Doors open at 7:00 PM, show begins at 7:30 PM. Date originally
scheduled for July 10 has been moved to November 16. Tickets purchased
for the July 10 date will be honored for the new date.

Coldplay

After surfacing in 2000 with the breakthrough single "Yellow,"
Coldplay quickly became one of the biggest bands of the new millennium,
honing a mix of introspective Brit-pop and anthemic rock that landed
the British quartet a near-permanent residence on record charts
world-wide. The group's emergence was perfectly timed; Radiohead had
just released the overly cerebral Kid A, while Oasis had ditched two
founding members and embraced psychedelic experimentation on Standing
on the Shoulders of Giants. ... more »

After surfacing in 2000 with the breakthrough single "Yellow,"
Coldplay quickly became one of the biggest bands of the new millennium,
honing a mix of introspective Brit-pop and anthemic rock that landed
the British quartet a near-permanent residence on record charts
world-wide. The group's emergence was perfectly timed; Radiohead had
just released the overly cerebral Kid A, while Oasis had ditched two
founding members and embraced psychedelic experimentation on Standing
on the Shoulders of Giants. U.K. audiences were hungry for a
fresh-faced rock band with big aspirations and an even bigger sound,
and Coldplay was more than happy to take the reigns. Parachutes went
multi-platinum in several countries and earned the band their first
Grammy, but Coldplay continued to grow into the 2000s, topping their
debut album's success with higher record sales and an increased public
profile.

Chris Martin (vocals/piano), Jon Buckland (guitar), Will Champion
(drums), and Guy Berryman (bass) were all born into families in which
music was encouraged. Martin, the eldest of five, began playing the
piano as a young child and later took solace in the work of Tom Waits.
Buckland, on the other hand, grew up with the heavy guitar sounds of
Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. Scotland native Berryman preferred funk
to indie rock, thereby leaving him to play bass, while
multi-instrumentalist Champion didn't plan to be a drummer until he
joined Coldplay's lineup. The bandmates came together in 1996 while
attending the University College of London, and the Safety EP was
issued shortly after their first gig at a Manchester festival for
unsigned bands. The release only saw 500 pressings, as did the
subsequent Brothers & Sisters EP. Nevertheless, it was enough to
win the band a U.K. deal with Parlophone in April 1999, and the
five-track Blue Room EP arrived that fall. With nods from the media,
the foursome was hailed as the next Travis, thanks to their simplistic
acoustics and charming personas.

Parlophone ushered the band into Parr St. Studios in Liverpool,
where they recorded the bulk of their debut album. Parachutes was
released in July 2000 and became a swift hit on the strength of four
U.K. singles, several of which enjoyed popularity in America as well.
With "Yellow" climbing the charts on both sides of the Atlantic,
Parachutes was released in the U.S. in November, where its sales soon
rivaled -- and eventually surpassed -- those in the U.K.

Riding on the strength of their universally popular debut,
Coldplay headed back into the studio in fall 2001 to work on a
sophomore album. They emerged with A Rush of Blood to the Head,
releasing the album worldwide in August 2002 and embarking on a global
concert tour soon after. "The Scientist" enjoyed regular radio
rotation, while both "Clocks" and "In My Place" won Grammy Awards. The
CD/DVD package Live 2003 was issued to highlight the group's popular
tour, and Martin specifically earned a higher notch on the celebrity
scale by marrying actress Gwyneth Paltrow in December 2003. Paltrow
gave birth to the couple's first daughter, Apple Blythe Alison Martin,
the following April.

Fatherhood didn't stop Martin from working, as Coldplay began
recording material for a third album within weeks. Previously recorded
material with longtime producer Ken Nelson was scrapped early on, while
Danton Supple (Morrissey, the Cure) joined Coldplay to complete the
recording of X&Y. "Speed of Sound" marked Coldplay's first single
from their long-awaited third effort in spring 2005; the album followed
in June, topping charts around the world and selling more than eight
million copies during its first year. Such success put Coldplay on the
same commercial level as U2, and Coldplay retreated to the studio in
late 2006 to work with famed producer Brian Eno (who had teamed up with
U2 two decades prior for The Joshua Tree). Recording sessions with Eno
were completed within one year, followed by several months of mixing
and growing anticipation from the band's audience. Viva La Vida -- also
known by its extended name, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
-- ultimately arrived in June 2008.