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A little later, in Yellow - the second of the massive power ballads and the hit that launched the band’s career - 100 giant balloons floated down from the ceiling. Ba-bam! Confetti cannons blanketed everyone in the floor seats with paper snow. Resistance is futile.Īs way of introduction, Martin shouted, “Is there anybody out there?!” - thrice, got the expected response (thrice) and led the band into the first of the massive power ballads of the evening, In My Place. Some fans demurred, perhaps fearing it to be a brain-controlling device: All Hail Coldplay. The sight of 14,000 glow-bands going off all at once in the brisk opening song Hurts Like Heaven was spectacular. Eat that, gouging glowstick merch-men at Selena Gomez concerts.
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Bonus points were awarded before Coldplay even played a single note, having offered every one of the 14,500 fans at Rexall Place a free - free - electronic glowing wristband, remotely activated to light depending on the songs. The band sounded great - spine-tingling and powerful when required, sensitive when called for (and they called for it a lot) and at times too perfect when you noticed there were lots of sounds coming from the stage with no live musicians creating them - just a little pet peeve of mine about allegedly live rock concerts, but no matter. The rest of the show was a slick display of pure Coldplay hit power. Sure, singer Chris Martin screwed up the intro to God Put a Smile On My Face, but he glossed over it gracefully and from there was in fine, often ferocious form, spinning himself dizzy at every opportunity. There was little sign this band was ironing out its show for more prestigious gigs in Los Angeles or Prague or wherever. This was a happy, shiny offering of British pop-rock goodness of the highest order. The Coldplay concert Tuesday night was no place for such negativity. Either that or it’s “paid rehearsal” - because if they screw up in Edmonton, who cares? It’s flattering when a world famous band chooses Edmonton to launch a world tour.