24-Jul-09: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO - Tickets, Previews, Meetups, Reviews, Setlists, Photos/Videos

[Jenjie]

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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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North American tour announced
February 6, 2009 12:00 pm
Fourteen big dates in July/August confirmed

Good afternoon. We're very pleased to announce that Coldplay will be heading back to Canada and America for a 14-date tour in July and August. Tickets will be available from here. And the shows are as follows:

July
10th - Portland, OR - The Amphitheater at Clark County - on sale 14th Feb
11th - George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre� - on sale 14th Feb
13th - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre - on sale 14th Feb
16th - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre - on sale 13th Feb
18th - Carson, CA� - Home Depot Center - on sale 21st Feb
21st - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center - on sale 14th Feb
22nd - Houston, TX� - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - on sale 21st Feb
24th -� Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - on sale14th Feb
25th - East Troy, WI -� Alpine Valley Music Theatre - on sale 14th Feb
29th - Toronto, ON - Venue TBC - on sale 13th Feb

August
3rd - Mansfield, MA -� Comcast Center - on sale 14th Feb
6th - Raleigh, NC -� Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion - on sale 13th Feb
7th - Charlotte, NC -� Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - on sale 13th Feb
9th - Tampa, FL� Ford Amphitheatre - on sale 21st Feb

By the way, voting for the Best Live Act at the Brits closes tomorrow evening - we'd be very much obliged if you'd vote for Coldplay (wherever you are). Click here to do so. Thanks.

Anchorman

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 (Partial Techno Remix)
Talk (Partial Techno Remix)
The Hardest Part (Chris Solo Piano)
Postcards From Far Away (Chris Solo Piano)
Viva La Vida
Lost!

Green Eyes (Acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (Acoustic, sung by Will)
Billie Jean (Acoustic)
Viva La Vida (Remix Interlude)

Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends

The Scientist
Life In Technicolor ii
The Escapist (Outro)

Photos

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1705

Wiki reviews

http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/24_July_2009:_Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheater%2C_Mar yland_Heights%2C_MO%2C_USA (http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/14_July_2009:_Sleep_Train_Amphitheater%2C_Sacramen to%2C_CA%2C_USA)

Videos

Life In Technicolor

YouTube - Life in Technicolor/ violet hill

Violet Hill

Clocks

YouTube - Coldplay-Clocks-St. Louis, MO-July 24, 2009

In My Place

YouTube - Coldplay - In My Place - July 24, 2009

Yellow

YouTube - Coldplay - Yellow - St Louis - July 24, 2009

Glass of Water

Cemeteries of London

42

YouTube - Coldplay - 42 - St Louis - July 24, 2009

Fix You

YouTube - Coldplay - Fix You - St Louis - July 24, 2009

Strawberry Swing

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (Partial Techno Remix)

Talk (Partial Techno Remix)

The Hardest Part (Chris Solo Piano)

Postcards From Far Away (Chris Solo Piano)

Viva La Vida

YouTube - Coldplay at St Louis

Lost!

Green Eyes (Acoustic)

YouTube - Coldplay in Saint Louis 7/24/09

Death Will Never Conquer (Acoustic, sung by Will)

YouTube - Coldplay in Saint Louis 7/24/09

YouTube - Coldplay - Death Will Never Conquer. St. Louis Verizon Wireless

Billie Jean (Acoustic)

YouTube - Billie Jean (cover) by Coldplay. St. Louis. July 24th

YouTube - Coldplay - Billie Jean - Michael Jackson Cover - St Louis - July 24, 2009

Viva La Vida (Remix Interlude)

Politik

Lovers In Japan

YouTube - Lovers in Japan

Death And All His Friends

The Scientist

YouTube - Coldplay - The Scientist - St Louis July 24, 2009

Life In Technicolor ii

YouTube - Life in Technicolor 2

The Escapist (Outro)

[Eh Steve!]

yes yes yes i will be there

[Novah]

I will (hopefully!) be there too! Driving from Champaign/Urbana if anyone wants to carpool. Not even sure who I'll drag with me this time... Am planning to just buy a couple of tickets and worry about who gets the other one once July rolls around.

So exciting! :dance:

Maybe some of us could go together..? >.> I've only made one friend since moving to Champaign and she doesn't want to go. :/ *sigh*

[SaraKristen]

I will definitely be there! Can't wait!!:D

[hognation8]

What do you need to qualify for presale? what do you have to do? please help

[emmbeedee]

I'm gonna try!!

[emmbeedee]

I'm gonna try for tix! It's a 5 hour drive for me, but I'm thinking my daughter and I will make a little weekend trip of it!

SaraKristen, what part of AR are you in?? I'm in the eastern part, not far from Memphis!

Oops, sorry for the double post!

[MasoKnight]

Oh, I'm not going to miss this opportunity.

Can't wait for Friday.

[SaraKristen]

I'm gonna try for tix! It's a 5 hour drive for me, but I'm thinking my daughter and I will make a little weekend trip of it!

SaraKristen, what part of AR are you in?? I'm in the eastern part, not far from Memphis!

Oops, sorry for the double post!

I'm in Mountain Home. North Central AR. We're about 15-20 miles from the MO border.
It'll only be about a 3 hour drive for us! We saw them in KC in Nov and that was a 5 hr trip but it was well worth it!

[Meggers1224]

I really hope I can go!!!!!!!!! It will be between a 4 1/2 to 7 hour drive for me. Maybe longer b/c I have no idea where anything is there! I haven't been any where else in MO besides KC. And I missed the concert that they had there last Nov. :( So this would be my first Coldplay concert!!!!!!!!!!

[busybeeburns]

While the proposed merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and concert promoter Live Nation Inc. hasn't yet affected how the public will buy tickets, Live Nation has announced a new ticketing system that will replace Ticketmaster for Verizon Wireless Amphitheater concerts.

Tickets to the July 24 Coldplay concert at Verizon go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, and with that comes the first run of the new system. Ticketmaster can still be used for other venues, including Scottrade Center and the Pageant.

Here are the options for buying tickets for Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.

— livenation.com: It's the only site authorized to sell tickets for Verizon.

— Verizon Wireless Amphitheater box office: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. There is no service charge at the box office during the first week of sales.

— By phone: 1-877-598-8703.

— Select Blockbuster stores: 3860 Vogel Road in Arnold, 12161 Manchester Road in Des Peres, 15957 Manchester Road in Ellisville and 6400 Gravois Avenue in St. Louis. Additional locations will be added.

Coldplay tickets are $41, $85.50 and $103.50, and parking is included in ticket prices at Verizon unless otherwise stated.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/music/story/4BAC5E61937A9A8C8625755A00769FE7?OpenDocument

[emmbeedee]

I got my tix!!!!!! Not great ones, but at least I'll be there!

[MasoKnight]

I got my tix!!!!!! Not great ones, but at least I'll be there!

Which did you get?

I tried both the radio and ticketrush presale right at 10am, and I never got an option in the lower sections. After trying about thirty times, I settled for row two of the upper middle section. Since it's a pretty small venue, that's still very good, but not quite as good as I was hoping.

[SaraKristen]

Which did you get?

I tried both the radio and ticketrush presale right at 10am, and I never got an option in the lower sections. After trying about thirty times, I settled for row two of the upper middle section. Since it's a pretty small venue, that's still very good, but not quite as good as I was hoping.

I had the exact same problem!!! Very frustrating!

[emmbeedee]

I'm in the Upper middle, row JJ. 2 seats close to the aisle 5. you did better than I did!

I checked again just a bit ago and there were some down in row T on the left side. Closer to the front, but all the way to the edge of the venue.

[emmbeedee]

Sara, where are your seats?

[Novah]

Row FF upper left center, here. If I'd waited half an hour I could have gotten U in the lower Right section. :\ Oh, well.

... if this is an outdoor venue how are they going to drop the butterflies during Lovers in Japan?!

[SaraKristen]

Sara, where are your seats?


Row PP :(
And I bought them at 10:05!!

Could it be possible that they didn't open up all of the tickets for the presale? I was thinking about getting on again tomorrow when the reg. sale opens up and seeing if I can get anything better.

[MasoKnight]

Row PP :(
And I bought them at 10:05!!

Could it be possible that they didn't open up all of the tickets for the presale? I was thinking about getting on again tomorrow when the reg. sale opens up and seeing if I can get anything better.

It's a possibility. I'm afraid, though, that the lower levels have all gone to ticket re-salers. I just checked stub-hub and they have a ton of seats in the lower level for $700+. Even row Y, the tickets I got, are $400ish.

I've pretty much conceded the fact that unless I'm selected for a ticket upgrade or am able to see Coldplay at a festival, I'll never get in the first set of seats.

[SaraKristen]

It's a possibility. I'm afraid, though, that the lower levels have all gone to ticket re-salers. I just checked stub-hub and they have a ton of seats in the lower level for $700+. Even row Y, the tickets I got, are $400ish.

I've pretty much conceded the fact that unless I'm selected for a ticket upgrade or am able to see Coldplay at a festival, I'll never get in the first set of seats.

Yeah I'm starting to get that feeling too. At least I'm alot closer this time than I as last time. When I saw them in Nov. I was about as far back as you could get.
I"m still going to get on tomorrow and see what happens. Maybe I'll get lucky!

What part of AR are you from?

[emmbeedee]

I MAY check again tomorrow too. Although if I find some closer, it'll make me ill. I can't really afford to spend another $260 this weekend.

None of us are rally that far apart seatwise, we need to meet up beforehand!

Novah, i'm wondering about the butterflies too. Maybe they'll shoot them out of cannons into the crowd! I want some!!

[SaraKristen]

I MAY check again tomorrow too. Although if I find some closer, it'll make me ill. I can't really afford to spend another $260 this weekend.

None of us are rally that far apart seatwise, we need to meet up beforehand!

Novah, i'm wondering about the butterflies too. Maybe they'll shoot them out of cannons into the crowd! I want some!!


I looked at a 3D image of the theater and it looks like the seated area is covered. So if that's right they should still be able to do the butterflies!

[SaraKristen]

I MAY check again tomorrow too. Although if I find some closer, it'll make me ill. I can't really afford to spend another $260 this weekend.

None of us are rally that far apart seatwise, we need to meet up beforehand!

Novah, i'm wondering about the butterflies too. Maybe they'll shoot them out of cannons into the crowd! I want some!!


Meeting up sounds good to me!

[emmbeedee]

My daughter is coming with me. She's 20. I'm an old lady! :D

[Novah]

I looked at a 3D image of the theater and it looks like the seated area is covered. So if that's right they should still be able to do the butterflies!

Ooh, I hope so!

In KC we were out of reach of the butterflies. They were directly overhead but the draft pulled them all away! A few came within a couple feet of my outstretched fingertips but I caught none!

This time I'm bringing my NET from entomology class! YEAH!!

[emmbeedee]

I looked at a 3D image of the theater and it looks like the seated area is covered. So if that's right they should still be able to do the butterflies!

I just found that! It does look like all but the last couple of rows are covered! Good!

[SaraKristen]

Ooh, I hope so!

In KC we were out of reach of the butterflies. They were directly overhead but the draft pulled them all away! A few came within a couple feet of my outstretched fingertips but I caught none!

This time I'm bringing my NET from entomology class! YEAH!!

I was WAY out of reach of the butterflies! We were about 20 rows from the VERY top. I went down to the floor afterwards and picked up a handful of them though!

[Novah]

I was WAY out of reach of the butterflies! We were about 20 rows from the VERY top. I went down to the floor afterwards and picked up a handful of them though!

Haha, so did I. I only found three that weren't all trampled on, though. While looking for butterflies I also found $5, which we used to help pay the cab fare back to the hotel! :D

[MasoKnight]

Yeah I'm starting to get that feeling too. At least I'm alot closer this time than I as last time. When I saw them in Nov. I was about as far back as you could get.
I"m still going to get on tomorrow and see what happens. Maybe I'll get lucky!

What part of AR are you from?

Jonesboro.

[emmbeedee]

You are about an hour from me! I live in Forrest City. Do you go to ASU? My daughter goes to UCA.

[localola86]

Haha, so did I. I only found three that weren't all trampled on, though. While looking for butterflies I also found $5, which we used to help pay the cab fare back to the hotel! :D

HAHAHAHA, nice! I wish I had found a $ bill when I looked for buttlerflies after the concert was over. My sister and I went down from our middle-tier seats to the floor, and grabbed as many butterflies as possible until security asked us to leave (they gave us 15 minutes though) :lol:

[emmbeedee]

Ok, I just tried the general sale and the best seats that came up were in the right center section row QQ.

I'm happy with the ones I got yesterday! Not as close as I'd like, but at least I'm there!

[localola86]

^Other people at the other threads are saying that today's tickets are worse. Oh, they are also complaining that all the good tix were sold on the pre-sale. Well, I hope they refer to the "best tickets available" since we all know that the great tickets are going to auctions :dozey:

[SaraKristen]

Jonesboro.

Cool! That's where my best friend lives and where I met my husband!

I got on and tried to get better tickets today. No luck :(
I did find some on ebay though.......but I definitely can't afford to pay $500 for them!

[emmbeedee]

$500?!?! Yikes! As much as I'd LOVE to be right down by the stage, I just can't justify that right now. Maybe I need to head to Memphis and buy a powerball ticket! If I win, I'll treat us all to the good seats!

[MasoKnight]

You are about an hour from me! I live in Forrest City. Do you go to ASU? My daughter goes to UCA.

I'm in Conway, actually, but at Hendrix.

I checked the general sale tickets. They're worse. Glad I didn't wait.

[neonhorn22]

Oh gah...I'm so glad I'm not the only one who got shafted. :(

When I bought my tix, the website was telling me that there were not 2 tix available for RES1, so I called the box office. I needed 2 for me and the hubs and we ended up with UPPER LEFT WW......not good at all. :( So, after I bought the tix, I was curious and went back to the website, and lo and behold, there were 2 tickets in the CENTER section for RES 1! MM!

I was pissed! Because, the tix, of course are non-refundable. *cry cry cry*

The last time I went and saw Coldplay, we used Ticketmaster and you could bypass the "best available" and manually search each section yourself. LiveNation doesn't have that feature and it's terrible, because I think I could've found better seats had I been able to search each section. Now I'm stuck with bad tickets.

*cries*

Oh...I'm driving up from Northwest Arkansas, too! Siloam Springs to be exact.

EDIT: Just went back and NOW they have activated the "search section" feature. UGH! It wasn't there before! I don't understand why they tell you that the best seats you can get are in the "nosebleed" and then an hour later, you can find TONS of better seats?!

[ivet]

Wow, crappy seats... I'm hopefully seeing them this summer...that depends on if there's still tickets or new seats open up later.... I really want to see them cause this would be my first time!!!!!!! I don't know if to shoot for the Dallas show of this one... :confused: We'll see how it goes, right now it doesnt look worth me saving up money... BUT I REALLY REALLY WANT TO SEE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!

[SaraKristen]

Wow, crappy seats... I'm hopefully seeing them this summer...that depends on if there's still tickets or new seats open up later.... I really want to see them cause this would be my first time!!!!!!! I don't know if to shoot for the Dallas show of this one... :confused: We'll see how it goes, right now it doesnt look worth me saving up money... BUT I REALLY REALLY WANT TO SEE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw them in KC in Nov and my seats were about as crappy as you could get. But it was WELL worth it! It was awesome even from the crap section! This venue is alot smaller so even back on the lawn you'd still be closer than I was in Nov!

[neonhorn22]

Oh really? That gives me a little hope. I went to Stubhub and Ebay and you can buy floor seats, but you have to pay close to $1000 for one ticket.

It's just sickening. All the floor seats should "technically" be $97.50 and it should be first come, first served on all of those.

It's sad that greed prevails.

[SaraKristen]

Oh really? That gives me a little hope. I went to Stubhub and Ebay and you can buy floor seats, but you have to pay close to $1000 for one ticket.

It's just sickening. All the floor seats should "technically" be $97.50 and it should be first come, first served on all of those.

It's sad that greed prevails.

Yes yes! I agree.
It's very disgusting.

[Tatie]

Has anyone ever been to a concert at this venue before? We got pretty bad seats, even though we were on right when they went on pre-sale. Do you think I'll still have a good view of the stage?

[tuffy09]

yea, the whole livenation things is BS. i ended up getting tickets to, gave up three rounds of choices, to get somewhat of what i wanted. my tickets for the last 2 concerts of the viva tour were better, ie war child event, and chicago this past july. i am in section oo. doesnt look bad on the verizon amphi website, but last i checked all the seats look the same on the 3d view. and the price of $97.50, these are the most ive had to shell out for the viva tour. good ole livenation here.

[neonhorn22]

Back in October when Coldplay came and played OKC, OK....my hubs and I got our tickets A WEEK before the show and we were dead center, front row of the 200's and I though were pretty good seats considering we got them a week before the show.

I was on the site the minute the box office opened and tickets went on sell and the best I got was LEFT, WW....and the seats are all the way to the left, 63 & 65.

So stupid. Later, they had seats open in the center section, rows LL and MM, that weren't there 30 minutes previously.

Live Nation bites.

[TanyaBoBanya]

Hello everyone. I've been in search of pit tickets for this show since the minute the pre-sales started and have found none. I thought maybe they were allocated to only a select number of people in their fan club, or perhaps were never for sale to begin with. I called the venue directly to inquire and they said they did indeed sell pit tickets for this show. I have been searching this site's forums, e-bay, stub hub, and every ticket broker/scalper site I know of and still come up empty. Does anybody here have pit tickets they are wanting to sale? Any information on how to get a hold of up to 2 pit tickets for this show would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

[TanyaBoBanya]

Hey everybody! LiveNation is now selling General Admission PIT tickets. They were not available previously but they are now! I'd been looking for these tickets since the pre-sales. Finally! My search is over! I saw Radiohead at this venue from the PIT and and there was nothing between me and the stage! LiveNation is selling General Admission PIT tickets for $97.50. As long as this setup is standing room only and they don't actually have chairs set up, should be well worth any price. :)

[Novah]

D'oh. I can no longer go to this show. :(

It's okay though--I have tickets for Indianapolis and I have better seats for that one, anyway! :D

So before I put them on eBay is anyone interested? I don't want to make a profit because I hate scalpers, so I was planning a buy-it-now for both at $260, which is what I paid during the presale. Upper Left Center section, row FF, seats 47 and 49. (They are together--there is no seat 48 ;))

*sigh* Those of you who are going, enjoy it for me. I'll be doing my best that night to not think about Coldplay. :\

[neonhorn22]

I just saw that LiveNation put out the GA Pit seats...and I'm a little flustered because I snagged an ugrade from Upper Left, WW to Lower Right, N. *sigh* We paid another $260 for them and if I would've known there was going to be a pit, I would've gladly held off paying that $260 for the extra tix for pit seats.

*sigh* Stupid Livenation.

[seeingsparks09]

I'm soo excited!!!! 7th row!

[MasoKnight]

Pit. Pit. Pit. PIT!

Oh, my God, I couldn't be more excited. Sure, I have to sell my other ticket, but it's a small trouble well worth enduring.

Has anyone else upgraded?

Edit: I guess I'll go ahead and post the information here about my ticket. It's in section Y, which is the best you could get on the first round of sales. I'll sell it at face value. Probably just gonna put it up on Stubhub.

[SaraKristen]

So where's everyone sitting?
I'm in row L. :)

I have a pair of tickets in row PP that I'm needing to sell. Any ideas on the best way to do that?

[emmbeedee]

I got an email from Live Nation. The start time was moved from 8 pm to 7 pm.

I was so afraid that email was going to say the concert was cancelled!:o

[Jdeuceiswild]

i'm gonna be in the pit as well!

[heresjohnny]

yea i will also be in the pit other two concerts ive been two ive been far away but does anyone have any tips on how to get front row exactly lol in the pit. hope ill see some of you this time.

[neonhorn22]

I got an email from Live Nation. The start time was moved from 8 pm to 7 pm.

I was so afraid that email was going to say the concert was cancelled!:o

Yeah, I got that e-mail as well. So, does that mean Coldplay comes on at 7 pm or that the supporting acts start at 7?

[emmbeedee]

Yeah, I got that e-mail as well. So, does that mean Coldplay comes on at 7 pm or that the supporting acts start at 7?

I'm taking it to mean the supporting acts come on at 7.

I am so excited, I can hardly wait!!!

[neonhorn22]

Hmmm...I only ask because I thought it said the time had been changed to 7pm and doors open at 5pm. That's why I ask.

[MasoKnight]

The support acts will begin sometime between 7 and 7:30. Coldplay usually takes the stage around 9 or 9:30, I believe.

[SaraKristen]

Only one more month! :D

[neonhorn22]

I'm so excited!

So....has anybody heard of any of their supporting acts?? I mean...has anybody heard them? I went to Mariam and Amadou's website and it was................wierd.

I was just wondering.

[Jdeuceiswild]

yea i will also be in the pit other two concerts ive been two ive been far away but does anyone have any tips on how to get front row exactly lol in the pit. hope ill see some of you this time.

when i saw them in indy i got there about 4 hours before the gates open and sat outside with fellow coldplayers...and got in the front row. try getting there 4 hours before the gates open and you should be in good shape. also, in indy it was a verizon wireless venue and they had a thing called "jump the line" and if you were a verizon customer they let you in 5 minutes earlier than everyone else. it helped that i was, so i got in early. so if you're with verizon, and they're doing a "jump the line" than it will make it even easier to get up front. however, they only let in the first 100 people with verizon phones, so you have to be one of the 100. that is if they do it like that down in missouri

[SaraKristen]

I'm so excited!

So....has anybody heard of any of their supporting acts?? I mean...has anybody heard them? I went to Mariam and Amadou's website and it was................wierd.

I was just wondering.

I checked both the bands out and thought they were both a little odd. Not really my thing.....

[uScRoCkS003]

Hello fellow Coldplayers!

I will be in the pit also, for my fourth Coldplay show. Never been in the pit, though. Sure to be the highlight of my life so far. ( I'm only 17, but I'm sure it will remain the highlight for a long time :] ).

[justjess]

Okay.
I'm working on bidding on tickets on ebay right now...
I'm freaking out...


I really wanna go!
Does anyone have extra tickets?!

[Novah]

Okay.
I'm working on bidding on tickets on ebay right now...
I'm freaking out...


I really wanna go!
Does anyone have extra tickets?!

I have one extra. I'm actually quite frantic trying to find someone to go with me. All my friends are suddenly leaving town that weekend, it seems! :o

[neonhorn22]

Less than 2 weeks to go!!!!

I really should've booked our hotel sooner, though, because pretty much everything close to the amphitheater was sold our a few weeks ago, although, we did get a room at the HIE.

[emmbeedee]

Less than 2 weeks to go!!!!

I really should've booked our hotel sooner, though, because pretty much everything close to the amphitheater was sold our a few weeks ago, although, we did get a room at the HIE.

My daughter and I are staying there! It's supposedly within walking distance to the ampitheater.

I am so excited I can hardly stand it!

[djhindu8]

I have two tickets for sale I am asking face value for both of them. After all the charges the price comes out to be $115 a piece.
Section: Upper Right Center
Row: RR
Seat: 14 & 16

[heresjohnny]

i will be int the pit as well but im still not sure how far away this venue is from downtown st. louis yet? anyone have an idea?

[neonhorn22]

I don't know if it's close to downtown St. Louis....I would think not since it's in Maryland Heights and not St. Louis proper.

Also....just checked the weather forecast for Friday, July 24th. According to the forecast, it's supposed to be high of 85 and lows in the 70's! Woohoo! There are supposed to be isolated T-storms the day before, so hopefully the forecast holds!

[pmad]

I don't know if it's close to downtown St. Louis....I would think not since it's in Maryland Heights and not St. Louis proper.

Also....just checked the weather forecast for Friday, July 24th. According to the forecast, it's supposed to be high of 85 and lows in the 70's! Woohoo! There are supposed to be isolated T-storms the day before, so hopefully the forecast holds!

Maryland Heights is a suburb located in St. Louis County. It's about 25 miles from downtown.

[heresjohnny]

alright thanks so about 4 hours early and i get front row or at least very close. plus me and my buddy both have verizon

[gregnich34]

I'm sooooo ready to see Coldplay again! It has been just over a month since I saw them last....I need a Coldplay fix soon! :)

[Novah]

Why is this thread on page 2?!?

Change of plans for me--I'm going alone but I have an extra ticket. See the Sale/Trade thread. If anyone wants to drag another friend along or wants to move up closer (though I'm pretty far back) now's your chance.

edit: the cost of my extra ticket is buy me a shirt. :p

[Novah]

Why is this thread so dead? Isn't anyone else going to this thing? :p

[MasoKnight]

I'll be there! I'm trying to contain my excitement at the moment. It's going to be a long 24 hours... :P

[Novah]

Tell me about it!

I'm wondering how many more times in the next 24 hours I could possibly go from "I'm going" to "I'm not going" before my brain just snaps. It's been a hell of a roller coaster ride ever since I bought the tickets!

I'm going, darn it! :p

[carrielou84]

Will you be coming thru Kansas City at all? Sorry, i don't know where Champaign/Urbana is. I am also going to the concert by myself - let me know if you want to hang out once we're there...

[Novah]

Will you be coming thru Kansas City at all? Sorry, i don't know where Champaign/Urbana is. I am also going to the concert by myself - let me know if you want to hang out once we're there...

Sorry, but KC is on the opposite side of St. Louis! We'll be coming from opposite directions (about the same distance, too!)

But hey, I'd love to have someone to chat with when I get there. :)

Edit: Oh hey I see it's your first post! Welcome to Coldplaying.com! :D

[SaraKristen]

Row L! Can't wait! :D

[mhs10er]

I have never been more excited about anything in my entire life. I can't count how many times I've ran the experiance thru my mind. After I heard the tracks from LeftRightLeftRightLeft, I just knew I had to see them.

When my aunt called my mom and told her that she had an extra ticket and wanted to know if I wanted to go, I didn't know whether I should have cried or jumped for joy.

I honestly don't think I will ever go to a concert that will be better than Coldplay. It is going to be so absolutly freeking amazing, and I don't think I can contain it.

VIVA COLDPLAY!!!!!

[uScRoCkS003]

I have never been more excited about anything in my entire life. I can't count how many times I've ran the experiance thru my mind. After I heard the tracks from LeftRightLeftRightLeft, I just knew I had to see them.

When my aunt called my mom and told her that she had an extra ticket and wanted to know if I wanted to go, I didn't know whether I should have cried or jumped for joy.

I honestly don't think I will ever go to a concert that will be better than Coldplay. It is going to be so absolutly freeking amazing, and I don't think I can contain it.

VIVA COLDPLAY!!!!!

ahh...I'm happy for you!

anyone in the pit- look for me and my friend...we are both 17 and I have a buzz cut hair cut....If you see me say hey! I won't think your creepy I promise! Let's get ready for an awesome night, everyone. Wow!!!

[Makayla]

Hey!
I can't help but check out all the other concert threads.
It just makes me happy seeing all of you getting so excited about your concert!
It makes me miss mine.
I saw them on Saturday, and let me just say it was the most amazing experience of my life.
I was in the pit. front row.

Here, to make you all even more excited, watch my concert video.
:D
you will love it.
And it should excite you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRFI1aZPDs

Enjoy!

[uScRoCkS003]

Hey!
I can't help but check out all the other concert threads.
It just makes me happy seeing all of you getting so excited about your concert!
It makes me miss mine.
I saw them on Saturday, and let me just say it was the most amazing experience of my life.
I was in the pit. front row.

Here, to make you all even more excited, watch my concert video.
:D
you will love it.
And it should excite you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRFI1aZPDs

Enjoy!

AWESOME vid. You guys seem like an awesome couple. Of course you are, you went to Coldplay!

[Makayla]

AWESOME vid. You guys seem like an awesome couple. Of course you are, you went to Coldplay!

haha thanks!
But we aren't a couple. haha. That's my brother.
:laugh3:

[*Perrine*]

:lol: As if you don't look alike :P

[emmbeedee]

I'M HERE!! In Maryland Heights!! My daughter and I drove up yesterday afternoon! We are at the Holiday Inn Express over by the amphitheater.

I am so excited I can hardly stand it. It's my first Coldplay concert!!

I don't know what we're going to do until concert time. We are in the upper center section, row JJ.

[Novah]

Woohoo! :D

I'm still at work. But things are so slow here I might just slip out an hour early.

I need someplace to stay tonight... does the Holiday Inn Express there seem pretty full or do you think I'll be able to get a room there? No way I'm driving 3.5 hours back tonight. ;)

[emmbeedee]

Woohoo! :D

I'm still at work. But things are so slow here I might just slip out an hour early.

I need someplace to stay tonight... does the Holiday Inn Express there seem pretty full or do you think I'll be able to get a room there? No way I'm driving 3.5 hours back tonight. ;)

Lots of people checking out today, Incubus played last night and lots of people were here for it. They have a shuttle to the venue too.

[Novah]

Lots of people checking out today, Incubus played last night and lots of people were here for it. They have a shuttle to the venue too.

A shuttle? No way! :D I'm going to reserve a room over my lunch break just for that. Thanks!

[mrman78]

You all have an amazing time tonight :)
I'm still trying to get down from the high of the last two shows - it's so great going to two in a row, I'm definately going to try and do it again!!

Here's a little teaser ;)

YouTube - Coldplay Dallas, TX: 21st July, 2009: Guy and Chris End of Show
YouTube - Coldplay The Woodlands-Houston: 22nd July 2009: 42 - Chris' Long Note!

[LFDianne]

Have a great time tonight everyone! I still can't stop thinking about the 2 shows I saw last weekend.

[jenshack24]

Just a few hours!!! It's my first show...i can never find anyone who's willing to drive to see them with me....I'm so so so excited!! oh man.....

[Mimixxx]

Have fun y'all :D

Sooo jealous you guys get to see Elbow tonight :bomb:

[Novah]

I am on my way but running late!

:escaping:

[Chavi]

Boo, I wanna see Elbow again.. Have fun !!

[Mimixxx]

Me toooooooo. Wish they were playing Manchester instead of Dublin :(

[Chavi]

Wish they were supporting Coldplay at Wembley, and not U2 at Wembley ! Cant have everything.. *sigh*

[Mimixxx]

Ah well, we've got Girls Aloud!!! :cheesy:

:escaping:

[busybeeburns]

\o/

at least Girls Aloud don't need to worry about the problem of their gear going missing....

[Chavi]

Yippee yeah ? :cheesy:

:lol: I'm actually curious, and will probably check youtube to learn some songs so that I'll be able to sing along :wacko:

[Mimixxx]

\o/

at least Girls Aloud don't need to worry about the problem of their gear going missing....

True! I wonder if they've got it back for tonight.

Guy Garvey and Chris are friends though, so maybe Coldplay will lend them stuff :P

[busybeeburns]

I thought Elbow's support started tomorrow at East Troy anyway? :confused:

[Mimixxx]

Oh it does! :lol:

FAIL! :shame:

[busybeeburns]

One extra day to look for their stuff!! :P

[Chavi]

I had no reason to be jealous tonight then... :smug:
wait.. they're seeing Coldplay :wacko:

[mhs10er]

I'M HERE!! In Maryland Heights!! My daughter and I drove up yesterday afternoon! We are at the Holiday Inn Express over by the amphitheater.

I am so excited I can hardly stand it. It's my first Coldplay concert!!

I don't know what we're going to do until concert time. We are in the upper center section, row JJ.

Hey it's my first Coldplay concert too. In fact, this is my first concert ever.

[mhs10er]

Sorry for the double post, but approximately how much are t-shirts at their concerts?

[Caroline]

Sorry for the double post, but approximately how much are t-shirts at their concerts?

$35- $40

[mhs10er]

Ok. Thanks.

Im SOOOO excited. Only a couple more hours.

[BerrymanGirl1]

:dance:^what seats?!

[Novah]

OMG! That was amazing. The best on yet (for me anyway!!) My throat is raw from singing but I managed to do a few things I wasn't able to do the first two times.

1. I caught two butterflies from the air with my net
2. I touched one of the Yellow balloons
3. I was only about 20 feet away from the guys as they ran to the 2nd C stage!! (which was behind a pole, oh well)...

And I got a shirt (thanks Jimmy!) and I am so glad I didn't bring my camera in because I was waaay too preocupied with it in Indy. This time I just absorbed the experience.

Unfortunately I think I got about half a joint's worth of 2nd hand smoke though (:angry:).

It's amazing to me how they're able to make every concert feel special. :) They just amaze me. I'm just... AMAZED. :D

[Caroline]

Glad you had fun!

[BerrymanGirl1]

:pleased:you bought a net?!?!♥
second hand somke eh?:veryangry:what seats did you have?:D

[MasoKnight]

Just got back to the hotel. The show. was. brilliant!

Sooooooooooooo much to say, but I'm about to pass out, so I'll just leave you with one of the more interesting details of the night: I shook hands with Phil Harvey for about 2.5 seconds, which is a moderately long shake if you think about it. :P

BTW: I managed to get to front row pit.

[BerrymanGirl1]

:stunned:how did you manage to hands with Phil Harvey for about 2.5 seconds?????

[Novah]

Which hotel are you in? The Holiday Inn? Does your floor have a working ice machine? :angry:

[BerrymanGirl1]

:lol:

[Novah]

:pleased:you bought a net?!?!♥
second hand somke eh?:veryangry:what seats did you have?:D

Upper left center row FF

I BARELY got my net through this time. The woman said I could take someone's eye out with the end. And I made a sad face and I told her about the butterflies and she got all :\ and then let me through. :nice:

Good thing, too because without the net I would have gone home with none except what I could scrape up off the ground!

The first one I grabbed just as another guy jumped to grab it. He looked at me and smiled and gave me a "you can have it ;)" gesture. It was sweet. :D

[MasoKnight]

Phil was sitting in front of me, just beyond the barricade for the majority of the show. During the b-stage set, I yelled, "Phil," stuck out my hand, and voila: he smiled and shook for a good while and then sat back down to take pictures.

I'm actually in the Comfort Inn, and just returned from a well-working ice machine. :)

[Novah]

Ice AND you met Phil? :o

I'm jealous. But hey, I'm feasting on leftover road trip food here. Slim jim, doritos, an apple, and warm cherry coke! ;)

I'm absolutely elated. That was the best concert ever. :nice: I was worried after two the novelty might have worn off for me, but that turns out not to be the case at all!

[LFDianne]

Ice AND you met Phil? :o

I'm jealous. But hey, I'm feasting on leftover road trip food here. Slim jim, doritos, an apple, and warm cherry coke! ;)

I'm absolutely elated. That was the best concert ever. :nice: I was worried after two the novelty might have worn off for me, but that turns out not to be the case at all!

I'm so glad it was your best concert ever. The novelty hasn't worn off for me yet, I'm still obsessing over the 2 concerts I saw last weekend. They just made me want more!

[Eh Steve!]

The show was awesome! It was hilarious when Chris said "People in Missouri make a f*ck of a lot of noise" before dwnq

[LFDianne]

The show was awesome! It was hilarious when Chris said "People in Missouri make a f*ck of a lot of noise" before dwnq

Ha ha, was that part of his improv ditty? The ones off the top of his head are hilarious.

[clisaj]

thanks for the reviews so far!:)

a vid already! :dance:

The Scientist
YouTube - Coldplay - The Scientist - St Louis July 24, 2009

EDIT: hi dianne, thanks for the hi res jonny:D

[Makayla]

thanks for the reviews so far!:)

a vid already! :dance:

The Scientist
YouTube - Coldplay - The Scientist - St Louis July 24, 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usb79sj2vJ0)

EDIT: hi dianne, thanks for the hi res jonny:D

HAHA! I love his little crazy laugh he does when everyone starts screaming really loud!

:laugh3:

that was great!
The video quality is excellent by the way!
:D

[clisaj]

EDIT: wrong concert:P

[LFDianne]

thanks for the reviews so far!:)

a vid already! :dance:

The Scientist
YouTube - Coldplay - The Scientist - St Louis July 24, 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usb79sj2vJ0)

EDIT: hi dianne, thanks for the hi res jonny:D

Lisa, you're welcome. How did it turn out? I've yet to print any out. Jonny is starting to grow on me, since I had to look past him to get to Will - he's darling.

[clisaj]

^ r u kidding, what a question. he's magnificent! that was great shot:thumbsup:

Fix You
YouTube - Coldplay - Fix You - St Louis - July 24, 2009

[LFDianne]

^ r u kidding, what a question. he's magnificent! that was great shot:thumbsup:

Fix You
YouTube - Coldplay - Fix You - St Louis - July 24, 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkutjo7wGGw)

So you enlarged it to life size? Thanks for finding these videos - it's late and I can't sleep.

[Mimixxx]

OMG, that crazy laugh! :laugh4: I love it!

That vid is sooo clear too :wideeyed:

[Zeya]

Omg that laugh...I cant stop watching!!! :lol:

[Mimixxx]

The same YT user has a ton more :wideeyed:

I'll put them in the first post now :D

[Mimixxx]

Last night at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Coldplay (http://www.coldplay.com/) delivered exactly the type of set you would want from it - and then some. That's not snark, either: For nearly two hours, the British quartet unleashed hit after hit after hit with little self-indulgence and plenty of spectacle.

In fact, the entire show was geared toward its fans. A tan, fit Chris Martin made sure to spend some time singing on the wings of the stage, making the cougars ladies in those sections squeal. The band set up on a satellite platform in the pavilion for fantastic, raved-up, electro-grooved versions of "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face" and "Talk" - think INXS and New Order, respectively -- and a solo-piano version of "The Hardest Part."

Just a few songs later, the band jogged to the lawn and did a quick, low-key acoustic set for fans there, highlighted by a cover Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." And as every person left the venue, they received a free CD copy of the Left Right Left Right Left EP. I'm pretty sure that if I asked Chris Martin to come over and do some gardening for me, he'd be over in a heartbeat, wearing a crooked grin and bringing his own lawn equipment.

But this hospitality didn't feel like pandering, mainly because the band doesn't seem above its adoring fans. Coldplay frequently draws comparisons to U2 - and that band's "Magnificent" was one of the last tunes played before the show started - but the Irish quartet revels being in the stratosphere. Even its unscripted moments feel epic and important. Coldplay, however, seemed to thrive on being down-to-earth: The members of the quartet cracked each other up, grinned while busking on the lawn (and amused by Martin busting out a harmonica) and generally seemed to be enjoying themselves.

Martin especially came off like a lighthearted goofball. He false-started a song after someone's declaration of love seemed to distract, and he cracked himself up after flubbing announcing the name of St. Louis: "Pronunciation was never my strong point." He apologized for taking so long to get back to the city by assuring that they've "rehearsed this 142 times before" so the show would be worth it. And during "Viva La Vida," as the crowd chanted the final wordless croons, he dramatically sprawled out on the stage, as if he was too out of breath to continue. His onstage energy was also endless. When he wasn't prowling and pouncing like a champion boxer, he skipped around like a court jester- and during "42" even switched from piano to acoustic guitar and back mid-song, with impressive precision.

And sure, that particular song recalled Radiohead (the electro-tweaked breakdown) and U2 (specifically the acoustic-based strums of Rattle & Hum). But four studio albums into its career, Coldplay has assimilated its influences into a solid, unique sound. Rock, pop, Britpop, piano-rock - whatever the label, the band does it well. "Politik" featured strobe-ish lights and pounding heavy rock guitars, while the band slightly sped up Parachutes' big hit, "Yellow." Martin (impressively) took the piano for several songs, including a joyous "Clocks" and newer song "Glass of Water." Keyboards and organ dotted Vida tunes well, without overpowering their nuances.

The delicate, more sensitive Coldplay tunes - an acoustic version of "Green Eyes," a ruminative "Fix You" - perhaps revealed the secret of the band's success. The universal appeal of its lyrics shone through; their simplicity resonated in a very grounded, basic way. It became easy to see how detractors might find Coldplay's concerns - loss, heartbreak, comfort, finding home, finding love - insipid or pedestrian. But hearing these sentiments while surrounded by thousands of people is a very different experience - one that's restorative and triumphant.

After a brief opening set by '40s-esque rockabilly-blues act Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Amadou & Mariam took the stage. The married duo hails from Mali; at this show, a bassist, keyboardist, drummer and two singers/dancers backed the pair. A melting pot of styles and influences - poly-rhythms, deep funk bass and Amadou's evocative guitar playing -- eventually coalesced somewhere between Talking Heads and Stevie Wonder. The danceable grooves brought the crowd to its feet by the end of the 40-minute set, a heartening response. Here's hoping they come back to town one day, perhaps at a venue like the Sheldon.

Critic's Notebook: I've been wrong all these years to say that Coldplay was dad rock. No, Coldplay is cougar-rock. The number of ladies at the show -- of all ages, mind you, but definitely of the mom-age persuasion - swooning for Chris Martin was surprising. It actually makes me wonder if some people despise Coldplay because Martin is such a heartthrob.

The band's stage accoutrements showed excellent attention to detail, and added to the show. Balloons filled with confetti floated over the crowd during "Yellow," while alien-esque spherical figures dotted the stage for the rest of the set. Martin also started a cell-phone wave - which was somewhat ridiculous, but it worked.

During "The Hardest Part," drummer Will Champion played on stage while Martin sat in the crowd and played piano. The video projected had both heads superimposed in one screen, cheesy '70s-performance style.

This was Coldplay's first visit to St. Louis since 2005, when it played at the same venue and Rilo Kiley opened.

Personal Bias: My dad traveled from Cleveland to see the show with me. (Apple never falls far from the tree. And I don't mean Martin's kid.) He enjoyed it immensely and was really tickled that Coldplay gave away a free CD to everyone leaving. Coldplay in St. Louis: Dad-tested - and approved!

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2009/07/review_photos_setlist_coldplay_amadou_mariam_setli st_july_24_2009_st_louis_verizon_wireless_amphithe ater_video.php

[tisnowflake]

set list ^^

[Novah]

I hope someone posts pictures because I left my camera in the hotel! :uhoh: Didn't we have anyone in the pit for this one?

[Mimixxx]

set list ^^

In the first post or on the front page ;)

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 (Partial Techno Remix)
Talk (Partial Techno Remix)
The Hardest Part (Chris Solo Piano)
Postcards From Far Away (Chris Solo Piano)
Viva La Vida
Lost!

Green Eyes (Acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (Acoustic, sung by Will)
Billie Jean (Acoustic)
Viva La Vida (Remix Interlude)

Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends

The Scientist
Life In Technicolor ii
The Escapist (Outro)

[MartinFan]

Wow!! The vids are spectacular!!!! Chris could star in the next Scarey Movie with that crazy look:laugh3:

[emmbeedee]

Novah,was that you I talked to this morning? I was getting coffee and talked briefly about the concert and Tshirts with someone getting oatmeal!

OMG, last night was awesome!! It was my first Coldplay concert and everything was perfect! The section I was in was full of real fans and we all sang and jumped around and danced!
I got some butterflies on the way out!

I TRIED to take pics with my daughter's camer, but am apparantly challenged in that department. They are all crap. :(

Oh well, it was sooooo worth the 5 hour drive up here and the 5 hours back today. I hope this isn't my one and only Coldplay concert!

Well, time to start packing and hit the road! Safe travels to everybody!

[yellow745]

Phil was sitting in front of me, just beyond the barricade for the majority of the show. During the b-stage set, I yelled, "Phil," stuck out my hand, and voila: he smiled and shook for a good while and then sat back down to take pictures.

I'm actually in the Comfort Inn, and just returned from a well-working ice machine. :)

:laugh3:That's what I did too(only no hand-shake..just that gorgeous smile :D)
Im glad you got to meet Mr. Harvey too! :dance:
Did you take any pictures of him?

[Mimixxx]

“We rehearsed for this concert 142 times in cities around the world,” said Chris Martin from the stage Friday night at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
The lead singer and keyboardist for one of the world’s most popular rock bands Coldplay was referring to the fact that its current tour has been extensive since the release just over a year ago of “Viva La Vida,” its fourth album.

The concert showed just how professional and controlled Coldplay has become with all that touring. Following the same basic structure to the show they’ve been doing for this tour, Coldplay delivered all the hits and many other audience favorites with a nicely developed ebb and flow to the energy level as the night went on.

Opening with “Life in Technicolor,” performed in part behind a huge backlit black curtain which revealed the general shapes and shadows of the band members, Coldplay began with a burst of excitement from the latest album before slowing down for one of its trademark ballads, “Clocks,” which is built on Martin’s near-minimalist piano chords. “In My Place” was more jubilant, as Martin bounded recklessly across the stage and out into sections jutting into the crowd on each side.

For “Yellow,” the song which kickstarted the band’s unstoppable climb on the pop charts back in 2000, hundreds of huge yellow balloons were released into the audience, creating a surreal fantasyland experience that would actually be topped before the evening was over.

Chris Martin’s vocals, which can share some of the bombast of U2’s Bono, but which frequently hit a lovely soulful tone to match his undeniable melodic gifts, were in great shape all night, whether he was seated at the piano, standing still playing guitar, or skipping around the stage with an abandon curiously reminiscent of a 5-year-old not convinced anybody is actually watching.

The rest of the band — lead guitarist Johnny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/harmony vocalist Will Champion — weren’t showmen in Martin’s manner, but played with precision and intensity throughout the concert.

Other highlights included “42,” which alternated between a haunting piano balladry and a riveting and highly danceable techno break; the very earnest organ ballad of “Fix You,” the unstoppable exhilaration of the very simple yet incredibly powerful “Viva La Vida,” on which Champion pounded a kettle drum harder than such an instrument could ever have seen before; and the somber set closer, “Death and All His Friends.” For “Lovers in Japan,” the crowd was pelted with confetti of thousands of multi-colored paper butterflies, a beautiful sight indeed.

Twice, the band left the main stage to play on satellite stages set up within the crowd. As his bandmates huddled around a small piano, Coldplay put together a techno remix of “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face,” then left Martin to play a solo rendition of “The Hardest Part.”

Even better was the acoustic set they performed on a stage set up on the lawn in back. With Champion and Buckland on acoustic guitars, and Berryman on mandolin, they sang a spirited “Green Eyes,” and an incredibly touching cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” added to the show a few weeks ago after the pop legend passed away.

Before Coldplay, Amadou and Mariam, two blind musicians from Mali in West Africa, led an exhilarating band through a set of polyrhythmic pleasures which could easily have gone on for a couple more hours. Amadou’s guitar playing, in particular, was a delight, combining blues-inflected leads with stunning rhythm riffs.

The show was opened by Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, three very young (16 – 21) siblings from London who have fallen in love with rockabilly, ska, traditional jazz, and several other roots music forms which long predate their births. Each of the siblings played multiple instruments, and abetted by their parents on guitar and bass, this family group was highly entertaining.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/reviews.nsf/concert/story/3C8FA3E94985C4A3862575FE00575481?OpenDocument

[mrman78]

The show was awesome! It was hilarious when Chris said "People in Missouri make a f*ck of a lot of noise" before dwnq

Yeah, he's actually been doing that alot recently - he said the same thing at ALL three TX shows (well without Missouri ;)). I didn't realise he liked to swear so much!

I was happy to see the 'mad scientist' laugh again! He did that in Dallas two or three times but I missed recording it :(

[Novah]

Novah,was that you I talked to this morning? I was getting coffee and talked briefly about the concert and Tshirts with someone getting oatmeal!

OMG, last night was awesome!! It was my first Coldplay concert and everything was perfect! The section I was in was full of real fans and we all sang and jumped around and danced!
I got some butterflies on the way out!

I TRIED to take pics with my daughter's camer, but am apparantly challenged in that department. They are all crap. :(

Oh well, it was sooooo worth the 5 hour drive up here and the 5 hours back today. I hope this isn't my one and only Coldplay concert!

Well, time to start packing and hit the road! Safe travels to everybody!

Were you wearing a LiT shirt? If that was you, I was getting tea not oatmeal. :) I saw a lot of Coldplay shirts in the breakfast room this morning!

[nickcomestolife]

ok, the show was great last night!

here's a detailed review i read just now (funniest line: "I've been wrong all these years to say that Coldplay was dad rock. No, Coldplay is cougar-rock. The number of ladies at the show -- of all ages, mind you, but definitely of the mom-age persuasion - swooning for Chris Martin was surprising. It actually makes me wonder if some people despise Coldplay because Martin is such a heartthrob.") The full review is here:
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2009/07/review_photos_setlist_coldplay_amadou_mariam_setli st_july_24_2009_st_louis_verizon_wireless_amphithe ater_video.php


Here are some photos i found too, (37 pics)
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/nick217/IMG_7294-1.jpg (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/nick217/IMG_7313.jpg (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036)

[nickcomestolife]

here's a detailed review i read just now (funniest line: "I've been wrong all these years to say that Coldplay was dad rock. No, Coldplay is cougar-rock. The number of ladies at the show -- of all ages, mind you, but definitely of the mom-age persuasion - swooning for Chris Martin was surprising. It actually makes me wonder if some people despise Coldplay because Martin is such a heartthrob.") The full review is here:
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/ato...ater_video.php


Here are some photos i found too, (37 pics)
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/nick217/IMG_7294-1.jpg (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/nick217/IMG_7313.jpg (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036)

[Jdeuceiswild]

I hope someone posts pictures because I left my camera in the hotel! :uhoh: Didn't we have anyone in the pit for this one?

i'll be posting mine soon, I just woke up because i made the 5 hour drive home from st louis after the concert, and am going to the show in alpine tonight. I was in the front on the railing in the pit! good stories to tell too, i.e. shaking Phil Harvey's hand and having a quick conversation with him!

[MartinFan]

This line about Chris being like a 5 yr old is one of the greatest descriptions of him, I laughed out-loud

Chris Martin’s vocals, which can share some of the bombast of U2’s Bono, but which frequently hit a lovely soulful tone to match his undeniable melodic gifts, were in great shape all night, whether he was seated at the piano, standing still playing guitar, or skipping around the stage with an abandon curiously reminiscent of a 5-year-old not convinced anybody is actually watching.

[but a dream]

here's a detailed review i read just now (funniest line: "I've been wrong all these years to say that Coldplay was dad rock. No, Coldplay is cougar-rock. The number of ladies at the show -- of all ages, mind you, but definitely of the mom-age persuasion - swooning for Chris Martin was surprising. It actually makes me wonder if some people despise Coldplay because Martin is such a heartthrob.") The full review is here:
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/ato...ater_video.php


Here are some photos i found too, (37 pics)
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/nick217/IMG_7294-1.jpg (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/nick217/IMG_7313.jpg (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036)
:dead: Those photos are drop dead amazing :dead:

BTW the link to the blog doesn't work for me :\
This line about Chris being like a 5 yr old is one of the greatest descriptions of him, I laughed out-loud

Chris Martin’s vocals, which can share some of the bombast of U2’s Bono, but which frequently hit a lovely soulful tone to match his undeniable melodic gifts, were in great shape all night, whether he was seated at the piano, standing still playing guitar, or skipping around the stage with an abandon curiously reminiscent of a 5-year-old not convinced anybody is actually watching.
:lol: :laugh3:

[Novah]

Oh! I forgot to ask.

Did anyone else see the roadie on stage dancing to the Jay-Z song? :o He was really good! Does he do that at every show?

[emmbeedee]

Were you wearing a LiT shirt? If that was you, I was getting tea not oatmeal. :) I saw a lot of Coldplay shirts in the breakfast room this morning!

Yep, I had my LiT shirt on! I hope your throat is better!

I saw shirts all over the hotel too. We even saw some in Sikeston MO when we stopped to eat lunch!

I thought I got a good pic of the roadie doing a handstand, but like the rest of the pics, it was a crap one.:veryangry2:

[exist2inspire]

That was the greatest show I've ever seen. Considering I've seen NIN and Tool, that's a big deal.

They were amazing!

[Novah]

Yep, I had my LiT shirt on! I hope your throat is better!

I saw shirts all over the hotel too. We even saw some in Sikeston MO when we stopped to eat lunch!

I thought I got a good pic of the roadie doing a handstand, but like the rest of the pics, it was a crap one.:veryangry2:

That's why I didn't bring my camera this time. At the indy show I spent SO much time worrying about getting good photos and I didn't get a single decent shot. So I just let myself enjoy it without worrying about playing photographer. :D

And hey, it was you! Once again I want to assure you I wasn't clearing my throat to hurry you up. It's actually still a bit sore tonight but getting better because I haven't had to talk at all today, except with the cashier at Walmart when I went to buy my Coldplay Rolling Stones tote bag! :D

Glad you made it home okay! Post some of those pictures even if they're fuzzy! ;)

[flickahidalgo]

Wonderful pictures! Thanks for posting! :)

[MasoKnight]

The Review
(No pics/vids)

I got to the venue about an hour before the gates opened, and I was probably the fifteenth person in line. I felt good about my chances of snagging front row in the pit. Then the "Jump the Line" line for Verizon customers grew and grew, and my hopes shrank. Somehow, though, those 200 or so people that got in before me must've all been in the lawn because by the time I finally got in, only about ten people were in line to get wristbands for the pit. I ended up front row, just to the left of center, on the Jonny side of Chris.

The couple of hours before Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis were passed making small talk with people around me regarding Coldplay and the St. Louis Cardinals. (Couldn't really ask for much better conversation than my two favorite things in the world. :P) I sort of felt bad, though, busting everyone's bubble around me by informing them that, no, they wouldn't be hearing Spies or White Shadows or A Warning Sign, etc.

The crowd was surprisingly loud for the openers, which were really quite cool. I highly recommend a KD&L show. Their music is a blast and all three of the siblings are amazingly talented. Amadou et Mariam were pretty damn awesome, too. And even though I got the feeling that I was one of the only fans there that actually listened to the duo's music regularly, everybody around me seemed to enjoy it--especially the ten minute jam that closed the set with a sick drum solo and tribal dancing. Both openers felt more like festival performers than concert appetizers.

The dancing roadie and The Blue Danube followed, of course, and the looks on the security guards' faces as they watched the crowd sway to a classic waltz was fucking hilarious. Somehow I doubt they see many teasers like that.

Chills kicked in as soon as Jon Hopkins's intro to LiT hit, and honestly the next few songs were a blur. The crowd was pleasingly loud, singing along to just about every word until GoW started, which I guess means a lot of people failed to pick up Prospekt's March. Jonny's guitar work on that one was really brilliant, though--it seemed to have a grungier kick to it, at times totally drowning out Chris's chorus. The crowd came back around on 42 and Fix You, though, honestly getting louder than ever on the latter.

During the b-stage set, Phil came right in front of the pit barrier to snap pictures, and I yelled out for him and shook his hand. It looked like several other people in the front row did the same, while the rest of the folks kinda looked at us like, "Who the hell is that?"

The Viva oooh's were spectacular, carrying on without prompting by Chris at several points in the night. And Lost! might've been the performance highlight of the night. All four guys seemed seriously into that one.

By the time the acoustic set started, the pit people were so into the show that everyone around me sang every word to all three songs, even though you practically had to squint to see the band.

Politik/LiJ/DAAHF slayed, of course. And then The Scientist brought several people to tears. Will threw his drumsticks to the kids right next to me, well within reach of my outstretched arms. (Today, I'm feeling a little less happy about letting them have them. :P)

I only heard positive comments after the show, even from a few people who had just sat out in their cars and listened outside! And getting LRLRL was an easy process.

There were some classic Chris moments, of course, like being disturbed during THP by a "muscular 32 year-old man" shouting, "I love you;" going on about mispronouncing St. Louis; screwing up the beginning of DAAHF; having a bizarre cackle just before The Scientist; and giving Phil a smirk and a middle finger as he took his picture... Although, at times it did feel a bit like the band was on auto-pilot--especially after seeing the jamming of the opening acts.

Even so, this was without a doubt my best concert ever (although I will admit that Radiohead's tube-lighting show was a better spectacle), and I'm currently fighting concert withdrawal. It was just such a surreal experience, being literally ten feet away from the band... I'm not even sure I was fully able to appreciate it. Listening to LRLRL today, I wished so badly that I could do it all again.

[Jdeuceiswild]

http://s724.photobucket.com/albums/ww243/jzrj/Coldplay%20Missouri/

those are some of the pics i took from the front. it only uploaded some of them for some reason, i'll be adding the rest when i get time!

[Jdeuceiswild]

just thought i would share some of my top moments from friday's show:

1. Meeting Phil Harvey! during the hardest part, my friend nudged me and said, "look behind you." i turned around and there was phil! i gave him a salute and he saluted back. then my friend turned around and shook his hand, and i did the same. he said to us "how do i know you?" and my friend jokingly said "i think we're friends on myspace!" phil got a good laugh out of that one, and then we told him that we didn't "know" him, but were just die hard fans who knew who he was. he was in the front of the pit taking pictures for a good amount of the show.

2. I also loved it during Politik, when Phil was taking pictures of Chris at the piano. Chris saw him, started making faces, and then gave him the finger! hahaha

3. After Coldplay came back on stage for the encore, Chris leaned over the railing and handed a girl what looked like a folded piece of paper. The girl had a sign at the show that said "i'm broke, but i came to see coldplay." so what the folded piece of paper really was was CASH! i don't know the amount, but it was enough to almost bring the girl to tears! just another reason why coldplay is the best band out there, they truly care about their fans.

[Zeya]

here's a detailed review i read just now (funniest line: "I've been wrong all these years to say that Coldplay was dad rock. No, Coldplay is cougar-rock. The number of ladies at the show -- of all ages, mind you, but definitely of the mom-age persuasion - swooning for Chris Martin was surprising. It actually makes me wonder if some people despise Coldplay because Martin is such a heartthrob.") The full review is here:
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/ato...ater_video.php


Here are some photos i found too, (37 pics)
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/nick217/IMG_7294-1.jpg (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/nick217/IMG_7313.jpg (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/slideshow/view/28077036)

How did you get the photos to be this big? I can only see the small ones from the link given...

[emmbeedee]

That's why I didn't bring my camera this time. At the indy show I spent SO much time worrying about getting good photos and I didn't get a single decent shot. So I just let myself enjoy it without worrying about playing photographer. :D

And hey, it was you! Once again I want to assure you I wasn't clearing my throat to hurry you up. It's actually still a bit sore tonight but getting better because I haven't had to talk at all today, except with the cashier at Walmart when I went to buy my Coldplay Rolling Stones tote bag! :D

Glad you made it home okay! Post some of those pictures even if they're fuzzy! ;)

As soon as my daughter uploads the pics, I'll see if any of them are viewable. I highly doubt it, both of my parents were 'picture taking challenged' and I got that gene from both sides apparantly. :rolleyes:

After I left with my coffee, I got this funny feeling that I'd just talked to you! The third concert comment sorta stuck in my head .I wish I'd turned back around. It would have been nice to chat about the concert!

I'm having a MAJOR let-down today. I guess it's the after concert one I hear about. i'd looked forward to it since I found out that they were going to play a place I could easily get to. And now it's over. :cry:

[emmbeedee]

The Review
(No pics/vids)

I got to the venue about an hour before the gates opened, and I was probably the fifteenth person in line. I felt good about my chances of snagging front row in the pit. Then the "Jump the Line" line for Verizon customers grew and grew, and my hopes shrank. Somehow, though, those 200 or so people that got in before me must've all been in the lawn because by the time I finally got in, only about ten people were in line to get wristbands for the pit. I ended up front row, just to the left of center, on the Jonny side of Chris.

The couple of hours before Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis were passed making small talk with people around me regarding Coldplay and the St. Louis Cardinals. (Couldn't really ask for much better conversation than my two favorite things in the world. :P) I sort of felt bad, though, busting everyone's bubble around me by informing them that, no, they wouldn't be hearing Spies or White Shadows or A Warning Sign, etc.

The crowd was surprisingly loud for the openers, which were really quite cool. I highly recommend a KD&L show. Their music is a blast and all three of the siblings are amazingly talented. Amadou et Mariam were pretty damn awesome, too. And even though I got the feeling that I was one of the only fans there that actually listened to the duo's music regularly, everybody around me seemed to enjoy it--especially the ten minute jam that closed the set with a sick drum solo and tribal dancing. Both openers felt more like festival performers than concert appetizers.

The dancing roadie and The Blue Danube followed, of course, and the looks on the security guards' faces as they watched the crowd sway to a classic waltz was fucking hilarious. Somehow I doubt they see many teasers like that.

Chills kicked in as soon as Jon Hopkins's intro to LiT hit, and honestly the next few songs were a blur. The crowd was pleasingly loud, singing along to just about every word until GoW started, which I guess means a lot of people failed to pick up Prospekt's March. Jonny's guitar work on that one was really brilliant, though--it seemed to have a grungier kick to it, at times totally drowning out Chris's chorus. The crowd came back around on 42 and Fix You, though, honestly getting louder than ever on the latter.

During the b-stage set, Phil came right in front of the pit barrier to snap pictures, and I yelled out for him and shook his hand. It looked like several other people in the front row did the same, while the rest of the folks kinda looked at us like, "Who the hell is that?"

The Viva oooh's were spectacular, carrying on without prompting by Chris at several points in the night. And Lost! might've been the performance highlight of the night. All four guys seemed seriously into that one.

By the time the acoustic set started, the pit people were so into the show that everyone around me sang every word to all three songs, even though you practically had to squint to see the band.

Politik/LiJ/DAAHF slayed, of course. And then The Scientist brought several people to tears. Will threw his drumsticks to the kids right next to me, well within reach of my outstretched arms. (Today, I'm feeling a little less happy about letting them have them. :P)

I only heard positive comments after the show, even from a few people who had just sat out in their cars and listened outside! And getting LRLRL was an easy process.

There were some classic Chris moments, of course, like being disturbed during THP by a "muscular 32 year-old man" shouting, "I love you;" going on about mispronouncing St. Louis; screwing up the beginning of DAAHF; having a bizarre cackle just before The Scientist; and giving Phil a smirk and a middle finger as he took his picture... Although, at times it did feel a bit like the band was on auto-pilot--especially after seeing the jamming of the opening acts.

Even so, this was without a doubt my best concert ever (although I will admit that Radiohead's tube-lighting show was a better spectacle), and I'm currently fighting concert withdrawal. It was just such a surreal experience, being literally ten feet away from the band... I'm not even sure I was fully able to appreciate it. Listening to LRLRL today, I wished so badly that I could do it all again.


Great review!!

Some of the people around me didn't know what was going on when they headed to the B-stage! I think they thought it was over! They were all very impressed that the boys would go our into the audience like that, and even more impressed when they went back to the lawn for the C-stage.

I agree the opening acts were both awesome! My daughter wants to find a CD of Amadou & Miriam. She thinks her roomies this fall will like them too. I liked how Amadou kept saying "thank you Coldplay!"

[mhs10er]

"So come over, just be patient and don't worry."
HAHAHAHAHA
Jonny, Jonny, Jonny, I fucked that up, can we try that again.

And who could forget.

I just got put off...by a very muscular 32-year old man who just told me he loved me.

[Novah]

^^^ What did he goof up? I never noticed a mistake! But yeah those were a couple of very memorable moments. :D

As soon as my daughter uploads the pics, I'll see if any of them are viewable. I highly doubt it, both of my parents were 'picture taking challenged' and I got that gene from both sides apparantly. :rolleyes:

After I left with my coffee, I got this funny feeling that I'd just talked to you! The third concert comment sorta stuck in my head .I wish I'd turned back around. It would have been nice to chat about the concert!

OMG, I had the same "I wonder if that was a Coldplayer?" feeling! I looked for you after I'd found my breakfast pastry, but I was in kind of a hurry to hit the road. :\ I was also extremely out of it. :D

I'm having a MAJOR let-down today. I guess it's the after concert one I hear about. i'd looked forward to it since I found out that they were going to play a place I could easily get to. And now it's over. :cry:

:hug:

[justjess]

just thought i would share some of my top moments from friday's show:

3. After Coldplay came back on stage for the encore, Chris leaned over the railing and handed a girl what looked like a folded piece of paper. The girl had a sign at the show that said "i'm broke, but i came to see coldplay." so what the folded piece of paper really was was CASH! i don't know the amount, but it was enough to almost bring the girl to tears! just another reason why coldplay is the best band out there, they truly care about their fans.



Awwwh, Chris. There he goes again- so nice. :) :) :)

I would like to know her view- I hope someone can find something else about this.
That's incredible!

[but a dream]

Great reviews, everyone.

And an awwwwwwww for Chris :nice:
Oh! I forgot to ask.

Did anyone else see the roadie on stage dancing to the Jay-Z song? :o He was really good! Does he do that at every show?
That will be Wayne, the dancing roadie :D He dances @ most shows.

[jenshack24]

"So come over, just be patient and don't worry."
HAHAHAHAHA
Jonny, Jonny, Jonny, I fucked that up, can we try that again.

And who could forget.

I just got put off...by a very muscular 32-year old man who just told me he loved me.



oh i loved that. cracked me up.

it was my first coldplay concert, but won't be my last :D srsly, would love to go to their next venue if I had the money/time....

[pmad]

Does anyone know if there were tapers at this show?

Thanks.

I sat in one of the boxes.
Fantastic show.

[pmad]

thanks for the reviews so far!:)

a vid already! :dance:

The Scientist
YouTube - Coldplay - The Scientist - St Louis July 24, 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usb79sj2vJ0)

EDIT: hi dianne, thanks for the hi res jonny:D

Anyone know who took this?
I'm wondering what camera they used.
Quality is fantastic.

[neonhorn22]

Oh, that show was amazing! My husband and I were on row N....right between the main stage and the B stage. The seats were WAY closer than we thought! My husband, who is 6'4, managed to get some awesome pictures of Chris as he came out onto the wing and I'll post them later. We just got home from vacation (the Coldplay show was part of it). I even snapped a picture of Phil while the roadies were setting up after M&A.

I sang to every song and danced like a madwoman! The left kinda got "left" out on the balloon action, but Chris came over and threw glowsticks at us and we manged to snag some. We also got showered with butterflies and managed to catch quite a few! I was still a little disappointed with the people around me. They just stood there bobbing their heads and not singing. There was a dude 2 rows in front of me who jumped, sang, and generally spazzed out and I wished I were standing next to him so I didn't look so out of place....cause I was doing the same.

It took us 1 HOUR to get out of the parking lot, though! The fact that two roads running beside the venue are 1 way only is epic FAIL. We were parked back in G3 and witnessed a wreck and then saw a girl jump out and start cussing out the drivers and passengers....fun stuff. So, not only did we get to see Coldplay, we saw a nice parking lot show!

I'll be sure to post pics later when I get the rest of my stuff sorted out from vacay!

[MasoKnight]

^Yeah, I noticed that the balloons seemed to be stuck toward stage right. They eventually made their way to the front, but I don't think the left side ever touched them.

[Noémie]

Did anyone take some pictures/videos of Chris doing these crazy things, like laughing about the guy who told him "I love you" and giving cash to the girl?
I'd really like to see them!!
I didn't find anything posted here in this thread. Neither in youtube.

Thanks!
And thanks for all the great reviews! :)

[neonhorn22]

Well, I have pictures, but not of those specific things you requested. We didn't get any video, just pictures, and I'm in the process of photobucketing right now.

[pmad]

Did anyone take some pictures/videos of Chris doing these crazy things, like laughing about the guy who told him "I love you" and giving cash to the girl?
I'd really like to see them!!
I didn't find anything posted here in this thread. Neither in youtube.

Thanks!
And thanks for all the great reviews! :)

At the 5:30 mark:
YouTube - Coldplay: "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" and "The Hardest Part"

[neonhorn22]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/neonhorn22/Coldplay/DSC01258.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/neonhorn22/Coldplay/DSC01265.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/neonhorn22/Coldplay/DSC01266.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/neonhorn22/Coldplay/DSC01267.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/neonhorn22/Coldplay/DSC01268.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/neonhorn22/Coldplay/DSC01292.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/neonhorn22/Coldplay/DSC01287.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b218/neonhorn22/Coldplay/DSC01298.jpg


Most of my pictures turned out blurry cause the hubs was shooting them with no flash. The flash looked even worse. We have a Sony Cybershot....so, not one of the top-of-the-line cameras, but it worked.

[emmbeedee]

Great pics!

I think my daughter's camera is a Sony Cybershot, but my pics were crap. Of course we were farther back and I'm an awful photographer.

[Noémie]

At the 5:30 mark:
YouTube - Coldplay: "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" and "The Hardest Part" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVJK7FCMCVc)

Thank you!!!
:)

[ling333]

http://sprintingtofloor3.blogspot.com/2009/07/nothing-else-compares.html
Just find a great review about that night. Sorry if this had been posted before.

[Jenjie]

Coldplay, Kitty Daisy and Lewis @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO

My evening for this concert coverage started off rather bumpy for this concert as I was unfortunately not allowed in to photograph Kitty Daisy and Lewis who was the opening act for Coldplay. I was sadly stuck at the VIP entrance pleading my case with security or making frantic phone calls to their tour manager. Without the photo pass, I was stuck outside the venue for roughly two hours until Coldplay took the stage. Luckily, I was still able to hear the soulful sounds of Kitty Daisy and Lewis, which to my surprise features a band so young in age (16-19) and with such a strong sense of family as some of their parents were also in the band. I encourage everyone who is coming for Coldplay’s show to beat the foot traffic and show up early for Kitty Daisy and Lewis; you will not be disappointed.

After contemplating a trip to the casino to kill time, I consulted my bank account and realized sitting in the parking lot was more financially responsible. Upon being escorted into the set up for Coldplay, I found myself in an aisle amongst a sea of people just beyond the pit. As there was no photo pit for this tour, I primarily used my 70-200 f/2.8. I really didn’t know what to expect in regards to how their live show would be, but for all those Coldplay haters, see them live and then get back to me. The material from their new album in particular, Viva La Vida or Death And All his Friends, was particularly effective in a live sense, more so than recorded. As a special treat, the band for this tour has several mini stages set up around the venue so if you don’t want to get stuck out of your seat for awhile, be sure to get all your beer and nachos beforehand.

Before closing out the show that they’ve said they’ve rehearsed for 142 times around the world, the crowd was blanketed with glow in the dark butterflies as the band performed “Lovers in Japan.” As the show was coming to a close, Chris made sure to inform the audience that they were going to be treated to a free copy of their EP Left Right Left Right Left as we exited the amphitheater

http://popwreckoning.com/2009/07/30/coldplay-kitty-daisy-and-lewis-verizon-wireless-amphitheater-maryland-heights-mo/

Retrieved from "http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/24_July_2009:_Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheater%2C_Mar yland_Heights%2C_MO%2C_USA"

[busybeeburns]

Lots of pics here:

Coldplay Concert 09/07/24

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

[heresjohnny]

does anyone have a bootleg version of this concert or know where i can get one?

[heresjohnny]

anyone lol?

[ColdestPlayer]

just remembering how this was the greatest night EVER!!!