20 Jun-2009: General Motors Place, Vancouver, Canada - Tickets, Previews, Meetups, Reviews, Setlists, Photos/Videos - Page 15

Krystyna · 21-06-2009, 06:24 PM

Review #2 on the main site says they played Yes... they did not.

Malcolm-Edge · 21-06-2009, 07:28 PM

\They wont film Wembley because Jay-Z will come to preform Lost+.

That review was bollocks I just read it. He knows LiT II but not LiT....

Snow Partol

Rocket
Chocolate
Hands Open
Crack The Shutters
Eyes Open
Run
Chasing Cars
Open Your Eyes
All That I Have

I think Im wrong on the order though.

busybeeburns · 21-06-2009, 07:40 PM

The Buzz

British superstars Coldplay returned to Vancouver June 20 for the first time since 2006, having skipped the city last summer in favour of the Pemberton Festival. Saturday’s show was the first of two consecutive Vancouver gigs in support of the band’s 2008 album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.

The Crowd

Everyone! Kids, teens, twentysomethings, middle-aged couples, seniors – Coldplay’s pleasant pop-rock truly has a wide-reaching appeal, and the sold-out crowd of 30,000 loved every minute of it. Singer Chris Martin did his best to create intimacy by frequently talking to the appreciative audience, who were delighted to hear that the band had chosen to film their two Vancouver shows.

The Openers

After Australian indie rockers Howling Bells played a short set, Glasgow-based Snow Patrol – who fill stadiums in their own right in the U.K. – took to the stage. Singer Gary Lightbody and company largely stuck to the soaring anthems that brought them to fame, a popular move judging by the screams which greeted “Chasing Cars”. But by eschewing their earlier, quirkier material, the band likely disappointed any long-time fans in the crowd. Still, Snow Patrol is a solid live act that can out-Coldplay Coldplay at times, and were a good warm-up for the latter’s reach-for-the-rafters grandeur.

Biggest Flop

After opening with a lukewarm rendition of Viva La Vida lead single “Violet Hill,” Coldplay followed with a three-pack of their past megahits. “Clocks” – as close to a classic Coldplay anthem as there is – was reliably rousing, but Martin veered into self-parody-territory with his overblown prancing and gesturing. Martin hit his low point of the night with phoned-in performances of “Yellow” and “In My Place.” There’s nothing worse than schmaltzy ballads sung with a complete lack of sincerity accompanied by hammy antics.

Rebound

The band finally hit their stride when they got into the meat of the Viva tracklist. Ditching the clowning for a moody “Cemeteries of London”, Martin proved he’s actually quite an engaging performer when he isn’t trying so hard to look like a big rock star. With “42”, Coldplay showed they can rock harder than you’d think, and continued to showcase the impressive guitar-playing of Johnny Buckland, who was great throughout the night. The band are clearly enamoured with their latest album, and their performances of Viva tracks were consistently better than those of their older songs.

Surprise (Part 1)

The foursome crammed onto a small side stage for a medley of reworked versions of “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” and “Talk”. While both were good, the funky, nearly Franz Ferdinand-esque take on “God Put A Smile” was a standout.

Living Up To Expectations

Coldplay take a lot of heat for their success, with many believing their sound is too bland and sleepy to warrant big-stadium treatment. For at least one song, the band erased such doubts. Martin and co. had the crowd on its feet for a fist-pumping performance of the title track from Viva La Vida, a song with a lofty theme that for once didn’t overshadow the sound of the band playing it.

Surprise (Part 2)

To cap off their main set, the band went into the crowd to play an acoustic version of sweet love ditty “Green Eyes”, and followed it with a song sung by drummer Will Champion and a fun cover of The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer”.

Encore

There were two, the best moment of which was an emotional performance of “Politik” off 2002’s A Rush of Blood To The Head.

All in All

For a band known for sensitive introspection and simple love songs, Coldplay’s place among the world’s biggest arena acts is a strange one. While they still lack the consistent punch to be counted among the great bands they ambitiously aim for, Coldplay are definite crowd-pleasers, and the band showed Saturday their new material is taking them a step closer to earning their world-beating stature.

http://vancouver.24hrs.ca

Malcolm-Edge · 21-06-2009, 08:32 PM

So I have time, my full Review of last night.

Woke up in the morning, felt like any other day, it hadn't sunk in that I was seeing my two favourite bands that night. Went out to dinner before the show, saw the massive Coldplay crowd slowly working their way in. Got in the doors about 6:45, no line for the T-Shirts, I loved it. Got a Viva La Vida replacement, as I have misplaced my Pemberton one. As well a nice Snow Patrol one.

Got to my seats, great view, Up top row one side stage. Howling Bells were good, but I will probably skip on them tonight, nothing special. Lights go down for the second time, more then 2/3 of the audience was seated for Snow Patrol, best Ive ever seen for an opener! They kicked ass! They played more heavy then their albums. Loud Guitars and amazing drum lines. Everything I expected and more, Gary Lightbody was on striking form. They played mostly all their hits. Got the entire crowd standing, they warmed the crowd up amazingly.

After their set back to the weird ambient music. Then Magnificent! Never have I been so excited to hear the new U2 song, then Hova and the dancing Roadie! Then the classical piece. Darkness and Jon Hopkins, the crowd goes wild.

They boys come out sparklers in hand and go into Life in Technicolor and Violet Hill, loved both of them. Thats when we were informed that we were all the stars of a concert DVD. Crowd goes nuts, I thought I heard wrong. Right into a good version of Clocks, crowd wasn't into it clapping wise. They just go through hit after hit, and its amazing.

Yellow sad to say was the worst of the night, they played it was too fast, just didnt feel it. Then they got right back into form. Cemeteries was a huge hit, those who knew it screamed and that was over half. Well worth the wait I say.

They go down to the B-Stage, play GPASUYF/Talk which was freaking awesome. Then he confirms that they are indeed filming both nights. "We could have filmed in 90 different countries, but we chose Canada" They played The Hardest Part (Will was singing of course!). Then Viva! Easily the best crowd song of the night. Every soul was standing by that point. Ohhhhhhhhhh-a-ohhhhhhhh.

C-Stage was way better then I thought. Im a Believer was awesome. But Politik, so easy to tell it is Chris' favourite, him and will were right into it like you wouldn't believe. Lovers was better then I could as for my second favorite Coldplay song. They came back for the Scientist, Chris was just about to thank us then out of nowhere "Fucking hell you guys are up hight" pointing to the upper bowl seats "Those are like the suicide seats. We better not play anything depressing or else some people might jump."

I snuck out half way through LiT II to beat the crowds, knowing I'd see them today. Got my LeftRightLeftRightLeft quite easily.

Way better then when I saw them last year. Best concert of my life. Lets see if tonight can top the experience.

Krystyna · 21-06-2009, 09:18 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malcolm-Edge;3141473

I snuck out half way through LiT II to beat the crowds, knowing I'd see them today. Got my LeftRightLeftRightLeft quite easily.

First I'll see you in the 106 section maybe! Sadly Im not going to be seated with anyone I know tonight as Im going alone, but I think I'll rock out plenty anyway and not let anyone inhibit my fun.

Anyway...were they handing the CD's out at the doors? I was seated on the floor last night and the exit I went to there was no one giving anything out. Then immediately I was part of the crowd going towards exit gate 3. I saw several people holding the CD's...but none handing them out.

kaybeee · 21-06-2009, 11:58 PM

THIS IS URGENT

when does the whole concert start?

on my ticket it says 730, but on ticketmaster.ca it says 7

eatplaylove · 22-06-2009, 12:17 AM

This is from Omaha, but here's Dancing Wayne. It's just from my iPhone, so excuse the quality. He was a delight.

heumy · 22-06-2009, 12:18 AM

Ok, so last night was my first Coldplay show, and only my second concert ever. Unfortunately, I over-researched all the tricks that they pulled out during the show, so there were no surprises for me, but it was still amazing. I sang along very loudly to all the songs, was extremely excited. My section was pretty brutal, however; most of the people around me and my friend were not singing along and the people in front of us sat down the whole time. This did not dampen the experience, as I had a fabulous time and will never forget it (especially since I can buy the DVD).

eatplaylove · 22-06-2009, 12:35 AM

Does anyone know what songs Chris does the yoga inversion off the piano bench at the end of the song? I am trying to find footage of it, can't remember the songs, he did it twice in Omaha. Wondering if he did it in Vancouver...

BCfan · 22-06-2009, 05:39 PM

On Saturday, I was in section 310 row 10. I was very pleased with the awesome view I had. It was amazing looking down at the floating balloons and confetti and the crowd. My section was near the back, so had a pretty good view when they sang Green Eyes/DeathwillNeverConquer/ImABeliever. Chris mentioned the Canucks.
My hubby and I got there in time to watch SnowPatrol. They were very good. I forgot how loud the music gets at a concert (I must be getting old).
When blue danube came on, I started to clap, and the people around me thought I was nuts, but I had the last laugh when most of the audience started clapping. Our section was standing the entire time. Loved the dancing roadie. The show was amazing and I got a few good photos and vids which I will post later.

I had no problem getting a CD - It was pretty calm on the top floor.

Krystyna · 22-06-2009, 05:50 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by eatplaylove;3142807
Does anyone know what songs Chris does the yoga inversion off the piano bench at the end of the song? I am trying to find footage of it, can't remember the songs, he did it twice in Omaha. Wondering if he did it in Vancouver...

is it Clocks maybe? i know he did it last night, I'm not 100% sure of the song either though. Sorry I guess I'm not much help hah.

Rstarz · 22-06-2009, 05:58 PM

Here are some vids from last night and saturdays show as well

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=riha117&view=videos

Kaycee · 23-06-2009, 06:29 AM

We've uploaded the FLAC audio for this concert on Dime if anyone wants it. We tried getting the video, but there was tons of security, and we were right in front of the left side stage on the floor, so we got caught right away.

I guess the extra security was due to the DVD filming - we saw Winnipeg and Edmonton also and had no problems filming either one of those concerts!

busybeeburns · 26-07-2009, 09:59 AM

Thanks! ^ Bootleg at http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60145

21-06-2009, 07:28 PM	#212
Malcolm-Edge Green Light, 7/11 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 842 My Mood: Location: Vancouver B.C. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	\They wont film Wembley because Jay-Z will come to preform Lost+. That review was bollocks I just read it. He knows LiT II but not LiT.... Snow Partol Rocket Chocolate Hands Open Crack The Shutters Eyes Open Run Chasing Cars Open Your Eyes All That I Have I think Im wrong on the order though. __________________ Concerts May 28/07 - The Police March 30/08 - Foo Fighters July 27/08 - Coldplay, Jay-Z - Pemberton Festival! June 20+21/09 - Coldplay w/ Snow Patrol - Live 2009? September 25/09 - Pearl Jam w/ Ben Harper October 14/09 - Rob Thomas October 28/09 - U2 April 1/10 - John Mayer September 25/11 - Pearl Jam!

21-06-2009, 07:40 PM	#213
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,453 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 16 Thanks given: 1,589 Thanked 968 Times in 433 Posts	Coldplay turns up heat at GM Place The Buzz British superstars Coldplay returned to Vancouver June 20 for the first time since 2006, having skipped the city last summer in favour of the Pemberton Festival. Saturday’s show was the first of two consecutive Vancouver gigs in support of the band’s 2008 album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. The Crowd Everyone! Kids, teens, twentysomethings, middle-aged couples, seniors – Coldplay’s pleasant pop-rock truly has a wide-reaching appeal, and the sold-out crowd of 30,000 loved every minute of it. Singer Chris Martin did his best to create intimacy by frequently talking to the appreciative audience, who were delighted to hear that the band had chosen to film their two Vancouver shows. The Openers After Australian indie rockers Howling Bells played a short set, Glasgow-based Snow Patrol – who fill stadiums in their own right in the U.K. – took to the stage. Singer Gary Lightbody and company largely stuck to the soaring anthems that brought them to fame, a popular move judging by the screams which greeted “Chasing Cars”. But by eschewing their earlier, quirkier material, the band likely disappointed any long-time fans in the crowd. Still, Snow Patrol is a solid live act that can out-Coldplay Coldplay at times, and were a good warm-up for the latter’s reach-for-the-rafters grandeur. Biggest Flop After opening with a lukewarm rendition of Viva La Vida lead single “Violet Hill,” Coldplay followed with a three-pack of their past megahits. “Clocks” – as close to a classic Coldplay anthem as there is – was reliably rousing, but Martin veered into self-parody-territory with his overblown prancing and gesturing. Martin hit his low point of the night with phoned-in performances of “Yellow” and “In My Place.” There’s nothing worse than schmaltzy ballads sung with a complete lack of sincerity accompanied by hammy antics. Rebound The band finally hit their stride when they got into the meat of the Viva tracklist. Ditching the clowning for a moody “Cemeteries of London”, Martin proved he’s actually quite an engaging performer when he isn’t trying so hard to look like a big rock star. With “42”, Coldplay showed they can rock harder than you’d think, and continued to showcase the impressive guitar-playing of Johnny Buckland, who was great throughout the night. The band are clearly enamoured with their latest album, and their performances of Viva tracks were consistently better than those of their older songs. Surprise (Part 1) The foursome crammed onto a small side stage for a medley of reworked versions of “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” and “Talk”. While both were good, the funky, nearly Franz Ferdinand-esque take on “God Put A Smile” was a standout. Living Up To Expectations Coldplay take a lot of heat for their success, with many believing their sound is too bland and sleepy to warrant big-stadium treatment. For at least one song, the band erased such doubts. Martin and co. had the crowd on its feet for a fist-pumping performance of the title track from Viva La Vida, a song with a lofty theme that for once didn’t overshadow the sound of the band playing it. Surprise (Part 2) To cap off their main set, the band went into the crowd to play an acoustic version of sweet love ditty “Green Eyes”, and followed it with a song sung by drummer Will Champion and a fun cover of The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer”. Encore There were two, the best moment of which was an emotional performance of “Politik” off 2002’s A Rush of Blood To The Head. All in All For a band known for sensitive introspection and simple love songs, Coldplay’s place among the world’s biggest arena acts is a strange one. While they still lack the consistent punch to be counted among the great bands they ambitiously aim for, Coldplay are definite crowd-pleasers, and the band showed Saturday their new material is taking them a step closer to earning their world-beating stature. http://vancouver.24hrs.ca __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!

21-06-2009, 08:32 PM	#214
Malcolm-Edge Green Light, 7/11 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 842 My Mood: Location: Vancouver B.C. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	So I have time, my full Review of last night. Woke up in the morning, felt like any other day, it hadn't sunk in that I was seeing my two favourite bands that night. Went out to dinner before the show, saw the massive Coldplay crowd slowly working their way in. Got in the doors about 6:45, no line for the T-Shirts, I loved it. Got a Viva La Vida replacement, as I have misplaced my Pemberton one. As well a nice Snow Patrol one. Got to my seats, great view, Up top row one side stage. Howling Bells were good, but I will probably skip on them tonight, nothing special. Lights go down for the second time, more then 2/3 of the audience was seated for Snow Patrol, best Ive ever seen for an opener! They kicked ass! They played more heavy then their albums. Loud Guitars and amazing drum lines. Everything I expected and more, Gary Lightbody was on striking form. They played mostly all their hits. Got the entire crowd standing, they warmed the crowd up amazingly. After their set back to the weird ambient music. Then Magnificent! Never have I been so excited to hear the new U2 song, then Hova and the dancing Roadie! Then the classical piece. Darkness and Jon Hopkins, the crowd goes wild. They boys come out sparklers in hand and go into Life in Technicolor and Violet Hill, loved both of them. Thats when we were informed that we were all the stars of a concert DVD. Crowd goes nuts, I thought I heard wrong. Right into a good version of Clocks, crowd wasn't into it clapping wise. They just go through hit after hit, and its amazing. Yellow sad to say was the worst of the night, they played it was too fast, just didnt feel it. Then they got right back into form. Cemeteries was a huge hit, those who knew it screamed and that was over half. Well worth the wait I say. They go down to the B-Stage, play GPASUYF/Talk which was freaking awesome. Then he confirms that they are indeed filming both nights. "We could have filmed in 90 different countries, but we chose Canada" They played The Hardest Part (Will was singing of course!). Then Viva! Easily the best crowd song of the night. Every soul was standing by that point. Ohhhhhhhhhh-a-ohhhhhhhh. C-Stage was way better then I thought. Im a Believer was awesome. But Politik, so easy to tell it is Chris' favourite, him and will were right into it like you wouldn't believe. Lovers was better then I could as for my second favorite Coldplay song. They came back for the Scientist, Chris was just about to thank us then out of nowhere "Fucking hell you guys are up hight" pointing to the upper bowl seats "Those are like the suicide seats. We better not play anything depressing or else some people might jump." I snuck out half way through LiT II to beat the crowds, knowing I'd see them today. Got my LeftRightLeftRightLeft quite easily. Way better then when I saw them last year. Best concert of my life. Lets see if tonight can top the experience. __________________ Concerts May 28/07 - The Police March 30/08 - Foo Fighters July 27/08 - Coldplay, Jay-Z - Pemberton Festival! June 20+21/09 - Coldplay w/ Snow Patrol - Live 2009? September 25/09 - Pearl Jam w/ Ben Harper October 14/09 - Rob Thomas October 28/09 - U2 April 1/10 - John Mayer September 25/11 - Pearl Jam!

21-06-2009, 09:18 PM	#215
Krystyna Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 187 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Malcolm-Edge;3141473 I snuck out half way through LiT II to beat the crowds, knowing I'd see them today. Got my LeftRightLeftRightLeft quite easily. First I'll see you in the 106 section maybe! Sadly Im not going to be seated with anyone I know tonight as Im going alone, but I think I'll rock out plenty anyway and not let anyone inhibit my fun. Anyway...were they handing the CD's out at the doors? I was seated on the floor last night and the exit I went to there was no one giving anything out. Then immediately I was part of the crowd going towards exit gate 3. I saw several people holding the CD's...but none handing them out.

21-06-2009, 11:58 PM	#216
kaybeee Go Canucks Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 91 Location: Vancouver BC Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	THIS IS URGENT when does the whole concert start? on my ticket it says 730, but on ticketmaster.ca it says 7 __________________ http://i42.tinypic.com/nb6emg.png

21-06-2009, 06:24 PM	#211
Krystyna Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 187 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Review #2 on the main site says they played Yes... they did not.

22-06-2009, 12:17 AM	#217
eatplaylove Coldplayer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Rocky Mountain High Colorado Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This is from Omaha, but here's Dancing Wayne. It's just from my iPhone, so excuse the quality. He was a delight.

22-06-2009, 12:18 AM	#218
heumy Coldplayer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ok, so last night was my first Coldplay show, and only my second concert ever. Unfortunately, I over-researched all the tricks that they pulled out during the show, so there were no surprises for me, but it was still amazing. I sang along very loudly to all the songs, was extremely excited. My section was pretty brutal, however; most of the people around me and my friend were not singing along and the people in front of us sat down the whole time. This did not dampen the experience, as I had a fabulous time and will never forget it (especially since I can buy the DVD).

22-06-2009, 12:35 AM	#219
eatplaylove Coldplayer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Rocky Mountain High Colorado Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Does anyone know what songs Chris does the yoga inversion off the piano bench at the end of the song? I am trying to find footage of it, can't remember the songs, he did it twice in Omaha. Wondering if he did it in Vancouver...

22-06-2009, 05:39 PM	#220
BCfan Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 53 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	On Saturday, I was in section 310 row 10. I was very pleased with the awesome view I had. It was amazing looking down at the floating balloons and confetti and the crowd. My section was near the back, so had a pretty good view when they sang Green Eyes/DeathwillNeverConquer/ImABeliever. Chris mentioned the Canucks. My hubby and I got there in time to watch SnowPatrol. They were very good. I forgot how loud the music gets at a concert (I must be getting old). When blue danube came on, I started to clap, and the people around me thought I was nuts, but I had the last laugh when most of the audience started clapping. Our section was standing the entire time. Loved the dancing roadie. The show was amazing and I got a few good photos and vids which I will post later. I had no problem getting a CD - It was pretty calm on the top floor. __________________ Most memorable concerts: A-ha - Vancouver, BC 1986 Brian Adams & REM - Osoyoos, BC 1992 -At the front Coldplay - Vancouver, BC June 20, 2009 Coldplay - Vanouver, BC June 21, 2009 -Row 11 “Chris Martin is one of a generation of musicians who grew up loving a-ha, not for the image, but for the music.” “The value of the respect is the same no matter where it comes from,” says Morten, “because it means you’re communicating with somebody out there. In this case it was a teenager called Chris Martin. He was reaching out for music and a-ha became part of his story.”

22-06-2009, 05:50 PM	#221
Krystyna Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 187 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by eatplaylove;3142807 Does anyone know what songs Chris does the yoga inversion off the piano bench at the end of the song? I am trying to find footage of it, can't remember the songs, he did it twice in Omaha. Wondering if he did it in Vancouver... is it Clocks maybe? i know he did it last night, I'm not 100% sure of the song either though. Sorry I guess I'm not much help hah.

22-06-2009, 05:58 PM	#222
Rstarz Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Vancouver BC Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here are some vids from last night and saturdays show as well http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=riha117&view=videos

23-06-2009, 06:29 AM	#223
Kaycee Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: Alberta Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	We've uploaded the FLAC audio for this concert on Dime if anyone wants it. We tried getting the video, but there was tons of security, and we were right in front of the left side stage on the floor, so we got caught right away. I guess the extra security was due to the DVD filming - we saw Winnipeg and Edmonton also and had no problems filming either one of those concerts! __________________ My U2 & Coldplay Trade Page http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...der/trial2.gif

26-07-2009, 09:59 AM	#224
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,453 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 16 Thanks given: 1,589 Thanked 968 Times in 433 Posts	Thanks! ^ Bootleg at http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60145 __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!