com

[melanieau]

Hehe yay! You made it on to Coldplay.com


:bomb::bomb::bomb:

[dotty biscotti]

That is SO cool

[Texasluvsjonny]

ahahah Mel!

[Texasluvsjonny]

My pictures links http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/angie7581/Coldplay%20Today%20Show/

video links coming soon

[melanieau]

Angie! Your pics are THE BOMB!!! Loved the video already up of Lost! Can't wait to see the Chris dancing one....:D

[Texasluvsjonny]

Violet Hill....Miller must have been half asleep. They didn't play Violet Hill. :laugh3:

[Cris_Santos]

I AM IN THIS PIC!!!!! There is a woman in black leaning on the rail..go back straight from her. I'm the brown haired girl with her head thrown back and eyes closed!!:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

Nice to meet you Mel :P

[Cris_Santos]

Violet Hill....Miller must have been half asleep. They didn't play Violet Hill. :laugh3:

Indeed :laugh3: If only we had an email to chat with him :rolleyes:

[Cris_Santos]

Coldplay on The Today Show


Coldplay's fourth album, “Viva La Vida” premiered at number one on the Billboard chart and is getting high praise from critics and fans. The band was on The Today Show this morning and performed for a huge crowd.

Chris Martin: “Ryan Seacrest designed our outfits”
When asked by Ann Curry how they achieved such success, lead singer Chris Martin quipped “Well, we took on a big team of financial advisers and marketers and stylists and Ryan Seacrest designed our outfits… No no what we tried to do is make everything as homemade as possible.”

Drummer Will Champion “It's a nice gesture” to give away music
Meredith Viera asked why they started giving away their music and doing free concerts and drummer Will Champion explained “We'd been away for a while and we didn't expect anyone to have to pay for our music without any encouragement, so we think it's a nice gesture. ‘Here you go, have it for free.'”

Ann asked “Guy, you said it was the boldest and most confident record you've done. Would you say that?” [hands mike to guitarist Johnny Buckland] <-- :laugh3:

Johnny got a little nervous, and said “Yeah, I dunno… We just had a great time in the studio recording it. We worked with incredible people… Brian Eno, who's our hero.”

Bass player Guy Berryman added “I don't think it really sounds like our last three records… there's going to be a few surprises.” [audience screams when Guy starts talking]

Chris Martin: everyone wants to see our “handsome bass player”
Chris Martin joked “Most of the audience comes to see our handsome bass player, Guy. The music is secondary.”

Anne Curry concluded that “There's something real authentic on this album and it reaches out deep into all of us.”

From: http://www.infosjeunes.com/Coldplay-on-The-Today-Show_a98071.html

[Texasluvsjonny]

Coldplay on The Today Show


Coldplay's fourth album, “Viva La Vida” premiered at number one on the Billboard chart and is getting high praise from critics and fans. The band was on The Today Show this morning and performed for a huge crowd.

Chris Martin: “Ryan Seacrest designed our outfits”
When asked by Ann Curry how they achieved such success, lead singer Chris Martin quipped “Well, we took on a big team of financial advisers and marketers and stylists and Ryan Seacrest designed our outfits… No no what we tried to do is make everything as homemade as possible.”

Drummer Will Champion “It's a nice gesture” to give away music
Meredith Viera asked why they started giving away their music and doing free concerts and drummer Will Champion explained “We'd been away for a while and we didn't expect anyone to have to pay for our music without any encouragement, so we think it's a nice gesture. ‘Here you go, have it for free.'”

Ann asked “Guy, you said it was the boldest and most confident record you've done. Would you say that?” [hands mike to guitarist Johnny Buckland] <-- :laugh3:

Johnny got a little nervous, and said “Yeah, I dunno… We just had a great time in the studio recording it. We worked with incredible people… Brian Eno, who's our hero.”

Bass player Guy Berryman added “I don't think it really sounds like our last three records… there's going to be a few surprises.” [audience screams when Guy starts talking]

Chris Martin: everyone wants to see our “handsome bass player”
Chris Martin joked “Most of the audience comes to see our handsome bass player, Guy. The music is secondary.”

Anne Curry concluded that “There's something real authentic on this album and it reaches out deep into all of us.”

From: http://www.infosjeunes.com/Coldplay-on-The-Today-Show_a98071.htmlwe couldn't hear any thing being said, but as soon as I saw Guy's smile I knew what Chris had said. :P

[melanieau]

Nice to meet you Mel :P


Hi ya! *waves*:D

[Denise]

Awesome pics everyone, thanks for sharing :nice:

some of them are killers :dead:

[melanieau]

Alright, here is my long story about my NYC experience.

It all started at 3pm on Wednesday when to my total shock I received an email from Ian saying I had been picked as a VIP pass winner. I had already looked at some flights but thought there was no way I could go. I have a 2 and a half year old that can't quite fend for herself yet! So, in despair, I PMed Ian saying to give them to another deserving fan so that someone else could go. Wednesday night when my hubby got home I told him what had happened and he says - oh you should go! I'll stay home and watch the kid! I was like WTF? I already gave up my passes!! So Wednesday night and Thursday morning I agonized about what to do and finally started sending out PM's to people on the winner's list. I sent one to Noelia (CookyMnstr) and she had already PMed someone else offering her +1 pass. But then - the Coldplay gods smiled down and I received another PM from her saying that the person she was going to take was in fact a VIP pass winner themselves and did I want to be her +1!!!!! I couldn't fucking believe it!

I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off for a few minutes before realizing I didn't have a plane ticket yet! DOH! My flight reservation email came through at 5:04 pm on Thursday!!! I packed a backpack kissed my kid and hubby goodbye and jetted off to the airport.

At midnight my car service dropped me off on 48th Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza. People were already in the general admission line and the Today Show crew were busy building the stage. I talked to a security guard for a few minutes to try and get more information and then called Angie to tell her I was there.

As I was standing and waiting, Coldplay's giant semi pulls up to the curb. Angie came down and by then Lori had shown up too. So we hung out for a while before going up to Angie's room to chill a bit.


At about 3:30am we headed down to see what was happening with the stage and to try and get a bite to eat. When we got down close we could see that Coldplay's roadies were there already and that the area was getting busier. We decided to go ahead and form the VIP line while no one was there. So we sat there until 6am when the Today Show interns came out and gave us our VIP passes. We were lead into the pen area and were all SHOCKED AS HELL when we got lead into the very front pen and that we were standing mere feet from the stage.

I went digging in my backpack for something and of course this is the moment Will comes up on stage! He talked a minute to some roadies and then went straight for his drum kit. He was smiling as we called out his name!

Guy and Jonny came in next - both pretty much going for their instruments with the help of their techs. Chris was last to show up - and he stopped briefly to talk with Miller before coming up on stage. Chris was in a great mood and besides saying hello he was apologizing in advance for how bad the soundcheck was going to sound! We thought it was great and they were all really into it. They set up for acoustic Yellow and ran it through once. Chris told the sound guys he thought it sounded terrible which is probably why they didn't do it during the show.

As Angie said we counted to three and screamed for Jonny and he got this really funny WTF look on his face and started looking around and then finally saw us all smiling and waving and then a big smile broke out on his face. DIVINE!

About 7am soundcheck was done and then we waited and waited and waited.

The songs during the show were awesome and Chris had so much energy and the louder we screamed the more he jumped around.

The people who ended up in the very front were not real fans which was disappointing but oh well. We were still closer than most people will ever get.

Additional thoughts:
The boys are definitely more handsome in person and even though we didn't get a chance to speak to them you could tell from just how they were acting that they were all down to earth guys. We didn't see any diva type behavior. You could also tell - that like us - they had no idea what was going on. They pretty much did what the Today Show people told them to do - otherwise they were just standing there waiting for instruction.

It was the most incredible experience. I will never forget my 28 hour trip to New York. And the best part of it was meeting all the great Coldplayers and getting to experience this awesome band with other people who truly love them.

:kiss::kiss::kiss:





They were asked to do the song again and Chris said - WHAT? We have to do more? What??? Ha ha...what a kidder:laugh3:
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8169.jpg


Guy...need I say more?
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Chris talks to Miller
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One of my fav Jonny pics - the lights were all weird so I made it black and white
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8140-1-1.jpg
The stage at 4amhttp://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8116-1.jpg

[jo_saw_sparks]

it makes me so happy to see what a great time the coldplaying fans in the VIP section... it still pisses me off that the rerst of the pen was filled with randoms instead of real fans BUT i can look past that i guess. im trying to concentrate on how GREAKIN GORGEOUS THEY ARE IN PERSON. :P

[jo_saw_sparks]

BTW who figured out that Roadie #42 was Miller? and does anyone have a pic of him?? i'm dying to know lol

[brendan3eb]

that's a cool shot of the stage at 4 am. On one hand, I am really mad for all of those who attended that some spoiled rich kids were at the VERY front instead of true fans, but on the other, NBC did give coldplaying.com VIP tickets which is a nice unexpected gesture.

[melanieau]

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm179/mel4cp/NYC/IMG_8141-1.jpg
Miller is the guy with the big glasses that Chris is talking to;)

Angie knew who he was:D

[Dark_Sofie]

@melanieau

Oh, my god. I'm so jealous. This is so amazing. When I read your describing I stopped breathing. It's a wonder that I didn't have a black out. WOW.:o:o:o

I can barely imagine how wonderful this trip had been for you.

WOW, I don't know what to say? You were so close to him :o:o:o:o:o:o

[Christa42]

Oh, by the way, Phil is super Uber Hot. holy cow.what a man

[Texasluvsjonny]

Oh, by the way, Phil is super Uber Hot. holy cow.what a manI told Mel, you know how really hot guys always have a dorky friend that they hang around with? Phil = hot guy and Chris Martin = dorky friend. :laugh3:

[melanieau]

Chris is the fucking hawtest dorky friend ever...

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

my brother posted the one video he took of "lost!" on facebook! i hope you can see it...
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=27071165659

i tried to upload one of my thirteen to youtube overnight, but it failed :angry:. i'm going to try my damndest to upload them over the next two months, at the very least to sendspace.

and if i can, on the plane tonight i'll write out a bit more of an official review of my experience and post it once i get internet in holland! :dance:

[Cris_Santos]

Alright, here is my long story about my NYC experience.

As Angie said we counted to three and screamed for Jonny and he got this really funny WTF look on his face and started looking around and then finally saw us all smiling and waving and then a big smile broke out on his face. DIVINE!

:heart:

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

because i didn't get to show my sign because it was too big (:rolleyes:) and would have blocked everyones view, here's a pic of me with it afterward :P

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7577/cimg0204kl8.jpg
those odd colored lumps are *supposed* to be butterflies, like the confetti. and i'm all sweaty and my hair's a wreck because we just came back, but there's my sign :D

oh, and i FINALLY got the rest of the best of my photos up!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002552&l=00ee6&id=1083570023

story soon and hopefully videos gradually!

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

chelsea, who i assume is your brother and I are on tv during clocks

really?!?!? i don't have time to watch the broadcast, but it's online, yeah?!

i'm going to go tell him RIGHT NOW!

[Cris_Santos]

What a nice sign, Chelsea! :) And you're wearing that awesome VLV shirt from the official site :D I want oneeeeee

[winigwl]

really?!?!? i don't have time to watch the broadcast, but it's online, yeah?!

i'm going to go tell him RIGHT NOW!

it's really hard to see though so don't get your hopes up for something amazing. my sisters boyfriend was really bored nad spent an hour and a half looking to see if he could find my sister and i. he found one shot where i was in it and next to me in the pic is the guy in the canada hat who i now no was your brother. if i knew how to upload a cellphone pic i would

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

ahh, i told him to look for it online. that's definitely him in the canada hat. how i wish i wasn't flying today! i just want to upload videos and write up my experience and watch the official today show vids...grr.

cell phone pics you can do through facebook by getting the "mobile" application and then sending them to mobile@facebook.com, but it's not a huge deal :D

[ccsg]

Oh, by the way, Phil is super Uber Hot. holy cow.what a man

OMG, I thought that was PHil. I don't recall ever seeing a pic of him, but I saw Chris call out his name and this gorgeous man walked up on stage to talk to him. I kept asking out loud, "is that Phil....thee Phil?" But no one around me seemed to know. Uh,,yeah, good looking man. Does anyone else have other photos of him?

[Texasluvsjonny]

OMG, I thought that was PHil. I don't recall ever seeing a pic of him, but I saw Chris call out his name and this gorgeous man walked up on stage to talk to him. I kept asking out loud, "is that Phil....thee Phil?" But no one around me seemed to know. Uh,,yeah, good looking man. Does anyone else have other photos of him?Phil pics are rare
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1039/philharveyjs2.jpg

[ccsg]

Mel, what an amazing experience for you. I had no idea you had to travel by plane. Amazing story.
I don't have enough time right now, but I'll give my account of the amazing day that was yesterday later tonight. It was one of the best experiences of my life though. To see the guys up so close is more than I ever thought would happen for me!

[melanieau]

Oh yes, hands down one of the most perfect days in my life!! I am watching all the videos now and I can not believe I was actually there!! AMAZING!!!

Can't wait to hear your story!!

[ccsg]

Phil pics are rare
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1039/philharveyjs2.jpg

Thanks! Yup, that was him. Now it was an even better day. I saw the 5th member....PHIL himself. SO cool!!!

[melanieau]

For anyone in the front you'll probably be able to see yourself if you go here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8132577/

Click on the Today show video - its shows the first full hour...there is a crowd shot during soundcheck where you can see the people in the front and then when Al Roker is doing the weather...thats where you can see Angie's VIVA sign!

[majgirl]

Wow I just spent the last hour and 1/2 going through this thread. You guys are awesome for sharing your experiences with everyone! And the pictures...wow!

[Shawndorman]

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2187312&id=68103042

I just posted all my pics on facebook!! I didn't have a GREAT camera, but some of them are pretty sexy.They get really blurry near the end...but it's impossible for the band (or me for that matter) to stand still during this amazing music. ALSO, I posted all the videos I took on my facebook as well. Hopefully you can access them. If not, feel free to add me as a friend!

The videos include:

-'Clocks' warm up.
-'Yellow' acoustic warm up.
-'In My Place' including Chris bringing the boy with the broken arm on stage, the boys noticing the 'We Will Be on a Strawberry Swing' poster, and Chris sticking out his tongue at the paparazzi.
-'Viva La Vida' minus the very beginning when Chris messes up...but you can see that on the Today Show's website!
-'Lost!' unfortunately this is just the first half...I'm still kicking myself for not at least getting Jonny's solo

[Lore]

angie, your pictures are awesome!!

[FluMTonks]

Here's some pics I took:

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[melanieau]

Part 2 .




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This is kind of like Where's Waldo?:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

Found myself again. Look between the two non-Coldplay fans - the girls in front with sunglasses...that's me:D

[Chavi]

there you are !!
I still cant believe how close you were !! :dance:

all reviews and pics are amazing guys !! :D

[Stefan-C8]

All these pics and vids are awesome :nice:

[e!f]

they were amazing!! love you cp!:o:kiss:

[berrywoman]

show was awesome! I got there shortly after 6am, the line was pretty impressive. Chase was not in the lobby as we were led to believe lol but we found him. I wasn't as fortunate to be in the front row as I planned... but being 10 rows back was not bad!!! :) I cannot complain! It was hot, and by the time it was all over... all I wanted was water!!!!! The guys were great! I got some pretty awesome shots... one being my new wallpaper on my desktop! (ahh GUY!) I got lots of video... some of which I am uploading now to YouTube..... I'll post links as soon as its ready to go....


again, Thanks Ian!!! xoxoxo

[berrywoman]

Ok here's a little video I got from the soundcheck.... I think this was the 2x time they did the track... if I'm not mistaken, they did it 3x, right???


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jvL60ASQjA

[melanieau]

there you are !!
I still cant believe how close you were !! :dance:

all reviews and pics are amazing guys !! :D

Honestly, I can't believe I was there either:stunned:

[IgnitedBones]

Sorry to jump in but I was there too! Just wanted to share some pictures a friend of mine took while we were there. They're not the best but I thought I'd share anyway. :)

http://i25.tinypic.com/20f9so4.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/2llkmk0.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/p9mph.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/2we9cb4.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/15grxvt.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/2gv0hav.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/2vayrnp.jpg

These are from a friend of mine who was up a little closer:

http://i29.tinypic.com/2ptos5h.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/2hfm15x.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/qnmxb5.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/5obazr.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/25kikk5.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/20f3z21.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/1zgfih2.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/1108vv8.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/mj2648.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/2d0cmso.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/2zixzly.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/30lotgj.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/xlfcpd.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/muiihi.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/24yv9qs.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/o5aqg3.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/2mceomc.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/35cl91e.jpg

I'll upload a few more later when my other friend puts hers up. I believe she has a few from when Chris jumped off the stage and ran to where we were standing in the middle. She's also got something like a 15 sec. video. :)

[polkahard]

Finally got a Clocks video up! It's the first soundcheck of the day (first of four Clocks performances, actually!). The beginning of the first verse is cut, but it does include Chris' lyrical changings and a pretty sweet beatboxing moment!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L59UScFpVHY

[Christa42]

holy crap, where were you? i was 3 people deep and they are amazing!!!! oh, i have still not landed on earth.....this experience was more than words can describe for all of us. Ian, i can believe you were not there (let me rub the salt deeper in the wound) the heat, the sound, the people , my nyc that i know and love were just fucking awesome. I have seen them 3 times in convcert, 3rd row closest but this was so real. beginning with the sound check and seeing them jsut waking up, grooggy and beautiful and like oh my god this is rockefeller center, just more real and personal than ever experted, no one wanted to get water b/c you would have to pee and leave your spot and no one was leaving !!!! with Will coming out first with his beautiful smile, so sure and loving.. oh i have had a few tonight, but this was more than i ever expected. and as i said before, first concert where I had not had a few.