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Coldplay's Roadie #42 - Blog #184 (reporting for duty in Auckland)
Posted by busybeeburns on Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 11:00 AM (1833 Reads)
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 Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 reports on the soundcheck in Paradise (aka Auckland)
Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Tash]
We’ve been out for over a year now and in every country and every city we’ve visited, Chris has sung “This could be Paradise”. New Zealand though, gets my vote for it being closest to the truth. Of course we’ve arrived mid-spring, escaping a damp and chilly run into winter at home. Even so, it’s lush, it’s green and it genuinely is pretty damn wonderful.
I’ve been here a while already, staying with some old friends down on South Island. The band, however, have gone for the rather questionable approach of following the head-mashing 28 hour flight (and 12 hour time difference) by piling straight down to the stadium for a soundcheck the night before the first show.
The general consensus among the crew is that one of two things could happen. They’ll either be completely wiped out and they’ll turn up, have a look and go straight to bed - or they’ll be somewhat on the tired and irritable side. What happens though, is way better. There’s a giggly, daft air to the soundcheck. They’re clearly in that weird underwater stage of jetlag where it’s impossible to take anything seriously...
Note: Read also: (Wiki) Coldplay Live Reviews, Photos and Setlist - Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand (10 November 2012) |
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Coldplay's Roadie #42 - Blog #181 (looking back at the first Amsterdam performance in 7 years...)
Posted by busybeeburns on Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 06:58 PM (9528 Reads)
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 Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42, the harsh YouTube judgement and the Amsterdam revival
Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Tash]
YouTube comments threads are pretty well known for the massive amount of snarky negativity they can contain. In this globally super-connected age, anything you can imagine can be filmed, uploaded and then called “Ghey” by a 12 year-old in the midwest all in a matter of minutes.
I had the utter delight the other morning though, of YouTube itself passing judgement on a clip. Phil Harvey had asked me to upload a clip filmed by the reference camera at the mixing desk, as a Private video to my account. It was just one song, to show someone how the band do it live.
Note: Read also: (Wiki) Coldplay Live Reviews, Photos and Setlist - Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN (11 August 2012) |
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Coldplay's Roadie #42 - Blog #179 (and a new 'song'...!)
Posted by busybeeburns on Friday, August 03, 2012 - 04:35 AM (7844 Reads)
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Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 gives us the world premiere of Graham Against The World
Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks wabbit]
We head out to Boston spread across a couple of smaller planes. It would seem that there’s been some storm damage to the regular ride, so this is the best way forward. It’s impossible to sit on the tarmac looking at the similarly nippy looking plane opposite us out of the window and not think one thing: “Let’s race ‘em”. Plainly this isn’t going to happen - and the other plane contains the band, so us getting there before them is not on the cards. Trainer Dan, though, still suggests a whip round to offer the pilot some cash in exchange for “putting the hammer down”. Can’t say it isn’t tempting…
Boston sees more sound-checking and general fiddling. As well as a slight brush-up on God Put A Smile, they head off to the C-Stage to have a look at Us Against The World. The planned change is microscopically subtle, but the version they end up playing turns into a gag tune. I’ve talked before about how from time to time they’ll launch into a tune in soundcheck and Chris will make up lyrics on the spot to make a tribute song to one of the crew...
Note: Read also: Coldplay Live Reviews, Photos and Setlist - Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI (1 August 2012) |
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Coldplay's Roadie #42 - Blog #177 (soundchecking new ideas!)
Posted by busybeeburns on Friday, July 27, 2012 - 02:20 PM (6920 Reads)
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Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 reports on a rare Coldplay soundcheck as the band try out some ideas
Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Coeurli]
Soundchecks are something of an oddity by this point in the tour. First day back in Toronto, though, that’s exactly what we’re up to. There are plans afoot for much further down the line which require a bit of work now to start getting right. As is often the case with future plans, there’s as much talking as there is playing. The five man Coldplay brain-trust has some decisions to make. A few things are tried. Some work better than expected, some suddenly seem like less of a good idea than they did on paper. That’s kinda the point of the operation…
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Coldplay's Anne-Rose #42 - Blog #176 (#42 gets mistaken for a woman!)
Posted by busybeeburns on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 12:05 AM (6838 Reads)
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 Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 gets mistaken for a woman and spins a ripping piano yarn
Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks wabbit]
So I arrive at the check-in desk at Heathrow airport and tell them where I’m going and what my name is. I always feel a little doubtful when I do this that it’s actually going to work, that they’ll look at me incredulously and demand a huge docket of paperwork that demonstrates my entitlement to travel. Years of following this procedure though, (and on occasion turning up not actually knowing what city I’m going to, just a vague idea of which country it might be) has made me a little complacent, I guess...
Note: Read also: Coldplay Live Reviews, Photos and Setlist - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (24 July 2012) |
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Coldplay Roadie #42 - Blog #175 (the DC close shave and the return of Oldplay!)
Posted by busybeeburns on Monday, July 16, 2012 - 03:05 AM (7543 Reads)
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Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42, the DC close shave and the return of Oldplay
Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Tash]
Good grief - here we are at the last show of the leg and I’ve got a bag full of untold stories and observations from along the way. I must apologise for the radio silence of late. I won’t make excuses - hows about I tell you about right now and then when I get home I’ll start picking through some stuff I missed out along the way?
We’re in Washington DC right now - although for a little while, it did feel as though maybe we wouldn’t be. We were all set for the trip down to DC from the day off in NYC. We get as far as the fasten seatbelts sign before the pilot comes over the bing-bong to tell us that there are storms in DC and the airport has temporarily stopped all air traffic. Shouldn’t be a problem, but for a half hour, we’ll be going nowhere. Get comfy...
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Coldplay Roadie #42 - Blog #174 (#42cam's amazing adventure!)
Posted by busybeeburns on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 08:13 AM (8712 Reads)
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Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 and the curious tale of the disappearing guitar camera
Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Tash]
So here’s a funny one. I’ve been playing about with a bunch of new cameras lately. Even though it’s the cheapest of them, one of the most interesting is a tiny little video camera that was invented for sticking on skydivers heads. What better way to test it then, than to stick it to the end of the guitar that Chris throws into the air at the end of God Put A Smile?
Hoppy spends a lot of his working day repairing this guitar and nursing it through the tour. Understandably, he’s not entirely sure about the idea when I first explain it, but he’s game. I rig it up and show him how to press record, then pretty much forget all about it. During Princess of China after God Put A Smile is done, Hoppy’s voice comes over the comms system. “I’ve got no idea where your camera ended up, mate”. Oh bugger.
Note: Read also: Coldplay Live Reviews, Photos and Setlist - American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL (29 June) |
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Coldplay Roadie #42 - Blog #173 (the hometown shows)
Posted by busybeeburns on Sunday, June 10, 2012 - 11:55 PM (7130 Reads)
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Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 and the hometown shows
Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Tash]
In a lot of ways, hometown shows can be like a family Christmas. They’re ostensibly a time of joy and celebration. You do tend to forget though, how much stress comes along with it - and you pretty much always collapse in a heap at the end, glad that it’s all over for a year or so. London, of course, is just another gig - the same as any other. Every gig has to go well and every gig is important. Nevertheless, you can feel the crew collectively clench their teeth (and other parts) as the hometown shows approach...
Note: Read also: Coldplay Live Reviews, Photos and Setlist - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK (9 June) |
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Coldplay Roadie #42 - Blog #169 (another 'never a dull moment...' from R#42)
Posted by busybeeburns on Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 03:10 PM (2193 Reads)
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 Check out coldplay.com for a new blog entry: #42 and the P45 microphone
Discuss this blog entry in the Coldplay forum here onwards [thanks Texasluvsjonny]
Sometimes, you’re just better off not knowing.
I was in the van after the second San Jose show, thinking to myself what a great time the fellas appeared to be having onstage lately. I couldn’t help but wonder why that was? Are the new songs more energetic, more celebratory? Have the crowd reactions been stronger? Maybe it’s the fact that after six months of promo, actually playing the songs to huge crowds is like a massive shot in the arm? After all, small rooms full of just a few crew and TV cameras can feel a little vibe-less and flat when compared with 15,000 folks making their feelings very much known.
But as I say, ultimately it doesn’t matter why. The fellas are clearly having a properly great time - and the shows have been total belters as a result. San Jose were a pretty damn loud crowd. Perhaps it’s been like this every night and I just spent more time with my earpieces out, taking it all in.
Note: Read also: Coldplay Live Reviews, Photos and Setlist - Hollywood Bowl - second night (2nd May 2012) |
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12 Coldplay months of 2012 - reviews (NEW!)
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January (In which the band consists of Chris and some musicians)
February (The Brits, The Grammys and a bit more...)
March (A not so quiet month off)
April (In which Chris and Jonny fly a kite)
May (In which the band are in full concert swing)
June (attack of the POCs)
July (in which things take a comic turn and the band almost miss a gig)
August (features Will, Phil & AROBTTH birthdays!)
September (Rihanna duets, Para Para Paralympics, MTV VMAs and more!)
October (Old photo project revived and charity stuff)
November (in which the band start a "3 year hiatus")
December ('most popular act' of last decade end their year in the Big Apple with Jay-Z)
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- Thursday, December 06
- Coldplay round-up: Double GRAMMY nomination for Mylo Xyloto & Charlie Brown; 2DayFM prank leads to nurse suicide
- Tuesday, December 04
- Coldplay round-up: MX album art raises $800,000 (£500,000), Chris @ 12-12-12 concert (streamed live), Spotify charts
- Sunday, December 02
- Coldplay's Oracle discusses R#42 aka Miller, auto-tune, recent studio activity and more...
- Friday, November 30
- Chris Martin: "3-year haitus is rubbish; I'm fired up about the band's future"
- Thursday, November 29
- Live 2012 review 4: Coldplay's masterclass in entertaining millions of people with arena rock
- Tuesday, November 27
- Live 2012: Coldplayers' reviews of the cinema screenings worldwide (part 2)
- Saturday, November 24
- Three year haitus? It's not Coldplay's style...
- Friday, November 23
- Brisbane review 2: Coldplay lights up Suncorp in 'last big show' in Australia for a few years (21 November)
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