Oxfam Tour Blog: 8 June 2009

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The Belly Of A Beast

Hello all!

Today is the last of two days off in New Orleans. I’ve been here before, but this city and its people never cease to amaze me with their vibrance. Check out the picture below; it is part of a tape graffiti mural just outside the famous French Quarter.

Saturday night’s show in the Sommet Center in Nashville was a bit of a shift for the tour as it was the start of the arena portion of this leg. I love arenas because their enclosed nature causes the audience’s cheers to reverberate and capture the amazing energy of Coldplay fans that much more. I told my pal, Glenn, from Howling Bells that they sounded exceptionally good and he laughed and shared that he thought they sounded awful given they didn’t have a sound check. The trade off to the energy of arena shows is that the crew has to wake up in what feels like the belly of a concrete beast and spend the day working in a dark arena without seeing the light of day. Thanks to my pals and Oxfam volunteers Hannah, Jessie, Jonathan, and Nate for taking me out after the show so I could get some fresh air and experience Nashville. And Nashville is a great city indeed- still quite sad that I didn’t buy those pink cowboy boots though…

In fact, meet Hannah. She’s a returning Coldplay volunteer and a great example of the cool people I get to spend my evenings with. Sorry in advance for the bad lighting!

Anyone wondering what’s with the umbrella?

From New Orleans,

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