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

[Coeurli]

Panorama: Bell Centre, Montreal
27 July 2012 8:25 am
Roadie #42's crowd shot from the first Montreal show



Good morning. Hot off the press, here's Roadie #42's crowd panorama shot from last night's first Montreal show. Click the image for the full hi-res version. And add your pics from the gig to our Live Archive here.



Click here for more summer 2012 crowd panoramas.

Anchorman

[alexis16]

During what point in the show do they take the panorama?! Anyone know?

[Coeurli]

^I think they take it between the second support and Coldplay

[wabbit]

Panorama: Bell Centre, Montreal
27 July 2012 8:25 am
Roadie #42's crowd shot from the first Montreal show


Good morning. Hot off the press, here's Roadie #42's crowd panorama shot from last night's first Montreal show. Click the image for the full hi-res version. And add your pics from the gig to our Live Archive here.


Click here for more summer 2012 crowd panoramas.

Anchorman

[JillyBlue]

Quote:

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Originally Posted by alexis16;5371081
During what point in the show do they take the panorama?! Anyone know?

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Miller takes it about 10 minutes before Coldplay comes on stage.

[Coeurli]

Roadie #42 - Blog #178
29 July 2012 12:09 pm
#42 - and a dozen cameras - experience an amazing night in Montreal



Back in the seventies (when sound systems were somewhat less refined and attitudes to health and safety a touch more vague), the sign of a good show was that the band sent the crowd home with a ringing in their ears. Montreal these past couple nights has kinda turned those tables a little. Canadian crowds are always good and noisy, but these folks are genuinely something else.



They’re Mexican-waving up a storm before the show even starts. Once the house lights go down, they sound like a jet engine taking off. It reaches a point where it’s actually uncomfortably loud at points - but the emotional impact is astonishing. Hurts Like Heaven, indeed…



(Click for large version)

Nights like these pop up in a tour and catch you unawares. This kind of audience reaction sends the band into another level performance-wise and the crackle back and forth between band and crowd becomes its own electrical storm.



Usually, the thing that crosses everyone’s minds during shows such as this is, “Christ, how come this isn’t the show they’ve booked a dozen cameras for?”



Funnily enough, though, nobody’s thinking this in Montreal. And for very good reason.



Reason being, of course, that in Montreal there are a dozen cameras present, capturing the whole thing as it unfolds.



Given that I’ve seen them do this show coming on for a hundred times now, the idea that I’m actually entertaining the idea of spending time watching a film of it is pretty remarkable. The fact that I genuinely can’t wait to see it is definitely saying something.



Let hope they got it, eh?

R42

[24k]

Fantastic words really, makes me proud to be a Montrealer!

[Coeurli]

Panoramas: TD Garden, Boston
31 July 2012 9:19 am
Check out the crowd panoramas from the two Boston shows


Here are Roadie #42's ever-excellent panorama shots from two great shows in Boston ("Coldplay rocks the house" as the Boston Globe put it in their review). Click the images to see the full, hi-res versions. And add your photos from the show to our Live Archive here.

MONDAY 30 JULY


SUNDAY 29 JULY


Click here for lots more summer 2012 crowd panoramas.

Anchorman

[Coeurli]

Coldplay up for three VMAs - voting open
31 July 2012 9:36 pm
Band nominated for awards for Paradise and Princess of China videos

Coldplay - Paradise

Good evening. We're very pleased to report that the 2012 MTV VMAs have nominated Coldplay for Best Rock Video (Paradise), Best Cinematography (Princess of China) and Best Direction (Princess Of China).

Voting is open now for the Best Rock category. It'd be lovely if you'd vote for Coldplay by clicking here.

Thanks very much.

Anchorman

[wabbit]

Roadie #42 - Blog #179
2 August 2012 10:12 pm
#42 gives us the world premiere of Graham Against The World

We head out to Boston spread across a couple of smaller planes. It would seem that there’s been some storm damage to the regular ride, so this is the best way forward. It’s impossible to sit on the tarmac looking at the similarly nippy looking plane opposite us out of the window and not think one thing: “Let’s race ‘em”. Plainly this isn’t going to happen - and the other plane contains the band, so us getting there before them is not on the cards. Trainer Dan, though, still suggests a whip round to offer the pilot some cash in exchange for “putting the hammer down”. Can’t say it isn’t tempting…

Boston sees more sound-checking and general fiddling. As well as a slight brush-up on God Put A Smile, they head off to the C-Stage to have a look at Us Against The World. The planned change is microscopically subtle, but the version they end up playing turns into a gag tune. I’ve talked before about how from time to time they’ll launch into a tune in soundcheck and Chris will make up lyrics on the spot to make a tribute song to one of the crew.

Today is Lighting Director Graham Feast’s turn. The lyrical re-write is extreme in its minimalism, but it’s wonderful nonetheless. As ever, Mr Champion’s harmony vocal is utterly exemplary…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfHvwlaUu3s&feature=player_embedded

And so on for three and a half minutes…

Soundchecking means longer days - we’re often in the venue merely for a few hours, but now we’re about for a little longer. We’re still part timers compared to the majority of the crew, but it’s a different experience nevertheless. I’m sat going through my flightcases just after doors and the first few hundred folks are finding their seats.

They’re whooping and cheering and yelling “Coldplay!” from all over the cavernous empty arena. It’s gloriously bonkers. There’s almost nobody here and there’s still a good few hours until showtime. Bodes well for a good night though…

I’m watching all this when DeeDee, who has been with the Band’s record label over here since way back comes wandering around with her adorable daughter picking up the previous night’s butterfly confetti. I comment that the crowd are pretty mad and she says she left the building last night to the sound of thousands of them doing the Viva chant all the way down the escalators and down onto the street.

This reminded me of the first night in Montreal last week where they were Viva-chanting a good ten minutes after the band had left the stage (and in Guy’s case - left the building, if I remember correctly). Maybe I’ll wander out through the crowd one night and see if this is a common thing…

A definite regular occurrence is the home-made outfits. Trainer Dan pops over during the changeover before the show claiming to have found a couple that definitely need to be photographed. They both have clothes in the full Mylo Graffitti style, but the fella has something slightly more permanent going on in the form of tattoos of the lyrics to Everything’s Not Lost and also Will’s Viva logo. Wowzers!




The B-stage gets a shuffle on Boston night two, with the re-appearance of Green Eyes for the first time in ages.

The C-stage also gets a new addition in Detroit, but not with the Graham-tinged re-write of Us Against The World.

Happy birthday Will - YouTube

Yep, instead, it’s a Birthday mention for Mr. Champion and Detroit were in fine voice to assist with the celebration.

R42

[wabbit]

The pics really do not want to post :/

[kittybitty]

Did Will create the Viva logo? I know he pained on the Bakery's walls.

[Twisted mind]

^ yeah he did

[the_escapist]

What a treat the Happy Birthday to Will video. Hoppy clapping for Will's birthday and Guy laughing! They really are a GREAT bunch! Every single one of them.

[Coeurli]

The 2 videos put a huge smile on my face