06 September 2008: Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
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Setlist
- Life In Technicolor
- Violet Hill
- Clocks
- In My Place
- Speed Of Sound
- Cemeteries Of London
- Chinese Sleep Chant
- 42
- Fix You
- Strawberry Swing
- Talk (partial - techno version)
- God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (partial - techno version)
- The Hardest Part (piano - Chris)
- Postcards From Far Away (piano instrumental)
- Viva La Vida
- Lost!
- The Scientist (acoustic)
- Death Will Never Conquer (acoustic - Will singing)
- Viva La Vida (remix interlude)
First Encore - Politik including Gnossienne n° 1 (Erik Satie Cover - Piano)
- Lovers In Japan
- Death And All His Friends
Second Encore - Yellow
- The Escapist
Photos
Photos from this show can be found at Coldplaying.com in the Gallery thread for Barcelona. http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1523
Fan Reviews
All fan reviews have been submitted to us by the members of Coldplaying.com[1], unless stated otherwise.
it was an amazing gig. while waiting for the doors to be opened, we heard the soundcheck, and it rained a bit, the match started half an hour or so before the doors opened, and many football supporters were around our queue... they even made a bell sound just 10 mins before to get to the PALAU.
i attended to Albert H ammond Jr part, and the grades and stand area were almost 1/3 of the local capacity, albert part was a bit short in my opinion and he talked few.
Chris and co came in 10 mins later and was pretty fun and nice that chris tried to speak spanish in some parts.
the most amazing moment was when they left the stage and went down running to arrive to some grades, that were "close" to mine and they sung there, that was just great.
I had liked a lot the magic balls thing, specially when it was up and down.
Daryl got me a butterfly, orange one thanks a lot for that
i didn't liked the fact that they didn't do 2 encores but was fun how chris justified that by saying: No quiero ir a Madrid andando. and we i wanted that they had gaved some autographs for half an hour or so.
it was amazing
i wonder how the concert was yesterday in Madrid, i'd like to had attended both shows.
was cool also that while we waited for their appereance on the stage, it was sounding the Danube Blue, and so everybody clapped with the music.
even chris said that he had never seen a so cool audience, and we all sung together all the song and he even mentioned that saying that we are good singers.
on the stage-b, where they all played together i didn't recognized some songs at first, it was GPASUYF
great great great great great concert.
btw my dad saw chris taking some bag that someone left on the stage near them. i wonder who did it and what does it contains.
[ariadnasquire]
Media Reviews
Coldplay watch Cole play
A TEAM of Englishmen put in a cracking performance in Barcelona on Saturday – and left with the screams of a delighted crowd ringing in their ears.
But they weren’t playing on a football pitch.
It was CHRIS MARTIN’s COLDPLAY — not FABIO CAPELLO’s England — who hit top form in Spain.
This was despite Coldplay postponing their show for an hour so they could watch JOE COLE and Co play.
The band were at the city’s Palau Sant Jordi arena right next door to the Olympic Stadium where England started their World Cup qualifying campaign.
But holding up their show to watch England’s drab match didn’t dampen their spirits. While England stuttered to a win against minnows Andorra, the rockers’ victorious outing was far more convincing.
A source revealed: “The band were chuffed when they realised they were playing next to the England match and had to get tickets. They even postponed their show by an hour so they could watch the game.
“But when they did get on stage, their performance kicked England’s into touch.”
Many fans deserted the World Cup qualifying match after a goal-less first half to catch their rock idols’ gig. But they were unaware they did not need to rush, as the band were also taking in the football.
And when the show finally did start, Coldplay received a louder reception than any of the football stars.
Fans must have been saving their voices because rock anthem Viva La Vida sparked a far louder singalong than the national anthem nearby.
And Chris told the Spanish crowd: “Thanks for putting up with all the England fans today.”
The band’s world tour — which hits the UK in December — is really flying now and Saturday’s gig was simply superb.
With their all-conquering Viva La Vida album breaking records around the globe, they have been hailed the world’s biggest band.
Joke
But backstage in Barcelona, Chris said he was only keeping the crown warm for BONO.
He joked: “It’s only because U2 delayed putting their album out.”
And he put their incredible success down to a change in music fans’ taste — and said people are choosing substance over style again.
Chris added: “It doesn’t matter now whether music is cool or not. People will buy it if they like it.”
Coldplay entertained the crowd with flair and passion, so at least some English fans left Barcelona having watched their heroes at the top of their game.
But if you watched the less inspiring performance from the football stars next door then don’t worry, it could be worse.
You could have lost to Macedonia.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle1659580.ece
Coldplay arrasa con un concierto apoteósico en Barcelona
Barcelona. (EFE).- Hacía tres años que Coldplay no visitaba Barcelona en concierto, exceptuando el exclusivo del pasado 17 de mayo en el Espacio Movistar, y eso se ha notado en el concierto que la banda de rock ha ofrecido hoy ante sus seguidores, que han aprovechado la oportunidad y han respondido masivamente. Seguir leyendo noticia Después de su paso por Alemania y Francia en el tour de presentación de su cuarto disco, 'Viva la Vida and Death or All His Friends', el cuarteto británico, con Albert Hammond Jr. como telonero, ha realizado un concierto apoteósico de unas dos horas que ha cubierto las espectativas de sus fervientes 'fans'.
En un Palau Sant Jordi digno de las mejores veladas, el vocalista del grupo, Chris Martin, ha entrado a escena con más de diez minutos de retraso pero con ganas de demostrar que ha desaparecido el fantasma de U2, y que las voces que afirmaban que sería un grupo de éxito de poco tiempo se van desvaneciendo.
El vocalista del cuarteto ha aparecido tras unas gasas negras que cubrían el escenario y con la chaqueta característica de esta gira, y el sonido de Coldplay ha cubierto el Palau Sant Jordi, unido casi en sincronía con las voces de todos los asistentes.
La banda de rock británica ha empezado con el inicio clásico de esta gira, la instrumental 'Live in Technicolor', y el público ha empezado su entrega continuada al grupo británico con el grito de los miles de seguidores que han abarrotado el recinto y que han ido al concierto predispuestos a disfrutar de una velada inigualable.
Sin tregua, ha llegado el primer momento importante de la noche con 'Violet Hill', una de las canciones más aclamadas del cuarto disco de la banda liderada por Martin, 'Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends', título inspirado en un cuadro homónimo de Frida Kahlo.
Tras ésta, el saludo en catalán de Martin con un perfecto 'Bona nit' (buenas noches), y sin dejar lugar a dudas que han venido a Barcelona con ganas de arrasar, Coldplay ha entonado los primeros acordes de uno de sus temas más célebres, 'Clocks', de su segundo álbum 'A Rush of Blood to the Head'.
De este disco también han interpretado 'God Put a Smile on Your Face', lejos del escenario y arrinconados en un lateral, exprimiendo las ganas de conectar con el público hasta el extremo para no dejar ninguna duda de que el sello Coldplay está penetrando en el público barcelonés.
Martin no se ha quedado aquí, ya que durante todo el recital ha conectado con el público sin descanso, moviéndose de un lado para otro, gustándose y gustando a unos seguidores que, para no quedarse atrás, se han entregado a las melodías del grupo británico, ante lo que el vocalista sólo ha podido decir que había "un público increíble".
Durante la velada, la banda ha repasado hasta ocho de los diez temas de 'Viva la Vida', un disco que Coldplay quería que tuviera una duración de 45 minutos, conscientes de que los jóvenes de hoy en día no tienen mucho tiempo y suelen escuchar la música en solitario.
La rotunda 'Viva la vida', 'Chinese Sleep Chant', '42', 'Lost', la acústica 'Strawberry Swing', han sido algunas de las canciones del último álbum visitadas en el concierto, y que los seguidores han entonado como si fueran clásicos de la banda.
En un concierto de estas magnitudes no podían faltar canciones que ya se han convertido en hitos de la banda de Martin, como 'Yellow', 'Fix You' o 'Speed of Sound', tres temas que los seguidores de Coldplay han deletreado hasta quedar sin voz.
Tras este concierto, Coldplay actuará mañana en el Palacio de Deportes de Madrid, también con las entradas agotadas, para acabar el paso por España de la gira de presentación del disco que publicaron hace tres meses.
Coldplay devastates with a tremendous concert in Barcelona.
it's been 3 years since the last time that coldplay visited Barcelona, except for the past may 17th exclusive show at Espacio Movistar, and this has been noticed in the show that the rock band did today in front of their fans, which responded in a great way
After their shows in Germany and France where they were presenting their lastest album, 'Viva la Vida and Death or All His Friends', the british quartet, with Albert Hammond Jr. as opening act, made a great show which in 2 hours filled the expectations of their fervert fans.
In a Palau Sant Jordi as in its best nights, the singer of the band, Chris Martin, went to the stage more than 10 minutes later but looking forward to show that the U2's ghost has been dissapeared, and that the voices which said that coldplay would be a short time success band, are waning.
The frontman appeared behind some black ¿¿ fabrics?? which were covering the stage and with the typical jacket of this tour, and the sound of Coldplay covered the Palau Sant Jordi, joined almost in synchrony with the fans' voices.
The british rock band started the show with the classical start in this tour, with the instrumental 'Live in Technicolor'. Later, it came the first important moment of the night, with "violet hill", one of the most popular songs of the band's 4th record, "Viva la vida or death and all his friends", which title was inspired in a Frida Kahlo's painting.
After that song, Chris Martin said hi in catalán, with a perfect "Bona nit" (good evening). Then the band played one of their most successful songs, "Clocks" of their 2nd album, A rush of blood to the head".
from this album, they also performed 'God Put a Smile on Your Face', far from the stage in a side of the venue.
During the show, the band played eight of the 10 songs of Viva la vida, a record which the band wanted to have a lenght og 45 minutes.
The big "Viva la vida", 'Chinese Sleep Chant', '42', 'Lost', the acoustic 'Strawberry Swing', have been some of the songs of the last record performed at the show... and which the fans sang as these would be coldplay's classic songs
In a concert of this importance, couldn't be absent some of the coldplay's milestones, as Yellow, Fix You or Speed of Sound... songs that the coldplay fans sang until they almost lost their voices
En un concierto de estas magnitudes no podían faltar canciones que ya se han convertido en hitos de la banda de Martin, como 'Yellow', 'Fix You' o 'Speed of Sound', tres temas que los seguidores de Coldplay han deletreado hasta quedar sin voz.
After the show, Coldplay will perform tomorrow at the Palacio de deportes in Madrid, with sold out tickets, to finish their spanish visit, promoting the album that they released 3 months ago.
[translated by Lore]
