Coldplay, Jay-Z Rock in the New Year at Barclays Center : November 13, 2012

Coldplay and Jay-Z will co-headline a New Year’s Eve show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York. “We’re pleased to announce that, on Monday, 31 December, Coldplay wi ...

Coldplay Books 2012 North American Tour Dates : December 08, 2011

Capping off a successful year last week with three Grammy nominations, Coldplay has announced their first North American tour in nearly three years. The trek will consist of 21 dat ...

Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto Not Hitting Streaming Services : October 31, 2011

Coldplay will withhold its newest album, Mylo Xyloto, from all music subscription services. The move will prove somewhat unprecedented for a major artist working today. Released ...

Concert Review: Coldplay at Music Midtown in Atlanta : September 25, 2011

Coldplay has kept a relatively low profile since releasing ‘Viva la Vida’ three years ago and the supporting tour that subsequently followed. Maybe Chris has been at home watch ...

Coldplay Schedules European Tour Dates : September 19, 2011

Coldplay has announced information regarding several arena gigs that will be performing later in the year in support of “Mylo Xyloto,” their new album. Following this summer ...

Coldplay’s Latest ‘Mylo Xyloto’ Hits Shelves September 24 : August 12, 2011

On October 24 “Mylo Xyloto,” the fifth album from Coldplay, will be released in several different special edition formats. On Coldplay's official website the band posted: hi ...

Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Kenny Chesney Sign on for iHeartRadio in Las Vegas : July 11, 2011

The new iHeartRadio Festival is being billed as radio history's biggest ever live music event (whatever that means). Organizers have pulled all the stops out to deliver a lineup th ...

Atlanta’s Music Midtown Revived with Coldplay, Black Keys : July 07, 2011

Music Midtown, from 1994 through 2005, brought big name music acts such as Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bob Dylan and Foo Fighters into downtown Atlanta. Then growing competition from Bo ...

Stream Coldplay’s New Single ‘Every Teardrop is a Waterfall’ : June 03, 2011

In December 2009, when the fifth album from Coldplay was first announced, the band promised to deliver a more acoustic, stripped down collection of songs to be recorded along with ...

Kanye West, Coldplay, Arcade Fire Light Up ACL Festival Lineup : May 17, 2011

On Tuesday, rumors that had been circulating for months about ACL's festival lineup, were denied as well as confirmed when the docket for the 10th anniversary festival was released ...

Concert Review: Coldplay at Philips Arena in Atlanta : September 29, 2005

Last night saw Coldplay entering Atlanta as true rock gods, playing their first big time arena show at Philips Arena. Touring on their recently released X&Y, the "Twisted Logic" to ...

coldplay Biography

The British alternative rock band Coldplay was formed by Jonny Buckland, lead guitarist, and Chris Martin, lead vocalist, in 1996 at University College London. The original name of the band was Pectoralz. Then when bassist Guy Berryman joined they changed the group's name to Starfish. Multi-instrumentalist, backing vocalist and drummer Will Champion joined to complete the band's lineup. The band's manager, Phil Harvey, is frequently considered to be the group's unofficial fifth member. In 1998, the group changed their name to Coldplay. They then recorded and released three EPs: “Safety” (1998), “Brothers & Sisters” (1999) and “The Blue Room.” Coldplay has received 117 nominations and 43 awards, including fourteen nominations and six awards from Brit Awards. Three times they have won as Best British Group. Coldplay has also been nominated for twenty Grammy Awards and won seven. The band's most successful year was 2009. They were nominated for seven Grammys and won three.

The early material of Coldplay's was compared to groups like Travis, A-ha, U2 and Radiohead. In 2000, the band released their single “Yellow” as well as “Parachutes,” their debut album. The band released “A Rush of Blood to the Head,” their second album, in 2002. The set won several awards, including Album of the Year from New Musical Express. Coldplay's 2005 release “X&Y” was not as enthusiastically received but was still positive. “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” their fourth album, was released in 2008. Brian Eno produced the set and it earn several Grammy nominations as well as won. Over the course of their career, Coldplay has sold more than 50 million worldwide records.

Since “Parachutes” was released, Coldplay has drawn from many other sources, including Muse, George Harrison Kate Bush and Echo & the Bunnymen on their set “A Rush of Blood to the Head,” and on the album “Viva la Vida” they drew from My Bloody Valentine, Arcade Fire and Blur.

Coldplay has been active in their support of various political and social causes, including Amnesty International and the Make Trade Fair Oxfam campaign. The band has performed for different charity events as well, including Teenage Cancer Trust, Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, Sound Relief, Live 8 and Band Aid 20.