e'We needed 83 rehearsals to be good enough for Manchester': Coldplay wow Etihad Stadium with stunning spectacle of a show - diannebourne reports
We are only one song in to Coldplay’s epic live return to Manchester - and it’s already a riot of colour, confetti, and bodies bouncing up and down across the Etihad Stadium.
Chris tells the crowd of 60,000 fans here: “This is show number 84 of our tour. We said we need to do 83 rehearsals to be good enough for Manchester.”Here in Manchester for the first of four huge, sold out concerts at the Etihad Stadium, some 240,000 fans will enjoy this show over the coming week.View gallery And what a feast for the senses it is. All the more incredible is that the band has committed to powering this juggernaut of a show by 100% renewable energy.
Once on stage, Chris is quick to thank the crowd for their efforts battling through traffic chaos to get here. He says: “Thank you for making an effort with all the train strikes, the traffic and everything… all we can do is give you the best show of our lives.” There are bursts of fire, there are confetti bombs and yes there are fireworks. But the heart of it all is the music and Chris, alongside Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion, are in flawless form here.
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