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An awesome and ridiculous film that leaves you thrilled beyond the point of your natural endurance
2012
Theatre
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Muse
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Always been a fan but never seen them live. I was ecstatic to be part of this epic event. WOW!
London,
David Smyth's rating
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Description: The platinum-selling anthemic pop-rockers perform songs from their album, Viva La Vida.
Solid support: Jay-Z at Coldplay’s gig
Manly embrace: Chris Martin rolled around on stage
Only a serious success story could book as their support act a man who is currently number one all over the world.
Jay-Z, the biggest rapper of the day, willingly played second fiddle to a bunch of posh boys as they concluded a 15-month world tour, ending up rolling around in a manly embrace with Coldplay’s Chris Martin after their unlikely duet, Lost!
This odd couple proved something we’ve known for some time: everybody loves Coldplay.
At Wembley, even those who once thought them bedwetters would have been forced to admit there were teeth to the hurtling riff of Glass Of Water, and a power to Will Champion’s drums on Clocks that could be felt internally.
Martin remains terrifically likeable, flying around the huge stage with all the joy of a boy doing airplanes at a wedding disco. He can get away with things, including allowing Champion to sing and inviting actor Simon Pegg on for a screechingly embarrassing harmonica solo, because there was never more than a minute between fabulous melodies.
While 42 added complexity to their deceptively simple formula but kept the tunes, the soaring battle cry of Viva La Vida carried on in the crowd long after the song had finished.
Though they didn’t match the spectacles of Take That and U2 here this summer (Yellow’s giant yellow balloons can’t have taxed these creative minds too much) they owned Wembley this weekend.
At the firework finale, the rap king and commoners alike were right to cheer wildly.
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I went on Friday night and had an brilliant time. A great line-up and less than you pay for the average concert ticket as I had the pitch/reserves seating. Well worth the money. Wembley had a really good vibe!!! I also went Friday cos the jubille is nearly always shut down at weekend....
- Yvonne, London
i really enjoyed myself and girls aloud were brilliant too along with the other support acts. I went 18th as didn't want to face getting home on the 19th as most of the tube was shut down - again!
- Lindahf1, london
