www.warnerbros.com Launches Exclusive Webcast Concert Of British Rock Sensation "Coldplay," Winner of Brit Awards Best Band & Album Of The Year
(March 21, 2000 - Glendale, CA) - Starting today, British rock sensation Coldplay will take the main stage at Warner Bros. Online, www.warnerbros.com, with an exclusive concert performance featuring the hit singles "Yellow" and "Trouble" from their debut album "Parachutes." Coldplay recently took top honors at the Brit Awards winning Best Band and Album of the Year.
The impressive multi-camera, full-length concert, captured for Warner Bros. Online from a performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, includes special behind-the-scenes interviews and incredible visuals as captured by director Kevin Kerslake. Kerslake has established himself as a preeminent music video director, working with such bands as Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Rolling Stones and R.E.M.
Coldplay’s debut album, "Parachutes," rose to the top of the British charts led by the hit single "Yellow." Receiving both commercial and critical success with more than two million copies sold worldwide, the members of this British music sensation, singer Chris Martin; guitarist Jonny Buckland; bassist Guy Berryman; and drummer Will Champion, are considered to be among the foremost rising music stars in the US.
Warner Bros. Online’s Live Concert Series most recent string of cutting-edge webcast launches, include the unprecedented performances of Eric Clapton, Radiohead, Semisonic, Uberzone, Dandy Warhols, Everclear, Dexter Freebish, Paul Okenfold, Beautiful Creatures and breakout sensation Nikka Costa, all of which debuted on the site in recent weeks. Other bands that have worked exclusively with Warner Bros. Online for the exclusive webcast of their concerts, music videos or additional song footage include Dido, Neil Young, Green Day, Orgy, Barenaked Ladies and Deftones. # # #