[28-June-2011] Coldplay @ 'Where The Action Is' festival, Gothenburg, Sweden

[Samuel_94]

I think they've been great tonight: the crowd and the band

[Tonsu]

The clocks lasers immediately suggest someone's smoking a very very very big 'cigarette' (back left facing the stage).

SECURITY!!!!

[Guppywarlord]

What time is it there...? It's pretty light out

[Rvs_009]

Johnny is on fire tonight. Hear that guitar during Clocks. Amazing :D

[busybeeburns]

We need your reviews folks for the main site soon... fire them up, the longer the better! :D thanks!

[coldplay♪♫♪]

FIX YOU :D

[42JTR]

nobody is singing along to fix you!:(

[Craigie-J]

I thought the gig tonight was fantastic. The setlist gives me goosebumps for Oxegen next week and I can't wait to see the close-out to Parachutes being played like 11 years later with Everything's Not Lost and Life is for Living. The crowd were really really good in parts but the band didn't seem so pumped tonight, I guess anything is a huge comedown from Glaso though. But, the band were still really great and they played an immense set, to an immense crowd, in an immense way. Roll on Dublin!!! :D

[LinneaV]

What time is it there...? It's pretty light out

It's 22.45 now, but it won't get really dark outside because it's summer :)

[coldplay♪♫♪]

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
It was a great show:)

[Coldplero]

ETAIW IS AMAZING!!!! ALL THE LAWN MOVING UP AND DOWN :o!!!

[42JTR]

ETIAW does it again! See them jump!

[42JTR]

Yea they're all jumping wish I was there:D

[jeremyy]

etiaw !! wuuu!! wa-a--a-a-a-a-a-a-aterfalll!!

[Steph589]

Guy, why don't you sing and help will and Jonny? We can't hear them!

[l0wxo2]

Awesome awesome show :)

[iduran20]

Aww...I just logged in on time to see the encore performed. :facepalm:

[dreamorlife]

WOW !
Like Glastonbury without tens of thousands watching you.
Coldplay made everybody jumping, rocking, singing, laughing, chanting...

I love Swedish people !

[MattAlliance]

MX/Hurts Like Heaven
Yellow
In My Place
Major Minus
Lost!
Scientist
Shiver
Violet Hill
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
Everything's Not Lost
Us Against The World
Politik
Viva La Vida
Charlie Brown
Life Is For Living
Encore:
Clocks
Fix You
Every Teardrop is a Waterfall

Great performance!! Thanks guys!!!!

[KKOPPI]

ETIAW, goosebumps man.

[busybeeburns]

what a show!

[juanif94]

ofc the crowd is amazing, it's Swedish! ;)

:P

You should check south-american crowds! :D

but I have to admit Swedish crowds are great! :)

[bubbleymonki]

lol it work again for me :P

[Juanma]

Just woow !
After watching Glastonbury didnt expect such a show today!
Awesome crowd,the band full of energy.

Coldplay :clap:

And it was most of the show during the daylight

[Jayzo]

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[CharlyBrown]

Great show

[busybeeburns]

chris thankyou! :thumbsup: :D

[Juanma]

There was a See You Soon flag too

[juanif94]

^great pics! :)

[Coldplero]

Coldplay was Super-"A" tonight at "Where The Action Is" festival, and here's my review!
I watched the concert in my house live from a good stream and the setlist was as great as Glastonbury's! They performed in the daylight so you could see all the large and passionate audience joining the band while playing, as jumping, dancing, clapping or shouting the lyrics to the band! They really improved the version of "Everything's Not Lost", mainly the piano riff and the guitar (...it seems that the boys have been rehearsing it!). I also noticed an outerspace new sound and melody for "Charlie Brown", a more rockin' guitar sound for "Fix You" and "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face"! Also, during Viva La Vida Jonny was really ON FIRE with a loud guitar sound, really cool!
Then, during "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" the things turned out much better because it got a bit dark, so the lasers and lightshow was pretty amazing. I guess that encouraged the crowd to jump together, it was impressive! I'd like to add the fact that the band seemed very confident on stage, Chris on the piano in special... he's a real pianist! Sincerely another live show not to miss!
I'm sorry for my english! I'm trying to learn it lol
Salutes from Argentina :D

[Major_Love]

What was wrong with Fix you and the crowd?

[Tonsu]

A fantastic gig musically, and an absolutely unbelievable crowd, but I felt the band didn't play to it they could and should have. Little or no room for the crowd participation after Viva, ENL, The Scientist, and so the set also had little room to 'breathe'. Without those breaks, and the band themselves taking it all in, it felt (to me) like a mad rush through the Glastonbury set.

Without those more expansive moments, and What a Wonderful World as well, this set needs an extra song or two. The front-loading of many of the favourites only makes sense to me if the mid-to-late set is given all the loving it deserves, to really wring every last drop of crowd pleasure out of, and it wasn't here.

It was a set designed for Glastonbury, imported wholesale to Sweden for major (but far from maximum) effect.

The Swedish fans deserved more I felt. But I hope each and every one had an incredible night. It was brilliant, and I'd have given almost anything to be there myself, because despite it not being all it had the almost-tangible potential to be, it was still a magnificent occasion, even through a choppy window on a PC screen.

/critics' hat off

Thanks a lot everyone, it's been fun :)

[Denise]

I don't know, it's hard to tell watching from a streaming who kept skipping once in a while but I would have rather been there than in my own hometwon considering the show they got, far far better (I mean Shiver+ENL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>x100000000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cemeteries of London)

[Tonsu]

I don't know, it's hard to tell watching from a streaming who kept skipping once in a while but I would have rather been there than in my own hometwon considering the show they got, far far better (I mean Shiver+ENL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>x100000000>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cemeteries of London)

Absolutely!! :)

<edit> Seen Cemeteries once or twice live, but it left me fairly cold (it's a good song, but...) and I can't believe they'd play it instead of 42, Strawberry Swing, or Lovers in Japan. Especially 42!

[howyousawtheworld]

I think they could easily incorporate Lovers In Japan and Princess of China/an extra X&Y song into the mix (White Shadows?).

[Coldplero]

I think they could easily incorporate Lovers In Japan and Princess of China/an extra X&Y song into the mix (White Shadows?).
Yea, that would be amazing... my ears would appreciate it very much!
I think we should give'em time to rehearse those old songs we all want to hear, you know they're adding new sounds and also trying different ways of playing the old songs + they're in the proccess of making the new album! So if you think of all they're doing, they're doing it great!

[howyousawtheworld]

Yea, that would be amazing... my ears would appreciate it very much!
I think we should give'em time to rehearse those old songs we all want to hear, you know they're adding new sounds and also trying different ways of playing the old songs + they're in the proccess of making the new album! So if you think of all they're doing, they're doing it great!

Oh definitely. Hearing Princess of China again and something like White Shadows would only be a bonus on a fantastic setlist

[Rodan]

Just got back to the hotel.

What an amazing gig. We, the crowd, where amazing! I have no words to describe how loud we sounded.


Anyone that recorded the show?

[juanif94]

Wow! Just watched a video of ETIAW from this gig and I must say that this is the best festival crowd so far!!

[randomnames]

It was broadcasted on television/streamed online right? Hope to see some videos up on Youtube soon then :D

[chommy_16]

i missed it
i dont see any vids on youtube yet :(

[nancyk58]

It was broadcasted on television/streamed online right? Hope to see some videos up on Youtube soon then :D

Yes, it was streamed, and I watched it - awesome gig.

[Rodan]

I really hope someone recorded the show. That would save my day!

[RWLover]

My audio recording of the show is up on coldplaybootlegs.com.

[Coldplero]

Can any1 upload to a diff torrent, like mega or fileshare because Vuze torrent download goes really slow for me... :(

[Lost! in technicolor]

My audio recording of the show is up on coldplaybootlegs.com.

Have you got the .flv file too?

[Jdeuceiswild]

Can any1 upload to a diff torrent, like mega or fileshare because Vuze torrent download goes really slow for me... :(

i second this notion...pleeeease

[ColdplayOlivia]

HELLO! JUST WANTED TO SAY, That yesterday was AMAZING , so totaly freakying amazing, I can't talk enymore cause i screamed so much.:D And it was very nice to meet some pepole fromColdplaying :D

[thinner]

HELLO! JUST WANTED TO SAY, That yesterday was AMAZING , so totaly freakying amazing, I can't talk enymore cause i screamed so much.:D And it was very nice to meet some pepole fromColdplaying :D


i second that! but i must say that i was rather, well i wouldnt call it dissapointed, but.. i dunno, it wasn't as good as i expected. it was GREAT ofc, but.. yeah you know what i mean :D

anyway, might be that anna has been hyping coldplay gigs for the last years so my expactations was too high :stunned:.

i think the setlist was amazing, would have prefered 42 or strawberry swing though. and uhm yeah speed of sound but guess thats not happening.

well the entire day was amazing, thanks to anna, frida, fridas-friend-whoms-name-i-cant-remember, olivia and olivias-friend-whoms-name-i-cant-remember :rolleyes:

summary of the day: amazing crowd, amazing band, amazing setlist. (though i missed that little "extra")

[SueDeNimes]

i second that! but i must say that i was rather, well i wouldnt call it dissapointed, but.. i dunno, it wasn't as good as i expected. it was GREAT ofc, but.. yeah you know what i mean :D

[...] (though i missed that little "extra")I know what you mean. :hug:
Was the same for me with Pinkpop. Great gig but something-I-can't-put-into-words was missing. :lol:

[LINNEAH]

i'm guessing the 'problem' was that not everyone was there ONLY for Coldplay, but for other bands though it was a festival. Where I stood (at the fence to the left) many people didn't even know the oldest and the newest songs, kinda sad to see them wrinkle their eyebrows when they started playing the sooo beautiful song everyhing's not lost or the newest ones like charlie brown. Not the same feeling as at their 'private' concerts, so the 'problem' might be LAZY and QUIET audience - at least where i stood (ofc except from someones) :)

although - a lot of tears and love and happiness and chris really seems to be better looking now than ever before :wink3:

[ColdplayOlivia]

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HAHAHAHA THAT'S MEE WITH THE BANNER , HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH! XD

[Juanma]

^ :lol:

[thinner]

I know anna will post à reviwe later so i wont say much more about the show but i saw that you discusses two things that i can answer.


1, 25 000 ppl was at the show
2, from where i was standing it seemed to be a great audience at least when they played all songs exept the songs for the upcomming album. A friend of me was standing at the back of the crowd and she agrees.

edit: sorry for all grammar error. writing from iphone with swedish dictionary, that together with auto correct = not great

[Derbage]

edit: sorry for all grammar error. writing from iphone with swedish dictionary, that together with auto correct = not great

Turn off auto-correct :D worst invention ever for the iPhone in my opinion :x.

[Rodan]

I don't know if this have been posted here. If not...

http://rockfoto.nu/artists/coldplay/20110628/14714

[nedllob]

I read a few pages back that some people thought the crowd wasn't any good, I think the stream most people followed didn't do the crowd justice. For me it was one of the best audiences I've been in :) We had some great peaks, especially in the beginning with Yellow & In My Place. You could really tell it by Chris's reaction.
This gig also changed my view on ETIAW. I thought it worked great in the end with the lasers and everyone around you going nuts. Too "poppy" or not, it makes you happy!
I filmed a couple of songs, I hope they're alright. Here's two of them:

YouTube - &#x202a;Coldplay - The Scientist [Live @ Where The Action Is, Gothenburg 28/06/2011]&#x202c;&rlm;

YouTube - &#x202a;Coldplay - Viva La Vida [Live @ Where The Action Is, Gothenburg 28/06/2011]&#x202c;&rlm;

[fru.overvad]

I don't know if this have been posted here. If not...

http://rockfoto.nu/artists/coldplay/20110628/14714


Nice pics - VERY NICE pics indeed! Thank you! :rolleyes:
Can you also post a link, so I can watch the show?? Correction: I mean; watch the show AGAIN, because I was there - and it was EPIC, I had the best time, and the band and the crowd were unforgettable!! :thumbsup:

So...anyone - who recorded the show?? Didn´t they show it on some swedish tv-channel??
I neeeeed to watch this again, pleeeeaaase! :dazzled:

[thinner]

I don't know if this have been posted here. If not...

http://rockfoto.nu/artists/coldplay/20110628/14714

Frida, myself and anna at that first b&w photo of the crowd :D

[thinner]

Nice pics - VERY NICE pics indeed! Thank you! :rolleyes:
Can you also post a link, so I can watch the show?? Correction: I mean; watch the show AGAIN, because I was there - and it was EPIC, I had the best time, and the band and the crowd were unforgettable!! :thumbsup:

So...anyone - who recorded the show?? Didn´t they show it on some swedish tv-channel??
I neeeeed to watch this again, pleeeeaaase! :dazzled:




It wasnt on tv and Aftonbladet doesnt have the right to show it more than when it was live so i reaaaaaally hope anyone recorded both audio and video...

[BigCat]

This concert was.. incredible! Thanks girls for meeting! :)
Here are some of my videos ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6V9zpjuQKg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smIIHYWNj_U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JHSaZl4fhk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KFrxtHUkl4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFaUM4pkeHY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0l3ry5u_EY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Up0Tdgy3k

[RWLover]

Major Minus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X0FeIe66ho

[Dan Medina]

Hey swedish people... where are the HQ videos? =P I want to see the so-called-amazing crowd! :)

[gise_honey]

This concert was.. incredible! Thanks girls for meeting! :)
Here are some of my videos ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6V9zpjuQKg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smIIHYWNj_U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JHSaZl4fhk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KFrxtHUkl4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFaUM4pkeHY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0l3ry5u_EY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Up0Tdgy3k

Great great vids

thanks for sharing:)

[vivalafrida]

Frida, myself and anna at that first b&w photo of the crowd :D

That's actually a GREAT picture of us! :D

[DomesticScenes]

Hi!

I put up some new videos from Where The Action Is concert.

Charlie Brown (http://youtu.be/sU2jzsPGzV0)
Us Against The World (http://youtu.be/iAu72JnhVPQ)
Hurts Like Heaven / Yellow (http://youtu.be/Qf_VfGqmbMw)
Major Minus (http://youtu.be/0Mz2kS884PY)
Viva la Vida (http://youtu.be/xFe5l7NkDLM)
Shiver (http://youtu.be/HRfrFqC41EY)
Clocks (http://youtu.be/pxNq-fWsu-g)

Enjoy!!!

[thinner]

Hi!

I put up some new videos from Where The Action Is concert.

Charlie Brown (http://youtu.be/sU2jzsPGzV0)
Us Against The World (http://youtu.be/iAu72JnhVPQ)
Hurts Like Heaven / Yellow (http://youtu.be/Qf_VfGqmbMw)
Major Minus (http://youtu.be/0Mz2kS884PY)
Viva la Vida (http://youtu.be/xFe5l7NkDLM)
Shiver (http://youtu.be/HRfrFqC41EY)
Clocks (http://youtu.be/pxNq-fWsu-g)

Enjoy!!!

wow, the viva vid was intense :shocked2: how far away where you standing btw?

[thinner]

sorry for spamming but does anyone have an audio + video file from WTAI 28/6.
it would make my life complete :D :P :smug:

[S.@.m.]

sorry for spamming but does anyone have an audio + video file from WTAI 28/6.
it would make my life complete :D :P :smug:

what is WTAI ??? :)
the audio files of the CP gig are here.. (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4848186&postcount=1)
by the way: you really are not a spammer! :wink:
+spamming is not a bad thing on here :p

[ColdplayOlivia]

wtai = where the action is :D

[S.@.m.]

thank you^^ :lol: :facepalm:

[thinner]

what is WTAI ??? :)
the audio files of the CP gig are here.. (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4848186&postcount=1)

WTAI = Where The Action Is ;)

i know but as far as i can see thats just audio. which is awesome but i do want the video file too :) tnx anyway!

[Rodan]

Seen this?

YouTube - &#x202a;Coldplay - Back to the Future intro + MX + Hurts Like Heaven + Yellow - Live @ &quot;Where The Action Is&quot;&#x202c;&rlm;

[ColdplayOlivia]

^ wonderful <3

[Snookerman]

Just found this thread, was so cool to read your comments. Here are my videos if you're interested, they've got really good video and audio and I've tried to keep them as shake free as possible, but I'm a fan not a cameraman :P

Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFB2FC019F8EF5DC0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv4eVI8Ybak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f911Si_hFQI

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W80_sZqjtWg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N9KljlbDRI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N2_n9wZg9Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB1Y70-P-9w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyl2SoCNNQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dha-oPjrepE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHOuNr2mEWk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXQ2LkHn-KU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_2wQPW9YUs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9cJ_gi9TOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLSYVP9Gh0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUA3Z1xIKjM

I can only say that this was one of the best nights of my life!

[Snookerman]

What was wrong with Fix you and the crowd?

I don't think the broadcast did the crowd justice, possible not enough mics on the crowd. Check out the video I posted of Fix You and you'll hear it better. Even Chris said it was fantastic! :D

[ColdplayOlivia]

ohh... I WANT TO SEE THEM AGAIN! :cry:

[vivalafrida]

It's been over a week already. Time totally flies by. :stunned:

[Lost! in technicolor]

Just found this thread, was so cool to read your comments. Here are my videos if you're interested, they've got really good video and audio and I've tried to keep them as shake free as possible, but I'm a fan not a cameraman :P

Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFB2FC019F8EF5DC0

I can only say that this was one of the best nights of my life!

NICE:D
What camera did you use?

[Snookerman]

NICE:D
What camera did you use?

The new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V (http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666290110)

[gise_honey]

Just found this thread, was so cool to read your comments. Here are my videos if you're interested, they've got really good video and audio and I've tried to keep them as shake free as possible, but I'm a fan not a cameraman :P

Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFB2FC019F8EF5DC0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv4eVI8Ybak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f911Si_hFQI

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W80_sZqjtWg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N9KljlbDRI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N2_n9wZg9Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB1Y70-P-9w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyl2SoCNNQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dha-oPjrepE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHOuNr2mEWk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXQ2LkHn-KU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_2wQPW9YUs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9cJ_gi9TOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLSYVP9Gh0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUA3Z1xIKjM

I can only say that this was one of the best nights of my life!

your vids are great, you should have been in the front of the stage:)

thanks for sharing

[Snookerman]

your vids are great, you should have been in the front of the stage:)

thanks for sharing

Thanks! Believe me, I tried :P

I do like the feeling of being in the crowd though, that's something you don't get from TV broadcasts.

[nancyk58]

I have just listened to the VIVA LA VIDA video. It really gave me goosebumps and tears in my eyes listening to the crowd singing that song. It was really good. :awesome: :nice:

Here you could really hear the Swedish crowd singing along with Chris - it always sounded as if Chris was just singing along with the crowd. Really :awesome:

[Lost! in technicolor]

The new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V (http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666290110)

Thanks for the reply:D
That's a really nice camera *drool*
BTW how many batteries did you use to record all those video's?

[Snookerman]

Thanks for the reply:D
That's a really nice camera *drool*
BTW how many batteries did you use to record all those video's?

Two batteries (or about one and two thirds) and a 16GB memory that got filled right in the middle of ETIAW :cry:

[Lost! in technicolor]

Two batteries (or about one and two thirds) and a 16GB memory that got filled right in the middle of ETIAW :cry:

Thanks again:)
Guess I'm gonna save up some money for a new camera then;)

[Snookerman]

Thanks again:)
Guess I'm gonna save up some money for a new camera then;)

Do it! I'm really happy I did :D