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Viva la Coldplay

Posted December 1st, 2008 at 7:49 am by Michael Spiegelman, Yahoo! Music

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After two years of exclusive Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music performances with A-list acts from the Foo Fighters to Kelly Clarkson to Buddy Guy, this October — for the first time — Yahoo! Music took this show of ours on the road to meet up with a little band called Coldplay.

Three thousand miles from the Los Angeles stage that was home for nearly 50 prior shows, we renewed our appreciation for roadies by traveling to New York City, taking over Hammerstein Ballroom, and playing host to one of the biggest bands in the world. Now, you can take a Nissan Live Sets show out of LA, but rest assured, we added all the usual ingredients our viewers love to this historic venue: 300 of the band’s biggest fans (including Jay-Z and Beyonce), a candid audience Q&A, and a rockin’ playlist of fan favorites and brand new tracks.

The result was not only one of the most electrifying, contagiously head-bobbing concert events we’ve ever produced, but also a major milestone for the program. For the first time in Nissan Live Sets history, Coldplay’s global super-stardom gave us the opportunity to launch this exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime performance on Yahoo! Music in 12 different countries –- simultaneously.

Even though only 300 lucky fans got to catch this in person, pretty much the whole world can view the entire performance today on Yahoo! Music. If you need a teaser, check out a couple of the highlights below.

Enjoy –- and viva la Coldplay!!!!

Michael Spiegelman
Head of Yahoo! Music

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