23 September 2005: Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX, USA
From WikiColdplay
Setlist
- Square One
- Politik
- Yellow
- God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
- Speed Of Sound
- Low
- Don’t Panic
- Everything’s Not Lost
- White Shadows
- The Scientist
- ’Til Kingdom Come
- Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash Cover)
- Don’t Panic
- Clocks
- Talk
Encore - Swallowed In The Sea
- In My Place
- Fix You
Reviews
DALLAS - Ethereal, misty, pretty music ruled Friday night at Smirnoff Music Centre where the double bill starred English pop band Coldplay and Los Angeles indie-popsters Rilo Kiley. Both acts fall into the "wouldn't hurt a fly" category: Their dreamy, innocuous pop couldn't offend anyone. Inoffensiveness is ordinarily not a point of pride in the world of rock, and it's true that this lush, droning stuff threatened to get monotonous, especially in the case of openers Rilo Kiley. But both acts performed with intelligence and sensitivity, and that had to be a good thing.
Even better: The show was an unqualified sellout, one of the few this summer, with an audience heavy on couples and musicians, including Tim DeLaughter, plus Kelly Clarkson and Graham Colton (who are dating and who have also been touring together, although Clarkson happily confided that she was taking a month off and had also attended the Oasis concert Thursday).
Although it's likely that Coldplay singer Chris Martin's high-profile marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow may have sold a ticket or two, it's still heartwarming to see two such delicate bands attract a sellout crowd.
Rilo Kiley has a sweet, hippie-ish quality, exemplified by their homemade-looking backdrop -- "Rilo Kiley" written in white letters on a black vinyl panel, with petals encircling the dot over each i.
Lead singer Jenny Lewis wore a flowery dress and played guitar, sometimes with rather rudimentary skill. With guitarist Blake Sennett and bassist Pierre de Reeder frenetically strumming behind her, the tableau had an odd robotic quality, looking from a distance like the animatronic Country Bears at Disneyland.
Coldplay's show was a lot more sophisticated, with a huge fencelike arc onto which were projected numbers, images and broad swaths of brilliant color.
Opening with Square One, the first track from its recent CD X&Y, the quartet appeared as dramatic silhouettes, with Martin bending sideways as he sang, then skipping around the stage, lifting his arms and raising his head high and doing his very best for the dual causes of falsetto singing and overall eccentricity.
Source: dfw.com
After 5th row center a few weeks ago at the Garden - sitting directly behind Diddy! - you wouldn't have thought things could get any better.
Well, last night at Smirnoff this magical band proved that they can consistently deliver a performance that encapsulates energy, emotion and great music. Starting with "Square One" to ending with "Fix you," the band interspersed the optimal blend of stadium rock with personal ballads. They proved no worse for the wear after a long tour and Chris' recent sore throat.
One noticeable difference was Chris as a little more personal in New York than last night. You have to accept, however, that the Big Apple does bring the best out of you!
The early exit of some of the crowd last night also was a bit disappointing for my adopted home town. It was they who lost, however, in missing the incredible encore of "Swallowed in the Sea," "In My Place." and "Fix You." The entire show again showcased the wide range of talent amongst all four as they moved between cuts from "X&Y" and "A Rush of Blood to the Head," while "Yellow" was the lone track from "Parachutes."
Looking forward to their return to the States - it can't be too soon...
[Thanks David]
