“We are going to send love to the late, great, (expletive) brilliant Tom Petty,” Martin said. Coldplay also played a bit of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” and otherwise paid tribute to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who died Monday following a heart attack. The group took time to acknowledge what a tough week it had been, noting the tragic shooting in Las Vegas. Get it from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.
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Highlights of the show included the tearjerker “Fix You,” which is as gorgeous a song as exists in the Coldplay catalog, and the tour-de-force that is “The Scientist.” The band also delivered the goods with “Clocks” – which, in appropriate fashion, was played mere minutes before violating the curfew. And those who were still too far away to get a proper glance certainly benefited from the incredibly high-def video screens, which conveyed such crisp, clear imagery. That was a nice idea, allowing fans in different sections to get close-up views of the band. The group utilized three different stages during the night, spaced throughout the length of the field. It felt like an off-the-cuff move, but it was actually well-rehearsed – with Coldplay doing the same thing on several other tour stops. It happened as they kicked into “Charlie Brown,” bringing it to an abrupt stop so Martin could ask fans to put away their phones. So much so that the players had to basically pretend to goof up, perhaps in a misguided attempt to look human. The band rolled through the show like a well-oiled machine. Like our Facebook page for more conversation and news coverage from the Bay Area and beyond. The two have been engaged in a tug-o-war over the issue for months, with neither side showing signs of being ready to back down.įans, however, barely seemed to notice as Coldplay rocked right through the curfew with “Charlie Brown” and then continued on with the always-groovy “Hymn for the Weekend.” They were too busy having a great time. That will probably only heighten tensions between Santa Clara city officials and the San Francisco 49ers, which manage the venue.
The stage lights swirled and the switch was thrown on the special effects, lighting up tens of thousands of bracelets given to fans.Īt the heart of the controlled chaos were vocalist Chris Martin, bassist Guy Berryman, guitarist Jonny Buckland and Will Champion, quickly locking into gear on the title track to Coldplay’s seventh studio album, “A Head Full of Dreams.” The multiplatinum pop-rock act hit the crowd with basically everything it had as it took the stage on Wednesday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, resulting in a rousing opening number that was pure sensory overload for the 50,000 fans in attendance.Ĭolorful fireworks were shot in the air, while clouds of confetti rose and then slowly descended on the field. Related ArticlesĬoldplay blows curfew at Levi’s Stadium and no one seems to notice
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