Friday of last week I decided that I'd like to attend the Coldplay show at Arco on Monday, Jan 30th. I didn't really care about good seats, as I just wanted to hear them in concert. One of the things everyone always mentions about this band is how much they sound like U2 as this review points out (geez, look at the title of the review), and that may be part of the reason their music appeals to me. When we picked up our tickets at will call last night the lady said they had just released lower level seats, and that we could upgrade our tickets if we'd like to. So for an extra $50, instead of sitting in the nosebleeds off to the side of the stage we sat 8 rows from the stage in the center.
Fiona Apple was the opener, and she was pretty good. Although instead of getting the crowd up for Coldplay she kinda lulled everyone into a mellow mood. She seems like she'd be a great fit in a smaller theater, and not a cavernous arena. I kind of always thought of her as a little bit psychotic, but after having seen her show I'd change that opinion to full on lunatic. She is a very emotional performer, to say the least.
Coldplay didn't take the stage until 9:30, and only played for 90 minutes. For the prices they charge they could have at least gone to 2 hours, and given Ms. Apple 30 minutes instead of the 50 minutes she did have. Overall the show was excellent. Chris Martin is a very charismatic performer who really knows how to work the crowd (I'll give him one more album until he develops the full on Bono complex), and their guitarist appears to have graduated from The EDGE University of guitar playing with flying colors. I guess if you're going to crib from as band, U2 isn't a bad pick.
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