[27-Oct-2011] BBC Radio 1's Student Tour, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

[SueDeNimes]

http://www.coldplay.com/graphics/newsthumbs/r1.jpg Norwich show for BBC Radio 1's Student Tour
10 October 2011 11:15 am
Coldplay to play University of East Anglia on 27 October

http://www.coldplay.com/images/news_line.png

Good morning. It's just been announced that Coldplay will play a special show in Norwich on Thursday, 27 October, as part of BBC Radio 1's Student Tour. The gig will take place at the city's University of East Anglia venue, and will broadcast live on BBC Radio 1 (listen live (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_one) on your radio in the UK, or online anywhere in the world).

Tickets, priced £20, will go on sale at 9am on Saturday, 15 October from the Box Office, Union House, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7NJ.

Tickets are available to all members of the general public. They can only be purchased in person and please be aware we expect high demand for these tickets so a queue is expected to form early.

Tickets are limited to two per customer. To avoid these tickets being resold at vastly inflated prices entry for these shows will be via wristband only. On 15 October a ticket voucher will be issued clearly showing your name and address. On the show day 27 October wristbanding will open at midday at the venue.

Ticket holders will need to return with their ticket voucher, photo ID matching the name on the ticket voucher and if they have purchased two tickets their guest must be in attendance with them. Each customer will be wristbanded and can then return to the venue in the evening for the concert. Doors open at 6.30 pm and the show starts promptly at 7.00 p.m. so please arrive early. Please note that any wristbands that have been obviously tampered with will be refused entry.

http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=812

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- Mylo Xyloto/Hurts Like Heaven
- Yellow http://bit.ly/ut1KNY
- In My Place http://bit.ly/rRAtnF
- Major Minus
- The Scientist http://bit.ly/v2hxHd
- Violet Hill
- God Put A Smile Upon Your Face http://bit.ly/v3J1jd
- Paradise
- Up In Flames
- Viva La Vida http://bit.ly/tB7uCq
- Charlie Brown http://bit.ly/u1rECY
- Clocks http://bit.ly/tCxPlm
- Rehab/Fix you http://bit.ly/sHxeMC
- Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall http://bit.ly/vFUiJB http://bit.ly/tT5Moe

Encore
- Green Eyes http://bit.ly/txVGra http://bit.ly/u9STa6
- Parachutes /Shiver http://bit.ly/uRCOtZ
- Us Against the World http://bit.ly/sgQr7s

[Jenjie]

noooo, don't tell Chelsea! :cry:

[SueDeNimes]

Nice way to stop ticket touting.
Hope some of you can make it there! :nice:

[SueDeNimes]

noooo, don't tell Chelsea! :cry:Ha, that's what I thought as well!
Too late though, Mich already tweeted it to her. :uhoh:

[Denise]

When I saw Norwich I thought of Chelsea too :disappointed:

[Mimixxx]

Well she was gonna see it! :P And I did it in a sympathetic "I feel your pain" kinda way :nice: :(

[Jenjie]

I know! It is gonna be a little difficult to hide it after all :lol:

I contemplated getting someone to queue for tickets til I saw how regimented it is. I'm sure no-one would mind me working in Norwich for a couple of days instead of Stretford!! There are plenty of business reasons for it :D

[Mimixxx]

The in person thing is such a pain! :(

[Jenjie]

i guess the idea is that the tour is for students, and they want to try and make sure the students get a chance at the tickets. hence selling them in person at the uni

[Mimixxx]

Yeah, which is good. Definitely none going to touts. :)

[A Famous Old Painter]

OHHHMYYGODDD

I only live half an hour from Norwich; I was there yesterday!! Definitely going to this! Can't wait, thanks for letting us know! Eeeep, my first Coldplay concert, and just after the release of MX - so excited!

[A Famous Old Painter]

124 views already, and that's just on Coldplaying. Looks like there's gonna be a pretty huge queue! :/

[satnam_mann]

Excellent idea that should stop the touts

[carrot cruncher]

yesssssssssssssssssssssssss

[neb321]

Ooooooh. I'm in Norwich on Saturday to watch my beloved NCFC vs Swansea, so I could go and queue before being there ready for the match later in the afternoon.

Help me out here Coldplayers. We all know how crazy we are but how early would you say to get in the queue? To guarantee tickets?

I'm thinking the night before should suffice. Just hope it's not too cold! :(

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

noooo, don't tell Chelsea! :cry:

Ha, that's what I thought as well!
Too late though, Mich already tweeted it to her. :uhoh:

When I saw Norwich I thought of Chelsea too :disappointed:

I AM GOING TO THROW MYSELF OUT OF A FUCKING WINDOW.

OF ALL BANDS. OF ALL UNIVERSITIES.

MY UNIVERSITY, THAT I JUST GRADUATED FROM AND MOVED 3,000 MILES AWAY FROM.

BEWARE, EVERYONE THAT KNOWS ME, I WILL NEVER GET OVER THIS.

In other news, I'm looking at airfare and debating whether or not to bankrupt myself on flights, because I COULD stay for free any number of places, as long as someone got me a ticket at the uni this Saturday :P

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Also, Coldplay played UEA back in January of 2000 and there's still a poster of them hanging in the paper shop on campus...

I'm seriously scheming to go, even though it would be insane. It all hinges on someone camping out at the LCR and guaranteeing that their second ticket goes to me :P. Any takers?! :lol:

[Jenjie]

fi8ngers crossed for you :) :kiss:

[Hysteria]

I'm thinking of camping to try and get tickets for this. Probably the whole of East Anglia will want tickets as no big bands come here. :lol:

[busybeeburns]

Chris was on R1 tonight talking about this apparently
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015mzx6

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

UGH, the iPlayer doesn't work in the US, can anyone tell me what he said?

[busybeeburns]

they've not added it yet, and everyone here missed it! They've just added Noel Part 1 so hopefully it won't be long

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

OK, will still need someone to relay the info because I think they changed the iPlayer rules--you can listen live from the US, but not listen again :angry:

I want to see if he mentions them playing there in 2000 :P. I thought about it every time I had to buy something in the shop on campus because the poster is still up with their baby faces on it :wacky:

[Mimixxx]

It's up Ian, click the full show and go to 45 mins :)

[Mimixxx]

Chelsea. "They made us start playing before the doors had opened, I broke a string before anyone was even there so it was out of tune all night. Time to go back and try again...show Norwich how we really are."

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Chelsea. "They made us start playing before the doors had opened, I broke a string before anyone was even there so it was out of tune all night. Time to go back and try again...show Norwich how we really are."

:bomb: :bigcry:

Yeah, I deffo need someone to queue for me on Saturday :P

[Mimixxx]

I'll try and decide ASAP Chelsea and let you know :kiss: The only thing that's putting me off is the fact that I won't get there until like 2am, might be too late by then.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Oh, I can hear it now! :dance:. iPlayer is finnicky for me, but I'm recording the interview and will upload it in MM later :nice:

@Mich--Thank you :kiss:. I've got Jo on the mission as well, maybe, so we'll see. But if I can be guaranteed a ticket via someone, even UEA friends...I think my decision will be made.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Interview uploaded HERE (http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89109) for download in MM :nice:

[LFDianne]

:bomb: :bigcry:

Yeah, I deffo need someone to queue for me on Saturday :P

I feel your pain, Chelsea. They are doing a free show at "my" radio station in Los Angeles next week. Tickets can only be won, none will be sold. I'm doing my damnedest to win, but it will kill me if I can't be there.

[Pumm 1]

Hi guys. I work at the uea. But fear it will be near impossible to get a ticket. They could be queuing fri morning. I desperately want a ticket to. I will keep checking and I will post when the queue starts to form.

[neb321]

Yeah please do mate. I'll keep an eye on this post!

[Mimixxx]

Hi guys. I work at the uea. But fear it will be near impossible to get a ticket. They could be queuing fri morning. I desperately want a ticket to. I will keep checking and I will post when the queue starts to form.

:wreck:

[lola88]

Hi guys. I work at the uea. But fear it will be near impossible to get a ticket. They could be queuing fri morning. I desperately want a ticket to. I will keep checking and I will post when the queue starts to form.

Thank you! That would be super helpful :)

[Hysteria]

Hi guys. I work at the uea. But fear it will be near impossible to get a ticket. They could be queuing fri morning. I desperately want a ticket to. I will keep checking and I will post when the queue starts to form.

Great. :|
I'm going to have no hope in getting tickets.

[Mimixxx]

The venue holds 1550 though, according to the website. Each person is allowed to buy only 2 tickets each. So hopefully there won't be 775 people crazy enough to queue for 24 hours. :worried:

[Tash]

Friday morning, that's insane!

[Mimixxx]

For Exeter some people queued two nights! There were only 100 tickets for sale in person then though, but still, crazy!

[johkujii]

I'm probably gonna head up to Norwich in the morning/around midday cos I have no school on fridays so I can check out the town if there's no queue yet..if the internet works there, I can keep you guys updated at least via twitter (well my twitter is private but at least Mich, Chelsea, Anna and Laura follow me so they can try to put the message on if there's anything special?) on what the queue looks like. Still hoping that someone will go with me in the morning buuut I guess I can make some new friends in the queue if I don't know anyone :P

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

I support what the UEA guy said--I was a student there, and I would see diehard fans queueing for certain bands sometimes, but this is COLDPLAY...I think all of East Anglia is going to come out for this to try and get tickets because no one this big comes to East Anglia. This is a huge deal for the town and the uni, so expect masses of people. There's also a Norwich FC match that Saturday, I think, so even more people will be in town, including the night before, than usual, who might have eyes on going to see Coldplay.

Jojo, you're my hero :kiss:

[AnnaElisabeth]

It looks like we'll be a few people going to Norwich on Friday! Exciting! :) We desperately need one more ticket if my calculations are correct - is there anyone going who just needs one ticket and can offer their other one to the wonderful Mich? *fingers crossed she makes it there in time but one never knows*

[Mimixxx]

I have to work twice. The chances of me getting there are slim to none. :disappointed:

[neb321]

You are able to queue from 11pm onwards and the UEA is gonna be very kind in opening the Union Building so you can use toilets / keep warm / get a snack. See this story here:

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk:80/what-s-on/music/coldplay_announce_gig_at_uea_in_norwich_1_1084506

Hopefully get talking to some of you in the queue!

[Hysteria]

People have started queuing already. :|

[Kroket]

People have started queuing already. :|Yikes, that's early!

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Oh LORD, people are already queueing?! I figured as much.

WHY COULDN'T THEY DO THIS LIKE FOUR MONTHS EARLIER WHEN I WAS STILL A STUDENT THERE?

On one hand, I'm worried about getting a ticket for me (via friends from here, I'm definitely worried about THEM getting tickets for themselves), but I guess I'll save a lot of money if it's not meant to be, even though my heart will be pulverized to bits :P

[PolitikClocks]

Just a quick update for you folks, the queue is currently about 100 people long!

[Mimixxx]

Fuck! Are you kidding? So we basically have no chance if we go after work tonight at like 2.30am?

[busybeeburns]

Some pics from Twitter:

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1882/medium/20111027uea1.jpg

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1882/medium/20111027uea2.jpg

[Mimixxx]

Ah well, even if I wasn't working there's no way I would've queued for two nights so good on them.

[wisna]

Wow, and I thought we were crazy when we queued for Liverpool since morning ... :shocked2:
Good luck to those of you, who are trying to get tickets!

[Drinky]

I'm planning to drive up there from London after work today (at about 5), unless the queue is 500 long by then or something - no point having a wasted journey. If anyone fancies a lift from London and some queuing company, drop me a pm

[busybeeburns]

what's the capacity?

[Jenjie]

if you're going to stay overnight, make sure you have plenty of warm things. BBC is predicting Norwich is going to be 5 degrees C overnight tonight, one of the coldest in the UK.

[Pumm 1]

Hi guys just checked queue. There will be some sad people come tomorrow. It holds 1200 there is already at least 500 in the queue and building fast. And I have heard a lot of tickets already been spoken 4. So I've got no chance when I finish work at 4. Gutted:cry:

[Mimixxx]

Hi guys just checked queue. There will be some sad people come tomorrow. It holds 1200 there is already at least 500 in the queue and building fast. And I have heard a lot of tickets already been spoken 4. So I've got no chance when I finish work at 4. Gutted:cry:

Thanks for that, I was still toying with the idea of going after work today, but I definitely won't now. I hope you manage to get some :\

[Drinky]

Cheers - I guess I won't waste a journey (and £60 of petrol!) then. But should anyone in that queue see this and have a spare to sell, please do get in touch :)

[Pumm 1]

Thanks mate but no chance now. Just walked past again. Queue is huge.

[neb321]

Wow. That is absolutely nuts. I was gonna get in the queue about 9pm tonight but it seems rather pointless now. Fair play to those guys already there.

[Hysteria]

Ah, the earliest I can get there is about 4 :\ I guess that will be too late if there's already 500 people there now.

[Mimixxx]

In case we weren't convinced it's now a no go someone just tweeted that they got given ticket number 453 :disappointed:

Louisereeby (http://twitter.com/#%21/Louisereeby) Can't believe how badly organised #uea (http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23uea) were with the #coldplay (http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23coldplay) queue, when we got here we were no. 350 and got ticket no.453!!

[Tash]

Concrete_UEA (https://twitter.com/#!/Concrete_UEA) Students have been advised NOT to queue for Coldplay tickets anymore as there are not enough available for all those queuing #coldplay #uea
4 minutes ago

[Mimixxx]

Shit, but Craig, Roos and Jo aren't there yet! :bigcry:

[AnnaElisabeth]

Shit, that sucks :( :bigcry: Desperately hoping for more small gigs being announced.

[Mimixxx]

Oh I hope by some small miracle they still get tickets and Chelsea gets to go. :\

[Drinky]

I havw a thought... If the queue is now full - I think there are 1000 tickets to sell - why don't they sell them now instead of everyone waiting til 9am? :)

[Tash]

uniofeastanglia (https://twitter.com/#!/uniofeastanglia) We are told by the Union that students should not try queuing any longer as the quota for tickets is now filled. #uea
1 minute ago

[neb321]

Ah, the earliest I can get there is about 4 :\ I guess that will be too late if there's already 500 people there now.

I thought exactly this. Even though I'd be insanely jealous. Should just get on with selling the tickets now to everyone they've given a number to. Save them waiting all night in the freezing cold.

[Hysteria]

Wow, I didn't know there were so many dedicated Coldplay fans here. :P

I'm still going to go there and see what's it's like, though, incase I get insanely lucky.

[Tash]

Tweets from Coldplay:

The people already in the queue for tomorrow morning's Norwich UEA ticket sale will take up all of the available tickets for this show. A
5 minutes ago

Please don't travel to Norwich to join the queue, as you won't now get a ticket. (Sorry, the promoters say the demand is "unprecedented"). A
5 minutes ago

And to the hundreds of people already in the Norwich UEA queue, we raise our hats. A http://pic.twitter.com/z6nhnfsn
3 minutes ago

https://p.twimg.com/AbuigrrCEAAP7n7.jpg

[Mimixxx]

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[Mimixxx]

STATEMENT: Re: the sale of Coldplay tickets

Coldplay, one of the BIGGEST bands on the Planet are coming to the Union of UEA Student's LCR for an intimate concert in conjunction with Radio 1. Not only will they be playing LIVE, but the concert will be being broadcast simultaneously on National Radio from 7pm that evening

Tickets go on sale from 9am on Saturday 15th October.

Thursday afternoon people began queuing outside Union House in the hope of securing their tickets. At approx. 1pm this afternoon (Friday) the Union decided to number the queue because we were aware that the number of people in the queue was more than the number of tickets available. This decision was taken to prevent those beyond a certain point in the queue having to wait until 11pm tonight to find out that they were not going to be successful in their attempts to obtain tickets.

Each person was issued a raffle ticket denoting their place in the queue – this raffle ticket is by no means a guarantee of a ticket to see Coldplay.

The raffle ticket ensures that people can come back at 11pm tonight to pre-register for a ticket (they MUST do this). They will need ID to register. To make the waiting process more comfortable, the Union’s Hive Coffee Bar will remain open overnight and facilities will be available for patrons to use.

Those people who have pre-registered on Friday night will then be admitted to the Box Office on Saturday morning in an organised manner at which point they will be able to purchase their ticket which will exchange for a wristband on the day of the event.

Whilst we acknowledge that a lot of people will be disappointed we have tried our best to ensure that the tickets are allocated as fairly as is possible.

For more information please contact Matthew Myles, Communications Officer, 01603 592504, union.communications@uea.ac.uk

http://ueastudent.com/news/view/92

[Mimixxx]

TV Spot:

http://www.itv.com/anglia/queuing-for-coldplay11232/

[Tash]

Sorry, this video is only available to be viewed within the United Kingdom.

[Mimixxx]

TV spot for those within the United Kingdom then.

It just shows people in the queue

[Tash]

http://coldplay.com/graphics/newsthumbs/ueathmb80a.jpg
Queue for Norwich UEA show now full
14 October 2011 5:03 pm
Please don't travel to join the queue
http://coldplay.com/images/news_line.png

Good evening. Tickets for Coldplay's UEA show for Radio 1 (http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=812) go on sale tomorrow (Saturday) morning and the promoters have been in touch to let us know that the people already in the queue for tomorrow morning's Norwich UEA ticket sale will take up all of the available tickets.

Please don't travel to Norwich to join the queue, as you won't now get a ticket. Apologies to those of you missing out, but the promoters say the demand is "unprecedented". And to the hundreds of people already in the queue, we raise our hats.

http://coldplay.com/uploads/ueaimage005.jpg

http://coldplay.com/uploads/ueaimage002.jpg

Anchorman

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

THAT'S MY UNI :bigcry:

Well, at least my bank account is happy I'm not buying a last-minute trans-Atlantic flight. My heart hurts, though :sad:

[Jenjie]

did anyone pick up on the following?

an intimate concert in conjunction with Radio 1. Not only will they be playing LIVE, but the concert will be being broadcast simultaneously on National Radio from 7pm that evening

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Yeah, that's happening, dammit :angry:

Still cool, but more heartbreaking :P

[busybeeburns]

It made ITV Anglia evening news
http://www.itv.com/anglia/fullprogramme/
@20m30s ish

[Tonsu]

Really sorry to hear that people travelling in / thinking of travelling haven't got a chance :(

BUT, so glad that the local folk and students seem to have made it their own :sunny:

Imho, it should have been students-only from the get-go - it seems only fair to me when it's their uni...

It should be an unforgettable gig, can't wait to hear the reports :)

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

It made ITV Anglia evening news
http://www.itv.com/anglia/fullprogramme/
@20m30s ish

Anglia evening news is usually which cats are stuck up which trees and what UFOs were seen over Mousehold Heath, so this definitely made the cut of being exciting enough to air on TV :P

Still maintaining this is the most exciting thing to happen in Norwich since the Norman conquest, or maybe the Black Plague :lol:

[Hysteria]

So disappointed I didn't get tickets. Should of skipped school. :disappointed:

Anglia evening news is usually which cats are stuck up which trees and what UFOs were seen over Mousehold Heath, so this definitely made the cut of being exciting enough to air on TV :P

Still maintaining this is the most exciting thing to happen in Norwich since the Norman conquest, or maybe the Black Plague :lol:

This is so accurate. :lol:

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Of course they wait for me to move away for them to do something rivaling the good old days :bigcry:

REALLY, THOUGH. MY BAND AT MY UNI?

[/willnevergetoverit]

[busybeeburns]

Reports on Twitter saying that Coldplay bought pizza for those queueing!

http://twitter.com/#!/search/coldplay%20pizza

[busybeeburns]

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1882/20111027uea9.jpg
Finally with their hands on precious Coldplay tickets, fans of the band after queuing for hours. Phil Deadman with tickets number 001 and 002 .

Coldplay fans in Norwich rewarded for their loyalty

Coldplay fans who patiently waited for hours for tickets to the band’s intimate Norwich gig have been rewarded for their efforts.

Hundreds of dedicated fans started to queue for tickets for the concert on October 27 more than 24 hours before they went on sale.

And while most headed home after being allocated a raffle ticket, guaranteeing them their place in the line, scores stayed overnight and enjoyed pizzas supplied by the band.

Tickets then went on sale at 9am this morning.

Phil Deadman, 42, from Thorpe, was the first to queue for the sought-after tickets, claiming his spot at 12.30pm on Thursday.

He said he was “really pleased” when he got his two tickets.

Mr Deadman, who is self-employed, said: “It’s fantastic, I didn’t believe it. When I first drove down there I thought I would be at the end of the queue but I wasn’t, I started the queue.

“I stayed overnight Thursday and Friday, one night in the cold and then the other inside at the union. There were a lot of people there last night and there was a really good atmosphere. I’m now going home for a shower and some sleep.”

The gig, which will be held at the University of East Anglia, is part of the second year of BBC Radio 1’s student tour, which will see DJs Fearne Cotton and Zane Lowe broadcasting their weekday shows between Monday October 24 and Thursday, October 27, live from four university towns and cities - Aberdeen, Leicester, Norwich and Hatfield.

About 1,200 tickets were available.

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/what-s-on/music/coldplay_fans_in_norwich_rewarded_for_their_loyalt y_1_1091516

[Mimixxx]

Them supplying pizza is really sweet :nice:

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

I love when bands do stuff like that :nice:

Last rant about this (for awhile): if this really is to be a "student tour" giving students the chance to see great acts for a good price at convenient locations, I feel like it shouldn't be open to the general public. I guess this is an extreme case, as I doubt 3000 people showed up for Kasabian at Leicester or whatever in the same way, but if this is really to be a "student tour," you would think they'd require a valid NUS ID from any uni to buy tickets (though guests could be non-students). That might have cut down on SOME of the craziness, anyway, but I'm just bitter :P

[Pumm 1]

Sorry but don't agree with you about just 4 students. I was a lucky person who queued 4 about 20 hours and got a ticket. But having spoken to a lot of students. Some were just there cause they thought it would be fun to queue. Group of about 10 next to me in the queue all night. Don't think I even heard them mention cold play all night. More interested in getting drunk. These tickets could have gone to real fans who missed out. :D

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

That's a good point, I'm just surprised the drunkards put that much effort in...I don't get how someone who doesn't love a band would camp out for like two days for tickets to something! :freak:. That's why I never went to many shows at the LCR when I was a student there--it was just chock-filled with people who were there to be drunk and obnoxious, few people for the music.

Still--I do think if it's marketed as a student tour, it makes sense to have more restrictions. But good on you for getting tickets! For the first time, I'm sad I graduated :sad:

[Tash]

http://coldplay.com/graphics/newsthumbs/r1.jpg
Final allocation of Norwich tickets on sale now
20 October 2011 1:10 pm
Coldplay.com readers can buy the final tickets for the UEA show online
http://coldplay.com/images/news_line.png

Good afternoon. As previously announced, Coldplay will play a special show at Norwich's University of East Anglia on Thursday, 27 October, as part of BBC Radio 1's Student Tour.

Tickets, priced £20, were sold at the UEA box office to personal callers on Saturday, 15 October (after fans queued over night).

However, a final 100 tickets to the show have just been released for sale - and Coldplay.com readers can buy them online from here (http://www.gigsandtours.com/gat/event.asp?n|showname=coming&showcode=594260&e|promoter=372&resultsperpage=50&orderby=date,time&filler1=gigsandtours&filler2=594260) now. (We wanted them to go to you folks - but you'd best be quick if you want some.)

If you can't make it, the gig will also broadcast live on BBC Radio 1 (listen live (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_one) on your radio in the UK, or online anywhere in the world).

Tickets are limited to two per customer. To avoid these tickets being resold at inflated prices entry for these shows will be via wristband only. On the show day, 27 October, wristbanding will open at midday at the venue. Ticket buyers will need to go to the box office with their ticket receipt, photo ID matching the name on the receipt and if they have purchased two tickets their guest must be in attendance with them. Each customer will be wristbanded and can then return to the venue in the evening for the concert. Doors open at 6.30 pm and the show starts promptly at 7.00 p.m. so please arrive early. Please note that any wristbands that have been obviously tampered with will be refused entry.

Anchorman

[busybeeburns]

go go go!

[Tash]

SOLD OUT!

[Tash]

Congrats!

[Tash]

Take lots of pictures for me! :nice:

[busybeeburns]

yay! :D

[Christa42]

congrats!

[johkujii]

I want to punch someone. How awfully was all of this organized? We went to Norwich with Craig and Roos last friday and got told that ALL the tickets were gone and that there was no way at all to get them anymore by so damn many people. There were lots of people who'd travelled there to get the tickets and got told the same thing, that was all of the tickets that were going on sale and now this? And it's not just that I didn't get a ticket now either, I would've been fucking pissed anyway cos this in my opinion is just awful. Aaaaa really really really hate how this was organized. Fucking hate the wooorld right now.
(sorry for this post, I seem like an asshole now. and yeah sure I'm happy for people who got tickets but I just HATE this and this really put me off. Feel like selling my O2 ticket just out of principle now)

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

I'm going :freak:

[LFDianne]

I'm going :freak:


Oh my gosh Chelsea! That's so awesome! You got the karma!


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[ApproximatelyInfinite]

What I've really got are the best friends in the world. And more Coldplay Karma than I've ever deserved to have.

[busybeeburns]

all good things come to those who wait!

[Black Rose]

So what time did people start queuing?

[johkujii]

For tickets? Thursday afternoon and they went on sale saturday morning

[Black Rose]

That is extreme.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Like I said before: this is kind of the biggest thing to happen in East Anglia since the Black Plague :lol:. Big acts like this just DON'T come there!

[LFDianne]

Like I said before: this is kind of the biggest thing to happen in East Anglia since the Black Plague :lol:. Big acts like this just DON'T come there!

But far more preferable than the Black Plague.


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[Black Rose]

Like I said before: this is kind of the biggest thing to happen in East Anglia since the Black Plague :lol:. Big acts like this just DON'T come there!

For a very good reason, they can't find it on the GPS :P

[Hysteria]

If anyone has an extra guest spot, please message me! I'm obviously willing to pay more than face value. Please. I'm so desperate to go. :lol:

I know no one probably has, but worth a shot. :P

[johkujii]

I'd kill for a ticket but I've completely given up now after all this..So fucking depressinggggg

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

I'm sorry Jo :bigcry:. It's like no matter what happens in the Coldplay world these days, half of the people I know are thrilled and the other half are completely skunked. Is this what happens when a band gets mega-big? I feel like it wasn't so cutthroat a few years ago.

[Tash]

Coldplay tweet

Help charities like @kidscotweets (https://twitter.com/#!/kidscotweets) for a chance to win the last pair of tickets to the Norwich show on Thur - info at http://cldp.ly/cpbluedot A
4 minutes ago

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

For those going, this is what the LCR (venue) looks like:

http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/public/qNdy2deRSU5ojKBrkJ_MvskuJbowkkuZrXoA_m1e_6V59s7m-N40Qsb5Yr3ZohS2-e6w0wIvJNh6N49re-dWv8PdSyGJqUtYJcR3j0vxiA

http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/public/F3f3z23WximAwzjsSZ7yb_86TP1Aw3iCp4WMW7rNc4bbHBNx_P bWxFONZTrxVNLdB1NTkFjJ_eNHodr8xd-XbNgnDLUp8tAskSF28Nbe4A

http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/public/_pCrrG6LfGbXQ57U09tpxIfytTi5WJ6DbHgbbZDFtcC0Nvo1Tn-fB0nibfGmGKiL3tERfvXRdHS_kXj8CCAW1rl9DjPhVFKkjW0-yaxg2A

I've actually never gone to a gig there just because good acts usually sell out so fast and everyone there's usually more interested in getting wasted, but...this was a big reason why I decided that if it was possible, I had to go.

Don't completely understand how 1500 fit in there though.

[howyousawtheworld]

That is a very small venue! Fair play to them though. They clearly love playing any venue.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

It really is tiny, it's not even just the photos that make it look that way. I've been in there millions of times when there aren't gigs or parties happening, and it's just not a very big space. Pretty much anywhere is good, especially if you're in the front of the "raised floor" section at the top of those stairs. I'm going to be aiming to get right at the barrier, of course, but it's really great to be anywhere in there as long as you're not behind a pole.

[johkujii]

I did that charity thing but not getting too hopeful, I imagine quuuuite few people took part and I'm so damn unlucky when it comes to Coldplay :( It's also annoying that you won't know until wednesday evening. Chels, when are you gonna go queue?

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

Mich and Anna might go very early if there's word that there's a lot of people, but we're all getting to Norwich early Wednesday evening. I'm going to crash immediately to sleep off jetlag and then get up and go to UEA (probably meeting Mich and Anna there, who might go early in case it's a madhouse) at like 10:30 AM to make sure we're all there in time for wristbands at noon. I just really want to have slept, you know :P

I don't know whether people are going to queue straight after getting wristbands, but at least some probably will, so I figure right after that we'll just queue for the doors. I'm not even sure where they'll let us do that: the main LCR doors are right where all the tour buses are going to be and where they're going to be loading in gear, so I assume they're not going to want us all sitting there...I wish I'd done at least one other gig there so I knew how this worked better :lol:

I have absolutely everything crossed for you winning. I still feel terrible about all of this, about you and everyone else that wanted so badly to go.

[johkujii]

Ahhh this is so depressing! You guys are gonna have so much fun though! I wish I could queue, I love doing that with CPing people (instead I'll be doing it alone 3 times this week, oh joy). Slightly tempted to just come along to Norwich and trying to get lucky but that woul probably be a bit insane..Plus I'd get million times more depressed when I'd just be left outside the doors after queueing and all

[Dan 6N]

Have fun guys, wish I was going :(. I'll be listening intently tho on Radio 1!

[SarahSchimidt]

The question is: how many times is Chris going to crash into something in one of his attempts to dance/run/basically freak out during the concert? :lol:
I mean, once they put all the gear in this stage, theres going to be even less space for them than at Kroq.

[johkujii]

I got a ticket! I'm going! Can't belieeeeeve this holy shit this was the most incredible thing ever! Leaving in 4 hours to buy supplies in the city and then heading up to Norwich to queue with Anna, Mich and Chelsea (and tomorrow Laura).

[Jenjie]

anyone grab and paste the stage pic for me please? :kiss:

http://twitpic.com/764685

LdnMich
@coldplaying The stage Coldplay will on tomorrow http://twitpic.com/764685

[Tash]

Like this?

http://s1-05.twitpicproxy.com/photos/large/433535621.jpg

[Jenjie]

LdnMich
Norwich is wet...but Chelsea is here! Yay!

[Black Rose]

Good luck surviving the storm, isn't 1000mm of rain meant to hit Norwich tonight?

[Tonsu]

Oh wow, so some of the people who worked so hard for tickets managed to get them in the end? Amazing!!

Have a great gig everyone, I'm sure it'll be mind-blowing :sunny:

[AnnaElisabeth]

So cold, so cooold...

We're in the queue now, it's 05:38. We've already been offered food by a janitor/something or other and gotten a few strange looks by security "You do know it's tonight? You already have tickets?" :P

We have a bit of a surprise for tonight, we'll see if you get to see it somehow :sneaky:

Anyway, I'm so happy to be here with four of my best friends (although it's just Josie, Mich and I atm, waiting for a jetlagged Chelsea and a working Laura) :dazzled:

Can't believe we got tickets :wacky:

We'll try to keep you updated on what's going on (not even sure if we're in the right place to queue, haha) through Mich's twitter since my Blackberry has decided to die.

:heart:

[sweetbliss8]

is anyone recording the live broadcast? i won't be able to listen to it since i won't be home. :(

hope everyone have fun at the show!

[Dan 6N]

Have fun guys! I'll be listening :)

[Jenjie]

Like this?

http://s1-05.twitpicproxy.com/photos/large/433535621.jpg

awesome ty :kiss: my work pc was just giving me red x's on the twitter site

[Jenjie]

11:05am

cartoonheart_ Anna Lundh
Band has arrived. @coldplaying

[Jenjie]

11:25am
LdnMich M
@coldplaying Just heard band rehearsing HLH in room up above us.


11:26am
acrossunvrs Chelsea
Can hear them doing Live Lounge (in my pub!) from queue!

[ColdplayFanatic16]

What time is the gig??

[Tash]

- Coldplay in the Radio 1 Live Lounge with Fearne Cotton from the UEA, Norwich from 12noon.
- Full UEA show broadcasts live on Radio 1 from 7-9pm.

[Jenjie]

11:34
acrossunvrs Chelsea
Well the LCR people were very nice! Moved the queue while keeping it perfectly in tact.

[Jenjie]

yay for the red button!

Fearnecotton fearne cotton
Coldplay sound checking in the blue bar. Hear them and see them online and on the red button at midday

[Jenjie]

11:44
nickyprice nicky price
Coldplay rehearsing now in the Blue Bar at UEA.. Playing three songs live on Radio One at midday. Many students peering into the bar!

11:46
jdbeeson16 James Beeson
Norwich bound to see coldplay and @jjbeeson :D

[Tash]

How does this red button thing work?

[Jenjie]

11:27
uniofeastanglia Uni of East Anglia
Ooh @coldplay are in the house and warming up. We can hear Paradise! #uea #studenttour

[Jenjie]

meh my twitter can't keep up. there's so many coldplay tweets the page is taking to long to load :(

[Jenjie]

How does this red button thing work?

on the tv you just press the re button on your remote, but the radio tv channel doesn't have an option for it. not sure if its an online thing.

i'm rubbish at technology :cry:

[Jenjie]

got it workin on the digital tv :D the sky one won't play!

[LoversInJapan]

Hurts Like Heaven sounds awesome on Radio 1!
Love the stripped down version =D

[nouratan]

can someone record this coz i want that version of hurts like heaven

[Jenjie]

12:05

LdnMich M
@coldplaying Norwich wristband http://twitpic.com/76gfic

[gib786]

Hurts like heaven sounded awesome. I would have given my left nut to be there today!

[Jenjie]

LdnMich M
@coldplaying The scene outside where Coldplay are doing the live lounge http://twitpic.com/76gick

[wisna]

This is amazing!
I managed to see it live here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/#
But I had to use the Expat shield to hide I'm outside the UK. :P

[Dan 6N]

Ah, I'm kind of watching but the internet at uni is awful so I realy hope someone is recording it!

[Blue Nails]

Hurts like heaven sounded awesome. I would have given my left nut to be there today!

:lol:
Careful what you wish for! :P

I'm listening too! HLH was awesome, I love that song in any form.

[LoversInJapan]

Haha, schoolbell rang xD
Rihanna cover doesnt sound too bad either

[tauiwi]

ha the school bell

[Blue Nails]

Kinda like like this too...

[yeahhright]

Wow. I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I like this cover.

[LoversInJapan]

Pretty hard lyrics though.. Not repeating at all ^^

Oooh instrumental <3 Love this

[rousi]

Are they singing Rihanna song???? It sounds amazing!!!

[lndnsky]

Lyrics are very Rihanna, but they are doing a really cool cover. :D

[anniea89]

LOVE the cover!

[FixYou*]

What`s the name of this song?

Edit: Ok, it`s a Rihanna cover :)

[tauiwi]

I've never heard that rhianna song so will take that

[LoversInJapan]

Whahaha doing it over again xD

[tauiwi]

classic coldplay fuckup

[LoversInJapan]

Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
^ Thats the song they covered ;)

[tauiwi]

All these songs sound way better stripped back.

GET THE POINT BOYS

[Blue Nails]

Great version! The guitar is amazing ♥

[Jenjie]

12:25

acrossunvrs Chelsea
The wristbands say Coldplay UEA on them x.x http://twitpic.com/76goca

[lndnsky]

He has to mess up something! :P :nice: It wouldn't be Coldplay if everything was as its suppose to be.

[tauiwi]

Now for somebody's recording... PLEASE!!!

[Jenjie]

12:26
LdnMich M
@coldplay @coldplaying The menu in the UEA cafeteria http://twitpic.com/76gosa

[Jenjie]

if anyone has some spare time and could post some tweets in here for me, I'd be very appreciative.

am on the way out the door to take a 2 year old to nursery & then off to work :(

[lndnsky]

If Mich, Anna or Coldplay or someone on twitter tweet something and I find it, Ill do my best to post it here. :)

[lndnsky]

cartoonheart_ Anna
@coldplaying The bell went past, I repeat, the bell has arrived! #vivalavida
1 minute ago

cartoonheart_ Anna
Dan Green and Rik Simpson are just wandering around. No one recognizes them here. #weird @coldplaying
11 seconds ago

[Kroket]

That menu is really cool :D I would go for the 'Up With The Birds'!

[cooldude101]

Did anyone record the entire interview with Fearne?

[chommy_16]

Found this on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEvxQ_kQ8-Y

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7WOZ5g3N54

[lndnsky]

cartoonheart_ Anna
Things feel a bit better now that we got our wristbands. You can tell we're not really with Coldplayers though... #rudeandobnoxious
1 minute ago

[cooldude101]

:awesome:

Thanks!

[lndnsky]

CrisVazquez7 Cristina Vázquez
@coldplay rocking out in front of 50ish students in the UEA Student Union
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150429499301763&set=a.403208441762.195055.7397061762&type=1&theater
1 minute ago

[Tash]

http://static.bbc.co.uk/radio1/1.40.1/ic/lightbox/gallery/sis/radioassets/photos/2011/10/27/104008_fullsize.jpg

http://static.bbc.co.uk/radio1/1.40.1/ic/lightbox/gallery/sis/radioassets/photos/2011/10/27/104006_fullsize.jpg

http://static.bbc.co.uk/radio1/1.40.1/ic/lightbox/gallery/sis/radioassets/photos/2011/10/27/104007_fullsize.jpg

http://static.bbc.co.uk/radio1/1.40.1/ic/lightbox/gallery/sis/radioassets/photos/2011/10/27/104010_fullsize.jpg

http://static.bbc.co.uk/radio1/1.40.1/ic/lightbox/gallery/sis/radioassets/photos/2011/10/27/104009_fullsize.jpg

http://static.bbc.co.uk/radio1/1.40.1/ic/lightbox/gallery/sis/radioassets/photos/2011/10/27/104011_fullsize.jpg

http://static.bbc.co.uk/radio1/1.40.1/ic/lightbox/gallery/sis/radioassets/photos/2011/10/27/104013_fullsize.jpg

http://static.bbc.co.uk/radio1/1.40.1/ic/lightbox/gallery/sis/radioassets/photos/2011/10/27/104012_fullsize.jpg

link (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/)

[lndnsky]

LdnMich M
@coldplaying Jonny! <3 http://twitpic.com/76hndq
1 minute ago

[Comicforce]

Thanks for posting the Youtube things.. I missed this.. I was out having a life.. :thinking: Love Hurts Like Heaven Accoustic.. wow.. Excuse my ignorance, but is we found love new?? I've never heard it before?

[Tash]

Excuse my ignorance, but is we found love new?? I've never heard it before?

It's a Rihanna cover

Rihanna - We Found Love (Official Video) ft. Calvin Harris - YouTube

[Comicforce]

OK! Thanks.. LOL.. :D

[lndnsky]

It's a Rihanna cover

Rihanna - We Found Love (Official Video) ft. Calvin Harris - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg00YEETFzg)

Not in here too!!!! :P
My FB page is full of that song.... Ive been haunted by Rihanna. She is everywhere. :P

[LoversInJapan]

LdnMich M
@coldplaying Surprise! twitpic.com/76imjd


^ How cute is that? ^^

[Kroket]

OMG at that pic!
Wonder where they got those hats from?

They all look so good in those outfits :D Love it!

[chommy_16]

Now I found this :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuQXzziNvXg&feature=channel_video_title

[Skuze23]

They are doing a photoblog again...:)

[AnnaElisabeth]

Fantastic!!! We're so excited now :wacky: (as if we weren't before) :P.

:heart:

[Tash]

Photoblog thread here (http://coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89984) :)

[DefDazz]

OMG at that pic!
Wonder where they got those hats from?

They all look so good in those outfits :D Love it!

I just sent the elephant pic link to Anchorman and asked him to give them a shout out, maybe he'll post it hehe

But he'll probably spot them on a walkabout.

[lndnsky]

LdnMich M
@Coldplaying Chris Martin arrives and people go MENTAL!
http://twitpic.com/76k8yx
2 minutes ago

[Blue Nails]

Zane Lowe has been tweeting as well:

@zanelowe
Coldplay. Live Lounge. UEA. 2011.
http://a2.img.mobypicture.com/62f6cc7d2be3e6f4295fa189fa4f8e57_view.jpg
4 hours ago

@zanelowe
Pre Coldplay UEA. A very surreal sight.
http://a0.img.mobypicture.com/406a1d4e6acefee1aaa9c339722f517e_view.jpg
13 minutes ago

@zanelowe
The engine room. Bosh!
http://a0.img.mobypicture.com/e013ab03cfe21b681f394cceb1d90b45_view.jpg
9 minutes ago

[lndnsky]

I love that graffiti wall behind them.

[hps]

It is PAST event?

[melanieau]

LdnMich M
@coldplaying Surprise! twitpic.com/76imjd


^ How cute is that? ^^


:awesome: All you girls look great! The boys are gonna looooove it! :elephant:

[Dan 6N]

Is this just going to be broadcast on Radio 1 or will it be televised on the red button or something as well?

[lndnsky]

LdnMich M
Urgh I hate this part #doors
1 minute ago

[LoversInJapan]

LdnMich M
@coldplaying Front row!

They did it =D

[melanieau]

LdnMich M
@coldplaying Front row!

They did it =D

:dance:

[lndnsky]

So glad that they made it. :D
Now the boys will see their awesome costumes!

[DefDazz]

They are on Anglia News now - talking to fans outside, clips of the soundcheck. Just showed fans live outside.

will probably be up here soon

http://www.itv.com/anglia/fullprogramme/

[Jenjie]

thanks for keeping the tweet updates going :kiss:

(lunch break here)

[Jenjie]

dumb work internet won't show me our elephants :cry: if anyone can post the pic in the thread, it'd be ace, please?

[LoversInJapan]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/434209945.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1319737572&Signature=aAI6Pl59UbA5OM7nQgNpfOwKWRg%3D

^ there we go ;)

[Tash]

Here you go :nice:

http://s1-02.twitpicproxy.com/photos/large/434209945.jpg

[Comicforce]

http://twitpic.com/76imjd/full

[Comicforce]

Oh you beat me to it! LOL

[LoversInJapan]

Better too many then none at all ^^

[Jenjie]

awesome :D thank you.

just caught it on the live blog too

[Samuel_94]

Hoping for a little surprise tonight. Maybe White Shadows or 42 or Talk or Don't Panic or AROBTTH!

[JillyBlue]

I thought I recognized a few of those elephants! Well done, chickies!

[lndnsky]

Hoping for a little surprise tonight. Maybe White Shadows or 42 or Talk or Don't Panic or AROBTTH!

I don't want to ruin your hopes but the chances to hear those songs are close to none.

[l0wxo2]

Taking my lunch at work at 11 AM pacific time so I can listen with no interruptions!

[DefDazz]

shows now being covered on BBC Look East

[lndnsky]

It should start soon?

[Tash]

Anna tweeted that they were soundchecking Glass Of Water, it would be nice if they played that tonight

[cooldude101]

They're ON!

TUNE IN!

[lndnsky]

Zane just started! I wish there was a video stream!

[the_escapist]

WHICH REMIX IS THAT? I WANT IT!!!!!

[cooldude101]

EDIT: Swedish House Mafia it's on Youtube.

[the_escapist]

Fedde Le Grand its on youtube.

Thanks! Any chance there's an mp3 of it?

[LoversInJapan]

Sounds damn right amazing ^_^

[hps]

ETIAW !!!! <3

[ilovechriss]

Like the remix

[#42vera.inês]

I'm not a huge fan of remixs, but this one is very good! :stunned:

[Samuel_94]

And some people thought the original ETIAW was bad!

[Tash]

WHICH REMIX IS THAT? I WANT IT!!!!!

According to the BBC Radio 1 website it's the Swedish House Mafia remix

[ilovechriss]

fghgh:D Indeed, how cool would it be if they played Glass of Water!

[Dan 6N]

Cool remix!

[LoversInJapan]

Too bad we don't have video ^^ Because it sounds like an awesome party!

[shesawsparks]

Woah, i'm loving this remix of ETIAW!!! :D

[Ultravioletlight25]

Swedish House mafia I think.

Thank u! I was going to ask what remix is that. It sounds great :)

[l0wxo2]

Awesome remix, I want it!

[Dan 6N]

Zane Lowe is so enthusiastic!

[filiprasmusson]

whos talking? :)

[the_escapist]

This is going to be massive!

I really hope they play a special playlist!

[ilovechriss]

Oh.. The guys are on now, or do we have to wait an hour? I don't get it sorry.

[LoversInJapan]

Hahaha, this is awesome.. What a great build-up!

[Samuel_94]

whos talking? :)

Zane Lowe & I would kill for them play Glass of Water!

[Dan 6N]

I think Zane will do a DJ set for a while before the boys are on...

[LoversInJapan]

Oh.. The guys are on now, or do we have to wait an hour? I don't get it sorry.

Coldplay be on at 8pm UK time ;) So yeah, in an hour. But now they are broadcasting live =)

[shesawsparks]

Shit, i love this Kasabian song! Sounds awesome there doesn't it?! :shocked2:

[zzz]

Oh.. The guys are on now, or do we have to wait an hour? I don't get it sorry.

Achorman said we still have to wait an hour :\

[l0wxo2]

Ah man, I wish there was video! :P

[filiprasmusson]

Zane Lowe & I would kill for them play Glass of Water!

thnx, me to :)
when dose coldplay kick in? ;)

[Samuel_94]

Oh.. The guys are on now, or do we have to wait an hour? I don't get it sorry.

I thought they were, I thought it was 7-9??

[Dan 6N]

You've got to admit, Zane Lowe knows how to work a crowd!

[shesawsparks]

You've got to admit, Zane Lowe knows how to work a crowd!

Yeah, he sure does. Zane's a cool dude. :cool:

[zzz]

who is the other dude we are hearing?