[8-Jul-2012] Coldplay @ Verizon Center, Washington, DC, USA

[busybeeburns]

Gallery updated: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gal...y.php/cat/1964

WikiColdplay updated: http://www.wikicoldplay.com/8_July_2...ngton,_DC,_USA

(if you don't want your photos at these places here just get in touch )

[MaxRide]

I was there last night! I'll write up my full review (along w/ pictures) later, but I will say this now: If you have seats next to the runway, you will have a great view.

(I have a bag full of confetti sitting on my desk now..and pieces of the balloons as well. Security was herding people out of the venue after the concert, so no setlist, but oh well)

Can anyone remind me when the balloons came on? Yellow or Lovers in Japan?

[Cheese Nip 2]

^If memory serves me correctly it was Lovers In Japan

[Strawberry Hill]

Yes, it was Lovers in Japan. I have good video of it, just haven't been able to share it yet - technical glitches.

[AgainstTheWorld]

[QUOTE=Comicforce;5351279]I'd love to see them..
Here we go:
Lovers in Japan

Coldplay - Lovers in Japan - Washington, DC - July 8, 2012 - YouTube

The Scientist

Coldplay - The Scientist - Washington, DC - July 8, 2012 - YouTube

Major Minus

Coldplay - Major Minus (part 1) - Washington, DC - July 8, 2012 - YouTube

Coldplay - Major Minus (part 2) - Washington, DC - July 8, 2012 - YouTube

It's really bad audio quality. But video is OK.

[MaxRide]

^^ Thanks, guys. I thought that the balloons were out during LiJ; I just couldn't remember.
(LiJ was the first Coldplay song that I heard that wasn't Clocks or VLV, so I have quite a bit of love for it )

[Shelli jewell]

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Originally Posted by Tash;5351515
Looking forward to tonight Great DC crowd last night ‪#coldplaywashington‬ PH .
5:33 PM

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__Still in AWE IN PHILLY!!! Wish I could follow you guys to every concert. Being a mom of a 5 yo does not lend itself to that lifestyle.

[MaxRide]

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Shelli jewell;5351969
__Still in AWE IN PHILLY!!! Wish I could follow you guys to every concert. Being a mom of a 5 yo does not lend itself to that lifestyle.

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Not really related to this, but Shelli....you live in the same city that I do.

[LdySpace]

I'm always so happy when people get to meet Chris, or whomever they want to meet, but I have to admit I was ABSOLUTELY GUTTED that he came by AFTER I left last night! We hung around for as long as we could before the last train left the station at midnight, and if I didn't have others with me that I was responsible for, I would have stayed and called myself a cab, no matter the cost. So glad anyone that met him got the chance; I hope my chance comes around again!

[MaxRide]

I know this is sort of a strange request, but can anyone help me figure out Wolf Gang and Robyn's setlists from two nights ago?

[Jenjie]

Tonight, Sally and I attended the Coldplay concert at the Verizion Center in Washington, DC. It was an amazing concert and we truly lucked out with regards to where our seats were located. Where we were had a view that allowed us to have a full view of the stage and at a height which allowed you to have a great perspective of everything with out having to really look down from high above. But before I get carried away writing about Coldplay’s performance, they had two great opening acts. Sally and I caught the tail end of Wolf Gang, which was a young group, that had a great sound. Wolf Gang was followed by Robyn, an artist who had first appeared on the scene back in the 90′s with two songs, “Do You Know (what it takes)” and “Show me love”. Robyn hasn’t been active in the U.S. charts much, but she has continued to put out albums. Robyn released her latest album, “Body Talk” in late 2010 and performed a number of songs from the album. She was great at getting the crowd ready and put on a great show. Coldplay really put on quite a performance and for anyone who has seen their Austin City Limits performance that aired back on New Years Eve in 2011, their performance at the Verizion rose above what the delivered on PBS. They added a bit technology to the performance, at the entrance, everyone was given a coloured bracelet with a battery pack/radio receiver. During the performance, the bracelet was wirelessly activated and it would turn on a set of embedded lights sown within in the bracelet.
[ thanks Alex Rushton]
http://www.rushtonphotography.com/20...t-july-8-2012/

[Jenjie]

I just got home from the Coldplay concert, and I'm hyped. It was an awesome show! I think this is the fifth time I've seen them, and they don't disappoint. They really are strong musicians; It's fun just to hear them rock out during a show. What I loved about this concert was the the use of light and stage. We each got a bi-colored wristband upon entering the arena. (Mine was pink and blue chosen by yours truly.) During the show, these bracelets lit up in various colors, creating an awesome effect. At one point, our bracelets were lit, confetti was rapidly falling from the ceiling and massive balloons were being tossed about. It was magical. As to the stage, they performed on your usual stage, and then also played on an X that extended via a runway from the main stage. They performed part of their encore out in the audience on a make-shift platform created on a few seats within a section. It was fantastic to see them all around this massive arena (DC's Verizon Center). With the shouts of thousands, they performed their hearts out. Rock on Coldplay. [thanks Lauren] http://laurenincapitolhill.blogspot..../coldplay.html

[Jenjie]

Last night at the Verizon Center in D.C., I finally got to see a live Coldplay concert (their Mylo Xyloto Tour). I love the band, devour all of their music, and have watched many of their concert DVDs--so I had a feeling it would be a good show. . . and I was right! (Even today's Washington Post rained praise on the show). It was such a good show. There is a huge different between listening to their music on the radio and hearing them play it live. First, they are all incredibly muscians. I love love love Chris Martin on the piano. But a lot of their music comes off as pretty mellow when you listen to it on CD. Live, however, it is so powerful. The concert was a super, mega-show. Lots of lights, lasers, raining confetti, fun. As the Post article describes, "Plainly, Coldplay’s current tour takes arena rock production to new levels. As Martin et al kicked into the set-opener “Hurts Like Heaven,” the LEDs on the thousands of wristbands, called Xylobands, that were being given away at the entrances were activated simultaneously by remote control, instantly transforming the huge sports arena into a psychedelicatessen of moving multicolored lights. (The UK press reported a few months ago that Coldplay is an owner of the company that manufactures the accessories.) Lasers shot from the stage to the roof and back. The next tune, “In My Place,” featured not one, but two, massive confetti blizzards, with day-glo-colored paper cutouts of animals and stars filling the room. Shortly thereafter came “Lovers in Japan,” during which fans got treated to a balloon-drop worthy of a political convention and yet another confetti blizzard." It was super fun. Then! Toward the end of the show, the band left the main stage and popped up on a little side stage in the middle of the arena--and just 30 ft from us! It was so awesome. They had an intimiate little mini concert in the back of the arena (nothing like the lasers/lights/mega-show that was the rest of the night). [thanks multitudes] http://ebmultitudes.blogspot.co.uk/2.../coldplay.html

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More photos, these from niles38 @ Flickr

Coldplay Concert 7/8/2012
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and rushtonphotography @ Flickr

Coldplay - Images from 8 July 2012
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