| 2000
January
NME Carling Premiere Tour with fellow newbies Shack, Campag
Velocet and
Les Rhythms Digitales.
Launch of coldplay.com internet site.
Recorded their debut album for summer release.
March
Single 'Shiver' released and co-headline tour with Terris.
'Shiver' reaches top 100 in UK singles charts.
April
Still touring with Terris!
May
Putting
the finishing touches to the album and completing the Muse tour.
June
2nd single, 'Yellow' hits no.4 in singles charts.
Coldplay UK headline tour.
Glastonbury 20000 festival (other stage)
July- September
Debut album called 'Parachutes' goes in at no.1 in the UK album
charts.
World tour - Europe and Asia
October
Uk headline tour
1999
January
NME include Coldplay in article on 'Bands to watch in '99'.
April
'Brothers and Sisters' single released on Fierce Panda Records.
Steve Lamacq broadcasts live session from BBC studios - tracks
include 'Shiver',
'Bigger Stronger' and 'Brothers and Sisters'.
May
Coldplay
sign to Parlophone Records on the 8th June Coldplay sign to
BMG Publishing
October
The first Parlophone release 'The Blue Room' E.P, 5000 limited
edition CD/12" with video.
The lead track, 'Bigger Stronger' started picking up plays on
Radio One when Steve Lamaq and Jo Whiley pronounced themselves
Coldplay fans.
Nationwide Tour co-headlining with Bellatrix.
At the end
of 1999, Coldplay found themselves being touted by the music
press as a band to watch in 2000. NME particulary displayed
their faith in them by putting them on the bill
for the January NME Premiere tour.
1998
January
Coldplay
form, having met at University College Londonback in 1996.
The band got together after Chris and Jon started jamming and
writing songs together.
Soon after, Guy came long to add some bass. The current line-up
was completed when Will decided to play drums for them, despite
never having played before.
The name COLDPLAY was nicked off their mate Tim before he could
use it for his band.
First gig, under guise of 'Starfish' at Camden Laurel Tree (now
closed).
First coldplay internet site established by Claire Smith (later
developed into coldplay.org, which is now part of .com)
COLDPLAY became best mates who all live and breathe to make
beautiful music.
From their very first session together, they realised they had
the chemistry
to acheive greatness.
April
Chris'
old school mate Phil became their manager and financed Coldplay's
first recording and release of self-financed 'Safety EP' on
500 copies, limited CD.
September
'Safety' got Coldplay a gig in
a cuban cafe as part of the Unsigned Bands' Festival 'In the
City' in Manchester. In the audience was a talent scout who
tipped off Dan Keeling of Parlophone records to keep an eye
on them.
Another gig at the Falcon in Camden was written up by NME journalist
Simon Williams who wrote a glowing review and offered them the
chance to record the single 'Brothers and Sisters' for his Fierce
Panda label.
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