10 July 2009: The Amphitheater, Portland, OR, USA
From WikiColdplay
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Setlist
- Life In Technicolor
- Violet Hill
- Clocks
- In My Place
- Yellow
- Glass Of Water
- Cemeteries Of London
- 42
- Fix You
- Strawberry Swing
- God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (Partial Techno Remix)
- Talk (Partial Techno Remix)
- The Hardest Part (Chris Solo Piano)
- Postcards From Far Away (Chris Solo Piano)
- Viva La Vida
- Lost!
- Green Eyes (acoustic)
- Death Will Never Conquer (Acoustic, sung by Will)
- Billie Jean (Michael Jackson cover - Acoustic)
- Viva La Vida (Remix Interlude)
- Politik
- Lovers In Japan
- Death And All His Friends
Encore - The Scientist
- Life In Technicolor ii
- The Escapist (Outro)
Photos
Photos from this show can be found at Coldplaying.com in the Gallery thread for Portland. http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1697
Videos
Videos from this show can be found in the first post of the Coldplaying forum live thread for this show at http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54384
Discussion
All post-show discussion for this show at the forum thread: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54384
Fan Reviews
All fan reviews have been submitted to us by the members of Coldplaying.com[1], unless stated otherwise.
Right Kirsten, parking and traffic was a cluster fuck, took me an hour to get out of the venue
That adorable dancing roadie is a gem, complete with Michael Jackson glovethat kid is gonna go places, i'm predicting.
The show was amazing as usual, best one yet. They sounded absolutely unbelievable! Clocks and Glass of Water just stand out because they are so powerful and visually stimulating. The crowd was awesome, except during 42 when Chris wanted us to sing along to the ohhhhh ooooh's, they kind of choked and the Mexican wave fizzled, but other than that they came through I thought. Chris was in his usual playful mood, his vocals were stellar. During Clocks Jonny was rockin' his little heart out, i would have gotten it on video, but the king of all butt-faces(security) told me to stop filming and get back to my seat, prick OMG, and they ran past me AGAIN when they went to the back of the stage to play acoustic! This time I managed to grab all of them and not just Chris, I even grabbed Kelly!Please excuse my squeals of delight and ecstacy
Overall, just pure brilliance! Bought some t-shirts, tour book and the tote and got my free LRLRL which is going to Zeya
[clisaj]
After I won the tickets I asked the woman at the station if she thought there was any chance we would actually meet the band (so I could be prepared) and she said no. She said the station did not receive ANY meet/greet passes so our prize was just to sit on the stage (still freakin’ awesome – no complaints on my end). She then told me that a woman from Capitol records (who sponsored the contest) would be contacting me the day of the show with specifics of how I got to my seat etc.
Fast Forward – DAY OF THE SHOW
In the morning I went and picked up my T-shirt from the radio station and my tickets. Apparently how they do it is they give me real seats (like 3rd row seats too) just to get me in the venue so I can connect with the Capitol rep (as far as I know these seats remained empty since I was not in them). Around 5, I got a call from the capitol rep. She was SUPER nice and said the Capitol people loved my design and that she had been informed (by the powers that be) that I WOULD be able to get to meet the band even though it wasn’t part of the radio promotion and we’d get a picture with them! Wow. She said that she would meet me inside the venue at 7:15. I’d never been to the venue but knew it is supposed to be in Washington (only 20 minutes north of Portland). However, because of the traffic I figured we should leave with plenty of time to spare so we left at 5:45. How silly I was to think it would take me less than an hour and a half to go 15 miles. Traffic WOULD NOT let up! I started out thinking we had plenty of time, but as the traffic refused to let up I started getting more and more nervous. The Capitol rep called me as I was in the car and told me that the meet/greet was scheduled for 7:15 and told me where to meet inside the venue. Now I started to kinda freak out. With a half hour to spare we got off the exit to the venue (of course CRAZY concert traffic to deal with now) It was the worst feeling being stuck in traffic just to find a parking spot and knowing that we could miss our opportunity to meet the band. We got a parking spot and got out of the car around 7:05. We ran through the parking lot, had our tickets scanned and RAN to the meeting spot inside the venue. We made it….with a few minutes to spare (OMG).
The two reps from Capitol came and met us and two other winners from another radio station. We got the passes and went through the backstage doors into an area behind the venue (outside still though). The Capitol people were super friendly and one of the guys was chatting with me about weird experiences he’d had with bands/fans. Apparently he found us to be pretty down to earth/normal. The said they were taking us to an area to wait for the band. We walked past these big security guys into this back lot area that had a ping pong table set up. The Capitol people said we would just hang out there until the band had a few minutes to come say hi. As one of the reps was telling our group this, Guy walked right past me and went over to the back corner of the area where he began to talk to Chris (who magically appeared from around a corner). I think as soon as they realized fans were there the ducked around the corner out of sight (although I think I we may have been the only two to see them – the other winners were older…not sure how big of fans they were). The security guards then asked us all to come wait on the other side of the fence. The tour manager came and said hi, and a few other people from the Coldplay “group”. Everyone was super nice and seemed to really like my t-shirt.
We waited for quite a while out there and people kept coming over and apologizing for the delay (like I really cared). I was talking to the capitol rep. and she mentioned she had a few extra tickets for the show (like really nice ones) and if i had some friends who wanted to get to the show ASAP, they could have them. I called a few people, but nobody answered, their loss I guess. But she said it happens a lot so I told her to keep my number for the future. Finally the band manager said we were ready and we went BACK around the fence to the ping pong table area. Apparently the other contest winners had won some huge framed plaque thing that would be signed by the band, so this was brought out and set on the ping pong table while there was a discussion if they should ask the band to sign the glass with a silver or black Sharpie. We all kinda stood together – however the Capitol people got pulled aside by someone (not sure who) and they came and told us that apparently the other two winners are the only ones that actually would get a photo with the band (as it was actually part of their official promotion). Crazy how this stuff works, you know? Obviously that was kind of a bummer – but still …meeting the band was unexpected and completely extra at this point so I had no reason to complain.
A few minutes later the boys walked in. They came and shook all our hands and introduced themselves – kinda like a wedding reception line. Will was first, super friendly and nice, Guy next, who commented that he really liked my shirt, then Jonny who gave the biggest smile and Chris last, who said hello, introduced himself, shook our hands and smiled (but I got the feeling they do this ALL THE TIME – and he was kind of preoccupied) Chris said it was such a beautiful night and I said they really lucked out. Then they were brought them over to the plaque to sign (Will stayed and chatted for a minute). While they were signing, their manager and a few of their “people” were asking me about the T-shirt design – then they pointed it out to the boys – Will and Guy said it was cool. When they were done, we stood off to the side and they posed for a picture with the other two winners. After that was done, Chris looked over and us and said, “What about these guys? – let’s get one with them” – so they came over and took a photo with us AFTERALL! Crazy how this stuff is orchestrated – whatever the band is in the mood for it seems like – I got the impression that you don’t ever approach them about it, you just hope they are in a good mood. After the photo, they all shook our hands and I wished them luck for the show. They left.
The Capitol people said it was so awesome that they took a photo with us (and that it was Chris’ idea) – I guess that’s pretty abnormal. So we all walked back out to the main area (now about 8:30) and were told to meet back by the backstage door at 8:50. We could have gone and found our seats and waited there, but the second opening band was wrapping up and we decided to just hang out for twenty minutes.
Snow Cone/Bathroom break.
At 8:50 the Capitol people came back and met us, walked us backstage and onto the side of the main stage. It was funny cause they stopped to let the band manager what were were doing and he said (in his thick british accent) “I know exactly what you’re doing. For once I know what the f*** is going on around here.” – he was hilarious. Our seats were right next to the guitar tech’s station on the right side of the stage. There was a thin gauzy fabric that probably hid us from the rest of the audience, but we were RIGHT there! We were the only two that got to sit there (one Capitol rep. stayed with us the whole time) – everyone else there was with the band adjusting sound levels and whatnot. I took out my camera and took a picture, but the Capitol rep (who was super nice) told me that that probably wasn’t a good idea, as a lot of times they don’t like pictures taken of the equipment and stuff. Didn’t want to ruffle any feathers, but I am SUPER bummed that I only have the one picture…which was before the band took the stage.
At around 9:00 the lights went out and Coldplay took the stage swinging sparklers around. RIGHT before they came on stage this huge Banner dropped behind the stage, except it got tangled up in itself and the roadies all scrambled to get it unraveled before the lights went on. The head roadie guy ran past me yelling, “Are you f***ing KIDDING me?!”
It was awesome to be so close and see the workings back stage, but I will say it gave me a HUGE appreciation for how the guys can perform like that because the sound is ALL messed up when you are standing on the stage like that. Reason being that all the speakers are obviously pointing out, so the music is bouncing off the venue walls, so there is a slight delay between the music heard on stage, and what they are playing. Everything sounded pretty good, except for the songs with a lot of drums because we were actually hearing the real drums (not the amplified ones) so they sounded ahead of the rest of the music (thanks Will!). Also when Chris spoke between songs there was too much echo for us to really understand. That being, said – I’ve seen them before and I know they sound AMAZING live, so it kinda sucked that we could see everything great, but didn’t really get to see/hear the show as well as if we had been up front. I mean we were right next to them, but let’s face it, they are performing to the crowd. So that being said, I can always pay for great seats next time they are in town, but I’ll never get to be ON STAGE again – so no complaints here.
Early in the show Guy came into the guitar tech’s booth thingie in between a song (literally 2 ft to my right) and took off his coat, which he hung basically on my chair. Also, Chris would be singing, and as he was running around stage he would come up to the Guitar tech and make a motion to adjust some kind of level or something. The guitar tech guy (I wish I knew his name) had like 10 backup guitars that he was prepping and swapping out with all the boys in between songs.
One of the cool things they did during the show is they set up two small stages way towards the back of the venue and the jumped down into the crowd (surrounded by bodyguards of course) and ran to one of these back stages and performed a few songs out there so everybody got to be relatively close. It was really cool of them to do. Well the first time they did it, they played talk and then Chris went solo on piano and played The Hardest Part while the rest of the boys were brought back to the main stage. Well while Chris was playing, Jonny came and hung out with the guitar tech, joking around and talking about something he’d messed up with one of the guitars. He was seriously standing right next to me. Crazy. They obviously had everything scheduled very precisely and it struck me that this is really their job.
They all came back to the stage and played a few more songs and it all went seamlessly – The band manager came out and asked me if everything was going well – also they brought us some water - then the band headed out AGAIN to a smaller stage which was much further away. It was kinda hard for us to see because they were off to the right, past the guitar tech station, which was right near the right end of the stage. The guitar tech was so friggin nice though, he moved some of his gear and invited us around to stand on the stage so we could see better. Like he didn’t have a billion other things to worry about - so nice of him. So we stood on the stage and looked out over the crowd at the band playing. Chris asked everyone to take out their cell phones and do the wave, using the light from the screens (pretty cool). Then they played an acoustic version of Green Eyes (awesome), Death will never conquer, and then they covered Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean! Pretty darn cool. After Billie Jean was over the guitar tech beckoned us back to where we were earlier because we were standing pretty much in Chris’ spot. As we passed by his little set up he took my hand and gave me one of their guitar picks. Super, SUPER nice guy. During their song, Lovers in Japan they released billions and billions of paper butterfly confetti – which I thought was pretty cool, until they released a second wave of black light neon butterfly confetti which was REALLY cool. After their encore they left the stage and we had to wait until they cleared out, before we could leave. We walked out with the Capitol people, and got to say goodbye to the tour manager and band manager, who had both been so nice to us. After that it was trying to find the car, and a good 2 hours sitting in the jammed up parking lot – NIGHTMARE.
All in all a really, REALLY great time!
[chengui]
oh myyy. i dont really have enough time to write a review that is good and/or coherent. but the show was AMAZING. all my pics are all pretty crap though. i got some ok video. maybe someone can tell me how to take screenshots, and i can post those pics..? HINT someone tell me how to do screen shots on a windows xp HINT heres some quick thoughts: i got there super early and heard a bit of the soundcheck.. mostly violet hill and guy fooling around on bass. the second opening band was very very good. when they finally came on, it was so surreal! like, "AH IM ACTUALLY SEEING THEM HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING" type of thing. AMAZING SOUND. wow, wow wow. the platforms out into the audience were uber short): billie jean cover was quite good, esp. jonnys guitar. the guy next to me was dancing and singing the entire time. cool dude. when they walked up to the b stage, i was only 10 seats away two very nice roadies gave me a pick and a setlist
[bear]
I went and had lawn seats, but I still had a great view and it was all worth it when they came to the back- I was right by them and I was in shock because Coldplay has been my favorite band since I was 11... and just seeing them that close was amazing. Amazing isn't even the right word!
The concert was too good for words. They sound even better live! And Chris is so funny. And it was crazy running onto the lawn to sit somewhere. You had to run like there is no fricken tommorow.
[Pockets]
Media Reviews
Portland and George previews: Viva Coldplay... Brit rock, well-done
Beg your pardon, but would you mind if we, well, took over the world? Quietly and politely, Coldplay has become one of the biggest musical acts on the planet. They did it with some dreamy piano pop, a sensitive, falsettoed frontman, and that U.K. magic that's worked for the likes of the Beatles, U2 and Radiohead, writes The Seattle Times, ahead of this weekend's shows in Portland and George.
Coldplay has been accused of being bland, even yawn-inducing (a British TraveLodge poll voted them the Band Most Likely to Put You to Sleep). But that hasn't stopped them from selling more than 30 million albums and trucking in a heap of Grammys. They're so big their tours are massive spectacles only appropriately launched with a trio of continent-spanning free concerts. (And speaking of gigs, they're playing the Gorge Amphitheatre Saturday — not free, but sure to be epic.)
But their fourth album released last year is a testament to Coldplay's willingness to change, evolve and improve to stay at the top. With "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," the British foursome staged a revolution — a well-behaved one, of course.
Before you even get to the music, the album's cover art is Eugène Delacroix's painting of "Liberty Leading the People." And the first half of the name is a battle cry: "Long Live Life."
Dubbed by the band as their "experimental album," "Viva" does forge new territory, for them. Under the guidance of producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs (Arcade Fire), the songs benefit from Middle Eastern instruments, exotic percussion and galloping guitar melodies. Chris Martin has reeled in his soaring falsetto and wraps the melodies with a deeper baritone. His lyrics veer more political than past albums.
Eno did what he could to break the band of old habits and shake them from their insecurities. They spent time in Spanish cathedrals ("Cemeteries of London" has some Flamenco-inspired hand claps). They built their own pianos. Eno even hired a hypnotist to put them in a trance for some of their music making.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the ever-self-deprecating Martin said, "Things like the hypnotism, all these little crazy experiments that he tried with us was just an effort to say, 'It's OK. Not everybody hates you because you're in Coldplay. Just play some music and don't worry about it.' "
Eno produced a number of U2 albums, most notably "The Joshua Tree." His influence comes through on a track like "Lovers in Japan," with its striding rhythm, or on "Lost!," with its Edge- inspired guitar solo. You can also hear strains of Radiohead, Blur, even My Bloody Valentine. "We look at what other people are doing and try and steal all the good bits," Martin said in an interview with MTV. "We steal from so many different places that hopefully it becomes untraceable."
They have created a blend that's all their own, but they're not reinventing Brit rock. Just doing it well. And for that, the album really wasn't the sort of experiment that proves risky. That's a smart move for a group with a huge fan base to keep happy and gargantuan arenas to fill on their current 100-stop Viva la Vida world tour, which begins in the Portland area tonight.
But fill they will (the Gorge has long been sold out). "Viva" does nothing except solidify Coldplay's place at the top. It was the best-selling album of 2008 and won the 2009 Grammy for Best Rock Album.
And it's arena-worthy for sure. Not only are the melodies soaring and the choruses begging to be sung along to, its themes tackle the big guns: life, death, love, war, peace. That is to say the album is universal. Appropriate for this moment's biggest band in the world.
[Source: Seattle Times]
Traffic troubles as Coldplay fans pour into Portland
Take a sellout or near-sellout crowd at the Amphitheater at Clark County. Mix in the usual afternoon rush-hour traffic. Then add in motorists leaving Vancouver-Portland for a summer weekend, reports The Colombian (Vancouver).
State transportation officials are bracing for a traffic headache this afternoon. Anticipating a crowd of 17,000 for Coldplay, the Washington Department of Transportation is advising concertgoers coming from the south to consider a slightly unorthodox alternative — especially if concert traffic is backing up at the main fairgrounds exit at 179th Street.
"It could save them a lot of time and frustration," DOT spokeswoman Abbi Russell said. Officials suggest northbound motorists bypass the exit at 179th Street; travel two miles north to the new Battle Ground exit at 219th Street; then use the new interchange to circle back on I-5 south. They'll then take the southbound exit at 179th.
3p.m.:The Friday night blues on I-5 northbound are already underway, as tonight's Coldplay show at the Amphitheater at Clark County adds about 6,000 vehicles to the week's busiest rush hour. It's just the start of a weekend of traffic hell that will also bring a Red Line MAX closure and major repaving in Gresham.
Meanwhile, one lane of eastbound Interstate 84 remains closed seven miles east of Multnomah Falls as crews continue to clean up road tar that spilled from an overturned tanker on Wednesday morning. ODOT is offering no estimated time when the entire section of The Gorge highway will be completely reopened.
The alternative could be especially useful for motorists heading north on I-5 before the freeway converges with I-205. Bypassing the 179th exit will eliminate the need for those motorists to immediately weave to the right. In addition, C-Tran is planning to run eight shuttle buses to the amphitheater from the Salmon Creek Park and Ride at 134th Street beginning at 6 p.m.
The buses will run every 15 minutes, using back roads otherwise dedicated to local traffic only. After the show, the transit service will beef up its shuttle fleet to 17 buses available to ferry concertgoers out of the arena. Riders will pay a round-trip fare of $2.
Meanwhile, amphitheater officials were busy on Thursday making preparations for what one called an "elaborate" setup for Coldplay, the popular British band that has been touring the United States since May. The band is scheduled to go on to perform at the Gorge Amphitheater in central Washington on Saturday. "We're just thrilled that they're here," said Keevin Wagner, the Clark County venue's marketing manager. "You couldn't have planned a better season-opener with that act."
Parking will begin at 5 p.m., with gates to the venue opening at 5:30 p.m. Coldplay will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., following two opening acts: Kitty Daisy & Lewis, and Amadou & Mariam.
[The Colombian (Vancouver)]
Portland: Coldplay proves to be hot ticket
Mostly unaware that they were about to be part of the largest concert in Clark County history, a buoyant mob equal to the population of Battle Ground turned out Friday to see the biggest British band since — hey, to hear a few fans tell it, since the big one, writes The Columbian.
They wore sundresses, shredded jeans or Coldplay T-shirts. They braved scalpers, a hail forecast and $8 cups of Miller Lite for a few hours in the sun and a finale under the stars. With pop music splintering into subcultures, there are almost no acts left in the world that could draw a crowd this big, said Brent Sagnotti, 29, of Portland, looking across a sea of blankets inside the Amphitheater at Clark County. "The Beatles aren't around anymore," Sagnotti said. "Led Zeppelin's gone."
At just under 17,800, the Coldplay crowd's size was technically a tie with Many said they'd busted their budgets even to score lawn tickets, which had a face value of $35 but were reselling for more than $100 on Craigslist. They came with dads and with dates. They came to get loose or get lucky.
Elya Christensen of Portland said she remembered seeing one couple getting quite lucky beneath their blanket during Coldplay's last visit to the Amphitheater, in 2005. "It's like a little mini-Woodstock out here," said Christensen, 22. "I really like the song 'Yellow,'" Christensen added. "I'm pretty sure they're going to play that, and that'll be the epic experience of my life."
As the minutes ticked toward Coldplay's 9 p.m. appearance, the phones were still going crazy inside the Amphitheater's little command center. Jackie McLoughlin fielded pleas from one desperate fan after another. "His tickets are in Grants Pass!" she shouted to ticket services manager Paul Kovin. "He left them on the table!" "We can reprint them, then," Kovin offered. "But he bought them off someone." McLoughlin said sadly. Kovin shugged. "Can't help him."
Outside, venue marketing manager Keevin Wagner power-walked from booth to booth, distributing high fives and last-minute instructions. "Right when song four hits, get the hell out of there," he told a house photographer. "They're going to drop the balloons and all hell is going to break loose."
Bryan Ross and Jen Lough, both 30 and from Portland, had brought lawn chairs, beer and chips to relax in the parking lot before the show. Ross said he hates amphitheaters. "From '98 to '03, they were going into every city in the country," Ross said. "It's so cookie-cutter and boring."
Ross said he prefers small, quirkier venues with nightlife nearby. But Coldplay was Lough's favorite band in the world, so Ross had bought them front-section tickets — $95 face value, $350 for the pair. He'd been obsessively refreshing the Ticketmaster Web site the day the tickets went on sale, he said, but missed the tickets he was hoping for. Resale brokers must be writing computer programs to swoop in and buy tickets in blocks, Ross said. "You can refresh the minute they go on sale, and you won't get any," Ross said, still upset.
Jim Garaventa, 61, of Salem, said he'd been turned on to Coldplay by his daughter, Karen, 22. Karen Garavata said she was hoping that Coldplay frontman Chris Martin might step down from the stage to sing to her personally. Connor McCue, 17, of Vancouver, was setting his sights higher. He entered the concert area with a hand-decorated poster reading "Marry Me, Martin (alliteration)."
"I'm looking forward to his answer," McCue said. "I drew a heart. And I used the word 'alliteration,' so he knows I'm smart."
McCue said he's pretty sure Martin, who has two children with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, is attracted to tall, smart men. As the sun set, throwing shadows over Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens, Coldplay finally took the stage to a swell of cheers. Four songs in, Martin broke into a song everyone knew. It was "Yellow."
Coldplay's pop sneaks up, won't let you go in show at Clark County Amphitheater
That Coldplay is one the hugest pop bands on the planet is inescapable.
The group and its superstar frontman Chris Martin find themselves, a decade-plus into their career, literally having it all: the fame, the fortune (more than 50 million albums sold; packing venues such as the 18,000-capacity Amphitheater at Clark County on a nightly basis), the Grammys (seven), the hot-actress wife and oddly named children (Gwyneth Paltrow; Apple and Moses).
That the group has faced down its critics to become one of the finest bands on the planet is a matter of considerably more debate, but for all its suburb-rockin' anthems for the evening commute, Coldplay has perfected what Sting once called "music for window washers to whistle to," the sort of pop that sneaks up on you and won't let your brain be. And that, too, has its place in the world, as the throng of singing, hollering, cell-phone-waving Coldplay faithful made clear Friday night.
Coldplay's piano-driven balladry is to the '00s what Supertramp's similarly-crafted pop was to the '70s: musically accomplished, somewhat unthreatening, rock the whole family can enjoy. But in a live setting, what sounds tame and overly polished on record explodes in a rainbow of Technicolor and light.
Whether on hits such as the relentlessly driving "Clocks," the hooky ballads "Yellow" (accompanied by huge yellow balloons that bounced around the venue like helium pinballs), "The Scientist" and "Fix You," or the dramatic sweep of "Viva La Vida," Coldplay's energy level whipped its set along as if in a race against time.
And whereas in the '70s, bands such as Supertramp once played "in the round" so that fans in every seat in the venue could get a look at their heroes in action, Coldplay took a different tack, playing "all around" by moving its stage to various locations throughout its set, sprinting through the crowd to play a medley of reworked songs ("God Put a Smile Upon Your Face," "Talk") on a tiny platform stage left, then marching to the back of the venue to proffer an acoustic set highlighted by a tribute to the late Michael Jackson via an unusual cover of Billie Jean."
All the while, Martin came across like a likeable anti-star, amiably narrating the show as it progressed ("This is the part of the concert where the singer pretends to go solo, like Justin Timberlake, which turns out to be a terrible idea, then returns to his band as fast as possible," he laughed before launching into "The Hardest Part"), twirling an umbrella under a shower of confetti as the band ripped through "Lovers in Japan," bounding goofily around the stage, switching off easily among various keyboard instruments and guitar.
The capacity crowd lapped it up with gusto: Coldplay may have begun its career as a serious bunch of young students given to midtempo confections with memorable melodies and lyrics devoted to the angst-ridden self-reflection of the undergraduate set, but the latter-day version of the band has amped up the fun quotient considerably, and seems poised to give aging stadium veterans such as U2 a run for the money in the decade to come.
With their day-glow, quasi-military stagewear and classic sensibilities, you can call them Sgt. Pepper's Hearts-on-Sleeves Club Band, a group less likely to "save rock" than to continue to push it ever forward, one hit single at a time.
http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2009/07/coldplays_pop_sneaks_up_on_you.html
Twitter Updates
These Twitter updates have been taken from the search feature on Twitter:
- thatemilyg http://twitpic.com/9yoyj - It's a beautiful night for an outdoor show. Welcome @coldplay!
- coreydu Nearly showtime: @Coldplay, coming up shortly.
- meganlo woo! @coldplay is on now.
- JoannePDX @coldplay the volume is cranked at Clark County & it's U2 as your intro. You devils! ;-)
- robertfeduccia Ladies and gentlemen ....@coldplay http://mypict.me/9dn5
- kleuenberger Coldplay are finally on stage! Started with Violet Hill and now onto Clocks. Awesome! @coldplay
- rossolson @ColdPlay more breakdancing roadies please! Great show already tonite.. Buy us ice cream?
- thatemilyg "Fix you" @coldplay made me tear up, again! Such a great live show, even from the back of the house.
- patmccarthy My view of Coldplay right now. http://tweetreel.com/?rw45x
- 503andy OMG @COLDPLAY KICKS ASS WOOOOOOOOOOO
- nextstopSF OMFG- #Coldplay -they came out into audience 2 do some songs- they were right in front will post pic & vid 2morrow
- mrpunkin is 20ft from Chris Martin of Coldplay.
- dallaslange chaos at coldplay...the went to the lawn.
- Furmania Coldplay just left the stage and set up shop in the general admission section for the acoustic set. classy
- _Tabitha Coldplay is awesome in concert...like close friends and a good time with a light show just for kicks
- veilx OGH!, i lieek diss Song! Now Playing: Strawberry Swing - Coldplay.
- wmarkusen 2 Coldplay tix, $200. 25 feet from the band, priceless..!
- clisaj Omg coldplay is gonna run past me again!
- patmccarthy Impressed with Coldplay playing some of their songs from little tiny stages in different parts of the audience. Let's everyone see well.
- CodyNow @ the coldplay concert w/ Shan celebrating 4 years of marriage! 3rd rows not bad take a look http://twitpic.com/9z1sf
- dickieadams http://twitpic.com/9z23r - #Coldplay on a tiny lawn stage.
- _Tabitha MJ tribute by coldplay...Billie Jean.
- happimaddi standing twenty feet away from COLDPLAY!
- Betsylou24 Coldplay does billie jean. And i swoon
- eMKay84 Coldplay is covering Billie Jean! Awesome!
- nextstopSF #coldplay is singing Billy Jean!!!!
- jarrettreynolds Coldplay covering Billie Jean acoustic.
- krschwich Coldplay is giving their rendition of Billy Jean.
- linseymacy Coldplay doing a MJ cover from the lawn...
- joderss Awesome....Coldplay came out to the lawn and sang Billie Jean...it was great
- Whitney0925 PS Coldplay was just literally within my reach. Ahhhh!
- MissyKK13 Coldplay came out 2 the lawn. woohoo
- webgurl85 At the Coldplay concert in Vancouver(wa). They just played Billie Jean!
- fetopher Standing 10 feet from Chris Martin. Coldplay is performing for the lawn! #fb http://yfrog.com/06tvjj
- jenrosales @coldplay - first time for a cell phone wave - loved billie jean!
- Ldub Coldplay just moved the show to the lawn, in the crowd. I was 10 ft away--and yes I was screaming. Too short to get good pics though...
- SCHLIPPY Coldplay is kicking ass on stage right now
- malleryy standing 10 feet away from COLDPLAY!!!
- patmccarthy Coldplay cover of Billie Jean. Unfortunately they played it in the back, but the audio is worthwhile. http://tweetreel.com/?3bdfq
- JoannePDX OMFG *Fantastic* show. I'm covered in butterflies. Cell battery almost dead. Will post pics tomorrow. #coldplay #fb
- nextstopSF #Coldplay is now playing Edwards song 'the scientist'--
- millionroses At coldplay right now! Chris is amazing. Encore 2.
- mamaganoush was not even remotely prepared for how amazing Coldplay would be live - I'm blown away!
- bullockb Coldplay was great! They played Billie Jean!
- clisaj @Coldplay ur gorgeous and victorious! Amazing show!
- chadleonard well done coldplay.....well done
- grahmdoughty coldplay was pretty pretty good
- Masque At the Coldplay show. http://twitpic.com/9z74g
- thejpix Beautiful show tonight. SO happy i got to see coldplay. ..and they are humble. love them
- nikkitabandita I was twenty fucking feet away from Chris Martin and Coldplay. Pictures will come soon.
- awwwheck Coldplay concert= Great. Handicapped permit= even better.
- karenelainepdx Heart and mind full of music leaving coldplay concert. Moon is low and deep orange too
- PikkiNikki LOVED the Coldplay concert! They rocked it, and rocked it well! Next concert...Tears For Fears tomorrow night! Awesome summer, awesome 31st!
- mumu_am Coldplay is INSANE!! OMG!!! love it!
- timlbrackney Coldplay concert....Clark county ampitheater......brilliant! http://myloc.me/9feB
- melovecoffee Leaving Coldplay, my mind officially blown! Amazing, amazing show
- fewing Sitting in my car NOT listening to Coldplay while waiting for traffic to die down.
- thatemilyg Coldplay show was amazing, well done boys! Might be my fav live show yet. @coldplay
- tiller02 Wow! COLDPLAY knows how to put on a show
- chrishyde Coldplay is now on my list of top 3 best concerts I have seen. It was friggin awesome!
- Lukin111 Coldplay was UNBELIEVABLE tonight!!!
- eliswa Coldplay = amazing. Plus chris martin sang michael jackson. Ah! Loved it.
- Davehead47 Coldplay was effing fantastic!! God what a great show!
- hoopsterlb22 I just got my world rocked by Coldplay!! I heard all my favs-- Yellow, Scientist, Clocks, Fix You, and Green Eyes!!!
- kleuenberger Excellent @coldplay concert in WA tonight and to top it off they gave out a free CD to all!
- RachelClarno Home from the Coldplay concert! sooo fun!
- ir020194 @coldplay was awesome. I guess people in Portland don't like sing-a-longs. Ppl gave me dirty looks and I couldn't see but it was fun.
- cranberrynoodle Coldplay concert was fucking awesome!
- rmogstad Just got out of the coldplay concert... Been sitting still in the parking lot for 30 minutes
