It always amuses me what a huge difference a good live performance can make. It can even make you love the songs you might have felt quite indifferent about :)
I got tickets for Coldplay’s gig from ebay in July. So all these months have passed surprisingly ( actually that is scary) quickly, and here we are at the O2 Arena.

Never was a die-hard fan of Coldpay, but love quite few of their songs and always wanted to get to their live show. And it wasn’t a disappointment :)

Despite the fact that probably more than a half of the songs were from the previous albums, and these are the songs which yo heard millions of times on the radio, Coldplay’s performance and visual effects managed to ad something to them and made them sound just great. Funny enough, the sound was so much better then during the support acts :)

Clocks, Speed of Sound, In My Place, Fix You, and of course latest material. Viva La Vida is still haunting me… together with Violet Hill.
When it came to Yellow, it was probably the most entertaining part. The whole arena went yellow with tens of yellow balls of different sizes (some of them were reaaaally huge) being thrown at the audience. And everyone just went mental (not menthol ;) and very enthusiastic! Well, how little people need to feel happy, hehe. It was simple but awesome. And it was all yellow :)
Simon Pegg also made a short appearance to mess around with his mate Chris :) Good fun.

So yeah, the concert was great. The crowd was also very responsive (despite the fact it was Monday night) and sang along all the time. Looking back now I realize how good I felt being there. I almost feel like I start missing it already…
We had quite decent seats and I had my sony camera with me… (Shhhh, no photography allowed) But you know what, I probably shouldn’t have even been bothered with that. Why? Well check the blurriness bellow and you will understand. Shhhtupid compact…

I might be adding some video recorded at the concert shortly. If I feel like doing it :)

And just when you thought everything was gloomy and expensive in the world, and particularly in London, here come free hugs! For everyone. No need to explain. No need to pay. No commitment required. Just come and get it. And you can even come back for more ;)

Get more information about Free Hugs campaign, see the pictures from around the world, or maybe even join the movement! :)

Yep, this is exactly what you need to do in the times like these. Shop shop shop as much as you can. To keep the economy alive. The only problem here is… hmmm… you need to actually have money to spend without being afraid of loosing your job and etc. Vicious circle. Yeah, I know. Anyway, let’s stop this boring monologue, for there are much more competent people out there who can talk about the crisis, but rather check the poster below which hangs in a shop window on my way to work. I think it’s brilliant. Love it :)

Good news: London is getting cheaper! And the picture of the realtor’s window below is a proof of that. I guess £100.000 off is a good deal, isnt’t it? :) We’ll see, might be going shopping on the weekend, hehe.

Genre : SynthPop/Post punk

Such a nice album, such a good find :) Slow, surreal, glam and seductive, dreamy and sleepwalking. Love it. Go check band’s myspace page.