Days after their Austin City Limits appearance, Coldplay headed to New York for a slightly scaled down, but no less energetic set at Ed Sullivan Theater on September 20th. Their hour-long performance included a slew of past hits and tracks off their upcoming October 24th release, Mylo Xyloto. While select New York fans had a coveted seat inside the theater, others could watch the set live streamed on CBS.com.
At 8 p.m. Coldplay took the stage as their instruments glowed in bright neon graffiti art. After a brief piano introduction, enigmatic frontman Chris Martin grabbed the mic for “Hurts Like Heaven,” off their upcoming LP. Laser strobe lights glistened onstage as he danced.
The band’s classic ballad “Yellow” followed to screams as Martin’s familiar high vocals resonated throughout the room. Those same shrieks were heard continuously during fan favorites “Viva la Vida,” “The Scientist,” “Clocks,” and “Fix You.”
“I can see you clearly, maybe a little too clearly,” Martin joked. “We’re going to play some new songs you’ll probably be a little confused on, but in six months time you won’t believe you heard [them here] first.”
For my complete review, visit Rolling Stone. Watch Coldplay’s performance below.