[10-Dec-2011] Under 1 Roof charity show @ O2 Arena, London, UK

[hps]

http://www.coldplay.com/graphics/newsthumbs/kidscologo.jpg
Under 1 Roof charity show in London on 10 Dec
http://www.coldplay.com/images/news_line.png

Good morning. We're pleased to announce that, on Saturday, 10 December 2011 Coldplay will host Under 1 Roof, a benefit concert in support of the charity Kids Company at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London.

Under 1 Roof will be an incredible night of comedy and music with acts including Coldplay, Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sandé, Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.

Coldplay, long-term supporters of Kids Company, have pulled together this unique line-up at London’s world-famous O2 Arena to raise funds for the London-based charity Kids Company.

Kids Company works with vulnerable children and young people in some of the most deprived areas of London. Established in 1996, the charity works across 4 centres and in 40 schools.

Kids Company Founder and CEO, Camila Batmanghelidjh commented: “Coldplay’s continuing support is fantastic. They have already provided funds to help thousands of children who have suffered violence and neglect. How amazing that they are now being joined by other generous friends for Under 1 Roof, to establish what we hope will become a regular event, generating vital support for many more children in years to come.”

Commenting on their participation, Coldplay said: “Kids Company is a phenomenal organisation that is very close to our hearts. We hope that people get behind the event to raise as much money for Kids Company as possible. On our side, we can promise anyone that buys a ticket that they’ll be part of a very special night.”

Tickets cost from £49.50. We have a special 48 hour pre-sale for Coldplay's online fans, beginning at 9am on Wednesday 23 November - click here to access it (http://www.gigsandtours.com/?c=604298&site=604298).

The general sale will then begin at 9am on Friday 25 November at 9am, from gigsandtours.com and ticketmaster.co.uk.

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




Under One Roof? Lol, what the .... ?

:(

[Mimixxx]

It's awesome that they've organised something like this :nice:

[ColdplayFanatic16]

Well, now we know what Under 1 Roof is. It is not a song but a charity event. Cool.

[hps]

Not Cool :(

[Mimixxx]

Of course it's cool! They're putting together an event that will raise money to help disadvantaged children!

It would be selfish to be disappointed that we're not getting a new song from them, especially when they've just released an album.

[hps]

Of course it's cool! They're putting together an event that will raise money to help disadvantaged children!

It would be selfish to be disappointed that we're not getting a new song from them, especially when they've just released an album.


Yes, that is cool but i've expected that "Under One Roof" is something more exciting...

[hux90]

It's weird that Chris has had it written on his piano all this time though..
I guess these events are organized many months in advance :)

[Tash]

Pre-sale link just added to the info about Coldplay's Dec 10 charity show at London's O2 Arena for Kids Company - http://t.co/JqyMnQoE A
1 minute ago

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Tickets cost from £49.50. We have a special 48 hour pre-sale for Coldplay's online fans, beginning at 9am on Wednesday 23 November - click here (www.gigsandtours.com/?c=604298&site=604298) to access it.

[liamsuperstar]

Could anyone please explain what is going to happen on this evening. What do you think is that a complete Coldplay concert or just a few songs?

[hps]

Under 1 Roof will be an incredible night of comedy and music with acts including Coldplay, Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sandé, Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.

Few songs, i guess.

(Maybe song called "Under 1 Roof" ? :D )

[errmm]

Hi,
I wonder if they'll do a meet and greet. Personally I am always surprised that celebs in general don't do meet and greets for charity events like this. I paid a 4 figure sum to Crisis homeless charity for the Coldplay meet and greet last year in Liverpool. There were 30 people some paid more, some less but that's a lot of additional money coming in and a truely ******* awesome experience :-)

Mike

[Silvy14th]

I've bought the tickets.I hope it will be similar to a concert ;)

[pauli0512]

i have bought tickets too, i think they will do something like a festival set up

[foxeh]

I said that from the very first time.
But none listens. :/

[pauli0512]

I said that from the very first time.
But none listens. :/

what have you said?

[Jamesfish]

I am thinking on at least trying for tickets for this, incase I am unlucky with the application I have sent off to Emirates Stadium for all three nights I only want one of them though, at least I can say I have tried my hardest, I have had to send an application off to Emirates Stadium as I am disabled. I also tried to get tickets for the 02 arena concert the night before this happens. I hope if I get tickets for this they do at least 10 songs.

[Tash]

Coldplay present Under 1 Roof (10 Dec 2011, London O2 Arena) - YouTube

[Silvy14th]

"Coldplay are due to perform for at least an hour, plus special collaborations are promised..."

yeeeah

[dorothy]

I've got 2 seated tier 1 seats at cost if anyone is interested? Block 110 on the aisle with 111.

[arrgee]

"Coldplay are due to perform for at least an hour, plus special collaborations are promised..."

yeeeah

One hour? Where did you read that?

[Tash]

One hour? Where did you read that?

http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=862

[Mimixxx]

GwynethPaltrow (http://twitter.com/#%21/GwynethPaltrow) Coldplay just added a show at the O2 in London on Dec 10! The concert will benefit Kids Company Benefit called under1roof. Tx just on sale!

I don't think this is selling very well, Coldplay have tweeted about it a few times, now Gwyneth, also I just tried for two standing tickets (just as a test) and they were processed no problem.

[Juanma]

GwynethPaltrow (http://twitter.com/#%21/GwynethPaltrow) Coldplay just added a show at the O2 in London on Dec 10! The concert will benefit Kids Company Benefit called under1roof. Tx just on sale!

I don't think this is selling very well, Coldplay have tweeted about it a few times, now Gwyneth, also I just tried for two standing tickets (just as a test) and they were processed no problem.


I think the same.

Weird...

[arrgee]

I think the same.

Weird...

There looks to be plenty of tickets available. I suppose it's a Saturday night before Christmas, and maybe people don't think Coldplay are actually playing. Most of the publicity suggests they are hosting. Maybe they need to come out and say they are doing a set.

There are a few of these shows coming up to Christmas where it's unclear exactly what is happening. I also have tickets for Stand Up & Rock, but for all I know it could be 2 hours of comedy with Paul Weller doing A Town Like Malice for the encore.

[Cris_Santos]

This is weird considering how fast the previous night was sold out. And one hour is like 2/3 of a Coldplay concert!

I bought one standing ticket :nice:

[arrgee]

This is weird considering how fast the previous night was sold out. And one hour is like 2/3 of a Coldplay concert!

I bought one standing ticket :nice:

Funny, just got an email from gigandtours saying Coldplay performing headline set and tickets from only £29.50. However, they were £49.50 when I went in.

Maybe the ticket prices are getting cut...

[Mimixxx]

I agree, it's billed as a Tine Temper gig with comic support. They need to make it clearer that Coldplay will be playing. It'll be a shame if it doesn't sell cos it's a really nice thing they're doing.

[Denise]

I just think the timing of the announcement was really bad, people had just bought tickets for next summer's shows, and those who were waiting for a December 10 gig had already lost hope (I'm one of those, and now the flights are too expensive for that weekend, while they are cheap for the beginning of the week).

I'm sure the announcement was late because they were still finalising everything, but it's a pity that it's not selling well :/
It's advertised really well on ticketmaster (http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/35004734BEEB528A/) though, Coldplay is the only artist mentioned

[Tash]

Funny, just got an email from gigandtours saying Coldplay performing headline set and tickets from only £29.50. However, they were £49.50 when I went in.

Maybe the ticket prices are getting cut...

The tickets for 409/411/412 are £29.50 (£32.45 with booking fee)

[arrgee]

I just think the timing of the announcement was really bad, people had just bought tickets for next summer's shows, and those who were waiting for a December 10 gig had already lost hope (I'm one of those, and now the flights are too expensive for that weekend, while they are cheap for the beginning of the week).

I'm sure the announcement was late because they were still finalising everything, but it's a pity that it's not selling well :/
It's advertised really well on ticketmaster (http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/35004734BEEB528A/) though, Coldplay is the only artist mentioned

Had it been billed as "Coldplay with special guests" rather than "numerous acts hosted by Coldplay" then it would have sold straight away. Now confusion reigns.

I suppose you have to be wary. I recently saw an advert for Frank Skinner and Friends which looked good until I scratched the surface and found out his friends were a load of fringe comedians and that Skinner was merely introducing them.

I'm hoping Stand Up & Rock is as much Rock as Stand Up, but in that case I like all the acts. I have no interest at all in Tiny Temper, whoever he is. He could be sitting next to me on the tube and I wouldn't know him.

[Mimixxx]

Well it looks like all the extra promotion stating that that Coldplay will be playing has worked, standing is now sold out and requests for 2 lower tier seats comes up with unavailable :)

[Comicforce]

Yay! I was beginning to think I'd be forced to go to this!! LOL..

[Mimixxx]

I wanna go now that I can't though :lol:

[arrgee]

Well it looks like all the extra promotion stating that Coldplay will be playing has worked, standing is now sold out and requests for 2 lower tier seats comes up with unavailable :)

They should play a full gig because they have charged full gig prices. In fact it should be more than a full gig given the charitable nature of the event :)

[Mimixxx]

They're playing an hour, but you're missing the point of this. This isn't just a regular Coldplay gig with extra cool support.

It's a gig they've put together consisting of different acts, that's what you're paying for. To see lots of different artists under one roof. Like CiNRocks for example, no single artist played for longer than half an hour and that was £90 a ticket.

[arrgee]

They're playing an hour, but you're missing the point of this. This isn't just a regular Coldplay gig with extra cool support.

It's a gig they've put together consisting of different acts, that's what you're paying for. To see lots of different artists under one roof. Like CiNRocks for example, no single artist played for longer than half an hour and that was £90 a ticket.

But the only additional act to the previous night is Tiny Temper (sic) . With all due respect, I don't think many will be turning up early to see him. IMHO the comedy interlude doesn't count.

Ok, at a festival, you accept you pay extra for other acts even if you are there for the headliners, but in this case this is great exposure for Tiny Temper (sic), he should be paying to be on the bill.

[crazyduckette]

I bought a ticket for this yesterday on a whim... looks like I did it just in time, no standing tickets left! Wish that I'd got one for the 9th but hey, hopefully this will be good... plus I quite enjoy Tinie Tempah's songs (avoids the objects being pelted at me :P )

[Mimixxx]

I bought a ticket for this yesterday on a whim... looks like I did it just in time, no standing tickets left! Wish that I'd got one for the 9th but hey, hopefully this will be good... plus I quite enjoy Tinie Tempah's songs (avoids the objects being pelted at me :P )

Ah you should've told me, I'd have got one too! :wacky:

[crazyduckette]

Ah you should've told me, I'd have got one too! :wacky:

Ahhhh nooooooo! :cry: I thought you were probably all out of paying for gigs at the moment! I should have mentioned it anyway... bah.

[Mimixxx]

Ahhhh nooooooo! :cry: I thought you were probably all out of paying for gigs at the moment! I should have mentioned it anyway... bah.

Well I'll keep looking, I might be able to get one from somewhere :D

[mpleay]

A couple of friends have let me down so I have 2 spare standing tickets up for grabs for this. I'm selling them at face value, which is £115.50 for the pair. Please email me if interested. Cheers.

[arrgee]

Well I'll keep looking, I might be able to get one from somewhere :D

use CFCVG20 on viagogo and get £20 off b4 everyone piles in and the tickets start going for silly money. I'm hoping for a glut of tickets for Highbury in the summer. Glad I got the under 1 roof ones.

[Tash]

Well I'll keep looking, I might be able to get one from somewhere :D

There are still a couple of tickets available :)
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/35004734BEEB528A?artistid=806431&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

[arrgee]

There are still a couple of tickets available :)
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/35004734BEEB528A?artistid=806431&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

A couple of thousand ;)

[Tash]

A couple of thousand ;)

I was talking about GA tickets. They are sold out now btw.

[antshar]

I picked up a couple yesterday afternoon, because I'm staying in London for the weekend because of the gig on the 9th. I was put off this one originally because of the price of the tickets and it wasn't clear what you were getting.

But on the off chance I had a look yesterday and saw the £29 tickets so decided to go for it when I saw they were doing an hour and I like Steve Coogan and my gf likes Tine Tempah so hopefully it should be a good night. I expect most of the tickets to go now after the apperance on the One Show last night. They must have been struggling to shift them I guess if they had to do that. Now its much clearer what is happening then I expect most of them will be sold in the next day or two.

I have spent so much on tickets the last two months with the two shows in the O2 and going to Manchester next year! But its worth every penny!!!

[Mimixxx]

Hopefully this'll work. This link shows a map of what's left. There's still a fair few!

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/35004734BEEB528A

[Stephie]

I got weak yesterday as well and bought a ticket, as I'm already in London for the gig the day before. Still not so sure what I will get, but I guess it will be good.

The whole thing certainly seemed to keep my mind busy. I had a weird dream with Rob Brydon last night. :D

[busybeeburns]

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2011/12/2/1322857310617/Coldplay-007.jpg

Coldplay go public: four-year children's charity role revealed

Four years of support for Kids Company revealed with 02 Arena gig to boost funds for 'phenomenal' charity

They might be one of the world's biggest bands but, for four years, Coldplay have been keeping a secret. Chris Martin and his band members have been the biggest secret benefactors of Kids Company, the children's charity working with vulnerable young people in some of the most deprived areas of London.

Now the band, which has donated millions of pounds to the charity, have decided to go public. They have organised Under 1 Roof, a benefit gig next Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, at which they will headline. Chris Martin designed the logo and persuaded celebrity friends to take part, including Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sandé, Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, who will appear as Alan Partridge. "Kids Company is a phenomenal organisation that is very close to our hearts," said Martin. "For a long time we were saving up to try to open a youth project, to help kids who didn't have much help, but that was as vague as it sounds. We went to the Prince's Trust for advice and they said we could do our own thing and it would be shit – or we could go see Camila [Batmanghelidjh, founder and Kids Company CEO].

"After one meeting, we knew that was where we wanted to put our money. We had not thought past the Ping-Pong table aspect of creating a youth centre but watching Kids Company in action we suddenly realised, "oh right, it's actually about life skills, parenting, taking kids to the dentist" – all those things we took for granted but which Kids Company provides. It was very moving. We were blown away by it."

Martin and his band members used the money they had saved over 10 years to fund the creation of the Kids Company's Tree House centre in north London. They have given the organisation a substantial annual, no-strings donation every year since: in 2009 alone they donated £1m. In addition, they are frequent visitors to the charity's various centres: in the spring the band played a private concert for the children, encouraging them to take part. Martin has shared mealtimes with the children, played basketball with them and donated a piano.

He admits, however, a certain ambivalence at having ended his private support. "We wanted to put on a concert for awareness as well as fundraising. But the great thing about doing it privately was not having to talk to anyone about it," he said. "Eventually people find these things out but … when entertainers become public supporters of charities it's dangerous territory. You have to be careful about talking expertly about something you're not an expert on.

"It's a good thing too," he added, naming George Clooney as a celebrity who has successfully exploited his fame to achieve social good. "As long as people do it for the right reason and believe in what they're promoting, it's absolutely great. We will keep supporting Kids Company for as long as we can afford it. It's no more deep than wanting to do something nice but it's one reason that the state of the music industry is so worrying for us: we want to keep being involved," he added.

Batmanghelidjh praised the band's under-the-radar support: "The support Coldplay have given us over the years has been contrary to the dangerous trends emerging around celebrity involvement in charities," she said. "There is a pay-by-results culture developing, where philanthropists dictate the outcome of their donations."

Chesney was 10 when, last spring, she sang Silent Night to Coldplay at an impromptu concert they gave at one of the centres. The experience, she says, had a lasting impact. "They were so simple and so comforting, that it made me realise I didn't need money or jewels to be happy," she said. "They were so normal that I realised I should do stuff with my life that makes me fulfilled, like they are."

Latisha, 11, agreed. "They helped me write a song about anger. Chris Martin said he liked the way I expressed my feelings, then showed me the tattoos of his children's name on his wrist. They were so normal that I realised I could be a success, even though I was just normal too."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/dec/02/coldplay-childrens-charity-kids-company?newsfeed=true

[yhtrownu]

It's a beautiful thing that Coldplay have done for these kids. That article brought tears to my eyes. Kids need to know celebrities are just people like the rest of us, setting goals one day at a time, and trying to do the right thing. Hope these tickets sell.

[Mimixxx]

edit: Nevermind. Got one :wacky:

There's like 14 standing left on TM now if anyone wants one.

[Tash]

simonpegg (https://twitter.com/#!/simonpegg)
My old fuck buddies, Coldplay are doing a special charity gig on Dec 10 and they'd love you to come along. Do it! cldp.ly/u1ro2tix (http://www.theo2.co.uk/event/coldplay-present-under-1-roof-20111210.html)

:D

[Comicforce]

edit: Nevermind. Got one :wacky:

There's like 14 standing left on TM now if anyone wants one.

You're going!? :shocked2: Again! LOL.. Oh I wish, but I can't.. anyway, there are no standing tickets left by the looks of it. Just as well I think.. LOL..:laugh3:

[Jenjie]

absoluteradio Absolute Radio
Want to see @coldplay live at the O2 Arena on Saturday? Call 0330 123 1215 when I play Paradise on the show tonight! @markcrossley

[Comicforce]

I tried.. thanks.. but all lines were busy! :x But probably just as well, my hubby would divorce me if I went again! LOL.. But thanks for the heads up.

[Tash]

Standing tickets are available again, 96 left atm

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/35004734BEEB528A?brand=theo2&camefrom=CFC_UK_O2_WMAIN000000WEB

[Coeurli]

^WTF ? :stunned:
I wish I could go but I really can't...:(

[crazyduckette]

I think they're doing it on purpose to create the illusion of the gig (well particular areas like standing) being sold out... letting tickets go slowly.

It's a shame... if they'd announced this gig a lot earlier, I think more tickets would have sold but it was a bit late notice. I hope for their sake that there aren't loads of empty seats!! Maybe they should have chosen a slightly smaller venue too... :confused: (although I know they've done that because they're there the night before)

Still... should be a good gig :)

[Mimixxx]

Yeah, it is a pity. :( If they'd announced it at the same time as the original gig it would've sold instantly.

They should mention it on Friday night, whilst people are on a post gig high and have tickets being sold at the arena.

[lotrobsessed101]

If I lived in London I would go. Sadly, I don't.

[Mimixxx]

Helping Jen to bump :D

[teernabh5]

well, lets see what happens after all this publicity today!

[SueDeNimes]

You wouldn't expect that tickets are still available... CP gigs are usually sold out!
Wow.

[a1999f]

what do you think the 'special collaborations' will be...

[teernabh5]

Looks like there's still a few tickets left for Coldplay's charity Xmas show at The O2, London TONIGHT - get them at http://cldp.ly/u1ro2tix A
2 hours ago

[busybeeburns]

@LdnMich
@coldplaying pic.twitter.com/zfxqqL9j

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/data/1913/20111210uor1.jpg

[James.]

I wonder if they'll do a 'special' setlist, seeing as it's a special event? I think it would be awesome if they played Car Kids, seeing as its for a Kids charity. :awesome:

[coldplaymom]

Oh no! So the event didn't sell out?

[Lauriane]

They must be disappointed :(

[Coeurli]

From what I can read on Twitter, it is quite a night, great atmosphere, and there is also a lot of trending going on, so even if they didn't sold out at least people talk about it.

[jeremyy]

debs wild just tweeted ;

debswild DEBS WILD
Just heard that Camilla Batmanghelidjh (Kids Company founder) thanked Steve Martin & Coldplay. Oopsadaisy.
2 minutes ago

[Coeurli]

Oops, I didn't read that one.
(I'm sorry but I can't help laughing at this :lol: )

[l0wxo2]

Looks like Coldplay is on :D
@Coldplay
Coldplay take the stage and the twinkling begins A #under1roof

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk28/lpressler_2008/cp.jpg

[jeremyy]

Looks like Coldplay is on :D
@Coldplay
Coldplay take the stage and the twinkling begins A #under1roof

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk28/lpressler_2008/cp.jpg

yeah they're on :awesome:

lets wait for the setlist updates!

[jeremyy]

LdnMich M
@coldplaying mx HLH yellow imp GPASUYF the scientist
1 minute ago

[James.]

LdnMich M
@coldplaying mx HLH yellow imp GPASUYF the scientist
1 minute ago

so maybe they're missing off Lost, Major Minus and Violet Hill to include some other songs later on? Like Christmas Lights :wacky:

[jeremyy]

LdnMich M
Up in Flames @coldplaying pic.twitter.com/kXlf9clA
3 minutes ago

so maybe they're missing off Lost, Major Minus and Violet Hill to include some other songs later on? Like Christmas Lights :wacky:

not christmas lights butt...

LdnMich M
WHITE CHRISTMAS with Rob Brydon! @coldplaying
2 minutes ago

[jeremyy]

LdnMich M
(null) boo.fm/b583497, via Audioboo app
2 minutes ago

http://audioboo.fm/boos/583497

[James.]

Rob Brydon :D:lol:

[James.]

this is the setlist according to setlist.fm
Mylo Xyloto
Hurts Like Heaven
Yellow
In My Place
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
The Scientist
Up in Flames
White Christmas
Viva La Vida
Charlie Brown
Fix You

Encore:
Clocks
Christmas Lights

[Coeurli]

According to Twitter Chris & Alan Partridge sang Little Drummer Boy together.
edit: Alright, now that I googled Alan Partridge I can rephrase that : Chris & Steve Coogan duet on Little Drummer Boy :lol:

[jeremyy]

LdnMich M
Christmas Lights interrupted by Alan Partridge, followed by a debate about commercialism b/w Chris and Alan and now and interview
10 minutes ago

:thinking:

[Coeurli]

OMG! Never interrupt a Coldplay song ! That's like my N°1 rule !
I know this was planned, but still, I don't like when Coldplay is being interrupted -whether it's by me because someone is talking to me or by Steve Coogan - especially during Christmas lights!
hmpff :phu:

[busybeeburns]

the youtube vides to follow should make for interesting viewing!

[Dany93]

LdnMich M
Little Drummer Boy - Chris and Alan boo.fm/b583549 @Coldplaying
7 minutes ago

:wacko:

[James.]

Sounds like Rob Brydon was also singing Little Drummer Boy!

[lorraine74320]

i hope they make this into a yearly event as i will defo be there next time if they do hope there was a film crew there so that they can realise a vid for the charity i bet it will sell

[Raphaele]

back from the show, too short imo but still great!

[nancyk58]

back from the show, too short imo but still great!

Great setlist mainly consisting of their greatest hits and some of the new ones, but not your favourite song Daylight.

But wonderful that you had a great night.

[a1999f]

COLDPLAY'S CHRIS MARTIN SINGS 'WHITE CHRISTMAS' DUET w. ROB BRYDON @ O2 ARENA, LONDON 2011 - YouTube

hilarious!!

[a1999f]

COLDPLAY 'CHRISTMAS LIGHTS' & 'LITTLE DRUMMER BOY' DUET w. ALAN PARTRIDGE @ O2 ARENA, LONDON 2011 - YouTube

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mimixxx]

Am utterly knackered. Two days of "working" for Coldplay doing wristbands has left me with a barely functioning left hand.

Awesome night though. Tonight was better than last night I think. Alan and Chris was amazing. :D

[Mimixxx]

They must be disappointed :(

It was VERY close to being sold out though, I was a bit worried there would be loads of empty seats, but there weren't. It looked almost at capacity.

We did 16,000 wristbands plus a load more for VIPs and Kid Co children and that was with the whole back and part of the side section seats unavailable too. So it was pretty much sold out :)

[a1999f]

COLDPLAY 'PARADISE' UNDER ONE ROOF @ O2 ARENA, LONDON 10 DEC 2011 - YouTube

[a1999f]

COLDPLAY 'YELLOW' UNDER ONE ROOF @ O2 ARENA, LONDON 10 DEC 2011 - YouTube

[Rogersbfz]

Setlist? :D

[Rogersbfz]

Ok I have seen! but it anyway thanks! :D :D :D :D

[Pier62b]

Mylo Xyloto
Hurts Like Heaven
Yellow
In My Place
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
The Scientist
Up in Flames
Charlie Brown
White Christmas
(Bing Crosby cover) (With Rob Brydon)
Viva La Vida
Paradise
Fix You
Clocks
Encore:
Christmas Lights
Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
(David Bowie & Bing Crosby cover) (with Steve Coogan)
Every Teardrop is a Waterfall

[Comicforce]

Am utterly knackered. Two days of "working" for Coldplay doing wristbands has left me with a barely functioning left hand.

Awesome night though. Tonight was better than last night I think. Alan and Chris was amazing. :D

Amazing.. amazing.. Are they taking you on full time? :laugh3: You must all be shattered!! I was tired after just a night watching!!

Wonderful videos thanks so much for sharing. :D:D Oh I feel all Christmassy now.. :D

[teernabh5]

Legit saw Gwyneth, Apple and Moses backstage last night, Chris kept blowing them kisses from the edge of the stage awwww
20 hours ago
http://twitter.com/#!/heyneesam/status/145510589731577856

Molly Foy
@coldplay were absolutely amazing. Chris martin was insane and everyone else smashed it too! Can't believe gwyneth was right there as well..
11 hours ago


apparently the family was there yesterday!

[scusi]

Brilliant, aww poor Will "nobody knows his name" :)

[Jenjie]

COLDPLAY 'CHRISTMAS LIGHTS' & 'LITTLE DRUMMER BOY' DUET w. ALAN PARTRIDGE @ O2 ARENA, LONDON 2011 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hcEaa6rZVU&feature=colike)

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is amazing :)

Am utterly knackered. Two days of "working" for Coldplay doing wristbands has left me with a barely functioning left hand.
front row always comes with a price :p

Brilliant, aww poor Will "nobody knows his name" :)

I just liked the reference: coldplay's little drummer boy :D

[Mimixxx]

I'll do a proper review in a little bit :)

[loveintechnicolor]

Last night was absolutely incredible!! I had the time of my life, was such a brilliant gig :D Going to do a bit of a rantish review... sorry if I go on a bit :lol:

I didn't really know what to expect from this concert because I'd heard they hadn't managed to sell all the tickets and with the guys having played the o2 the previous night as well I thought that a good deal of the most enthusiastic and dedicated fans would have been at the Friday gig rather than this one as it was announced a while before the other one. I only ended up going to Under 1 Roof because I lost out on getting tickets to Friday night and bought standing tickets to this last minute. Not being a proper fan of Tinie Tempah or either of the comedians I wasn't sure what the crowd would be like in comparison to a full Coldplay concert. The last stadium gig I went to was Wembley and after that Exeter which was a surreal experience but completely different to seeing them in an arena where the guys are really most comfortable and in their element. However I was absolutely blown away by the audience... the atmosphere was AMAZING :D Tinie Tempah was a great warm up act, he had the crowd going mental during his set, everyone was raving to his hits. Was so funny when he got us all to crouch down low and then jump up and go crazy :lol: I wouldn't mind seeing him live again actually!

This was my first proper MX gig (was at Little Noise with Jonny and Chris a few weeks back). I was lucky enough to get 3rd row on the right side of the walkway (which gave me a great view of a very handsome and very smiley Guy :wacky:). I was even closer at Exeter given the smallness of that gig but this was my first time properly standing and the closest I've been at a stadium concert having had level 1 seating at Wembley. The enthusiasm of the crowd around me was what made the gig really... the people surrounding me were mainly my age or younger so a pretty young standing audience and everyone seemed to know all the lyrics to the new songs - nearly everyone was singing their hearts out to every song and being very enthusiastic. I was with a few true fangirls which was fun since it meant I could join in with the screaming and general craziness... as I am a bit of a not-so-secret Chris and Guy fangirl in particular :lol: Me and my brother managed to get filmed by the camera guy who was shooting the front of the crowd during Yellow. First time that's ever happened to me :D

It was really great being with so many real fans of the band - it sort of ruins a gig for me if I'm with people who can't be bothered to stand up or make much noise because I feel like I can't enjoy myself properly! When Will walked onto the runway to go to the B-stage to play Up In Flames people were shouting 'GO WILL' and 'YOU CAN DO IT' :wacky: And when Steve kept taking a dig at Coldplay by saying 'I'm a big fan of rock and roll - and Coldplay' we were booing and when he called Will 'the drummer' and declared nobody knows his name me and several others in front were shouting 'WILLLL. WE LOVE WILL' I hope he heard us from the back hehe :nice:

The bracelets work SO well in connecting the audience and getting everyone involved... I got very excited when we got to the front of the gates and saw the bags of them ready to be handed out. When the band came on to MX and they lit up everyone around me was screaming and squeeing in delight and looking around the stadium in awe... so great to see everyone so excited and with massive smiles on their faces... it really is a real spectacle and I saw Guy smiling and looking around in appreciation of it himself a few times. An amazing moment I'm going to remember for a very very long time :D When Hurts Like Heaven kicked in it was just absolutely euphoric :D Having watched all their summer festival gigs I've been so impatient to hear some of the new MX tracks live and they really are built for a stadium crowd. HLH, Charlie and ETIAW are such joyous poppy anthems and the bracelets just add to the whole experience. It was the most I've ever jumped up and down at a Coldplay gig, my legs are so sore today haha.

Chris was mental as per usual and made crazy eyes at us in the front several times :lol: He was performing all his ninja jump moves on the walkway and threw his guitar high in the air. You could tell he was kinda shy addressing the whole stadium when he came on to introduce the nights acts alone - bless him. :wacky: It was really really lovely how the founder of Kids Company came on before introducing Coldplay to talk about child poverty and thank everyone for spending their money on a great cause. She thanked Coldplay several times for making the evening possible as it was their idea - the reception they got from the crowd when she asked the audience to show their appreciation was fantastic, I felt so proud and lucky to be there and to be a fan of such a generous, humble and genuine band :nice:

Me and the others in the front were really annoyed when Steve Coogan came on and interrupted Christmas Lights! I was really quite sad they didn't get to play the whole song as I was so looking forward to hearing it live! :( I am not a Steve Coogan fan AT ALL :P It was obviously pre-rehearsed but Chris was such a good actor at pretending to be surprised/pissed off that I genuinely believed for a few seconds that he wasn't expecting it. I'm so gullible :lol: The banter that ensued between him and Chris was worth them not finishing it though - very funny and everyone was laughing at Steve teasing Chris about religion and commercialism. Everyone cheered loudly when Chris said f-f-f*** you :laugh3: Rob Brydon's duet with Chris on a White Christmas was great too and had everyone singing along :wacky:

All in all a wonderful gig even though I wished they'd stayed longer! I do agree with others that the release of the confetti for In My Place was a little random and the setlist for the two o2 nights could have included a few less greatest hits. I do hope that they are a bit bolder with the setlist for the summer UK stadium tour because as much as I love Yellow and Viva and Fix You etc. and they are a guaranteed great mass sing-along I think that because they insist on playing them at every concert their gigs end up feeling a little like a 'greatest hits' affair and I don't believe for a second that the real fans paying to see them on tour next year wouldn't be happy to hear other songs instead and more MX tracks. I was gutted they didn't play Daylight/What If/or Don't panic but was very happy to hear Up In Flames! Paradise live sounded a million times better than I thought it would - it's not my favourite track on MX by far and I thought I was pretty much sick of it but I love the strong baseline on the live version and it seems to be a real favourite with the crowd - especially the younger new generation of fans. Everyone got very excited when it started and loved singing along to all the Para-Paras :lol:

Legit saw Gwyneth, Apple and Moses backstage last night, Chris kept blowing them kisses from the edge of the stage awwww
20 hours ago
http://twitter.com/#!/heyneesam/status/145510589731577856

Molly Foy
@coldplay were absolutely amazing. Chris martin was insane and everyone else smashed it too! Can't believe gwyneth was right there as well..
11 hours ago

apparently the family was there yesterday!

I guess they were there both nights then! I saw on the Friday o2 thread that someone said they were really near Gwyneth and the kids and Phil Harvey and his wife. Chris kept going to the end of the right side of the stage last night and standing on top of the raised bit and I saw him waving to people somewhere high up in the stands several times - Guy kept looking over that way too and grinning but I couldn't see exactly who they were looking at! Pretty sure it was all their friends and family :nice:

[Stephie]

An evening of rock'n'roll...and Coldplay. :D

I'm glad I ended up buying the ticket for this. Sure, it was just a short performance and Tinie Tempah was a bit hard for me to endure (I however admired how he got the crowd going crazy), but after Friday night I was glad to have another evening of dancing and singing. And I love the wristbands so much! On both nights I was standing there like a kid with huge eyes and open mouth admiring the lights everywhere. It really gives a great feeling of unity and being part of something big.

I seemed to have been in the Tinie Tempah fan block and the guys right next to me were not very excited about Coldplay, so that was a bit disappointing, but it did not really lower my fun. Rob Brydon and Alan Partridge were a nice little added touch and the lady running the charity actually made me a little teary with her speech (or maybe it was the crazy outfit, she seemed to have adjusted well to the Mylo Xyloto theme :D). And I was really happy to hear 'Christmas Lights', or at least a part of it.

[lorraine74320]

COLDPLAY 'CHRISTMAS LIGHTS' & 'LITTLE DRUMMER BOY' DUET w. ALAN PARTRIDGE @ O2 ARENA, LONDON 2011 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hcEaa6rZVU&feature=colike)

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

should be put out as a single for the charity ( made me cry )

[doritji]

Am utterly knackered. Two days of "working" for Coldplay doing wristbands has left me with a barely functioning left hand.

Awesome night though. Tonight was better than last night I think. Alan and Chris was amazing. :D

At what time does the crew come and ask you if you want to help them out counting wristbands?

I'm hoping they'll do it in Antwerp too, beats having to wait outside in the cold all day :p

[Mimixxx]

It's never the same time. On Friday it was 1.30pm, yesterday it was 11, I believe it was earlier in Glasgow.

You've basically got to be one of the first 15 in the queue.

[doritji]

It's never the same time. On Friday it was 1.30pm, yesterday it was 11, I believe it was earlier in Glasgow.

You've basically got to be one of the first 15 in the queue.


Well yeah I'm not gonna force it, but it's good to know the approximate time. Thanks for the information ! Must be hard counting 16000 wristbands :stunned:

[JillyBlue]

should be put out as a single for the charity ( made me cry )

I agree! This was wonderful!

[Mimixxx]

Well yeah I'm not gonna force it, but it's good to know the approximate time. Thanks for the information ! Must be hard counting 16000 wristbands :stunned:

Yeah, but I was just pointing out that even if you get there around the time they come out, if there's 15 people in front of you, you're not gonna get to do it, you know? So if you really want to, you need to be there early to ensure you're one of the first in line :)

[Dany93]

should be put out as a single for the charity ( made me cry )

I agree! This was wonderful!

Same here! I watched this, then I read Chris's tweet... And I did cry too :')

[teernabh5]

Obviously standing in the beat place to enjoy Coldplay. You may not quite be able to tel but that gwyneth paltrow
http://p.twimg.com/AgVgyX-CEAAZ1Wq.jpg

[Kroket]

Yeah, but I was just pointing out that even if you get there around the time they come out, if there's 15 people in front of you, you're not gonna get to do it, you know? So if you really want to, you need to be there early to ensure you're one of the first in line :)I will be there early, but problem is: in Belgium there's never a real queue, so they can't properly tell who got there first. Hopefully the other people that came in later are honest and decent enough to let the right people in.
Maybe we could write numbers on our hands are so

[thierry_hhh]

white Christmas - http://youtu.be/kP2d6UtzuhE

xmas lights/little drummer boy - http://youtu.be/loAw8M50OCk

HLH - http://youtu.be/TQF37KTDpxs

[LauCH]

Did they play Life is for living? Do they still play it?

[Mimixxx]

Under 1 Roof, O2 Arena - review

(4/5 stars)

Coldplay do a lot of work for charity but don't like to talk about it - until now.

They broke cover with this music and comedy spectacular for Kids Company, which works with vulnerable children in London. The band have quietly supported the charity for years and donated £1 million in 2009 alone.

"Sixteen thousand people have gathered here because of the kindness of a man like Chris Martin," said charity founder Camila Batmanghelidjh. The concert, which 500 Kids Company youngsters attended, will raise hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Soulful newcomer Emeli Sandé was received like an established artist while Tinie Tempah, a recent O2 headliner, was back with a confident performance including an incendiary Pass Out.

Steve Coogan, as Alan Partridge, described it as "an evening of rock and roll - and Coldplay," one of several jokes at their expense. Needless to say - to borrow a Partridge expression - they had the last laugh by making arena rock look easy.

The wristbands given to everyone in the audience suddenly began flashing in unison during the punchy opener Hurts Like Heaven and Martin was showered in confetti for In My Place.

The band decamped to the end of the ramp for the delicate Up In Flames and Martin remained at the piano for an unlikely duet of White Christmas with Rob Brydon.

Viva La Vida and Fix You were huge tunes befitting the biggest band in the world, although Martin's curious dancing resembled a man negotiating an invisible assault course.

Christmas Lights was interrupted by Partridge demanding something more upbeat -"which is difficult for Chris," he added. Their duet of Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy was a bizarre one-off.

Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, an explosion of light and pulsating rhythms, wrapped up this Christmas party, which raised loads of money for charity without resorting to celebrity posturing.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-24020447-under-1-roof-o2-arena---review.do

[Silvy14th]

My HD videos (from the first row) here:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE026609428278360&feature=view_all