3 August 2011: Samsung AT&T Summer Krush Concert Series, Los Angeles, USA

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Fan Reviews

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Wow...just got home and I must say, that was awesome!! Got a setlist and several pocketfuls of confetti. It was a great concert. I loved that the venue was so small but people weren't really singing out that much, and I was kinda dissapointed that they played Charlie Brown and ETiaW twice and skipped like three other songs, but I don't think it was the band's idea, since they did play Everything's Not Lost and that wasn't on the official setlist. The band sounded really good but Chris didn't do much crazy stuff...there was no laying on the floor and he only asked if everyone was OK once. They were probably pretty jet lagged. Even so it was totally worth it. They are an amazing live band.

[CupitorVeritatis]

Had so much fun at the show. First time hearing Charlie Brown as I didn't seek out any live versions of it. Great song. Love Major Minus! I'll have to check if any of the media I got was any good. Loved every moment of it. Glad I didn't look up the set-list, great surprises along the way. Cheers Coldplay!

[y3110w]

Fun night.

The good: Meeting several Coldplayers, Tracey (duh - she stayed with me.) Kelly, Imelda, Julie, Jason, Ro, Heide. Missed finding Erick, but kept in touch by text. Watching two songs soundcheck Seeing Miller, and other roadies we recognized Seeing Jimmy Kimmel walking through the tunnel where we saw the band Being in the right place at the right time, and seeing the band walk right past us, on the way to and from meeting with the Grammy Foundation people. Made eye contact with Will, got a huge smile from Jonny and a wave from Chris Watching my husband come out of the men's room, saying, "Guy was in there." The gorgeous night.

The bad: The crowd sucked. A few got into it, but for the most part, people just stood there, sat down or talked or texted. Especially the people behind me, who sat and talked the whole show, standing only for Viva. Chris did very little talking. Didn't seem like he did the usual band shoutouts like he usually does, either. There were a LOT of empty seats. Our $150 seats were horrible . Totally obstructed view. We ended up having a few extra free tickets, and sold them. We kept our bought tickets, thinking the location was good. They were close but our view was totally blocked by the speaker tower and Samsung banner. Great view of Will, but didn't see Guy or Jonny at all. Chris moves around so we got glimpses of him. There was a video screen but the image was reversed, kind of disconcerting to see Jonny playing "left handed." My daughter's seats were next to Kelly's, farther back, but better view, so Tracey squeezed in with them, in the bench seating. Other sections were noted on Ticketmaster as having obstructed views, and the price reflected that, but not Sec 2. So I was very disappointed by that.

But it was a fun night.

[lfdianne]

I loved the show, my second time seeing the band. However I have seen their Glastonbury and Scotland festival shows this summer on the net plus heard the Sweden set. So I feel a bit cheated, not hearing Lost, Shiver and (how could they leave this one out) Violet Hill! More songs from the 2nd album than Viva La Vida!?! But Everythings Not Lost was so sweet and Charlie Brown was killer (twice). Same with Every Teardrop! As i type this I am waiting to see and tape the guys on Jimmy Kimmel so it will be weird to hear 2 songs on TV that I just saw live. It was worth $100 to see Coldplay in probably the smallest venue they will play (or have played in years). It was like a private party!

[caljam]

here's my review!

i just have to repeat it! the crowd sucked!!! i was up the whole time since that Jay-Z was playing. i think i made the people next to me leave. they left after 3 songs and never came back. i was there rocking out and singing the whole time! met another coldplayer. awesome. yellow strawberry i think she was

the show was amazing! Charlie Brown live is GREAT! and getting to hear it twice is even better! same goes for ETIAW!

and i met WILL!!!! we got lucky. a bunch of coldplayers were going to meet at Bjs so my friend that goes to UCLA was walking us there and right as we were passing by they were putting barricades up. i convinced my friends to stay. after about an 1 hour, 2 black SUV's rolled up and we freaked out. i'm pretty sure i saw phil too, i yelled for him but he didn't come over. i also saw matt mcginn and yelled for him but he didn't come over. so finally Will comes out. i'm convinced he didn't noticed us standing there. my friend was like "that's fucking Will". i couldn't see him for awhile. then he opened the door to get into his SUV. i knew instantly that it was Will!! so i started yelling "Will! Will! Will!" and he closed the door and came over. everyone said that because of us he came over! he loved my friends jacket "nice jacket, no one ever makes Guy's jacket". to me "nice jacket". we took a pic that i posted and he signed my 2 tickets and i brought my CP Live 2003 which he signed too. nice guy!

my only complaint is that most of the people didn't even really know Will or of Will. they were hoping for chris because no one yelled at all until I yelled and everyone yelled. someone was yelling Guy Guy Guy and i was like shut up that is NOT Guy . anyways according to security Chris left really soon after the concert to meet up with Gwyneth. and like i said there were 2 SUV's. as Will was signing for us they got into the other one and left. security said "Will was the distraction". not sure if that true or not.

EPIC NIGHT!

[gotcheese2768]

Wow what an amazing show!! The crowd like everyone said was lame.

I was actually the first person in line for the Priority Access tickets, showed up between 12:30-1. Tickets were handed out in a semi random order. I had amazing seats! It was more luck of the draw because there were people sitting near me that were way back in the line. But no complaints here because it was FREE!! I had originally bought tickets through Ticketmaster and sold them when I got the free pass, and the free ones were many times better than the ones I paid for.

The show was amazing, My girlfriend and I were the only ones standing and dancing the whole time in our section. I had my Colplay cherry popped and it was amazing. One of the better concerts I've ever been too. It's been a crazy week for me. Went to LA rising (Rage against the machine, Muse, Rise against) 4 days before too. What a week, Saved the best for last thats for sure. Still buzzing about it!

[Aaronkv]

So here's my detailed concert review. First, I was wearing my VLV blue shirt and a fedora hat, so in case anyone saw me. Our seats were Sec. 9, it was a little bit to the right of the stage but nonetheless, smack dab in the middle of the venue. Perfect! I actually was singing out loud and proud to all of the songs. People around me were actually pretty cool enough not to be rude and do stupid stuff during the show. I was standing for most of it, except for the slower songs where I try to sit and maybe rest my voice as well. A good handful of people around me were standing around and was enjoying the concert. However, I noticed that most of the people around the venue were seating down and didn't seem into the songs, especially the non-single ones. Even the ones in the pit didn't seem all that lively. What a shame. Loved that they played Everything's Not Lost. I remember when they pulled out their big drums for VLV, my mom was able to notice it and point it out to me and tell me what they're gonna play. Was actually proud of her for that. Was surprised they didn't play Violet Hill. Still not a big fan of God Put A Smile Upon Your Face. Fix You is still shiver inducing. From my perspective, it was a great concert, maybe minus the crowd but I didn't give much care about them as I wasn't there to see them

[y3110w]

Loved every minute of the show. I'm sad that it's over. However, the crowd was lame except for us coldplayers. ha ha. In one of my videos taken during "Us Against the World" you can actually hear a guy booing. Can you believe that?!?!?

[sweetbliss8]

A few other comments about last night. It could have been so much better.

LA crowds always suck but this was a new low. Coldplay deserves more.

To me, Coldplay evened the score by playing Every Teardrop and Charlie Brown twice. So they had to move those two songs up in the set to tape the Kimmel segment. They were great then. Replace them different songs at the end of the set.

After the great encore that included Rehab-->Fix You...

Chris: "Everybody have time for one more?" Audience: Uproarious applause (even for this lame audience. That's how good Fix You was) Chris: "You'll have to forget the fact that you just heard us play it for Jimmy Kimmel." Audience literally deflates and begins filing out.

They're better showmen than that. I was disappointed by the audience and the band.

[chicagopepper]

Last night's concert was just unbelievable. I'll start from the beginning...

12:30pm- We get there, find parking, and we're on our way to go buy our parking pass, but a nice man asks if we wanted to buy his all day parking pass for $9 since we were going to buy one anyways. Good luck right when we got there because parking is usually $18. So we walk over to the tennis center location and we are the first ones there! We had no idea where to stand in line for the Priority access tickets so we just kind of hung out in front of the main entrance. My friend and I decided to go take a walk around the venue to see if we find anyone. We found a good location to see the sound check where you could see the whole stage and stadium for that matter which would later get blocked off a bit. We kept walking but we didn't see anything too interesting. We start off back to go join my sister and brother in line at the main entrance because it's really hot walking around. When we get back there's still no one else there and we're all hungry so my sister and brother go get us food.

2:30pm-While my sister and brother go get food my friend and I decide to try to find out where we have to line up. No one is telling us anything but we keep seeing them carrying around signs that pertain to where we have to stand, but when we ask one of the men carrying one they don’t know anything. Finally a guy comes up to us and asks us what info is it that we are exactly seeking and he told us where we had to stand finally! But he said like 4 people had just lined up. We were the first ones there and we were standing in the wrong spot the whole time. It's okay though...the seats of the first 4 people and ours weren't that much of a big difference location-wise.

3:00pm- My sister and brother are back with food! So my friend and I eat and then I hear what appears to be a sound check since it was ETIAW and it sounded live...but when we get to the spot we had found earlier we see there's no one from Coldplay on stage sound checking but just the roadies setting up. I did see Matt McGinn setting up.

4:00pm- This next hour is spent waiting, waiting, and more waiting, well the whole time was waiting. We go to the restroom and when I come back I see that some Coldplayers were asking for me. I was kind of nervous to go say hi to you guys at first...but then picked up some courage and went over there. You guys are all very lovely and nice by the way. It was pretty cool meeting you guys Jason, Dianne, Tracey, Kelly, and I don't remember catching any more names...but nevertheless anyone who I met there was great! Oh and Dianne's daughter called us Coldplay-geeks. It's cool, I don't mind.

5:00pm- My friend Wendy and I decide to go walk around the soccer fields(which is where we are lined up) and when we get back to the line I ask my friend if she'd like to go take another walk around the tennis center...my Coldplay senses must have been tingling because when we got to the spot we had found earlier...I see a man sitting at the drumset with a hat and the type of shirt Will would wear...I had trouble seeing now because they had blocked off the area a bit with a fence so I had to be standing on the tips of my toes. I see Jason and ask him if he thinks that man is Will, and he believes it is too. I decide to just stand on the fence to get a better view and I see the whole band down there sound checking. They sound checked ETIAW, Charlie Brown, In My Place, and Hurts Like Heaven. Poor Will, he had a towel on his head for half the time because the sun was hitting them all directly in the face. Chris said sorry to everyone, cause I'm sure he knew we were out there listening , and he said they must go now because it was really hot. But that was enough for me just seeing them finally in over two years with my own eyes. It was even worth my feet and legs hurting from standing on that fence.

6:00pm.-We get back in line with my brother who was saving our spot, and the line is getting quite large now...by 6:15 it was really long. They must have given out many tickets. I'm not sure the exact time they started giving us our tix but we finally get them and my friend and I are in section 10, row 11, seats 1 and 2, and my brother and sister got Section 7, Row 5. I was at the center, and my sister had a bit of a side view but both our locations were great since it was a tiny venue. We were so happy to finally be in there. So we were waiting for a while just sitting there talking.

7:00pm-We decide to go walk around the venue and see if they are selling any Coldplay merchandise but we asked a worker there and they said no merchandise was being sold anywhere in or near the venue. So afterwards we went to the restroom, we were going to go to the one downstairs but we decided to use the one upstairs instead since it was closer. Bad mistake. We still took a trip downstairs afterwards only for me to bump into another friend who was also there and she told me that I just missed Coldplay passing by literally like a minute beforehand. I was very sad at that moment…if I had just gotten there a little quicker!! She told me she didn’t speak to them but that they were just using the restroom downstairs real quick and then left real quickly, but that they were literally just five feet away from her. Ah…you guys can imagine my frustration with myself at that point. She got it on video too. I’m happy that she got to see them so close but I just wish I had been there too. She told me that Chris and Guy are even better looking in person…she’s definitely a fangirl of them now I think. I went back to my seat now and I saw Miller passing by so I yelled his name and said hello and waved hello as well.

8:00pm-It was now almost show time but I was looking around the venue and I saw a couple of familiar faces. Dan the soundman in his sound location on the floor, I’m pretty sure I saw Vicky Taylor walking around in a black dress, and Matt was still on stage setting up of course(It seemed to me like he was up there working the most) and I also saw Hoppy working up there. My friend and I decided we would go say hi after the show to Dan. So finally it’s 8:20 and I think they delayed the start a bit to wait until everyone got to their seats because it was still pretty empty at 8pm , well anyways, the show finally starts around that time and it was just amazing! I had such a great time jumping and singing along to the music. I just couldn’t believe I was seeing Coldplay again, well I can believe it cause it happened of course but ah…it was just so incredible. I get this feeling every time I see them. I thought they sounded great, and they looked to be enjoying it for the most part, but I have to say that the crowd was pretty lame. My friend and I stood the whole time of course and I didn’t care that the people behind me couldn’t see. I was not going to lessen my fun by sitting just for their benefit, they could have stood too. Anyways, everyone stood up only for Viva La Vida, but the ladies next to me were great and so were a few people around in my section, they were clapping and singing along the whole time as well and mostly standing. They performed Charlie Brown and ETIAW twice so I heard those two songs a total of 3 times that day including the sound check. I love those two songs so it wasn’t that big of a deal but I was really hoping to hear Shiver this time. Maybe next time I suppose. Also I thought Charlie Brown was better the second time around since more people were more into it and jumping than the recorded version. I recorded only two videos but they aren’t that great because I didn’t have a zoom option. They sound good though. My brother took some pictures as well but they aren’t like close up. The highlights of songs for me personally were Life Is For Living, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, and Viva La Vida. Well Viva La Vida is my favorite song so that’s self explanatory, and I just love Life is For Living so much. It’s such a nice song, and I never really thought I’d get to ever hear it live. As for GPASUYF, I just think it sounds amazing the way they play it now, it’s so energetic, and it just sounds incredible. It’s definitely my favorite version. Chris threw his guitar really high in the air this time at the end; I was actually afraid that it might break. Those were highlights but really Coldplay’s whole performance was just all around great for me. They had not fireworks in this show but they did have the confetti. Jimmy Kimmel also made an appearance for his tv show and was just explaining some things. He also jested at Chris though by saying that we understood nothing of which Chris had just explained to us. I understood everything Chris had said! Also during the show Chris said something about them being happy they finally got back to LA after 2 and a half years…and he also complimented the crowd about being great singers and that maybe that was the reason LA is known for all their talent…but I think he was just being nice to be honest…the crowd wasn’t that great like mentioned earlier. So anyways yes I had a fantastic time throughout the show just enjoying myself seeing my favorite band performing again and I can’t wait to see them again!

10:00pm- The concert ended around 10 something and here’s the thing I hadn’t mentioned earlier during my review for the actual concert…I had seen the back of Phil’s head next to Dan during the concert. I was pretty sure it was him just by his hairstyle, so I told my friend that I really want to go down there and meet him after the concert. Phil however left during one of the songs in the middle of the concert and I thought that was it for that idea but he returned about a song or two later. We waited until the last song ended and Coldplay did their bows, we grabbed our stuff, and headed towards the direction where Phil was. We quickly ran on the seats of people as it was easier than going all the way around and it was convenient because everyone was still standing. Once we were in the main aisle we saw that a mean security lady we had seen earlier was blocking one of the ways to get to Phil so we took another way very quickly. We were DETERMINED! So we finally got to Phil but he was talking to a couple; therefore I just waited patiently, and then they asked me to take a picture of them and so of course I did. Phil was about to turn around buy I asked him if I could please have a picture as well. He told me I could! We talked for a like a minute before he took the picture and he was telling me that it seemed that the bigger fans were in the back rather than the front, but I told him yeah that’s true but that I still had a great time nonetheless. He also agreed with me that the show was amazing. At that time I was just so happy that I was meeting him. I was kind of embarrassed though because my voice was kind of gone from all the singing and screaming during the show but he understood. He said he had to go so we took our picture and we shook hands. He was so nice! He’s also very tall and even more handsome in person as well. I was just so surprised that that encounter had just happened! It definitely made the night even better than it already was! My friend took the picture with her camera so I don’t have it to show but I will post it as soon as I have it! Wendy (my friend) and I quickly went to go get some confetti from the pit and we grabbed as much as our arms could carry because my sister had my bag. I saw my brother and sister soon afterwards back up on the seats and I went to join them and free my arms of things. Then Wendy and I realized we forgot to say hi to Dan in our excitement of seeing Phil and he was still in his sound place but the same mean security guard didn’t let us go down there to say hi to him and made us leave. Well my night had already been made with Phil, and the only thing that could beat it now was to meet the rest of Coldplay, but that unfortunately did not happen this time…but I hope it will someday! I saw the other Coldplayers that I mentioned earlier on my way out, and I talked to Dianne and Tracey for a bit on the way to the parking lot. I’m really happy that you guys made eye contact with Will, saw Jonny’s amazing smile, and got a wave from Chris. It was really nice meeting you two.

So that’s my review, sorry for it being lengthy but I warned you guys at the beginning. Sorry for the lack of updates yesterday as well; I didn’t want my battery running out in case of an emergency or something since I was there practically there all day yesterday and had no way of charging it. Well it was such a fantastic day yesterday and the whole ride home I was just in a daze and replaying everything that had happened in my head. I’m still very happy today, and I can’t wait until the next time I get to relive something like this all over again! Thanks for reading if you somehow stuck all the way to the end.

[iduran20]

My review?.....exactly what Dianne said! (And Dianne, your kids are so adorable it's ridiculous.

What wasn't cool? Just completely missing many of the coldplayers on the boards here.....Julie!! I was so exhausted from my flight from Chicago. I was catching up with my longtime friend from LA, jabbering like crazy and suddenly it was time to go in and I'd missed meeting/talking to some of the CPers So Julie, another show for sure!!!

What was cool: Coming up on Guy, with security, on the way to the bathrooms hidden in the tunnel. Of course it was so unexpected I could only tell him about being excited for the show. He stopped and acted like he was going to wait for a split second so what do I do? Say "thanks again for the show, we're really looking forward to it" turn and just leave him!!!! So he replies " thanks, we are too" at me as I'm scurrying down the stairs!.... ..am I the BIGGEST idiot around? ( I did have to pee pretty bad) I was afraid Dianne and Tracy would think I was making it up- but her Hubbies subsequent urinal experience trumps them all.

Overall, good times on the Coldplaying trail, as always.

[kspillers2]

My review, but before hand would like to say Thank-You to a friend who I'm sure will remain a lifetime friend all due to a little Brittish band. Dianne and her family graciously invited me to stay with her and pick me up from the airport, and this only knowing me for alittle more than 2 years. I felt part of the family as soon as we spent about 5 minutes together, so Thank-You!!!

The couple of weeks visiting the L.A. thread, chatting with people that were going was exciting and then finally getting to meet some of them. Jason, Julie had VIP and kept keeping in touch with us through Dianne about the goings on behind the curtains, there was wine involved with every text Jason sent

Jason is a wonderful, happy guy, who was fun to be around, and makes you laugh!!!

Julie's heartwarming story concerning her child and the Mini Cooper that traveled the Viva La Vida shows has stuck with me since I first heard about it and saw the pics, she is a wonderful person who I am so glad to have gotten to know.

Imelda was such a sweetie, she was so shy when she walked up to us to say hello, and I am so glad she did, she was able to meet Phil and that was a great thing!!!

Kelly, well along with being an absolute beauty, she was so energetic, a fantastic dancer, and I looked like such a nerd dancing next to her, but we DID HAVE IT GOING ON and REPRESENTED CPERs ACROSS THE WORLD

I hadn't eaten and was startved so Dianne and I left our spot in line to go hunt for something for me, and I sat down in the UCLA's food court with a chicken sandwich and proceeded to eat about 3 bites, only to get a texted from Jason saying the boy's were now soundchecking.... Dianne said "Take it with you"...Hell no I dumped it all in the trash and we bolted across campus to reach them doing soundcheck. I tried to squeeze in, but there were too many people so I went around to the back and was able to peeked thru the slats in the netting and see them.

We headed back to the line and sat for another hour and then they let us in, there was a girl in front of me that was denied access due to the bar code not matching her name... I sure hope they let her in, she most likely was scammed

We headed in got our wristbands to drink, and ended up going down a sidewalk to find bathrooms, Kelly who had gone ahead and found them, came up to us and said she met Matt and Guy, and that the bathrooms were past the security guard. We all walked up to the guard and asked to use the bathrooms and she was very nice to let us go.

As Dianne and I waited our turn for the bathroom, here comes Miller, I spoke out and said "Hello Miller" and he smiled, said "Hello"and walked past with someone heading to the stage. Diannes hubby, Mitch, casually said he was in the mens room with Guy, whatever happened in there, will remain His Story and his alone, we never asked for details.

I overheard 2 security guards state the Band was coming out in 2 minutes, so we waited for Dianne to emerge from the bathroom and we walked up to the top, so we wouldn't be in the way of them coming out.

Then they emerged, legs first were all we saw Chris, Guy, Will and Jonny looked our way and waved and were saying hello to us, they were going to meet the Head of the Grammy Folks and recieve some kind of trinket from them.

They headed back towards us, and I have got to say Jonny had the most incredible smile and was so happy looking, as well as Guy who had a huge grin on his face as if he had just scored one of those toy's in the claw machines

YES, WILL turned his head as we were cheering them and WILL made eye CONTACT with Dianne, it was so obvious, and made her night!!!! Chris smiled ever so big and waved and then did the thumbs up, I would like to say he did that for me, since I yelled his name, but I didn't get eye contact like Dianne did, so maybe he did it for me, he just couldn't spot me due to Dianne being nearly 6ft tall and in my way

Time for a drink!!!!!!!

Found our seats, took a bunch of pics of the stage, almost cried knowing the arch next to the stage totally blocked Chris's sitting at the piano for me. Got pics of the roadies, Bash, Miller, Matt, and Hoppy, will post later.

Ended up sitting farther away, but still great seats, and Diannes 12 yr old daughter and friend on one side and Kelly and friend on the other side, made for some great dancing and singing!!

The Lady in front of me got a bonk across the side of her head from me :accidentally" while I was pulling off a Chrissy dance move, but it did lead to her standing from there on out, and getting into it, so I can say I helped her "Get in the Mood".

THE CROWD SUCKED.................. and all of us from the boards didn't sit together, but where ever we were we made it known we were all there representing, and had a great time never the less.

I have to say Chris had to sense the feeling of non Connection from most of the audience. Chris and Co. gave a great performance, strong, and entertaining, BUT his connection just never surfaced, the banter with his boy's on stage, down to his fuck-ups that we have all come to love, he messed his lines up once and just kept going, never acknowledging he messed up.

The start of the piano bit to Viva, we tried the 5 of us to start the Viva Ohhhh's, but nobody joined in, it was sad. The crowd perked up when it started, and again with Fix You, at least our whole section was loud. Phil told someone all the fans were located in the back this time, so he noticed how the crowd was as well.

Jason, Julie, Dianne and her son and friend and myself all went to BJ's for pizza and chat, and had a great time, until Erick texted Dianne about meeting and getting a pic with Will Her tiredness and dry contacts took the wind out of her sails!!! I tried comforting her saying she MADE eye contact with Will, but I would have felt the same way if it had been Chris who was out doing the autographs and pics, so I felt her pain. By no means was she a Debbie Downer after this, just pissed she missed him, but very happy for Erick, as we all were.

One of the best get togethers overall that I could have experienced!!!!!!!!

[MartinFan]

What an incredible show and well worth the whirlwind trip from DC to LA. It was so great making new friends and sharing the experience with fellow CPers Jason, Dianne, Tracey, Kelly, and Imelda. What a wonderful group of fans. HIGHLIGHTS - Getting a chance to see and hear the guys after a two year wait - Venue...intimate, under the stars on a beautiful night - Sound was amazingly crisp, vivid, energetic and loud!!!!! - The new material sounded incredible and infectious so much so we needed double doses of Every Teardrop and Charlie Brown - Spending the day with Jason, what a fun and great person and true Coldplay fan - Getting a moment to talk with Vickie and Miller and showing them photos of themselves with Ryan's MINI - Jason and I sharing a drink with some virgin Coldplay concert goers and educating them on the all things Coldplay - Being smothered under three feet of streamers and confetti - Not having to wait months after getting tickets...thank you Jason!!! - Being just feet from four incredibly handsome and talented Brits - The new material and the classics...nothing beats GPSAYF and Politik live and loud LOWLIGHTS - Having Lost, Violet Hill and Shiver dropped due to the Kimmel Show ( I've been waiting since 2005 to hear Shiver live - The crowd

The UCLA show was one to remember and I feel so fortunate to have been able to go and share the VIP experience with Jason. Thank you Jason!!! I hope as the LP5 tour takes off that I'll have many more opportunities to meet more fans from the board and share the sights and sounds of the best band in the world!!!

[jbarry5503]

Media Reviews

For such a middle-of-the-road rock band, Coldplay sure is polarizing. To some, they're the catchiest, warmest, most comforting band on the planet, whose endlessly singable choruses, magnetic personalities and easy structures are a testament to the beauty of Shaker simplicity. To others, each lonely Chris Martin wail is an argument for punk rock in its most brutal form as a way to wash away the gooeyness. And for this latter group, there's no more fitting venue in the city for the band than the Los Angeles Tennis Center.

A performance to benefit the Grammy Foundation and sponsored by two phone companies (the coverage at the tennis club was great!), Coldplay gigged in Westwood on Wednesday in advance of its Lollapalooza performance Friday in Chicago, and offered a set of its sing-along classics and new music from its forthcoming, as-yet-untitled fifth studio album -- as well as a cover of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab."

What was the crowd like? Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel captured it perfectly when he jumped onstage to introduce the band for a forthcoming episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (Coldplay was definitely multitasking the launch of the new album on Wednesday night): "There are a lot of white people here. It makes me nervous," he said, to huge laughter and applause from the Grammy supporters and lucky Coldplay fans who filled the outdoor stadium.

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Coldplay at L.A. Tennis Center @ U.C.L.A.: With a fifth album to be released in October, Coldplay is in warm-up mode for its upcoming slate of festival appearances (including Lollapalooza this weekend), and this intimate benefit for the Grammy Music in the Schools program served as the perfect way to introduce some of the new material to a national TV audience via Jimmy Kimmel Live. The band’s publicists asked me not to “review” the show, as it isn’t the full-blown version they’ll be touring behind after the new record comes out, but it’s hard not to get caught up in the group’s beaming joy and Chris Martin’s perpetual eagerness to please. Opening up with the same “MX” (which has been called the abbreviated title track of the new album) into “Hurts Like Heaven” that they performed at their recent knockout Glastonbury set, spiked with Jonny Buckland’s chiming riffs, Guy Berryman’s elastic, cushioning bass and Will Champion’s pummeling percussion, Coldplay showcased five new songs in all, including the already classic single, “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,” and “Charlie Brown,” both of which were taped for telecast later that evening. “Major Minus,” another Glastonbury selection, with its Stones-y “Sympathy for the Devil”-like “ooo-ooos” and admonition, “Be careful where you stand,” appears to be yet one more standout from the new album. Pulling out all the confetti stops, Martin was in particularly supple form for sing-alongs on faves like “Yellow,” “In My Place,” “The Scientist,” “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face,” “Politik” and a particularly propulsive “Viva La Vida,” with Champion pounding a kettle drum and ringing a bell. Martin introduced one more new cut in “Us Against the World,” alone on acoustic guitar, while pulling out a pair of rare Parachutes chestnuts in “Everything’s Not Lost” and the hidden track “Life Is for Living.” There were reprises of both “Charlie Brown” and a closing “Every Teardrop,” just in case, but the highlight of the night found Martin segueing from a show-stopping “Clocks” into a seemingly impromptu solo piano tribute to Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab,” softly intoning the “no, no, no” chorus that elicited audible gasps and even some sobbing before leading into a particularly poignant—and sadly ironic—“Fix You.” It was a show for die-hard Coldplay fans, and while it wasn’t about to convert the non-believer, for those of us who see them as the next great live rock band, it offered a tantalizing glimpse into what promises to be a very eventful new era. Finishing with a deep bow to the audience, the band members still seem exhilarated by the rapturous response, even in this obviously truncated format. Between apologizing for playing some songs twice and repeatedly thanking us for showing up, Chris Martin remains a charismatic, yet vulnerable, master of ceremonies who unabashedly wears his heart on his sleeve and seems honestly grateful we allow him to do so. Don’t consider this a critique, just a progress report on one of the last great hopes of rock. We look forward to catching up again real soon.

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