Coldplay in concert

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Published on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 11:00

Written by Anade Situma

On Wednesday 5 October, Coldplay performed on African soil for the first time, and they did not disappoint.

Amid fears that the band would plug their new album, Mylo Xyloto, to be released on 24 October, as opposed to playing their older more renowned tracks, they managed to strike a pretty
good balance.
Everyone wants to go to a concert where they can sing along to their personal favourites, so it was cool to hear some of the tracks off the older albums that weren’t released as singles. A few more wouldn’t
have hurt!
The show itself was very well put together. The lighting and colour used were exceptional. From the visuals on stage, to the enormous colourful balloons bouncing around the audience, to the fireworks, it was a spectacle. Kudos to Chris Martin and the boys; the energy, emotion and charisma that they put into their performance took it to the next level.
When you are in a crowd of 50 000 singing words like “if you love me won’t you let me know” from the bottom of your very being, it is mind-blowing. Coldplay is personal. They are the playlist you put on when you are at your lowest. This is what makes their concerts life-changing; everyone comes to their concerts with their individual emotional baggage.
You can’t be at a Coldplay concert and forget the girl that shattered your heart, or that event that caused you to lose everything back when you “used to rule
the world.”
Coldplay songs are about life, and just making it through the day. And so, along with 50 000 people, you sing your heart out to the soundtrack of the events that shaped you, appreciating the band that helped put you back together when the world beat you down.