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Live 2012 (2012)

Where the lyrics of Live 2012 take you, and where it was really made.

The album was not taken from one night: it was recorded over many dates across the 2011 festivals and the Mylo Xyloto Tour, and was released with a film and a 183-page e-book.

Key places

Stade de France, a recording location (2012)

Recording site Stade de France — Live 2012 was recorded over many dates during the 2011 festivals and the Mylo Xyloto Tour. Stade de France is listed as one of the recording locations for the project. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Las Ventas, a recording location (2012)

Recording site Las Ventas — Live 2012 was recorded over many dates during the 2011 festivals and the Mylo Xyloto Tour. Las Ventas is listed as one of the recording locations for the project. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Worthy Farm, a recording location (2012)

Recording site Worthy Farm — The film includes footage from a Glastonbury headline set. Worthy Farm is listed as one of the recording locations for the project. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Centre Bell, a recording location (2012)

Recording site Centre Bell — Live 2012 was recorded over many dates during the 2011 festivals and the Mylo Xyloto Tour. Centre Bell is listed as one of the recording locations for the project. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Hollywood Bowl, a recording location (2012)

Recording site Hollywood Bowl — Live 2012 was recorded over many dates during the 2011 festivals and the Mylo Xyloto Tour. Hollywood Bowl is listed as one of the recording locations for the project. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live 2012 is the collective name for the official documentation of the Mylo Xyloto Tour by Coldplay
• It consists of a worldwide theatrical and home media film, a live album, and a 183-page e-book about the tour
• It is Coldplay's third live album, after Live 2003 and LeftRightLeftRightLeft
• The film premiered on 13 November 2012 at select cinemas around the world
• The DVD, Blu-ray and live album were released on 19 November 2012
• The film was first shown in cinemas across 57 countries as a one-night-only release

Background

• The Mylo Xyloto Tour began in December 2011 and concluded in September 2012
• The film was first announced by Phil Harvey in April 2012 under the title ColdplayFilm
• The name ColdplayFilm was printed on the Xylobands used on the tour between April and September 2012
• The bracelets were created for Live 2012 and later used in all of the band's future world tours
• The film and album were first officially announced on 25 September 2012, with two promotional websites
• A two-minute trailer accompanied the announcement, and an exclusive preview of Us Against the World was shown on the Live 2012 website
• A 183-page eBook documenting the tour was announced at the same time

Recording

• The film and album were recorded over many dates across the 2011 festival dates and the Mylo Xyloto Tour
• The recording and filming covered both festival performances and tour shows

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in London in 1997 by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland and Guy Berryman, who met at University College London.
• Will Champion joined in January 1998; the group first went by Big Fat Noises and Starfish before settling on Coldplay.
• Signed with Parlophone in 1999 after the EP Safety (1998) was financed by lifelong friend Phil Harvey.

Members

• Chris Martin: lead vocals, piano, keyboards, guitars.
• Jonny Buckland: guitars, keyboards, backing vocals.
• Guy Berryman: bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals.
• Will Champion: drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals.
• Phil Harvey: manager, later creative director, often credited as a fifth member.

Career

• Debut Parachutes (2000) won a Brit Award and a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album; A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) and X&Y (2005) followed.
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) won a Grammy for Best Rock Album and topped charts in over 30 countries.
• Music of the Spheres (2021) included My Universe with BTS, the first British group song to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Over 170 million records sold worldwide; the Music of the Spheres World Tour became one of the highest-grossing tours of all time.

Reception

At release

• Herald Sun's Cameron Adams praised the track listing, saying the biggest hits sit nicely with the more subversive ones
• The Upcoming's Sarah Milton said the release defines the band's unstoppable prowess by taking tracks to a personal level with fans
• Contactmusic's Jim Pusey praised the film for its visual effects and cinematography, comparing it with Live 2003
• HeyUGuys' Kenji Lloyd wrote that the film goes above and beyond any ordinary concert film
• IndieWire's Drew Taylor said the documentary should be longer
• Drowned in Sound's James Atherton was less enthusiastic, saying the output is often too sanitised to move from good to great
• Digital Spy's Adam Silverstein wrote a defensive review, saying the film and album were pulled off well amid a mixed reputation

Records

• Panorama ranked Live 2012 as one of the best international releases of the year
• In 2013 the audio release was nominated for Foreign Classic Pop/Rock Album of the Year at the Hungarian Music Awards
• Months later the film was among the Best Music Film nominees for the 56th Grammy Awards

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The film was first announced by Phil Harvey in April 2012, under the working title ColdplayFilm.
• The bracelets created for this project were reused in all of the band's later world tours.
• Rihanna provides vocals on Princess of China, and the track samples Sigur Rós's Takk...
• Up with the Birds samples Brian May's Driven by You and includes a lyrical sample from Leonard Cohen's Anthem.
• The film aired exclusively on Epix in the United States on 14 November 2012, the night after its theatrical release.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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