Coldplay Live in Minneapolis
After a long and arduous planning period where the personel and vehicle arrangements changed almost daily, the final group was chosen.
And so was the transportation. (Yes, that is duct tape. And yes, those are horns.)
Eight hours later the group entered Minneapolis and between getting lost in traffic and talking to an old man from New Orleans about baseball, they arrived to good news. A seat change from the upper deck to the first elevated row in front of the stage put an entirely different spin on the evening.
It was a full house that erupted into a mass of cheers as the lights dimmed and the band opened up with Square One, the first track off their new album, before exploding in Politik, the first track off their last. The arena supported the big sound of X & Y and for the first time I came to really appreciate the album. It is a disc that was written to be played live.
The band powered through their radio hits off all three albums, slowing things down momentarily to play Trouble, a song they haven't played live for some time. Chris Martin announced that they were surprised that they were even present for the show since a few days earlier the band had experienced somewhat of a falling out ("We've been on the road for an awful long time," he said), but were now reunited and ready for more.
Two and a half hours later the encore closed off with Fix You, complete with swinging lamp and dramatic stage presence. As the band walked off stage, holding hands, taking their bows and saying their thankyous, Martin tossed me his water bottle. I walked out of the the arena and onto the street, stunned, the water soothing a parched throat.
The eight hour overnight drive back home felt like a numbing five minutes, an exhausted haze of grand memories rapidly fading, the entire experience becoming very much like a dream. I got some good video clips of last night that do the show a lot more justice than these pictures. Check out the Live 2003 DVD for a good idea of what to expect from a Coldplay concert.
Since coming home from the lodge I've really felt like shit but the show last night gave me a good nudge in the other direction. I got myself a travel agent today.
And so was the transportation. (Yes, that is duct tape. And yes, those are horns.)
Eight hours later the group entered Minneapolis and between getting lost in traffic and talking to an old man from New Orleans about baseball, they arrived to good news. A seat change from the upper deck to the first elevated row in front of the stage put an entirely different spin on the evening.
It was a full house that erupted into a mass of cheers as the lights dimmed and the band opened up with Square One, the first track off their new album, before exploding in Politik, the first track off their last. The arena supported the big sound of X & Y and for the first time I came to really appreciate the album. It is a disc that was written to be played live.
The band powered through their radio hits off all three albums, slowing things down momentarily to play Trouble, a song they haven't played live for some time. Chris Martin announced that they were surprised that they were even present for the show since a few days earlier the band had experienced somewhat of a falling out ("We've been on the road for an awful long time," he said), but were now reunited and ready for more.
Two and a half hours later the encore closed off with Fix You, complete with swinging lamp and dramatic stage presence. As the band walked off stage, holding hands, taking their bows and saying their thankyous, Martin tossed me his water bottle. I walked out of the the arena and onto the street, stunned, the water soothing a parched throat.
The eight hour overnight drive back home felt like a numbing five minutes, an exhausted haze of grand memories rapidly fading, the entire experience becoming very much like a dream. I got some good video clips of last night that do the show a lot more justice than these pictures. Check out the Live 2003 DVD for a good idea of what to expect from a Coldplay concert.
Since coming home from the lodge I've really felt like shit but the show last night gave me a good nudge in the other direction. I got myself a travel agent today.
posted by James at 9:32 PM
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