[NME] Coldplay's Chris Martin: 'Our flashing wristbands cost too much money' - Page 2

fakfak · 27-05-2012, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyan Kat;5307431
I'm not surprised it's costing them a fortune, but collecting the wristbands is definitely not going to work people will just take them anyway and the idea of getting sexually transmitted diseases is a bit far fetched.

It's not a question of likelyhood. If anything were to happen, the band would be on the hook for it.

Fabodabo31 · 27-05-2012, 09:32 PM

I would pay for a xyloband...

InvaderXyl42 · 28-05-2012, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperFitz;5307331
I know a great way to make more money, Chris... release an EP!

fakfak · 28-05-2012, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Denise;5307420
Maybe everything else is bullshit, but we were indeed asked to hand back the xylobands in Turin (through a message on the screens)..don't think anyone did, also because there were no boxes they could be put back in

Asking people to recycle them is different from asking people to hand them back in to be re-used. It makes sense to encourage people to turn them in to be properly recycled if they don't want to keep them as I'm sure there are a lot of people who do throw them away. That's just my guess on the situation though.

Yu-tong · 28-05-2012, 12:29 AM

I want to go to see them if I could. :/

Chloe_Martin · 28-05-2012, 01:20 AM

If they dont have the mylo bands when they are in Sydney I will literally kill someone!!!!

DundahMifflin · 28-05-2012, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Chloe_Martin;5307749
If they dont have the mylo bands when they are in Sydney I will literally kill someone!!!!

Coeurli · 28-05-2012, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Chloe_Martin;5307749
If they dont have the mylo bands when they are in Sydney I will literally kill someone!!!!

Well that is a bit of a strong reaction

I'm sure you'll get a xyloband at your gig

Denise · 28-05-2012, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fakfak;5307719
Asking people to recycle them is different from asking people to hand them back in to be re-used. It makes sense to encourage people to turn them in to be properly recycled if they don't want to keep them as I'm sure there are a lot of people who do throw them away. That's just my guess on the situation though.

The message was not "if you don't want to keep them hand them back", but "please hand them back"..have no idea if they meant something else, but if indeed they did it wasn't worded right

phantoneku · 28-05-2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by fakfak;5307524
It's actually not an unheard of concept for a big production bleeding edge tour to lose money on the tech despite phenominal gross receipts(sp?) U2 are notorious for this kind of thing, and it's been reported that without corporate sponsorship, even the 360 tour would have been unfeasibly expensive to produce, even though it set gross and attendence records everywhere.

That said, given Chris' penchant for hyperbole, he's probably playing this one up a bit.

If they really have to then, they might have to compromise and get corporate sponsorship. It doesn't look like they'll have trouble getting it.

nanda · 28-05-2012, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by fakfak;5307524

That said, given Chris' penchant for hyperbole, he's probably playing this one up a bit.

^ This

fakfak · 28-05-2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Denise;5307890
The message was not "if you don't want to keep them hand them back", but "please hand them back"..have no idea if they meant something else, but if indeed they did it wasn't worded right

But it sounds like from what you wrote, that they weren't making much effort to have them collected.

fakfak · 28-05-2012, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by phantoneku;5307953
If they really have to then, they might have to compromise and get corporate sponsorship. It doesn't look like they'll have trouble getting it.

That's the way things are going these days unfortunately. Although it seems to us on the outside that these major tours are raking in unbelievabiptle sums of money, the costs add up in an equally huge way. Consider that the Times published that Coldplay's touring company's net profits (which are public record) were reported at somewhere around 11.5 million pounds for 2009-10 where for the same period their gross live receipts were right around the 75 million pound mark. It's still a ton of money no doubt, but it's a lot less than you'd think the tour is pulling in.

Denise · 28-05-2012, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fakfak;5308178
But it sounds like from what you wrote, that they weren't making much effort to have them collected.

You should ask those in charge of getting them back why boxes weren't available for this purpose, I have no idea, I was (and everyone else were) as puzzled as you about this.

Also, the xylobands have a twitter logo, so they might be sponsored by twitter

LoryABjerre · 30-05-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by zzz;5307380
Do you mean this article?

here too a article :
http://www.20min.ch/ro/musique/news/...route-23858979

27-05-2012, 08:09 PM	#16
fakfak Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,914 My Mood: Location: Illinois Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 142 Thanked 94 Times in 79 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Cyan Kat;5307431 I'm not surprised it's costing them a fortune, but collecting the wristbands is definitely not going to work people will just take them anyway and the idea of getting sexually transmitted diseases is a bit far fetched. It's not a question of likelyhood. If anything were to happen, the band would be on the hook for it.

28-05-2012, 12:07 AM	#18
InvaderXyl42 Whovian Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 389 My Mood: Location: 33 Technicolor Boulevard, The Little Apple Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by SuperFitz;5307331 I know a great way to make more money, Chris... release an EP! __________________ Every Road is a ray of light

28-05-2012, 12:22 AM	#19
fakfak Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,914 My Mood: Location: Illinois Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 142 Thanked 94 Times in 79 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Denise;5307420 Maybe everything else is bullshit, but we were indeed asked to hand back the xylobands in Turin (through a message on the screens)..don't think anyone did, also because there were no boxes they could be put back in Asking people to recycle them is different from asking people to hand them back in to be re-used. It makes sense to encourage people to turn them in to be properly recycled if they don't want to keep them as I'm sure there are a lot of people who do throw them away. That's just my guess on the situation though.

28-05-2012, 12:29 AM	#20
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28-05-2012, 01:20 AM	#21
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Fabodabo31 Tearing us apart Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 68 Location: Somewhere up above Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would pay for a xyloband...

28-05-2012, 01:25 AM	#22
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Coeurli It's pronounced Curly Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13,831 Location: 136 Low Street, The Little Apple. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1,867 Thanked 1,492 Times in 847 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Chloe_Martin;5307749 If they dont have the mylo bands when they are in Sydney I will literally kill someone!!!! Well that is a bit of a strong reaction I'm sure you'll get a xyloband at your gig __________________ A dazzled Coldplay fan. Also known as R Célly, or Nikola's PR. COLDPLAY: "Four very attractive young men playing the sexiest music ever created that will melt both your heart and your brain at the same time." "We're a punk band, you know that" - CM Stade de France, Paris, 2.09.2012 The night I had eye-sex twice with The Martin

28-05-2012, 09:48 AM	#24
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28-05-2012, 01:55 PM	#25
phantoneku Silencer Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,773 My Mood: Location: time travelling... (Chicago, IL) Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 294 Thanked 88 Times in 55 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by fakfak;5307524 It's actually not an unheard of concept for a big production bleeding edge tour to lose money on the tech despite phenominal gross receipts(sp?) U2 are notorious for this kind of thing, and it's been reported that without corporate sponsorship, even the 360 tour would have been unfeasibly expensive to produce, even though it set gross and attendence records everywhere. That said, given Chris' penchant for hyperbole, he's probably playing this one up a bit. If they really have to then, they might have to compromise and get corporate sponsorship. It doesn't look like they'll have trouble getting it.

28-05-2012, 04:37 PM	#26
nanda Coldplayer Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,206 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 12 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by fakfak;5307524 That said, given Chris' penchant for hyperbole, he's probably playing this one up a bit. ^ This __________________ -Nanda Check out my Coldplay blog Spray Can Soul Jon, pick up your guitar, turn your amplifiers up, and rock on!

28-05-2012, 08:40 PM	#27
fakfak Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,914 My Mood: Location: Illinois Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 142 Thanked 94 Times in 79 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Denise;5307890 The message was not "if you don't want to keep them hand them back", but "please hand them back"..have no idea if they meant something else, but if indeed they did it wasn't worded right But it sounds like from what you wrote, that they weren't making much effort to have them collected.

28-05-2012, 08:49 PM	#28
fakfak Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,914 My Mood: Location: Illinois Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 142 Thanked 94 Times in 79 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by phantoneku;5307953 If they really have to then, they might have to compromise and get corporate sponsorship. It doesn't look like they'll have trouble getting it. That's the way things are going these days unfortunately. Although it seems to us on the outside that these major tours are raking in unbelievabiptle sums of money, the costs add up in an equally huge way. Consider that the Times published that Coldplay's touring company's net profits (which are public record) were reported at somewhere around 11.5 million pounds for 2009-10 where for the same period their gross live receipts were right around the 75 million pound mark. It's still a ton of money no doubt, but it's a lot less than you'd think the tour is pulling in.

28-05-2012, 08:57 PM	#29
Denise Errr..what? yup PoC sucks Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,812 Gender: Country: Seen CP: 23 times Fav. CP album: AROBTTH Fav. CP song: Politik Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 106 Times in 62 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by fakfak;5308178 But it sounds like from what you wrote, that they weren't making much effort to have them collected. You should ask those in charge of getting them back why boxes weren't available for this purpose, I have no idea, I was (and everyone else were) as puzzled as you about this. Also, the xylobands have a twitter logo, so they might be sponsored by twitter

30-05-2012, 04:57 PM	#30
LoryABjerre Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,937 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 92 Thanked 315 Times in 212 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by zzz;5307380 Do you mean this article? here too a article : http://www.20min.ch/ro/musique/news/...route-23858979