Coldplay performs Viva La Vida @ Rogers Centre, July 30, 2009 - Toronto

Last night at the sold out Rogers Centre here in Toronto 45,000 people were singing along with the biggest band in the world of the moment: Coldplay.
The U-shaped stage was dominated by massive screens and glowing lights allowing the crowd to see Chris Martin's band from anywhere in the venue.
Chris Martin used all bits of stage to run around and get closer to his beloved Toronto crowd. Starting off the concert was "Life in Technicolor",
followed by the new single "Violet Hills" and one of their biggest hits "Clock".
And suddely, while the first notes of "Yellow" came on dozens of enourmous yellow balloons descended upon the crowd, making them scream
even louder!

"Are you ok?" asked Martin, inviting everyone to sing along: "Consider this your Canadian Idol audition ...
Even if you're in row 706 and you're only here because of your girlfriend," he joked.
He went on talking, asking "what is there to do on a Thursday night in To-ron-To!? I'm glad you could all come to see us!
All the garbage, all the stuff you have to get through, to get to us. Even the hairdressers are on strike! " joking about his crazy hairdo!

Coldplay played lots of slow ballads, amongst them " Fix You" that made the entire crowd light up their lighters and sing along.
When the long awaited "Viva La Vida" came on then it was an uproar of "Ohhhhh ohhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" that went on and on.
If you though you were having an amazing time you had yet to see all 4 band members moving to a mini side-stage right in the concert bowl and start
an acoustic version of "Green Eyes" , "Death Will Never Conquer" sang by drummer Will Champion and Michael Jackson's
"Billie Jean".
One of the best moments was probably when Chris Martin asked everyone to turn on their cellphone and make a "Coldwave" as he called it.
The entire Rogers Centre was glowing like a christmas tree!
When we though we had seen it all, down came butterfly confetties while they were singing "Lovers in Japan".
Another surprise came right at the end of the show, when Chris Martin said: "This band is made of 1 idiot and 3 very shy guys!
And its William's birthday so lets everyone sing happy birthday to him!"

Coldplay managed to put on an intimate show although playing in a place like the Rogers Centre. They truly are the biggest band in the world
at the moment and thats why, no matter the recession they still manage to sell out any venues they go to.
A bonus or as Martin would say: "the best value we've ever given out for free" was the free CD of live tracks Coldplay gave out to everyone
in the crowd,entitled "Left Right Left Right Left". What more really can you ask for?

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[reggie46404]

@YouSunkMyBattIeship I would think clocks would be better than yellow though. It has a better sound to it. Yellow was their first major hit though right?

[ImJuanTJuanT]

@haler0716 I'm a Coldplay fan and I must admit U2 gets 2 times the number of people Coldplay get to their concerts. Coldplay are on their way though, don't forget u2 have been in the music industry for much longer.

[YouSunkMyBattIeship]

ahhh i was there too... it was liveeee

[YouSunkMyBattIeship]

@shaddy147 awesome song, but still the scientist and yellow would be their top 2. =D

[haler0716]

this crowd almost matches U2's concerts,in terms of number..what a great band coldplay is!!! never a lousy, boring moment whenever their songs start to play...

---from the Philippines... =)

[gethmogirl13]

that is awesome

[shaddy147]

viva is the best song they made in my opinion :)

[gnoob99]

I WAS THERE TOO

[coldplaylover1]

Wholy !! this is far ! haha

i was on second row :O

haha anyways this is a good video :D

thank you :)

[projectbadwolf]

last night was BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE so fa, thanks sooo much for putting this up!!