thursday night special - coldplay live!

this past thursday beneath a FULL moon, i got an early early birthday present from my sister and my mom: tickets to coldplay! nathaniel got the reap the benefits since he went with me. we had to park about a mile away. it was a 20 - 25 minute brisk walk. that sucked. though we had a tarp, we decided to only take in our blanket to sit on because it seemed dry outside. mistake. our butts (and the blanket) got really wet - (we sat in the lawn). the lawn was also packed (sold out) by the time we got there (8ish), so we ended up sitting in the "family" section (no smoking, no drinking), which were actually pretty good seats. i'm surprised more folks didn't forgo the booze and smokes for these, being as they were close up front and all. i had no problem with that since i don't typically do either anyway!!! and though nathaniel was probably a little disappointed he couldn't drink a beer, after he saw the prices i think he was ok with it ($11 for a beer - TOO expensive). we settled for a $4 slushy! YUM! but, let me assure you, our tired lets and soggy bottoms didn't take away from their show.... coldplay not only are great musicians, they are also great performers. it was an awesome concert, probably one of the best i've ever been to (up there with chairman of the board though very different type of audience...)! they performed on the main stage, as well as 2 other stages, one to the right of the stage (facing) in the crowd, and one also in the lawn. we were pretty close to the lawn stage, though we didn't know that is what it was when we chose our seats. it was neat to be able to see them that close singing and all. the lead singer even sang an impromptu song while the guitarist tuned his guitar (which i assume wasn't supposed to be out of tune). it was funny, though i could have done without the one "f" word used in the entire show. they also had these big yellow inflatable balls that they released during one of the songs once they were back up front... the crowd bounced them around for a while. they also sprayed paper butterfly confetti into the air during one song. that was really pretty, looked like it was raining/snowing. great visual. at the end of the concert, they gave away a CD with a live concert on it. sweet, eh??? so these pictures aren't very good, but they are all i have. cell phones aren't that great you know.