It's rather ironic that this post is about the very thing I said I wasn't planning to do again in my previous post! Mel had been talking a lot about how much she wanted to see Coldplay in Sydney but given the previous experience of the Acer Arena we hadn't really bothered looking around for tickets.
I've seen Coldplay at a festival in England before, in their early days together as a somewhat less popular band. They were good but not hugely memorable. Anyway knowing how much Mel wanted to see them I went onto Gumtree Australia to see if I could pick up tickets last minute from someone who could not make it after all. I sent a few emails to people advertising tickets at face value $140 each, telling them all I'd be willing to pay $200 a pair. Fortunately one guy wanted a quick sale and even drove over to Balmain to make the exchange, result!
I have to say, I really felt like I was taking one for the team by going along and tried to show enthusiasm beyond what I was feeling before the gig. I had no idea Chris Martin and the band would put on such a great show, worth every cent we paid and more... One of our friends in NZ said when she found out I'd bought Mel tickets as a surprise "has Tim had brain surgery or something", I'll take that to mean I'm losing my "squeaks when he walks" reputation!
I'd definitely recommend seeing Coldplay live if you've not already done so; Chris Martin is lively, energetic and bloody funny at times. The floor show is fantastic, enough said and it would be like telling you the end of a movie to say more.
Oh and the sound in Acer Arena was great this time round!
Cheers
Tim
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