[18-Sept-2011] Coldplay @ RXP TAKLIBERTY FESTIVAL ## [CANCELLED]

[Tash]

http://coldplay.com/graphics/newsthumbs/rxp.jpg
Coldplay to headline New Jersey's RXP TAKLIBERTY FESTIVAL
20 June 2011 12:55 pm
Band to play new event in September
http://coldplay.com/images/news_line.png

Good afternoon. We're pleased to announce that Coldplay will headline the new RXP TĀKLIBERTY FESTIVAL (http://www.1019rxp.com/takliberty/index.aspx), which has just been announced by New York radio station ROCK 101.9 RXP (http://www.1019rxp.com/). The one-day, two-stage festival will take place on Sunday September 18th at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holdmel, NJ.

Tickets for the general public will go on sale at 10am on Friday, June 24. They will be available at www.livenation.com, charge by phone 800.745.3000, select Ticketmaster locations or the PNC Bank Arts Center box office. A presale for members of the station’s free Rock Republic (http://www.1019rxp.com/Contests/Register.aspx?ContestID=136806) online program will run from Tuesday, June 21 until Thursday, June 23rd.

The festival will also feature performances from Richard Ashcroft, Two Door Cinema Club, The Kooks, Graffiti 6 and The Pains Of Being Pure at Heart.

Anchorman

[86Timewarp]

I wa t to go soo freaking bad...can anyone tell me the average cost of Coldplay tickets? My birthday is coming up so I can ask for them then...

[professa95]

Omfg omfg omfg yessss

[coldplay_is_louve.]

I wa t to go soo freaking bad...can anyone tell me the average cost of Coldplay tickets? My birthday is coming up so I can ask for them then...

Usually $95, but since it's a festival the price could be completely different. :nice:


YAY, I SO GOTTA GO TO THIS! :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:!!!!!!!!!!

[CupitorVeritatis]

Wow I'm sooo jealous of you tri-state area ppl. Pleaseeee let them go to Coachella next year...although I fear they probably won't :/

[SueDeNimes]

Added to Easy thread finder! :)

Here's the link to get a pre-sale link & password again from the announcement, it's on the bottom of the official site, tooPre-sale for The RXP Takliberty Festival to see Coldplay, Richard Ashcroft , Two Door Cinema Club, The Kooks, Graffiti 6, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart starts Tuesday, June 21 through Thursday, June 23rd.
http://www.1019rxp.com/Contests/Register.aspx?ContestID=136806

Who's going? :dance:

[coldplay_is_louve.]

The pre-sale link isn't working. :uhoh: Could it just be because it hasn't started yet?

[SueDeNimes]

But you can log in? Then I suppose it'll only show up when you log in tomorrow...
(Yay, happy for you that you're going!!! :hug:)

[86Timewarp]

Woops doesnt work till tomorrow...watch the server is gonna be packed and they're diffrent...oh god...please dont be over $200

[SueDeNimes]

I dont know what the username is XD I used, my username, the password, the word Presale....nothing o_o and they're diffrent...oh god...please dont be over $200So you've registered on the site before and forgot your username?
If so, you should have a confirmation email from when you registered first. If you haven't deleted it that is.
I don't think anything will happen if you register again with a new name.

[macky]

I hate how they announce a show and only give us 3 days to get the money. Also, I didn't see this one coming at all. I thought they had their schedule locked already.
I just booked a week of fun with my best friend in Atlanta during that week :(

[xmonstermaggie]

Ah! I don't know what to do. I go to school near Baltimore, but I live (my home) about an hour from where this festival will be held. I told myself I'd do whatever to see Coldplay if they happened to come anywhere near me this year, but did NOT think they actually would. So surprising. Anyways, now I don't know what to do because I don't know how I'd get back to school for classes on Monday. Also, why won't they tell us the price? :[ DAMN YOU COLDPLAY. I need more notice than this.

[86Timewarp]

Ah! I don't know what to do. I go to school near Baltimore, but I live (my home) about an hour from where this festival will be held. I told myself I'd do whatever to see Coldplay if they happened to come anywhere near me this year, but did NOT think they actually would. So surprising. Anyways, now I don't know what to do because I don't know how I'd get back to school for classes on Monday. Also, why won't they tell us the price? :[ DAMN YOU COLDPLAY. I need more notice than this.

You are not alone my friend...the presale starts tomorrow so we'll just have to wait and see

[In a telescope lens]

Ahhhh this is the day before my first day of college classes. FUCK IT I HAVE TO GO SOMEHOW


YAYAYAYAYAYYYYYYYY THANK YOU COLDPLAY :dance::dance::dance:

I did NOT think they'd be coming to new jersey so fucking soon :dead:

[86Timewarp]

Ahhhh this is the day before my first day of college classes. FUCK IT I HAVE TO GO SOMEHOW


YAYAYAYAYAYYYYYYYY THANK YOU COLDPLAY :dance::dance::dance:

I did NOT think they'd be coming to new jersey so fucking soon :dead:

Well...you can go for the Coldplay portion and go home then lmao...I'm thinking about doing the same since I have school

[In a telescope lens]

Well, they'll probably go on last since they're headlining so that doesn't really matter :P

I wanna see the other bands though :wacky: especially if I'm paying for it :P

[86Timewarp]

Well, they'll probably go on last since they're headlining so that doesn't really matter :P

I wanna see the other bands though :wacky: especially if I'm paying for it :P

Very true, I'm really mad it's on a Sunday though -_- Why not Saturday? And usually how long are these festivals?

[coldplay_is_louve.]

But you can log in? Then I suppose it'll only show up when you log in tomorrow...
(Yay, happy for you that you're going!!! :hug:)

I don't know what the log in thing is when you click on the link. :\.


Thank you!!! :kiss: I'm pretty sure I'm going, have to talk it over with my boss to make sure I won't be in London. :D!

[In a telescope lens]

pre sale link:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/020046D1E8A89BC1

password: 1019RXP (not case sensitive)

:nice: :D

[86Timewarp]

pre sale link:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/020046D1E8A89BC1

password: 1019RXP (not case sensitive)

:nice: :D

ALL NO LONGER EXISTS!!

[In a telescope lens]

And ok I just tried to view the presale ticket page and it told me I had to log into something weird and wouldn't let me on the site :confused:

[coldplay_is_louve.]

Is this coming up for you?

http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt220/christina4242/Screenshot2011-06-20at121109PM.png

[In a telescope lens]

No :confused: I'll take a screenshot of what I see, I love your wallpaper by the way :wacky:

[coldplay_is_louve.]

Thank ye'! :blush::D

[In a telescope lens]

This keeps popping up :confused:

http://i52.tinypic.com/2yoshl1.jpg

[coldplay_is_louve.]

Riight, that's when you click on the direct link from RXP.

I tried just copying and pasting the Ticketmaster link and that's what I got in my screenshot.

I don't know what the long in is for that. :thinking: Why the hell does this have to be so goddamn confusing?

[In a telescope lens]

Ohhh I see, ok now I'm getting what you have.

Ugh this is so frustrating :bomb:


This better work tomorrow or I'll kill someone.

Also, does the presale have a time, like 10 am or anything? Or is it just midnight? It doesn't say on the site

[coldplay_is_louve.]

I have absolutely no idea. :thinking: It's probably just midnight since there's no time. :shrug:

[In a telescope lens]

Midnight would be nice, seeing as how I won't be able to fall asleep anyway :bomb:

[SueDeNimes]

Sorry for maybe asking a stupid question, but you're all registered on the "RXP Rock Republi (http://www.1019rxp.com/Login.aspx?gateway_referer=http://therockrepublic.1019rxp.com/asp2/register.aspx?mode=subs)c" already, right?
If registration worked then I think the pre-sale link will only work from tomorrow onwards.

Good luck everyone! :nice:

[In a telescope lens]

Yeah I am :)

[coldplay_is_louve.]

You're probably right. If not, we're gonna have some problems.



Gah, I'm stressing out already. :dead: I want some amazing seats for once in my life!!!


EDIT: I'm registered, too.

[In a telescope lens]

Ughhh I'm so stressed and nervous already GAHHH

[86Timewarp]

Please be under $200, PLEASE be under $200... :inquisitive:

[In a telescope lens]

I think it'll have to be under $200. Lollapalooza is $215 I believe and that's a 3 day festivals with many stages. This is one day with 2 stages, it can't be that bad.

[xmonstermaggie]

Oh god...$200. I can't. But I'll have to for Coldplay.

Also, this may be a REALLY dumb question, but I don't understand the whole presale thing. I thought festivals were kind of general admission or first come-first serve? Are we thinking that it will be otherwise?

[In a telescope lens]

There's no GA, except for the lawn. :(

I think Christina said it was at a venue kinda like The Susquehanna Center in Camden.

It's not like regular festivals :\

[86Timewarp]

I remember in one of the live feed pictures for South America there was a ticket that costs $400 o_o

http://www.coldplay.com/livetransmissions_photo.php?id=1467

[xmonstermaggie]

There's no GA, except for the lawn. :(

I think Christina said it was at a venue kinda like The Susquehanna Center in Camden.

It's not like regular festivals :\

OH wow! Okay, thanks so much for this.

[Megalomania]

FUCK YES I AM GOING TO THIS

hopefully :anxious:

[Megalomania]

wait how good of a chance of getting tickets do you think i'll have if i don't register for the presale? my dad's in texas right now on business and i don't think my mom feels comfortable ordering online. . . :bigcry:

but she sure seems like she'd want to go! :awesome:

[86Timewarp]

wait how good of a chance of getting tickets do you think i'll have if i don't register for the presale? my dad's in texas right now on business and i don't think my mom feels comfortable ordering online. . . :bigcry:

but she sure seems like she'd want to go! :awesome:

if you want i'll look at the prices and get back to you ASAP on them when pre-order happens

[Megalomania]

about how much do you guys think the prices will be? i'm thinking no higher than $125. . . i mean it's a pretty tiny festival actually. . .

i'm more worried about the availability of (good) tickets than the prices. . . i've been saving up for gigs for two years now! :lol: and it's a month before my birthday :wacky:

edit: i'll let you know though, thanks for the offer timewarp. i may be able to do the presale, but i'll have to talk it out with my mom

[86Timewarp]

about how much do you guys think the prices will be? i'm thinking no higher than $125. . . i mean it's a pretty tiny festival actually. . .

i'm more worried about the availability of (good) tickets than the prices. . . i've been saving up for gigs for two years now! :lol: and it's a month before my birthday :wacky:

edit: i'll let you know though, thanks for the offer timewarp. i may be able to do the presale, but i'll have to talk it out with my mom

no problem; cause my birthday is July 3rd and I might as well ask for this as an early birthday present...besides it's ether a concert, a new camera, a new keyboard, or a moped license XD

[Megalomania]

go for the concert! :P

the only other thing is if it conflicts with marching band. . . competitions are sometimes sunday. . .

:bigcry:

oh well. last year i toughed out our championships, then rushed over to newark and saw muse. can't be much worse than that! :lol:

[Megalomania]

For the presale: based off of ticketmaster's listings, it looks like the presale will begin at 10:00 am (it says "RXP VIP etc etc" so I'm assuming those are presale tickets?

Anyways, if you're planning on doing presale I'd stay up until midnight, and if nothing happens get some sleep and be ready for 10

[86Timewarp]

go for the concert! :P

the only other thing is if it conflicts with marching band. . . competitions are sometimes sunday. . .

:bigcry:

oh well. last year i toughed out our championships, then rushed over to newark and saw muse. can't be much worse than that! :lol:

XD are you in NJ? cause the thing was when Coldplay was doing their Viva tour, I wasn't as into them as i was now. I mean I loved their music, I just wasnt ask a fan as i am now...turns out they were having a concert in NJ on my sis's birthday :P

So now I really really want to see them but I might not 'cause of school and or the price :inquisitive:

[Megalomania]

XD are you in NJ? cause the thing was when Coldplay was doing their Viva tour, I wasn't as into them as i was now. I mean I loved their music, I just wasnt ask a fan as i am now...turns out they were having a concert in NJ on my sis's birthday :P

So now I really really want to see them but I might not 'cause of school and or the price :inquisitive:

Yes, north Jersey. :nice:

I'm backwards- during the tail end of the Viva tour I was an extreme fangirl, but to be honest I haven't listened to Coldplay in about 3 months. . .

I'm still more of a Muse fangirl (ever since I saw them live :dazzled:) but I'm totally psyched for this. :D I've waited so long to see them :dazzled:

Aw, if price is an issue maybe ask for it to be a birthday+Christmas gift? (if you celebrate Christmas :P) And on top of that a "I've done well in school so far" gift? And always offer to pay a bit of the price. Parents love when their children are willing to be responsible like that. :P

As for school, are you worried about homework? or being tired the next day and having to skip? As for the second concern, it's not too bad- I saw Muse on a Sunday, got home at 1 in the morning, and was fine for school. :P First concern, I don't really know either but at the moment I'm not going to worry about it. :awesome:

[86Timewarp]

Yes, north Jersey. :nice:

I'm backwards- during the tail end of the Viva tour I was an extreme fangirl, but to be honest I haven't listened to Coldplay in about 3 months. . .

I'm still more of a Muse fangirl (ever since I saw them live :dazzled:) but I'm totally psyched for this. :D I've waited so long to see them :dazzled:

Aw, if price is an issue maybe ask for it to be a birthday+Christmas gift? (if you celebrate Christmas :P) And on top of that a "I've done well in school so far" gift? And always offer to pay a bit of the price. Parents love when their children are willing to be responsible like that. :P

As for school, are you worried about homework? or being tired the next day and having to skip? As for the second concern, it's not too bad- I saw Muse on a Sunday, got home at 1 in the morning, and was fine for school. :P First concern, I don't really know either but at the moment I'm not going to worry about it. :awesome:

I'm good for school, but remember: Me Asian: Me Have Strict Asian Dad and Cool Asian Mom....I mean it's the beginning of school, I have choir in the morning so I can relax then, not bad. Btw Speaking of band, did you go againt Monmouth Regional High School by chance?

[Megalomania]

Asian parents can get pretty strict. :hug:

I don't think so, but I definitely know where Monmouth is. :P

[86Timewarp]

Asian parents can get pretty strict. :hug:

I don't think so, but I definitely know where Monmouth is. :P

haha ok, but I'm really mad...and on my birthday they're having a concert in France XD

[Megalomania]

Aw, well at least you have a possibility of seeing them! :cheesy:

[86Timewarp]

Aw, well at least you have a possibility of seeing them! :cheesy:

well i'm not going to france anytime soon so lets see how tomorrow goes lmao :D

[Megalomania]

True. :wacky:

So, I'm asking my friend whose mom works with a concert event planning company if she would have any spare tickets if she's organizing it. :D This kid is known for giving out tickets to events, so I'm praying his mom is doing some work related to it. :bomb:

[86Timewarp]

True. :wacky:

So, I'm asking my friend whose mom works with a concert event planning company if she would have any spare tickets if she's organizing it. :D This kid is known for giving out tickets to events, so I'm praying his mom is doing some work related to it. :bomb:

Lucky!!! :veryangry2:

[Megalomania]

Well, not so lucky if it turns out she's not doing any sort of work with it! :P

:bomb:

Still waiting on a reply. . . :freak:

[86Timewarp]

Well, not so lucky if it turns out she's not doing any sort of work with it! :P

:bomb:

Still waiting on a reply. . . :freak:

ether way still lucky :inquisitive:

[Megalomania]

Haha. :P

He offered me tickets to Bamboozle but there were all shit bands (only exception Biffy Clyro) playing so I said no. :P

[86Timewarp]

Haha. :P

He offered me tickets to Bamboozle but there were all shit bands (only exception Biffy Clyro) playing so I said no. :P

XD

[Megalomania]

So is it okay of me to think that it won't be one of those "tickets on sale, 5 seconds later, BOOM ALL THE TICKETS ARE GONE" things tomorrow? :uhoh:
It will only have been 1 day since the announcement. . . maybe most people won't have much time to find out about it? :bomb:

Because it looks like now there's no chance of me getting the presale tomorrow :bigcry:

[86Timewarp]

So is it okay of me to think that it won't be one of those "tickets on sale, 5 seconds later, BOOM ALL THE TICKETS ARE GONE" things tomorrow? :uhoh:
It will only have been 1 day since the announcement. . . maybe most people won't have much time to find out about it? :bomb:

Because it looks like now there's no chance of me getting the presale tomorrow :bigcry:

Well the PNC Center can hold a decent amount of people and i wake up pretty early so I'll watch then for you

[Megalomania]

True. . .I just don't want to be stuck in the lawn behind the main area. :bigcry:

Good news and bad news.

Good news- I can definitely go, and my mom will definitely take me!

Bad news- my mom doesn't feel comfortable ordering tickets online, so I have to wait until Thursday night when my dad gets back to order tickets. :freak:

[86Timewarp]

True. . .I just don't want to be stuck in the lawn behind the main area. :bigcry:

Good news and bad news.

Good news- I can definitely go, and my mom will definitely take me!

Bad news- my mom doesn't feel comfortable ordering tickets online, so I have to wait until Thursday night when my dad gets back to order tickets. :freak:

haha I could get them for you cause the internet is my forte, but I have to use my dad's credit card and he'll be like wtf you guying 2 tickets XD

[busybeeburns]

http://media.nj.com/entertainment_impact_music/photo/9719161-large.jpg

It's got a cumbersome name, but the lineup is pretty slick. NYC radio station WXRP's TaKLIBERTY (pronounced "take liberty") festival will bring Coldplay, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Richard Ashcroft, the Kooks, and other contemporary rock bands to the PNC Bank Arts Festival in Holmdel on September 18. There'll be music on two stages, and the radio station promises that there'll be more big names announced in coming weeks.

So far, TaKLIBERTY has a distinctly Glastonbury-like feel to it. Most of the bands committed to playing the festival are from the British Isles. Coldplay, the most popular of the TaKLIBERTY bands, will arrive in advance of its as-yet-unnamed fifth album; "Every Teardrop a Waterfall," the lead single, is currently climbing the American charts. Richard Ashcroft was the frontman of the Verve, a Northern English group whose "Bittersweet Symphony" was an enormous, if mostly unacknowledged, influence on Coldplay's cinematic sound. The Kooks, a Brighton-born pop-rock band with catchy songs, have never had a big stateside hit, but they've reached the U.K. Top 20 five times. Graffiti6 is a London singing duo; Two Door Cinema Club is a talented electropop combo from Northern Ireland. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the one American act on the bill so far, plays music heavily informed by the New Music Express' much-venerated C86 compilation.

Tickets for TaKLIBERTY go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through ticketmaster.com. Members of WXRP's online Rock Republic program can take advantage of a presale that begins on Tuesday.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/06/coldplay_to_perform_at_new_rxp.html

[In a telescope lens]

For the presale: based off of ticketmaster's listings, it looks like the presale will begin at 10:00 am (it says "RXP VIP etc etc" so I'm assuming those are presale tickets?

Anyways, if you're planning on doing presale I'd stay up until midnight, and if nothing happens get some sleep and be ready for 10
Where did you see that?! :surprised:
But yeah that's what I was gonna do anyways :)
True. . .I just don't want to be stuck in the lawn behind the main area. :bigcry:

Good news and bad news.

Good news- I can definitely go, and my mom will definitely take me!

Bad news- my mom doesn't feel comfortable ordering tickets online, so I have to wait until Thursday night when my dad gets back to order tickets. :freak:
I think the presale is still going on thursday night, so that's slightly better than friday morning at least?
http://media.nj.com/entertainment_impact_music/photo/9719161-large.jpg

It's got a cumbersome name, but the lineup is pretty slick. NYC radio station WXRP's TaKLIBERTY (pronounced "take liberty") festival will bring Coldplay, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Richard Ashcroft, the Kooks, and other contemporary rock bands to the PNC Bank Arts Festival in Holmdel on September 18. There'll be music on two stages, and the radio station promises that there'll be more big names announced in coming weeks.

So far, TaKLIBERTY has a distinctly Glastonbury-like feel to it. Most of the bands committed to playing the festival are from the British Isles. Coldplay, the most popular of the TaKLIBERTY bands, will arrive in advance of its as-yet-unnamed fifth album; "Every Teardrop a Waterfall," the lead single, is currently climbing the American charts. Richard Ashcroft was the frontman of the Verve, a Northern English group whose "Bittersweet Symphony" was an enormous, if mostly unacknowledged, influence on Coldplay's cinematic sound. The Kooks, a Brighton-born pop-rock band with catchy songs, have never had a big stateside hit, but they've reached the U.K. Top 20 five times. Graffiti6 is a London singing duo; Two Door Cinema Club is a talented electropop combo from Northern Ireland. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the one American act on the bill so far, plays music heavily informed by the New Music Express' much-venerated C86 compilation.

Tickets for TaKLIBERTY go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through ticketmaster.com. Members of WXRP's online Rock Republic program can take advantage of a presale that begins on Tuesday.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/06/coldplay_to_perform_at_new_rxp.html
:awesome:

[xmonstermaggie]

So exciting!!!

Okay, so we're all going to check at midnight, but if it's not up then, we're assuming it'll be at 10 AM tomorrow on that festival presale link (and we're assuming that that weird window that pops up with the username/password thing will disappear by then), right?

[Megalomania]

haha I could get them for you cause the internet is my forte, but I have to use my dad's credit card and he'll be like wtf you guying 2 tickets XD

Aw, thanks for offering! But I wouldn't make you do that. :hug:

I'll just have to sit here and try not to die. :lol:

And thanks for the article, Ian. I'm so excited! :D

[In a telescope lens]

So exciting!!!

Okay, so we're all going to check at midnight, but if it's not up then, we're assuming it'll be at 10 AM tomorrow on that festival presale link (and we're assuming that that weird window that pops up with the username/password thing will disappear by then), right?
if you just type the url into your browser instead of clicking on the link, the window disappears :nice: :)

[Megalomania]

Where did you see that?! :surprised:
But yeah that's what I was gonna do anyways :)

I think the presale is still going on thursday night, so that's slightly better than friday morning at least?

:awesome:

I saw it here (http://www.livenation.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&q=rxp&search.x=0&search.y=0)

Yeah, that's true. :wacky:

:awesome:

Maybe I can meet some of you guiz! :cheesy:

[86Timewarp]

Aw, thanks for offering! But I wouldn't make you do that. :hug:

I'll just have to sit here and try not to die. :lol:

And thanks for the article, Ian. I'm so excited! :D

XD It's what I do, and I dont think it should that over whelming to buy online.

[In a telescope lens]

I saw it here (http://www.livenation.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&q=rxp&search.x=0&search.y=0)

Yeah, that's true. :wacky:

:awesome:

Maybe I can meet some of you guiz! :cheesy:
Ahh I see, thanks! That says VIP tickets though :\ They're probably more expensive than regular tickets.




PNC Bank Arts Center, from wikipedia :nice: :

The PNC Bank Arts Center is a modern amphitheatre located in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, USA. About 17,500 people can occupy the amphitheater; there are 7,000 seats and the grass area can hold about 10,500 people. Concerts are from May through September featuring 35–45 different events of many types of musical styles. It is ranked among the top five most successful amphitheatres in the country. It is one of two major outdoor arenas in the New York City Metropolitan Area, along with Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. Like the Nikon theater, the PNC Bank Arts Center is managed by Live Nation.

[In a telescope lens]

http://eventimagecenter.com/350x200/350x200_86.jpg


http://www.ticketsinventory.com/images/maps/128_PNCBankArtsCenter_Concert_tn.jpg

[Megalomania]

Ahh I see, thanks! That says VIP tickets though :\ They're probably more expensive than regular tickets.




PNC Bank Arts Center, from wikipedia :nice: :

The PNC Bank Arts Center is a modern amphitheatre located in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, USA. About 17,500 people can occupy the amphitheater; there are 7,000 seats and the grass area can hold about 10,500 people. Concerts are from May through September featuring 35–45 different events of many types of musical styles. It is ranked among the top five most successful amphitheatres in the country. It is one of two major outdoor arenas in the New York City Metropolitan Area, along with Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. Like the Nikon theater, the PNC Bank Arts Center is managed by Live Nation.

Oh, ok. :\ I was hoping that that was referring to them being sold as presale. :sad:

Well, for Muse I bought my tickets a month after they went on sale and I still got (crap) seats in the 13k capacity Prudential Center, so I think I should be ok 2-3 days late for a 17k show.

[86Timewarp]

Please be under $200 PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD be under $200....:inquisitive:

[Megalomania]

Don't worry, I really don't see how it could be OVER $200. :P That's about the price of a 3-day pass for a large festival. :sweatdrop:

[86Timewarp]

I want to be in one of the front rows since this is my first concert and possibly my last until i'm 18 :P

[In a telescope lens]

Oh, ok. :\ I was hoping that that was referring to them being sold as presale. :sad:

Well, for Muse I bought my tickets a month after they went on sale and I still got (crap) seats in the 13k capacity Prudential Center, so I think I should be ok 2-3 days late for a 17k show.
you might be right about that :thinking: it's weird though because the presale link on the website sends you to ticketmaster



UGH WHY IS THIS SO CONFUSING

[Megalomania]

Not well organized.

http://board.muse.mu/images/smilies/noey.gif

And Timewarp, don't worry- no matter where you are, you'll have a great time!
When I saw Muse (my first concert) I was up in the nosebleeds and it was still the best time of my life. :P

[86Timewarp]

Not well organized.

http://board.muse.mu/images/smilies/noey.gif

And Timewarp, don't worry- no matter where you are, you'll have a great time!
When I saw Muse (my first concert) I was up in the nosebleeds and it was still the best time of my life. :P

XD Curious, like when all the people from Coldplaying go, do they go as a group or just go to random spots lmao :P

[Megalomania]

Not sure, I've never done this before! :P

My guess is we'll meet up, talk a bit when waiting in line, then go to our spots and hope they're somewhat close.

And if it's GA (which I don't think it is) then we all try to run as fast as we can and stay together at the same time. :P

[86Timewarp]

Not sure, I've never done this before! :P

My guess is we'll meet up, talk a bit when waiting in line, then go to our spots and hope they're somewhat close.

And if it's GA (which I don't think it is) then we all try to run as fast as we can and stay together at the same time. :P

hahahah sounds like big fun

[Megalomania]

Haha yep! :awesome:

Gah, I'm so nervous/excited. :bomb:

Good thing I don't have to sit through school waiting for this. :uhoh:

[86Timewarp]

Haha yep! :awesome:

Gah, I'm so nervous/excited. :bomb:

Good thing I don't have to sit through school waiting for this. :uhoh:

haha

[In a telescope lens]

I still can't believe they're playing in new fucking jersey :freak:

[86Timewarp]

I still can't believe they're playing in new fucking jersey :freak:

XD I love that emoticon so much, and they've played here before...just once :freak:

[pressie3]

Seems like they finally put the actual event on Ticketmaster (the link on RXP's site leads to this now): http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/020046D1E8A89BC1

Presale is definitely at 10am and prices range from $25 to $109 (plus fees).

[Megalomania]

Seems like they finally put the actual event on Ticketmaster (the link on RXP's site leads to this now): http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/020046D1E8A89BC1

Presale is definitely at 10am and prices range from $25 to $109 (plus fees).

Thanks for that!

So my guess:

cheap tickets=lawn
expensive tickets= main seating area (is there seating? it looks like there's seating, not sure if the chairs are permanent though :P)

[86Timewarp]

Thank you for being under $200 THANK FREAKING GOD for being under $200 :P

[Megalomania]

So I went up to my mom to tell her about the prices, and she said "Don't keep bugging me about this or I won't want to go".

:|

[86Timewarp]

So I went up to my mom to tell her about the prices, and she said "Don't keep bugging me about this or I won't want to go".

:|

Just wait, she has it in her mind so just let it be. Trust me :D

[86Timewarp]

The highest is $127.25...omg...*insert choir music*

[Megalomania]

Yeah, the same thing happened when trying to buy Muse tickets. :|

I suppose it's a pretty good price though. . . if you estimate it would be about $60-$70 to see Coldplay, and then $30-$50 for TDCC, and then who knows how much for Richard Ashcroft. :dazzled:

And I've never heard of any of the other bands. :|

[Megalomania]

Yeah, the same thing happened when trying to buy Muse tickets. :|

I suppose it's a pretty good price though. . . if you estimate it would be about $60-$70 to see Coldplay, and then $30-$50 for TDCC, and then who knows how much for Richard Ashcroft. :dazzled:

And I've never heard of any of the other bands. :|

[86Timewarp]

Yeah, the same thing happened when trying to buy Muse tickets. :|

I suppose it's a pretty good price though. . . if you estimate it would be about $60-$70 to see Coldplay, and then $30-$50 for TDCC, and then who knows how much for Richard Ashcroft. :dazzled:

And I've never heard of any of the other bands. :|

Double post my friend :D and for $130 to get close to Coldplay is pretty good considering how the meet and greet auction is over $5k

[xmonstermaggie]

The highest is $127.25...omg...*insert choir music*

:laugh3: Amen.

[MartinFan]

Don't forget people who wished they could go, this is just a Festival, this isn't the tour for the LP, so if ya can't go, cheer up, they will be back in your area.:)

[Megalomania]

True dat. :wacky:

That means we'll have multiple opportunities to see them. :awesome:

[86Timewarp]

Blah I cant go cause my parents dont want to take me -_-

If i had a ride I could but none of the people i know are willing to go :inquisitive:

[Megalomania]

Aw, well like martinfan said i'm sure you'll get another chance to see them! :hug:

[SwallowedInSea]

:bigcry: Mere WEEKS after I move out of New York. Life just isn't fair sometimes. :(

[86Timewarp]

Aw, well like martinfan said i'm sure you'll get another chance to see them! :hug:

Thanks :hug:

And I'll still look up the tickets for you

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

My plans were to go all day once I got the tweet this morning...til I just got back to my computer tonight and looked up the details and saw the final price is $127 :freak:

I still have to think about it, but that's really a crazy price, even though I'd love to see TDCC again and The Kooks for the first time. We'll see, but damn, I went to another small festival in a very similar venue in Maryland two months ago, and the tickets were $55, so I thought this would be similar, but I guess not :angry:.

If I wasn't seeing them at Oxegen I might say screw the price and go, but because this is Coldplay and I KNOW they're going to tour again at least twice over...I'm starting to think I won't spring for this. Le sigh.

[In a telescope lens]

XD I love that emoticon so much, and they've played here before...just once :freak:
I know, but I didn't think on their festival tour they would come here :bomb:
Seems like they finally put the actual event on Ticketmaster (the link on RXP's site leads to this now): http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/020046D1E8A89BC1

Presale is definitely at 10am and prices range from $25 to $109 (plus fees).
sweet, thanks! :D
I fucking hate service charges :veryangry2:
My plans were to go all day once I got the tweet this morning...til I just got back to my computer tonight and looked up the details and saw the final price is $127 :freak:

I still have to think about it, but that's really a crazy price, even though I'd love to see TDCC again and The Kooks for the first time. We'll see, but damn, I went to another small festival in a very similar venue in Maryland two months ago, and the tickets were $55, so I thought this would be similar, but I guess not :angry:.

If I wasn't seeing them at Oxegen I might say screw the price and go, but because this is Coldplay and I KNOW they're going to tour again at least twice over...I'm starting to think I won't spring for this. Le sigh.
I figured it'd be around $100 so I'm not toooo surprised.
Gah Chelsea I would LOVE it if you came :cheesy::wacky:

[winigwl]

pnc is such a crappy venue it's not worth it. just wait til a proper tour in my opinion

[In a telescope lens]

Coldplay tickets won't be much cheaper though. I paid like $110 for my coldplay tickets and I wasn't that close. This way there's more bands and plus who knows when they'll be back, probably soon but you never know. Also they might not play some of these songs live again :bomb:

[xmonstermaggie]

pnc is such a crappy venue it's not worth it. just wait til a proper tour in my opinion

Why is it crappy?

[Megalomania]

My mom nearly had a heart attack when she heard the price. :lol:

But fuck yeah, im going. :awesome:

good luck with the presale tomorrow!
It looks like I'll be able to do the presale, just later in the day. :bomb:

[86Timewarp]

PNC Bank Art Center was built for concerts o_o and good luck, hopefully the server doesn't crash.

[lovers.in.nj]

I am seriously freakng out over this. Two of my favorite bands only an hour from my house! AHHHHHHH! :freak:

[86Timewarp]

I am seriously freakng out over this. Two of my favorite bands only an hour from my house! AHHHHHHH! :freak:

Pssst, pssst, presale is in 3 hours

[winigwl]

Why is it crappy?


it's hard to see unless you're in the really close seating. otherwise you're in the grass with a really crappy view. it's good for really chill bands where you wanna sit in the grass. but if you wanna jump around it's not great

[Megalomania]

it's hard to see unless you're in the really close seating. otherwise you're in the grass with a really crappy view. it's good for really chill bands where you wanna sit in the grass. but if you wanna jump around it's not great

So don't buy the cheap seats is what you're saying. :P

[In a telescope lens]

buying concert tickets always makes me SO nervous :bomb::bomb:

[In a telescope lens]

So don't buy the cheap seats is what you're saying. :P
this :P


And I don't really think any of us were planning on getting lawn seats, so we're good :)

[86Timewarp]

Good luck lmao, if they happen to blast confetti can someone send me some? :P

[Megalomania]

Yup! :nice:

Good luck with the presale! :bomb:

So how do you think they'll work this out? Divide us by sections, or give us exact seat tickets, or what? :uhoh:
I don't see how they're going to work the 2 stages into it either. . . :anxious:

[In a telescope lens]

Thanks, good luck to you too!!! :D


And I have no idea, I've been really curious about the whole 2 stage thing because I don't see how it's going to work unless they have one on the lawn or something. But we'll see.

Just try for best available section I guess? Or try for orchestra, which I think is the closest section.

[In a telescope lens]

8 minutes :bomb:

[SueDeNimes]

Good luck! :kiss:

[86Timewarp]

3 Mins! Wait Christina are you getting me confetti? XD

[jpmaher228]

I have a password, but no user name.. can anyone help me ?

[86Timewarp]

I have a password, but no user name.. can anyone help me ?

you have to log in via that radio station's site

[jpmaher228]

i did, they gave me a passcode for the ticketmaster link.. but no username

[86Timewarp]

i did, they gave me a passcode for the ticketmaster link.. but no username

that's always the issue...i just tried no luck, i wonder if everyone else got through

[jpmaher228]

perhaps you have to go to ticketmaster find the event and enter the code... i'll check

[86Timewarp]

perhaps you have to go to ticketmaster find the event and enter the code... i'll check

TICKET MASTER LIVES

http://www.livenation.com/event/020046D1E8A89BC1?dma_id=422

[cstring21]

Scored 101H from the presale. 8th row!! Hellz yeah!! :D

[amanfr01]

Blaaah, I'm frustrated :angry:

I landed Row C in section 104, but when I pressed "order tickets" the process 'Malfunctioned; please press previous page.'

So now I'm in row F >_>. It's not bad at all, but considering I could've been in Row C had they not effed up their website makes me a little irked.

[In a telescope lens]

FINALLY got some tickets. That was most frustrating experience I've ever had with buying tickets. It kept crashing and losing my tickets and then saying there were none left and I couldn't find a number to call. Holy fuck.

[SueDeNimes]

Scored 101H from the presale. 8th row!! Hellz yeah!! :DBlaaah, I'm frustrated :angry:

I landed Row C in section 104, but when I pressed "order tickets" the process 'Malfunctioned; please press previous page.'

So now I'm in row F >_>. It's not bad at all, but considering I could've been in Row C had they not effed up their website makes me a little irked.Congrats you two and welcome to Coldplaying! :nice:

FINALLY got some tickets. That was most frustrating experience I've ever had with buying tickets. It kept crashing and losing my tickets and then saying there were none left and I couldn't find a number to call. Holy fuck.Yay!! Glad it worked in the end. I still remember how awful it was to get tickets for Muse @ Wembley...
Which tickets did you get? Orchestra, too?

[In a telescope lens]

I'm row R wtf :angry: I'm angry about that. Maybe I'll try again later and give up the first tickets.

[86Timewarp]

Congrats, have an awesome time you guys!

[In a telescope lens]

Congrats you two and welcome to Coldplaying! :nice:

Yay!! Glad it worked in the end. I still remember how awful it was to get tickets for Muse @ Wembley...
Which tickets did you get? Orchestra, too?
The last time I did a presale for coldplay I got tickets in the back when people who didn't do the presale got the pit :angry: I hate buying tickets :P

But yeah I got orchestra too :)

[cstring21]

FYI, for all those looking for tix, keep refreshing... i'm still pulling tix in 104V, etc...

[coldplay_is_louve.]

I can't go. I'll catch 'em when they come to Philly for the tour. :nice: But have fun everyone, take lots of videos!!

[In a telescope lens]

Ok I'm in row J now, that's much better than R :D

[cstring21]

Ok I'm in row J now, that's much better than R :D

Haha i saw that pair and gave them up. Glad they didnt go to a scalper!

[In a telescope lens]

Haha i saw that pair and gave them up. Glad they didnt go to a scalper!
Hah hah, thanks for giving them up!! :D

[Megalomania]

So I just got back from the airport (had to drop my Oma off :P) and you can't even imagine my relief when I saw that there are still seats available in sections 101-104. :D

Still haven't bought them yet, but I'll get to that. :P

[86Timewarp]

So I just got back from the airport (had to drop my Oma off :P) and you can't even imagine my relief when I saw that there are still seats available in sections 101-104. :D

Still haven't bought them yet, but I'll get to that. :P

Good luck!

[Megalomania]

Ok! After much frustration, I have my tickets bought! :D

We're in section 101, row S, seats 32-36. :wacky:
Not bad for 3 hours late! :awesome:

I picked Guy's side. :sneaky:

[Tash]

Ok! After much frustration, I have my tickets bought! :D

We're in section 101, row S, seats 32-36. :wacky:
Not bad for 3 hours late! :awesome:

I picked Guy's side. :sneaky:

Good pick!

[Megalomania]

Haha thanks! :wacky:

I figure some other Coldplayers will get plenty of pictures of Chris and Jonny love. :lol:

[Megalomania]

Oh, btw, this was really expensive. :uhoh:

For 3 tickets (my parents and I) it was over $380! :sweatdrop:
Oh well, best birthday present ever. :D

Besides seeing Muse last year of course

[l0wxo2]

Hard to believe that there are still 14th row seats for this show, soo tempting, but I am already seeing them in Chicago and Austin.

[Megalomania]

I would've been able to get about row 10 single seats, but my family wanted to stick together. :|

Oh well, wherever I am I'll be happy! :D

[86Timewarp]

So I asked my dad is I can see the concert or not...

I told him how much a loved Coldplay and how long i wanted to see them. He asks me why I want to see them? I said cause I really want to see them and I couldn't get a new piano, a moped license, or a new PC. He says alright, no concert, how'bout a new piano? WTF?! :inquisitive:

[In a telescope lens]

Ok! After much frustration, I have my tickets bought! :D

We're in section 101, row S, seats 32-36. :wacky:
Not bad for 3 hours late! :awesome:

I picked Guy's side. :sneaky:
congrats!! :D we're on the same side :awesome:

[Megalomania]

Huzzah! :awesome:

Maybe I'll see you! :cheesy: At least before the show, if not there. :lips:
Not sure if I can go over and say hi or anything though, my parents don't know I have internet friends. :|

:cheesy:

And you said you're in row J right? :thinking:

[professa95]

Damn I didn't know about the presale!!!

[86Timewarp]

Damn I didn't know about the presale!!!

GO!!

http://www.livenation.com/event/020046D1E8A89BC1?dma_id=422

[Megalomania]

Timewarp, just keep bugging your parents- they may change their minds. :hug:

Professa- GO GO GO there's still some pretty good seats left

[Tash]

First tickets on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Coldplay-Tickets-Section-102-Row-M-/190547534664?pt=US_Tickets_all_in_one&hash=item2c5d84a348)

[professa95]

Its a shame how many tickets end up in scalpers hands who manipulate the market and only hurt the fans by overcharging. I mean honestly $500 for a pair of tickets?!?! That's insanity.

[86Timewarp]

It's just not gonna happen for me....thank you Christina, hopefully you Porfesssa got some good tickets and i agree

[Megalomania]

First tickets on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Coldplay-Tickets-Section-102-Row-M-/190547534664?pt=US_Tickets_all_in_one&hash=item2c5d84a348)

Seeing this just makes me so angry. . . it's so unfair for the fans to sit there, hoping for good tickets at a FAIR price only to see them snatched up by scalpers. :sad:

And that's so overpriced. . . I'm sorry such good seats fell in the hand of scalpers. . .

It's just not gonna happen for me....thank you Christina, hopefully you Porfesssa got some good tickets and i agree

:hug: Next time then!

[MrsMartin333]

I GOT FOURTH ROW TICKETS; DEAD CENTER! :dance::wideeyed::dead:
Finally... the ticketing distribution system is on my side. :heart:

[xmonstermaggie]

That time that I did the presale at exactly 10 AM and the best tickets that come up were row V...So frustrating.

[MrsMartin333]

That time that I did the presale at exactly 10 AM and the best tickets that come up were row V...So frustrating.

You just have to keep trying, don't take the first pair they give you, they're usually shitty. :\
I actually got a refund on the first tickets that I got, they were in section 101 row lke s or something, and the seats were all the way to the left..

On my phone I found tickets for section 103 Row D seats 109-111, so it's like isle seats that are closer to the stage.
:D YEY FOR RETURNS

[xmonstermaggie]

You just have to keep trying, don't take the first pair they give you, they're usually shitty. :\
I actually got a refund on the first tickets that I got, they were in section 101 row lke s or something, and the seats were all the way to the left..

On my phone I found tickets for section 103 Row D seats 109-111, so it's like isle seats that are closer to the stage.
:D YEY FOR RETURNS

SO jealous. You have no idea. Seriously. I had my sister buy them for me because I wasn't home all day, otherwise I totally would have kept trying. ijenfkamfdn;jn ndsae

The system is so frustrating. There's nothing better left now. :[[ So jealous.

[xmonstermaggie]

Actually, do you guys have any advice?

My seats are in row V section 104. Any way that I could snag closer ones (without paying doubel the price that I originally got them for!) or should I just give up on the idea?

[MrsMartin333]

^ My advice to you is to just try to get them now, you dont have to buy them, just keep trying and see what you get. if you get anything better, then buy those tickets and return the other ones. It's easy, you just call live nation and they will refund you your money.
:nice:
I wish you luck! :hug:

[Megalomania]

Oh my God. :wreck:

What time did you get those tickets?

[MrsMartin333]

At about 10:30 I believe :thinking:... I'm not positive actually :shrug:

[Megalomania]

Oh, that's why. :lol:

I was thinking you just bought them now and managed to get such great tickets. :sweatdrop:

Anyway, congratulations! :wacko: Be sure to take plenty of close-up shots! :whip:

[86Timewarp]

I'm still surprised the 101 and 104 sections arent sold out yet...obviously 103 is :P

[In a telescope lens]

Huzzah! :awesome:

Maybe I'll see you! :cheesy: At least before the show, if not there. :lips:
Not sure if I can go over and say hi or anything though, my parents don't know I have internet friends. :|

:cheesy:

And you said you're in row J right? :thinking:
No worries, I totally understand that. I didn't come clean to my parents about it until last august :P

and yupp, row J!
Damn I didn't know about the presale!!!
it's still going on!! though at this point, it might be better to wait for friday, when more seats are released
Actually, do you guys have any advice?

My seats are in row V section 104. Any way that I could snag closer ones (without paying doubel the price that I originally got them for!) or should I just give up on the idea?
keep trying to get closer ones! More will be released on friday. You can return the first pair if you find better ones, and if they don't let you for whatever reason, you can always sell them on stubhub or something, good luck!!

[rocknroll389]

Living in Holmdel where I can hear the concerts from my house, I am insanely jealous that I will probably miss my favorite band perform in my town while I start college in Virginia this fall. I have to make it somehow! There are still some pretty decent seats remaining for the presale which I just found out about today.
I really like this venue (although I'm biased because I see this place all the time) but I really wish the lawn was in front of the seats because with the concerts I've been to here, the people in the lawn are so much more lively and into the music. Everyone sitting in seats seem to be so dead.

[xsarehardcorex]

Seriously, the one weekend I'll be in London they are playing 20 minutes from my house? At least PNC Arts Center sucks, so I won't be missing out on too much.

[jeffc418]

Section 403, row J -- six tickets :D YESSSSSS!

[dz360]

Wow I'm super stoked for this. I thought I was late to find out and realized that there are still reasonable seats for sale.

Anyone know why this is not selling out as fast as it should?

[jeffc418]

Wow I'm super stoked for this. I thought I was late to find out and realized that there are still reasonable seats for sale.

Anyone know why this is not selling out as fast as it should?

New Jersey smells.

[xmonstermaggie]

Guys....I just happened to go on the RXP site...

"ALERT
*SHOW CANCELLATION *
RXP TāKLIBERTY FESTIVAL
PNC Bank Arts Center
September 18th

The RXP TāKLIBERTY FESTIVAL featuring Coldplay has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Refunds are available at the point of purchase."

WHATTT. :[[[[[ SO ANGRY.

http://www.1019rxp.com/takliberty/index.aspx

[86Timewarp]

WOW o_o I guess it's a sign for me

[Tash]

The RXP TāKLIBERTY FESTIVAL featuring Coldplay has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Refunds are available at the point of purchase."

:(

I wonder what the unforeseen circumstances are.

[Megalomania]

WHAT DA FUCK

I'm seriously speechless. . .
I was so excited to see Coldplay (and TDCC and the Kooks and Richard Ashcroft) They better have a good reason. :|

[LFDianne]

Oh No! I'm sorry :( Geez, I hope nothing happens with Austin City Limits Festival where they're playing Sept 16! Sucks when they cancel a concert -- but hopefully it's the festival organizers and not an issue Coldplay. At least you have some notice, when they cancelled Tampa almost 2 years ago, I was on the plane!

[Megalomania]

And it doesn't look like it's going to be rescheduled either. . .

[Tash]

Oh No! I'm sorry :( Geez, I hope nothing happens with Austin City Limits Festival where they're playing Sept 16! Sucks when they cancel a concert -- but hopefully it's the festival organizers and not an issue Coldplay. At least you have some notice, when they cancelled Tampa almost 2 years ago, I was on the plane!

I guess this isn't a Coldplay issue, it's still on Coldplay.com (in the live section)

[Megalomania]

Oh No! I'm sorry :( Geez, I hope nothing happens with Austin City Limits Festival where they're playing Sept 16! Sucks when they cancel a concert -- but hopefully it's the festival organizers and not an issue Coldplay. At least you have some notice, when they cancelled Tampa almost 2 years ago, I was on the plane!

I seriously doubt it's related to Coldplay, methinks the festival didn't have enough interest. . .last time I checked about 1/3rd of the seating was still available, and all of the GA. . .

[Megalomania]

This must have been very recent. . . Look at this from Richard Ashcroft's facebook. . .

Richard Ashcroft
General Sale tickets available now for Richard's performance at the 101.9 RXP The NY Rock Experience TāKLIBERTY FESTIVAL as well as more information here: http://bit.ly/iEkKfA
Rock 101.9 RXP
www.1019rxp.com
3 hours ago · LikeUnlike · · Share

[In a telescope lens]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

[coldplayisawesome]

awwwww man....

i was gonna try to go to this one, too...

:sad:

[busybeeburns]

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/coldplay1024.jpg

So Much For That WRXP-Sponsored Coldplay Show In September

Hey, remember the RXP Tākliberty Festival, the WRXP-sponsored day of alt-rock at the PNC Bank Arts Center that was announced last Monday and going to have Coldplay as its headliner? Well, it's been canceled "due to unforeseen circumstances." Which actually isn't all that surprising given that the station sponsoring the day was sold last Tuesday to someone who is reportedly looking to ditch rock from the station's playlist altogether.

Last week WRXP was one of three stations sold by Emmis Broadcasting (which, locally, also owns Hot 97) to a company called Merlin Media; it's headed up by Randy Michaels, a former bigwig at Clear Channel who was most recently forced out of heading up the Tribune Company among allegations of the grossest kinds of misconduct. Michaels actually came up as a DJ who made a name for himself by, as this 2001 Salon piece on Clear Channel notes, "farting on the air, cracking jokes about gays and tantalizing listeners with descriptions of "incredibly horny, wet and ready" naked in-studio guests." And, of course: "[He] pulled in big ratings wherever he went." He's a big fan of music-free radio formats, and is apparently planning on flipping his new toys so he can play with them his way—two in Chicago, one in New York—to news/talk outlets; shortly after the sale broke, Time Out Chicago's media reporter Robert Feder claimed that Q101, a worthy if sometimes-mockable Chicago alt-rock stalwart, would flip sometime within 45 days of the June 21 deal. It's not too much of a stretch to assume that the similar speculation about WRXP is correct and that the station will change formats before the RXP Tākliberty Festival's scheduled date of September 18, hence the cancellation.

WRXP is definitely a flawed attempt to make rock a viable radio format, one that couldn't figure out exactly what it wanted to be and as a result its playlist was spread a little too wide for anyone to tune in steadily, let alone religiously. (The goodwill inspired in this listener by hearing "Hunger Strike" on the radio, for example, would quickly dissipate as soon as 311's "Homebrew" started; surely there are listeners on whom the reverse reaction would work, or would work when AC/DC, Mumford & Sons, Live, etc., etc. were introduced into the mix. The iPod era, of course, only accelerates the impatience.) When it started in 2008, I thought it was a noble experiment because it was incorporating artists like Santogold and Franz Ferdinand into its playlist alongside the likes of the Who and Springsteen; after all, there were people whose record collections mirrored these playlists out there, especially in New York. That forward-thinking element seemed to dissipate over time, however, and more post-grunge stalwarts that are otherwise absent from radio in the Big Apple crept into the playlist, resulting in the whiplash/backlash-inducing playlists the station now puts forth.

Whether the original version of WRXP would have worked in a pre-digital music era, or would have eventually petered out the way WLIR did, is up for debate. Now, we're left to wonder how this shift to no doubt "edgy" talk will work out in relation to the Free FM experiment of all those years ago. Anyone get David Lee Roth on the phone yet?

[NB: that Salon piece is pretty depressing reading as far as realizing how much the cultural outrage meter has shifted over the past 10 years. Like, across the board.]

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/06/rxp_takliberty_festival_canceled.php

[In a telescope lens]

I was genuinely looking forward to seeing ALL of these bands too

:bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry:

[Megalomania]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

^My reaction. :|

This is seriously awful for me, it was going to be my first Coldplay show. . .



So Much For That WRXP-Sponsored Coldplay Show In September

Hey, remember the RXP Tākliberty Festival, the WRXP-sponsored day of alt-rock at the PNC Bank Arts Center that was announced last Monday and going to have Coldplay as its headliner? . .. . etc etc. . .

Ugh, why would they sell the station if the station was going to have a festival? I don't care what artists they played on the radio. ..

[Megalomania]

I was genuinely looking forward to seeing ALL of these bands too

:bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry:

Me too. :bigcry:

I'll probably never have the chance to see The Kooks or TDCC or Richard Ashcroft. . . :bigcry:

[In a telescope lens]

Me too. :bigcry:

I'll probably never have the chance to see The Kooks or TDCC or Richard Ashcroft. . . :bigcry:
Ugh SERIOUSLY!!!!


what
the
fuck

I can't get over this

[Megalomania]

Ugh SERIOUSLY!!!!


what
the
fuck

I can't get over this

I know, this has seriously made me depressed. :|

I had a countdown on my iPod and everything. :|



Ian, do you think you could put something on the main coldplaying.com page about this? In case people bought tickets but don't check this thread often. ..

edit: Never mind, you already have it up. Thanks

[xmonstermaggie]

I know. Beyond frustrated. It seems like it obviously wasn't Coldplay at all though, which is good.

Still, HATE HATE HATE THIS.

Can't believe they would cancel a festival which was ALREADY announced and had people invested in it. It's just so strange that the "flip" in people in charge is to blame for this--that the new person would cancel something so big, that would (I assume) bring a good amount of money and attention to the station with someone as big (and wonderful) as Coldplay.

Disappointment.

[xmonstermaggie]

dp

[busybeeburns]

Ian, do you think you could put something on the main coldplaying.com page about this? In case people bought tickets but don't check this thread often. ..already have

[coldplayisawesome]

It's not too much of a stretch to assume that the similar speculation about WRXP is correct and that the station will change formats before the RXP Tākliberty Festival's scheduled date of September 18, hence the cancellation.


that doesn't sound like an "unforeseen circumstance" to me :p

[Megalomania]

already have

just saw, thanks :smiley:

[Megalomania]

that doesn't sound like an "unforeseen circumstance" to me :p

agreed, a deal like that isn't "unforseen". . .

and still nothing on coldplay.com. i wonder when, if they have gotten notice of this? because as of about 11:00am our time Richard Ashcroft hadn't. . .

[winigwl]

wrxp was going downhill anyways. gosh new jersey can't keep a festival. first all points west now this...

[Megalomania]

all we have is bamboozle. which doesn't even count because 9 times out of 10 the lineup is absolute shit.

[amanfr01]

I'm genuinely upset. You have no idea (although I'm sure you all do) how effing angry this makes me. Row F, too...ugh. I'm attending Montclair State next year, it would've been a straight shot to Holmdel. Imffnajwakalaurbufjsnrvthichdueu. I wish we could petition.

[Megalomania]

Agreed, I would petition.

And as if this day wasn't bad enough, look what just arrived in the mail. :|

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx218/chestnut42/SAM_1761.jpg

[Tash]

^ :hug:

[Megalomania]

Thanks Natascha. :hug:

[86Timewarp]

:hug: I cant find one that says high 5 but your lucky to atleast have a ticket!

[Megalomania]

Yes, I can add it to my recycling pile since it's useless. :(

[86Timewarp]

Or atleast send it to me; kidding but I'm sorry.

[yvonne777]

we just got our tickets today too - Row D SECTION 103......I AM SO SO UPSET

[MartinFan]

Sorry everyone!!!! Chins up.... This was a festival, Coldplay will be back to your area in a more intimate setting:kiss:

[taameen**sparks**]

Hugs for everyone that couldn't go :hug:

[Megalomania]

Or atleast send it to me; kidding but I'm sorry.

:hug:

we just got our tickets today too - Row D SECTION 103......I AM SO SO UPSET

:hug: It's awful, I know. :bigcry: You had incredible seats too. . . . .

Sorry everyone!!!! Chins up.... This was a festival, Coldplay will be back to your area in a more intimate setting:kiss:

Yeah but I was also looking forward to seeing TDCC and The Kooks. . . :sad:

[In a telescope lens]

wrxp was going downhill anyways. gosh new jersey can't keep a festival. first all points west now this...
THIS!!!


*group hugs everyone* :hug::hug::hug:


Ugh I'm still so upset. I know Coldplay will be back on their tour for the new album, but the thing is, the setlist will most likely be different. They may not play some of these songs again or often. And they just started playing ENL and Shiver again too. FUCK.

[Megalomania]

THIS!!!


*group hugs everyone* :hug::hug::hug:


Ugh I'm still so upset. I know Coldplay will be back on their tour for the new album, but the thing is, the setlist will most likely be different. They may not play some of these songs again or often. And they just started playing ENL and Shiver again too. FUCK.

agree completely

*group hug* :grouphug:

And we all had pretty good spots too :bigcry:

[professa95]

This is some serious fucking bullshit never listening to that radio station again!!!!!!

[professa95]

it seems like coldplay is cursed when it comes to the metro area. First the Jones Beach show in 2009 was cancelled..now this show fell through. And I was planning to go to BOTH OF THEM!!

[SlaskWroclaw18]

This is the second time I got tickets to a Coldplay concert that got canceled! So when/how will Livenation handle the refunds if I got them sent to me :/

[anacaren08]

Oh I would be so devastated if that happened to me :(
feel better guys :hug:
There's not much else to say cuz I know just how much that sucks :\

[Megalomania]

Thanks. :hug:

That's a good question. . . If I bought my tickets online with a credit card, is the refund automatically sent back to the credit card account? :thinking: Or do I have to click something to say "Yes I want my refund"?

[86Timewarp]

I think your suppost to go to a link (i remember someone posting one) i guess you have to file for it

[86Timewarp]

Actually:
Canceled Events - You'll get an automatic refund for tickets bought online or by phone using your purchase payment method. If you bought your tickets at a retail location, please return them at the same location for a refund. (We refund all fees except UPS and retail pickup, and fees on certain Major League Baseball purchases.)

[Megalomania]

So I don't have to do anything?

[86Timewarp]

correct

[Megalomania]

ok thanks!

[winigwl]

glad i go to school in texas. ACL here I come!!!

[rdwhit5171]

They've updated the original appearance announcement to say it's been canceled, but IMO they need to post a NEW announcement about it ASAP. I only went searching for it after receiving the email from LiveNation. Come on guys, get with the program!

[Megalomania]

I only now got the email. :|

And agreed, Coldplay needs a new announcement.

edit: Just got an email from TDCC, made me sad. I really wish I could see them ;______;

[green/eyes]

Wow, what a bummer. I saw this thread and was immediately upset. I had no idea the show was announced, but am really disappointed it won't be happening! I'm so sorry for you guys that went through the purchase process. Hopefully Coldplay will make it up to us northeasters...

[Kyle10x]

glad i go to school in texas. ACL here I come!!!

I noticed your location was new jersey.... haha its like you go to school there for Austin City Limits Fest.

As for the tickets, I was literally about to buy them when the front page of Coldplaying.com said that they closed it. WTF :(

Oh, and they (Coldplay.com) removed the listing for RXP from their live page so does that count for something?