On Sunday, I was at one of the most amazing gigs I’ve been to – Coldplay at the Etihad Stadium! I bought 6 tickets on a bit of a whim last year, so have spent the last few months trying to find people to come with me! I only got rid of the last 2 tickets a couple of weeks ago!
I went with Dave Bateman, John Cieszynski, Jon Scruby, and met up outside with my brother Steve and his mate Dan.
We were in the standing area to the right of the stage, and my legs were quite achy but the time we’d got through the 2 support acts, Rita Ora and Robyn. Not overly impressed with Rita Ora – she’s had a few songs out, but mainly vocals on someone else’s track, so it felt a bit strange, and it’s really not my kind of thing… but Robyn was a lot more to my taste!
As with the Coldplay show I went to in December, everyone was given an LED wristband on the way in, and they were used really effectively throughout the gig.
It was such and amazing night – and what I found really interesting is that with most bands, they’d save things like fireworks, inflatables, and confetti cannons until the end of the show, but with Coldplay, they had all of this in the first 10 minutes!
There’s so much energy in a Coldplay show, and I just love the music so much, and also the passion the band have in performing them. Will definitely be making sure I get a ticket for their next live show!
Setlist:
- Mylo Xyloto
- Hurts Like Heaven
- In My Place
- Major Minus
- Lovers in Japan
- The Scientist
- Yellow
- Violet Hill
- God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
- Princess of China
- Up in Flames
- Warning Sign
- Don’t Let It Break Your Heart
- Viva la Vida
- Charlie Brown
- Paradise
- Us Against the World
- Speed of Sound
- Clocks
- Fix You
- Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall