Coldplay 05

We went to the Coldplay concert at Earl's Court last night. It was truly a transcendent musical experience. The gigs started pretty much on time with Richard Ashcroft opening as the supporting act, and as he put it, "best, f**kin' support act in the f**kin' world". He started out with a few new songs off his forthcoming album, interspersed with the Verve classics like "Sonnet", "Lucky Man" and the ubiquitous "Bittersweet Symphony". It must have been slightly disappointing for him when the audience only seemed to respond to songs from back in the Verve days. But that being said, on the buzz, in front of tens of thousands, should pretty much quell any inadequacies.

After a short half an hour intermission, Coldplay literally burst onto the stage with "Square One" from their latest album, "X&Y". His vibrant stage presence and interminable energy worked the audience up into a fervour. I have to say that the director for the displays, lasers and lighting played a huge part in building up the mood of the evening, and complemented the songs perfectly. I hadn't gone in with huge expectations for Coldplay's performance, seeing as their performance at the Mtv Europe Music awards was hugely lacking in vocal ability. Maybe it was the