20 Jun-2009: General Motors Place, Vancouver, Canada - Tickets, Previews, Meetups, Reviews, Setlists, Photos/Videos

[busybeeburns]

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Good afternoon. We're pleased to confirm four more Canadian shows for Coldplay, to add to the previously-announced Toronto Rogers Centre gig on 30th July. The dates are as follows:

JUNE
15 - MTS Centre, Winnipeg
17 - Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary
18 - Rexall Place, Edmonton
20 - General Motors Place, Vancouver

Tickets will for all four will go onsale on Saturday, March 14th at 10am MST from here (http://www.livenation.com/artist/coldplay-tickets/).

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 (Techno)
Talk (techno)
The Hardest Part (acoustic) - Chris piano
Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
Viva la Vida
Lost!
Green Eyes
Death Will Never Conquer (will)
I'm A Believer (Neil Diamond Cover - acoustic)
Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
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Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death and All His Friends
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The Scientist
Life in Technicolor ii
The Escapist (outro)

Photos

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1770

Wiki reviews

http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/20_June_2009:_General_Motors_Place%2C_Vancouver%2C _Canada (http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/6_June_2009:_Sommet_Center%2C_Nashville%2C_TN%2C_U SA)

Videos

Life In Technicolor

YouTube - Coldplay - Life in Technicolor - Vancouver June 20, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWrKuOKX-W8

Violet Hill

YouTube - 090620 Coldplay Vancouver Concert 1. "Life in Technoicolor" + "Violet Hill"

Clocks

YouTube - Coldplay, Vancouver 2009

YouTube - Coldplay - Clocks - Live in Vancouver - June 20, 2009

In My Place

YouTube - In My Place- Coldplay

Yellow

YouTube - Coldplay Performing Yellow: Viva La Vida Tour

Glass of Water

Cemeteries of London

42

YouTube - Coldplay - 42 - Live in Vancouver - June 20, 2009

YouTube - 42 by Coldplay June 20th 2009 Vancouver

Fix You

YouTube - Coldplay - Fix You - Vancouver June 20, 2009

YouTube - Coldplay- June 20th 2009, GM Place Vancouver

Strawberry Swing

YouTube - Coldplay- June 20th 2009, GM Place Vancouver

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (Techno)

YouTube - Coldplay - Extra poppy God Put a Smile on Your Face and Talk - Live in Vancouver - June 20, 2009

Talk (techno)

YouTube - Coldplay - Extra poppy God Put a Smile on Your Face and Talk - Live in Vancouver - June 20, 2009

The Hardest Part (acoustic) - Chris piano

YouTube - Clip of Hardest Part - Coldplay concert June 20 Vancouver

Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)

YouTube - Postcards from Far Away - Coldplay (Vancouver concert)

YouTube - Postcards from Far Away - Coldplay (Vancouver concert)

Viva la Vida

YouTube - Coldplay - Viva la Vida - Vancouver June 20, 2009

YouTube - Coldplay- June 20th 2009, GM Place Vancouver

Lost!

Green Eyes

YouTube - Green Eyes, Coldplay

YouTube - Coldplay - Green Eyes - Live in Vancouver - June 20, 2009

Death Will Never Conquer (will)

I'm A Believer (Neil Diamond Cover - acoustic)

YouTube - Coldplay Vancouver 6/20/09 - I'm a Believer

Viva La Vida (remix interlude)

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Politik

YouTube - Coldplay Politik Vancouver June 20, 2009

YouTube - Complete Politik & Lovers in Japan Coldplay June 20th 2009 Vancouver

Lovers In Japan

YouTube - Coldplay- Lovers in Japan Vancouver June 20th 2009

YouTube - Coldplay Vancouver June 20 2009 Lovers in Japan

Death and All His Friends

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The Scientist

YouTube - Coldplay Concert Vancouver June 20, 2009 Chris Martin Closing

YouTube - Coldplay Vancouver June 20 2009 the Scientist

Life in Technicolor ii

YouTube - Coldplay Vancouver Life in Technicolor ii

The Escapist (outro)

[Krystyna]

Happy as I am to have the chance to see them in Vancouver, I really wish this would have been announced or hinted at earlier...

I bought a ticket to see them in Portland... a trip that I can't really afford to take as I have no job, and if I were to get a job it wouldn't look good to ask for vacation time so early on into my employment. So now Im going to try to sell this Portland ticket somehow so that I can afford to see them in Vancouver and not have to spend extra on transportation and hotel costs...

[Malcolm-Edge]

OMG! OMG! Finally they play Vancouver!

I just saw this and went ballistic! So freaking happy right now. I just hope I can get some GM tickets before they sell out! Already made some promises to a few people.

Thank god i get holiday pay this week!

[Shaftell]

Wow, I can't believe it!

:D!!!!!!


Does anyone know how to get the presale password? Do we have to sign up with Livenation or something?

[Malcolm-Edge]

More then that. Its called Nokia TicketRush, which is conveniently down....

[Logarithm]

It's still displaying this month's password, though:

http://promo.livenation.com/ticketrush/ (where http://www.ticketrush.com redirects)

[Krystyna]

I think ive figured out what Im going to do with my Portland ticket so now Im excited theyre coming to Vancouver :D I can go with a friend this way too, woot! Their touring schedule is NUTS though, don't they come from Europe, to Canada, then back to Europe before heading back to North America?

[Malcolm-Edge]

It's still displaying this month's password, though:

http://promo.livenation.com/ticketrush/ (where http://www.ticketrush.com redirects)

Thanks for that! I'll see if it works tomorrow for one of the concerts. Im not to scared of not getting in. Even if I dont get tickets, I happen to know a very big scalper. I dont know if he gets his tickets with the public or not.

Also Im making all my friends wear shirts that say I <3 Guy...should be fun

[Shaftell]

Are there different presale passwords?
On ticketmaster it says Livenation presale but then on the Livenation website it says Ticket Rush presale.

Ahh, this is confusing!

[coldplay_97]

Ya I'm so confused, does anyone have a livenation presale password?? I have an account but have never bought tickets with them so they won't give me a password.

[kaybeee]

Hmmm

when i try to buy tickets for a different concert on Livenation, it redirects me to ticketmaster.

I remember hearing in the news that ticketmaster and livenation are one company now.

[Malcolm-Edge]

I do happen to have the presale password from Livenation. If you need it message me. It works, I just tested it on a Ticketrush presale in my area.

[Shaftell]

Apparently the radio presale password is radio. I'm not sure about it but that what a friend told me.

[busybeeburns]

Giving away a pair of Coldplay tickets at 4:18pm!! .Ps-did you know Chris Martin always brushes his teeth before he goes on stage?
http://twitter.com/HollyConway/status/1313209582
http://www.hollyconway.com/

[Krystyna]

Apparently the radio presale password is radio. I'm not sure about it but that what a friend told me.

thanks for the password! Any idea if ticketrush puts up different presale tickets than radio, or do both passwords give you access to the same pool of tickets? Hope that made sense

[OOS]

I have a question! Would the $50 tickets be for the second tier of seats? Like, the balcony area? Because i'm thinking of going and I need to know how much money to spend.

Also, what's the livenation password?

[Shaftell]

I think they're putting out the same batch of tickets.

According to my brother in law(he works at GM place and has friends at ticketmaster), the presale will be releasing the better batch of tickets so try to aim for presale.
Obviously General Sale will have good tickets as well but if you're looking for floor, go for presale if you can.

[Malcolm-Edge]

No matter what, Im getting good seats so Im happy.

STRINGS is the Ticketrush password.

[Malcolm-Edge]

Radio Presale code is : VIOLET

[coldplay_97]

Hey guys so I have a new live nation account, I'm scattered with all these passwords, if you know the live nation and radio password please post here or pm me. Thanks guys

[markacura]

Well , I just found out something interesting. My Friend has Canucks Season Tix & managed to purchase the 2 lower bowl seats for this concert @ 1:30pm today. This means that all Season Tix holders may have had the chance to buy some already before the "real Pre-sale"

This could be like ACDC all over again when there were pretty much none left for the General Sale(sold out in 3-5 min)once all the pre sales were done.

Hopefully there are some good floor seats left for Friday,if not I know I am still going with my friend.

[ravinab]

whats the difference between radio presale and the ticket rush thing?

[birdstomach]

Well , I just found out something interesting. My Friend has Canucks Season Tix & managed to purchase the 2 lower bowl seats for this concert @ 1:30pm today. This means that all Season Tix holders may have had the chance to buy some already before the "real Pre-sale"

This could be like ACDC all over again when there were pretty much none left for the General Sale(sold out in 3-5 min)once all the pre sales were done.

Hopefully there are some good floor seats left for Friday,if not I know I am still going with my friend.

Do you need a special account to get those season ticket pre-sales, or is there a link in the email you could post??

[markacura]

Do you need a special account to get those season ticket pre-sales, or is there a link in the email you could post??

It is a one time code for Season ticket holders only(that is what I was told).
I can't get any more info than that.sorry

[Shaftell]

What do you think the chances are of me being able to buy 5 tickets on the floor seated together?

[Krystyna]

Ooh that might be a bit tough Shaftell but possible if you're quick. I bought a single ticket for the Portland show, and to test how good of seats I could have gotten had my friend been able to commit to going, I checked to see what kind of seats I could get if I wanted two next to eachother a minute later. The floor area already wasnt available...

For this show my bf says he wants to go with me, but he isn't a fan of Coldplay really(he's said that he has absolutely no interest in ever spending money on one of their CD's and yet wants to spend over 100 to see them live), so I sort of want to be selfish and buy myself a single ticket so that I can get a seat as close as possible to the stage. Im worried that buying a pair of tickets will put me much further back..

[kaybeee]

Does each password have different seats given to them? because i happen to have all 3 presale passwords

[OOS]

So, how do you get into the Livenation presale? Whats the password? And where do you enter it?

[Prospekt.]

How's this gonna be priced?

100 for floor, 80 for lower, and 50 for upper?


And what's the view like from the upper bowl. Horrible or fine?

[storm99x]

I've seen Coldplay twice at the GM Place, once in the 300's and once on the floor (row 40something), and I enjoyed the concert MUCH better from the 300's... you can see everything, and even though it's quite a bit further from the stage, you don't miss out on any of the music or show... and the big screens help too! So sitting in the 300's: not bad at all!

[coldplay_97]

the biggest question is what are the presale codes, were all major fans.. Any help?

[coldplay_97]

and especially for the live nation presale

[Shaftell]

Okay, from what was said in this thread, "STRINGS" is the Ticketrush presale which is for Livenation.com

"VIOLET" is the radio presale. I don't know for which site.

I'm still looking for the ticketmaster presale codes. I'm hoping someone will post the passwords for the presales that we don't have already.

[Prospekt.]

Apparently the Canucks presale code is "scientist"

Or at least that's what I've found.


Another question... for presale are only the good seat released? Or some of the cheaper ones as well?

[HeavyC]

Maybe i'm just an idiot, but is the Ticket Rush pre-sale password, which is "strings", work when you go to ticketmaster and do the live nation pre-sale tomorrow at 10am.


Or do we have to buy them through Live Nation and use that password?




So far i have found 3 passwords, Strings, scientist, and Violet, no clue which to use where.

[Prospekt.]

I think..

ticketrush is strings

radio is violet

canucks is scientist


I am not sure about how the live nation presale works though, the other ones we can just enter at ticketmaster though I think.

[Prospekt.]

aww shit.

They person I was gonna go with backed out.

Shit for not having any friends who are Coldplay fans.

Fuck. I doubt I'll be getting tickets this weekend now.

Maybesomething will come up between now and June.

Or else there's always you know 3 or whatever years from now.


Arrrggh.

[Malcolm-Edge]

One thing to De-bunk. All Pre-sale starts tomorrow! No Canucks fans have tickets yet. They are all at 10 AM tomorrow. And pic wisely, it will sell quickly. These pre-sale codes arent exactly a secret. All the Stations have been e-mailing them out.

I have sat everywhere in GM Place. 300s for the Police, and 110s for Santana. GM Place has no bad sightlines.

Also, if you dont get tickets check back often, I got tickets to the Police which sold out...I got the tickets the night before the show.

Also, a side note. Vancouver is the end of their North American Tour, if the demand is there, they have a lot of room to add another show. NHL is out, no other concerts. Keep an eye out for a second show to be added when the first sells out in 2 minutes.

[Shaftell]

Yeah, there's actually a rumor going around GM place that they'll be adding a second show very soon.

Good luck getting tickets everyone!

To recap the passwords again:
Strings (Ticketrush)
Violet(Radio)
Scientist (Canucks)

[Malcolm-Edge]

The Demand has been huge in Vancouver for a long time. I know 50+ people trying to see them. They'll add a second show. Demand is there. June 22nd I guess.

and those are them!

[Krystyna]

Yeah, there's actually a rumor going around GM place that they'll be adding a second show very soon.

Good luck getting tickets everyone!

To recap the passwords again:
Strings (Ticketrush)
Violet(Radio)
Scientist (Canucks)
fingers crossed that you're right! 2 shows would be AMAZING!! I missed them in Pemberton and have just been hoping and hoping a show near here would be announced. :D

[Malcolm-Edge]

Pemberton was a disappointment for me. Bad sound techs, short set list, and impossible to see. GM Place will be awesome.

[Shaftell]

Well, I got nothing from presale. :(

[Krystyna]

yikes that was freaking nuts, for a while there it didnt have any 2 tickets available seated next to each other so I just bought one... 28th row floor... not as good as the seat I would have if I decided to still go to Portland where I had an 18th row. I'm really hoping for a 2nd show.

[Malcolm-Edge]

I got 4 in a row, but accidentally hit reload. FUCK

[Shaftell]

How did you guys manage to get anything?! I tried 20 times and managed to get tickets one time!
And it was upper bowl

[kaybeee]

I got NOTHING, not even once.

Tommorow it is lol

[Shaftell]

Yeah, hopefully we can manage to get some tickets tomorrow

[Krystyna]

I had a few pages open until I got one with a floor seat... not the best floor seat but I just didnt want to be way at the back or in the bleachers because the crowd is never as fun there as on the floor I find. I like the excitement and singing and all that but everyone gets all shy in Vancouver when theyre not on the floor I find. Im sad that Im not going with anyone though... always more fun to be next to a friend.

I remember a few years ago when i was buying presale tickets to prince, bowie, and other big concerts it was sooo easy to get 5th row floor seats no problem. Nowadays it seems that only ticket resellers get the good seats and not the actual fans :(

[markacura]

I got NOTHING, not even once.

Tommorow it is lol
keep trying

there is still more coming up right now

[Shaftell]

Did anyone manage to get anything good?

[birdstomach]

Did anyone manage to get anything good?

Got 4 in a row, section 111, row 6; tried about 30 times getting no results for varying #'s of tickets. then these popped up around 10:15am.

[kaybeee]

keep trying

there is still more coming up right now

im look for a pair on the floor, nothing lol

[Shaftell]

I got nothing. I give up, try tomorrow. Hopefully we can get something good.

[Krystyna]

im look for a pair on the floor, nothing lol

keep trying for that too, a minute ago I came up with row 32's on the floor.

[kaybeee]

what password you usung?

[Krystyna]

Im rotating through all of them. Radio is a password as well Ive found... radio, violet, strings, scientist all work.

[Krystyna]

GOD DAMMIT just came up with row 26 on the floor, better than mine. Was thinking of purchasing them and giving the original to some soul here who didnt get a good seat or to a friend but wasn't quick enough.

[BCfan]

Just got tickets for Vancouver June 20, 2009 only balcony seats but I'm happy to get tickets. I have a feeling there won't be many seats available when they go on sale to the public tommorrow.

Presale password for ticketmaster.ca is strings

:)

[Malcolm-Edge]

I got two pairs of tickets. Sadly nosebleeds.

Im seeing Coldplay though, so Im happy.

[coldplay_97]

ive got 2 tickets section 320 row 1, still looking though

[DJ_Mayhem]

I managed to get a set of 3 and a set of 4 in section 115 and 116 right off the bat. It was a two person operation though. I wonder if there are more floor seats with the general public sale though.

[Krystyna]

Im starting to think I should have taken some seats in the 119-115 area that I passed up.. I forgot how in these arenas the floor is flat and its hard to see above people's heads at more than 10 rows back... I didnt notice any tickets come up for 103-108, I wonder if those are going to be onsale tomorrow maybe? Oh well, hoping for a 2nd Vancouver show so I can compare the two views in GM place :D

[BCfan]

I just checked a few minutes ago, and I you are willing to buy only one seat, there are some coming up in section 118 and areas like that. I got 2 seats in section 310 this morning (better than nothing). I hear that all seats are good though and so is the sound.

[BCfan]

sorry, I meant 114, not 118

[Shaftell]

Any chances on 3 seats? I've got absolutely nothing and I don't think tomorrow's sale is going to be much better than todays.

[Krystyna]

Ive been trying to get 2 tickets next to eachother periodically throughout the day Shaftell and have had no luck with that, so really doubt there'll be any 3 seats available together today. :( Im not sure how they decide which seats to release to the public for these presale things though... maybe its sort of the nature of them that theyre more scattered about... who knows.
Im sure something will be available tomorrow for you but probably not the best seats in the world...

Im really not pleased with how tickets seem to be sold these days... in 2004, not that long ago, I was able to get 4 amazing seats next to each other in a presale for Bowie at GM place and the same thing for his show in Kelowna... it was a fan club presale thing, but Id pay a few extra dollars (me and my friends split the cost of 1 membership as soon as the dates were announced to have access to the presale) to have access to decent seats and actually be able to go with friends without having everyone scattered around the entire arena!! Bringing friends who dig the band youre seeing is always a bit more fun for me as you feel less self conscious about singing along and dancing like a goofball if you feel like it. but with these tickets and the ones for Portland... it just doesnt seem like ticketmaster even puts the really great seats up for sale to the general public when tickets are supposed to go on sale...

[Mimixxx]

New one just announced, so you may be in luck :)

http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=350

[kaybeee]

New one just announced, so you may be in luck :)

http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=350

you just made my day lol

i am going for the second show

[Malcolm-Edge]

Im going for 2 seats at the 21st show as well. Hopefully I get decent ones tomorrow morning! This turned my mood around again. I was bumbed that I didnt get good tickets via pre-sale

Also, I told you all so!

[BCfan]

How many other coldplay fans are there in Maple Ridge?

Cheers:)

[Malcolm-Edge]

Right here! Im a Ridge boy!

[Krystyna]

Im close, in Coquitlam/port coquitlam area. :)

And Im also psyched about this second date!

[Shaftell]

You guys are from Ridge? Haha, I teach at a school in Maple Ridge :P

[markacura]

another Maple Ditcher here too

[Malcolm-Edge]

Well My name is Malcolm smith, 17 years old. Grade 11 and attened Thomas Haney Secondary.

I also work at Save On Foods by London Drugs.

Another obvious is Im a guy.

[OOS]

Anyone know what the $50 tickets will get you? Is it upper bowl, or a certain place on the upper bowl or something?

[Malcolm-Edge]

I dont know, I got shit and paid $200 after service charges for 2. minus 7 or so dollars

[OOS]

So, was it facing the stage straight on in the upper bowl or something?

[Malcolm-Edge]

Upper bowl, each corner, 2 rows from the wall.

Try for the sunday show.

[busybeeburns]

http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/coldplay+tickets+impossible+snag/1390449/1306139.bin

Tickets to see Coldplay's much-anticipated Vancouver shows were not impossible to buy online this morning. You just might be sitting alone.

Despite concerns that the tickets could sell out in minutes, snagged by online hackers, a Vancouver Sun reporter was able to get single tickets to the June 20 and 21 show within minutes of online availability at 10 am.

Although multiple tickets were more difficult to find, at 10:15 it was still possible to reserve at least two seats for the June 21 show.

The Vancouver Sun reported today that hackers are able to program a computer to circumvent Ticketmaster's website security and automatically buy tickets.

There are concerns many tickets are not being sold to real fans, but rather to scalpers who post them to on-line ticket auctions. Just before 10 am, there were 163 tickets available at TicketsNow for Coldplay's Vancouver show, ranging in price from $106 to $1284 each. Within 15 minutes of the tickets going on sale on Ticketmaster.com, 40 additional tickets were posted to TicketsNow.

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Coldplay+tickets+impossible+snag/1390449/story.html

[busybeeburns]

Software gets past Ticketmaster security, making it difficult for ordinary buyers to get through

If you're hoping to score tickets to Coldplay's Vancouver concerts when they go on sale Saturday, you could find yourself up against computer hackers who can order up hundreds and even thousands of tickets in the time it would take you to punch in a single order.

Scalpers looking to jump the online queue can program a computer to circumvent Ticketmaster's website security and automatically order tickets at speeds far beyond ones the ordinary buyer could hope to match.

But even if the hackers don't get there before you, regular ticket buyers could flood the online ordering site in such numbers that all the tickets could be sold out in minutes, or even in less than a minute depending on how tickets are being released.

"Maybe it takes you a minute and a half to click through to buy a ticket, in that minute and a half the hacker could have made 100,000 ticket requests," said Ryan Purita, a forensic examiner and security specialist with Sherlock Forensics. "You cannot beat a hacker script.

"Nobody can type that fast and that's where the advantage comes from."

Despite the ticket giant's success in getting an injunction against a U.S. company, RMG Technologies, that was selling software to automate ticket purchases through the Ticketmaster site, Purita said the practice is still wide open to any hacker who wants to follow instructions freely available online.

"You get rid of one company, so what?" he said. "It doesn't mean the scripts don't exist.

"It doesn't mean anyone with a few hours to burn won't be able to do it.

While Ticketmaster says it is in a constant "cat and mouse" game trying to keep one step ahead of hackers, chief technology officer Brian Pike said ticket buyers for the June 20 and 21 Coldplay concerts are more likely to find themselves competing against other fans than against a bot (a robot computer) operated by a hacker.

"I would like to think there are no bots there, but I know a few get through," he said. "If Coldplay is coming to Vancouver and there are 5,000 or 10,000 people hopping on the website to get tickets, they are outweighing anything the bot might try to do."

The effect might be the same for wannabe concert-goers who could find all the tickets sold within minutes, if not seconds of the online sales opening.

"When it is put on sale, we could be servicing 1,000 consumers form the very beginning and if 1,000 people get two or three tickets each, that could be thousands of seats handed out in the first few seconds or half-a-minute," Pike said.

The first step for hackers wanting to bypass the limitations on ticket sales is defeating the "captcha," which stands for "completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart." That's the little box on websites where you have to type in a phrase that supposedly can be recognized only by humans and so is meant to block computer-generated responses.

However, captchas can be defeated, and Purita said that allows hackers to automate ticket purchases, masquerading as many buyers with different credit card numbers and mailing addresses.

"You want a ticket for the show, you are at the website within five minutes of it opening, and you'd expect to get a ticket," he said. "But they have found a way to blow through it and get as many tickets as they want, and there are none left for anyone else."

One computer can deliver multiple requests, each one ordering the maximum number of tickets available for individuals. The hackers also easily block or spoof the IP (Internet protocol) address of the computer making the requests.

Purita said hackers are adept at disguising their identity and other distinguishing information such as postal addresses.

"They use different addresses, different credit cards and different identities, but it is one person manipulating it."

Pike said while he doesn't want to tip off hackers to all the measures the company takes to try to thwart their methods, the company has taken both legal measures and other strategies that have slowed the hackers down. "We increase their costs and decrease their ability to get any real edge against anybody else," he said. "It is definitely a cat-and-mouse game. There's a lot of money in tickets, so we do attract some ingenious people."

Pike said the captcha is the first line of defence, and if that succeeds, hackers are reduced to hiring people in Third World countries to type in the captcha. Or they can hire people in a phone room here to make the calls, which raises their cost of doing business.

"If they are hiring 20 people, they will be able to get 20 people's worth, but shouldn't be able to get 1,000 people's worth."

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Hackers+complicate+online+ticket+purchases/1388990/story.html

[intelpentium4]

Same thing happened with the Edmonton show ticket sale. By 10:05am you couldn't get 2 seats together. Only singles were left. Ticketmaster is a huge scam and has weak security in order to make it easier for those scalper websites to get the tickets first then, I'm sure, Ticketmaster gets a kickback or something from them for this service.

[davecaddie]

I'm curious to know who got pairs (or more than 2 together) on the floor. From all I've seen from people and a furious 2 hours during the presale and public sale (continually trying both shows) it seems that nobody got anything in the first 20 rows on the floor. It seems to me that people even had trouble getting seats in the close sections on the sides of the arena (104-108 and 115-118).

I ended up with a pair for Sunday night in sec 109.

Just how many great tickets did these computer programs get?

[BCfan]

:dance:

[Malcolm-Edge]

I snatched up 2 on the floor row 13 a couple months back. They released blocks. Check back often!

[BCfan]

Only 27 hours more to go!!!!!!!
Anyone know where the guys are having their barbeque tonight????? LOL :)

[Krystyna]

i still have one spare ticket for this show. Row 26 Floor! Will basically just take best offer for it at this point.

[Dfit00]

There are a lot of CP fans in Vancouver then! :lol:

[Shaftell]

Well My name is Malcolm smith, 17 years old. Grade 11 and attened Thomas Haney Secondary.

I also work at Save On Foods by London Drugs.

Another obvious is Im a guy.

You go to Thomas Haney? You guys are getting a new principal for next year :D





Can't wait for tomorrow!!!!

[but a dream]

Have fun everyone who is going :dance: Get lots of pics and tweet if possible! I'll be here updating the tweets during the show :D

[xxKels]

:dance::clap::flutterby::singer::guitarist::drumme r::guitarist::flutterby::clap::dance: Have fun Krystyna!!:kiss: (and everyone else going!)

Will be waiting to hear about more:flutterby: Coldplay Karma:flutterby:

[Malcolm-Edge]

You go to Thomas Haney? You guys are getting a new principal for next year :D





Can't wait for tomorrow!!!!

3 in fact! They are all really nice. Having a meeting with them in a few days.

Very excited about Coldplay!!!

[Shaftell]

3 in fact! They are all really nice. Having a meeting with them in a few days.

Very excited about Coldplay!!!

Haha, yeah. One of them is from the school I work at. He's a really great guy, so you guys are all lucky :p


Yes, Coldplay! Wooooo :D

[Krystyna]

SQUEEE!!!!


TONIGHT! :D :D :D !!

[Rstarz]

OMG TONIGHT!!! I CANT WAITTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

[Malcolm-Edge]

Follow me if you want updates at http://www.twitter.com/malcolm42

I'll keep you posted about sets and what not. I have not studied the setlist so I wont really be able to confirm set list order.

I do bet Gary Lightbody comes on stage with Coldplay though. More likely tomorrow though. He loves Glass of Water and plays guitar....do I sense an Hammond Jr. like moment. Plus these two are too big to not do it.

[busybeeburns]

Followed! :D

[melanieau]

Have fun tonight everyone! :dance:

[Malcolm-Edge]

So it is upon us! Vancouver is the center of the Coldplay world for two days. And all eyes are on us. We have the most popular threads for the next two days. I dont know If I should updae you guys live or leave you hoping for news of a setlist change. Im very evil.

Just kidding. Im getting very excited. Listening to Snow Patrol right now. I love these guys and would be willing to pay $100 to see them by themselves. I was very excited when they were announced as main support.

I'll update you guys when Magnificent is played!

[Krystyna]

So even though small cameras are apparently allowed according to the june 21st thread, I'm still scared about bringing my shitty little digital camera in. I have no choice now though really, I'm at the office and am heading straight to the concert when I finish here rather than home.

I've hidden it in a side pocket and stuffed that pocket with feminine hygeine products, in hopes of deterring a security guard from probing the bag any further. :laugh3: Think that should work, or do I really not have anything to be afriad of anyway?

[but a dream]

Follow me if you want updates at http://www.twitter.com/malcolm42

I'll keep you posted about sets and what not. I have not studied the setlist so I wont really be able to confirm set list order.

I do bet Gary Lightbody comes on stage with Coldplay though. More likely tomorrow though. He loves Glass of Water and plays guitar....do I sense an Hammond Jr. like moment. Plus these two are too big to not do it.
Squee Twitter updates :D

[but a dream]

So even though small cameras are apparently allowed according to the june 21st thread, I'm still scared about bringing my shitty little digital camera in. I have no choice now though really, I'm at the office and am heading straight to the concert when I finish here rather than home.

I've hidden it in a side pocket and stuffed that pocket with feminine hygeine products, in hopes of deterring a security guard from probing the bag any further. :laugh3: Think that should work, or do I really not have anything to be afriad of anyway?
It really shouldn't be any problem :D

[busybeeburns]

small cameras should be fine, its the ones with detachable lenses they don't usually like at shows

[Dfit00]

Have fun everyone, and please bring along CP porn :lol:

[BCfan]

I don't have twitter on my phone, but I will try to take some pictures.
So excited :dance:

[but a dream]

2 hrs ago :D

malcolm42 To all the coldplayers on my way to the show now!



And a few minutes ago

malcolm42 In the seats. Great view. Above the stage to the side. Can't wait for the boys

[Dfit00]

To: but a dream

I am here!

[but a dream]

:dance: Seems likes it's going to be 2 of us only again :lol:

malcolm42 Howlling bells. Broken Bones. Mean anything to you coldplayers?




Yep. Supporting act. One of the songs off their first album.

[Dfit00]

:dance: Seems likes it's going to be 2 of us only again :lol:

malcolm42 Howlling bells. Broken Bones. Mean anything to you coldplayers?




Yep. Supporting act. One of the songs off their first album.
Yeah, the two of us AGAIN! :smug:

Howling Bells still, wow.... hence it is 7:45pm overthere.

[but a dream]

Snow Patrol coming up though, looking @ the tweets flooding the Twitter world.

malcolm42 Snow patrol soon! Bells were okay.



There are loads more tweets but they are all essentially the same, ie waiting for SP :lol:

[Dfit00]

Snow Patrol coming up though, looking @ the tweets flooding the Twitter world.

malcolm42 Snow patrol soon! Bells were okay.



There are loads more tweets but they are all essentially the same, ie waiting for SP :lol:
There should be a twitter TV, so we can look at the essential tweets by a summary! :cool:

What's your name by the way? :rolleyes:

[but a dream]

Min. Yours?


Snow Patrol is on!

malcolm42 Chocolate.

malcolm42 Run.

[Dfit00]

Min. Yours?


Snow Patrol is on!

malcolm42 Chocolate.
Yeah, what's your name?

Squee for Snow Patrol :drummer: :guitarist:

[but a dream]

Yeah, what's your name?
:lol:
Min. Yours?
That's it :P

[Dfit00]

:lol:

That's it :P
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh! :lol:

Hey, I am sorry. I thought that you had said: "MINE"

Hahaha, nice to meet you Min. I am Rishi. ;)

[but a dream]

Yay to strange names :laugh3:

Hi Rishi!


lisamarina Just received a call from a friend at Coldplay who apparently was upgraded to front row center stage tickets, very jealous!!


Lucky :D


brodiedavid Snowpatrol on for two more songs then Coldplay- if your coming to the show tonight you'll want to get here soon #coldplay

malcolm42 Snow patrol kicked ass! Coldplay in 20

[Dfit00]

Yay to strange names :laugh3:

Hi Rishi!


lisamarina Just received a call from a friend at Coldplay who apparently was upgraded to front row center stage tickets, very jealous!!


Lucky :D


brodiedavid Snowpatrol on for two more songs then Coldplay- if your coming to the show tonight you'll want to get here soon #coldplay
Of course, strange names rockkkk! :smoking: :guitarist: :lol:

So jealous too! Squee for her, I am sure she will have a very good time.

Hey Min, I was looking at your profile and I found this! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc7N5vaRwIw&eurl=http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/converse.php%3Fu%3D29820%26u2%3D33321%26page%3D6&feature=player_embedded

So awesome!!!!! Ahhhhhhh, Jonny's fluent in Japanese!!!! AHhhhhHHHHhhhh!!! I am dying, Yay! Yay! Yay!!!!!! Especially at 4:12!!!!!! YAY AHHHH I DIED! :dead: :escaping:

[Texasluvsjonny]

Jonny is backstage putting on shoes.
sockfoot :wacky:

[Dfit00]

Jonny is backstage putting on shoes.
sockfoot :wacky:
:wacko: I am not expecting him to have smelly feet! :lol:

[but a dream]

Of course, strange names rockkkk! :smoking: :guitarist: :lol:

So jealous too! Squee for her, I am sure she will have a very good time.

Hey Min, I was looking at your profile and I found this! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc7N5vaRwIw&eurl=http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/converse.php%3Fu%3D29820%26u2%3D33321%26page%3D6&feature=player_embedded

So awesome!!!!! Ahhhhhhh, Jonny's fluent in Japanese!!!! AHhhhhHHHHhhhh!!! I am dying, Yay! Yay! Yay!!!!!! Especially at 4:12!!!!!! YAY AHHHH I DIED! :dead: :escaping:
:lol: How did my profile lead to that YouTube vid??? :thinking:

So you are Japanese? :D
Jonny is backstage putting on shoes.
sockfoot :wacky:
OOOOOOooooooooooooooh the sockfoot :drunk:

[varsarv]

how tight was the security there guys?

[but a dream]

Soon now!

malcolm42 Magnificent. Coldplay are coming!

natski83 JayZ playin loudly before Coldplay hits the stage. Interesting preconcert tune... Imma hustler baby I just want you to knooowwwww

b_batch Really really enjoyed the impromptu break dance routine by a crew member to "I'm a hustla baby" between sets at the coldplay show. Lulzy.

romanandreg Classic music on the back... Coldplay approaching _\m/

beatjunkie Im pretty sure Ive not heard a crowd roar as loud as this 1 just did when the house lights dropped before Coldplay. Tweets done concert on!

[but a dream]

how tight was the security there guys?
We don't know :lol: We're not there!

In what aspect?

[Dfit00]

No, I was just watching Lori's conversations and I found it there ;)
And no, I am not Japanese. :laugh3:

Cool, it's 9pm now in Vancouver, so Life In Tech should be in any moment now. :dance:

[but a dream]

Aaaaaaand the boys are on!!!!!!!!!!!!

kdmurray Here comes coldplay!

daveteixeira Coldplay hitting the stage now.

shanneranner COLDPLAY!!!! http://twitpic.com/7z7mm

[varsarv]

haha well I'm going to their concert tomorrow and I'm wondering how easy would it be to sneak in a camera! :rolleyes: that's why I was wondering how thorough was the security checking..

[but a dream]

haha well I'm going to their concert tomorrow and I'm wondering how easy would it be to sneak in a camera! :rolleyes: that's why I was wondering how thorough was the security checking..
They allow small cameras like a point-and-shoot but not the big ones with large lenses like DSLRs.





Guttersniped Coldplay is on. Nice lasers


Clocks is on now.


malcolm42 Shows are being filmed. Martin just informed


And ooh a DVD? :wacko:


desequera Coldplay playing clocks http://twitpic.com/7z8cg

HilmiW http://twitpic.com/7z8g9 - COLDPLAY!!!!!!

MikeOlaski #coldplay takes the stage http://yfrog.com/0evzhj
http://img14.yfrog.com/img14/5540/vzh.jpg

[Dfit00]

haha well I'm going to their concert tomorrow and I'm wondering how easy would it be to sneak in a camera! :rolleyes: that's why I was wondering how thorough was the security checking..
SssssssssssssQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQeeeeeeeeeee for Coldplay now in Vancouver!
Chris -> :singer:
Jonny -> :kid:
Guy -> :guitarist:
Will -> :drummer:

**You won't have any problem in bringing a camera** So don't worry ;)

[Texasluvsjonny]

They allow small cameras like a point-and-shoot but not the big ones with large lenses like DSLRs.





Guttersniped Coldplay is on. Nice lasers


Clocks is on now.


malcolm42 Shows are being filmed. Martin just informed


And ooh a DVD? :wacko:Strawberry Swing video?

[but a dream]

Strawberry Swing video?
Hmmm I thought Chris said they have finished the shooting for that video already?

[Dfit00]

malcolm42 Shows are being filmed. Martin just informed


And ooh a DVD? :wacko:

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

Yay for a Live DVD!!!!! :wacky:

[but a dream]

Yellow

thao_ngo Giant yellow balloons falling from the ceiling during a coldplay song...yep

MikeOlaski #coldplay #Vancouver #yellow http://yfrog.com/65k7asj
http://img221.yfrog.com/img221/56/k7as.jpg

icecreamspinach Coldplay Yellow! http://twitpic.com/7z9dm

RobinDunne Floor seats at Coldplay. These guys are pretty good!

innovativepaul http://twitpic.com/7z9i8 - Coldplay @ GM Place

[Texasluvsjonny]

Attack of the balloons! :dance:

[varsarv]

[QUOTE=but a dream;3139123]They allow small cameras like a point-and-shoot but not the big ones with large lenses like DSLRs.


Well essentially, can I bring in my actual camera: http://seedars.com/shop/images/canon-powershot-sx10-is.jpg

It's not a DSLR or a professional one (lens doesn't come off) but it's still bigger than the usual point and shoot ones.. so I'm not sure. =/

[Dfit00]

Yellow

thao_ngo Giant yellow balloons falling from the ceiling during a coldplay song...yep

MikeOlaski #coldplay #Vancouver #yellow http://yfrog.com/65k7asj
http://img221.yfrog.com/img221/56/k7as.jpg

icecreamspinach Coldplay Yellow! http://twitpic.com/7z9dm

RobinDunne Floor seats at Coldplay. These guys are pretty good!
Wow, General Motors Place is a very small venue! Look at the next-to-stage sections! :cool:

Glass Of Water now....?

[Texasluvsjonny]

[quote=but a dream;3139123]They allow small cameras like a point-and-shoot but not the big ones with large lenses like DSLRs.


Well essentially, can I bring in my actual camera: http://seedars.com/shop/images/canon-powershot-sx10-is.jpg

It's not a DSLR or a professional one (lens doesn't come off) but it's still bigger than the usual point and shoot ones.. so I'm not sure. =/
My friend has that same camera and they let it in at Indy show.

[but a dream]

You heard this here first!!!!!!!

dcmahiban @Coldplay is shooting tonight and tomorrow's shows in Vancouver for a live dvd release-frontman Chris Martin just made the announcement.

[Texasluvsjonny]

squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
:dance:

[Lore]

You heard this here first!!!!!!!

dcmahiban @Coldplay is shooting tonight and tomorrow's shows in Vancouver for a live dvd release-frontman Chris Martin just made the announcement.

:o :o :o

[kaybeee]

Wow, General Motors Place is a very small venue! Look at the next-to-stage sections! :cool:

Glass Of Water now....?

It can hold 18k plus.

it looks small, but a really good venue. WITH really good sound

[Corkus]

:stunned:

So a DVD is happening after all...
Thank you Tweeters! :D

[Dfit00]

You heard this here first!!!!!!!

dcmahiban @Coldplay is shooting tonight and tomorrow's shows in Vancouver for a live dvd release-frontman Chris Martin just made the announcement.
MEGA-OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :dance: :dance: :dance:

Wait a minute, didn't they say this same thing when they recorded the Philadelphia show during July-August 2008? :dozey:

[Texasluvsjonny]

and the Chicago shows. They shot both nights, the whole show. Maybe they want footage from each leg of the tour with Wembley as the final shows. Then DVD for Christmas. squeeeeeeeeeeee

[but a dream]

They had cameramen @ all 5 shows in Australia that I went.

Also in Singapore.

:thinking:





Guttersniped This is a pretty incredible show. Even if u're not a coldplay fan.

malcolm42 Talk. No set change yet. Amazing so far

[Texasluvsjonny]

Why must they always film when Christopher has the scarey clown hair? :dozey:

[Texasluvsjonny]

They had cameramen @ all 5 shows in Australia that I went.

Also in Singapore.

:thinking:Big boom cranes and stuff or just the 2 dudes in front of the stage that shoot the live stuff for the video screens?

[Christa42]

squeeeeeeeeeeee! now how am i to go to bed thinking about a dvd!!!!!! coldplay porn live - gahhhhhhhh

[In a telescope lens]

You heard this here first!!!!!!!

dcmahiban @Coldplay is shooting tonight and tomorrow's shows in Vancouver for a live dvd release-frontman Chris Martin just made the announcement.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
*completely freaks out*
THIS IS SUCH WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!!!!!!

[A RUSH OF VIDA]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[but a dream]

Big boom cranes and stuff or just the 2 dudes in front of the stage that shoot the live stuff for the video screens?
Yeah you're right, just the 2 dudes only. So nothing there!

[In a telescope lens]

the news about the dvd made my day!!!!!!!!!!

[Christa42]

makes me wonder about the live reviews some sneaky people around her want:sneaky:

[Dfit00]

Who knows if they might be lying? :shifty:

[but a dream]

trevorturnbull Coldplay is filming this concert for video. Said Canada was their first choice....do you believe it? http://twitpic.com/7zcqk

[Texasluvsjonny]

Yeah you're right, just the 2 dudes only. So nothing there!
Those dudes are at every show Min! :P

In Chicago they had signs posted outside venue stating show was to be filmed and we might be on camera, etc. Chris said filming Lost video, which they played twice, each night and also said DVD and whole show was filmed because that fookin boom arm kept getting in my way of seeing Jonny! :angry:

[Dfit00]

Why must they always film when Christopher has the scarey clown hair? :dozey:
I know right? He looked so much better when he was in the second leg of the North American tour, during October-December 2008.

Oh well, we are gonna have to keep with the crazy clown hair then :lol:

[but a dream]

Those dudes are at every show Min! :P

In Chicago they had signs posted outside venue stating show was to be filmed and we might be on camera, etc. Chris said filming Lost video, which they played twice, each night and also said DVD and whole show was filmed because that fookin boom arm kept getting in my way of seeing Jonny! :angry:
:lol: I realised when you told me about the cranes :lol: :shame:

At least a music video came out of it!

[Dfit00]

Those dudes are at every show Min! :P

In Chicago they had signs posted outside venue stating show was to be filmed and we might be on camera, etc. Chris said filming Lost video, which they played twice, each night and also said DVD and whole show was filmed because that fookin boom arm kept getting in my way of seeing Jonny! :angry:
Squeee for the DVD, but boo for the cameramen that doesn't know how to work out the system between fans and recording. :veryangry2:

[Dfit00]

TO: but a dream
What a surprise, now we have fellow Coldplayers around here! :dance:
It all started when they said about the DVD thing, now we are not alone.... :sneaky:

[but a dream]

Good news is meant to be shared :D

Let's just hope Chris is not getting our hopes up for nothing again!


Twitter has slowed down now.

[Dfit00]

Good news is meant to be shared :D

Let's just hope Chris is not getting our hopes up for nothing again!


Twitter has slowed down now.
Keep the beat going on with the good news! :D :gossip:

[In a telescope lens]

I knew they were filming for a dvd!! Chris tried to be sneaky and mysterious and deny it. But it had to be for a dvd!
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
*is still freaking out*

[but a dream]

C-stage!

JordanMelville Coldplay 30 feet in front of our box at GM Place http://mypict.me/4Ndq
http://mypict.me/showimage.php?filename=upload/0/1/142/1142500.jpg&percent=0.9469696969697

brodiedavid Coldplay playing in the middle of the crowd now, walked right by me #coldplay

TheStyleSpy Whoever is sitting in section 112 tomorrow is lucky, Coldplay comes up into the section to do a set.

malcolm42 Im a believer! And im in love!

alexis_barrie http://twitpic.com/7zews - Coldplay concert - free tickets amazing. 5 rows from chris martin.

[In a telescope lens]

^nice :D

[ImLovingGuyBerryman]

makes me wonder about the live reviews some sneaky people around her want:sneaky:

but what would the live reviews have to do with the dvd?
:thinking:

[KissesBirds]

:dance:

[but a dream]

A lot of tweets coming in about the C stage!

denimori Aaaaaaah!!! 30ft from coldplay!!!! Eeek!

josiejose I think coldplay just outdid BNL as my favourite live band

thesnazz Lordy, Coldplay covering Neil Diamond 'I'm A Believer'! That's some fun shit.

brodiedavid My wife just shook hands with all 4 members of Coldplay as they walked by us to play in the crowd #coldplay


Lucky woman! :D


Ehsan_ What an unreal show so far! Loving Coldplay right now

[In a telescope lens]

"some fun shit"
:lol:
HELL YES IT IS!!!:dance::dance::D:D

[but a dream]

brodiedavid Best concert I have ever seen in Vancouver #coldplay

MikeOlaski #coldplay finale http://yfrog.com/0ab69wj
http://img10.yfrog.com/img10/9536/b69w.jpg


Oooh not just yet MikeOlaski! Lovers in Japan :dance:


geoffd12 @coldplay. Death and all His Friends my fav song. Great show.

blond_dee66 Coldplay just sang The Monkees. And I just died.

Casey_Reynolds Coldplay in Vancouver amazing!!!!

chrisbreikss http://twitpic.com/7zgg9 - Thank you @Coldplay for an amazing show in Vancouver tonight

f_rob #Coldplay is filming a concert dvd tonight. Kinda cool

courseofhistory So uh COLDPLAY filmed tonights show omfg omfg best night ever

chelsyeee Coldplay just changed my life.

RanelleC coldplay puts on a damn good show!



And this one is interesting :thinking:

aleishawong Invited to the Coldplay after party? Wristbands? I think so!!!



dcmahiban Amazing @Coldplay show at GM Place in Vancouver tonight - can't wait for the live DVD from the show.

[but a dream]

k8t54 Unreal show despite being in the "suicide" seats. (literally back row). @coldplay is amazing.

CierraBell Coldplay was amazing! And they covered the Monkees!

malcolm42 Shows over! One more night

bradjscott Not to be a fanboy, but Coldplay was Freakin Amazing.

HilmiW http://twitpic.com/7zico - simple amazing! 12,000+ free cds, thanks @coldplay!

b_batch Wow...absolutely amazing performance by @coldplay. Thanks for coming to film the dvd in Vancouver!!!

rachellai83 Coldplay was amazing! Made my list of top 5 concerts.

gfengstad An absolutely amazing concert!! Coldplay is indeed in a whole different level - truly an amazing talent!




Over and out guys! Gotta run!

[Ebs757]

Chris said somewhat of the same line in Chicago in 2008 and they had all sorts of cameras around also. We will see what comes of it this time

[Prospekt.]

DVD in Vancouver? What, that makes like no sense.

Well kind of, two gigs at the end of this part of the tour. Could be.

Now at least I can watch it on DVD cause I couldn't go. That's about the same right? Lol, miserable miserable miserable.

[magichearts]

Did security care about small cameras? Like could you just walk in with the camera in your pocket?

Thanks.

[busybeeburns]

didn't CM say there wasn't going to be another DVD? :thinking:

[busybeeburns]

nm, just seen your tweet to @coldplayinghq :D

[Krystyna]

HOLY SHIT, just got home, that was freaking AMAZING! Never have I seen a Vancouver crowd so enthusiastic and into the show!!

Snow Patrol did an amazing job of warming up the crowd, (ive never seen an opening act be able to actually get more than 20 or so people standing, I think almost everyon stood near the end of Snow Patrol's set)

Chris had the crowd in the palm of his hand. EVERYONE stood up for the entire show, there was tons of cheering and singing. My boyfriend, who isn't really a fan of their recorded music had tons of fun and said that the show was so much more lively than he expected from a Coldplay show. And oh boy was it ever lively!! I'm just so impressed and SO glad I get to see them again tomorrow!!


For whoever said Chris had scary clown hair - I thought he looked delicious. LOL. Sadly, you wont see any pics from me, since as it turns out, my camera is a total peice of crap or I accidentally messed up the settings on it. Even when the lights were up I couldnt get an in focus picture of myself.

There were a few references to the filming, saying of all the places where they could film a concert, they decided to pick Canada again ... so who knows what it'll be for, but it seemed the way he was talking it would be released.

I'm not sure where they were handing out the free CD's but me and my bf didn't get one... how were those handed out? we saw people holding them, but never saw anyone giving any out! Oh well, hopefully I can get one tomorrow!

[Krystyna]

Did security care about small cameras? Like could you just walk in with the camera in your pocket?

Thanks.

Security barely glanced in my purse. I had a camera tucked away, but he just had a little peak inside, didn't even move anything around, nothing. Just a half second glance.

[a-chan]

DVD in Vancouver? What, that makes like no sense.


+1

Furthermore why film Vancouver when you have the two Wembley gigantic show coming????

ode :thinking:

[but a dream]

nm, just seen your tweet to @coldplayinghq :D
:D

Hope he's serious this time!!!
HOLY SHIT, just got home, that was freaking AMAZING! Never have I seen a Vancouver crowd so enthusiastic and into the show!!

Snow Patrol did an amazing job of warming up the crowd, (ive never seen an opening act be able to actually get more than 20 or so people standing, I think almost everyon stood near the end of Snow Patrol's set)

Chris had the crowd in the palm of his hand. EVERYONE stood up for the entire show, there was tons of cheering and singing. My boyfriend, who isn't really a fan of their recorded music had tons of fun and said that the show was so much more lively than he expected from a Coldplay show. And oh boy was it ever lively!! I'm just so impressed and SO glad I get to see them again tomorrow!!


For whoever said Chris had scary clown hair - I thought he looked delicious. LOL. Sadly, you wont see any pics from me, since as it turns out, my camera is a total peice of crap or I accidentally messed up the settings on it. Even when the lights were up I couldnt get an in focus picture of myself.

There were a few references to the filming, saying of all the places where they could film a concert, they decided to pick Canada again ... so who knows what it'll be for, but it seemed the way he was talking it would be released.

I'm not sure where they were handing out the free CD's but me and my bf didn't get one... how were those handed out? we saw people holding them, but never saw anyone giving any out! Oh well, hopefully I can get one tomorrow!
:dance: Sounds amazing :D Glad you had fun! And yay to another show tomorrow!




I presume there wasn't any change in the setlist???

[but a dream]

+1

Furthermore why film Vancouver when you have the two Wembley gigantic show coming????

ode :thinking:
I'm hoping (maybe against hope) that they'll film both Vancouver and Wembley and package them as 1 DVD release :thinking:

[busybeeburns]

thanks for the quick review! :DHOLY SHIT, just got home, that was freaking AMAZING! Never have I seen a Vancouver crowd so enthusiastic and into the show!!

Snow Patrol did an amazing job of warming up the crowd, (ive never seen an opening act be able to actually get more than 20 or so people standing, I think almost everyon stood near the end of Snow Patrol's set)

Chris had the crowd in the palm of his hand. EVERYONE stood up for the entire show, there was tons of cheering and singing. My boyfriend, who isn't really a fan of their recorded music had tons of fun and said that the show was so much more lively than he expected from a Coldplay show. And oh boy was it ever lively!! I'm just so impressed and SO glad I get to see them again tomorrow!!


For whoever said Chris had scary clown hair - I thought he looked delicious. LOL. Sadly, you wont see any pics from me, since as it turns out, my camera is a total peice of crap or I accidentally messed up the settings on it. Even when the lights were up I couldnt get an in focus picture of myself.

There were a few references to the filming, saying of all the places where they could film a concert, they decided to pick Canada again ... so who knows what it'll be for, but it seemed the way he was talking it would be released.

I'm not sure where they were handing out the free CD's but me and my bf didn't get one... how were those handed out? we saw people holding them, but never saw anyone giving any out! Oh well, hopefully I can get one tomorrow!

[Krystyna]

:D

Hope he's serious this time!!!

:dance: Sounds amazing :D Glad you had fun! And yay to another show tomorrow!




I presume there wasn't any change in the setlist???

No, I don't think there were any setlist changes. I didn't write the songs down, but I did look over the setlist before I went and I pretty well knew which songs I'd hear, and those are the ones I heard. No new songs thrown in.

[busybeeburns]

I don't think they would dare put the DVD filming in jeopardy by changing the setlist for the first time in ages!

[but a dream]

No, I don't think there were any setlist changes. I didn't write the songs down, but I did look over the setlist before I went and I pretty well knew which songs I'd hear, and those are the ones I heard. No new songs thrown in.
Thanks!

[Krystyna]

Oh and I think someone mentioned, but the dancing roadie, is freakin brilliant. He got everyone laughing and cheering and pumped up for the show. During the classical peice that came next, people were dancing ballet-style, gesturing like they were in an orchestra, etc, really letting loose, not worried about looking silly at all.

too often I get the feeling during shows in Vancouver that the crowd is just too self conscious to participate and let loose. Not here at all, and I think some of the credit goes to the fabulous break dancing skills of that sexy roadie.

[Malcolm-Edge]

Just got back. They did film, but they used some new type of filming. There were no cranes tonight they had remote cameras in the light racks and also remote ones at the side. I did see full cameras on the floor too.

Vancouver makes perfect sense. Most bands film both Vancouver and Chicago, and release one. U2 chose Chicago. GM Place is a big small venue. Near perfect sound with Coldplays high tech equipment. They won't film Wembley for a release, simply cause of Jay-Z.

I had amazing seats! Row 1 section 324, Side Stage amazing view. It was the most energy I've ever felt GM Place have. Louder then the Police Reunion, louder then U2. Snow Patrol kicked ass, best opener ever. Most of the audience came to watch them and everyone was standing!

Exact same setlist. I loved it though, I thought I would be disappointed, but I wasnt. Chris had fun with the crowd tonight. Told the crowd right at the end of Violet Hill "What if I told you we are filming the next two nights" then rocked into Clocks.

He mentioned it again before the Hardest Part "of the 90 countries we could have filmed in, we chose Canada."

I did not see signs posted outside of the venue informing of filming. I will look tomorrow. I;ll post a detailed review of both shows Monday though. Quite easily the best concert Ive ever been to in my life!

[busybeeburns]

thanks malcolm! :D

[kaybeee]

Just got back. They did film, but they used some new type of filming. There were no cranes tonight they had remote cameras in the light racks and also remote ones at the side. I did see full cameras on the floor too.

Vancouver makes perfect sense. Most bands film both Vancouver and Chicago, and release one. U2 chose Chicago. GM Place is a big small venue. Near perfect sound with Coldplays high tech equipment. They won't film Wembley for a release, simply cause of Jay-Z.

I had amazing seats! Row 1 section 324, Side Stage amazing view. It was the most energy I've ever felt GM Place have. Louder then the Police Reunion, louder then U2. Snow Patrol kicked ass, best opener ever. Most of the audience came to watch them and everyone was standing!

Exact same setlist. I loved it though, I thought I would be disappointed, but I wasnt. Chris had fun with the crowd tonight. Told the crowd right at the end of Violet Hill "What if I told you we are filming the next two nights" then rocked into Clocks.

He mentioned it again before the Hardest Part "of the 90 countries we could have filmed in, we chose Canada."

I did not see signs posted outside of the venue informing of filming. I will look tomorrow. I;ll post a detailed review of both shows Monday though. Quite easily the best concert Ive ever been to in my life!

Hey glad you had fun. any problems bringing cameras into gm place?

[Krystyna]

Quite easily the best concert Ive ever been to in my life!

Same!!

I wasn't expecting to be this blown away. I have seen some AMAZING acts, but just the fact that they managed to get that kind of energy from everyone...was just wow. not a dull moment, eh?

[Malcolm-Edge]

No problems getting Point and shoots into the show. Do not bring an outside beverage though.

They did amazing work in the sense of getting people into it. They have really come into their own live. I have never seen anyone able to do it that well past Bono. Tomorrow is going to be amazing.

[but a dream]

Oh and I think someone mentioned, but the dancing roadie, is freakin brilliant. He got everyone laughing and cheering and pumped up for the show. During the classical peice that came next, people were dancing ballet-style, gesturing like they were in an orchestra, etc, really letting loose, not worried about looking silly at all.

too often I get the feeling during shows in Vancouver that the crowd is just too self conscious to participate and let loose. Not here at all, and I think some of the credit goes to the fabulous break dancing skills of that sexy roadie.
Wayne :D He's amazing!
Just got back. They did film, but they used some new type of filming. There were no cranes tonight they had remote cameras in the light racks and also remote ones at the side. I did see full cameras on the floor too.

Vancouver makes perfect sense. Most bands film both Vancouver and Chicago, and release one. U2 chose Chicago. GM Place is a big small venue. Near perfect sound with Coldplays high tech equipment. They won't film Wembley for a release, simply cause of Jay-Z.

I had amazing seats! Row 1 section 324, Side Stage amazing view. It was the most energy I've ever felt GM Place have. Louder then the Police Reunion, louder then U2. Snow Patrol kicked ass, best opener ever. Most of the audience came to watch them and everyone was standing!

Exact same setlist. I loved it though, I thought I would be disappointed, but I wasnt. Chris had fun with the crowd tonight. Told the crowd right at the end of Violet Hill "What if I told you we are filming the next two nights" then rocked into Clocks.

He mentioned it again before the Hardest Part "of the 90 countries we could have filmed in, we chose Canada."

I did not see signs posted outside of the venue informing of filming. I will look tomorrow. I;ll post a detailed review of both shows Monday though. Quite easily the best concert Ive ever been to in my life!
:dance: Glad you had fun. I was following your tweets throughout the show!

[Malcolm-Edge]

Follow tomorrow too! If the girlfriend lets me. Im off to bed you all. Cheers.

By the way filming Vancouver is logical, it is the last of the Arena dates, and this tour has been the arena with this set. Canada is the best crowds in the world. Lets hope this is actually done and not a How We See The World thing again!

[but a dream]

Have a good night! Though I can imagine you'll be on a Coldplay high for a little while longer!

[Krystyna]

I heard people doing viva's ooooooOOooOoh's even on the skytrain... now I'm hearing phantom crowd OooOoooOh's... not sure when I'll be able to get to sleep lol.

[busybeeburns]

Lets hope this is actually done and not a How We See The World thing again!
here here! :D

[burrows]

Looking forward to the concert.

Anybody have the setlist for Snow Patrol? Did they play Signal Fire (song from Spiderman 3 soundtrack)?

[strawberryswinger]

Vancouver makes perfect sense. Most bands film both Vancouver and Chicago, and release one. U2 chose Chicago. GM Place is a big small venue. Near perfect sound with Coldplays high tech equipment. They won't film Wembley for a release, simply cause of Jay-Z.


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[busybeeburns]

http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/coldplay+intimate+with+vancouver+concert+crowd/1717733/1717746.bin?size=620x400

Chris Martin of Coldplay announced Saturday night that of all the cities on their tour, the band have chosen to film the Vancouver concerts.

Halfway through the first show in a two-night stint at GM Place, Martin thanked the crowd for braving the traffic and 'missing Desperate Housewives', complimenting Vancouver audiences as the best in the world.

The love was evidently mutual, as the sold-out crowd of 30,000 remained on its feet throughout the show, echoing back to the band an energy high and so warm, the arena took on the intimate feel of a concert hall.

The love-in reached a crescendo when Martin and the band wove their way across the stadium floor to the back, slapping hands along the way and disappearing into a doorway, only to emerge moments later in the midst of the furthest reaches of the audience for a harmonica-laced, strummed rendition of Green Eyes.

Full review to follow.

http://www.vancouversun.com

[Texasluvsjonny]

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[Texasluvsjonny]

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[busybeeburns]

Let me say upfront that I’ve never been a huge Coldplay fan, though individual songs have wowed me—”Talk”, for instance, never fails to slay. Other songs have struck me as too vanilla, melodramatic, sappy—none of those are exactly the right word, but some combination of the three. But the show at GM Place was great.

Unfortunately, I’d made the mistake of reading a review (of the Edmonton concert) beforehand, and so things that should have been surprises weren’t. It was like seeing The Crying Game and already knowing Darth is Luke’s father. So if you intend on seeing Coldplay on its current tour (Europe, then back in North America), skip this review, or skip to the last paragraphs about Howling Bells and Snow Patrol.

Anyway, back to the main attraction. What made the Coldplay show enjoyable and awesome and all that is the connection the band, and especially singer Chris Martin, has with the fans. The audience was definitely part of it—arena singalongs and Coldplay arena singalongs are two different things. This was an audience that seemed in ecstasy from the moment the band took the stage. (And swooned even more when Martin buttered ‘em up by noting his band could have filmed a concert DVD in 19 countries but chose Canada, specifically Vancouver.)

Each song got its own special treatment, and no trick was unturned in Martin’s egging on the crowd. The cellphone (”Mobiles as well call them in the UK,” said Martin), the foray into the other side of the arena, the butterfly confetti, the yellow balloons, it all added up to one hell of a show. U2 and Peter Gabriel are the other two arena shows that compare; maybe Springsteen as well, though he’s a lot less gimmicky. Don’t get me wrong, though. I loved the gimmicks. I loved Martin’s lack of guile, Will Champion’s pounding beat, and Jonny Buckland’s sinewy riffs, too. There were songs I liked more, songs I never knew I liked as much as I did, and sure, a few (mostly the piano ballads) I could do without. It was still a terrific show. Snow Patrol is more problematic. I like the scruffy Scots when they rock, as on “Eyes Open”; but “Chasing Cars” has always struck me as a maudlin bore (hence it’s inclusion on Grey’s Anatomy). Can’t fault the band for trying, though, and singer Gary Lightbody gave it his all.

Howling Bells had the advantage of being fresh and the disadvantage of being unkown to the crowd and stuck in the soundtrack-to-finding-the-seat position on the bill. But the London-by-way-of Sydney quartet won over at least a few fans with its dark-edged, big-chorused rock; after the set, one of the ushers could be heard telling people as he directed them to their seats, “too bad you missed the opening band, they were really good. You know, Coldplay was once an opening band, too.”

http://www.guttersnipenews.com

[vancoldplayfan]

does anyone know where we could buy the DVD recording of this concert??

[Texasluvsjonny]

does anyone know where we could buy the DVD recording of this concert??you should go down to WalMart right now before they sell out :dozey:

[but a dream]

You crack me up everytime Angie :laugh3:



@vancoldplayfan It's not released yet. They are still filming it!

[busybeeburns]

by nolitawanders @ Flickr

Viva Coldplay

[Test Specimen]

I'm not sure where they were handing out the free CD's but me and my bf didn't get one... how were those handed out? we saw people holding them, but never saw anyone giving any out! Oh well, hopefully I can get one tomorrow!

Did anyone else have trouble getting LRLRL?

[Mimixxx]

First post updated.

[busybeeburns]

http://www.straight.com/files/imagecache/wideimage/images/wide/HOME_Coldplay_090621.jpg

At GM Place on Saturday, June 20

Nice guys don’t always finish last, but they generally make for terrible rockstars. Chris Martin and his bandmates—guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion—seem like guys mothers would love to see their daughters bring home: clean-cut, well-mannered, and wealthy as hell. But being marriage material doesn’t lend itself to being a captivating performer, a theory proven every time Coldplay has played in Vancouver up until now, from its shaky North American debut at the Commodore in 2001 to some less-than-transcendent shows at the Orpheum and GM Place thereafter.

When the English rockers closed out the Pemberton Festival last year, they seemed changed men—sharper, bolder, and gripping the attention of listeners hundreds of yards away. Maybe it was their French Revolution wardrobe, maybe it was the endorsement of hip rappers like Kanye West and Jay-Z, or maybe it was the strength of their Brian Eno-assisted fourth album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. Whatever the reason, Coldplay finally seemed comfortable in its role as the decade’s biggest band.

That sense grew stronger last Saturday (June 20) at GM Place, when the Londoners kicked off their two-night run in Vancouver, the 88th city they’ve played on a tour that’s lasted over a year. Coldplay’s growing mastery of the live arena should be no surprise; the band’s strung together more hits this decade than any rock outfit on earth, songs that sound best when they’re echoing out across the vast expanse of a cellphone-lit stadium.

It’s often said that Coldplay is a kind of Radiohead-lite, but Martin and his mates are far too cheery for that comparison to hold up. Last Saturday, on songs like “Clocks” and “Lovers in Japan”, the band placed frictionless melodies over a four-on-the-floor kick to reproduce the euphoric highs of progressive-house music. The Englishmen explicitly acknowledged that debt about halfway through the show, setting up on a small light-filled stage at the end of a catwalk and cranking out machine-driven versions of “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face” and the Kraftwerk-sampling “Talk”.

Later on, they migrated to the back of the arena to play three acoustic songs on a tiny platform halfway up the lower bowl, including a cover of Neil Diamond’s “I’m a Believer”, a karaoke moment that could have been awkward, but wasn’t. Martin’s a master of those dorky-but-likeable gestures, his favourite dance move an arched-back flail that finds him literally bending over backwards to keep people entertained.

All that rhythm-challenged writhing and carrying on wouldn’t work if it weren’t for his indelible melodies, like the ones that powered early hits such as “Yellow” and “Fix You” over the concert’s first half, and those in “Viva La Vida”, which—plagiarism lawsuits notwithstanding—suggest there’s plenty more to come. Those thirsting for the kind of bigger-than-life spectacle that AC/DC and U2 will surely deliver here later this year would have been disappointed with Coldplay’s relatively straightforward show. Backed by a basic projection screen and a few giant lightbulb-shaped chandeliers, Martin and his friends had little more to offer than their songs and their smiles. But what songs, and what smiles. Even your mother thinks so.

http://www.straight.com

[shawnster]

A review of the GM Place show June 20: http://bit.ly/meqDK

[Krystyna]

Review #2 on the main site says they played Yes... they did not.

[Malcolm-Edge]

\They wont film Wembley because Jay-Z will come to preform Lost+.

That review was bollocks I just read it. He knows LiT II but not LiT....

Snow Partol

Rocket
Chocolate
Hands Open
Crack The Shutters
Eyes Open
Run
Chasing Cars
Open Your Eyes
All That I Have

I think Im wrong on the order though.

[busybeeburns]

The Buzz

British superstars Coldplay returned to Vancouver June 20 for the first time since 2006, having skipped the city last summer in favour of the Pemberton Festival. Saturday’s show was the first of two consecutive Vancouver gigs in support of the band’s 2008 album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.

The Crowd

Everyone! Kids, teens, twentysomethings, middle-aged couples, seniors – Coldplay’s pleasant pop-rock truly has a wide-reaching appeal, and the sold-out crowd of 30,000 loved every minute of it. Singer Chris Martin did his best to create intimacy by frequently talking to the appreciative audience, who were delighted to hear that the band had chosen to film their two Vancouver shows.

The Openers

After Australian indie rockers Howling Bells played a short set, Glasgow-based Snow Patrol – who fill stadiums in their own right in the U.K. – took to the stage. Singer Gary Lightbody and company largely stuck to the soaring anthems that brought them to fame, a popular move judging by the screams which greeted “Chasing Cars”. But by eschewing their earlier, quirkier material, the band likely disappointed any long-time fans in the crowd. Still, Snow Patrol is a solid live act that can out-Coldplay Coldplay at times, and were a good warm-up for the latter’s reach-for-the-rafters grandeur.

Biggest Flop

After opening with a lukewarm rendition of Viva La Vida lead single “Violet Hill,” Coldplay followed with a three-pack of their past megahits. “Clocks” – as close to a classic Coldplay anthem as there is – was reliably rousing, but Martin veered into self-parody-territory with his overblown prancing and gesturing. Martin hit his low point of the night with phoned-in performances of “Yellow” and “In My Place.” There’s nothing worse than schmaltzy ballads sung with a complete lack of sincerity accompanied by hammy antics.

Rebound

The band finally hit their stride when they got into the meat of the Viva tracklist. Ditching the clowning for a moody “Cemeteries of London”, Martin proved he’s actually quite an engaging performer when he isn’t trying so hard to look like a big rock star. With “42”, Coldplay showed they can rock harder than you’d think, and continued to showcase the impressive guitar-playing of Johnny Buckland, who was great throughout the night. The band are clearly enamoured with their latest album, and their performances of Viva tracks were consistently better than those of their older songs.

Surprise (Part 1)

The foursome crammed onto a small side stage for a medley of reworked versions of “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” and “Talk”. While both were good, the funky, nearly Franz Ferdinand-esque take on “God Put A Smile” was a standout.

Living Up To Expectations

Coldplay take a lot of heat for their success, with many believing their sound is too bland and sleepy to warrant big-stadium treatment. For at least one song, the band erased such doubts. Martin and co. had the crowd on its feet for a fist-pumping performance of the title track from Viva La Vida, a song with a lofty theme that for once didn’t overshadow the sound of the band playing it.

Surprise (Part 2)

To cap off their main set, the band went into the crowd to play an acoustic version of sweet love ditty “Green Eyes”, and followed it with a song sung by drummer Will Champion and a fun cover of The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer”.

Encore

There were two, the best moment of which was an emotional performance of “Politik” off 2002’s A Rush of Blood To The Head.

All in All

For a band known for sensitive introspection and simple love songs, Coldplay’s place among the world’s biggest arena acts is a strange one. While they still lack the consistent punch to be counted among the great bands they ambitiously aim for, Coldplay are definite crowd-pleasers, and the band showed Saturday their new material is taking them a step closer to earning their world-beating stature.

http://vancouver.24hrs.ca

[Malcolm-Edge]

So I have time, my full Review of last night.

Woke up in the morning, felt like any other day, it hadn't sunk in that I was seeing my two favourite bands that night. Went out to dinner before the show, saw the massive Coldplay crowd slowly working their way in. Got in the doors about 6:45, no line for the T-Shirts, I loved it. Got a Viva La Vida replacement, as I have misplaced my Pemberton one. As well a nice Snow Patrol one.

Got to my seats, great view, Up top row one side stage. Howling Bells were good, but I will probably skip on them tonight, nothing special. Lights go down for the second time, more then 2/3 of the audience was seated for Snow Patrol, best Ive ever seen for an opener! They kicked ass! They played more heavy then their albums. Loud Guitars and amazing drum lines. Everything I expected and more, Gary Lightbody was on striking form. They played mostly all their hits. Got the entire crowd standing, they warmed the crowd up amazingly.

After their set back to the weird ambient music. Then Magnificent! Never have I been so excited to hear the new U2 song, then Hova and the dancing Roadie! Then the classical piece. Darkness and Jon Hopkins, the crowd goes wild.

They boys come out sparklers in hand and go into Life in Technicolor and Violet Hill, loved both of them. Thats when we were informed that we were all the stars of a concert DVD. Crowd goes nuts, I thought I heard wrong. Right into a good version of Clocks, crowd wasn't into it clapping wise. They just go through hit after hit, and its amazing.

Yellow sad to say was the worst of the night, they played it was too fast, just didnt feel it. Then they got right back into form. Cemeteries was a huge hit, those who knew it screamed and that was over half. Well worth the wait I say.

They go down to the B-Stage, play GPASUYF/Talk which was freaking awesome. Then he confirms that they are indeed filming both nights. "We could have filmed in 90 different countries, but we chose Canada" They played The Hardest Part (Will was singing of course!). Then Viva! Easily the best crowd song of the night. Every soul was standing by that point. Ohhhhhhhhhh-a-ohhhhhhhh.

C-Stage was way better then I thought. Im a Believer was awesome. But Politik, so easy to tell it is Chris' favourite, him and will were right into it like you wouldn't believe. Lovers was better then I could as for my second favorite Coldplay song. They came back for the Scientist, Chris was just about to thank us then out of nowhere "Fucking hell you guys are up hight" pointing to the upper bowl seats "Those are like the suicide seats. We better not play anything depressing or else some people might jump."

I snuck out half way through LiT II to beat the crowds, knowing I'd see them today. Got my LeftRightLeftRightLeft quite easily.

Way better then when I saw them last year. Best concert of my life. Lets see if tonight can top the experience.

[Krystyna]

I snuck out half way through LiT II to beat the crowds, knowing I'd see them today. Got my LeftRightLeftRightLeft quite easily.


First I'll see you in the 106 section maybe! Sadly Im not going to be seated with anyone I know tonight as Im going alone, but I think I'll rock out plenty anyway and not let anyone inhibit my fun.

Anyway...were they handing the CD's out at the doors? I was seated on the floor last night and the exit I went to there was no one giving anything out. Then immediately I was part of the crowd going towards exit gate 3. I saw several people holding the CD's...but none handing them out. :(

[kaybeee]

THIS IS URGENT


when does the whole concert start?

on my ticket it says 730, but on ticketmaster.ca it says 7

[eatplaylove]

This is from Omaha, but here's Dancing Wayne. It's just from my iPhone, so excuse the quality. He was a delight.
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[heumy]

Ok, so last night was my first Coldplay show, and only my second concert ever. Unfortunately, I over-researched all the tricks that they pulled out during the show, so there were no surprises for me, but it was still amazing. I sang along very loudly to all the songs, was extremely excited. My section was pretty brutal, however; most of the people around me and my friend were not singing along and the people in front of us sat down the whole time. This did not dampen the experience, as I had a fabulous time and will never forget it (especially since I can buy the DVD).

[eatplaylove]

Does anyone know what songs Chris does the yoga inversion off the piano bench at the end of the song? I am trying to find footage of it, can't remember the songs, he did it twice in Omaha. Wondering if he did it in Vancouver...

[BCfan]

On Saturday, I was in section 310 row 10. I was very pleased with the awesome view I had. It was amazing looking down at the floating balloons and confetti and the crowd. My section was near the back, so had a pretty good view when they sang Green Eyes/DeathwillNeverConquer/ImABeliever. Chris mentioned the Canucks.
My hubby and I got there in time to watch SnowPatrol. They were very good. I forgot how loud the music gets at a concert (I must be getting old).
When blue danube came on, I started to clap, and the people around me thought I was nuts, but I had the last laugh when most of the audience started clapping. Our section was standing the entire time. Loved the dancing roadie. The show was amazing and I got a few good photos and vids which I will post later.:)

I had no problem getting a CD - It was pretty calm on the top floor.

[Krystyna]

Does anyone know what songs Chris does the yoga inversion off the piano bench at the end of the song? I am trying to find footage of it, can't remember the songs, he did it twice in Omaha. Wondering if he did it in Vancouver...

is it Clocks maybe? i know he did it last night, I'm not 100% sure of the song either though. Sorry I guess I'm not much help hah.

[Rstarz]

Here are some vids from last night and saturdays show as well

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=riha117&view=videos

[Kaycee]

We've uploaded the FLAC audio for this concert on Dime if anyone wants it. We tried getting the video, but there was tons of security, and we were right in front of the left side stage on the floor, so we got caught right away.

I guess the extra security was due to the DVD filming - we saw Winnipeg and Edmonton also and had no problems filming either one of those concerts!

[busybeeburns]

Thanks! ^ Bootleg at http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60145 :)