[9-Jun-2012] Coldplay @ Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK - Page 24

LARD · 11-06-2012, 02:58 PM

I'm in there too!

Eve81 · 11-06-2012, 03:11 PM

ahaha! I wa on the other side

nice pics btw

Jenjie · 11-06-2012, 07:43 PM

Just uploading pics, so I'll write a quickish review. Apologies as my memory is a bit hazy, for various reasons I only got 2 hours sleep between the 2 shows and so last night's is fresher in my head.

We left Sam with my Mum and got the tram into town. It was overcast and cloudy but no rain. As we got to the Stadium the heavens opened and we huddled under our brolly for a bit.
The GA tickets could go in at any GA entrance in the Stadium so we had a wander round outside first. When it started raining for the second time we'd just reached the outdoor bars, so went in there for a drink and to huddle under the little bit of shelter.
When we saw the lines start moving at 5pm, we went and joined the back of one. Took a little while to make our way through and then we were in.

We'd picked Guy's side, not that we knew that from outside. We found aisle seats about 2/3 of the way up the lower tier. We then spent the next 2 hours putting the brolly up and down. Manchester was doing it's best showers just in case anyone got the wrong idea and thought it's reputation for rain was unjustified!
It was cold too

Even with the onboard central heating and 4 layers, I was cold. So ended up drinking decaf coffee and watery hot chocolate in a bid to keep warm. On the plus side, the Giant Chocolate Buttons were cheaper than they are in the Co-Op.

Our seats weren't bad. We were level with the side ramps, and could see backstage quite well. I love watching the Roadies and the comings & goings whilst waiting for the band to come on. The pyrotechnic guy made me laugh on Saturday. City's security obviously didn't know what was coming and had let people stand too far along the barriers. He came out to speak to one of them and then the supervisor came out and they had a long chat. The pyro guy was quite animated but the supervisor obviously didn't take on board what he was saying. About 20 mins later, the pyro guy came back saw the crowd had hardly moved and looked to be kicking off! When he came back again, he was obviously pleased with the result as he gave security a big thumbs up.

99 Problems eventually arrived. I don't remember that song being that long, it seemed to go on for ever! Back to the Future kicked in and we were off!

Back in a sec....

Jenjie · 11-06-2012, 08:16 PM

Loving the fireworks! there were loads

MX is still a great intro as it builds into HLH. When I'm listening in the car it gives me that feeling of joyful anticipation and live it's just 100 times more powerful.
I don't know why but when I'm at the show, I can never remember the setlist, so every song was "oooh, what's next?". I thought I'd miss Politik but didn't notice it's absence at all.
Not sure what it was, but the Xylobands seemed a lot brighter than they did at the Arena in December. Ian got a duff one this time around. My red one worked fine

Where we were sat, Guy came down the ramp once that I saw, Chris came down that way a few times. The last time he was on our ramp, I nearly didn't see him, he was hidden in the clouds of smoke from the ETIAW fireworks.

The crowd were really great. The block we were on were up & dancing from 99 problems. The singalongs were really loud.

Getting home was a bit manic. 30 min walk from the stadium to town. Then we struggled to get on a tram. I still can't believe that nobody at Metrolink/GMPTE envisaged the chaos and thought to lay extra late night public transport on. What with Coldplay, Westlife, and the ParkLife festival traffic and the usual saturday night revellers it was packed. Eventually got home about 1am.

Jenjie · 11-06-2012, 08:17 PM

pics to follow in a bit. camera batteries died mid upload

If it turned out (we were quite far away). I have a few of Miller taking the panoramic shots.

Steph_C · 11-06-2012, 10:11 PM

My only half decent video from the Etihad on saturday:

Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Mylo Xyloto Tour 9th June 2012 - YouTube

My pics are far too rubbish compared to some of those on here - must invest in a better camera

LARD · 11-06-2012, 10:12 PM

Thanks for the review Jenjie!

LARD · 11-06-2012, 10:18 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steph_C;5323956
My pics are far too rubbish compared to some of those on here - must invest in a better camera

The camera won't do it all for you! I'm only using a compact; albeit a decent fully adjustable one. Point the best camera in the world at a concert in automatic mode and you'll get garbage.

Sorry for the mini rant

Steph_C · 11-06-2012, 10:19 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by LARD;5323979
The camera won't do it all for you! I'm only using a compact; albeit a decent fully adjustable one. Point the best camera in the world at a concert in auto and you'll get garbage.

Sorry for the mini rant

No need to apologise, I know exactly what you mean

mine is reasonably decent, I'm just a bit of an amateur and need to learn how all the settings work I think!

LARD · 11-06-2012, 10:25 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steph_C;5323982
No need to apologise, I know exactly what you mean mine is reasonably decent, I'm just a bit of an amateur and need to learn how all the settings work I think!

It's a lot of work to get right, but yes you do need a camera with a reasonably decent lens and the ability to override any automatic controls. Lots of compacts are just point and shoot.

I'm passionate about Coldplay and really enjoy trying to get some good shots in at the concerts. They're a great memento, so of course it feels good to share with all of you as well who were there.

Eve81 · 11-06-2012, 10:40 PM

some of my pics

Spoiler

and my video of Yellow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ssdeqf-_-A

__________________
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LARD · 11-06-2012, 10:46 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eve81;5324023
some of my pics

Second one of Chris is my favourite

Steph_C · 11-06-2012, 10:49 PM

Not sure if this will work, but my pics from Emirates 1st June:

https://www.facebook.com/steph.f.cur...6600703&type=3

And from Etihad 9th June:

https://www.facebook.com/steph.f.cur...6600703&type=3

Steph_C · 11-06-2012, 10:52 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eve81;5324023
some of my pics

Love the shot of Will and the last one of Chris

Eve81 · 11-06-2012, 11:00 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steph_C;5324044
Not sure if this will work, but my pics from Emirates 1st June:

https://www.facebook.com/steph.f.cur...6600703&type=3

And from Etihad 9th June:

https://www.facebook.com/steph.f.cur...6600703&type=3

ahah! love your pics, especially the pics after the show: I can see me!

11-06-2012, 02:58 PM	#346
LARD Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 249 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 38 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts	I'm in there too! __________________ 28/06/2002 - Glastonbury Festival; 05/10/2002 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 14/04/2003 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 17/08/2003 - V Festival, Weston Park; 25/06/2005 - Glastonbury Festival; 18/12/2005 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 29/11/2008 - Sheffield Arena; 25/06/2011 - Glastonbury Festival; 04/12/2011 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 09/06/2012 - Manchester Etihad Stadium Link to my shots from Manchester Etihad Stadium, as featured on the Coldplay 2013 calendar.

11-06-2012, 03:11 PM	#347
Eve81 Eve Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,009 Location: Paris Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 60 Thanked 154 Times in 64 Posts	ahaha! I wa on the other side nice pics btw __________________ Incredible fans of Coldplay Put A Smile Upon My Face. love CM

11-06-2012, 07:43 PM	#348
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	Just uploading pics, so I'll write a quickish review. Apologies as my memory is a bit hazy, for various reasons I only got 2 hours sleep between the 2 shows and so last night's is fresher in my head. We left Sam with my Mum and got the tram into town. It was overcast and cloudy but no rain. As we got to the Stadium the heavens opened and we huddled under our brolly for a bit. The GA tickets could go in at any GA entrance in the Stadium so we had a wander round outside first. When it started raining for the second time we'd just reached the outdoor bars, so went in there for a drink and to huddle under the little bit of shelter. When we saw the lines start moving at 5pm, we went and joined the back of one. Took a little while to make our way through and then we were in. We'd picked Guy's side, not that we knew that from outside. We found aisle seats about 2/3 of the way up the lower tier. We then spent the next 2 hours putting the brolly up and down. Manchester was doing it's best showers just in case anyone got the wrong idea and thought it's reputation for rain was unjustified! It was cold too Even with the onboard central heating and 4 layers, I was cold. So ended up drinking decaf coffee and watery hot chocolate in a bid to keep warm. On the plus side, the Giant Chocolate Buttons were cheaper than they are in the Co-Op. Our seats weren't bad. We were level with the side ramps, and could see backstage quite well. I love watching the Roadies and the comings & goings whilst waiting for the band to come on. The pyrotechnic guy made me laugh on Saturday. City's security obviously didn't know what was coming and had let people stand too far along the barriers. He came out to speak to one of them and then the supervisor came out and they had a long chat. The pyro guy was quite animated but the supervisor obviously didn't take on board what he was saying. About 20 mins later, the pyro guy came back saw the crowd had hardly moved and looked to be kicking off! When he came back again, he was obviously pleased with the result as he gave security a big thumbs up. 99 Problems eventually arrived. I don't remember that song being that long, it seemed to go on for ever! Back to the Future kicked in and we were off! Back in a sec.... __________________ "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

11-06-2012, 08:16 PM	#349
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	Loving the fireworks! there were loads MX is still a great intro as it builds into HLH. When I'm listening in the car it gives me that feeling of joyful anticipation and live it's just 100 times more powerful. I don't know why but when I'm at the show, I can never remember the setlist, so every song was "oooh, what's next?". I thought I'd miss Politik but didn't notice it's absence at all. Not sure what it was, but the Xylobands seemed a lot brighter than they did at the Arena in December. Ian got a duff one this time around. My red one worked fine Where we were sat, Guy came down the ramp once that I saw, Chris came down that way a few times. The last time he was on our ramp, I nearly didn't see him, he was hidden in the clouds of smoke from the ETIAW fireworks. The crowd were really great. The block we were on were up & dancing from 99 problems. The singalongs were really loud. Getting home was a bit manic. 30 min walk from the stadium to town. Then we struggled to get on a tram. I still can't believe that nobody at Metrolink/GMPTE envisaged the chaos and thought to lay extra late night public transport on. What with Coldplay, Westlife, and the ParkLife festival traffic and the usual saturday night revellers it was packed. Eventually got home about 1am. __________________ "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

11-06-2012, 08:17 PM	#350
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	pics to follow in a bit. camera batteries died mid upload If it turned out (we were quite far away). I have a few of Miller taking the panoramic shots. __________________ "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

11-06-2012, 10:12 PM	#352
LARD Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 249 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 38 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts	Thanks for the review Jenjie! __________________ 28/06/2002 - Glastonbury Festival; 05/10/2002 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 14/04/2003 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 17/08/2003 - V Festival, Weston Park; 25/06/2005 - Glastonbury Festival; 18/12/2005 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 29/11/2008 - Sheffield Arena; 25/06/2011 - Glastonbury Festival; 04/12/2011 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 09/06/2012 - Manchester Etihad Stadium Link to my shots from Manchester Etihad Stadium, as featured on the Coldplay 2013 calendar.

11-06-2012, 10:18 PM	#353
LARD Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 249 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 38 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Steph_C;5323956 My pics are far too rubbish compared to some of those on here - must invest in a better camera The camera won't do it all for you! I'm only using a compact; albeit a decent fully adjustable one. Point the best camera in the world at a concert in automatic mode and you'll get garbage. Sorry for the mini rant __________________ 28/06/2002 - Glastonbury Festival; 05/10/2002 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 14/04/2003 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 17/08/2003 - V Festival, Weston Park; 25/06/2005 - Glastonbury Festival; 18/12/2005 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 29/11/2008 - Sheffield Arena; 25/06/2011 - Glastonbury Festival; 04/12/2011 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 09/06/2012 - Manchester Etihad Stadium Link to my shots from Manchester Etihad Stadium, as featured on the Coldplay 2013 calendar.

11-06-2012, 10:19 PM	#354
Steph_C In Para-Para-Paradise Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 20 My Mood: Location: Up With The Birds Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by LARD;5323979 The camera won't do it all for you! I'm only using a compact; albeit a decent fully adjustable one. Point the best camera in the world at a concert in auto and you'll get garbage. Sorry for the mini rant No need to apologise, I know exactly what you mean mine is reasonably decent, I'm just a bit of an amateur and need to learn how all the settings work I think!

11-06-2012, 10:25 PM	#355
LARD Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 249 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 38 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Steph_C;5323982 No need to apologise, I know exactly what you mean mine is reasonably decent, I'm just a bit of an amateur and need to learn how all the settings work I think! It's a lot of work to get right, but yes you do need a camera with a reasonably decent lens and the ability to override any automatic controls. Lots of compacts are just point and shoot. I'm passionate about Coldplay and really enjoy trying to get some good shots in at the concerts. They're a great memento, so of course it feels good to share with all of you as well who were there. __________________ 28/06/2002 - Glastonbury Festival; 05/10/2002 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 14/04/2003 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 17/08/2003 - V Festival, Weston Park; 25/06/2005 - Glastonbury Festival; 18/12/2005 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 29/11/2008 - Sheffield Arena; 25/06/2011 - Glastonbury Festival; 04/12/2011 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 09/06/2012 - Manchester Etihad Stadium Link to my shots from Manchester Etihad Stadium, as featured on the Coldplay 2013 calendar.

11-06-2012, 10:46 PM	#357
LARD Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 249 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 38 Thanked 38 Times in 21 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Eve81;5324023 some of my pics Second one of Chris is my favourite __________________ 28/06/2002 - Glastonbury Festival; 05/10/2002 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 14/04/2003 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 17/08/2003 - V Festival, Weston Park; 25/06/2005 - Glastonbury Festival; 18/12/2005 - Newcastle Telewest Arena; 29/11/2008 - Sheffield Arena; 25/06/2011 - Glastonbury Festival; 04/12/2011 - Manchester Evening News Arena; 09/06/2012 - Manchester Etihad Stadium Link to my shots from Manchester Etihad Stadium, as featured on the Coldplay 2013 calendar.

11-06-2012, 10:49 PM	#358
Steph_C In Para-Para-Paradise Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 20 My Mood: Location: Up With The Birds Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Not sure if this will work, but my pics from Emirates 1st June: https://www.facebook.com/steph.f.cur...6600703&type=3 And from Etihad 9th June: https://www.facebook.com/steph.f.cur...6600703&type=3

11-06-2012, 10:52 PM	#359
Steph_C In Para-Para-Paradise Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 20 My Mood: Location: Up With The Birds Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Eve81;5324023 some of my pics Love the shot of Will and the last one of Chris

11-06-2012, 11:00 PM	#360
Eve81 Eve Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,009 Location: Paris Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 60 Thanked 154 Times in 64 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Steph_C;5324044 Not sure if this will work, but my pics from Emirates 1st June: https://www.facebook.com/steph.f.cur...6600703&type=3 And from Etihad 9th June: https://www.facebook.com/steph.f.cur...6600703&type=3 ahah! love your pics, especially the pics after the show: I can see me! __________________ Incredible fans of Coldplay Put A Smile Upon My Face. love CM