[24-Sept-2011] Coldplay @ Atlanta's Music Midtown Festival - Page 3

Pguild142 · 22-08-2011, 05:12 PM

This Show needs more excitement!!!

But to address a few points. With regards to the VIP and $55 ticket:

You will be able to get to the front with the $55 ticket I'm sure. The regular vip ticket, (which I ended up getting b/c they were a present) I believe has the same GA access as the $55. What is curious would be what the SUPER VIP section will be like, which I may try to "sneak" my way in, but I'm sure it will be impossible. It says that the Section is behind the stage, but there has been some rumblings that they may actually be on the stage (rumors from a source in ATL, but who knows).....

To coldplaymom (questions from another thread, but probably should have been addressed here). I plan on staying in a hotel downtown friday and saturday and walking. When I went to see Paul McCartney in the same place a few years back I took the MARTA from a hotel a little further north, and had no problem.

In my opinion, many people will take the MARTA since parking will be very very tough to come by.

coldplaymom · 25-08-2011, 08:44 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pguild142;4937214
This Show needs more excitement!!!

But to address a few points. With regards to the VIP and $55 ticket:

You will be able to get to the front with the $55 ticket I'm sure. The regular vip ticket, (which I ended up getting b/c they were a present) I believe has the same GA access as the $55. What is curious would be what the SUPER VIP section will be like, which I may try to "sneak" my way in, but I'm sure it will be impossible. It says that the Section is behind the stage, but there has been some rumblings that they may actually be on the stage (rumors from a source in ATL, but who knows).....

To coldplaymom (questions from another thread, but probably should have been addressed here). I plan on staying in a hotel downtown friday and saturday and walking. When I went to see Paul McCartney in the same place a few years back I took the MARTA from a hotel a little further north, and had no problem.

In my opinion, many people will take the MARTA since parking will be very very tough to come by.

Thank you so much! I have a couple more questions for you. Is this venue kids' friendly? I'm taking my boys 12 (well 13 in a few days) and 15. We have general entrance tickets. How soon should we show up to get as close as we can to the stage?
We live about 25 miles north of the city, and usually stay at the Omni (CNN Center) for the 4th of July. But it seems a bit far from Piedmont Park. What other hotel would you recommend?

I've been enjoying Chris Take Over of the 99X radio station on 9/29/2005. I bet he has no time to do that kind of stuff now. The festival dates are so bunched up. I'll check with the radio station though. I'd really love to meet him.

Pguild142 · 26-08-2011, 08:55 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by coldplaymom;4941163
Thank you so much! I have a couple more questions for you. Is this venue kids' friendly? I'm taking my boys 12 (well 13 in a few days) and 15. We have general entrance tickets. How soon should we show up to get as close as we can to the stage?
We live about 25 miles north of the city, and usually stay at the Omni (CNN Center) for the 4th of July. But it seems a bit far from Piedmont Park. What other hotel would you recommend?

I've been enjoying Chris Take Over of the 99X radio station on 9/29/2005. I bet he has no time to do that kind of stuff now. The festival dates are so bunched up. I'll check with the radio station though. I'd really love to meet him.

We are staying at the Courtyard Mariott and planning on walking. It should be a solid 20 minute walk. As far as what time to get there, that's up to you, since there will be music starting in the early afternoon.

The Black Keys take the stage from 7 - 8:15 and then there's a break (cage the elephant is playing from 8:15-9:15 on the other stage) and Coldplay starts at 9. There is no telling how the crowd will be, but if you want to be close, I would think be near the stage an hour before Black Keys, and when they end, folks may leave to allow for you to get closer. All a guess of course.

As for age friendliness of the place, I saw no problem when I saw Paul a few years back. However, festivals are a different bird. The Park is huge, and the closer you get, the "rowdier" it will become, but if you stand back, there should be no problem at all. It may be something you just have to feel out when you get there.

jrForColdplay · 31-08-2011, 08:42 AM

Hi,

I was looking for a ride to Atlanta from Gainesville, UF, (and back) for the concert on 24th. Willing to share expenses.

coldplaymom · 07-09-2011, 01:44 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pguild142;4942844
We are staying at the Courtyard Mariott and planning on walking. It should be a solid 20 minute walk. As far as what time to get there, that's up to you, since there will be music starting in the early afternoon.

The Black Keys take the stage from 7 - 8:15 and then there's a break (cage the elephant is playing from 8:15-9:15 on the other stage) and Coldplay starts at 9. There is no telling how the crowd will be, but if you want to be close, I would think be near the stage an hour before Black Keys, and when they end, folks may leave to allow for you to get closer. All a guess of course.

As for age friendliness of the place, I saw no problem when I saw Paul a few years back. However, festivals are a different bird. The Park is huge, and the closer you get, the "rowdier" it will become, but if you stand back, there should be no problem at all. It may be something you just have to feel out when you get there.

Thx again for your insight. I feel much better after a little research. Our Marta station, North Springs, is about 20 min from our home, conveniently on GA 400. So we'll park there and catch a ride to the park. We've lived in this area for 12 years now but have never been on Marta. So it'll be a little adventure in itself for the boys. Marta offers 24 hr free parking which is nice.
We'll then sit down Midtown and have a nice meal before entering the park at around 3p. There are no re-entry to the park, so we'll just have to endure The Joy Formidable, Manchester Orchestra, and the Black Keys (I hear they're quite good), all for a chance to have a very good spot and enjoy Coldplay at 9:15p. Oh the excitement!

dayna · 10-09-2011, 10:43 PM

2 weeks away... I'm so excited!

66 · 11-09-2011, 06:09 AM

Flying in the friday before. Excited to come down there! Should be a great fest.

Pguild142 · 12-09-2011, 11:06 PM

Anyone heard of any rumblings on a setlist change? Surely it will not be the same setlist from the summer festivals with a brand new single out and talk of them rehearsing new material.

I just really really hope that the setlinst for this show will not be the same as what is used in the MX Tour. I am really hoping to see a different show when they tour!!

FixYouFixesMe · 13-09-2011, 03:44 PM

I actually hope the setlist isn't too different from the festival shows I've seen, especially Glastonbury. Just shove Paradise in there somewhere, and I'll be happy.

The problem with seeing Coldplay live now, is they have 'too' many songs that they have to play because of their popularity. You can't not play Fix You, Yellow, The Scientist, Clocks, Viva la Vida, In My Place, among several others; and then you have to play a lot of your new stuff.

Pguild142 · 16-09-2011, 01:01 PM

Based on the setlist last night, it looks like we are going to see Paradise and Up in Flames!!

coldplaymom · 16-09-2011, 03:30 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pguild142;4972649
Anyone heard of any rumblings on a setlist change? Surely it will not be the same setlist from the summer festivals with a brand new single out and talk of them rehearsing new material.

I just really really hope that the setlinst for this show will not be the same as what is used in the MX Tour. I am really hoping to see a different show when they tour!!

Since they have a couple of gigs before they get to ATL, I'm sure we'll know the new setlist. In fact, we should know tonight during the ACL streaming. Though I can see them work Till Kingdom Come in the ACL setlist and perhaps GA On My Mind in ATL.

coldplaymom · 16-09-2011, 03:38 PM

For those who might not know, ATL holds a special place in Coldplay's hearts. Chris has said that in 2001, they were performing in US festivals with these heavy metal bands. The metal heads didn't like Coldplay being so soft that they were abusing them, throwing objects at them on stage, booing them, etc. Chris really wanted the band to pack up and go back home, but their manager at the time convinced them to try 1 more gig at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. So they did and had the greatest experience. For that he says Atlanta will always be very special to them.

kellybaby · 17-09-2011, 06:52 AM

I meant hey now...not hey no
well, is anybody going to see Coldplay in Music Midtown in Atlanta???

on september 24???

hey no!!!

Pguild142 · 17-09-2011, 05:10 PM

After watching the show last night it seems like Paradise and not Up in Flames, so we still get Everything's Not Lost, which is a great song live! So I'm happy about that.

I don't know if they'll play Georgia on my mind, since they played it at the last show they did in Atlanta. During the Viva tour they sang it when they came to the outdoor venue (can't remember the name, it seems it changes all the time), but they did not play it when they played Phillips Arena during the early part of the tour (to my recollection).

In any regards, after watching last night, I'm more pumped!! Only a week away

coldplaymom · 19-09-2011, 05:37 AM

Me too! I can't believe 9/24 is finally here.

22-08-2011, 05:12 PM	#31
Pguild142 Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 160 Location: mississippi Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This Show needs more excitement!!! But to address a few points. With regards to the VIP and $55 ticket: You will be able to get to the front with the $55 ticket I'm sure. The regular vip ticket, (which I ended up getting b/c they were a present) I believe has the same GA access as the $55. What is curious would be what the SUPER VIP section will be like, which I may try to "sneak" my way in, but I'm sure it will be impossible. It says that the Section is behind the stage, but there has been some rumblings that they may actually be on the stage (rumors from a source in ATL, but who knows)..... To coldplaymom (questions from another thread, but probably should have been addressed here). I plan on staying in a hotel downtown friday and saturday and walking. When I went to see Paul McCartney in the same place a few years back I took the MARTA from a hotel a little further north, and had no problem. In my opinion, many people will take the MARTA since parking will be very very tough to come by. __________________ ___________________________________ Dallas 2/26/06 FRONT ROW Atlanta 11/5/08 35th ROW Belfast 12/19/08 10th ROW Dublin 12/22/08 FRONT ROW Atlanta 5/17/09 PIT New Orleans 6/9/09 10th ROW Charlotte 8/7/09 PIT

25-08-2011, 08:44 PM	#32
coldplaymom Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4,378 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 306 Thanked 417 Times in 228 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Pguild142;4937214 This Show needs more excitement!!! But to address a few points. With regards to the VIP and $55 ticket: You will be able to get to the front with the $55 ticket I'm sure. The regular vip ticket, (which I ended up getting b/c they were a present) I believe has the same GA access as the $55. What is curious would be what the SUPER VIP section will be like, which I may try to "sneak" my way in, but I'm sure it will be impossible. It says that the Section is behind the stage, but there has been some rumblings that they may actually be on the stage (rumors from a source in ATL, but who knows)..... To coldplaymom (questions from another thread, but probably should have been addressed here). I plan on staying in a hotel downtown friday and saturday and walking. When I went to see Paul McCartney in the same place a few years back I took the MARTA from a hotel a little further north, and had no problem. In my opinion, many people will take the MARTA since parking will be very very tough to come by. Thank you so much! I have a couple more questions for you. Is this venue kids' friendly? I'm taking my boys 12 (well 13 in a few days) and 15. We have general entrance tickets. How soon should we show up to get as close as we can to the stage? We live about 25 miles north of the city, and usually stay at the Omni (CNN Center) for the 4th of July. But it seems a bit far from Piedmont Park. What other hotel would you recommend? I've been enjoying Chris Take Over of the 99X radio station on 9/29/2005. I bet he has no time to do that kind of stuff now. The festival dates are so bunched up. I'll check with the radio station though. I'd really love to meet him.

26-08-2011, 08:55 PM	#33
Pguild142 Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 160 Location: mississippi Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by coldplaymom;4941163 Thank you so much! I have a couple more questions for you. Is this venue kids' friendly? I'm taking my boys 12 (well 13 in a few days) and 15. We have general entrance tickets. How soon should we show up to get as close as we can to the stage? We live about 25 miles north of the city, and usually stay at the Omni (CNN Center) for the 4th of July. But it seems a bit far from Piedmont Park. What other hotel would you recommend? I've been enjoying Chris Take Over of the 99X radio station on 9/29/2005. I bet he has no time to do that kind of stuff now. The festival dates are so bunched up. I'll check with the radio station though. I'd really love to meet him. We are staying at the Courtyard Mariott and planning on walking. It should be a solid 20 minute walk. As far as what time to get there, that's up to you, since there will be music starting in the early afternoon. The Black Keys take the stage from 7 - 8:15 and then there's a break (cage the elephant is playing from 8:15-9:15 on the other stage) and Coldplay starts at 9. There is no telling how the crowd will be, but if you want to be close, I would think be near the stage an hour before Black Keys, and when they end, folks may leave to allow for you to get closer. All a guess of course. As for age friendliness of the place, I saw no problem when I saw Paul a few years back. However, festivals are a different bird. The Park is huge, and the closer you get, the "rowdier" it will become, but if you stand back, there should be no problem at all. It may be something you just have to feel out when you get there. __________________ ___________________________________ Dallas 2/26/06 FRONT ROW Atlanta 11/5/08 35th ROW Belfast 12/19/08 10th ROW Dublin 12/22/08 FRONT ROW Atlanta 5/17/09 PIT New Orleans 6/9/09 10th ROW Charlotte 8/7/09 PIT

07-09-2011, 01:44 PM	#35
coldplaymom Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4,378 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 306 Thanked 417 Times in 228 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Pguild142;4942844 We are staying at the Courtyard Mariott and planning on walking. It should be a solid 20 minute walk. As far as what time to get there, that's up to you, since there will be music starting in the early afternoon. The Black Keys take the stage from 7 - 8:15 and then there's a break (cage the elephant is playing from 8:15-9:15 on the other stage) and Coldplay starts at 9. There is no telling how the crowd will be, but if you want to be close, I would think be near the stage an hour before Black Keys, and when they end, folks may leave to allow for you to get closer. All a guess of course. As for age friendliness of the place, I saw no problem when I saw Paul a few years back. However, festivals are a different bird. The Park is huge, and the closer you get, the "rowdier" it will become, but if you stand back, there should be no problem at all. It may be something you just have to feel out when you get there. Thx again for your insight. I feel much better after a little research. Our Marta station, North Springs, is about 20 min from our home, conveniently on GA 400. So we'll park there and catch a ride to the park. We've lived in this area for 12 years now but have never been on Marta. So it'll be a little adventure in itself for the boys. Marta offers 24 hr free parking which is nice. We'll then sit down Midtown and have a nice meal before entering the park at around 3p. There are no re-entry to the park, so we'll just have to endure The Joy Formidable, Manchester Orchestra, and the Black Keys (I hear they're quite good), all for a chance to have a very good spot and enjoy Coldplay at 9:15p. Oh the excitement!

12-09-2011, 11:06 PM	#38
Pguild142 Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 160 Location: mississippi Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Anyone heard of any rumblings on a setlist change? Surely it will not be the same setlist from the summer festivals with a brand new single out and talk of them rehearsing new material. I just really really hope that the setlinst for this show will not be the same as what is used in the MX Tour. I am really hoping to see a different show when they tour!! __________________ ___________________________________ Dallas 2/26/06 FRONT ROW Atlanta 11/5/08 35th ROW Belfast 12/19/08 10th ROW Dublin 12/22/08 FRONT ROW Atlanta 5/17/09 PIT New Orleans 6/9/09 10th ROW Charlotte 8/7/09 PIT

31-08-2011, 08:42 AM	#34
jrForColdplay Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi, I was looking for a ride to Atlanta from Gainesville, UF, (and back) for the concert on 24th. Willing to share expenses.

10-09-2011, 10:43 PM	#36
dayna meow Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 308 My Mood: Location: S.E. Georgia/N.E. Florida but my heart's in CT Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 12 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	2 weeks away... I'm so excited!

11-09-2011, 06:09 AM	#37
66 Coldplayer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 713 Location: chicago Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Flying in the friday before. Excited to come down there! Should be a great fest.

13-09-2011, 03:44 PM	#39
FixYouFixesMe Matt Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 17 Location: Jacksonville FL Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I actually hope the setlist isn't too different from the festival shows I've seen, especially Glastonbury. Just shove Paradise in there somewhere, and I'll be happy. The problem with seeing Coldplay live now, is they have 'too' many songs that they have to play because of their popularity. You can't not play Fix You, Yellow, The Scientist, Clocks, Viva la Vida, In My Place, among several others; and then you have to play a lot of your new stuff.

16-09-2011, 01:01 PM	#40
Pguild142 Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 160 Location: mississippi Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Based on the setlist last night, it looks like we are going to see Paradise and Up in Flames!! __________________ ___________________________________ Dallas 2/26/06 FRONT ROW Atlanta 11/5/08 35th ROW Belfast 12/19/08 10th ROW Dublin 12/22/08 FRONT ROW Atlanta 5/17/09 PIT New Orleans 6/9/09 10th ROW Charlotte 8/7/09 PIT

16-09-2011, 03:30 PM	#41
coldplaymom Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4,378 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 306 Thanked 417 Times in 228 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Pguild142;4972649 Anyone heard of any rumblings on a setlist change? Surely it will not be the same setlist from the summer festivals with a brand new single out and talk of them rehearsing new material. I just really really hope that the setlinst for this show will not be the same as what is used in the MX Tour. I am really hoping to see a different show when they tour!! Since they have a couple of gigs before they get to ATL, I'm sure we'll know the new setlist. In fact, we should know tonight during the ACL streaming. Though I can see them work Till Kingdom Come in the ACL setlist and perhaps GA On My Mind in ATL.

16-09-2011, 03:38 PM	#42
coldplaymom Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4,378 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 306 Thanked 417 Times in 228 Posts	For those who might not know, ATL holds a special place in Coldplay's hearts. Chris has said that in 2001, they were performing in US festivals with these heavy metal bands. The metal heads didn't like Coldplay being so soft that they were abusing them, throwing objects at them on stage, booing them, etc. Chris really wanted the band to pack up and go back home, but their manager at the time convinced them to try 1 more gig at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. So they did and had the greatest experience. For that he says Atlanta will always be very special to them.

17-09-2011, 06:52 AM	#43
kellybaby Kelly Baby Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2 Location: Nashville/Atlanta/L.A. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is anybody going to see COLDPLAY at Music Midtown in Atlanta??? I meant hey now...not hey no well, is anybody going to see Coldplay in Music Midtown in Atlanta??? on september 24??? hey no!!!

17-09-2011, 05:10 PM	#44
Pguild142 Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 160 Location: mississippi Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	After watching the show last night it seems like Paradise and not Up in Flames, so we still get Everything's Not Lost, which is a great song live! So I'm happy about that. I don't know if they'll play Georgia on my mind, since they played it at the last show they did in Atlanta. During the Viva tour they sang it when they came to the outdoor venue (can't remember the name, it seems it changes all the time), but they did not play it when they played Phillips Arena during the early part of the tour (to my recollection). In any regards, after watching last night, I'm more pumped!! Only a week away __________________ ___________________________________ Dallas 2/26/06 FRONT ROW Atlanta 11/5/08 35th ROW Belfast 12/19/08 10th ROW Dublin 12/22/08 FRONT ROW Atlanta 5/17/09 PIT New Orleans 6/9/09 10th ROW Charlotte 8/7/09 PIT

19-09-2011, 05:37 AM	#45
coldplaymom Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4,378 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 306 Thanked 417 Times in 228 Posts	Me too! I can't believe 9/24 is finally here.