18-Sep-2009: Wembley Stadium, London - Tickets, Previews, Meetups, Reviews/Photos - Page 109

frenchie0101 · 21-09-2009, 03:32 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Legal Princess;3484525
The video of Politik is awesome, Frenchie0101. You were far from the stage though but the sound is great compared with the sound I heard in PdP from my seat.

yeah that was the only downer to the night being far away, but been close up to them in the past so i was still happy enough

Stefan-C8 · 21-09-2009, 07:05 PM

My promised review and (mostly) pictures!

Waiting, waiting, waiting...
After seeing Coldplay 5 times (Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nijmegen, Nijmegen) the first Wembley show was the big finale of this tour for me. I wanted to get there as early as possible and I managed to get there at about 11.00. By then, there were ~25 people and the wait began.
The weather was good, there were toilets and food nearby, so the wait wasn't even so hard! There were a couple of Coldplayers with Coldplaying t-shirts in the queue, but not much and I had no idea who they were.

At 15.30 everybody suddenly stood up and lots of people who were sitting behind me suddenly now stood before me. When the gates opened and we walked/runned towards the far right gates, I was one of the first to get through (don't know what happened to the people who were going to the left, as I was one of the first to enter the field). We started running down the stairs, were told to slow down, slowed down, but when we saw people coming from the other side, we started running again and all three of us made it first row (again!)!

Everyone was pushing, alot more than in Nijmegen. I didn't really care as I had food and drinks with me and didn't have to use the toilet.

A funny moment during the wait was when my friend asked to throw away his banana peel in the garbage can. So, I threw it away, being surprised by the reaction of the security people who were taking it out of the garbage can, because it was actually a water supply for the crowd. Oops!

So, if anyone though there water tasted like bananas, they were right!

White Lies
White Lies were great again, just as in Nijmegen. The singer seemed much more into it and looked really happy (and nervous) to play such a big stadium. Their set was a little shorter though.

My White Lies pictures (with comments), spoiler-tagged because of the size:

Spoiler

Girls Aloud
Not much to say about, so let's go to the pictures directly!

Spoiler

Jay-Z
Girls Aloud were ok (although the Girls Aloud fans were annoying - they even had the best spots and remained there during the Coldplay show

), but Jay-Z was really brilliant. It was almost like everybody came for him! I didn't know most of his songs, but that didn't matter at all. The downside of standing front row is the sound, which was quite... loud. Jay-Z's show was great and I managed to take some nice pics.

Spoiler

Intermezzo
Miller spotting!

Spoiler

Coldplay
I'd like to begin with something negative this time. It's because, during the Coldplay concert I didn't have the wow-feeling as I had the week before in Nijmegen. It probably has something to do with the show being almost the same as last year and me being a little tired of Viva. That being said, I still enjoyed myself, especially during songs as In My Place, Yellow, Glass of Water, Politik and Lovers in Japan. Other highlights were the appearances of Simon Pegg and Jay-Z coming back to sing Lost+.
The guys also seemed much more into it than in Nijmegen, more laughing, more enthusiasm (especially Jonny, I have a video of him going 'wild' during 42), more jokes. I hoped for a little more front row interaction, but for the third time: there was none. I'll might make a banner next time, to improve my chances.

Let's go to the pictures

Spoiler

That's about it, we got out pretty quickly afterwards, got a LRLRL cd and walked back to our (very cheap and shitty) hotel. The Viva tour is over.

I hope anybody will actually read this, though it was fun posting anyways.

Zeya · 21-09-2009, 07:13 PM

^Thanks for the review and photos Stefan.
I love the captions

lafferty23 · 21-09-2009, 08:23 PM

stefan, I think you were in a similar place to me! I was standing just behind this women in a multicoloured hat...

Stefan-C8 · 21-09-2009, 08:29 PM

I remember the woman!

She's here, are you on this too?:

Stefan-C8 · 21-09-2009, 08:30 PM

Here's another crowd picture. Any Coldplayers?

noble2009 · 21-09-2009, 08:31 PM

Anyone know where the Video's from this night are?! I clicked the link on the main part to go on to videos but it just brings me to the discussion board. Really want to watch them all again, it was such a spectacular show!

crazyduckette · 21-09-2009, 08:33 PM

I remember the girl with Guy written on her cheek.... we were standing to the left of her, several people over.

Jenjie · 21-09-2009, 08:38 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by noble2009;3485375
Anyone know where the Video's from this night are?! I clicked the link on the main part to go on to videos but it just brings me to the discussion board. Really want to watch them all again, it was such a spectacular show!

they'll be there

the people who normally update the videos/Wiki etc have all been down to Wembley and had to travel back again so normal service for the 18th & 19th is a little slower than usual

crazyduckette · 21-09-2009, 08:41 PM

Speaking of videos....

GLASS OF WATER

by me!

I loved hearing this song finally.

YouTube - Glass of Water by Coldplay, at Wembley Stadium 18/09/09

lafferty23 · 21-09-2009, 08:43 PM

the girl with guy on her cheek, that was ... That was meee!!!

noble2009 · 21-09-2009, 08:45 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jenjie;3485410
they'll be there the people who normally update the videos/Wiki etc have all been down to Wembley and had to travel back again so normal service for the 18th & 19th is a little slower than usual

Thanks! I remember when I saw them last year there was a seperate section for the videos of that night, is it still the same now or will they just be in and around the discussion board? Cannot wait to go and see them again on the next tour, hopefully it won't be too long to wait!

Jenjie · 21-09-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by noble2009;3485464
Thanks! I remember when I saw them last year there was a seperate section for the videos of that night, is it still the same now or will they just be in and around the discussion board? Cannot wait to go and see them again on the next tour, hopefully it won't be too long to wait!

they'll be in the first post of the thread

Noémie · 21-09-2009, 08:51 PM

Thanks for your review and pictures Stefan!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stefan-C8;3485169

Was he really saying that Simpson quote?!

crazyduckette · 21-09-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyduckette;3485428
Speaking of videos....

GLASS OF WATER by me! I loved hearing this song finally.

YouTube - Glass of Water by Coldplay, at Wembley Stadium 18/09/09

just incase anyone missed it from the page before

21-09-2009, 03:32 PM	#1621
frenchie0101 Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Legal Princess;3484525 The video of Politik is awesome, Frenchie0101. You were far from the stage though but the sound is great compared with the sound I heard in PdP from my seat. yeah that was the only downer to the night being far away, but been close up to them in the past so i was still happy enough

21-09-2009, 07:05 PM	#1622
Stefan-C8 I hate flowers Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,511 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Review My promised review and (mostly) pictures! Waiting, waiting, waiting... After seeing Coldplay 5 times (Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Nijmegen, Nijmegen) the first Wembley show was the big finale of this tour for me. I wanted to get there as early as possible and I managed to get there at about 11.00. By then, there were ~25 people and the wait began. The weather was good, there were toilets and food nearby, so the wait wasn't even so hard! There were a couple of Coldplayers with Coldplaying t-shirts in the queue, but not much and I had no idea who they were. At 15.30 everybody suddenly stood up and lots of people who were sitting behind me suddenly now stood before me. When the gates opened and we walked/runned towards the far right gates, I was one of the first to get through (don't know what happened to the people who were going to the left, as I was one of the first to enter the field). We started running down the stairs, were told to slow down, slowed down, but when we saw people coming from the other side, we started running again and all three of us made it first row (again!)! Everyone was pushing, alot more than in Nijmegen. I didn't really care as I had food and drinks with me and didn't have to use the toilet. A funny moment during the wait was when my friend asked to throw away his banana peel in the garbage can. So, I threw it away, being surprised by the reaction of the security people who were taking it out of the garbage can, because it was actually a water supply for the crowd. Oops! So, if anyone though there water tasted like bananas, they were right! White Lies White Lies were great again, just as in Nijmegen. The singer seemed much more into it and looked really happy (and nervous) to play such a big stadium. Their set was a little shorter though. My White Lies pictures (with comments), spoiler-tagged because of the size: Spoiler The Girls Aloud dressing room was right next to the stage, so they were distracted all the time, quite annoying if I might say. This is actually a video of the moment he forgot his lines. Bassists... Girls Aloud Not much to say about, so let's go to the pictures directly! Spoiler Yeah baby! Yeah baby! Yeah baby! Thumbs up! Yeah baby! Yeah ba... ooh. Jay-Z Girls Aloud were ok (although the Girls Aloud fans were annoying - they even had the best spots and remained there during the Coldplay show ), but Jay-Z was really brilliant. It was almost like everybody came for him! I didn't know most of his songs, but that didn't matter at all. The downside of standing front row is the sound, which was quite... loud. Jay-Z's show was great and I managed to take some nice pics. Spoiler Intermezzo Miller spotting! Spoiler Coldplay I'd like to begin with something negative this time. It's because, during the Coldplay concert I didn't have the wow-feeling as I had the week before in Nijmegen. It probably has something to do with the show being almost the same as last year and me being a little tired of Viva. That being said, I still enjoyed myself, especially during songs as In My Place, Yellow, Glass of Water, Politik and Lovers in Japan. Other highlights were the appearances of Simon Pegg and Jay-Z coming back to sing Lost+. The guys also seemed much more into it than in Nijmegen, more laughing, more enthusiasm (especially Jonny, I have a video of him going 'wild' during 42), more jokes. I hoped for a little more front row interaction, but for the third time: there was none. I'll might make a banner next time, to improve my chances. Let's go to the pictures Spoiler Yes, my 'make Chris fuzzy' spell has worked! The nuclear explosion of Chris' guitar was the biggest surprise of the evening. Everyone was shocked when Chris was hit by a bullet, but it appeared to be a blank. Jonny & Chris Jonny & Guy (& hand) Guy & Will OMG HE'S SO HAWT! OMG HE'S SO HAWT! And it was all... YELLOW! Scary Jonny. Bassists Chris, we're on this side! Damn, I forgot to tape The Simpsons! Spoiler (and laughing Jonny for the Jonny lovers) Chris in action! OMG HE'S SO HAWT! (I actually like this picture though) Mommy, can I please go home, that guy in the front is teasing me Cool Guy pic. Cool Jonny pic. Cool Will pic. My favorite picture of the evening, Will can be so scary. Suddenly some black guy invaded the stage, he was shot and transported out in a helicopter. Sadly enough, I didn't manage to capture that moment. Almost over..... Over. That's about it, we got out pretty quickly afterwards, got a LRLRL cd and walked back to our (very cheap and shitty) hotel. The Viva tour is over. I hope anybody will actually read this, though it was fun posting anyways.

21-09-2009, 07:13 PM	#1623
Zeya Not a true fan Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,661 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	^Thanks for the review and photos Stefan. I love the captions __________________ A pig in a cage on antibiotics.

21-09-2009, 08:23 PM	#1624
lafferty23 Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 337 Location: The Cemetries of London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	stefan, I think you were in a similar place to me! I was standing just behind this women in a multicoloured hat... __________________ Wembley 18th September 2009 O2 arena 9th December 2011 Emirates 1st & 2nd June 2012 I play in a band called Life in Technicolor, I write the songs and play the acoustic guitar and I would love for you to listen to our new demo single! http://www.youtube.com/user/LifeinTechOfficial

21-09-2009, 08:33 PM	#1628
crazyduckette ...they're just spies Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 8,740 Location: Brighton, UK Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I remember the girl with Guy written on her cheek.... we were standing to the left of her, several people over. __________________ http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7...dorable0iz.gif no, thank YOU Jonny

21-09-2009, 08:29 PM	#1625
Stefan-C8 I hate flowers Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,511 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 7 Posts	I remember the woman! She's here, are you on this too?:

21-09-2009, 08:30 PM	#1626
Stefan-C8 I hate flowers Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,511 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Here's another crowd picture. Any Coldplayers?

21-09-2009, 08:31 PM	#1627
noble2009 Coldplayer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 12 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Anyone know where the Video's from this night are?! I clicked the link on the main part to go on to videos but it just brings me to the discussion board. Really want to watch them all again, it was such a spectacular show!

21-09-2009, 08:38 PM	#1629
Jenjie PA to SammyBeeBurns Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 5,805 My Mood: Location: at Coldplaying.com Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 35 Thanked 90 Times in 41 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by noble2009;3485375 Anyone know where the Video's from this night are?! I clicked the link on the main part to go on to videos but it just brings me to the discussion board. Really want to watch them all again, it was such a spectacular show! they'll be there the people who normally update the videos/Wiki etc have all been down to Wembley and had to travel back again so normal service for the 18th & 19th is a little slower than usual __________________ "The fat lady has sung and the world's Vida has been well and truly Viva-ed." - R#42 14th March 2010 I've got my "I Heart Coldplaying.com, It's My Life" knickers in a twist!!! 2012: 9&10 June - Manchester Etihad; 2011: 4 Dec - MEN Arena 2010: 25 Nov - Boat Trip 2009: 30 Jan - Absolute Radio; 18 Feb - War Child; 19 Sep - Wembley 2008: 11&12 Dec - MEN Arena 2005: 4&5 July - Reebok Stadium; 19 Dec - MEN Arena 2003: 14 Apr - MEN Arena 2002: 20 June - Mountford Hall; 11 Oct - MEN Arena

21-09-2009, 08:43 PM	#1631
lafferty23 Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 337 Location: The Cemetries of London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	the girl with guy on her cheek, that was ... That was meee!!! __________________ Wembley 18th September 2009 O2 arena 9th December 2011 Emirates 1st & 2nd June 2012 I play in a band called Life in Technicolor, I write the songs and play the acoustic guitar and I would love for you to listen to our new demo single! http://www.youtube.com/user/LifeinTechOfficial

21-09-2009, 08:45 PM	#1632
noble2009 Coldplayer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 12 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Jenjie;3485410 they'll be there the people who normally update the videos/Wiki etc have all been down to Wembley and had to travel back again so normal service for the 18th & 19th is a little slower than usual Thanks! I remember when I saw them last year there was a seperate section for the videos of that night, is it still the same now or will they just be in and around the discussion board? Cannot wait to go and see them again on the next tour, hopefully it won't be too long to wait!

21-09-2009, 08:48 PM	#1633
Jenjie PA to SammyBeeBurns Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 5,805 My Mood: Location: at Coldplaying.com Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 35 Thanked 90 Times in 41 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by noble2009;3485464 Thanks! I remember when I saw them last year there was a seperate section for the videos of that night, is it still the same now or will they just be in and around the discussion board? Cannot wait to go and see them again on the next tour, hopefully it won't be too long to wait! they'll be in the first post of the thread __________________ "The fat lady has sung and the world's Vida has been well and truly Viva-ed." - R#42 14th March 2010 I've got my "I Heart Coldplaying.com, It's My Life" knickers in a twist!!! 2012: 9&10 June - Manchester Etihad; 2011: 4 Dec - MEN Arena 2010: 25 Nov - Boat Trip 2009: 30 Jan - Absolute Radio; 18 Feb - War Child; 19 Sep - Wembley 2008: 11&12 Dec - MEN Arena 2005: 4&5 July - Reebok Stadium; 19 Dec - MEN Arena 2003: 14 Apr - MEN Arena 2002: 20 June - Mountford Hall; 11 Oct - MEN Arena

21-09-2009, 08:51 PM	#1634
Noémie Coldplayer Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,152 My Mood: Location: Strasbourg Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 14 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for your review and pictures Stefan! Quote: Originally Posted by Stefan-C8;3485169 Was he really saying that Simpson quote?! __________________ Twitter

21-09-2009, 08:54 PM	#1635
crazyduckette ...they're just spies Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 8,740 Location: Brighton, UK Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Quote: Originally Posted by crazyduckette;3485428 Speaking of videos.... GLASS OF WATER by me! I loved hearing this song finally. YouTube - Glass of Water by Coldplay, at Wembley Stadium 18/09/09 just incase anyone missed it from the page before __________________ http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7...dorable0iz.gif no, thank YOU Jonny