Coldplay to Perform iHeartRadio Benefit Concert

1-17-2012

Clear Channel says Coldplay will perform live at a special iHeartRadio Benefit Concert Wednesday, Feb. 8th at Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE. Proceeds will benefit A Place Called Home and Youth Mentoring Connection, two Los Angeles based youth charities. Senior VP of Programming John Ivey (pictured) says ?It?s a special scenario for the Los Angeles radio stations and iHeartRadio to have an opportunity to collaborate with Coldplay to support the work of two great local organizations that directly impact the LA community. Coldplay in this intimate setting will be an amazing experience for the audience, plus concert-goers will be helping support LA?s at-risk youth.?

The iHeartRadio benefit concert will be presented by Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Los Angeles radio stations KIIS FM, 98-7fm and MYFM. Tickets will go on sale to KIIS FM, 98-7fm and MYFM listener loyalty club members on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. PST and to the public on Friday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m. PST on ticketmaster.com. To become a member of one of the stations? free loyalty clubs visit the stations? websites: http://www.kiisfm.com/; http://www.987fm.com/; or http://www.1043myfm.com/ (keyword Coldplay) for details.

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Coldplay Mourns R.E.M. Breakup: Watch

by Jillian Mapes, N.Y.  |   September 26, 2011 3:58 EDT

Everybody hurts over the recent R.E.M. breakup -- including Coldplay. Just down the road from the town R.E.M. put on the map, Coldplay gave tribute to the Athens, G.A. rockers in the form of an acoustic "Everybody Hurts" cover that frontman Chris Martin seemed a little nervous about playing. Watch above.

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At Atlanta's Music Midtown Festival on Saturday (Sept. 24), Martin prefaced the cover by asking fans to "see it for the gesture rather than the actual sound."

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"We're going to maybe shoot ourselves in the foot right now," Martin added. "This week there was some sad news if you're a music fan, especially if you're a music fan from Georgia -- or from England who are big fans of music from Georgia, if you see what I'm saying. One of our favorite bands of all time, for some crazy reason, have finished, and it's sad."

Sad, indeed.

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