The Coldplay gigs that are impossible to forget (for all the wrong reasons...)

Tash · 11-06-2012, 06:31 AM

The Coldplay gigs that are impossible to forget (for all the wrong reasons...)
Fans claim glowing wristbands given out at concerts are keeping them awake at night

The coloured wristbands that turn stadiums into a spectacle of flashing lights are the real stars of Coldplay's shows, according to some.

But fans have been spooked after the glow-in-the-dark devices suddenly began flashing of their own accord, days after the event. Producers of Xylobands, given free to two million gig-goers on Coldplay's tour, have moved to assure fans, who took wristbands home, that they have no sinister powers.

The Xylobands use ultra-low-power microcontrollers to receive and process wireless signals that trigger the wristband's LEDs to light up in sync with the music and stage lights show. They cannot be reactivated outside of the show – in theory. But a concert-goer named Denise wrote on the band's web forum:"My xyloband woke me up in the middle of the night and it's still glowing."

Another wrote: "Really weird, my dad's white xyloband just started flashing again." A Belgian fan added: "Mine is alive! It started flickering about an hour ago." A respondent said that the only way to stop the glowing was by jamming a pencil clip into the unit.

The band has invested in RB Concepts, the Devon firm which developed the devices. Although Martin said the cost of producing two million bands for the tour was excessive, the company has received hundreds of requests to use them, from weddings to US sports franchises. Clive Banks, who is the co-founder of RB Concepts, said that the "afterglow" is no cause for concern. "There's no mind control or tracking, they are just for fun," he said.

The devices may be activated by their proximity to a Coldplay concert. "Our record transmission is 2km," Mr Banks said. "It depends on buildings but they have quite a range in a straight line. There might be some faulty units going off."

Fans speculated that the bands had become activated after locking into a particular radio frequency. "They operate on different frequencies in different jurisdictions so we have to get permission to transmit," Mr Banks said. "We have to meet the health and safety requirements. We don't want to interfere with any emergency services."

The Xylobands were designed by Jason Regler of RB Concepts, who approached the band after seeing them play at Glastonbury. There is some hope for fans disturbed by their glowing bands. "They have a battery and a finite life span," Mr Banks said.

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Tash · 11-06-2012, 06:32 AM

Lurkers!

Comicforce · 11-06-2012, 06:58 AM

LOL! Mind control!! LOL

As (some of you) know, we have a 'number' of bands... and Oli (my son) has had quite a few start re-flashing over the last couple of days.. Last night I woke up and my son's bedroom was illuminated by a blue band.. So bright I thought someone had left a light on in the house somewhere!

I have a feeling that if there is any mind control going on, they're going to have a hard job with my teenage son! LOL! maybe they could mind control him to tidy his room? I'd be quite happy with that! LOL!

HesterJulia#42 · 11-06-2012, 07:44 AM

^I love that picture!

maryhorak · 11-06-2012, 08:12 AM

Woke up at 5.00 a.m. this morning to find my Xyloband from the Emirates Stadium gig on 1st June (which was sitting on my bedside table) was suddenly "glowing in the dark". Three hours later it's still glowing. Really cheered me up on such a wet and bleak Monday morning. xxx

Denise · 11-06-2012, 08:28 AM

wtf that's my post, but I never mentioned the fact it was a problem or that I was annoyed by it

stupid independent journalist, read this as well

fakfak · 11-06-2012, 08:36 AM

Coldplay can see into your house through the bands!

Sjef · 11-06-2012, 08:41 AM

Wtf I think they quoted me on "my dad's white" (which might have started to glow again because we had poked it with a paper clip a few days before, but I'm not sure, could be that I heard about that trick later). I don't really like the negative tone of the first bit of the article. I mean I thought it was fun when it started to glow again. Plus you can put them in a drawer or something and they won't keep you up at night.

HeMma63 · 11-06-2012, 08:47 AM

Here's mine in the morning a few days ago. FYI, I'm French and went to Nice gig on May 22nd.

I think it's definitely a question of radio frequency.

scusi · 11-06-2012, 10:24 AM

I was given some bands just after Christmas by someone who went to the arena tour and the Charlie Brown shoot and they glowed at 3am one morning but I quickly realised it's because my phone's battery was "dying" . They stopped after about 5 minutes. In the morning when I plugged my phone in they did it again!

They've never done it since though and the bands I got last weekend have behaved so far. I think it's brilliant haha mind control

Coeurli · 11-06-2012, 10:52 AM

omg we're being watched

Poky · 11-06-2012, 11:19 AM

That's a secret plan, Coldplay wants to take control of all of us... And scion of George Orwell writes a book "2012".

By the way, if xylobands disturb them, they can send me.

busybeeburns · 11-06-2012, 12:44 PM

it would be nice if they all worked during the concert, mine didn't flash once on saturday

InvaderXyl42 · 11-06-2012, 01:40 PM

Why does the journalist act like people dislike having the bands come on again?

If they read any more than the 3 posts mentioned, they would realise people are overjoyed to have their band start flashing again, it reminds them of the awesome time they had at the concert. Some people even found a way to turn the band on manually, hardly behaviour of miffed fans

Coeurli · 11-06-2012, 01:40 PM

^THIS!!!

11-06-2012, 06:31 AM	#1
Tash Ms Coldplaying 2012 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 35,425 Location: 0118 Gender: Seen CP: 12 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: See You Soon Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 233 Thanked 4,009 Times in 1,871 Posts	The Coldplay gigs that are impossible to forget (for all the wrong reasons...) The Coldplay gigs that are impossible to forget (for all the wrong reasons...) Fans claim glowing wristbands given out at concerts are keeping them awake at night The coloured wristbands that turn stadiums into a spectacle of flashing lights are the real stars of Coldplay's shows, according to some. But fans have been spooked after the glow-in-the-dark devices suddenly began flashing of their own accord, days after the event. Producers of Xylobands, given free to two million gig-goers on Coldplay's tour, have moved to assure fans, who took wristbands home, that they have no sinister powers. The Xylobands use ultra-low-power microcontrollers to receive and process wireless signals that trigger the wristband's LEDs to light up in sync with the music and stage lights show. They cannot be reactivated outside of the show – in theory. But a concert-goer named Denise wrote on the band's web forum:"My xyloband woke me up in the middle of the night and it's still glowing." Another wrote: "Really weird, my dad's white xyloband just started flashing again." A Belgian fan added: "Mine is alive! It started flickering about an hour ago." A respondent said that the only way to stop the glowing was by jamming a pencil clip into the unit. The band has invested in RB Concepts, the Devon firm which developed the devices. Although Martin said the cost of producing two million bands for the tour was excessive, the company has received hundreds of requests to use them, from weddings to US sports franchises. Clive Banks, who is the co-founder of RB Concepts, said that the "afterglow" is no cause for concern. "There's no mind control or tracking, they are just for fun," he said. The devices may be activated by their proximity to a Coldplay concert. "Our record transmission is 2km," Mr Banks said. "It depends on buildings but they have quite a range in a straight line. There might be some faulty units going off." Fans speculated that the bands had become activated after locking into a particular radio frequency. "They operate on different frequencies in different jurisdictions so we have to get permission to transmit," Mr Banks said. "We have to meet the health and safety requirements. We don't want to interfere with any emergency services." The Xylobands were designed by Jason Regler of RB Concepts, who approached the band after seeing them play at Glastonbury. There is some hope for fans disturbed by their glowing bands. "They have a battery and a finite life span," Mr Banks said. link __________________ Luctor et Emergo/not swallowed in the sea Rotterdam 03-10-08 Nijmegen 09-09-09 Landgraaf 11-06-11 Arras 03-07-11 London 09-12-11 London 10-12-11 Rotterdam 17-12-11 London 01-06-12 London 02-06-12 London 04-06-12 Detroit 01-08-12 The Hague 06-09-12 *it means everything and it means nothing to everybody and nobody - Guy Berryman* *Phil, who is our fifth member, he doesn’t play an instrument but he plays the mobile phone and the laptop computer - Will Champion* *a negative capability is the ability within yourself to accept that things go up and down and you can't always control it and they can't always be up but they won't always be down - Chris Martin* it’s a good noisy crowd that sing through the show at the Ahoy - none more so than when the band are on the B-Stage and the cheer for Will during Us Against The World is so huge that the song grinds to a halt amidst disbelieving giggles on stage - Roadie #42

11-06-2012, 06:32 AM	#2
Tash Ms Coldplaying 2012 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 35,425 Location: 0118 Gender: Seen CP: 12 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: See You Soon Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 233 Thanked 4,009 Times in 1,871 Posts	Lurkers! __________________ Luctor et Emergo/not swallowed in the sea Rotterdam 03-10-08 Nijmegen 09-09-09 Landgraaf 11-06-11 Arras 03-07-11 London 09-12-11 London 10-12-11 Rotterdam 17-12-11 London 01-06-12 London 02-06-12 London 04-06-12 Detroit 01-08-12 The Hague 06-09-12 *it means everything and it means nothing to everybody and nobody - Guy Berryman* *Phil, who is our fifth member, he doesn’t play an instrument but he plays the mobile phone and the laptop computer - Will Champion* *a negative capability is the ability within yourself to accept that things go up and down and you can't always control it and they can't always be up but they won't always be down - Chris Martin* it’s a good noisy crowd that sing through the show at the Ahoy - none more so than when the band are on the B-Stage and the cheer for Will during Us Against The World is so huge that the song grinds to a halt amidst disbelieving giggles on stage - Roadie #42

11-06-2012, 06:58 AM	#3
Comicforce Cake Brigade Member! Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 5,244 My Mood: Location: In a suit of armour on Ebay - hoping. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1,274 Thanked 1,163 Times in 398 Posts	LOL! Mind control!! LOL As (some of you) know, we have a 'number' of bands... and Oli (my son) has had quite a few start re-flashing over the last couple of days.. Last night I woke up and my son's bedroom was illuminated by a blue band.. So bright I thought someone had left a light on in the house somewhere! I have a feeling that if there is any mind control going on, they're going to have a hard job with my teenage son! LOL! maybe they could mind control him to tidy his room? I'd be quite happy with that! LOL! __________________ \|<3 AEIOU \|<3 Pooger rules Coldpapers - Coldplay wallpapers and Videos& Tumblr & Yea Olde Giffe Shoppe - Coldplay gifs.. 24th November 2011 - Little Noise Sessions - Hackney / 9th December 2011 - O2 Arena - London / 2nd June 2012 - Emirates Stadium - London/ 7th August 2012 - Chicago IL - USA / 6th September 2012 - The Hague - The Netherlands

11-06-2012, 10:24 AM	#10
scusi So I waited for you. Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,797 My Mood: Location: Cornwall UK Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 54 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I was given some bands just after Christmas by someone who went to the arena tour and the Charlie Brown shoot and they glowed at 3am one morning but I quickly realised it's because my phone's battery was "dying" . They stopped after about 5 minutes. In the morning when I plugged my phone in they did it again! They've never done it since though and the bands I got last weekend have behaved so far. I think it's brilliant haha mind control __________________ Keeper of Chris's Ambidextrousness, his black scarf and several other yummy items!

11-06-2012, 10:52 AM	#11
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	omg we're being watched __________________ 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

11-06-2012, 07:44 AM	#4
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11-06-2012, 08:12 AM	#5
maryhorak Coldplayer Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 6 My Mood: Location: Sidcup, Kent Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Woke up at 5.00 a.m. this morning to find my Xyloband from the Emirates Stadium gig on 1st June (which was sitting on my bedside table) was suddenly "glowing in the dark". Three hours later it's still glowing. Really cheered me up on such a wet and bleak Monday morning. xxx

11-06-2012, 08:28 AM	#6
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	wtf that's my post, but I never mentioned the fact it was a problem or that I was annoyed by it stupid independent journalist, read this as well

11-06-2012, 08:36 AM	#7
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	Coldplay can see into your house through the bands!

11-06-2012, 08:41 AM	#8
Sjef Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 419 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 10 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Wtf I think they quoted me on "my dad's white" (which might have started to glow again because we had poked it with a paper clip a few days before, but I'm not sure, could be that I heard about that trick later). I don't really like the negative tone of the first bit of the article. I mean I thought it was fun when it started to glow again. Plus you can put them in a drawer or something and they won't keep you up at night.

11-06-2012, 08:47 AM	#9
HeMma63 Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 8 Location: France Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here's mine in the morning a few days ago. FYI, I'm French and went to Nice gig on May 22nd. I think it's definitely a question of radio frequency.

11-06-2012, 11:19 AM	#12
Poky Coldplayer Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 785 My Mood: Gender: Country: Seen CP: 1 times Fav. CP album: AROBTTH Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 23 Thanked 49 Times in 23 Posts	That's a secret plan, Coldplay wants to take control of all of us... And scion of George Orwell writes a book "2012". By the way, if xylobands disturb them, they can send me.

11-06-2012, 12:44 PM	#13
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,322 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 4 Thanks given: 1,547 Thanked 932 Times in 418 Posts	it would be nice if they all worked during the concert, mine didn't flash once on saturday __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!

11-06-2012, 01:40 PM	#14
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	Why does the journalist act like people dislike having the bands come on again? If they read any more than the 3 posts mentioned, they would realise people are overjoyed to have their band start flashing again, it reminds them of the awesome time they had at the concert. Some people even found a way to turn the band on manually, hardly behaviour of miffed fans __________________ Every Road is a ray of light

11-06-2012, 01:40 PM	#15
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	^THIS!!! __________________ 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