Uh oh! Coldplay afraid of age, plots retirement
No wonder Coldplay has been going all out in recent months. After all, if you believe the comments frontman Chris Martin recently made to The Daily Express, the days of the English outfit are numbered. Citing “old age,” Martin declared that Coldplay will likely cease existence by the end of 2009, “I’m 31 now and I don’t think that bands should keep going past 33. So we’re trying to pack in as much as possible. Up until the end of next year, we’ll just go for it in every sense. I don’t believe in time off. We’ve still got most of our hair, we can still fit into our musical trousers and we’ve got to make the most of that.”
So where’s this leave us?
Well, if this isn’t some pathetic attempt by the band to drum up attention in the days leading up to the release of its new EP, Prospekt’s March, then we should probably take Martin’s words a bit seriously and expect to see a lot of Coldplay over the next couple months. In fact, between this EP, due out next week, all the upcoming tour dates (see below), and the rumors of album #5, we already have quite a bit to look forward to.
Though I must say, I’m going to miss that jacket when the time has come.
Coldplay 2008/2009 Tour Dates:
11/19 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
11/21 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena
11/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Energy Solutions Arena
11/26 - Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
11/29 - Sheffield, UK @ Sheffield Arena *
12/01 - Brighton, UK@ NIA *
12/02 - Brighton, UK @ NIA*
12/03 - Brighton, UK @ NIA *
12/06 - Glasgow, UK@ SECC *
12/07 - Liverpool, UK @ Echo Arena *
12/09 - Glasgow, UK @ SECC *
12/11 - Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena
12/12 - Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena
12/14 - London, UK @ O2 Arena
12/15 - London, UK @ O2 Arena *
12/16 - London, UK @ O2 Arena
12/19 - Belfest, UK @ Odyssey Arena
12/21 - Dublin, IE @ The O2
12/22 - Dublin, IE @ The O2
12/23 - Belfast, UK@ Odyssey Arena
02/12 - Tokyo, JP @ Saitama Super Arena
02/14 - Osaka, JP @ Kobe World Kinen Hall
02/15 - Osaka, JP @ Kobe World Kinen Hall
* = w/ Eugene Francis Jnr
“I don’t think that bands should keep going past 33.”
What an idiot.
Dec 4th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
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