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I'm not saying they're capable of a Kid A-like turn, but they could potentially do something very special. The song "Prospekt's March" is a great example of this. An entire album of that would be amazing. But they'll never do it because they have to have big singles and have to play stadiums and arenas.
Looking around on coldplaying, the place is absolutely infuriating and says a lot about the band. I don't see them ever making any grand artistic statements, although I think the songs, know-how, and talent is there. They've built up this huge, moronic fan base and I surmise, through interviews and knowledge of the kind of people they are, they won't ever want to alienate it. Which sucks.
I'm not saying they're capable of a Kid A-like turn, but they could potentially do something very special. The song "Prospekt's March" is a great example of this. An entire album of that would be amazing. But they'll never do it because they have to have big singles and have to play stadiums and arenas.
They could have been an all-time great band. The tools are there, the songwriting chops are too. They never will be though. It's frustrating. It's frustrating for them to so readily settle for crap when they could seriously push themselves and do something exciting.
/rant
Seven shows in February and March 2009
As anticipated, following Australian media articles unveiling several new 2009 tour dates today, here is the latest word from Coldplay.com: Good evening (or morning, for our readers down under). We're very pleased to announce that Coldplay are heading to Australia early next year to play seven shows. They are as follows:
Friday 27th February - Burswood Dome, Perth
Tuesday 3rd March - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Wednesday 4th March - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 8th March - Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Monday 9th March - Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Wednesday 11th March - Acer Arena, Sydney
Thursday 12th March - Acer Arena, Sydney
Here are the ticket details:
VISA Entertainment pre-sale
Starts Thursday 27th November, 9am (local time). Ends Saturday 29th November, 5pm (unless pre-sale sold out earlier). Any Visa card holder can buy during the pre-sale from visaentertainment.com.au or ticketek.com.au
General on-sale
Starts 9am (local time) Thursday 4th December – tickets available through ticketek.com.au or 132 849.
I'm glad I haven't been following their setlists at all, because according to the internet it contained "no surprises" (and I don't mean the Radiohead song!), but it was extremely satisfying for being my first time seeing them.
And yeah, that's of course the usual situation. An artist/band can always change the setlist a lot, but the majority of people are often seeing the show for the first time. So surprises or not, it's the first (and often only) time they hear the songs live. The same with the setlist parties here during 'tour time'. You can always complain when reading the setlist that a certain song wasn't played (and many others were the same as the last show), but you weren't there. And the people who were at the concert probably enjoyed it very much.
Good to hear you enjoyed it.
This gig is gonna be mega, awesome time of year, I know I'll be front and centre, will be getting well smashed after the gig......gonna be a ripper.
And yeah, that's of course the usual situation. An artist/band can always change the setlist a lot, but the majority of people are often seeing the show for the first time. So surprises or not, it's the first (and often only) time they hear the songs live. The same with the setlist parties here during 'tour time'. You can always complain when reading the setlist that a certain song wasn't played (and many others were the same as the last show), but you weren't there. And the people who were at the concert probably enjoyed it very much.
Good to hear you enjoyed it.
Logic on the Internets
Seriously, why was Yellow the only song from Parachutes they played?
Coldplay to Split Up?
The group Coldplay is thinking of breaking up at the end of next year.
Lead singer for Coldplay, Chris Martin, announced that he and his group are planning on parting ways in late 2009, reports NME.com.
The musician revealed that he believes musical groups should separate before they get too old. He still hopes to stay as busy as possible from now until the end of 2009.
"I'm 31 now and I don't think that bands should keep going past 33," he said. "So, we're trying to pack in as much as possible. Up until the end of next year, we'll just go for it in every sense."