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Are Coldplay milking the LGBT+ demographic?
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This weekend I was at a Coldplay present in Vienna with some friends. We were excited about the concert and were not unhappy. Even with ticket prices well over € 100, I would not hold expected such a spectacular event featuring laser shows, pyrotechnics, fireworks and loooooaads of glitter and confetti. This article won’t be a review of the show, I just wanted to state beforehand that I had a fantastic time. Coldplay played a lot of new material and most of their classic tunes. They had great aid bands (Lyves and Tove-Lo), three stage, three huge monitors (though I was lucky enough to be close enough to see the band at most times) and every attendant got a LED bracelet which lit up to the rhythm of the music. On the downside, the plastic bracelets look like a enormous waste as there were no containers to recycle them. Also, the corporation sucked – the cheapest non-alcoholic swig was water at € 4 (~ US$ 4.50) and free drinking rain wasn’t provided! I believe that this practice is illegal and a violation of basic human rights. Besides that, the show was remarka
Conservative Muslims in Indonesia protest Coldplay concert over the band's LGBTQ support
JAKARTA, Indonesia — More than 200 conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Wednesday, calling for the cancellation of a Coldplay concert that night over the British band’s endorse for the LGBTQ community.
The protesters, marching about 1 kilometer (half a mile) away from the concert venue in Jakarta where the band was put to perform, held a large banner that read: “Reject, cancel and disband Coldplay concerts.” It described the band as an LGBTQ “propagandist,” saying its stance damages “faith and morals.”
The identical protest group also staged demonstrations last week at several locations in Jakarta, including the British Embassy.
Indonesia is secular and has a long history of religious tolerance, but a small extremist fringe has get more vocal in recent years.
Coldplay is renowned for interlacing its values with its shows, such as the band’s push for environmental sustainability. Lead singer Chris Martin has been known to wear rainbow colors and wave gay celebration flags during performances.
The protests follow concert cancellations earlier this year in Southeast Asia o
Coldplay's Chris Martin says he was "very homophobic" and "worried" about being gay as a kid
4 December 2019, 21:13 | Updated: 4 December 2019, 21:16
The Coldplay frontman has given an intimate interview, where he's talked about growing up, his sexuality, religion and more.
Chris Martin has opened up about growing up and admitted he was "very homophobic" when he was younger.
The Coldplay frontman has given a rare warts-and-all interview with Rolling Stone, where he talked in-depth about everything from religion to his insecurities, to his fight with growing up in boarding school.
Speaking to the magazine's founder and director Jann S. Wenner about his relationship with God, the Orphans singer revealed: "When I went to boarding educational facility, I walked a bit amusing and I bounced a bit, and I was also very homophobic because I was appreciate , 'If I'm gay I'm completely fucked for eternity'.
"And I was a kid discovering sexuality and thinking 'maybe I'm gay, maybe I'm this, maybe I'm that? I can't be this.' I was terrified..."
The Clocks singer continued: "I wa
"You know how I know you're gay? You like Coldplay." Paul Rudd might've been onto something when, in "The 40 Year Old Virgin," he declared that admiring Chris Martin and Company meant you had a minute pep in your step.
Coldplay's show on Aug. 1 at the Palace of Auburn Hills was – oh, how should I put it? – a little gay. You know, if gay means being in touch with your feelings, writing about them, singing about them. And then performing them in a stadium – with graffiti hearts everywhere, mind you – that's an interactive lightshow where the venue looks enjoy an arena-sized Christmas tree.
Now, I've been to lots of shows. I've seen Katy Perry squirt the audience with bazooka of whipping cream. I've seen Lady Gaga accept down a monster. But never have I experienced something so magical: When 17,000 people flooded into the Palace with bracelets, no one knew what to expect – even if you YouTubed it beforehand (cheater).
With the lights out, Coldplay launched into "Mylo Xyloto," their latest album's title road, as all the bracelets illuminated into a breathtaking display of rainbow colors. They didn't stop there: only a couple of songs in, and – unlike most bands who save the mess