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Free Coldplay

Coldplay has a new tour beginning on May 15th and they are giving away a free cd to all concert attendees. A little 9-song thank you to the loyal fans. Coldplay is obviously making enough money to where this isn’t exactly a free giveaway, but it’s important in that it shows the shift from album [...]

Coldplay in the Emirates

Coldplay has been asked to play a concert in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The venue is the Emirates Palace (see photo to right), which is set along the beach. Coldplay will play for 15,000 lucky (and likely filthy rich) fans. This hotel has quite the booking agent. Past artists have [...]

Coldplay Income

Coldplay brought in a total $81.6 million dollars in 2008. The breakdown is as follows: – $40.8 million in concert revenue- $35 million in cd sales- $6 million in individual track downloads Their average concert ticket price was $79.87. Coldplay came in 6th on the list of total income. Madonna came in first place with [...]

Inspiration

I am very intrigued by how artists produce their material. I try to learn about different artists, from musicians to novelists to painters, to hear about how they compose, write, and paint. Maybe it’s just the people I have studied and talked to, but I see a common theme for most artists. And it is [...]

Coldplay

Why has the new Coldplay album Viva la Vida sold so well? I think one reason is because of the deep emotional connection that Coldplay has with its fans. I have friends who said they have wept through half of a Coldplay concert. Wept. As in tears streaming. I just purchased the latest album two [...]