I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing: LLL's photoblog: 19th Sep, Wembley - Page 3

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:03 PM

Next up was Girls Aloud, not really my bag but for those that did enjoy seeing them, here they are:

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:06 PM

Jay-Z's band get ready....

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:06 PM

I've never really been a hip-hop fan, but what a fantastic performer Jay-Z is:

incredible energy, fantastic interaction with the crowd, he really got everyone going...!

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:07 PM

Amazing:

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:09 PM

Jay-Z:

"How long have we got left with this crowd?"

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:13 PM

The stage is set with the familar set-up we've all come to know and love with the VLV tour.....church bell, timpani and clunky 1970's TV....I wasn't sure the motivation or reason for the TV other than a piece of nostalgia given many of their fans are 30-somethings and had such a set in the late 1970's at home...

My excitement levels were extreme by this stage, I couldn't believe I had the best (standing!) seat in the house!

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:21 PM

Just as the Blue Danube starts (which heralds the band's appearance) I feel a few light drops of rain. "It'll just be a light shower", I think, it'll soon pass.

By the end of the Blue Danube, the "light shower" has turned into tropical deluge! I don't care a bit, I'm not going to let a bit of water dampen my spirits!

But as the band took to the stage, disaster struck! My trustworthy Canon - "Canon- sponsors of Coldplaying.com" (or at least it should be given we all seem to have them!) decides to have a hissy fit (it's a technical term). The rain has got into the camera and the zoom is jammed (or won't respond) - nor the settings to allow exposure to be changed now the lights have gone down for the main show.

Could this be, my trusty armoured Canon that has survived numerous snowboarding trips (including the falls) has given up the Ghost in the London rain? Grr!

"Damn, I thought, rubbish pictures again, they'll all be fuzzy matchsticks despite being right at the front!."

As I attempt to take a few shots I recall a Basil Fawlty Moment:

[Basil Fawlty] "Thankyou God, thank you so bloody much!" [/Basil Fawlty]

My first few pics in the rain are quite poor as a result....

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:25 PM

No eye contact with any of the band, except for Guy, who did a double-take as though he's seen me somewhere before! Interesting...

Later on, with camera still refusing to co-operate, it still manages to capture the fact he's ridiculously handsome...

Mimixxx · 26-09-2009, 07:28 PM

Great pics

I actually loved the rain, I might not have had it continued, but that burst when hey came on was awesome.

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:29 PM

Guy notices that Will is slightly out of synch, and in one glance towards Will, Guy reminds him of what happened to Will at the Bakery the last time he played slightly out of time...

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:33 PM

Chris also notices Will's faux-pas, and gestures to the crowd what he's thinking: " I knew I should have sacked the f***er and I'd not have to had drunk all that vodka and cranberry juice"

Long Live Life · 26-09-2009, 07:39 PM

Chris wishes he'd remembered to have his prunes this morning!

S.@.m. · 26-09-2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Long Live Life;3499255
Jay-Z:

"How long have we got left with this crowd?"

hahahaha

jay z wearing the butterfly on his pants..!!!

i took a similar pic (them watching their clocks).. "okay, we should go leave the stage now"

nice blog by the way!!

Tonsu · 26-09-2009, 09:02 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Long Live Life;3498360
Cheers Pete, we must get round to organising the post VLV tour meet-up?

I'm not sure I'm in any of my own pics - I think there is one I'll dig out for you!

Yes, the post VLV tour meet-up sounds good, we'll stay in touch on that

Aw, shame, would love to have finally seen what you look like after we've chatted for so long (and missed each other at so many gigs now

)

No doubt you've seen various of my ridiculous mugshots now across various threads

Take care fella, great work with the blog!

Long Live Life · 27-09-2009, 10:04 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mimixxx;3499290
Great pics

I actually loved the rain, I might not have had it continued, but that burst when hey came on was awesome.

i didn't mind the rain per se, but the damage it was causing to my camera!

26-09-2009, 07:03 PM	#31
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Girls Aloud! Next up was Girls Aloud, not really my bag but for those that did enjoy seeing them, here they are: __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:06 PM	#32
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Jay-Z! Jay-Z's band get ready.... __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:06 PM	#33
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Jay-Z! I've never really been a hip-hop fan, but what a fantastic performer Jay-Z is: incredible energy, fantastic interaction with the crowd, he really got everyone going...! __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:07 PM	#34
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Jay-Z! Amazing: __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:09 PM	#35
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	How long is left? Jay-Z: "How long have we got left with this crowd?" __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:13 PM	#36
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	An then the stage is set for the final VLV gig... The stage is set with the familar set-up we've all come to know and love with the VLV tour.....church bell, timpani and clunky 1970's TV....I wasn't sure the motivation or reason for the TV other than a piece of nostalgia given many of their fans are 30-somethings and had such a set in the late 1970's at home... My excitement levels were extreme by this stage, I couldn't believe I had the best (standing!) seat in the house! __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:21 PM	#37
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	The Blue Danube and the pissing rain Just as the Blue Danube starts (which heralds the band's appearance) I feel a few light drops of rain. "It'll just be a light shower", I think, it'll soon pass. By the end of the Blue Danube, the "light shower" has turned into tropical deluge! I don't care a bit, I'm not going to let a bit of water dampen my spirits! But as the band took to the stage, disaster struck! My trustworthy Canon - "Canon- sponsors of Coldplaying.com" (or at least it should be given we all seem to have them!) decides to have a hissy fit (it's a technical term). The rain has got into the camera and the zoom is jammed (or won't respond) - nor the settings to allow exposure to be changed now the lights have gone down for the main show. Could this be, my trusty armoured Canon that has survived numerous snowboarding trips (including the falls) has given up the Ghost in the London rain? Grr! "Damn, I thought, rubbish pictures again, they'll all be fuzzy matchsticks despite being right at the front!." As I attempt to take a few shots I recall a Basil Fawlty Moment: [Basil Fawlty] "Thankyou God, thank you so bloody much!" [/Basil Fawlty] My first few pics in the rain are quite poor as a result.... __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:25 PM	#38
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Guy Berryman...! No eye contact with any of the band, except for Guy, who did a double-take as though he's seen me somewhere before! Interesting... Later on, with camera still refusing to co-operate, it still manages to capture the fact he's ridiculously handsome... __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:28 PM	#39
Mimixxx If we could float away... Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 42,489 My Mood: Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Great pics I actually loved the rain, I might not have had it continued, but that burst when hey came on was awesome. __________________ M

26-09-2009, 07:29 PM	#40
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Guy notices Will's out of synch... Guy notices that Will is slightly out of synch, and in one glance towards Will, Guy reminds him of what happened to Will at the Bakery the last time he played slightly out of time... __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:33 PM	#41
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Chris also notices.... Chris also notices Will's faux-pas, and gestures to the crowd what he's thinking: " I knew I should have sacked the f**er and I'd not have to had drunk all that vodka and cranberry juice" __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me."* Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:39 PM	#42
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Finish tomorrow! Chris wishes he'd remembered to have his prunes this morning! __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin

26-09-2009, 07:49 PM	#43
S.@.m. 4:9 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6,109 Location: In A Wooden House Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Long Live Life;3499255 Jay-Z: "How long have we got left with this crowd?" hahahaha jay z wearing the butterfly on his pants..!!! i took a similar pic (them watching their clocks).. "okay, we should go leave the stage now" nice blog by the way!! __________________ there is one outstanding fact: spaceship earth didn't come with a manual. [•] ♪♫

26-09-2009, 09:02 PM	#44
Tonsu Moved to Mars Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,801 Location: Violet Hill Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 27 Thanked 21 Times in 7 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Long Live Life;3498360 Cheers Pete, we must get round to organising the post VLV tour meet-up? I'm not sure I'm in any of my own pics - I think there is one I'll dig out for you! Yes, the post VLV tour meet-up sounds good, we'll stay in touch on that Aw, shame, would love to have finally seen what you look like after we've chatted for so long (and missed each other at so many gigs now ) No doubt you've seen various of my ridiculous mugshots now across various threads Take care fella, great work with the blog! __________________ I didn't eat confetti but I made it close...four times now! UPDATE: confetti finally eaten at the fifth attempt, 12th September 2009, Manchester, and it ain't too tasty!!

27-09-2009, 10:04 AM	#45
Long Live Life Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 679 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Quote: Originally Posted by Mimixxx;3499290 Great pics I actually loved the rain, I might not have had it continued, but that burst when hey came on was awesome. i didn't mind the rain per se, but the damage it was causing to my camera! __________________ "When we did our last gigs at the O2, I went there by Tube. I was with all the Coldplay fans and not one single person recognised me." Chris Martin