Chris Martin — News — Cardiff Live

On this day, 25 January 2000, rock giants Coldplay played Cardiff University along with Shack, Campag Velocet, Les Rythmes Digitales.

The band had recently recorded their debut album, Parachutes, recorded at Matrix (London, England), Wessex (London, England). Parr Street (Liverpool, England)' Rockfield (Rockfield, Wales), Orinoco (London, England),

The album was a commercial success and was met with positive reviews. Upon release, it quickly reached number one in the United Kingdom and has since been certified 9× Platinum.

Formed in London in 1996. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey.

They met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish.

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Don't Panic

Shiver

Spies

Sparks

Yellow

Trouble

Parachutes

High Speed

We Never Change

Everything's Not Lost

Help Is Round the Corner

Bigger Stronger

On this day, 22 June 2000, rock band Coldplay played Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach.

The band were just about to release their debut album Parachutes the following month.

The album was a commercial success and was met with positive reviews. Upon release, it quickly reached number one in the United Kingdom and has since been certified 9× Platinum.

It won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2002, the British Album of the Year award at the 2001 Brit Awards and many other accolades.

Parachutes is also the 22nd best-selling album of the 21st century in the United Kingdom. As of 2020, it has sold over 13 million copies worldwide.

Coldplay were apologetic during their Principality Stadium gig in Cardiff 17 years later that they had not performed in the capital sooner.

In 2000 the band brought their Parachutes tour to the city twice, one in on June 22 to Clwb Ifor Bach and the second time, they performed to a larger crowd at Cardiff University's Great Hall on October 25.

Lead singer Chris Martin told the Principality Stadium audience: "We haven't been in Wales for a long long time and that's because we've been rehearsing for 17 years to make the best show we've done."

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