[17-Dec-2011] Coldplay @ Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands

[LifeInTechniKarel]

Mylo xyloto
Hurts like heaven
Yellow
In my place
Major minus
Lost!
The scientist
Up in flames
Us against the world
Politik
Viva la vida
Charlie brown
Paradise
Clocks
White christmas cover
Fix you
Every teardrop is a waterfall

Please correct me if i am mistaken somewhere
No song between Up in Flames and UATW? Shiver?

[Coeurli]

17 songs including MX ?
That is way too short. There's gotta be a mistake. :o

[Dany93]

No What If? No Shiver? :inquisitive:

[lndnsky]

@kreukel
Natascha aka Tash
Setlist :] http://twitter.com/#!/kreukel/status/148171229281525760/photo/1


edit. sorry forgot about that
here you go
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hope Tash won't mind.

[doritji]

We can't see, she has to approve us following her

Edit: thanks for changing it ;-)

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

they only played What if,Dont panic or Shiver just in the UK,right ?...very disappointing...and Christmas Lights was and only will be played at Dingwalls,dont expect it for the rest of the winter tour...:angry:

[42JTR]

Sry no what if shiver or dont panic :(

[LifeInTechniKarel]

WHAT? CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON SETLIST BUT THEY DIDN'T PLAYED? HOPE THEY DO TOMORROW!

[Coeurli]

Why do they keep getting shorter and shorter ? I'm sure the 2012 tour will be much longer, I just don't get why now they have to make them shorter...

[doritji]

2nd time that Christmas Lights is on there but isn't played, why would they do that ?

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

I hope someone in here the previous reports of the length of the concerts completely disagree. On the Glowbands I can do without listening to it 3-4 more songs! so few songs I do not find that funny anymore...

[Jordytjeh]

Now that was an awesome show! The crowd was a bit lame, didn't really know many lyrics but could be worse. Those bracelets that glowed we're awesome! looked really really nice. And i agree, the setlist should contain more songs, 20 orso would be better!

[l0wxo2]

Why is the setlist getting shorter :confused:

[eFrK]

Now that was an awesome show! The crowd was a bit lame, didn't really know many lyrics but could be worse. Those bracelets that glowed we're awesome! looked really really nice. And i agree, the setlist should contain more songs, 20 orso would be better!

The crowd was what?? Are you mad? The crowd was amazing. I was standing in front of the stage and it was an amazing crowd with an amazing show and an amazing band. I LOVE COLDPLAY SO MUCH RIGHT NOW!
THANKS <3

[mr. x&y]

This sucked..























Just kiddin!!!!! :laugh3:

This was amazing!!! :D It really really was..
only thing i hated was all the people in front of me with all there phones in the air.. sometimes i couldnt see shit because of all the phones.. but besides that, awesome show!! so much energy!! Loved it! This gonna be non stop listening to Coldplay and watching videos for the rest of the week :D

[LoversInJapan]

Getting my pictures on my pc as I type this. Will also write a short review before I'll go to bed.

Hold on peeps!
Got some arty photos, Roadie#42-style

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

well,it seems people are more happy with a big show and effects than some more songs...:(

[Jordytjeh]

The crowd was what?? Are you mad? The crowd was amazing. I was standing in front of the stage and it was an amazing crowd with an amazing show and an amazing band. I LOVE COLDPLAY SO MUCH RIGHT NOW!
THANKS <3

The crowd is always amazing in front of the stage:p it surely was a good show, but a bit more in the middle/back the crowd almost didnt move at all! i was moving on the songs with some other people and people around as we're standing there as if no music was played at all!

[Twisted mind]

well,it seems people are more happy with a big show and effects than some more songs...:(
:nod:

[Pepsalm]

This was just another perfect show from the best band in the world.
They did a bit of a short setlist without Shiver again, but still it was perfect.
The concert started with enormous energy and the guys just seemed generally happy with the entire show.
The crowd was NOT lame at all, at least not at the front. Everybody was cheering and singing along with the songs.
Cheering so loud that Chris even stopped playing during UATW because nobody could even hear what he was singing.
So amazing crowd, band, special effects and even amazing venue. A lot of people dislike AHOY as a concert venue, but i liked it.
It sounded great. Just another very special night in the life of the Coldplayers.

[LoversInJapan]

I could be a bit high'ish at the moment because of that awesome show, but I think that was the best gig I saw them play. Eventhough I missed a LOT of my favs.
Yes, perhaps it was a bit short'ish, but time flew past anyways.
I never saw a crowd screaming, singing and clapping that loudly. Took my mom with me today and she was absolutely amazed. We had seats, but I did not use my chair during the show. Thankfully the people around me didn't mind and stood up as well =D
Oh and yeees, I waved to ilovechriss ^_^

During UATW Chris told the crowd that they should encourage the boys as they starting playing on the song. When Will joined everyone yelled and clapped so loud that they had to stop playing because they probably were not able to hear anything anymore:D They soaked all the energy up and used it for their gig.

Did anyone ever see Chris kiss the stagefloor, before they walk off? He did today!
Amazing gig!

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Arriving at the venue!

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Stage from my seat =)

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Balloons, durr ;)

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Huzzah! Confetti!

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Artsy photo of the Mylobands

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The stage after the show

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Some extra spares which I would be happy to send (not all ofc) to the less fortunate ones that won't be able to have it



Just uploaded them in small pics. Orginally they are quite a big =)

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

:nod:

Its a pitty,really...i was looking forward so much to the concert in Frankfurt. Hearing some of the new songs,getting a new setlist...but it turned out not much has changed compared to all the festivals so far. Except the glowbands...BUT...NO GLOWBAND CAN BE AS GOOD AS SONGS LIKE DLIBYH OR UP WITH THE BIRDS !!! :angry:

[FixYou*]

Did anyone ever see Chris kiss the stagefloor, before they walk off? He did today!
Amazing gig!


Yes he did it at the end of the London O2 show last week :)
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9735/chrm.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/810/chrm.jpg/)

[Jurri1]

THIS WAS THE BEST THING EVER!!! Hahaha :) I was in front of the small center stage, about 2 people separating me from the barrier. But we were stupid, we didn't see they were handing out wristbands so we didn't get any. The best part of the show was the enormous applause for Will during Us Against The World :D

[Volker41]

Yes he did it at the end of the London O2 show last week :)
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9735/chrm.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/810/chrm.jpg/)

And at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne:D

[tom043]

Just got back from Rotterdam , what an amazing show.. best one I've been to !! The audience whent absolutely wild and the Guys were loving it.. at one point during Us against the world , they had to stop playing because the crowd was so loud, you couldn't hear the music anymore !! + Chris did 'I'm dreaming of a White Christmas' , phenomenal ! The Xylobands are the most beautifull live effect ever by the way. Coldplay , u did it again

[tom043]

well,it seems people are more happy with a big show and effects than some more songs...:(

Well, i thought about that ... last few weeks when i saw the setlists ofcourse I was sort of bummed that there were no additions . But its kindof impossible not to be over-excited after such a show, so don't blame people for that . It's the difficult thing about colplday , all of their songs are good , you can't really not like a live performance...

[LoversInJapan]

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8666/foto1670.jpg
I wonder if the stage always in these colors?

[timyyy]

Just back home from Rotterdam after a 1.30h drive.
Coldplay played awesome and the crowd was even insane!
Unfortunately, no Christmas Lights but White Christmas...
Tomorrow ANTWERP ! :lol:
Here some pictures i took:

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Find the flying guitar!

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[jordey24]

Just got home. What a fucking great show this was. Was waiting outside from 13:00 and while it was pretty cold, it was worth it.

[tom043]

Just got home. What a fucking great show this was. Was waiting outside from 13:00 and while it was pretty cold, it was worth it.

Me too ! i forgot my jacket, freezing

[Charlie B]

:rolleyes:Loved the show, it was superb! How they can make you believe you are in one room with them, only to sing for you, awesome! And they were genuine in their thanks to the crowd. I sat second ring, and my mate and I didn't want to spoil the view of the people behind me, so we stayed seated. But I (lap)danced on my chair! They really rocked the place. Politics was great. Of course Charlie Brown, IMP and GPASOYF!!! All of it! Only missed Christmass Lights. But then, it was f..ng perfect, to the ear, to the eye an to my heart!!

[conny]

i went with 3 friends and we had a great time,good spot at the B stage/catwalk. made a lot of movies, buts thats gonna have to wait till tomorrow, cause i realy need some sleep.
also made a few pictures. great show, but it could have been a bit longer. But the energy was awesome!

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[postcards]

i went with 3 friends and we had a great time,good spot at the B stage/catwalk. made a lot of movies, buts thats gonna have to wait till tomorrow, cause i realy need some sleep.
also made a few pictures. great show, but it could have been a bit longer. But the energy was awesome!

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Thanx for your photos. Love the artwork in the background, can't wait to see it myself.

[randomnames]

Did Chris get a haircut?

[dedongel]

I thought the crowd yesterday was amazing. It reminded me of images I have seen of a Beatles concert in the Netherlands, with all those screaming girls. My ears are still ringing.

What coldplay does, they do great. Great energy, great sound, great to see.
However, I'm really disappointed with the fact that they only played for 85 minutes, same as at the festivals. The set list hasn't really made any significant change since the festivals, apart from Paradise being played instead of Life is for living. They never add songs, they change songs.
And what I really don't understand is that they haven't played Christmas Lights. If not now...., when.

[busybeeburns]

3FM Presents: Coldplay in Ahoy

[drawingyourattention]

Brilliant show, when those glowbands went on the reaction was Woooowww, 2 bad me and my 3 friends didnt get any.. :( I saw so many people with 1 on each wrist... why?..
Loved the scientist and Us against the world :), Chris' brilliant moves! I hope that they will make this tour longer, it was too short, I already knew but I can imagen you'd be dissapointed if you expected at least a 2 hour show.

[hihicoldplay]

This performance was sooooo amazing!! amazing crowd, amazing band, amazing show!

[hihicoldplay]

Brilliant show, when those glowbands went on the reaction was Woooowww, 2 bad me and my 3 friends didnt get any.. :( I saw so many people with 1 on each wrist... why?..


Yeaaah, we didn't get them too, that sucked cause everybody around us had them... really don't understand how missed the guys handing them out...

[ilovechriss]

A-ma-zing, what a night! :awesome:

@ LoversinJapan, and did you see me waving? :D

[jackparker]

Got back earlier, the show was absolutely amazing!
We got there and ended up in the rain for a while, saw a New York Pizza arrive at the other Ahoy building which made me hungry :P We got inside quickly once door's opened and we went straight to the Merch Stand and I got a Tour Book and a Shirt :D I managed to pick up 6 wristbands throughout the whole evening, but that's not because I kept asking for them - everytime I went to get food or drink from the Unox area they kept giving them to me! My neighbour had 2 and I wore 4 for the whole night, got lots of confused stares haha :P

Emeli Sande was alright but her voice was getting annoying so it was a relief when the Professor Green joined her, that song and the last were the 2 best ones she did.

Then it was another long wait, which wasn't pleasant where we sat (Gb, right in the top corner). Back to the Future theme came on, and then the party started :D The whole concert was absolutely amazing! My Highlights were for sure GPASUYF, HLH, Viva, Charlie Brown, Politik, Paradise, Fix You and ETIAW but all in all everything was a highlight.

Once Paradise finished, me and my neighbour legged it and ran down to the first ring and watched the encore from there! It was amazing!

We left satisfied and headed for the stage door where the security briefly let me in, but then crew were turning up with equipment and I left :/

I loved last night so much! Can't wait to see the videos I filmed when I get them from my neighbour :D I'll show everyone here!

[mennowz]

We were there as well (first ring row 12 :D:D), was our 2nd Coldplay concert (1st was Hannover 2008/9?).

The Xylobands were cool, really added to the overall experience ha! (now to see how we can activate them ourselves).

The crowd was amazing.. hope i added some, i known almost all lyrics and didn't hesitate to sing it all out loud :laugh3::laugh3: ..

At one time Chis sayed .. :

It would be great if you could give a good cheer when any of the guys come up and play .. as we all need some appreciation sometimes.
Then after singing the first piece of Us against the world, Will starts to sing and the crowd went wild .. SO wild that you could see Will smiling and stopping couse he couldn't hear himself OR Chris .. it was funny.

Did anyone hear the F bomb diring Violet hill? .. :P:D

Here is the Intro :

Coldplay 2011 Rotterdam intro - YouTube

Menno

I'll upload some video's, one is the intro .. other one is Chris singing Have yourself a merry little christmas (sorry .. not full length .. took a while to start camera :rolleyes:)
AND.. i thought it would be absolulely USELESS for me to film whole songs, bcause there is already lots of footage available (complete live shows, Glastonbury, Madrid etc) .. i liked watching and enjoying this live and not behind a (phone) screen!

Cheers!

Menno

[ilovechriss]

The crowd was amazing.. hope i added some, i known almost all lyrics and didn't hesitate to sing it all out loud :laugh3::laugh3: ..

At one time Chis sayed .. :

It would be great if you could give a good cheer when any of the guys come up and play .. as we all need some appreciation sometimes.
Then after singing the first piece of Us against the world, will starts to sing and the crowd went wild .. SO wild that you could see Will smiling and stopping couse he couldn't hear himself OR Chris .. it was funny.



Hahaha, after a few minutes of singing/jumping/clapping/screaming I couldn't hear myself anymore; the singing must have sounded awful haha! :laugh3:

The crowd was amazing.... The screaming when Will came was, wow! :D

[conny]

filmed front row left side B stage

Up in flames and UATW

[ilovechriss]

filmed front row left side B stage

Up in flames and UATW (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIrMFCX_X20)

:awesome: Thanks for sharing!

[conny]

was a bit too late for the start of the song,but this was a real cool spot to be in tje middle of it

In my place

[conny]

:awesome: Thanks for sharing!

youre welcome ;)
much more to come, willbe busy all day i guess ;)

[mennowz]

Can anyone explain how to embed the youtube vids? .. (sorry ...)

Here is the chistmas song :D



I'll embed it as soon as i know how to ha!

[ilovechriss]

CHarlie Brown on 3FM = Me freakingz outzzzzz :dance:

[ilovechriss]

Coldplay - Us Against The World @ Ahoy Rotterdam 17-12-2011 - YouTube

Not my video, but awesome :D

[ilovechriss]

You just paste the link here, in the message screen, and voila!

[mennowz]

Ah let's see :

Coldplay 2011 Rotterdam Have yourself a merry little cristm - YouTube

Coldplay 2011 Rotterdam intro - YouTube

Coldplay 2011 Rotterdam Xylobands and Paradise - YouTube

[sjors93]

The show was brilliant. It was my third time, but this one was so great. Ahoy is a great place, the crowd was fantastic. I was about two meters away from the X-stage. I can't describe the feelings I had during MX, with those glowing wristbands. Absolutely amazing, the boys were doing so well and they were so excited. Chris said some really lovely words to us Dutch people, and the setlist was great! Chris played White Christmas just before Fix You, lovely!

[zzz]

Ah let's see :

Coldplay 2011 Rotterdam Have yourself a merry little cristm - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIe-gxsji2U)


Coldplay 2011 Rotterdam Have yourself a merry little cristm - YouTube

here you go...you don't have to use the media tags, just past it in the message window

edit: nevermind, you fixed it :lol:

[Mi*chiel87]

I only can say! WHAT AMAZING CONCERT again!

[mennowz]

filmed front row left side B stage

Up in flames and UATW (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIrMFCX_X20)

Haha 3:47 Chris is telling the appreciation thing .. at 5:48 you can see what happens .. PRICELESS!

[mennowz]

Last video for now :rolleyes:

Coldplay 2011 Rotterdam Charlie brown - YouTube

[LoversInJapan]

A-ma-zing, what a night! :awesome:

@ LoversinJapan, and did you see me waving? :D

Haha, yeah! You were waving with like 3 others or so:laugh3:
There was this guy a few rows before you standing up with his phone and waving, so I decide to wait a bit until he sat down again:sneaky:

[Carlaatje]

morning Y'all!

It was an amazing gig last night! but the sound sucked! it was farrrr too loud, my ears are still ringing! anyone else?

anyway we arrived at about 2:30, there were a bunch of people waiting (i;m guessing 75-100), and I knew Tash and a few other people were inside already. I send my BF out for some food, and pretty soon they closed the line behind us. even though it was still rather quiet, but Hey I'm not complaning!

the guys behind us ordered pizza, best idea ever! They we're behind me at the pinkpop gig as well.

So it rained just a little but luckily we didn't get soaked, but we started freezing our butts off! finally the doors opened, at 18:40 ish. it's only cause I knew we were getting wrist bands, and I waited for the guy to hand them to me, seriously they give you one job :facepalm:

Tash said they'd be stage left, and try to save me a spot, we found them quite easily, and there was plenty of space :heart: :hug: tnx tash! so I ended up second row, but when the coldplays started i was more frontrow not bad for someone showing up that late!

it was good to see all the friendly faces! the show was absolutely amazing, full of energy, and chris was just lovely, whishing everyone happy holidays etc, and the crowd was amazing too, though you could barely hear them over the extreme noise, seriously tune it down, this is not a festival, and the Mylo Xyloto stuff has a lot of extra sound which really almost overwhelms chris' singing, his mic was so loud the sound broke up and still couldn;t get over the huge wall of sound, esp during paradise! I swear it's only because I knew what the lyrics are, cause I don't think I could tell otherwise, such a shame :(

like I said the crowd was full of energy, and we're extremly loud during us against the world, which made them laugh and start over :nice:

and the wrist bands! WOW they look so amazing! what a great idea! I enjoyed the new tracks as much as I loved the old ones, it may sound lame but I did. I was really hoping for christmas lights, but they didn't play it, which I really don't understand, you have your own christmas hit, but don't play it :S I guess it some kind of modesty thing, or what ever.. but it didn't ruin the show in any way, it's really cute chris plays white christmas though :heart: well I guess that about rounds it up, for I second I thought they'd come back after ETIAW, but nope, roadies were on and that was the end of it. Tash ended up getting Johnny's setlist, and another girl got a handwritten note that said forleiches Kerstfeest which looked more german to me but it means happy christmas, and I guess it's chris' way of pronouncing it the dutch way, but I don't think he used it.

I got a setlist from the techbooth :nice: we had a quick peek at the backstage entrance where We met Chris last time they were here, but it was actually snowing/ raining and we didn't see any vans waiting so we called it an evening.. but a really good one!

here's some vids:

Coldplay - In my place @ahoy - YouTube

oh more vids to come, the rest isn't done yet...

[Marinaa]

aaaah it was so perfect! It so was the best concert I've ever been to in my life. I really loved all the special effects, I've never seen anything like that. And The band was just great, I really liked the setlist. Though I'd love to hear Trouble and Christmas Lights... But overall it was great!

[R23]

OMG! It was so amazing! We had front row places at the B-stage, so when the guys played Up In Flames and Us Against The World the distance was only one meter! I will post my review later and add some more pics an vids I shot. Still flabbergasted.

A few of my pics:

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[Mi*chiel87]

Coldplay 2011 Rotterdam Mylo Xyloto, Hurts Like Heaven and Is There Anybody Out There (Pink Floyd Interlude) - YouTube

[mennowz]

Hi Carla,

sound was loud indeed, but at the 1st balcony it sounded perfect (listen to my vids) .. maybe they should turn down the center speakers @ the stage.

Oh well .. on to the next one!

Menno

morning Y'all!

It was an amazing gig last night! but the sound sucked! it was farrrr too loud, my ears are still ringing! anyone else?

anyway we arrived at about 2:30, there were a bunch of people waiting (i;m guessing 75-100), and I knew Tash and a few other people were inside already. I send my BF out for some food, and pretty soon they closed the line behind us. even though it was still rather quiet, but Hey I'm not complaning!

the guys behind us ordered pizza, best idea ever! They we're behind me at the pinkpop gig as well.

So it rained just a little but luckily we didn't get soaked, but we started freezing our butts off! finally the doors opened, at 18:40 ish. it's only cause I knew we were getting wrist bands, and I waited for the guy to hand them to me, seriously they give you one job :facepalm:

Tash said they'd be stage left, and try to save me a spot, we found them quite easily, and there was plenty of space :heart: :hug: tnx tash! so I ended up second row, but when the coldplays started i was more frontrow not bad for someone showing up that late!

it was good to see all the friendly faces! the show was absolutely amazing, full of energy, and chris was just lovely, whishing everyone happy holidays etc, and the crowd was amazing too, though you could barely hear them over the extreme noise, seriously tune it down, this is not a festival, and the Mylo Xyloto stuff has a lot of extra sound which really almost overwhelms chris' singing, his mic was so loud the sound broke up and still couldn;t get over the huge wall of sound, esp during paradise! I swear it's only because I knew what the lyrics are, cause I don't think I could tell otherwise, such a shame :(

like I said the crowd was full of energy, and we're extremly loud during us against the world, which made them laugh and start over :nice:

and the wrist bands! WOW they look so amazing! what a great idea! I enjoyed the new tracks as much as I loved the old ones, it may sound lame but I did. I was really hoping for christmas lights, but they didn't play it, which I really don't understand, you have your own christmas hit, but don't play it :S I guess it some kind of modesty thing, or what ever.. but it didn't ruin the show in any way, it's really cute chris plays white christmas though :heart: well I guess that about rounds it up, for I second I thought they'd come back after ETIAW, but nope, roadies were on and that was the end of it. Tash ended up getting Johnny's setlist, and another girl got a handwritten note that said forleiches Kerstfeest which looked more german to me but it means happy christmas, and I guess it's chris' way of pronouncing it the dutch way, but I don't think he used it.

I got a setlist from the techbooth :nice: we had a quick peek at the backstage entrance where We met Chris last time they were here, but it was actually snowing/ raining and we didn't see any vans waiting so we called it an evening.. but a really good one!

here's some vids:

Coldplay - In my place @ahoy - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqGMha-Gun0)

oh more vids to come, the rest isn't done yet...

[LoversInJapan]

http://youtu.be/_YVhZs2Uwtc

^The UATW clip which I found on youtube <3

Which many people already posted:laugh3:

[ilovechriss]

Haha, yeah! You were waving with like 3 others or so:laugh3:
There was this guy a few rows before you standing up with his phone and waving, so I decide to wait a bit until he sat down again:sneaky:

Hahaha, yes two guys in front of me were waving too :laugh3:

[ilovechriss]

I sat behind someone who's on coldplaying too.. So who had tickets for box aj? :D

[LoversInJapan]

Hahaha, yes two guys in front of me were waving too :laugh3:

Spontanious waving, I like!:laugh3:
Gosh, I really enjoyed the show. It was nice to have seats for once, since you have an overview of everything. The people around me were so nice and sweet to let me stand during the whole show:D
And the lights oh the lights, were absolutely amazing!

[tom043]

http://youtu.be/_YVhZs2Uwtc

^The UATW clip which I found on youtube <3

Which many people already posted:laugh3:

That was so cool :D i was right next to them ! The Loudness of the crowd was so inmense !!

[ilovechriss]

Spontanious waving, I like!:laugh3:
Gosh, I really enjoyed the show. It was nice to have seats for once, since you have an overview of everything. The people around me were so nice and sweet to let me stand during the whole show:D
And the lights oh the lights, were absolutely amazing!

Were you the one who had something red on her legs? :D

I also saw some people in the crowd who were waving randomly :lol:
Yes, I could see everything! I stand the whole show too, and first I forgot that there were people behind me who couldn't see anything when I stand haha:P But after a few minutes everybody was standing! (:

[ilovechriss]

Oh, man I had shivers everywhere when the crowd was singing so loud <3

[tom043]

Hey Guys , I've made a playlist of the whole concert , in order and with the best quality movies on Youtube a.t.m .

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF6E167D8907F7965&feature=view_all

Take a look at it if you want

[ilovechriss]

Ohhh, thank you so much! :D

[tom043]

Welcome :D , im playing it nonstop today

[conny]

Viva la vida and charly brown

Viva la vida and charly brown

[ilovechriss]

You had a good spot btw!

[busybeeburns]

thanks for all the reviews, pics and vids :D

WikiColdplay so far is http://www.wikicoldplay.com/17_December_2011:_Ahoy,_Rotterdam,_Netherlands

:santa3:

[LoversInJapan]

Were you the one who had something red on her legs? :D

I also saw some people in the crowd who were waving randomly :lol:
Yes, I could see everything! I stand the whole show too, and first I forgot that there were people behind me who couldn't see anything when I stand haha:P But after a few minutes everybody was standing! (:

Yeah, seemed like everyone was somewhat waving randomly with phones to their ears. Had a good time watching random people.
I had no red no.. But the person in front of me was wearing something red, as I recall:P I had something blue on and I was directly on the opposit side of you. You only sat a little bit higher:P

[ilovechriss]

Oh, now I know who you are! :)

[tom043]

Viva la vida and charly brown

Viva la vida and charly brown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GQ8Rtn3ASQ)

:cool: I was standing like 2 meters to the right at the fence

[Mabru]

It was a great show in Rotterdam. I enjoyed every minute!
Hopefully there will suffer a recording of the show.
I wrote a review on my blog in Dutch:
http://mabru.weblog.nl/coldplay-in-ahoy/

[Rvs_009]

What an amazing concert, what a great time. I had such a good place. 10 meters to the right of the X-stage. The crowd was amazing, the jumping during Charlie Brown was teh best ever. And UATW was jussssssst AMAZING!!!
Only bummer for me is just that they didn't play shiver! I really hoped to hear that one live. Just gonna upload some photos soon.

[conny]

You had a good spot btw!

yeah we stood first en second row B stage left side and was happy with that. good overcast over the whole show from there and still close enough

[conny]

:cool: I was standing like 2 meters to the right at the fence


haha cool, got some more reactions from people on youtube that apparently stood behind me ;)

[Joszwa]

That was one of my best nights ever, thank you Coldplay!

[ilovechriss]

Little review:

When 99 problems started the whole box I was sitting in absolutely freaked out! When the writstbands lights went on, so many people were shocked, and they loved it! At Pinkpop you couldn't see the lasers at all, but now they were working, definitely :D

The jumping during Charlie Brown was amazing! I was a bit suprised that the crowd could sing songs like UATW and UIF.. Crowd was great..

Can't wait to see them again soon! :)

[LoversInJapan]

When 99 problems started the whole box I was sitting in absolutely freaked out! When the writstbands lights went on, so many people were shocked, and they loved it! At Pinkpop you couldn't see the lasers at all, but now they were working, definitely :D

The jumping during Charlie Brown was amazing! I was a bit suprised that the crowd could sing songs like UATW and UIF.. Crowd was great..

Can't wait to see them again soon! :)
I so wanna go tonight too:P
When the Back To The Future Theme started I stood up already, since they came on stage from my side and I could see em. Rest around me didn't know what the heck was going on, but when they saw em too they started to freak out as well:D
And yeah, when those lights started everyone was like woaaah!

[mr. x&y]

does somebody has an good photo of the the big graffiti wall?
or maybe there already is one on the forum, but i searched a bit and i couldnt find any

[Rvs_009]

OPEN UP YOUR EYES!!!

[LoversInJapan]

I keep watching that video of UATW, it's so cute!:D

[Ferroy]

It Was an amazing show!!!!!

[42JTR]

I keep watching that video of UATW, it's so cute!:D

I know it was sooo funny, I don't think that has ever happened during UATW before.
Good job to us people in Ahoy:D

Edit: I'll be uploading the perfomance of UATW soon! and other songs of course.

[LoversInJapan]

I know it was sooo funny, I don't think that has ever happened during UATW before.
Good job to us people in Ahoy:D

Edit: I'll be uploading the perfomance of UATW soon! and other songs of course.
Jep, we did a good job! Have to say that seats isn't really a bad thing. It's a lot different then standing ofcourse, but I do not regret getting seattickets:)

Looking forward to see the vids!:D

[drawingyourattention]

I bought the tourbook and I realise now, seeing pictures from other tourbooks that my book is missing Mylo Xyloto on the cover:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bIo_jHpz7e8/Tu3kAPZAK8I/AAAAAAAAAII/Uq5RlKU6ivc/s591/18122011142.jpg

Isnt that weird :shocked2: what kind of copy do I have?..

[tom043]

Isnt that weird :shocked2: what kind of copy do I have?..


haha maybe you have the one with LP6 in it :devil:

[LoversInJapan]

I bought the tourbook and I realise now, seeing pictures from other tourbooks that my book is missing Mylo Xyloto on the cover:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bIo_jHpz7e8/Tu3kAPZAK8I/AAAAAAAAAII/Uq5RlKU6ivc/s591/18122011142.jpg

Isnt that weird :shocked2: what kind of copy do I have?..

You got the limited special edition:laugh3:
My copy does have MYLOXYLOTO on it in silver and also the symbols of the albumtitles on the side.

[Ferroy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bao8WzCQZ2A&feature=youtu.be

Charlie Brown filmed by me in the middle of the crowd

[tom043]

JUMP JUMP !!

[42JTR]

I'm so happy, last night was so amazing, and on top of that, I got Chris' towel!!!!!:D:D:D:D I'm going to frame it with alle the confetti I got and one of the Xylobands:D


Hurts Like Heaven front row: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tppV4XHFOdo

[RobinMulder]

My Photos

http://www.flickr.com//photos/72350238@N04/sets/72157628467894521/show/

(Don't know how to make a slideshow)

Edit: And did anyone else see the colors around the stage were red-white-blue like the dutch flag?
Is this everyshow?

[conny]

does somebody has an good photo of the the big graffiti wall?
or maybe there already is one on the forum, but i searched a bit and i couldnt find any

here ya go ;)

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp293/mydyami/pictures%203/P1050990.jpg

[Coeurli]

I'm so happy, last night was so amazing, and on top of that, I got Chris' towel!!!!!:D:D:D:D I'm going to frame it with alle the confetti I got and one of the Xylobands:D

:awesome: With his DNA you could try to create your own Chris clone :sneaky: :lol:

[Blue Nails]

Happy you guys had such a good time. Thanks for all your stories/reviews/pictures/videos everyone, love them all!

42JTR, what does your towel smell like? :P

I'm a little late but my post is gonna be huge... I know no one's gonna read the entire thing, but I have to share it, I'm sorry.


Well Lovers, I had floor tickets, so had to queue for a good spot. ;) Seats are a huge advantage in this weather and I'm glad you had a good view too!

We (me+friend+parents) arrived at 3.30pm and were the first in the second box thing. Kudos to everyone who got there earlier, it was sooo cold.... So my friend and I went to the nearby shopping centre to get some booze to heat us up. And, that got us in an even better mood. :nice:
I also saw someone ordering pizza R23 and jack, it wasn't us!
Suddenly, our box joined the first one, because there was some free room there (human herd behaviour). That too helped keeping us from freezing our asses off. It then started to rain, but still, I actually enjoyed the wait.

Finally the doors opened and we ran. We got pretty close to the stage, one (unenthusiastic, grumpy, generally annoying) person between us and the middle of the catwalk, on the right side. My dad got separated from us in the chaos and we didn't see him again until after the show. I was a bit bummed by that, partly because Violet Hill is kind of 'our' song. Thankfully I had my sweet mum and my great friend with me.
Edit: My dad said he saw our faces on the screen during Yellow...

Oh, I forgot to wave at 19.40 Lovers & Ilovechriss, so I did it at 19.50. Did you see me? :P
We should make it a tradition, random waving at Coldplay shows.

Really enjoyed watching Emili Sandé, she's such a good singer and her music is beautiful. After that, we got our friggin awesome glowsticks out, which I put through my earrings. We also had glow-in-the-dark make-up, but that didn't work out too well. :dozey:
Then the change over, saw a couple of familiar roadie faces (some of which were Hopping) and finally... Coldplay.

I kept away from reading setlists over the past few weeks, but as soon as 99 Problems started I felt it wasn't going to be much different from the festivals. Of course there were a few changes, like Paradise and Up In Flames, but I was hoping for some more, like Don't Panic and What If... (Edit: Oh god, just read that they played Daylight in Glasgow and Manchester. WANT.) Come to think of it, I think most of all I missed something 'old' on the B-stage.
However last night, I did not mind. I also prefer songs over confetti and light effects (although they are absolutely stunning) and looking back, I missed a lot of my favourites, but yesterday I was on Planet Coldplay where there's no problems at all (let alone 99). I mean that in the most positive way possible, because during Pinkpop for example, I stayed on planet Earth.

As soon as they came on stage and the wristbands lit up, I er, well, basically... started crying. I feel like such a fangirl, but the last six months have been very difficult for me, and Coldplay might be the main thing that keeps me going, so I think that's a good excuse. ;)
Their shitload of confetti was really cool, I could barely see Chris and Jonny during IMP, while we were only a few feet away (Chris has such nice ARMS). I also touched their balls again and they felt nice and soft. :P

I read someone saying the crowd was lame, are you serious? Thankfully I saw most people disagreeing. Like you guys said, during UATW they started laughing and had to stop because of our massive cheering. Actually, at times I couldn't hear Chris at all because of everyone singing along. Dutch crowds can be really tough and boring, but this one was awesome.
Lost my voice from screaming myself, and I'm sorry for people standing near me.

Oh, I swear Guy smiled at me while waiting to join in on Up In Flames. Jonny's smile was more shy, but Guy was just being flirty with us. :wink3:

Basically, I adored every single song and time flew by. When they went off after Paradise, it felt like they had only played for ten minutes.
Then they came back for Clocks and Fix You (more tears), and I loved White Christmas.
And, Christmas Lights was on the setlist? Aargh, why the hell didn't they play it?!
But hey, we got Teardrop. :| But like I said, at the time I didn't really care, while usually I'm not so Easy To Please.
It was just such a great, great show.

When the band had gone off, a girl standing directly in front of me fainted. I don't know if she's on here, but I do know how she felt and I hope she's ok. 'Good' thing that it happened after the show.

And Chris kissed the stage? Totally missed that! Probably due to more tears. All happy ones, by the way.

After the show we had a beer, and close to the exit I think I saw Hoppy with crutches and a helmet, talking to three other men. Not 100% it was him though.

We got home by 2.30am, tired and stiff, but totally happy.


Long story short: this was the best thing I've ever been to (seen them four times now). Might have been because of the 'small' venue, because of my mood, because of the crowd, the wristbands, or just the band getting better and better, or all these things.
What a night, what a crowd, what a BAND ♥.

Apologies for the hugeness of my post, I'm way too excited and way too tired.

Thanks to all great people there, we made it a big party and I think the band loved it.

I don't have any pics to post, my dad kept my camera in his pocket, so...

Btw, did you see Chris tweeting that picture around 7pm? That's very close to the entrance... If he took it himself, someone must have seen him. Tall, white male, great eyes, probably wearing some sort of hooded top... ;)

[gerben]

My video's: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4B3BB6577389AFB6&feature=mh_lolz

[42JTR]

:awesome: With his DNA you could try to create your own Chris clone :sneaky: :lol:

Haha I might even try that! :laugh3::laugh3:

[42JTR]

42JTR, what does your towel smell like? :P

I can't really describe it, it smells used I think:P

[drawingyourattention]

You got the limited special edition:laugh3:
My copy does have MYLOXYLOTO on it in silver and also the symbols of the albumtitles on the side.

lol, :o
I dont mind really, it's nice this way, more simple with just the graffiti, but I find it so strange.

[Sjef]

Last video for now :rolleyes:

Coldplay 2011 Rotterdam Charlie brown - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfIrHVdcHHw)

Whaaaaat? I totally missed the running man visuals (the screens were behind my back).

[conny]

Every teardrop is a waterfall

[ilovechriss]

I almost feel like crying when I look back to yesterday... What. A. Night! :)

Edit: Not because I'm sad! Not at all..

[Blue Nails]

:awesome: With his DNA you could try to create your own Chris clone :sneaky: :lol:

:laugh3:
His own? For sure, he'll share Clone Chris, won't you 42?

I can't really describe it, it smells used I think:P

Oh well, that's... nice. :lol:

I almost feel like crying when I look back to yesterday... What. A. Night! :)

Edit: Not because I'm sad! Not at all..

Me too. And we're not weird at all. :P

[Comicforce]

Thank you for all your great reviews and photos and videos, it made me feel like I was there. Blue Nails I read all of yours! It's great when you just write it all out! The feelings really come over. It sounds like a perfect concert for most of you, set list not withstanding.

It's only intensified my desire to get up the front for the next one.. ! :)

[LoversInJapan]

:laugh3:
His own? For sure, he'll share Clone Chris, won't you 42? :P



Oh well, that's... nice. :lol:
We better make 100 clones or something. Else we all have to share one clone:sneaky:

And smelling a used towel?! Now that's something I kinda don't wanna do:P

And Blue Nails, I saw so many people wave that it could be that I saw you! Ilovechriss and I waved at each other around 19:45:lol:
I waved to people quite a few times, which was fun. We should make it a tradition indeed =D

[ilovechriss]

:laugh3:


Me too. And we're not weird at all. :P
:nod:

I love you Coldplayers, thank you for an amazing night! :kiss::)

[ilovechriss]

And Blue Nails, I saw so many people wave that it could be that I saw you! Ilovechriss and I waved at each other around 19:45:lol:
I waved to people quite a few times, which was fun. We should make it a tradition indeed =D

Blue Nails, if you didn't have seats, I might have seen you waving! (:

[ilovechriss]

I'm still wearing my writstband <3

[Tash]

hope Tash won't mind.

I don't mind at all! :kiss:

Tash said they'd be stage left, and try to save me a spot, we found them quite easily, and there was plenty of space :heart: :hug: tnx tash! so I ended up second row, but when the coldplays started i was more frontrow not bad for someone showing up that late!

I promised to save you a spot so I did. It was so nice seeing you again! :hug:

Ok, I suck at writing reviews so I'm not writing one :lol:
I just want to say that the crowd was fricking amazing! I had a wonderful evening and I'm very happy I have Jonny's setlist and loads of confetti :nice:

I saw them three times in nine days :awesome: and now I have to wait until June :(

[mr. x&y]

here ya go ;)

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp293/mydyami/pictures%203/P1050990.jpg

thanks! :)

its so amazing!
going to search for more, detailed once.. so i can recreate it a bit..
i really love the colors :D

[Blue Nails]

We better make 100 clones or something. Else we all have to share one clone:sneaky:

And smelling a used towel?! Now that's something I kinda don't wanna do:P

And Blue Nails, I saw so many people wave that it could be that I saw you! Ilovechriss and I waved at each other around 19:45:lol:
I waved to people quite a few times, which was fun. We should make it a tradition indeed =D

Yeah 42, you should put your clones on e-bay, big business!
Well, if it's Chris Martin's towel....

Thanks Comicforce :nice:

Oh man, this website is the greatest invention ever, apart from music and other things.
:hug: and *random waves*

[ilovechriss]

Let's all wave! *waves through computer*

[42JTR]

We better make 100 clones or something. Else we all have to share one clone:sneaky:

And smelling a used towel?! Now that's something I kinda don't wanna do:P

And Blue Nails, I saw so many people wave that it could be that I saw you! Ilovechriss and I waved at each other around 19:45:lol:
I waved to people quite a few times, which was fun. We should make it a tradition indeed =D

One clone each:laugh3::laugh3:

[conny]

thanks! :)

its so amazing!
going to search for more, detailed once.. so i can recreate it a bit..
i really love the colors :D

two detailed from during the show

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp293/mydyami/pictures%203/P1050976.jpg

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp293/mydyami/pictures%203/P1050978.jpg

[LoversInJapan]

Alll the booooys all the giiiiirls..

If I close my eyes I can still recall the concert, which I really appreciate.
It's a good thing I dont have tickets for tonight.. Too much to do for school tomorrow, but craaaap I really wanna go again!:P

*waves*

[Marinaa]

I wanna go back! :(
really can't wait to see them again!

[Blue Nails]

Alll the booooys all the giiiiirls..

If I close my eyes I can still recall the concert, which I really appreciate.
It's a good thing I dont have tickets for tonight.. Too much to do for school tomorrow, but craaaap I really wanna go again!:P

*waves*

Back to real life...
Yeah, when I close my eyes, all I see is confetti.

Btw, they didn't fuck up, did they? I missed that! :lol:

*keep waving*

[ilovechriss]

I can really imagine you guys waving at your computers :D

[Blue Nails]

Ok, I suck at writing reviews so I'm not writing one :lol:
I just want to say that the crowd was fricking amazing! I had a wonderful evening and I'm very happy I have Jonny's setlist and loads of confetti :nice:

I saw them three times in nine days :awesome: and now I have to wait until June :(

Tash, did I read that you got in before everyone else? Can't we get a sneak peek at how you did that? :wink3:
Oh congrats, lucky girl!
June will be here before you know it.

[Tash]

Tash, did I read that you got in before everyone else? Can't we get a sneak peek at how you did that? :wink3:
Oh congrats, lucky girl!
June will be here before you know it.

The first 10 people in the queue were asked if they wanted to test the glowbands. In return we were allowed in before the doors opened.
After we tested the glowbands we were supposed to watch the soundcheck but they were running late because of the 3FM interview so they didn't have any time left to soundcheck :( But we did see Will and Chris :nice:

167 days until the next Coldplay gig!

[kevinvdooren]

I shot this video yesterday. I've never seen the band that good!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuiPavx9Jrc&feature=youtu.be

[BV1993]

The concert was seriously amazing. Loved the crowd and the balance between the new and old songs. Me and my friends were the guys that ordered the pizza. We saw so many people with junk food, and we thought: The only way we can get junk food as well, is to order it, which turned out in a funny situation. After us, someone else also ordered a pizza, but without showing up, which resulted in a confused pizza deliverer. I think the wristband are absolutely amazing; trying to collect them all now.
I am even more exited now for their next visit, although I doubt it can be any better than this.

[TehM1ZZL3]

It was amazing!!

My best photo shot with my phone camera from cj row 9 - seat 21. Great view!

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/392713_324683894216948_100000260207348_1270673_116 2804750_n.jpg

[TehM1ZZL3]

I shot this video yesterday. I've never seen the band that good!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuiPavx9Jrc&feature=youtu.be

Hey what was your seat number? I just sat left of you :cool:

[kevinvdooren]

Hey what was your seat number? I just sat left of you :cool:

Ck, row 11, seat 33

[TehM1ZZL3]

Ck, row 11, seat 33

Haha echt vet!

Ik vond het concert echt geweldig, alleen het voelde zo kort terwijl het toch anderhalf uur duurde! Vooral die stukjes met Us Against The World dat iedereen ging joelen voor Will was echt vet en bij God Put A Smile Upon Your Face song Chris: "God give me 20.000 Dutch people in the same place" was echt prachtig! :D

Ben je al vaker naar concert geweest van Coldplay?
Dit was mijn eerste keer btw :)

[Blue Nails]

The first 10 people in the queue were asked if they wanted to test the glowbands. In return we were allowed in before the doors opened.
After we tested the glowbands we were supposed to watch the soundcheck but they were running late because of the 3FM interview so they didn't have any time left to soundcheck :( But we did see Will and Chris :nice:

167 days until the next Coldplay gig!

Oh wow, that's awesome, even without the soundcheck!
What time were you there?

[kevinvdooren]

Ja in Nijmegen 2009 en op pinkpop heb ik ze gezien. Dit was zeker de beste, ik weet niet of ze dit nog ooit kunnen overtreffen. Maar het feit, dat ze ondanks dat ze zoooon enorm bekende band zijn nog steeds zo'n goede muziek maken doet het voor mij helemaal. Ik durf ook meteen toe te geven, dat ik gisteren toch wel even heb gehuild: ze maken écht iets los bij mij...

Ik denk dat ik 6 september oversla, zodat ze mij weer kunnen verassen bij een volgend concert....


@TehM1ZZL3: So were you sitting next to me or not XD?

[R23]

So, time for my review of an amazing night in Rotterdam.

We arrived pretty early, around 3.30 pm at Ahoy. After scoring some food at the local AH (what a HUGE shopping mall btw) we lined up in the queue. It was about this long by the time we arrived:

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6716/imag0117hj.jpg

The wait took forever and it was freezing cold because of the wind. Also the (heavy) rain was a bummer. But even the tough conditions the atmosphere was good. I saw a scooter guy arrive because someone ordered a pizza. What a hero. The doors opened almost on time, around 6.40 pm.

We ran in to the arena and got a front row spot at the 'B-stage'. Not long after that Emeli Sande started and she did a great job opening. Definitely had worser support acts.

Coldplay came on around 9.15. The moment Mylo Xyloto started all of our Glowbands were turned on and it was an amazing sight. The sound during Hurts Like Heaven was poor from were we stood. But the visuals, light and of course seeing the band again made up for that. I was happily surprised that the balloons were back during Yellow. They really belong to that song and not Lost!. During In My Place I was taking pictures of the confetti when suddenly, for my feeling out of nowhere, Jonny and later Chris were at 'our' stage. We went crazy. It was great.


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Before Major Minus spoke some Dutch to us and held he's usual speech. Although I'm not a big fan of the song the crowd went really crazy on this one. Also amazing: Violet Hill. Man, I fell in love all over again with that song. On GPASUYF I kept jumping and screaming until I was totally out of breath. How awesome was that. Short after that Chris appeared on the B stage to do Up In Flames and it was absolutely magical to see him 1 meter away from you. This is the short clip I shot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCjI7dG69eo&list=UUXcAhkk4f8Z97ei0EynHC-A&index=1&feature=plcp

Was very happy they play Us Against The World again instead of Till Kingdom Come. The 'fuck up' was very funny. We all screamed so loud Chris and Will started laughing the moment Will jumped in the song.

My vids of UATW:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=831fJdQcK2Y&feature=plcp&context=C30405abUDOEgsToPDskIWqxOzWK3kymb3cZ6uXVCt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN5Y6dbS6aI&feature=plcp&context=C3c738b1UDOEgsToPDskIaIDHY3v0MU5yt1Vqfadnq

The best part of the show was definitely the Politik-Viva La Vida-Charlie Brown part. Three of my favorite live songs and what a great performance. Chris didn't sound very good on Viva, but in my opinion he never really does. It was awesome that he came so close to us again and the moment the glow bands went on again for Charlie Brown was breathtaking. Charlie Brown was my highlight of the evening btw. What an energy during that song!

See here how close Chris comes during Viva and see the glowbands being turned on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iepDnIN3Diw&feature=plcp&context=C35abccfUDOEgsToPDskKic2jRXimw0EE5AoGWZMPX

The encore was as expected with Clocks, Fix You and ETIAW. Also Chris did White Christmas again, which disappointed me because I'd hoped for Christmas Lights.

Afterwards I was mind blown. Again. And this was my third time seeing them live. It was amazing. Again. I was very pleased that I could buy the tour program that I so desperately wanted. It's really beautiful. Today my voice is gone because of all the singing and screaming, my legs hurts but I'm still in a kind of graffiti heaven. So happy I was there and can't wait to seeing them again in september. Pff, so far away..

[kevinvdooren]

Nice Review :cool:

[LoversInJapan]

It was amazing!!

My best photo shot with my phone camera from cj row 9 - seat 21. Great view!

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/392713_324683894216948_100000260207348_1270673_116 2804750_n.jpg

Then you were 2 rows behind me and a bit more to the left!:D

[Charlie Brown.]

Tash ended up getting Johnny's setlist, and another girl got a handwritten note that said forleiches Kerstfeest which looked more german to me but it means happy christmas, and I guess it's chris' way of pronouncing it the dutch way, but I don't think he used it.

I got a setlist from the techbooth :nice: we had a quick peek at the backstage entrance where We met Chris last time they were here, but it was actually snowing/ raining and we didn't see any vans waiting so we called it an evening.. but a really good one!
Yes I got that note with merry christmas! It's in german haha but I don't mind. Nice you got a setlist too! You are the girl who was standing behind/next to me right?

[RobinMulder]

It was amazing! Could almost touch them :)

My new avatar is a picture of Yesterday.
It was so awesome!

Highlights: VLV/Charlie Brown, GPASUYF & UATW and ofcourse the Xylobands

[42JTR]

Amazing UATW

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

[TehM1ZZL3]

@kevinvdooren

Yea it were great places!

Wow, I was astounded by how they played and if you say this was the best of the others you've been at Nijmegen and Pinkpop then I know I've experienced something special! It was really my first concert I've been to in my life... and now I believe it can't be better! Ahoy is not too big at Malieveld I think you will see less because you are all standing.. just wait till they come back in a (few) years! :)

@LoversInJapan

Haha nicee, I got sore throat of singing the whole time all the movies my friend captured are ruined because you only hear singing me and not Chris (and I can't sing of course xD)

[Jurri1]

@R23 Wow, you were really close to us! Were you in the group of four boys of which two had checkered(geruite) shirts(bloezen) or in the group of three of which one was a blond girl with a white shirt and the two others were boys? Or neither? :P I was just behind them, short black hair and a green hoodie and a black Mylo Xyloto t-shirt.

It was so cool when they came to the X-stage, it was just so close :D I also got a tour book but I don't have a xyloband, we were too rushed to see they were handing them out.

[2GreenEyes]

It was great, the crowd was amazing. I was one of the first 10 so I got to test the glowbands^^ Had a brilliant time with Tash and Stefan and some other people. Although I really would've LOVED to see the soundcheck so much, but it doesn't matter much cause we had a great time and indeed saw Chris and Will and it's really great to see them just being casual, doing their thing before the concert. I think maybe they didn't play christmas lights because they didn't soundcheck and maybe they would've practiced it then otherwise. I did find it a bit short, but it was great anyway, I just hope the setlist is longer in the summer tour.
But the glowbands were great, and the confetti aswell (although nothing beats the butterflies ;)) and I brought quite a lot of confetti home with me, and UATW was utterly brilliant, I love it when the crowd manages to surprise the band, even if it's used to a lot ^^

[ilovechriss]

It was great, the crowd was amazing. I was one of the first 10 so I got to test the glowbands^^ Had a brilliant time with Tash and Stefan and some other people. Although I really would've LOVED to see the soundcheck so much, but it doesn't matter much cause we had a great time and indeed saw Chris and Will and it's really great to see them just being casual, doing their thing before the concert. I think maybe they didn't play christmas lights because they didn't soundcheck and maybe they would've practiced it then otherwise. I did find it a bit short, but it was great anyway, I just hope the setlist is longer in the summer tour.
But the glowbands were great, and the confetti aswell (although nothing beats the butterflies ;)) and I brought quite a lot of confetti home with me, and UATW was utterly brilliant, I love it when the crowd manages to surprise the band, even if it's used to a lot ^^

:nod:

[R23]

@R23 Wow, you were really close to us! Were you in the group of four boys of which two had checkered(geruite) shirts(bloezen) or in the group of three of which one was a blond girl with a white shirt and the two others were boys? Or neither? :P I was just behind them, short black hair and a green hoodie and a black Mylo Xyloto t-shirt.

It was so cool when they came to the X-stage, it was just so close :D I also got a tour book but I don't have a xyloband, we were too rushed to see they were handing them out.

The guys in the shirts were in front of us, I was the one with the blue v-neck shirt in the group of 5, with 4 boys and 1 blonde girl. And I wore my Rayban glasses. You spotted me? :P

It was really awesome. During Up In Flames we were so close to Chris we could actually see the sweat falling from his face on the piano. :laugh3:

[Charlie Brown.]

It was great, the crowd was amazing. I was one of the first 10 so I got to test the glowbands^^ Had a brilliant time with Tash and Stefan and some other people. Although I really would've LOVED to see the soundcheck so much, but it doesn't matter much cause we had a great time and indeed saw Chris and Will and it's really great to see them just being casual, doing their thing before the concert. I think maybe they didn't play christmas lights because they didn't soundcheck and maybe they would've practiced it then otherwise. I did find it a bit short, but it was great anyway, I just hope the setlist is longer in the summer tour.
But the glowbands were great, and the confetti aswell (although nothing beats the butterflies ;)) and I brought quite a lot of confetti home with me, and UATW was utterly brilliant, I love it when the crowd manages to surprise the band, even if it's used to a lot ^^
^ You were one of those 10/12 too? I'm very curious who you are then haha!

[TehM1ZZL3]

@R23

Yea I had also rather heard them playing Christmas Lights instead of White Christmas, come on it's their own christmas song and they aren't playing it on the concert... :(

[ilovechriss]

I saw this guy who put off his T-Shirt before the show started. Is he anybody who's on the forum??

[Jurri1]

@R23 Ah yes I saw you too, short blond hair right? It was really a great concert, they were at their total best. Bought tickets for Malieveld next year :)

[42JTR]

Who of you guys/girls were all in the queue yesterday? When I stood there (in the cold;p) I was wondering which one of you were also here on Coldplaying.com.

[ilovechriss]

I saw two guys with viva tour shirts, I'm sure they are on Coldplaying too (: They were in box aj

[R23]

@R23
Yea I had also rather heard them playing Christmas Lights instead of White Christmas, come on it's their own christmas song and they aren't playing it on the concert... :(

It's pretty stupid actually. Why play a cover if you have your own, great, Christmas song? It was on the setlist btw, I met a guy afterwards at the merchandising stand who had the setlist. He told me they didn't play it because they didn't have enough time left. A shame though.

@R23 Ah yes I saw you too, short blond hair right? It was really a great concert, they were at their total best. Bought tickets for Malieveld next year :)

Ah, ok, haha! Well I hope I didn't bother you with my loud singing and jumping. :P. Also have my tickets for The Hague next year. It feels very far away now.

Who of you guys/girls were all in the queue yesterday? When I stood there (in the cold;p) I was wondering which one of you were also here on Coldplaying.com.

I was there! I even posted in this thread while waiting in the cold!

[LoversInJapan]

@kevinvdooren

@LoversInJapan

Haha nicee, I got sore throat of singing the whole time all the movies my friend captured are ruined because you only hear singing me and not Chris (and I can't sing of course xD)

You weren't the only one! Luckily our block all sang alang basicly. Besides I was only enjoying the show and I'm sure I might have looked funny, but at least I had an awesome time:D
Funny that so many people on here were there too and some of em even so close:lol:

It was great, the crowd was amazing. I was one of the first 10 so I got to test the glowbands^^ Had a brilliant time with Tash and Stefan and some other people. Although I really would've LOVED to see the soundcheck so much, but it doesn't matter much cause we had a great time and indeed saw Chris and Will and it's really great to see them just being casual, doing their thing before the concert. I think maybe they didn't play christmas lights because they didn't soundcheck and maybe they would've practiced it then otherwise. I did find it a bit short, but it was great anyway, I just hope the setlist is longer in the summer tour.
But the glowbands were great, and the confetti aswell (although nothing beats the butterflies ;)) and I brought quite a lot of confetti home with me, and UATW was utterly brilliant, I love it when the crowd manages to surprise the band, even if it's used to a lot ^^
Nice! So happy that a few were able to be inside and do something while waiting:)
I only got one teardrop and one flame confetti thingy. Would love to get some..
Guess I have to wait until september!:cry:

[seralovescoldplay]

Yesterday was so amazing! Me, my sister and another girl were the first at the venue (around 09:00 AM). So we were 3/12 :D The security wanted 10 people, but he didn't let my sister and me in. Some of the 10 people said that we were first in the queue (thanks guys), so we could go inside too.
It was so cool to help the crew with the glowbands! I was a little bit disapointed when the soundcheck was cancelled, BUT we saw Chris& Will ^^
And we could stand front row!

The concert was really great! Emeli Sande (support act) was pretty good, her voice is beautiful.
Coldplay was amazing! The show was a bit short, but i had the time of my life. The confetti was fun haha. I took lots of it after the concert.
This was the best concert i ever went too. But i don't think i'll be able to speak tomorrow, haha.

[42JTR]

I was there! I even posted in this thread while waiting in the cold!

Haha me too once:P I really hated it when that security guy said, you're all wet so don't run! We weren't that wet until it started to rain just before the gates opened!:lol:

[Mabru]

Haha me too once:P I really hated it when that security guy said, you're all wet so don't run! We weren't that wet until it started to rain just before the gates opened!:lol:
that´s something they always say when it´s a little bit raining. Even when it´s nog raining they say don´t run because you can fell.:cool:

[LoversInJapan]

Haha me too once:P I really hated it when that security guy said, you're all wet so don't run! We weren't that wet until it started to rain just before the gates opened!:lol:

Always so funny what those security guys yell.. DON'T RUN!
All the people RUUUN WHAAAAAA!:laugh3:

[conny]

slowly working my way trough all my video`s ;)

Clocks and Fix you

[Tash]

Oh wow, that's awesome, even without the soundcheck!
What time were you there?

Around 9.45 AM

Some of the 10 people said that we were first in the queue (thanks guys), so we could go inside too.

I was the one who said that. You're welcome :)

[ilovechriss]

9:45?! That's early! (:

[eFrK]

My complete opinion. It was my very first time to see Coldplay live. I was so excited! I arrived at Ahoy at 1:00 P.M It was so cold, so cold. I have waited with lot of other Coldplayers till 6:30 P.M. When the doors opened we ran to the stage. I was right in front of the stage at the right side (the side where Guy was standing :) ) When they began to play with MX... Oh my god. That feeling was awesome. I was the happiest guy on this planet. I have enjoyed their concert so much. I love this band even more after last night. I'm so sure I'll be listening to Coldplay for the rest of my life. Can't wait till the 6th of September to see them again. Chris, Johnny, Guy & Will... You are legends!

[Tash]

9:45?! That's early! (:

In London we started queuing at 6.15 AM so 9.45 AM isn't early for me :D

[Charlie Brown.]

Tash, you are the one who was standing next to me right? I saw your post but I see you deleted it haha. But I think I know who you are!

[Tash]

Tash, you are the one who was standing next to me right? I saw your post but I see you deleted it haha. But I think I know who you are!

Yes :)
I edited my previous post, I thought you were talking about me instead of Carla. Oops!

[Charlie Brown.]

Yes :)
I edited my previous post, I thought you were talking about me instead of Carla. Oops!
Haha yes I see! Nice to know who the people I've met yesterday are here :)

[TehM1ZZL3]

You weren't the only one! Luckily our block all sang alang basicly. Besides I was only enjoying the show and I'm sure I might have looked funny, but at least I had an awesome time:D
Funny that so many people on here were there too and some of em even so close:lol:


Yea in our block there were only a few people acting as real fans.. a lot of older people like a guy right to me who put his finger in his left ear because he didn't like me singing! :cool:

Despite that I sang all the lyrics! It was soo amazing just never felt so excited seeing them in real!

[Charlie Brown.]

Yea in our block there were only a few people acting as real fans.. a lot of older people like a guy right to me who put his finger in his left ear because he didn't like me singing! :cool:

Despite that I sang all the lyrics! It was soo amazing just never felt so excited seeing them in real!

Hahahahahaha

[LoversInJapan]

Yea in our block there were only a few people acting as real fans.. a lot of older people like a guy right to me who put his finger in his left ear because he didn't like me singing! :cool:

Despite that I sang all the lyrics! It was soo amazing just never felt so excited seeing them in real!
Really? Hahaha!
I had two older men on my right side, but they both sang along loudly as well. The people in front of me were jealous of the Mylobands, because they turned up late. They kept looking at me, because I had more then 1 Myloband. Their own fault for getting at the gig 10 minutes before Coldplay starts:smug:

[conny]

The scientist

[kevinvdooren]

I made this compilation. I've no more vids left because I wanted to enjoy the concert and jump, sing etc. :laugh3:

Coldplay Compilation - Ahoy, Rotterdam - December 17th - YouTube


LIVE IN AHOY!! Coldplay. Back to the future + Mylo Xyloto + Hurts like Heaven. - YouTube

[unique]

I'm so happy, last night was so amazing, and on top of that, I got Chris' towel!!!!!:D:D:D:D I'm going to frame it with alle the confetti I got and one of the Xylobands:D


Hurts Like Heaven front row: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tppV4XHFOdo

I was standing right behind you! The towel almost fell on my feet :P. I was the girl with blonde hair and a striped dress.

I LOVED the show. Still dreaming about it.
Some pics;

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/385064_342818252410281_100000463277722_1375447_567 112960_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/373963_342818322410274_100000463277722_1375448_142 5725233_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/393609_342818629076910_100000463277722_1375455_134 2712211_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/398725_342818589076914_100000463277722_1375453_146 5708584_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/386538_342818172410289_100000463277722_1375446_156 2052795_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/382670_342818689076904_100000463277722_1375457_153 4345393_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/402222_342818002410306_100000463277722_1375443_403 647980_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/403064_342818565743583_100000463277722_1375452_790 939970_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/396836_342818705743569_100000463277722_1375458_655 545302_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/380042_342818609076912_100000463277722_1375454_153 7209548_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/408837_342698175755622_100000463277722_1375064_104 7964321_n.jpg

[conny]

Paradise

[busybeeburns]

Amazed at how many of you were there, we can hardly keep up with all your review stuff! wonderful! :D :santa3:

[42JTR]

I was standing right behind you! The towel almost fell on my feet :P. I was the girl with blonde hair and a striped dress.

I LOVED the show. Still dreaming about it.
Some pics;



Haha cool, I think I remember you:D What a great night that was yesterday, definitely worth all the waiting in the cold!

[Tonsu]

Sounds like an amazing gig!! :D

I think after the sterility of the crowd at the 02 gig in London I may have to get myself around to European gigs to enjoy a bit of atmosphere (as well as meeting old friends and enjoying different cultures) :)

Yikes at the short set though - sort it out boys :angry:

[Blue Nails]

Amazed at how many of you were there, we can hardly keep up with all your review stuff! wonderful! :D :santa3:

Thank you :santa3:
Well, we've had a GREAT night, you know. :wink3:

[Nicolay]

With all the reviews I can't fall behind offcourse. I made 2 'complete song' video's from Fix You and Every Teardrop is a Waterfall.

I was first row at the right side of the stage facing the catwalk.

Coldplay - Fix You - YouTube
Fix You

Coldplay Every Teardrop is a Waterfall - YouTube
Every Teardrop is a Waterfall

[tom043]

Amazed at how many of you were there, we can hardly keep up with all your review stuff! wonderful! :D :santa3:

Yeah ! we were all there :) no wonder they had to stop playing during UATW because of the crowd-noise , heheheh !

[busybeeburns]

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1890/20111217ahy6.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1890/20111217ahy5.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1890/20111217ahy4.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1890/20111217ahy7.jpg

From: http://www.oor.nl/#reviews/concerts/1891/coldplay_stelt_niemand_teleur

[Blue Nails]

Thanks for the pics! That's a very good review too. OOR likes to bash Coldplay but this time they simply couldn't. It's a little cynical still, but the only thing they truly complained about were Chris's vocals during Viva La Vida.

I'm spending half my day on this thread, thanks everyone! :kiss:

[42JTR]

Yes indeed, they were just unable to find any flaws of the show, so they were probably happy they found something to complain about.

[Christa42]

omg those pics are sick!

[conny]

finally have uploaded them all, and the last one is the start of the gig with Hurts like heaven. had a blast reliving the whole gig today!

Hurts like heaven

[KeesOetAssen]

Originally Posted by busybeeburns;5124313
Amazed at how many of you were there, we can hardly keep up with all your review stuff! wonderful!



Yeah ! we were all there no wonder they had to stop playing during UATW because of the crowd-noise , heheheh !



Thank you :santa3:
Well, we've had a GREAT night, you know. :wink3:

Yes, Busybeeburns, we (8 people from Groningen en Assen) enjoyed also this spectaculair gig. 4 direct at the right site in front the podium , 2 at Cj en 2 at Ae.
One of our video's : Coldplay Ahoy 17-12-2011 Us against the world - YouTube . There a better video's on your tube.

Greetings Kees

[britttt-v]

It was so amazing ! What a night :)
Got a pretty good record of Charlie Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at0AEWO_BNg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at0AEWO_BNg

It's great to relive the evening with such great reviews, videos and pictures!

[hihicoldplay]

Anyone knows what THE name is of THE very first song Emily Sande played? Or someone who had recorded it?

[britttt-v]

I even have to celebrate the fact that I made an account on Coldplaying.com exactly two years ago ;) I just found out haha!

[britttt-v]

If I recall correctly the first song Emeli Sandé played was 'daddy'

[Charlie Brown.]

I thought daddy was the second song and the first song's called suitcase, but I'm not very sure haha

[Nicolay]

Anyone knows what THE name is of THE very first song Emily Sande played? Or someone who had recorded it?

Wasn't it Daddy?

[RobinMulder]

It was indeed daddy http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/emeli-sande/2011/ahoy-rotterdam-netherlands-1bd10dc4.html

[Rvs_009]

Just read the OOR review, I think the reason why the setlist is just getting smaller is because of Chris voice. Shiver (with it's high notes) could have ruined it more... Of course I'm not sure, but it can be... (I didn't hear Chris couldn't sing VLV any more, the ohohoh was so huge!)

[Sjef]

Just read the OOR review, I think the reason why the setlist is just getting smaller is because of Chris voice. Shiver (with it's high notes) could have ruined it more... Of course I'm not sure, but it can be... (I didn't hear Chris couldn't sing VLV any more, the ohohoh was so huge!)
I was also thinking about this... Kinda worries me, how are they gonna pull off the big shows coming up next year if Chris' voice can't fully go trough a 85 minute set?

Show was amazing anyway, the fact that the audience was louder than Chris sometimes made me feel like all of us (crowd+band) were doing the performance together.

[LoversInJapan]

Yes, Busybeeburns, we (8 people from Groningen en Assen) enjoyed also this spectaculair gig. 4 direct at the right site in front the podium , 2 at Cj en 2 at Ae.
One of our video's : Coldplay Ahoy 17-12-2011 Us against the world - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WyN2ClR1z8) . There a better video's on your tube.

Greetings Kees
Then there were 2 of your group in my section as well. That is so funny:lol:
Hope they didn't see me freak out that much:P:lol:

I was also thinking about this... Kinda worries me, how are they gonna pull off the big shows coming up next year if Chris' voice can't fully go trough a 85 minute set?

Show was amazing anyway, the fact that the audience was louder than Chris sometimes made me feel like all of us (crowd+band) were doing the performance together.
Yeah it was amazing! I was singing along during Up In Flames and I couldn't believe I heard that much singalong. I stopped singing for 5 seconds and it was amazing how many people were singing even those 'unknown' songs!

[Blue Nails]

I really don't think Chris's voice is getting weaker yet. He's never been a pitch perfect singer, but if he has a good day, he can be. I think he's at the top of his game, to be honest.

Edit: And yes, amazing crowd ♥

[LoversInJapan]

I really don't think Chris's voice is getting weaker yet. He's never been a pitch perfect singer, but if he has a good day, he can be. I think he's at the top of his game, to be honest.

Edit: And yes, amazing crowd ♥

I agree with you.. I think they can manage a 2 hour show.
I don't want to spoiler the Mylo Program, but with the Guy interview he said that they could play longer, but that they don't do that because I quote:
"We've never been fans of concerts that were too long and I'd rather people went away feeling that they wanted a bit more rather than feeling that they'd seen a bit too much. So I think it is important to keep it short and sweet."

[42JTR]

I agree with you.. I think they can manage a 2 hour show.
I don't want to spoiler the Mylo Program, but with the Guy interview he said that they could play longer, but that they don't do that because I quote:
"We've never been fans of concerts that were too long and I'd rather people went away feeling that they wanted a bit more rather than feeling that they'd seen a bit too much. So I think it is important to keep it short and sweet."

This is actually a good point, but I think nobody would mind if they play too much, I mean everybody at a Coldplay concert pays to see them as long as possible don't they? For festivals they can play short setlists but not for their own concerts!

As for Chris' voice, I think Chris's voice is really the best now of all time, he really sings very well. He just sometimes can't hit the notes because he's just jumping a little to much in my opinion!:D

Listen to this performance of VLV , then compare it to now. His voice is much better and more powerfull now then it was back in 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX1eJHE1K_s

[LoversInJapan]

This is actually a good point, but I think nobody would mind if they play too much, I mean everybody at a Coldplay concert pays to see them as long as possible don't they? For festivals they can play short setlists but not for their own concerts!

As for Chris' voice, I think Chris's voice is really the best now of all time, he really sings very well. He just sometimes can't hit the notes because he's just jumping a little to much in my opinion!:D

Listen to this performance of VLV , then compare it to now. His voice is much better and more powerfull now then it was back in 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX1eJHE1K_s

It's a good point, but like you said the fans wouldnt mind hearing more!
I really miss LIJ, Strawberry Swing, DAAHF, Trouble, but mostly Don't Panic!
And I don't mind them dropping them in favor of Lost! or In My Place (sorry for the people who like those songs)
But come on! 90 minutes is nothing compared to the Coldplay catalogue..
There are over 50 albumsongs now. Either add more songs or be creative with the setlist. Because I really would hate it if I would see exactly the same setlist this september!
Would be pretty upset:cry:

[42JTR]

It's a good point, but like you said the fans wouldnt mind hearing more!
I really miss LIJ, Strawberry Swing, DAAHF, Trouble, but mostly Don't Panic!
And I don't mind them dropping them in favor of Lost! or In My Place (sorry for the people who like those songs)
But come on! 90 minutes is nothing compared to the Coldplay catalogue..
There are over 50 albumsongs now. Either add more songs or be creative with the setlist. Because I really would hate it if I would see exactly the same setlist this september!
Would be pretty upset:cry:

Yes indeed, for example I was at the concert of White Lies (Tilburg) 2 weeks ago and they have 2 albums they played 17 full songs, Coldplay has 5!! and they play 18! (not countig MX/White Christmas) and it's also half the price more! (Although that isn't the major issue, the show is better)

[LoversInJapan]

The show costs more, yeah I do get that. Perhaps we are all too spoiled, but I get this feeling that if you go twice to the same albumtour, that you see exactly the same show only with one change if you are lucky :\

I do hope that Roadie#42 makes a nice and long blog about yesterdays gig! <3
I have trust in you Mr Blogger!



Edit: on a totally other note, my friend has given me this link that plays the sound of rain a few hours ago and I have to say it's really relaxing and fits perfectly with Don't Panic or Trouble <3
http://www.rainymood.com/

[42JTR]

Haha that rain thing is really relaxing indeed, I'm playing it now along to Don't Panic. Amazing:D

[2GreenEyes]

^ You were one of those 10/12 too? I'm very curious who you are then haha!

haha yeah I was^^ I'm Esther, the girl with blonde hair, pink jacket with bird pattern. Who were you? (:

[Rvs_009]

Haha that rain thing is really relaxing indeed, I'm playing it now along to Don't Panic. Amazing:D

Trouble with the rainy thing...

[LoversInJapan]

Trouble with the rainy thing...

Amazing, right?
The Scientist, Warning Sign and TKC fits this amazingly as well:)

[Rvs_009]

Amazing, right?
The Scientist, Warning Sign and TKC fits this amazingly as well:)
Whole parachutes with it :D

[LoversInJapan]

Whole parachutes with it :D

I really want to go to bed, but I'm just mesmerized by this rain..
Should download it and put it on my Ipod:D

Yesterday was just.. amazing. I cross my fingers for a worthy Roady#42 blog!:sneaky:

[Rvs_009]

I really want to go to bed, but I'm just mesmerized by this rain..
Should download it and put it on my Ipod:D

Yesterday was just.. amazing. I cross my fingers for a worthy Roady#42 blog!:sneaky:
Just had an great thunderstroke at the start of Spies (during the incoming guitar), PRICELESS. Spies with the rain is amazing too...

[LoversInJapan]

Just had an great thunderstroke at the start of Spies (during the incoming guitar), PRICELESS. Spies with the rain is amazing too...

Just one more tip before going to bed: Up In Flames.
Lekker tegenstrijdig, maar wel lekker!:)

This rain thing just gives a little bit extra to the songs. So odd!

[Charlie Brown.]

haha yeah I was^^ I'm Esther, the girl with blonde hair, pink jacket with bird pattern. Who were you? (:

Oh I think I know who you are, nice! I'm Mandy, I was wearing a red blazer and a white blouse. The girl from Limburg (Anne) was with me!

[Blue Nails]

Haha, expand your Sunday night with rain sounds...

I found this on Twitter:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/imgly_production/2771265/large.jpg
:cool:

[Blue Nails]

And a great review by the Volkskrant, who also like bashing Coldplay.
4/5 stars.
http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/3380/muziek/article/detail/3082702/2011/12/19/Zo-energiek-klonk-Coldplay-nog-nooit.dhtml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=yahoo+piano&utm_term=piano&utm_content=piano+nieuws

[R23]

Great reading all those positive reviews. I'm still in heaven since last saturday. Can't stop smiling when I think back. :smug:

[42JTR]

Anyone knows what THE name is of THE very first song Emily Sande played? Or someone who had recorded it?ll
I have recorded t two songs of Emily, the first for sure,straight from frontrow. Will upload that later.

[LoversInJapan]

I only remember 4 songs that she did which where in this order:

Daddy
Suitcase
(random numbers)
Read All About It
Heaven

[hihicoldplay]

ll
I have recorded t two songs of Emily, the first for sure,straight from frontrow. Will upload that later.

Ok, thanks, really liked that first song :)



I found this on Twitter:

lol, where did his right arm go?

[ilovechriss]

I only remember 4 songs that she did which where in this order:

Daddy
Suitcase
(random numbers)
Read All About It
Heaven

:blank: I can only remember these too.
Edit: 1500th post! :vuvuzela:

[Hoelahoep]

Ha! My friends and I were the ones who ordered pizza. We were hungry and didn't want to go out of the queue, so one of my friends was like: let's order Thuisbezorgd(.nl)!! And so we did. It was pretty awesome haha, we had a lot of fun about it.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/374602_10151072876610497_795275496_22342964_177746 0116_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/377931_2611058127699_1592370241_32331391_204635318 5_n.jpg


And about Coldplay... it was the best I've ever seen. I have to admit I cried a few times because it was so overwhelming with the Xylobands and the confetti and I just get emotional with some of their songs. I've seen them on Rock Werchter earlier this year and I thought a concert couldn't be better, but they definitely proved me wrong.

Still doubting about the concert in Den Haag, because I'm not a fan of the location... My friends and I are thinking of going to London or Paris

[R23]

So it were you guys! We thought it was a brilliant idea, why didn't we come up with that :laugh3:

[Joszwa]

Coldplay - MX / Hurts Like Heaven [Ahoy Rotterdam, The Nederlands, 17-12-11] [Multi-shot] - YouTube

[R23]

Awesome edit!:D

[42JTR]

Ok, thanks, really liked that first song?

I am very sorry, thought i recorded the first, but it turns out it is the second,Suitcase...
:embarrassed:

[PeeJay]

So, here is my review of the show@Ahoy2011:

SUPERB

why waste a lot of words....

And yes, we own a genuine Chris Martin towel now... (i am 42JTR's dad and catched that towel as it was thrown at us..)

[ilovechriss]

So, here is my review of the show@Ahoy2011:

SUPERB

why waste a lot of words....

And yes, we own a genuine Chris Martin towel now... (i am 42JTR's dad and catched that towel as it was thrown at us..)

I'm so jealous! :blank:

:P

[LoversInJapan]

I'm so jealous! :blank:

:P

Well, instead of a towel we waved to each other. Makes it a tiny bit better perhaps:P
Still cannot believe I already went.. I miss em already!

[Blue Nails]

Aaah the famous towel keeps popping up! :lol:

Just read the O2 and Sportpaleis threads, which had more mixed reviews. I don't know what was going on in Rotterdam, but I can't complain at all. I think we shared a special night!

What a difference with the lame crowd at the Goffertpark in 2009. For a minute (or more like 2,5 years) I was scared it had to do with the Dutch mentality, but I'm happy I got proven wrong. ♥

[LoversInJapan]

Aaah the famous towel keeps popping up! :lol:

Just read the O2 and Sportpaleis threads, which had more mixed reviews. I don't know what was going on in Rotterdam, but I can't complain at all. I think we shared a special night!

What a difference with the lame crowd at the Goffertpark in 2009. For a minute (or more like 2,5 years) I was scared it had to do with the Dutch mentality, but I'm happy I got proven wrong. ♥
I read those threads as well and yeah, seemed like we had an awesome audience. Can also remember that at the Goffertpark I was surrounded by people who were only talking during the concert. How annoying!

I really would love to meet up with you guys at the 6th of september Malieveld concert. I wanna get there pretty early:sneaky:

[42JTR]

Aaah the famous towel keeps popping up! :lol:

Just read the O2 and Sportpaleis threads, which had more mixed reviews. I don't know what was going on in Rotterdam, but I can't complain at all. I think we shared a special night!

What a difference with the lame crowd at the Goffertpark in 2009. For a minute (or more like 2,5 years) I was scared it had to do with the Dutch mentality, but I'm happy I got proven wrong. ♥

Indeed the crowd was really amazing, well at least in front, don't know about the back. And what really surprised me was how many people were singing along to UATW simply amazing. Well I heard the crowd at the Goffertpark was pretty lame although it was a real party in front(where I was jumping):D

I often don't get it why people spend 66 euro's to see Coldplay and then just stand still without even attempting to sing along or move along.

[busybeeburns]

brilliant edit! :santa3:

[Hoelahoep]

Actually I was standing next to 2 girls who didn't even know the songs?

I heard one of them say after like... 5 or 6 songs: "Oh! You should know this one!"

And they were talking loudly to each other the WHOLE fucking time and now I regret I didn't say something about it to them. Aww well...

I've read the reviews on Antwerp, and some of them are talking about the magnificent concerts in earlier years (comparing to this one) and now I'm sad I discovered Coldplay kind of late... (I have to admit I wasn't a fan of them in the beginning, but suddenly there was a major switch haha)

@R23: Yes, the pizza was delicious!

[R23]

The night had something magical. I'd like to believe the band felt it too. It really felt like the whole Ahoy was packed with (die hard) fans. You just know that the Malieveld show will not be as this one because you know of all the 'casual' listeners that are coming. I guess is up to us who were at Ahoy to 'steal' the front row places and relive last Saturday!

[ilovechriss]

I read those threads as well and yeah, seemed like we had an awesome audience. Can also remember that at the Goffertpark I was surrounded by people who were only talking during the concert. How annoying!

I really would love to meet up with you guys at the 6th of september Malieveld concert. I wanna get there pretty early:sneaky:

:sad: I wanna meet up too, but I can't be there...

[LoversInJapan]

The night had something magical. I'd like to believe the band felt it too. It really felt like the whole Ahoy was packed with (die hard) fans. You just know that the Malieveld show will not be as this one because you know of all the 'casual' listeners that are coming. I guess is up to us who were at Ahoy to 'steal' the front row places and relive last Saturday!
Exactly! I really hope not many VIP tickets will be sold, so the long waiting fans get in front and make a party:D

:sad: I wanna meet up too, but I can't be there...
Aww shame.. Not being able to get the day off then?

[Blue Nails]

I really would love to meet up with you guys at the 6th of september Malieveld concert. I wanna get there pretty early:sneaky:

I'd love to. It's my dream to be front row... But I'm probably going with more people who don't want to go that early. Oh well, nine months left to persuade them. :wink3:

Such a shame you can't go Harja!


I often don't get it why people spend 66 euro's to see Coldplay and then just stand still without even attempting to sing along or move along.

Me neither. Probably just to be able to show how cool they are on Facebook.
And yes, a lot of people sang along to UATW, and even Up In Flames!

The night had something magical. I'd like to believe the band felt it too. It really felt like the whole Ahoy was packed with (die hard) fans. You just know that the Malieveld show will not be as this one because you know of all the 'casual' listeners that are coming. I guess is up to us who were at Ahoy to 'steal' the front row places and relive last Saturday!

Yeah, they must have felt it too! Now where's that R42 blog? :P
I just hope the Malieveld won't be a Goffertpark #2. It's not sold out yet, is it?

[R23]

I'm also dying for that new blog! He must mention this show, haha!

[LoversInJapan]

I'm still waiting as well. Wasn't there another concert tonight? Hopefully it gets posted today..
Really want to read that blog, they HAVE to mention Ahoy come on!:sneaky:

[ilovechriss]

Well, instead of a towel we waved to each other. Makes it a tiny bit better perhaps:P
Still cannot believe I already went.. I miss em already!

Hahaha, that makes it better (:

I miss them too, need to save money to see them again soon..

[LoversInJapan]

Ze zijn weer op 3fm!

[ilovechriss]

Such a shame you can't go Harja!



:nod: Well, I'm sure I'll see them again sometime (: But it's a shame I can't meet you guys :(

[ilovechriss]

Ze zijn weer op 3fm!

Really?! I'm hearing this crazy Irish song :lol:

[LoversInJapan]

Really?! I'm hearing this crazy Irish song :lol:

Check the Malieveld thread for two videos:D
Chris was trying to say Gerard and that was hilarious. Hope that video will come online soon:sneaky:

[ilovechriss]

Ooh, you mean that, yes I've heard that (:

[R23]

Was that the part where Chris tried to wish the DJ's good luck? I heard it this afternoon on SR. Hilarious!

[ilovechriss]

Was that the part where Chris tried to wish the DJ's good luck? I heard it this afternoon on SR. Hilarious!

Yeah, when he tried to pronounce Gerards name (: Really funny haha!

[Sjef]

here we go http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=888
right at the start of the blog :D

[Blue Nails]

here we go http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=888
right at the start of the blog :D

YES!
I'm so proud of us :P

[unique]

YES!
I'm so proud of us :P

So am I! :D

[ilovechriss]

Yay!
I’ve got to be honest, I was expecting the Rotterdam audience to be somewhat - um, “laid back” I guess is the right phrase. It just goes to show that you never can tell…
Why's that?:inquisitive:

[Sjef]

Yay!

Why's that?:inquisitive:

The 2009 Goffertpark gigs I suppose... From what I've heard the Viva gig in Ahoy was pretty awesome (wasn't there so I'm not sure).