“So this is an idea that Chris said to me.
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But instead he chose to forge his own path… We know him as the guy who turned down being in a band with us.” Then out walks Corden, sporting A Head Full of Dreams T-shirt (hit that merch booth, fans). First, Martin - who’d recently appeared on Carpool Karaoke - delivered a totally fictitious intro about Corden being Coldplay’s long-lost member: “We all thought was the most talented member. 21, the band invited out the Late Late Show host to honor Prince with a cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” strumming an acoustic rendition a la Sinead O’Connor’s. James Corden Joins in a Prince TributeĪt Los Angeles’ Rose Bowl on Aug.
Sunday night at #ColdplayLA (– photo posted by Coldplay on at 9:51pm PDTģ. If you don’t cry, your eyes have problems. Note the flashing LED bracelets as the crowd roars in approval. “That’s the most wonderful gesture of love I’ve ever heard.” Then, in Las Vegas, a young couple was invited onstage, where the guy delivered a beautiful tribute to his lady love and dropped to one knee to propose.
In New Jersey, Martin relayed another request himself: “This is for a woman who just yesterday gave her bone marrow to save her daughter,” the singer-guitarist explained. Each set also featured a “Fan Dedication Song,” previously requested via Instagram video clips, which appeared on the screen overhead. Locals were shown waving flags and introducing Coldplay in their native languages. Upon entering the arenas, concertgoers were gifted an LED wristband and a button that reads “Love.” A video kicked off each night, illustrating every country the band has visited so far on tour. They’ve won over the hearts and minds of the everyman and -woman, and those fans played a key role in Coldplay’s send-off shows. The Chainsmokers Are Working With Coldplay’s Chris Martin: Watchįrom tots to grannies, Coldplay has developed an intriguing core base by transforming otherwise casual music fans into Coldplay lifers. All these cameos suit the overarching theme of A Head Full of Dreams - how there's a big, bright, beautiful world just waiting to be discovered if you just open your heart and live a little - and if this message is unabashedly corny, under the stewardship of Chris Martin, Coldplay cheerfully embrace the cheese, ratcheting up both the sparkle and the sentiment so the album feels genuine in its embrace of eternal middle-aged clichés.As Coldplay prepares for its final 2016 dates - a handful of November and December shows in Australia and New Zealand - here are the biggest highlights from the journey so far. Appropriately, Coldplay invite more than a few guests to help usher them into this brave new world, the showiest being Beyoncé, who overwhelms the band's innate politeness on "Hymn for the Weekend," but Tove Lo eases right into "Fun" and Noel Gallagher amiably allows himself to be swallowed by the gentle wash of guitars and synths. This carpe diem spirit courses throughout A Head Full of Dreams, turning it into a 21st century equivalent of Steve Winwood's Back in the High Life, a divorce record where every end seems like a fresh new beginning. Arriving after the deliberately dour Ghost Stories, this infusion of backbeat and glitz does indeed feel welcome and bold but such determined levity also suggests the gusto of a greying divorcee boogying down on the deck of a cruise ship, determined to seize every bit of life headed his way. He's quite literally having "Fun" on an "Amazing Day," living for the weekend and viewing his impending middle age as nothing so much as the "Adventure of a Lifetime." Coldplay match his optimism by tempering their signature soft focus, pushing themselves toward the light and undergirding the newfound positivity via glittering disco beats and a gossamer electronic sheen.
Martin gives away the game with his song titles. Where Chris Martin spent Ghost Stories in a mournful mood - his sorrow perhaps derived from his divorce to Gwyneth Paltrow or perhaps not it's best not to read too much into the tabloid headlines - the Coldplay leader sees nothing but sunshine and stars on A Head Full of Dreams. Released swiftly after Ghost Stories - just a year and a half, all things considered - A Head Full of Dreams plays like a riposte to that haunted 2014 album.
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