Small Reminders/Updates on Coldplay.com (feat. Roadie #42!) - Page 439

busybeeburns · 09-05-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremyy;5291853
7:35 am .. it's too early for a sunday morning

Bollocks!

jeremyy · 09-05-2012, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by busybeeburns;5294642
Bollocks!

Tash · 09-05-2012, 04:27 PM

Roadie #42 - Blog #170
9 May 2012 4:19 pm
#42 reports back from the Hollywood Bowl and American Idol

I’ve got to admit, there just *are* some venues in the world where you just can’t help thinking “This is fucking cool”. I tend to rebel against the more obvious prestige ones, but sometimes everyone raves about how good something is because - well, because it really is that good.

Of course those of you familiar with the Coldplay story (or more likely, familiar with the Live 2003 DVD) will know that Coldplay have played here before. It’s kind of inevitable then, that I’d sit up at the back during the load-in day and reflect on how nine years has changed things.

My memories of the Rush of Blood tour are of constantly feeling like things were getting bigger. Every few weeks we’d be looking out at an audience the size of which was difficult to comprehend. The band are now at a point where they could doubtless get bigger, but not really at anything like the exponential rate of growth we experienced back then.

This feeling can’t help but be heightened by re-visiting venues that now feel quite familiar. There’s nothing like flying thousands of miles and walking into a venue thinking “oh yeah, when we were here the time before last, I had to go out and buy shoes at that place two blocks away” to make you wonder if perhaps you’ve been doing this just a little too long…

When we came to do American Idol though (squashed in-between the second and third shows at Hollywood Bowl) it began to dawn on me. It’s all tied to something I mentioned a blog or two ago. When you’re doing TV shows, you can’t see or really even imagine the true magnitude of the audience. We’ve done bigger and bigger TV shows on this campaign each few months - it just hasn’t necessarily felt like it…

The final of X-Factor, in the UK was a massive deal. On the day though, it was an arena that we’d played in before - and one that felt much smaller due to the huge set, at that. American Idol was a moderately sized TV studio and we were barely even there half a day. Personally speaking, I wasn’t even *in* the studio for more than ten minutes total in the whole day.

All of the touring and video gear for Idol (which my rig ended up being a part of) was set up outside, in the parking lot under the glorious California sunshine. I didn’t even see the crowd in the studio, let alone the 22 million watching at home. I remember at Live 8, being told that the crowd in attendance on the day in London was approaching a quarter of a million (***FACTCHECK***). I remember standing on the front edge of the stage just before things got underway, looking out and trying to take it in.

I thought to myself if I could imagine the same number of people as were in front of me being to my left, right and behind me too, I could get a mental picture of what being in a crowd of a million would look like. Inevitably, the cliched truth that “once a crowd gets past a certain size, it doesn’t really look that much different” made it a pointless exercise.

What I’m trying to get at, is that imagining an audience of 22 million is pretty much beyond the scope of my imagination - particularly when the day’s filming essentially consisted of standing in a parking lot looking at a tiny screen for half an hour and then going back to the hotel.

Despite this though, the band’s penetration and profile has continued to rise just as it did back when we were at the Hollywood Bowl the first time. Maybe it felt more exciting to me back then because I’d always dreamed of big tours, huge crowds, trucks, lights and all the associated touring-circus that successful bands meant. Perhaps if I’d dreamt of Hollywood studios and broadcast infrastructure, this would all feel different. I’ve a suspicion though that no matter what, it’s pretty much impossible for a crowd of folks in front of you cheering to not make an immediate and tangible impression.

I remember as a crew, we were mostly new to touring at that level when we first visited the Bowl in 2003. We would scoff at what we saw as unnecessary “bigness”. American crews (who *were* used to touring at that level) would often be a particular source of amusement. We’d often point and laugh at massively oversized flight-cases, everyone bustling around with a radio on and “needlessly complicated” gear setups.

Now of course, we roll in with flight-cases the size of which would’ve horrified us back then. We all wear radios (well ok, *I* still rarely do, but only because I know I’ll lose it inside a day). Our setup is now sprawling enough to have had us shaking our heads into a neck-brace ten years ago.

We’ve all finally learnt that the people we laughed at were doing it that way for a reason: because it just makes sense at this level - it lets you do a better job.

To put it another way, you can dig over a field with a shovel, but after your first one, you’ll probably start thinking about a tractor.

Which brings me back to being at the Hollywood Bowl just shy of ten years later. The band in 2003 were stripped down and very reluctant to indulge in “gimmicks”. There was a feeling that purity and authenticity were very important, that big production and “showbiz” were to be disapproved of - a bit like having a workbox the size of a freezer, or always having a radio on…

But we’ve all dug a good few acres since then.

Putting on a show, of course, is still about getting the songs across - communicating an emotion, being true to the music. All of that though, is served well by using every tool at your disposal to enhance the impact. The emotions transmitted from the stage aren’t masked by a production that makes people gasp. If it’s done the right way, the emotions are heightened and the gasps made deeper - the memories taken home made stronger.

I forget who it was that was standing looking across the stage with me on the first afternoon shaking their heads. “We’ve really got a lot of stuff now, compared to back then” was the thrust of the conversation.

“Yes, but imagine if we’d come along ten years later with exactly the same setup, the band in the same clothes, playing exactly the same kind of songs. What kind of progress would that be? We’d have been better giving up in 2003 and leaving it at that”.

I’m glad I’m still here. And I’m glad that things are evolving. What they’ve become and what they’re now capable of I couldn’t have even imagined back then. I can’t tell you which is better between then and now. Possibly because both are very special indeed…

R42

coldplayisawesome · 09-05-2012, 05:20 PM

what i'd like to know is how R42 always manages to convey my thoughts perfectly.

Coeurli · 09-05-2012, 06:39 PM

^ Awesome R42 is awesome

LFDianne · 09-05-2012, 07:10 PM

Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line.

Coeurli · 09-05-2012, 07:39 PM

^ Agreed

Twisted mind · 09-05-2012, 09:03 PM

I always find his blogs so... moving

Christa42 · 10-05-2012, 01:10 AM

I love reading R42 blogs because for a few minutes we can escape our day to day routine and be transported to where ever he is, standing right next to him experiencing it all first hand, even for just a few minutes.

anacaren08 · 10-05-2012, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Christa42;5295076
I love reading R42 blogs because for a few minutes we can escape our day to day routine and be transported to where ever he is, standing right next to him experiencing it all first hand, even for just a few minutes.

Well said

Twisted mind · 10-05-2012, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Christa42;5295076
I love reading R42 blogs because for a few minutes we can escape our day to day routine and be transported to where ever he is, standing right next to him experiencing it all first hand, even for just a few minutes.

Dany93 · 10-05-2012, 03:08 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by coldplayisawesome;5294773
what i'd like to know is how R42 always manages to convey my thoughts perfectly.

Quote:
Originally Posted by LFDianne;5294824
Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line.

So true, so true... Thank you R#42, thank you. Finally someone who agrees with me (I'd say *us*, by now

)

Magnolia · 10-05-2012, 05:42 PM

Wonderful R42 blog - best one in a long time. The comparison of Hollywood Bowl in 2003 and in 2012 does show perfectly how the band has evolved. I totally agree that both these eras are amazing in their own way, and it is indeed hard to pick a favourite. Plus we have the incredible 2000 and 2005 eras as well!

fakfak · 11-05-2012, 07:25 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by LFDianne;5294824
Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line.

Sadly the people who need to read that line probably still wouldn't get it.

That said, what I personally think gets most overlooked is that if you stripped away all the added "stuff", the band is much tighter these days, and all four are much stronger live musicians than they were then. In addition, while Chris has always been a showman, the other three have really made strides in that catagory over the last two tours as well. I've seen them live in every era barring Parachutes and regardless if one likes the new material or not, they're technically a much more profficient band of musicians than they used to be.

Tash · 12-05-2012, 10:06 PM

Australia and NZ tour announced
12 May 2012 10:00 pm
The band will play four stadium shows in November

Good evening (or good morning as it is down under). We're very pleased to announce that Coldplay are taking the Mylo Xyloto world tour to Australasia for a run of stadium shows in November, when the band will play in Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Said Chris Martin: “We can't wait to get back to Australia and New Zealand this November. They're such special places for us. These venues are pretty huge, the Aussie and New Zealand crowds are always incredible and we'll be bringing everything we've got. It's going to be big."

Support at the shows will come from The Temper Trap and The Pierces.

Advance tickets will be available to all Visa Credit, Debit and Prepaid cardholders from 12noon (local time) in Sydney and 1.00pm (local time) in Brisbane, this Thursday, 17 May, 2012 until 5.00pm (local time), Saturday, 19 May, 2012 or until presale tickets sell out at
www.visaentertainment.com.au.

TOUR DATES

Saturday, 10 November, 2012
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketmaster.co.nz

Tuesday, 13 November, 2012
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100

Saturday, 17 November, 2012
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

Wednesday, 21 November, 2012
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Tickets on sale from 10.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

09-05-2012, 09:13 AM	#6571
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09-05-2012, 09:26 AM	#6572
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09-05-2012, 04:27 PM	#6573
Tash Ms Coldplaying 2012 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 35,509 Location: 0118 Gender: Seen CP: 12 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: See You Soon Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 236 Thanked 4,045 Times in 1,887 Posts	Roadie #42 - Blog #170 9 May 2012 4:19 pm #42 reports back from the Hollywood Bowl and American Idol I’ve got to admit, there just are some venues in the world where you just can’t help thinking “This is fucking cool”. I tend to rebel against the more obvious prestige ones, but sometimes everyone raves about how good something is because - well, because it really is that good. Of course those of you familiar with the Coldplay story (or more likely, familiar with the Live 2003 DVD) will know that Coldplay have played here before. It’s kind of inevitable then, that I’d sit up at the back during the load-in day and reflect on how nine years has changed things. My memories of the Rush of Blood tour are of constantly feeling like things were getting bigger. Every few weeks we’d be looking out at an audience the size of which was difficult to comprehend. The band are now at a point where they could doubtless get bigger, but not really at anything like the exponential rate of growth we experienced back then. This feeling can’t help but be heightened by re-visiting venues that now feel quite familiar. There’s nothing like flying thousands of miles and walking into a venue thinking “oh yeah, when we were here the time before last, I had to go out and buy shoes at that place two blocks away” to make you wonder if perhaps you’ve been doing this just a little too long… When we came to do American Idol though (squashed in-between the second and third shows at Hollywood Bowl) it began to dawn on me. It’s all tied to something I mentioned a blog or two ago. When you’re doing TV shows, you can’t see or really even imagine the true magnitude of the audience. We’ve done bigger and bigger TV shows on this campaign each few months - it just hasn’t necessarily felt like it… The final of X-Factor, in the UK was a massive deal. On the day though, it was an arena that we’d played in before - and one that felt much smaller due to the huge set, at that. American Idol was a moderately sized TV studio and we were barely even there half a day. Personally speaking, I wasn’t even in the studio for more than ten minutes total in the whole day. All of the touring and video gear for Idol (which my rig ended up being a part of) was set up outside, in the parking lot under the glorious California sunshine. I didn’t even see the crowd in the studio, let alone the 22 million watching at home. I remember at Live 8, being told that the crowd in attendance on the day in London was approaching a quarter of a million (*FACTCHECK). I remember standing on the front edge of the stage just before things got underway, looking out and trying to take it in. I thought to myself if I could imagine the same number of people as were in front of me being to my left, right and behind me too, I could get a mental picture of what being in a crowd of a million would look like. Inevitably, the cliched truth that “once a crowd gets past a certain size, it doesn’t really look that much different” made it a pointless exercise. What I’m trying to get at, is that imagining an audience of 22 million is pretty much beyond the scope of my imagination - particularly when the day’s filming essentially consisted of standing in a parking lot looking at a tiny screen for half an hour and then going back to the hotel. Despite this though, the band’s penetration and profile has continued to rise just as it did back when we were at the Hollywood Bowl the first time. Maybe it felt more exciting to me back then because I’d always dreamed of big tours, huge crowds, trucks, lights and all the associated touring-circus that successful bands meant. Perhaps if I’d dreamt of Hollywood studios and broadcast infrastructure, this would all feel different. I’ve a suspicion though that no matter what, it’s pretty much impossible for a crowd of folks in front of you cheering to not make an immediate and tangible impression. I remember as a crew, we were mostly new to touring at that level when we first visited the Bowl in 2003. We would scoff at what we saw as unnecessary “bigness”. American crews (who were* used to touring at that level) would often be a particular source of amusement. We’d often point and laugh at massively oversized flight-cases, everyone bustling around with a radio on and “needlessly complicated” gear setups. Now of course, we roll in with flight-cases the size of which would’ve horrified us back then. We all wear radios (well ok, I still rarely do, but only because I know I’ll lose it inside a day). Our setup is now sprawling enough to have had us shaking our heads into a neck-brace ten years ago. We’ve all finally learnt that the people we laughed at were doing it that way for a reason: because it just makes sense at this level - it lets you do a better job. To put it another way, you can dig over a field with a shovel, but after your first one, you’ll probably start thinking about a tractor. Which brings me back to being at the Hollywood Bowl just shy of ten years later. The band in 2003 were stripped down and very reluctant to indulge in “gimmicks”. There was a feeling that purity and authenticity were very important, that big production and “showbiz” were to be disapproved of - a bit like having a workbox the size of a freezer, or always having a radio on… But we’ve all dug a good few acres since then. Putting on a show, of course, is still about getting the songs across - communicating an emotion, being true to the music. All of that though, is served well by using every tool at your disposal to enhance the impact. The emotions transmitted from the stage aren’t masked by a production that makes people gasp. If it’s done the right way, the emotions are heightened and the gasps made deeper - the memories taken home made stronger. I forget who it was that was standing looking across the stage with me on the first afternoon shaking their heads. “We’ve really got a lot of stuff now, compared to back then” was the thrust of the conversation. “Yes, but imagine if we’d come along ten years later with exactly the same setup, the band in the same clothes, playing exactly the same kind of songs. What kind of progress would that be? We’d have been better giving up in 2003 and leaving it at that”. I’m glad I’m still here. And I’m glad that things are evolving. What they’ve become and what they’re now capable of I couldn’t have even imagined back then. I can’t tell you which is better between then and now. Possibly because both are very special indeed… R42 __________________ Luctor et Emergo/not swallowed in the sea Rotterdam 03-10-08 Nijmegen 09-09-09 Landgraaf 11-06-11 Arras 03-07-11 London 09-12-11 London 10-12-11 Rotterdam 17-12-11 London 01-06-12 London 02-06-12 London 04-06-12 Detroit 01-08-12 The Hague 06-09-12 *it means everything and it means nothing to everybody and nobody - Guy Berryman* *Phil, who is our fifth member, he doesn’t play an instrument but he plays the mobile phone and the laptop computer - Will Champion* *a negative capability is the ability within yourself to accept that things go up and down and you can't always control it and they can't always be up but they won't always be down - Chris Martin* it’s a good noisy crowd that sing through the show at the Ahoy - none more so than when the band are on the B-Stage and the cheer for Will during Us Against The World is so huge that the song grinds to a halt amidst disbelieving giggles on stage - Roadie #42

09-05-2012, 05:20 PM	#6574
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09-05-2012, 06:39 PM	#6575
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09-05-2012, 07:10 PM	#6576
LFDianne Biggest Will Fan Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,813 My Mood: Location: Standing next to Will at KROQ, Los Angeles Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 25 Thanked 260 Times in 93 Posts	Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line. __________________ Dianne 08/20/05 Irvine 2/06/06 Anaheim 7/14/08 Inglewood 11/25/08 Anaheim 7/18/09 Carson 07/19/09 Irvine 8/3/11 UCLA 9/15/11 Austin City Limits Taping 9/16/11 Austin City Limits Festival 10/17/11 the ellen show taping 10/18/11 KROQ studio, LA 2/8/12 Club Nokia 2/9/12 Jimmy Kimmel 4/28/12 San Jose 5/1/12 Hollywood Bowl 5/2/12 Hollywood Bow 5/3/12 American Idol Taping 5/4/12 Hollywood Bowl 5/5/12 KROQ Weenie Roast 6/28/12 Tampa 6/29/12 Miami 12/30/12 BROOKLYN, NY!!!

09-05-2012, 07:39 PM	#6577
Coeurli It's pronounced Curly Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13,864 Location: 136 Low Street, The Little Apple. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1,890 Thanked 1,497 Times in 851 Posts	^ Agreed __________________ A dazzled Coldplay fan. Also known as R Célly, or Nikola's PR. COLDPLAY: "Four very attractive young men playing the sexiest music ever created that will melt both your heart and your brain at the same time." "We're a punk band, you know that" - CM Stade de France, Paris, 2.09.2012 The night I had eye-sex twice with The Martin

09-05-2012, 09:03 PM	#6578
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10-05-2012, 01:10 AM	#6579
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10-05-2012, 06:56 AM	#6580
anacaren08 Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,436 My Mood: Location: California Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 9 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Christa42;5295076 I love reading R42 blogs because for a few minutes we can escape our day to day routine and be transported to where ever he is, standing right next to him experiencing it all first hand, even for just a few minutes. Well said __________________ Life needs a replay button. I would replay Friday night. At LEAST 42 times! 8/5/11 Lollapalooza

10-05-2012, 10:18 AM	#6581
Twisted mind TICKLE TICKLE Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12,129 Location: in FUCKLAND Chat posts: 33 Thanks given: 424 Thanked 1,041 Times in 450 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Christa42;5295076 I love reading R42 blogs because for a few minutes we can escape our day to day routine and be transported to where ever he is, standing right next to him experiencing it all first hand, even for just a few minutes. __________________ ~ DeviantArt ~ Coldplay Fanart thread Cologne 12.9.2008 Düsseldorf 27.8.2009 Wembley 19.9.2009 Cologne 15.12.2011 Cologne 4.9.2012 Leipzig 14.9.2012 Hannover 22.9.2012

10-05-2012, 03:08 PM	#6582
Dany93 Cake Brigade Member! Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,020 My Mood: Location: In my imaginative London - Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 928 Thanked 309 Times in 166 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by coldplayisawesome;5294773 what i'd like to know is how R42 always manages to convey my thoughts perfectly. Quote: Originally Posted by LFDianne;5294824 Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line. So true, so true... Thank you R#42, thank you. Finally someone who agrees with me (I'd say us, by now ) __________________ Keeper of: "If you never try, you'll never know just what you're worth"; The "Goodbye and goodnight" Chris says at the end of every concert; "And I'm up here holding on to all those chandeliers of hope"; Chris speaking Italian; "As we soar walls every siren is a symphony and every tear's a waterfall"; "So you can hurt, hurt me bad, but still I'll raise the flag"; Chris's blue watch; Chris's colourful piano (2011); Coldplay @: HJF 09/06/11 - Nice 22/05/12. PEACE & BUCKIN LOVE Tumblr

10-05-2012, 05:42 PM	#6583
Magnolia Coldplayer Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 72 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 48 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Wonderful R42 blog - best one in a long time. The comparison of Hollywood Bowl in 2003 and in 2012 does show perfectly how the band has evolved. I totally agree that both these eras are amazing in their own way, and it is indeed hard to pick a favourite. Plus we have the incredible 2000 and 2005 eras as well!

11-05-2012, 07:25 AM	#6584
fakfak Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,914 My Mood: Location: Illinois Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 142 Thanked 94 Times in 79 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by LFDianne;5294824 Gorgeous blog by R42 today. Probably one of my favorites - love how he says how the band have evolved and it just wouldn't work to be redoing 2003...some people on the boards could stand to read and reread that line. Sadly the people who need to read that line probably still wouldn't get it. That said, what I personally think gets most overlooked is that if you stripped away all the added "stuff", the band is much tighter these days, and all four are much stronger live musicians than they were then. In addition, while Chris has always been a showman, the other three have really made strides in that catagory over the last two tours as well. I've seen them live in every era barring Parachutes and regardless if one likes the new material or not, they're technically a much more profficient band of musicians than they used to be.

12-05-2012, 10:06 PM	#6585
Tash Ms Coldplaying 2012 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 35,509 Location: 0118 Gender: Seen CP: 12 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: See You Soon Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 236 Thanked 4,045 Times in 1,887 Posts	Australia and NZ tour announced 12 May 2012 10:00 pm The band will play four stadium shows in November Good evening (or good morning as it is down under). We're very pleased to announce that Coldplay are taking the Mylo Xyloto world tour to Australasia for a run of stadium shows in November, when the band will play in Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Said Chris Martin: “We can't wait to get back to Australia and New Zealand this November. They're such special places for us. These venues are pretty huge, the Aussie and New Zealand crowds are always incredible and we'll be bringing everything we've got. It's going to be big." Support at the shows will come from The Temper Trap and The Pierces. Advance tickets will be available to all Visa Credit, Debit and Prepaid cardholders from 12noon (local time) in Sydney and 1.00pm (local time) in Brisbane, this Thursday, 17 May, 2012 until 5.00pm (local time), Saturday, 19 May, 2012 or until presale tickets sell out at www.visaentertainment.com.au. TOUR DATES Saturday, 10 November, 2012 Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012 www.ticketmaster.co.nz Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012 www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100 Saturday, 17 November, 2012 Allianz Stadium, Sydney Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012 www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 Wednesday, 21 November, 2012 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Tickets on sale from 10.00am (local time), Friday, 25 May, 2012 www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 __________________ Luctor et Emergo/not swallowed in the sea Rotterdam 03-10-08 Nijmegen 09-09-09 Landgraaf 11-06-11 Arras 03-07-11 London 09-12-11 London 10-12-11 Rotterdam 17-12-11 London 01-06-12 London 02-06-12 London 04-06-12 Detroit 01-08-12 The Hague 06-09-12 *it means everything and it means nothing to everybody and nobody - Guy Berryman* *Phil, who is our fifth member, he doesn’t play an instrument but he plays the mobile phone and the laptop computer - Will Champion* *a negative capability is the ability within yourself to accept that things go up and down and you can't always control it and they can't always be up but they won't always be down - Chris Martin* it’s a good noisy crowd that sing through the show at the Ahoy - none more so than when the band are on the B-Stage and the cheer for Will during Us Against The World is so huge that the song grinds to a halt amidst disbelieving giggles on stage - Roadie #42