/jumping/joyous Chris Martin, the band performed a set nearly identical to the one performed at Roskilde. One could perhaps h
ave wished for hidden gems such as 'Amsterdam', ' What If' or 'Don't Panic' to have been excavated, however Coldplay somehow define the saying that 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. We did get Will Champion singing 'Till Kingdom Come' though, which was quite a treat. The gimmicks, such as yellow balls for 'Yellow' and confetti-extravaganza for 'Lovers In Japan', worked their part, as did an extended (compared to Roskilde) LCD-wall backdrop of the band performing in distorted images. Even so, one got the feeling that compared to Roskilde, Herning was more of another day at the office. Chris didn't converse quite as much with the audience, and of course there wasn't that special Orange Stage-magic. Still however, a massive joyride of a show!On a side note, White Lies really established themselves as one of the most mediocre live bands I've ever seen. Even if they had to fight poor sound, a crowd that basically just wanted them over with, and a stage and venue clearly too large for them to fill out, they just seem to lack an element of some sort. Maybe another guitar, or maybe they should just start utilizing their existing instruments some more. The rhythm section is too often too naked, and for gods fucking sake, get that supposed-to-be majestic synth in 'Farewell To The Fairground' in sync with the one in the recorded version!
A few side notes:
Those of you who have kept up with especially Pitchfork through the past weekend will probably have noticed quite a lot of buzz surrounding almighty Radiohead. Well, they did release a new song today. It's called 'These Are My Twisted Words', and it can be found here! It's very In Rainbows'ey, and not really all that intriguing.
Going home yesterday, we heard a track on the radio, which Johan and I deemed as being very reminiscent of Jupiter Day and Superheroes. It turned out it was The Raveonettes' new single, 'Last Dance', which is in fact produced by Thomas Troelsen, thus we weren't far away. It sounds promising, and I am - dare i say - slightly anticipating the new Raveonettes album.
Finally, I'm probably going to buy Mew's new album tomorrow. It was released today, and it has garnered rave reviews so far. There'll probably be more about that soon!
