[zakman440]

Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London (UCL). After they formed under the name Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a drummer, backing vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, completing the line-up. Manager Phil Harvey is often considered an unofficial fifth member. The band renamed themselves "Coldplay" in 1998, before recording and releasing three EPs: Safety in 1998, Brothers & Sisters as a single in 1999 and The Blue Room in the same year. The Blue Room was their first release on a major label, after signing to Parlophone.

They achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single "Yellow" in 2000, followed by their debut album released in the same year, Parachutes, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), was released to critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including NME's Album of the Year. Their next release, X&Y, the best-selling album worldwide in 2005, was met with mostly positive reviews upon its release, though some critics felt that it was inferior to its predecessor. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by Brian Eno and released again to largely positive reviews, earning several Grammy Award nominations and wins at the 51st Grammy Awards. On 24 October 2011, they released their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto, which received mixed to positive reviews, topped the charts in over 34 countries, and was the UK's best-selling rock album of 2011. On 16 May 2014, they released their sixth album, titled Ghost Stories, topping the iTunes Store albums charts in over 100 countries. Their latest release, A Head Full of Dreams, was released on December 4. It peaked at number 2 in the UK Album Chart.

The band have won a number of music awards throughout their career, including eight Brit Awards—winning Best British Group three times—five MTV Video Music Awards and seven Grammy Awards from 25 nominations. Coldplay have sold more than 80 million records worldwide. In December 2009, Rolling Stone readers voted the group the fourth-best artist of the 2000s. Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, Sound Relief, Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, The Secret Policeman's Ball, Sport Relief and the UK's Teenage Cancer Trust. They have also headlined major sporting ceremonies, such as the Paralympics 2012 Closing Ceremony and the Pepsi 2016 Superbowl Halftime Show.

ALBUMS

Parachutes

Spoiler:

Don't Panic
Shiver
Spies
Sparks
Yellow
Trouble
Parachutes
High Speed
We Never Change
Everything's Not Lost/Life Is For Living

A Rush of Blood to the Head

Spoiler:

Politik
In My Place
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
The Scientist
Clocks
Daylight
Green Eyes
Warning Sign
A Whisper
A Rush of Blood to the Head
Amsterdam

X&Y

Spoiler:

Square One
What If
White Shadows
Fix You
Talk
X&Y
Speed of Sound
A Message
Low
The Hardest Part
Swallowed in The Sea
Twisted Logic
Till Kingdom Come

Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends

Spoiler:

Life In Technicolor
Cemeteries Of London
Lost!
42
Lovers In Japan/Reign of Love
Yes
Viva La Vida
Violet Hill
Strawberry Swing
Death and All His Friends/The Escapist

Mylo Xyloto

Spoiler:

Mylo Xyloto
Hurts Like Heaven
Paradise
Charlie Brown
Us Against The World
M.M.I.X.
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Major Minus
U.F.O.
Princess of China (feat. Rihanna)
Up In Flames
A Hopeful Transmission
Don't Let It Break Your Heart
Up With The Birds

Ghost Stories

Spoiler:

Always In My Head
Magic
Ink
True Love
Midnight
Another's Arms
Oceans
A Sky Full of Stars
O

A Head Full of Dreams

Spoiler:

A Head Full Of Dreams
Birds
Hymn For The Weekend
Everglow
Adventure Of A Lifetime
Fun (feat. Tove Lo)
Kaleidoscope
Army Of One
Amazing Day
Colour Spectrum
Up&Up

[Smithy]

Excited for another album that sounds exactly like the last 3 they've released

[Shaun]

^and yet somehow still worse

[zakman440]

...it's pretty safe to say that this is happening.

They're also rumoured to be guests on TFI Friday and the Radio 1 Breakfast Show this week so perhaps a new single is on it's way?

[Firewire]

similar artwork to years and years

[Marsh.]

Martin has previously likened Coldplay's upcoming album, A Head Full of Dreams, to the final Harry Potter instalment

Eh?

[Kizzy]

The last one? naw..... Have to say though I only truly liked their first 2 albums.

[Marsh.]

I am partial to a bit of Mylo Xyloto

[zakman440]

Erm...

[Ashley.]

Ugh I really hope they improve and go back to their old style bc they've really downgraded with their past few albums.

X&Y and AROBTTH were good.

[zakman440]

They've just posted this on their Twitter - it sounds great!

[zakman440]

...all the signs are currently pointing to an official announcement on Friday. They're rumoured to be special guests on TFI Friday, plus Chris Evans has teased a 'special announcement' on his Radio 2 show on Friday (skip to 2:20:17 on the link below).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06mbhnn

[zakman440]

An announcement is happening at 7:45AM tomorrow !

[zakman440]

[Iceman]

I loved their first albums and then hated them but paradise played in the hospital when my brother passed away and I just find myself drawn to them. Even though I find a lot of their stuff samey

[zakman440]

They're LIVE on Radio 2 NOW!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2

[zakman440]

They're playing TFI Friday tonight instead of Elton John! Also, the new single Adventure of a Lifetime is bloody brilliant.

[zakman440]

They're LIVE on Radio 1 NOW!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

[zakman440]

They've managed to knock Elvis off the top spot on the iTunes Album Chart!

[lewis111]

Think it'll be close between Adeles 3rd week and this debut for number 1

[Shaun]

state of their artwork

[zakman440]

The band have announced initial details of their 2016 stadium tour:

Good afternoon. We’re excited to announce the Latin American and European legs of next year’s A Head Full Of Dreams Tour, with 20 stadium shows confirmed across 14 countries in Europe and Latin America.

The dates are as follows:

Thursday, March 31 – Estadio Unico de La Plata, Buenos Aires, AR
Sunday, April 3 – Estadio Nacional, Santiago, CL
Tuesday, April 5 – Estadio Nacional, Lima, PE
Thursday, April 7 – Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, BR
Sunday, April 10 – Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Wednesday, April 13 – Estadio El Campin, Bogota, CO
Saturday, April 16 – Foro Sol, Mexico City, MX

Tuesday, May 24 – Stade Charles-Ehrmann, Nice, FR
Thursday, May 26 – Estadi Olimpic, Barcelona, ES
Wednesday, June 1 – Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, DE
Saturday, June 4 – Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK
Tuesday, June 7 – Hampden Park, Glasgow, UK
Saturday, June 11 – Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich CH
Thursday, June 16 – Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Saturday, June 18 – Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Thursday, June 23 – Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, NL
Wednesday, June 29 – Olympiastadion, Berlin, DE
Friday, July 1 – Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, DE
Sunday, July 3 – Friends Arena, Stockholm, SE
Tuesday, July 5 – Telia Parken, Copenhagen, DK

There will be an exclusive UK ticket pre-sale at 9.30am GMT on Thursday, November 26 for anyone who pre-orders (or has already pre-ordered) the band’s new album, A Head Full Of Dreams, in any format from Amazon UK, before 11.59pm on Monday, November 23.

Tickets for the UK/European shows go on general sale on Friday, November 27 at 9.30am GMT (UK shows) and 10am CET (all others) via Ticketmaster. On sale details for the Latin American shows can be found at the Tour page (on sale details for the Lima show are yet to be confirmed).

Further shows, including the North American leg of the tour, will be announced at a later date.

Anchorman

http://coldplay.com/first-legs-of-20...our-announced/

I NEED to get tickets for this. I tried to get tickets for their Ghost Stories tour last year but they sold out as I was buying them . Hopefully I'll manage to get them this time round.

[zakman440]

I've updated the OP with a ton of Coldplay info to make this one central Coldplay thread. I shall update the Album spoilers with links to the songs in due course.

[zakman440]

Also, I'm afraid that those who are wanting them to go back to their earlier style in their new album are going to be largely disappointed (if this review is anything to go by):

[Denver]

I wish they would go back to there earlier music