Coldplay - Dublin 2024 - Update Post 1 on Toutless

Two of their best songs, along with Politik.

Bots didn't hoover up tickets. Go back only a few pages and there's plenty of posters here saying they got tickets through resale in the weeks leading up to the gig (in addition to two of my friends from work). If the bots were indeed "hoovering up tickets", that simply wouldn't have happened. Unless I dunno, the big bad (phantom) bots take lunch breaks… 😂😂

Ticketmaster are overly aggressive on bots which you'll have seen with rakes of real people being kicked off Ticketmaster trying to buy Oasis tickets because TM thought they were bots. Sometimes people are unfortunately unable to comprehend how in-demand gigs are.

You're one of the most misinformed nonsense-talkers on this forum.

"The bot carts the tickets but the operator has to actually check out manually, so if nobody is there to do that the tickets will be released.".

By that logic, the unpurchased tickets would immediately be put in the basket by the next bot and they'd still never be able to be bought by a 'real user'. Or is there just one sad bot in operation that gives up after being rejected.

Your whole shtick on bots is as follows:

• When people can't get tickets: "It's the bots! You haven't a chance of getting tickets".
• When MULTIPLE people can get tickets: "Ehhh, that doesn't count".

Keep believing what you want. The clever people in the room know that you're talking rubbish. You're just looking foolish when people do pick up tickets in resale.

Well Ticketmaster in the UK is being investigated now

https://news.sky.com/story/money-blog-latest-consumer-skynews-13040934

I thought Coldplay were making their announcement today about the arena tour for 2025 can't find anything online?

I'm not sure did I hear that they were announcing a 10 day residency someplace for 2025?

Its Wembley yes.

Wembley can host 24 non-sporting events per year so plenty of space in the schedule.

Not sure when they're expected to make the announcement, but Chris did speak about it in a recent interview, and it certainly sounded to me like it would be a stadium rather than an arena. He mentioned they're planning to make the entire floor a kinetic one, so I'm guessing that requires some time to install, which is presumably why they're planning to stay put, rather than hop from place to place. I pre-ordered the moon music album in the hope they might do an artist pre-sale based on that.

Thanks a mill for this will check that page out now.

That's from their X page, I went back through their insta posts and it's gone, make of that what you will!

Hopefully there'll be official announcements about 2025 touring in Oct or Nov.

https://x.com/coldplayaccess/status/1774744984601641412

Generally thought the 2017 gig was better. One of the best gigs I was at, to be honest, set list was almost perfect and they only played one night - a Saturday night in July, and I definitely felt it was less of a social/Instagram experience with the crowd. It really felt that the gigs a few weeks ago, that it was more important for some people to "be there" (and to live document it on social media) rather than actually experiencing/enjoying the gig. Crowd in 2017 was excellent. Certainly, that was my thoughts.

Also felt Chris Martin's energy and voice was not as strong as 2017. Again, in saying all that, had a great time but definitely felt it dropped short of 2017.

I do find one's position in the crowd is HUGELY important regarding atmosphere.

Our group's first few Glastonburies we tended to stay WELL back. A couple of the crew just had NO interest in going closer and the rest of us were a bit nervous given the crowd sizes. I remember telling people at the time that I loved it there but that the crowds weren't as engaged as in Ireland.

After a couple of years we got more comfortable. The couple who wanted to hang back stopped going (And if they go again they are more than welcome to go back to the back). So we started getting closer and closer. Now, when at The Pyramid, we are usually in front of the sound stages and it's a whole new world. Were there for Coldplay this year and, like them or leave them, the atmosphere was amazing. Same spot a few years ago for Foo Fighters headlining (And in Pit for The Churn Ups).

When you are surrounded (and in front of) a hugely vocal crowd, for me, it doubles the experience. Was at Pearl Jam a few months ago and thought the band were great but the crowd were dull and it made a difference.

I didn't get to Coldplay this year at Croker. But that's OK. Thankfully many of my family did and they loved the show. I know some people can be a bit sniffy at Coldplay (And that song with BTS is a crime 😀) but, fair play to them, they put on a show. I would say that U2 started Tour As A Spectacle with Zoo TV decades ago and at least they are putting the money in.

Oasis do their different thing (I can just hear Liam now saying "F*ck yer light up wrist bands, you tw4ts" - Maybe they'll give out tight-up bucket-hats… 😁). Oasis do their own thing and will keep a much less elaborate stage but when you think of it, people are already paying 400+ for Oasis tickets.

Anyway…. crowd matters/helps….

2017 gig was better but 2024 was bloody amazing too. I think it was the setlist and the fact that there was more going on visually the 1st time round.

Thats a fictitious poster, been around for months.

They teased Wembley dates for next August on Instagram yesterday though.

Just Wembley, no chance of Hull I'd say, capacity is 12k.

Official dates announced for Hull and Wembley next August.

Oasis debacle and now this. lol

The band have just announced August 2025 shows at London’s Wembley Stadium and Hull’s Craven Park Stadium. These are the only UK/European cities where they will perform next year.

Get exclusive first access to tickets by ordering the new album, Moon Music, from the official Coldplay UK or EU Stores at store.coldplay.com before 11.59pm BST on Tuesday, September 24.

Don't even own a CD player

Hull is a bizarre choice.

Pre-ordered the album weeks ago in the hope it would get me pre sale access, so I was kindof annoyed to see they're giving people a week to pre-order, and now I see that "no purchase necessary" link, I feel my chances are dwindling! Still going to try and get some for London - can visit family and hopefully save on accommodation that way if I get lucky.

Haven't we suffered enough?

For anyone who got those €20 tickets here

What section did ye end up getting ?

Wembley town itself is a bit of a kip too