Coldplay Confess They Had Fears Over X-Factor Performance
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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London-based alternative rockers Coldplay have confessed that they were a little scared of performing on the X-Factor, as they feared their fans may have gotten the wrong idea.
Despite being extremely grateful for the chance to perform on the show, the band aren’t naive and recognised that their fans could have been upset at their decision to perform on the talent show, and that they were giving their haters a huge batch of ammunition against them.
“There has been a lot of discussion over whether this was a good idea - not least within the Coldplay camp itself,” frontman Chris Martin admitted. “I remember first hearing that it was a possibility.’Man, you're handing haters some pretty huge bullets there,' was my first thought. The downsides are obvious.”
He went on to say: “It now becomes effortless for the cool kids to lay out their case against the band. For some, The X Factor is the devil. It is regularly painted as the source of all evil in the current music industry. Indeed, as an angry young man back in my own student days, I'd have ranted at length against it.”
Martin also revealed that one of their Roadie’s claimed that “fucking up [the X-Factor performance] could be more of a big deal than if Glastonbury had gone wrong.”
Coldplay have announced a massive stadium tour of the country for summer next year. If you’re a fan of the band, check the dates and details below and grab yourself a pair of tickets.
Coldplay UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:
Tue May 29th 2012 - Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Fri June 1st 2012 - Emirates Stadium, London
Sat June 2nd 2012 - Emirates Stadium, London
Mon June 4th 2012 - Emirates Stadium, London
Thu June 7th 2012 - Stadium Of Light, Sunderland
Sat June 9th 2012 - City Of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Sun June 10th 2012 - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
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