29 September 2008: Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy
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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
- God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno version)
- Talk (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
- Lovers In Japan
- Death And All His Friends
Second Encore - Yellow
- The Escapist (outro)
Photos
Photos from this show can be found at Coldplaying.com in the Gallery thread for Palamagotti. http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1536
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=45591
Discussion
All post-show discussion for this show at the forum thread: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45591
Fan Reviews
All fan reviews have been submitted to us by the members of Coldplaying.com[1], unless stated otherwise.
Good thing I can type this instead of saying it cos my voice is GONE
Yesterday was the best day of my entire life and ..there IS SUCH THING AS COLDPLAY KARMA!!
I traveled for 2 days with my family all the way up to northern Italy. I arrived at the venue at 4:40 pm and met up with the wonderful Coldplayzone staff. As many of you know, I'd gotten the wrong type of ticket and I was supposed to be sitting very far away, but thanks to Simone, Patrizio, Gabrielle, Denise (the Coldplayzone staff) and the nice security guys I was allowed to be really close to the stage. How close?? try SECOND ROW RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ONE AND ONLY MR. JONNY BUCKLAND!!! But before we get to that... Albert Hammond Jr. I thought it was a pretty impressive band.. although they could've sounded a lot better if it hadn't been for a few technical glitches. Moving on...
Black see-through curtains rolled down from the ceiling as I tried my hardest to prepare myself psychologically for what was about to happen. After 5 and a half years of waiting.. the time had finally come. People began to scream all over, I looked up at the stage and... Lord help me.... I see Jonny walking up to his guitar.. it was all in slow motion.. he was so tall and so beautiful! I began to feel really weak and dizzy. I was pretty sure I was about to faint so I tried to calm myself down. I look to the side and see Chris and Will arriving as well.. I couldn't see Guy cos of a damn speaker
During most of Life in Technicolor I was pretty dizzy, I wanted to say something.. anything!! but I was in complete awe. Then Violet Hill, accompanied by lazers.. it sounded so much better than I'd heard in other live recordings!! I quickly recovered and began to sing like there was no tomorrow. I pretty much already knew this setlist by memory but when Clocks came on it was such a great surprise. That one song meant so much to me, I had to sing it with all my heart, which I did of course. Red lazers all over the place as I looked at Chris working that piano (). In My Place was a great sing-along.. I had always wanted to scream those "yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"s while Chris raised the microphone. During Speed of Sound the entire stage went purple and the magic balls turned red.. very similar to the video. I began to sing Cemeteries before they had even started playing it.. I just knew that silence before a song could only lead to Cemeteries lol. I sang and screamed and then had to calm down as they started playing Chinese Sleep Chant.. 1) Cos I don't know the lyrics and 2) Cos I don't like it much
All was well when they began playing 42.. I knew this was Jonny's time to shine Everyone was really hyped by then, jumping and screaming.. it was outstanding to see and hear. I've gotta say the Italian crowd was absolutely amazing!! I had no idea they'd be so energetic!! Even Chris was surprised.. he'd just let everyone sing for him while he stared at the crowd making an "omg they're gonna blow this place down " kinda face.
Fix You began playing and everyone either gasped or began to cry. Strawberry Swing was full of energy.. I think I may have accidentally hit a few people while jumping . Afterwards, they walked to the right side of the stage and played the "80's" version of GPASUYF followed by the wonderful piano versions of The Hardest Part and Talk.. along with Postcards which sounded very lovely. During that time the crew had changed the main stage a bit.. switching the piano for the keyboards and bringing out Terry Vision Everyone went wild as the band moved back to the stage and began to play Viva La Vida.. safe to say there wasn't a single person who wasn't singing or jumping, Chris extended the end of VLV so we could all continue going "oh oh ohhh oh oh ohhh!!!" it was amazing!! Lost! came a bit unexpected.. Guy moved over to the center and gave it his all while playing.. whatever that drum-like instrument is called you could just feel the trembling all over the place! aahhh!!
They left quickly after to appear in the back of the arena.. too far back for me to see them... so I got a chance admire the great magic balls. I was singing so loud a few people actually shushed me .
When they came back onstage.. the most unexpected thing happened.. I had totally forgotten about the one song I had always wanted to see them playing live.. but sure enough, there it was!! It was sort of like a bang! Blinding white lights everywhere.. I could hear the drums so much louder than before ...Politik. For me it was the highlight of the night.. at that poing I'd lost most of my voice.. but somehow I found a way to continue singing and screaming Jonny's name ah.. I'm even more in love with Politik now then I was before. Lovers In Japan followed, with black and white images on-screen. I heard gasping and I looked up to see one of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen.. so many colorful butterflies, it was as if LIJ had now become background music for this great scene
Lights were dimmed as Chris sat in the piano and began playing DAAHF. Something happened during the concert and I'm pretty sure it was during this song... after I'd been screaming out Jonny's name the ENTIRE TIME.. I decided to give it another shot since it was pretty quiet. I screamed Jonny's name as loud as loud as I possibly could, his eyes began searching for that creepy girl who wouldn't shut up () when he finally laid his eyes on me... slow motion again !! He looked directly at me and smiled ...OH SHIT!!!!
I knew he'd heard me screaming his name many times before but he was too shy to look After that came the great chant of "No I don't want to battle from beginning to end!!..." ...awesomeness..
The band said goodbye and walked around the stage waving. I could finally see them perfectly!! They were all so much more beautiful in person!!!!! They had great big smiles on their faces.. very genuine ones.. not I'm-smiling-cos-I-have-to smiles. I have to say, Guy is absolutely gorgeous in person .
They left the stage and the crowed continued cheering and clapping. They came back, the lights dimmed, everyone went quiet and I kept screaming "Yellow!! play Yellow!!!!!" (). They gathered in a little circle and then moved back to their spots. Chris got ready to jump... I knew this was it.. Yellow . It had an impressively sudden start, all the lights went yellow and I truly felt like I was living my dream.. I clearly remember Guy's face peaking over to look at the crowd in front of Jonny and Chris's blue eyes shining like I had never seen before .
They said their final goodbye. Chris said a lot of things but there was too much screaming going on to be able to hear anything. They exited the stage as The Escapist played. We all just kind of raised our arms while looking up and singing "And.. in the end..." Tears began to run through my face. I had just seen the 4 people I loved most in my entire life. It was trully an amazing show. Thank you so much Will, Chris, Jonny and Guy.
After we exited the arena, we went around it to see if we'd catch a glimpse of the band getting into the van.. but after 10 minutes they told us the band had already left a while ago. The crew was busy getting all the equipment into large trucks. I recognized a lot of them from the AROBTTH Tour programme and from the Today show pictures. I spoke to one of them and he said the band had really left, he asked me if I'd be going to the Milan concert and I said "No.. I've already traveled far enough". Something about that just moved him cos before I knew it.. he was getting out an official crew t-shirt and giving it to me squeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! What a nice guy... he should get a raise
The balloon choreography worked out pretty well in the beginning. Balloons were flying all over the place even before Albert Hammond Jr. One of those balloons ended up being juggled on Chris's head A lot of the people who attended yesterday's concert are now in yet another queue line for the Milan concert.. including the Coldplayzone staff. The huge banners created by them also looked amazing. They said "HEAR YOUR ITALIAN CAVALRY CHOIRS SINGING". I couldn't take any pictures but the ones they took will be uploaded tomorrow morning hopefully.
I realize I may have written a bit too much.. but hey!! this was my first concert!! I'm still shaking and in total shock ......I'll never get over it
[Aleluvscp]
I last saw the boys in Atlanta, GA, in 2005. I'm studying abroad in Florence, Italy, this year through school. So why is that important? Because I was going to miss their North American tour? Ohhh HELL NO! So a few months back I purchased tickets to the closest tour stop to Florence - Bologna, Italia. I didn't know what to expect from an Italian crowd, but wow I was floored by how excited everyone was! I was feeling kind of bad that I hadn't gotten a floor space, but after watching the surge of people fighting their way to the front of the stage, I was actually pretty happy that I had a seat in the second level, right near the stage. Perhaps not as good for strong, breathless memories, but definitely better for clear photos! I took a collection of both videos and photos, but I only have photos uploaded so far. It was hard to keep the photos crisp and clear because I couldn't stop dancing the entire time!
also, my neck still hurts from wildly shaking it while singing and doing all sorts of stuff I'm not accustomed to since there was so much adrenaline rushing through my system!
[alphaskye]
Ok so, I don't think I will be too long with my review, Aleja already said how great this concert was.
I guess being in the front row make you see and feel the atmosphere a lot different than being far back or on the stands, you know that you're surrounded by die-hard fans, who were in queue since 7 in the morning if not before and sang every single song atop of their lungs (of course many other die-hard fans were all over the place).
We arrived at the venue at 8.45 and as I said there were already some people at the two gates for the parterre (the GA)..it was a long wait till 7pm, we wandered around to a supermarket near there to buy something to eat, went to buy something at the official merchandising shop (I got the tour program ) and we also tried to wait for them at the back where they should have entered, but when we arrived Jonny and Will were already in, we stayed there for at least one hour since Chris and Guy were to arrive but someone came to tell us we needed to come back in queue in order to keep our spots...and a few minutes later a guy who was waiting with us told us a car arrived 10 minutes after we left but didn't stop.
When the gates opened everyone started running as fast as possible..me and a friend of mine managed to find a spot in the front row on the right side and we had to stay sit till the GA was so full that people stood up to really take the rail..luckily it was not long enough till Albert came out. Must say I enjoyed his songs, tough after in the third the song began to seem all the same (must be cause I didn't know any).
When he went off stage all the CP roadies came to set up the equipment and people started singing the Viva la Vida chorus..then they played a rap song and a walzer, which stopped short and then all the lights went out.
From here on everything was perfect for me..Life in technicolor is amazing and we began moving our ballons and kept doing it through Violet Hill.
Then Clocks, which is always a highlight of the show, I loved the lasers, and In my place..Jonny came to our side and everyone screamed his name, he joined Guy and Chris at the beginning of the catwalk
During Speed of Sound we could finally see the magic balls in action, and they were amazing..all the lights were blue while they were green, yellow and red.
After this Chris asked to turn on the lights, apologised for his terrible italian and told us to enjoy the Monday (he had to asked Jonny which day it was) evening and they started play Cemeteries, which everyone sing along to and I was really surprised.
- insert fangirl comment: while Chris was talking Guy saw my Crests of Waves banner and pulled out a smile like this ..well a bit more embarassed*
anyway it was the turn of Chinese Sleep Chant that I effing love, that song rocks live and I'm glad they're not dumping it, and 42 with everyone singing "you thought you might be a ghost". Fix You is always great live, even tough this is probably not the right spot in the setlist, and Strawberry Swing is so uplifting, with all the audience following Guy's and Jonny's hand clapping Then it was the turn for the B-stage, where they played the techno version of God put a smile and Talk. Must say that I liked the second one while I'm not that sure about the first, it's just that the original version of God kicks ass live, especially the last part. The Hardest Part on piano is absolutely beautiful and a nice surprise, as well as Postcards from Far Away. Viva la Vida started right away and the ohhh ohhhohh as well, I though the venue was going to fall down with all the people singing so loud, we really overwhelmed Chris' voice in a lot of songs but this in particular (and Miller agrees ), than there was Lost!, absolutely brilliant live. When they disappared people feared the concert was already over, and then all of a sudden they realised they were on the back of the venue ready to sing The Scientist and Death Will Never Conquer (Will sung perfectly as always). Viva la Vida remix is what in Italian we call "una truzzata", but it was fun as we started to sing along the chrous again..until Politik started, and I got the shivers because it's my favourite song ever, I'm so happy they decided to bring it back and now is regular in the setlist. This time I had promised myself to follow Lovers in Japan without looking over me and try catching some butterfiles like I did in Barcelona, but it's impossible not to and I guess everyone on the GA did the same, they're too perfect for this song. And then first time to listen to Death and all his friends, and I may sound repetitive but it was amazing too, the chorus gives goosebumps. They were all so happy at the end and as usual they bowed before going away...to come back for another song, and everyone was yelling for Yellow because it's THE SONG and I'm glad they played it acoustic only a few times, this is how it must be played, rockier.
- insert fangirl comment: and the rest about the banner and the picture you already know*
That's it, I'm trying to collect all the memories but it's difficult because I only slept two hours that night and then I had to prepare myself for another concert, the review of which will be in its thread..hopefully tomorrow..just know it was even better
[Iriden]
Coldplay, le scalette (e le differenze) delle due date italiane: Bologna 29/9 e Milano 30/9
Le due tappe italiane dei Coldplay hanno confermato l’amore del nostro paese per la band inglese. Non solo per il tutto esaurito avvenuto con largo anticipo: lo si è visto soprattutto dalle reazioni in rete su siti, blog e community varie (Soundsblog compreso!) di questi giorni. A proposito: i palloncini che hanno invaso il parterre sono merito dei ragazzi del sito italiano ColdplayZone.
Poco importa se la voce di Chris Martin non fosse al massimo della forma (soprattutto a Bologna): l’ovazione è stata totale. Tanto che ad Assago, sommerso dal calore dei fan, il leader della band s’è lanciato (e ci piace credergli) con queste parole: “siete il miglior pubblico che abbiamo mai avuto”, riferendosi proprio all’Italia.
Dopo avervi mostrato la nostra galleria di immagini della data milanese, di seguito vi riportiamo le scalette delle due serate. Sostanzialmente uguali, riportano qualche piccola variazione: mentre a Bologna hanno suonato “The Hardest Part”, il pubblico accorso a Milano ha potuto sentire in più un accenno acustico di “Don’t Panic” e “Reign Of Love” oltre a “Shiver”. Di seguito le due tracklist dettagliate.
http://www.soundsblog.it/post/5261/c...9-e-milano-309
[translation by Iriden]
The two concerts of Coldplay in Italy confirmed how much our country loves the English band. Not just for the soldout: it could be seen by the reactions on networking sites, blogs and various communities (including Soundsblog!) these days. By the way: the balloons that have invaded the parterre were there thanks to the Italian site ColdplayZone.
It really doesn't matter that Chris Martin's voice was not the best (especially in Bologna): the acclamation was total. So much so that in Assago, overwhelmed by the warmth of the fans, the band leader said (and we want to believe him): "you are the best audience we've ever had," referring to Italy.
After showing you our gallery of pictures from Milan, here's the setlist for both nights. They're mostly the same, showing some small changes: while in Bologna they played "The Hardest Part", the audience in Milan was able to hear also "Don't Panic" and "Reign Of Love" and part of "Shiver".
Il 29 settembre scorso i Coldplay hanno fatto la loro prima tappa italiana (il 30 a Milano poi via dall’Italia) del loro tour al Futurshow Station (ex Palamalaguti) nei pressi di Bologna. Fino all’ultimo momento i bagarini cercavano biglietti da comprare e da rivendere; all’esterno le persone si accalcavano da un lato ad un bancone di panini, distribuiti a ritmo industriale, e da un altro alla rivendita di gadget ufficiali dei Coldplay (magliette, poster…). L’aria era di fervida attesa per tutti. Ben presto l’interno del palasport si e’ riempito di 12.000 persone; il valzer di Strauss “Sul bel Danubio blu” ha dato via al concerto prima ancora che i Coldplay salissero sul palco, accolti dal clamore del pubblico. “Life in technicolor” ha iniziato a scaldare gli animi, seguita da “Cimiteries in London” e “Lost!”… e’ calato poi un colore blu intenso sul palco e la band ha eseguito “In my place”, uno dei maggiori brani di successo dell’album precedente “X&Y”. Oltre a deliziare i fan con tutti i brani di “Viva la vida or death and all his friends”, i Coldplay hanno spaziato da “Yellow” a “Fix you”, da “Speed of sound” a “Clocks”. Dopo poco piu’ di un’ora il gruppo ha salutato… andandosene dietro le quinte; il pubblico ha “protestato” e in una manciata di secondi Chris Martin e i suoi sono riapparsi, con il sollievo dei fan, sulla tribuna opposta al palco “attaccando” una versione acustica di “The scientist”. La paura che fosse gia’ tutto finito aveva pervaso tutti! Martin ha chiesto piu’ volte al pubblico “State tutti bene?” e una boato di assensi ha riempito il palasport. E’ stata poi la volta di “Death will never conquer”, una traccia non ancora pubblicata su CD sebbene disponibile sul sito ufficiale della band. Infine ricordiamo l’esecuzione di una versione sperimentale di “God put a smile upon your face”, caratterizzata da forti vibrazioni generate dalle chitarre. Un’attenzione particolare e’ stata rivolta verso la coreografia che ha contribuito notevolmente ad accrescere il pathos. Nel momento in cui i Coldplay si accingevano a eseguire “In my place” delle semplici luci azzurre proiettate sul palco denso di fumo hanno reso un’atmosfera incredibile. Raggi rotanti di luce bianca hanno riempito il palasport durante “Fix you”, uno dei momenti in cui il pubblico ha fatto da coro, cosi’ quando e’ stato il turno di “Viva la vida”, resa ancora piu’ emozionante grazie ai flash multicolore. Come ormai da tradizione la sala si e’ riempita di un giallo/arancio nel momento di “Yellow”, il brano piu’ affermato del gruppo. Quando e’ stato il momento di “Clocks” sono stati proiettati potenti fasci laser di diverse tonalita’. Come non ricordare poi le emozioni generate durante i ben 7 minuti di “Lovers in Japan/Reign of love”: e’ stato proiettato un video sul Giappone (non a caso) mentre calava un’appariscente luce fucsia e una cascata di coriandoli a forma di farfalla e’ piovuta sul pubblico. Complessivamente il concerto e’ durato circa 100 minuti; molto intensi, senza nessuna pausa. Certamente tutti i fans dei Coldplay sono rimasti folgorati da uno spettacolo grandioso non solo dal punto di vista musicale ma anche scenografico. La produzione di video e foto da parte dei numerosi fans e’ stata massiccia: il giorno dopo su Youtube sono stati caricati oltre 500 filmati mentre su Flickr oltre 600 immagini. Segno che i Coldplay hanno lasciato un segno indelebile nella memoria dei partecipanti.
http://www.spaziare.it/2008/11/22/live-report-coldplay-futurshow-station/
