19-Mar-2009: Vector Arena, Auckland, NZ - Tickets, Meetups, Reviews/Previews

[busybeeburns]

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

One thread one concert - should hopefully keep everyone organised and up-to-date with Coldplay on the road.

Did you get tickets?
Are you looking for tickets?
Are you looking for ticket swaps?
Need help/directions on getting to the concert?
Not sure what the arrangements and rules are for the particular venue is?
Are you just bloody excited?
Do you have a review for the concert?
Did you take any pictures... share them here!

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Second Auckland show added
December 19, 2008 9:20 am
Another New Zealand show announced

Good morning. We're pleased to announce that Coldplay will be playing a second date in New Zealand, with another show at the Vector Arena, Auckland on Thursday 19th March. Tickets will be available on Monday from ticketmaster.co.nz (http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz).

Anchorman

http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=254

Setlist

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Yellow
Glass Of Water
Cemeteries Of London
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version side of stage)
Talk (techno version side of stage)
The Hardest Part (Chris solo)
Postcards From Far Away (false start)
Postcards From Far Away
Chris Martin Piano Interlude
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic back of arena on balcony)
I'm A Believer (acoustic back of arena)
Death will never conquer (Will acoustic back of arena)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
Politik
Four seasons in one day (Crowded House cover)
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist

Photos:

Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=coldplay+auckland+19&aq=f

Life In Technicolor

Violet Hill

Partial: YouTube - COLDPLAY - IF....

Clocks

In My Place

YouTube - COLDPLAY - My Place

Yellow

YouTube - Coldplay - Yellow *LIVE!*

Glass Of Water

Cemeteries Of London

42

Fix You

Strawberry Swing

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno)

YouTube - COLDPLAY - VERY CLOSE!!! God put a smile upon your face

Talk (Techno)

The Hardest Part (Chris solo)

YouTube - COLDPLAY - The Hardest Part

Postcards From Far Away (false start)

Postcards From Far Away

Viva La Vida

Lost!

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Green Eyes (acoustic C-stage)

YouTube - Coldplay live 'Green Eyes' -19/03/09

I'm A Believer (acoustic C-stage)

Death will never conquer (Will acoustic C-stage)

Viva La Vida (remix interlude)

YouTube - The Coldwave

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Politik

Four seasons in one day (Crowded House cover)

Lovers In Japan

YouTube - Lovers In Japan Live In Auckland 19/03/2009

Death And All His Friends

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The Scientist

Life in Technicolor ii

The Escapist

[nats_kiwigirl]

My friend and I accidentally both bought tickets to this show, so I'm selling two if anyone's interested? These are the better seats that we got as we ended up having to get 3 in a row, not two. To be honest i'm kind of gutted to have to give them up :) Not looking to make a profit, just to sell them. They're silver admission tickets, so I paid $260 for them, seats 719 and 720, row DD, so front row of the upper bowl directly opposite the stage. ie. as good as you're going to get for this price. Let me know if you want them, or you know someone else who might. Ta!

[RICK8]

*bump*

There must be someone going to this second date..:p

[Jenjie]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/competitions/1765499/Win-a-Coldplay-prize-pack

Coldplay are bringing their highly acclaimed world tour to New Zealand later this month, and Stuff.co.nz has a CD and ticket giveaway prize pack to celebrate.

Coldplay, a British rock band widely hailed as one of the world's best, will perform at Auckland's Vector Arena on March 18 and 19.

To celebrate, Stuff.co.nz has a prize pack to give away, including a double pass to the show and a copy of each of Coldplay's albums.

Five runners-up will also win a copy of Coldplay's latest album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.

How to enter:


To enter the competition, all you have to do is tell us the name of the actress Coldplay front man Chris Martin is married to.

Email the answer to competitions@stuff.co.nz with your name, address and phone number before 10am on Thursday, March 12 to go in the draw.

Terms and Conditions:

Prize winners will be determined from a random draw of eligible entries received before 10am on Thursday, March 12. Only one entry per person will be accepted.

Prize cannot be exchanged for cash or other property, and is subject to the promoter's ticket conditions and refund policy (if any) if the event is cancelled or postponed.

Employees of Fairfax New Zealand's corporate office and www.stuff.co.nz, and their immediate families, are not eligible for the prize. Fairfax New Zealand Limited's Managing Director, Publishing, will make a final determination if any matter is disputed.

Entries belong to Fairfax New Zealand Limited and may be used by the company for marketing and promotions.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/competitions/1765499/Win-a-Coldplay-prize-pack

[Lalo5]

When I'm older I'm moving to Auckland or somewhere in NZ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaGrL3nwBKY&feature=related

Who wouldn't want to live there?

[RICK8]

Nah that beach is too overcrowded..........

[busybeeburns]

Coldplay, have touched down in Auckland ahead of their two New Zealand shows.

They flew in on Tuesday night from Sydney, after playing 11 concerts in Australia, as well as performing a set at one of two Australian Sound Relief concerts, to aid Victorian bushfire and Queensland flood victims.

The last time Coldplay were in New Zealand was at the Big Day Out in 2001. They are in the middle of a world tour for their latest album Viva La Vida. They play at Auckland's Vector Arena on Wednesday and Thursday night.

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1187/20090317coldplayauckland.jpg

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2560201

[busybeeburns]

Dominic Harvey from The Edge (http://www.theedge.co.nz/) (Auckland radio station) will be asking questions to Will & Guy in an interview later. Ask him your questions via his Twitter at:

http://twitter.com/DomHarvey

Latest:

@coldplayingHQ Thanks for the link! I will ask all great questions and credit the twitter they came from. Link to interview coming soon

[busybeeburns]

Looks like they will be going into the studio to sign some gear too:

http://www.theedge.co.nz/Music/FeatureArtistColdplay/tabid/386/language/en-NZ/Default.aspx?ArticleID=945

http://www.theedge.co.nz/Portals/0/images/Feat_Artist_Coldplay.jpg

[RICK8]

I wanna go again...:lol:

[Texasluvsjonny]

I wanna go again...:lol:See, it's not just me....it's addicting. :rolleyes:

[Mimixxx]

No-one is going to this one? :uhoh:

[RICK8]

^^I know a few people going to this one..:p

[RICK8]

See, it's not just me....it's addicting. :rolleyes:



It is,will really hammers those drums....

[Mimixxx]

^^I know a few people going to this one..:p

Well I don't mean no-one at all :lol: That would be slightly embarrassing. I mean from here :D

Maybe you should pop along with them and try and get a ticket...they've been known to give them out to waiting fans. I got one in Florida :idea2:

[invisibleman18]

Wish I could go again too!

[RICK8]

Yeah,but we shouldn't be greedy i guess,as some people couldn't go at all.

[chaden]

Just got back now, awesome concert!!!

Roger Dawltrey from the Who in attendance, Chris stuffed up during Postcards from Far Away - apparently put off by Roger being there so started again! A couple of lines from Behind Blue Eyes was included in one of the songs (The Scientist perhaps?). No major surprises to the setlist - Glass of Water, I'm a Believer included and also a few bars of "Four Seasons in One Day".

Also whilst up the back after doing Green Eyes and Will's song, they got the crowd to perfom the first mobile phone mexican wave ever (supposedly) and exclaimed it was for YouTube

Great concert!

[but a dream]

Woooooooooooo :dance:

Roger Daltrey!!! :stunned:

Lots of big names attending the CP shows :smug: It shows how good they are live :D

[anniea89]

No major surprises to the setlist - Glass of Water, I'm a Believer included and also a few bars of "Four Seasons in One Day".

*dies*

[busybeeburns]

http://s1.eventfinder.co.nz/uploads/content/transformed/39594-1140-7.jpg

To be honest, I'm not a huge Coldplay fan, but they undoubtedly have one of the best stage productions I've ever experienced. Coldplay have truly perfected the art of a sound and light show.

The visuals were stunning and these guys really know how to look after their fans, with big crystal clear screens halfway down the Arena, walkways on both sides of the main stage and a set played right up in amongst the cheap seats. And you'd have to be a narc not to love the yellow balloons.

The entire show was wonderfully choreographed, and the production values for the background videos were amazing. I may not be a died in the wool Coldplay fan, but for my money it was a great show, and Lost is going straight into high rotation on the iPod. Will Champion one of those unique percussionists with perfect timing.

Maybe it's just me, but the sound seems to have improved dramatically since the first concerts at Vector Arena. Anyone else think so?

http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/news/2009/03/coldplay-review-vector-arena-auckland-19-march?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss

[busybeeburns]

http://www.coldplay.com/graphics/newsthumbs/coldwave.jpg
Introducing "The Coldwave"

March 19, 2009 9.22 pm
A new dawn in crowd participation

YouTube - The Coldwave

[shred]

I wished I went to the second show as well. Damn, Uni!

[svenky]

set list ?

[GREEN_EYES78]

The coldwave it's simply stunning!!! :clap: :dance:
I definitely love it! :heart:

[samm]

I was hammered drunk during that, so awesome :D

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/936/image038z.jpg :D

[Lost_in_GB]

http://www.coldplay.com/graphics/newsthumbs/coldwave.jpg
Introducing "The Coldwave"

March 19, 2009 9.22 pm
A new dawn in crowd participation

YouTube - The Coldwave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_lPj05cKEc&feature=player_embedded)

it was fantastic! That crowd was too cool! :cool:

[svenky]

YouTube - Coldplay Auckland Life In Technicolour 2

[svenky]

YouTube - Coldplay Auckland Butterfly release song

[Jayzo]

The spelling of technicolor and "butterfly release song" makes me cry :cry:.

[svenky]

set list please ?

[Jenjie]

I don't think anyone has found one yet

[Mimixxx]

Not much coming through from this one :( Vids are all really short and/or really blurry.

[chaden]

From memory here is what it is...

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Yellow
Glass Of Water
Cemeteries Of London
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version side of stage)
Talk (techno version side of stage)
The Hardest Part (Chris solo)
Postcards From Far Away (false start)
Postcards From Far Away
Chris Martin Piano Interlude
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic back of arena on balcony)
I'm A Believer (acoustic back of arena)
Death will never conquer (Will acoustic back of arena)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
Politik
Four seasons in one day (Crowded House cover)
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist

[SueDeNimes]

From memory here is what it is...

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Yellow
Glass Of Water
Cemeteries Of London
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version side of stage)
Talk (techno version side of stage)
The Hardest Part (Chris solo)
Postcards From Far Away (false start)
Postcards From Far Away
Chris Martin Piano Interlude
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic back of arena on balcony)
I'm A Believer (acoustic back of arena)
Death will never conquer (Will acoustic back of arena)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
Politik
Four seasons in one day (Crowded House cover)
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist

Thank you!

[svenky]

thank you =)

[★sel]

does anybody know when they left or when they are leaving auckland?(:

[RICK8]

I would have thought the setlist would be the same as for the 18th........

[shred]

Yeah me too.

I'm glad they didn't change it or I would be freaking jealous. Lol.

[Mimixxx]

First post updated with a few videos :)

[Jenjie]

Coldplay concert was very cool, pretty and intense and yeah, cool. I was a little disappointed that they started with Violet Hill when they weren’t warmed up but that would be my only complaint oh and they didn’t play ‘trouble’. But they did play Yellow and all these huge yellow balloons were released onto the crowd, the people on the floor bounced them around and from where we were sitting it looked amazing. When the balloons popped yellow bits of paper rained down. The ‘mosh pit’ kept boucing the balloons onto the stage though, so the band had to keep kicking them out.
During Lovers in Japan they released thousands, millions? of paper butterflies in all different colours from the ceiling. The sound guys put up paper parasols to protect themselves and the gear. It was gorgeous.

Chris Martin is an astoundingly good performer, he just throws himself into it so much, he really works. He dances like a particularly uncoordinated scarecrow and you’re sure he’ll fall down at any time. For a couple of songs they left the stage and played from a mini-set up right in the back rows of the arena. They covered ‘I’m a believer’ from there and got audience participation. Chris played The Hardest Part on his own just on the piano, on the catwalk in the crowd. Lots of awesome memories. I wish I’d taken my camera but I’d assumed they’d be taking them off people. Everyone else seemed to have them though, so there’s bound to be footage from the concert on youtube.

The curtain raiser band was completely rubbish too.

http://jennitalula.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/auckland/

[walkryfe]

From memory here is what it is...

Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Yellow
Glass Of Water
Cemeteries Of London
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version side of stage)
Talk (techno version side of stage)
The Hardest Part (Chris solo)
Postcards From Far Away (false start)
Postcards From Far Away
Chris Martin Piano Interlude
Viva La Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes (acoustic back of arena on balcony)
I'm A Believer (acoustic back of arena)
Death will never conquer (Will acoustic back of arena)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
Politik
Four seasons in one day (Crowded House cover)
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist

Thank you for posting the set list! So at the March 19th show, Chris replaced the "Gnossiennes No. 1" by Eric Satie with "Four Seasons In One Day" by Crowded House? Interesting! I'd have never thought it (though I love both of those); the Satie piece just seemed so "right" and haunting in that transition spot, would not have thought it would be changed, but then Coldplay varies things all the time. Does anyone know if there is captured video of this? Thanks again! ^_^

[laurazstar]

photos from this concert - http://www.thealist.co.nz/events/coldplay-vector-arena/node/43757

[Cascading Waterfall]

If I get the chance to go to a future Coldplay concert in Wellington, I'll make sure to have my camera with me.

[Cascading Waterfall]

My friend told me that both she and her husband bought Coldplay tshirts at the concert and that they were $50 each. She also told me they said they plan to come to New Zealand again in 3 years.

[Politiked]

Can't wait for the Coldplay return to NZ!!! I brought one of the t-shirts as well, spent a long time in that merchandise line :)

[Cascading Waterfall]

I still wish I could have gone to the Auckland concerts.

[Italian Plastic]

19 march was brilliant!

[jahkubb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EKPTtJVO5I