25 March 2009: Asia World Arena, Hong Kong
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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)
- I'm A Believer (Neil Diamond 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 Hong Kong. http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1744
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=54475
Discussion
All post-show discussion for this show at the forum thread: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54475
Fan Reviews
All fan reviews have been submitted to us by the members of Coldplaying.com[1], unless stated otherwise.
Just come home! I'm really tired now, jumping, screaming.... It was awesome! The pics I took was not so good, but I have some nice videos! I was on the 4th row, and when Chris came close, I was only 2 meters away from him! Most interesting thing was Chris asked Jonny to sing in front of 11000 strangers! My mind is still "Viva-ing"!
[lhmvic]
I have been singing/screaming/dancing for 2 hours straight, but I just keep going on this rush of adrenalin! The setlist was the same as Singapore ... Life in Technicolor gave me shivers, Chris Martin singing acoustic version of the Hardest Part made me cry, Viva la Vida with the whole crowd backing up was amazing, Lovers in Japan with all the konfetti coming from the ceiling was spectacular and The Scientist as the second-last was moving, beautiful and perfect. They played the best version of God Put a Smile Upon Your Face I've ever heard. Sort of dance-style, improvisation, really really really cool! I loved when they moved into the crowd and placed themselves on a small stage in the back performing Green Eyes, and WILL singing solo (can't remember what song ... i'm getting all confused now, sorry). I loved it when Chris kept excusing his British accent to the people that didn't speak English ... only thing is, HK is pretty international. I wish I could remember everything he said, cause he was really funny! Anyone remember? Ohhh... and the best part was ... WHEN I TOUCHED WILL, GUY, JOHNNY AND CHRIS!! One feet away from me. Seriously the craziest, best moment of my life.
[Eyelime]
It was the most amazing concert I've experienced.. and Chris and team showed why they are the best live act ever!
What was touching was the way the band moved to the other end of the auditorium to perform in the middle of the people who had the cheapest tics.
So gratituous! And so much fun! Hong Kong rocked! The audience was very very knowledgeable about Coldplay's songs and cheered and sang along.
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, Viva La Vida, The Scientist.. honestly, each and every verse he sang was magic!
Did they have a press conference before the concert? Didn't read any newspaper report on their arriving into HK and stuff like that..??!?
[thandakhel]
Media Reviews
Last night we had a real treat when we attended a Coldplay concert - part of the group's Viva La Vida tour - at the AsiaWorld-Expo Center in Hong Kong. I have to admit, while I have always enjoyed Coldplay (full disclosure: It is my husband who has bought all of their CDs) I did not quite realize just how big they really are. Or how good. Coldplay performed in front of a full house for just over an hour and a half. Chris Martin, the lead singer, is famous for his discomfort around the press, and perhaps because of this, I was surprised at how charismatic and genuine he seemed on stage, even apologizing for not speaking Cantonese or Mandarin (and how great that he knew the difference).
An engaging performer, Martin danced around the stage and the band members even walked the length of the large auditorium to do a number from the back of the room. The huge arena had five or six large balls hanging from the ceiling that acted as video screens, and during the group's hit song, "Yellow," large confetti filled balloons appeared from nowhere for the crowd to bat around. The woman next to me shrieked periodically in pure ecstasy and sang loudly to every song the group performed, giving me a sense of what it must have been like to attend a Beatles concert in 1966. Much to my amusement, she seemed positively baffled (and quiet) when the band sang a campy version of the Monkees' "I'm a Believer."
The crowd was diverse – with locals and expats of all ages in attendance. After seeing the show it was obvious why: Coldplay offers something for everyone – and one of the best live performances I have ever experienced.
blog.seattlepi.com
If there were any lingering doubts in the backs of the minds of Coldplay fans that the band is the coolest on the planet, the Grammy Award-winning rock band consigned them to oblivion with its Viva La Vida concert on Wednesday. Chris Martin was the consummate entertainer throughout, using his ultimate insider's knowledge to rib bass player Guy Berryman, guitarist Jonny Buckland and drummer Will Champion between numbers and create an intimate atmosphere.
But when it came time to pump up the volume, the band did it at full strength, complete with Martin's signature voice and dances, flickering strobe beams and six video orbs for dramatic effect to fuel the high-octane event.
It was intense. The audience went crazy at the first notes of Yellow, the song that thrust the band into massive popularity nine years ago. It was accompanied by an array of giant yellow balls filled with confetti bouncing from the stage. From then on, the band bombarded the fans with hits like Clocks, In My Place and Strawberry Swing, before leading them to sing along for Fix You.
Martin went unplugged for a piano solo in The Hardest Part. That just made the adrenaline rush even stronger for the climax: Viva La Vida. The crowd sang so loudly it almost drowned out the band. Just when you thought the show couldn't get any better, the four strolled to the back of the AsiaWorld-Arena hall, where Martin led the crowd in a Mexican wave of illuminated phones to The Monkees' I'm A Believer.
The thrill didn't end there. Thousands of butterfly confetti fell from the ceiling for Lovers In Japan at the end. As the fans tried hard to catch one, the band hid coyly under Japanese parasols.
By then, the show had already gone on for 1 hours. The fans still hadn't gotten enough. They cheered on the band for a three-song encore that included The Scientist.
