30 May 2009: Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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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 Pittsburgh. http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1756
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=55529
Discussion
All post-show discussion for this show at the forum thread: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55529
Fan Reviews
All fan reviews have been submitted to us by the members of Coldplaying.com[1], unless stated otherwise.
hey all... sorry my tweets weren't working well tonight. great performance. i hope to have some sort of review/pics tomorrow. we were in the front of the pit on guy's side of the stage. so hopefully we got some good shot for the berryman fans! Chris didn't say anything about the illness all night. his voice sounded as good as i've ever heard and it even seemed that at some points in the show he was kind of going out of his way to show that his voice was absolutely perfect (waiting for the crowd to quiet before belting out some notes and things like that)... so hopefully the illness is a thing of the past and some very unfortunate circumstances.
[jrheinz86]
Just got back from an amazing night, I cant even describe how great of a time it was, i havent seen them live since 2006. Me and my friend went early and stood in line and ended up getting front row pit,, we were pretty close to center but a little off to the left next to a security gaurd. I took 114 pictures on a brand new top of the line canon camera i just baught a day before the show and so the pictures came out amazing.I also recorded Politik and Scientist full. Im going to post tomorrow with a review, for now im going to watch the Pens game that i recorded...hope they won! BTW no Chris didnt mention anything about him being sick, He didnt sound sick i can tell you that!
[twiqz]
Chris did make reference to Guy not feeling 100%. Chris sounded amazing, so maybe it was Guy who was sick. Anyway, tonight (or yesterday really) was my first Coldplay show and boy did it live up to expectations. I can't even describe it right now. Maybe later, after some sleep.
[Kurgen]
Media Reviews
It's always a concern when a band cancels the two previous stops on the tour amid reports that the singer lost his voice. And it's not like Coldplay's Chris Martin doesn't need it, with all those high falsettos. Last night for the opening of the Post-Gazette Pavilion season, he didn't seem to be feeling any ill effects -- not if he could handle the sustained notes on "Cemeteries of London."
Martin and his mates marched on stage (after opening sets by Howling Bells and Pete Yorn) in those colorful quasi-military jackets, twirling sparklers, and then sparkled through a nearly two-hour set of anthemic British rock. Coldplay hasn't been around these parts for several years, during which time the band has swelled musically and visually to fill the big stage. With "Viva la Vida" in the set now, Coldplay even has a good soccer stadium chant to rile the adoring fans.
The show would have been entertaining even without the sound (and there are plenty of people who prefer Coldplay without the sound, but let's not get into that). Nearly every song came with a visual, from the red lasers on "Clocks" to the giant yellow balloons for "Yellow" to the blinding strobes on "Politik" as Martin urged us to "open up your eyes."
Coldplay also wasn't bound to the stage. Martin ventured off to auxiliary one for "The Hardest Part," allowing him to show off some of his piano training. Soon after, the foursome grabbed acoustic instruments and marched up to lawn stage for a loose mini-set that included "Green Eyes," a "Let's Go Pens" chant and a cover of The Monkees' "I'm a Believer," with drummer Will Champion taking charge on acoustic guitar. And who says Coldplay isn't innovative? Have you ever seen a choreographed "cellphone wave" across an amphitheatre lawn?
Martin, who clung to his piano back on that first visit to Pittsburgh, proved to be a lively, smiling frontman shaking the rafters with rockers like "In My Place," "Glass of Water" and "Politik" while also connecting emotionally with tender songs like "Fix You" and "The Scientist," part of the second encore. Even the dudes in the Penguins jerseys, who may or may not have been dragged there by their girlfriends or wives, seemed to be drawn in by Coldplay's shimmering art-pop.
