All in all, a fantastic show. I didn’t much care for the 2nd opening act… the first guy was good, though he didn’t really have the crowd’s attention.
God Put a Smile Upon Your Face was incredible. It was this odd techno version, but they pulled it off, to make it one of those unforgettable concert pieces. It was rather brilliant.
The 2nd encore was very nice, too, and clearly unplanned. Chris seemed to genuinely enjoy the night and the crowd, shown through various lyric changes (”Japan and Philadelphia all lit up” in Speed of Sound, and “Give me time, give us a kiss, what a way to spend Friday night like this” in Politik).
Will singing on Death Will Never Conquer was awesome, too. Chris played the harmonica, and, afterward, was handed a beer, to which he sniffed it, sneered, and gave it back. Very funny.
It was an unforgettable night, every aspect of it. Can’t wait to see them back!
Setlist:
Life In Technicolor
Violet Hill
Clocks
In My Place
Viva La Vida
Yes
42
Fix You
Strawberry Swing
Chinese Sleep Chant (side stage)
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (side stage/techno version)
Speed Of Sound
Yellow
Lost!
The Scientist (Acoustic)
Death Will Never Conquer (Will – Acoustic)
Encore:
Talk
Politik
Lovers In Japan
Death And All His Friends
The Escapist
Encore 2:
Green Eyes
The Dubliners (*new)
Dear Coldplay fanatics:
I just had the best night of my life so far. I’ve had tickets for the show here in my city (Philly) for a while now… and I must admit they were pretty bad seats. 205, nosebleed, drunks everywhere,etc. But still, it was going to be fun and I’ve seen them before so it was no big deal.
Anyway after the first opener this girl comes up to where my best friend and I were sitting and asks us if we were big Coldplay fans. Duh, lady. Then she tells us to prove it and sing a song. My mind is blank, so I sing Yellow, terribly. Then she says, “Do you know what Coldplay does for their fans for every show?” and we honestly have no idea, so she goes “They buy out the first three rows of the floor and give them away to their biggest fans.” And at this point I’m starting to hyperventilate and my hands are shaking as she pulls a wad of tickets out of her bag. She then says, “You guys are being relocated to the 1st row. Can I have your old tickets?”
I needed to brag about this to people who would appreciate it the most, and who would understand just how effing awesome that whole experience was. We went from seeing tiny specks on a big stage to seeing Chris’ spit flying as he sung, and Johnny and Will and Guy just being adorable.
P.S. The concert was absolutely amazing, wherever you may have been sitting or standing or dancing in the aisles. Fantastic as usual.
HONESTLY I wish I could give you some kind of insider info on how to score those tix but seriously it was fate of the highest degree. I don’t really know what that means but you get the idea haha. I’m still in shock. Was it a dream?!
