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Some of you may remember (or may not?) that I had a complete surprise when I received tickets to see Coldplay at the O2 Arena for my birthday back in October.
Well, we went last night.
It was outstanding!
I still believe that their current album Viva La Vida is a bit weak compared to their previous efforts, but they played plenty of stuff from the earlier albums, and all-in-all, it was a quality night out. Chris Martin presents himself onstage as a down-to-earth 'normal' guy and pulls it off well, even if he isn't such a bloke really. Aside from all the usual big numbers and big light show stuff, they did a couple of more intimate tracks - one where they all huddled around a piano right in the front 1/4 of the crowd on a mini stage about 3m square, and another acoustic track right up in amongst the crowd up at the back and up in the tiers, where they were joined by Simon Pegg having a laugh and playing the accordion.
Like Chris Martin says, Coldplay are an aural band, not a visual one, and it's well worth seeing if you get a chance.
Well, we went last night.
It was outstanding!
I still believe that their current album Viva La Vida is a bit weak compared to their previous efforts, but they played plenty of stuff from the earlier albums, and all-in-all, it was a quality night out. Chris Martin presents himself onstage as a down-to-earth 'normal' guy and pulls it off well, even if he isn't such a bloke really. Aside from all the usual big numbers and big light show stuff, they did a couple of more intimate tracks - one where they all huddled around a piano right in the front 1/4 of the crowd on a mini stage about 3m square, and another acoustic track right up in amongst the crowd up at the back and up in the tiers, where they were joined by Simon Pegg having a laugh and playing the accordion.
Like Chris Martin says, Coldplay are an aural band, not a visual one, and it's well worth seeing if you get a chance.
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