Bucket List Chronicles: Coldplay Concert
Two Sundays ago I was fortunate enough to see one of my favorite bands live, none other than Coldplay. It is funny how life works. When I went to Seattle, I saw a huge billboard on my way to the Space Needle, promoting “Music of the Spheres”. If you look at the album cover, it has planets on it so the fact that we were near the Space Needle was coincidental. I stopped walking and googled to see if they had announced a tour. At the time, they hadn’t announced any dates. I told my husband “You don’t know how happy I would be if I ever get to see them in concert”. Fast forward to March 2022, my friend replied to a Coldplay IG story I posted, asking me if I would want to go to the NJ concert with her. She’s been a long time fan of them as well so it was so cool to share that experience of seeing them for the first time.
There is an inexplicable sentiment to listening to music that means so much to you live. I remember being a kid listening to Yellow, “The Scientist” and “Clocks”. Those three songs stuck with me. I could not grasp the meaning of the songs back then, but I knew it in my heart and soul that they were profound. “The Scientist” music video intrigued me so much. I remember wondering how they made the video backwards. I couldn’t wrap my head around how they synced his singing but reversed everything else. I really tried to make sense of it in my ten year old brain lol.. The title “The Scientist” was just the icing on the cake, and made me love the song that much more. Every time I listen to the verses “Pulling the puzzles apart. Questions of science, science and progress. Do not speak as loud as my heart”, I revisit my earliest memories of my interest in science. As a kid I thought it was bad ass that Coldplay named a song “The Scientist” so I felt encouraged to be my nerdy ass self lol…
The song that made me cry was “Yellow” because I got to listen to it live next to my love. I always dreamt of listening to that song with my future significant other so to have this come true was a full circle moment. I’ll remember this moment for the rest of my life. Seeing this band made me so happy, I can’t articulate it other than it was as if I was hugging my inner child. I felt joy seeing a band that helped me through tough moments in my childhood.
Their set list was great! My only complaint was the ending, I wish they had ended the concert with “Sky Full of Stars”. I wasn’t feeling the whole puppet thing, it wasn’t doing anything for me. I will say Chris Martin is a sweetheart, and Dakota Johnson is a lucky gal. I don’t just say it for the music he writes, I say it for the enthusiasm, the heart and soul he puts into his performances. In between songs, he would say the kindest things, I just really appreciate how consistent he is in the face of so much fame and success. Philanthropically speaking, he is a huge supporter of eco-friendly initiatives/work.
Lastly, the bracelets lighting up in sync with the beat of the music was phenomenal. It made the concert that much better. All in all, would I go see them again? Hell yes. Without a doubt. My only regret is not taking my godson/nephew/bday twin. He would have loved it.
If there is one thing I would want you to take away from this post it is this:
If there is a band that you have followed all your life and the opportunity comes up to see them, DO IT!
