If you like their CDs, you have to go see them in concert! Ahhhhhhhhhhh. They were so great. I saw them at SDSU Open Air Theatre last night and my appreciation for them has increased ten fold!!! They sound absolutely amazing live!!!! Finally, here's a band that plays real music and has a lead singer who can REALLY sing. Since their music is pretty mellow, I was expecting a laid back concert. I was even afraid of getting bored. Instead, this is the best concert I?ve been to all year! Hard to imagine but they were rocking out on practically every song. Even though it was a seated theatre, they had everyone up on their feet, moving, and singing along. I'm not sure if they have this effect at very venue. Perhaps San Diegans are just really, really cool.
These British chaps have quite a sense of humor as well. They were totally playing to the crowd. In the middle of one their ballads, the lead singer starts busting out a Nelly song on the piano ( It?s getting hot in here. So take off all your clothes. I am getting so hot. I?m gonna take my clothes off.) I nearly died laughing.
It was definitely a feel good show and sets the mood. This would be an excellent concert to take your significant other to. Every single couple probably got real frisky after they got home, if you catch my drift.
I was even a true COLDPLAY fan before last night. I thought their songs were cool and that's about it. I never really played their music that much. I considered it music to fall asleep to. But now I'm a changed person after seeing them live. I love them!!!
The only negative was that their opening act wasn't very good. I'm sure all the guys from ASH are very nice but their performance was subpar at best. Luckily, Coldplay more than made up for it. Hope they stay around forever.
If you want to try something freaky, play their first album on repeat while reading George Orwell's 1984. The song lyrics hauntingly go very well with that book.