Crystal Palace 27th vs 28th

kimberlina · 29-06-2005, 12:56 PM

I went to both nights......

Monday night was great! We had VIP tickets because I did some promo for Morning Runner and so got to sit down- right in front of Paul McCartney!

and around Morning Runner and their friends and family so that was cool. Macca went off by himself to go and buy ice creams which i thought was cool- he didnt have some minder do it for him! He was playing air guitar (I think it was during GPASUYF) and then he looked at me and my mate and grinned at us and sorts played the air guitar at us which was prob the most rock and roll moment of my life!

The gig was great, the crowd were well up for it, the weather was great too and the boys played a good set and were on top form, would've loved to have been down the front on that night coz it was just me and my mate going mental in the VIP section hehe!

Then Tuesday was good but in a different way we got there at midday to queue and in the course of the day was slapping on suncream and wearing an anorak anyway we were the first ppl at the gates and we legged it in... when they finally let us in and we were at the barrier so we had a wicked view we saw Gwyneth Paltrow last night in the backstage area walking out to watch the gig. We were right in Chris' eyeline when he was playing the piano and I swear he was looking at me in Politik but that was prob just me! I got some pics and some video which i need to look at once ive charged my camera coz the batt cut out. Anyway technically speaking the gig wasnt quite as good as Monday- Johnny was having some probs with his guitar, esp during Til Kingdom Come and Chris messed up a couple of songs. During Clocks loads of people got pulled out of the front i think there was a fight or something and the weather meant the fireworks on our side didnt go off during Fix You.... but it was cool to be at the front and I could sing and jump about as much as i wanted down there! The rain kinda sucked but it was better than being boiling hot and the thunder and lightening made it a completely different atmos to Mon....in a good way sort of darker and moodier which sounds bad but i just mean it sorta made everything more powerful.....

Some people have said that Crystal Palace was a bad venue and I would agree its not the best it was pretty disorganised at the end- we had to climb over the seats to get out and were were part of the fence breaking revolution by the station! The transport just wasnt good enough to get so many people out...but it was funny doing the mexican wave at the train platform last night!

I've seen Coldplay on each tour they've done now and they have all been totally different experiences...seeing them on the Parachutes tour was lovely because it was intimate and it was more like the hardcore fans rather than the bandwagon jumpers and the people that listen to Coldplay in the car on their way to work (u know what I mean!) Then I saw them at V2003 which was the best gig of my life we were down the front for that too and it completely blew me away...I think it was so good because it was pretty much the end of the tour and so they were relaxed and confident and had the set sorted....it was dark and the crowd was totally with them as they had been v hyped up by the Foo Fighters who played before them. Mon was ace prob coz they were hyped up for the first night and last night (Tues) just felt like there were a few teething problems and Chris did thank the crowd for helping them through a 'difficult' gig which knowing Chris prob means he was fretting big time and beating himself up about it which he didnt have to because it was a good gig! All in all Coldplay always put on a good show- personally I would've taken Warning Sign out of the set and replaced it with Trouble which I think def should've been in there- I was really happy when they played Talk last night as they didn't play it on Mon (I think they might've swapped it but I dunno what song they didn't play)

I hope they play some more English dates in about a year when the album is well established coz i think that would make for a better atmos as i felt lots of ppl in the crowd weren't familiar enough with the songs they played from the new album, even tho I was singing along to every word!

Right anyway I've been talking for ages!

Kapone · 29-06-2005, 03:02 PM

I got to the front bar on both days so that was cool. It was out of this world

kimberlina · 29-06-2005, 03:04 PM

Cool! what side of the stage were u on i was on the left as ur looking at the stage

COLUMBIA · 29-06-2005, 03:11 PM

what were both setlists???

COLUMBIA · 29-06-2005, 03:15 PM

oh kool TALK

kimberlina · 29-06-2005, 04:06 PM

I cant remember the exact setlist but it was something like:

Square one
Politik
Yellow

They also played (but not in this order coz i cant rem)............

GPASUYF
The Scientist
White Shadows
Clocks
Dont Panic
Til Kingdom Come
Everythings Not Lost
Warning Sign
Speed Of Sound
Talk (Tues only)
Low
Swallowed In The Sea

In My Place
Fix You

I think they also played What If..........

If anyone wants to put this in order then feel free i just cant remember!

Black Rose · 29-06-2005, 07:16 PM

I don't think we got Low on tuesday, but I might be mistaken.

antshar · 29-06-2005, 08:27 PM

they played talk instead of low yesterday

cafc4eva · 29-06-2005, 09:38 PM

superb, i was there on monday. i was near the ttent yhing in the middle and me and my dad were the only ones "giving it" (ie. singing ,dancing, waving arms ect.). was brillaint though!

Black Rose · 29-06-2005, 09:47 PM

There was a lot of people singing, waving and jumping around from where I was. Not sure around the rear of it though.

crackerjack · 29-06-2005, 10:14 PM

they played talk?!? NO WAY...they better play it on their north american tour!! does anyone have a bootleg of this?!

Cris_Santos · 29-06-2005, 10:32 PM

WOW!!

I'm so happy for all of you that were there!! Thanks for the review Kimberlina!!!

Kapone · 29-06-2005, 10:34 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by kimberlina
Cool! what side of the stage were u on i was on the left as ur looking at the stage

right in the centre!

earlier on with the support bands, did anyone hear this fat lout arguing with this spanish women. woah the racist comments did fly. he was such a ****! it was slightly to the left of and about 10 people back

green_scissors · 30-06-2005, 01:22 AM

Aawww that sounds great! I am now officially pissing myself with excitement for Monday!! Glad they're still playing Everything's Not Lost in there set. That is my official-song-to-cry-to-at-a-Coldplay-gig song...it reminds me of my Grandad, he always used to say that

. When Chris lets the crowd sing the "oooh oooh ooohh yeeaaahh, everything's not lost" bit...I'm gone! My friend thought someone has punched me last time 'cos I was crying so much. I really should learn to curb my emotions.

blandat · 30-06-2005, 11:23 AM

Unfortunately the screaming yelling abusive people seemed to be present all over the place. I had a guy next to me attack some poor girl and her boyfriend for talking. she told him to stop being a fool and spoiling the atmosphere...all he could say in response was f*** off f*** off f*** off. a great way to sort out a disagreement. he was vile and his wife wasn't much better

Is this normal for a gig like this? so many people being abusive and looking for trouble? I tend to see bands at festivals instead and it's never been that bad

29-06-2005, 12:56 PM	#1
kimberlina Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 365 Location: London Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Crystal Palace 27th vs 28th I went to both nights...... Monday night was great! We had VIP tickets because I did some promo for Morning Runner and so got to sit down- right in front of Paul McCartney! and around Morning Runner and their friends and family so that was cool. Macca went off by himself to go and buy ice creams which i thought was cool- he didnt have some minder do it for him! He was playing air guitar (I think it was during GPASUYF) and then he looked at me and my mate and grinned at us and sorts played the air guitar at us which was prob the most rock and roll moment of my life! The gig was great, the crowd were well up for it, the weather was great too and the boys played a good set and were on top form, would've loved to have been down the front on that night coz it was just me and my mate going mental in the VIP section hehe! Then Tuesday was good but in a different way we got there at midday to queue and in the course of the day was slapping on suncream and wearing an anorak anyway we were the first ppl at the gates and we legged it in... when they finally let us in and we were at the barrier so we had a wicked view we saw Gwyneth Paltrow last night in the backstage area walking out to watch the gig. We were right in Chris' eyeline when he was playing the piano and I swear he was looking at me in Politik but that was prob just me! I got some pics and some video which i need to look at once ive charged my camera coz the batt cut out. Anyway technically speaking the gig wasnt quite as good as Monday- Johnny was having some probs with his guitar, esp during Til Kingdom Come and Chris messed up a couple of songs. During Clocks loads of people got pulled out of the front i think there was a fight or something and the weather meant the fireworks on our side didnt go off during Fix You.... but it was cool to be at the front and I could sing and jump about as much as i wanted down there! The rain kinda sucked but it was better than being boiling hot and the thunder and lightening made it a completely different atmos to Mon....in a good way sort of darker and moodier which sounds bad but i just mean it sorta made everything more powerful..... Some people have said that Crystal Palace was a bad venue and I would agree its not the best it was pretty disorganised at the end- we had to climb over the seats to get out and were were part of the fence breaking revolution by the station! The transport just wasnt good enough to get so many people out...but it was funny doing the mexican wave at the train platform last night! I've seen Coldplay on each tour they've done now and they have all been totally different experiences...seeing them on the Parachutes tour was lovely because it was intimate and it was more like the hardcore fans rather than the bandwagon jumpers and the people that listen to Coldplay in the car on their way to work (u know what I mean!) Then I saw them at V2003 which was the best gig of my life we were down the front for that too and it completely blew me away...I think it was so good because it was pretty much the end of the tour and so they were relaxed and confident and had the set sorted....it was dark and the crowd was totally with them as they had been v hyped up by the Foo Fighters who played before them. Mon was ace prob coz they were hyped up for the first night and last night (Tues) just felt like there were a few teething problems and Chris did thank the crowd for helping them through a 'difficult' gig which knowing Chris prob means he was fretting big time and beating himself up about it which he didnt have to because it was a good gig! All in all Coldplay always put on a good show- personally I would've taken Warning Sign out of the set and replaced it with Trouble which I think def should've been in there- I was really happy when they played Talk last night as they didn't play it on Mon (I think they might've swapped it but I dunno what song they didn't play) I hope they play some more English dates in about a year when the album is well established coz i think that would make for a better atmos as i felt lots of ppl in the crowd weren't familiar enough with the songs they played from the new album, even tho I was singing along to every word! Right anyway I've been talking for ages! __________________ You\'ve Got Red On You

29-06-2005, 03:02 PM	#2
Kapone Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,715 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I got to the front bar on both days so that was cool. It was out of this world __________________ www.lemonculture.tk I\'m a member of the \'Ask someone esle to search group\'

29-06-2005, 03:04 PM	#3
kimberlina Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 365 Location: London Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cool! what side of the stage were u on i was on the left as ur looking at the stage __________________ You\'ve Got Red On You

29-06-2005, 03:11 PM	#4
COLUMBIA Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 29 Location: !!!!!!!!!!ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!! Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	what were both setlists??? __________________ AMSTERDAM

29-06-2005, 03:15 PM	#5
COLUMBIA Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 29 Location: !!!!!!!!!!ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!! Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	oh kool TALK __________________ AMSTERDAM

29-06-2005, 04:06 PM	#6
kimberlina Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 365 Location: London Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I cant remember the exact setlist but it was something like: Square one Politik Yellow They also played (but not in this order coz i cant rem)............ GPASUYF The Scientist White Shadows Clocks Dont Panic Til Kingdom Come Everythings Not Lost Warning Sign Speed Of Sound Talk (Tues only) Low Swallowed In The Sea In My Place Fix You I think they also played What If.......... If anyone wants to put this in order then feel free i just cant remember! __________________ You\'ve Got Red On You

29-06-2005, 07:16 PM	#7
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,531 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 105 Times in 83 Posts	I don't think we got Low on tuesday, but I might be mistaken. __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

29-06-2005, 08:27 PM	#8
antshar Coldplayer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 56 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	they played talk instead of low yesterday __________________ Payback the chicken, back back, Pay the chicken back

29-06-2005, 09:38 PM	#9
cafc4eva Coldplayer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 755 Location: Bromley Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	superb, i was there on monday. i was near the ttent yhing in the middle and me and my dad were the only ones "giving it" (ie. singing ,dancing, waving arms ect.). was brillaint though! __________________ shes got me dancing...

29-06-2005, 09:47 PM	#10
Black Rose Bear with me Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 47,531 My Mood: Location: A strangeland under the iron sea where hopes & fears can make the night train be in perfect symmetry Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 6 Thanked 105 Times in 83 Posts	There was a lot of people singing, waving and jumping around from where I was. Not sure around the rear of it though. __________________ You could take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You could climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody had sung Or do something that's never been done

29-06-2005, 10:14 PM	#11
crackerjack Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 778 Location: swallowed in the sea Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	they played talk?!? NO WAY...they better play it on their north american tour!! does anyone have a bootleg of this?!

29-06-2005, 10:32 PM	#12
Cris_Santos Coldplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,543 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	WOW!! I'm so happy for all of you that were there!! Thanks for the review Kimberlina!!!

29-06-2005, 10:34 PM	#13
Kapone Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,715 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by kimberlina Cool! what side of the stage were u on i was on the left as ur looking at the stage right in the centre! earlier on with the support bands, did anyone hear this fat lout arguing with this spanish women. woah the racist comments did fly. he was such a ****! it was slightly to the left of and about 10 people back __________________ www.lemonculture.tk I\'m a member of the \'Ask someone esle to search group\'

30-06-2005, 01:22 AM	#14
green_scissors Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Grimsby, UK Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Aawww that sounds great! I am now officially pissing myself with excitement for Monday!! Glad they're still playing Everything's Not Lost in there set. That is my official-song-to-cry-to-at-a-Coldplay-gig song...it reminds me of my Grandad, he always used to say that . When Chris lets the crowd sing the "oooh oooh ooohh yeeaaahh, everything's not lost" bit...I'm gone! My friend thought someone has punched me last time 'cos I was crying so much. I really should learn to curb my emotions.

30-06-2005, 11:23 AM	#15
blandat Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unfortunately the screaming yelling abusive people seemed to be present all over the place. I had a guy next to me attack some poor girl and her boyfriend for talking. she told him to stop being a fool and spoiling the atmosphere...all he could say in response was f* off f* off f*** off. a great way to sort out a disagreement. he was vile and his wife wasn't much better Is this normal for a gig like this? so many people being abusive and looking for trouble? I tend to see bands at festivals instead and it's never been that bad