Coldplay kick off UK tour
Coldplay Performing in Earls Court, London December 14th 2005
The band, with a little help from Richard Ashcroft, shine in London
Coldplay kicked off their indoor UK tour in London last night (December 14).
The band, who had previously played a series of outdoor dates in Britain, performed their first significant British gig under a roof this year at Earl's Court.
Boasting to the crowd they’d played in “116 countries” this year, frontman Chris Martin told the audience “it was great to be home” as the band played to a sold out and enthusiastic crowd.
Earlier, Coldplay had been supported by Richard Ashcroft who mixed new material including forthcoming single ‘Break The Night With Colour’ with older favourites including set-closer ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’.
“This is a blues version of an old favourite,” he informed the crowd. “Without the strings and the fancy bits, without all the lawsuits.”
Coldplay then performed a set that mixed up songs from all their three albums, plus with a mini-acoustic set midway through their that included the song they wrote for Johnny Cash - ‘Til Kingdom Come’ - plus a cover of Cash’s ‘Ring Of Fire’.
Coldplay played:
‘Square One’
‘Politik’
‘Yellow’
'Speed Of Sound’
‘God Put A Smile Upon Your Face’
‘X&Y’
‘How You See The World’
‘White Shadows’
‘The Scientist’
‘Til' Kingdom Come’
‘Ring Of Fire’
‘Don’t Panic’
‘Clocks’
‘Talk’
‘Swallowed In The Sea’
‘In My Place’
‘Fix You’
Concluding the performance by sprinting to the back of the venue to say hello to fans sitting at the back, Martin told Earl’s Court: “Anyone who says that London audiences aren’t the best in the world is lying to you.”
Were you there? What did you think of the gig? Send your comments with Coldplay in the subject to features@nme.com.
Meanwhile, Coldplay continue in London until December 16, before their tour moves round the country, concluding in Belfast on December 21.
The band, who had previously played a series of outdoor dates in Britain, performed their first significant British gig under a roof this year at Earl's Court.
Boasting to the crowd they’d played in “116 countries” this year, frontman Chris Martin told the audience “it was great to be home” as the band played to a sold out and enthusiastic crowd.
Earlier, Coldplay had been supported by Richard Ashcroft who mixed new material including forthcoming single ‘Break The Night With Colour’ with older favourites including set-closer ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’.
“This is a blues version of an old favourite,” he informed the crowd. “Without the strings and the fancy bits, without all the lawsuits.”
Coldplay then performed a set that mixed up songs from all their three albums, plus with a mini-acoustic set midway through their that included the song they wrote for Johnny Cash - ‘Til Kingdom Come’ - plus a cover of Cash’s ‘Ring Of Fire’.
Coldplay played:
‘Square One’
‘Politik’
‘Yellow’
'Speed Of Sound’
‘God Put A Smile Upon Your Face’
‘X&Y’
‘How You See The World’
‘White Shadows’
‘The Scientist’
‘Til' Kingdom Come’
‘Ring Of Fire’
‘Don’t Panic’
‘Clocks’
‘Talk’
‘Swallowed In The Sea’
‘In My Place’
‘Fix You’
Concluding the performance by sprinting to the back of the venue to say hello to fans sitting at the back, Martin told Earl’s Court: “Anyone who says that London audiences aren’t the best in the world is lying to you.”
Were you there? What did you think of the gig? Send your comments with Coldplay in the subject to features@nme.com.
Meanwhile, Coldplay continue in London until December 16, before their tour moves round the country, concluding in Belfast on December 21.
Coldplay tickets:
- Dec 2, 2008 at NIA, Birmingham - Check availability
- Dec 9, 2008 at SECC, Glasgow - Check availability
- Dec 11, 2008 at Evening News Arena, Manchester - Check availability
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