- Blog #162 - 22.12.11
Coldplay round off the tour in Berlin by working on a brand new song - Blog #161 - 20.12.11
Roadie #42, the errant smoke machine and the soundcheck experiments
Roadie #42 blogs about Paris, Cologne and an unexpectedly flashing wristband... - Blog #159 - 14.12.11
#42 and the Charlie Brown video shoot - Blog #158 - 12.12.11
#42 muses on a triumphant TV performance and two homecoming shows - Blog #157 - 9.12.11
#42 reports back from the first two arenas shows and the tiny Dingwalls gig - Blog #156 - 3.12.11
#42 gives us the inside line on rehearsals for the arena tour - Blog #155 - 26.11.11
#42 reports back from Chris and Jonny's Little Noise Session for Mencap - Blog #154 - 22.11.11
In which Coldplay perform on an Italian film set and their plane home is diverted - Blog #153 - 6.11.11
In which #42 gets his head stapled and Coldplay perform some wonderful webcast shows - Blog #152 - 26.10.11
#42 catches up on the whirlwind that has been the last seven days - Blog #151 - 19.10.11
#42 and the tiny show in the tiny venue with the tiny doors - Blog #150 - 11.10.11
#42 and the unexpected elephant heads - Blog #149 - 9.10.11
#42 and the amazing African adventure - Blog #148 - 4.10.11
In which #42 sits by the pool and tells tales of Brazil - Blog #147 - 26.9.11
#42 is watched in his hotel room and sees Queen Elizabeth moshing... - Blog #146 - 23.9.11
#42 stares down the barrel while being fired from a cannon. And Coldplay do too. - Blog #145 - 21.9.11
#42, the bucket factory and the unplugged performance - Blog #144 - 18.9.11
#42 reports from two Coldplay's two Austin shows - Blog #143 - 11.9.11
#42 reports back from the live debut of Paradise - Blog #142 - 9.9.11
#42, the Paradise rehearsals and the damp desk - Blog #141 - 5.9.11
#42 and the rehearsals of the new songs - Blog #140 - 3.8.11
#42 and the global time travel - Blog #139 - 1.8.11
#42 and the great karaoke caper - Blog #138 - 27.7.11
#42 and the globe-trotting adventure - Blog #137 - 7.7.11
#42 and the continuing European festival adventure - Blog #136 - 1.7.11
Roadie #42 on Glastonbury and the video shoot - Blog #135 - 13.6.11
Roadie #42 and the solitary candle - Blog #134 - 9.6.11
#42 and the days off that weren't days off - Blog #133 - 7.6.11
#42 and the rocking in the rain - Blog #132 - 4.6.11
#42 reports back from the first show of the festival run - Blog #131 - 1.6.11
#42 and the family and friends rehearsal - Blog #130 - 27.4.11
#42 is busying himself for festival season - Blog #129 - 5.4.11
#42 and the wonky studio - Blog #128 - 23.3.11
Songs are blossoming and roadies are blowing things up - Blog #127 - 11.2.11
#42 and the first week back in the studio - Blog #126 - 18.12.10
#42 reports back from the Live Lounge trip - Blog #125 - 17.12.10
#42 on Christmas Lights, shivering and Shiver - Blog #124 - 5.10.10
#42 fancies a cuppa - Blog #123 - 28.9.10
#42 goes for smiles and smiles - Blog #122 - 16.9.10
Our man on the inside is back... - Blog #121 - 24.6.10
#42 watches as Coldplay create - Blog #120- 3.6.10
#42 returns with more news from the studio... - Blog #119 - 16.4.10
#42 has been peeping at potential song titles... - Blog #118 - 2.4.10
Chris has got a little project for #42 - Blog #117 - 14.3.10
They think it's all over... - Blog #116 - 12.3.10
#42, the Parachutes song and the farewell dinner - Blog #115 - 8.3.10
#42, the bootleg merch and the unexpected Mexican singalong - Blog #114 - 6.3.10
#42 and the Bogota barnstormer - Blog #113 - 4.3.10
In which Coldplay bow to pressure and play Shiver - Blog #112 - 26.2.10
#42 and the stadium show remembering - Blog #111 - 25.2.10
In which #42 gets scared, discusses new songs and looks forward to the tour - Blog #110 - 14.1.10
#42 and the Beehive's clean slate - Blog #109 - 17.11.09
#42 is back, Back, BACK! And he's in the studio... - Blog #108 - 7.10.09
It's all glamour for #42 - Blog #107 - 6.10.09
#42 and the post-tour hibernation - Blog #106 - 18.9.09
#42 and the superstar rapper - Blog #105 - 16.9.09
#42 and the huge mass of humanity - Blog #104 - 14.9.09
#42 and the hometown hijinks - Blog #103 - 11.9.09
#42 and the "best gig we've ever done - ever" - Blog #102 - 6.9.09
#42 and the Catalan chorus - Blog #101 - 4.9.09
#42 and the dodgy merch - Blog #100 - 31.8.09
In which #42 reaches his century - Blog #99 - 27.8.09
#42 and the new song soundchecks... - Blog #98 - 24.8.09
#42 and the awkward delivery - Blog #97 - 21.8.09
#42 and the fearsome fireworks - Blog #96 - 19.8.09
#42 and the stadium show excitement - Blog #95 - 6.8.09
#42 and the creeping exhaustion - Blog #94 - 30.7.09
#42 and the troublesome balcony - Blog #93 - 27.7.09
#42, the Elbow shiver and the loud crowd - Blog #92 - 26.7.09
#42 is a Big Apple man - Blog #91 - 24.7.09
#42 and the two chopper strategy - Blog #90 - 15.7.09
In which #42 has a Pulp Fiction moment and meets Steve Jobs - A tribute to "Nettie" - 10.7.09
Roadie #42 remembers Coldplay super-fan Jennifer John - Blog #89 - 3.6.09
#42 finds festivals a bit of a pain in the Arras - Blog #88 - 23.6.09
#42 and the last day of term - Blog #87 - 19.6.09
#42 and the Edmonton favour - Blog #86 - 16.6.09
#42 and the birthdays bonanza - Blog #85 - 7.6.09
#42 and the gangs in the vans... - Blog #84 - 3.6.09
#42 and the mighty roar of Detroit - Blog #83 - 1.6.09
#42 has no idea who Susan Boyle is - Blog #82 - 30.5.09
A rather lovely video blog from #42 - Blog #81 - 23.5.09
#42 blogs on the way to Hartford - Blog #80 - 18.5.09
#42 is back at his desk... - Blog #79 - 20.4.09
#42 blogs while the band work on new tunes - Blog #78 - 6.4.09
#42 reports on the Abu Dhabi deluge - Blog #77 - 28.3.09
#42 reports from Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi - Blog #76 - 23.3.09
#42 and the monster Oz catch-up - Blog #75 - 11.3.09
#42 and the pap shots of the paps - Blog #74 - 9.3.09
#42 enjoys a spot of Coldplay cricket - Blog #73 - 8.3.09
#42 and mini-bar masquerade - Blog #72 - 27.2.09
The weather's sunny, and so is #42 - Blog #71 - 25.2.09
#42's latest missive comes from a land down under - Blog #70 - 19.2.09
#42 reports back from a magical night in London - Blog #69 - 17.2.09
Roadie #42 and the disappearing day - Blog #68 - 10.2.09
#42 sends his Grammy report - Blog #67 - 8.2.09
#42 and the London Monkees - Blog #66 - 4.2.09
#42 is our mole in the studio - Blog #65 - 25.1.09
#42 ia back in business - Blog #64 - 20.12.08
#42 tells you about tour fatigue - Blog #63 - 19.12.08
#42 and the London homecoming shows - Blog #62 - 14.12.08
#42 and the secret special guest... - Blog #61 - 12.12.08
#42 and the hometown show - Blog #60 - 9.12.08
#42 and the crazy car chase - Blog #59 - 7.12.08
#42 and the nasty flu - Blog #58 - 4.12.08
#42 on being back in Blighty - Blog #57 - 29.11.08
#42 and the pumpkin soup - Blog #56 - 25.11.08
#42 and the random rememberings - Blog #55 - 22.11.08
#42 and the Texan cable massacre - Blog #54 - 19.11.08
#42 and the Flaming Lips cover - Blog #53 - 17.11.08
#42 and the exit strategy - Blog #52 - 14.11.08
In which #42 muses on Hooters and parties - Blog #51 - 9.11.08
#42 joins Chris in the studio as he works on new songs... - Blog #50 - 9.11.08
In which #42 reaches his half-century - Blog #49 - 7.11.08
#42 and the aura explorer - Blog #48 - 5.11.08
#42 and a new dawn - Blog #47 - 3.11.08
#42 and the scary driver - Blog #46 - 1.11.08
#42 and the Grateful Undead - Blog #45 - 1.11.08
#42 and the wonders of technology - Blog #44 - 29.10.08
#42 is watching you - Blog #43 - 25.10.08
He's Mr Yahoo! 42 - Blog #42 - 22.10.08
In which Roadie #42 is too modest to celebrate reaching Blog #42 - Blog #41 - 12.10.08
#42 reports from an end-of-term TV show - Blog #40 - 7.10.08
#42 writes from the Later studio - Blog #39 - 6.10.08
An afternoon update from #42 - Blog #38 - 4.10.08
#42 is a busy bee - Blog #37 - 3.10.08
#42 and the jolly green beer man - Blog #36 - 2.10.08
#42 is your Italian stallion - Blog #35 - 30.9.08
#42 is on a Swiss roll - Blog #34 - 29.9.08
#42 and the Munchen bunchen - Blog #33 - 27.9.08
#42 shows you his bunker - Blog #32 - 25.9.08
#42 and the Budapest backline panic - Blog #31 - 24.9.08
#42 is your Czech mate - Blog #30 - 23.9.08
#42 and the bubble wrapped office - Blog #29 - 19.9.08
#42 has a Swede sensation - Blog #28 - 17.9.08
The curious incident of the camera and the foot - Blog #27 - 16.9.08
#42 and the rise of the eBayer - Blog #26 - 15.9.08
#42 sends word from the autobahn - Blog #25 - 10.9.08
An amazing little film from #42 - Blog #24 - 9.9.08
#42 reports from the first European shows - Blog #23 - 31.8.08
#42 reports from last night's BBC show - Blog #22 - 20.8.08
#42 muses on the band's time in Japan - Blog #21 - 9.8.08
#42 reports from Japan - Blog #20 - 7.8.08
#42 sends Pemberton video footage... - Blog #19 - 5.8.08
In which #42 runs into Barack Obama - Blog #18 - 3.8.08
#42 reports from Canada - Blog #17 - 30.7.08
#42 becomes a mountain person - Blog #16 - 28.7.08
#42 sends pictures from Philly - Blog #15 - 26.7.08
#42 reports from Philly - Blog #14 - 25.7.08
#42 tells of unexpected encores in Chicago... - Blog #13 - 23.7.08
Coldplay in a fan's back garden - Blog #12 - 21.7.08
#42 reports on a magical night in Vegas - Blog #11 - 18.7.08
#42 expands his role to passport photo snapper... - Blog #10 - 14.7.08
#42 blogs from LA on the day of the first show - Blog #9 - 8.7.08
#42 sends an update from LA - Blog #8 - 28.6.08
R#42 blogs amid crazy scenes in NYC - Blog #7 - 25.6.08
R#42's thoughts on the MSG show - Blog #6 - 23.6.08
#42 blogs from inside MSG - Blog #5 - 23.6.08
More Paris pics from #42 - Blog #4 - 22.6.08
#42 sends pics from Paris - Blog #3 - 19.6.08
Short but sweet post from #42 - Blog #2 - 18.6.08
Roadie #42 crashes the Barcelona press conference - Blog #1 - 17.6.08
Roadie #42 reports from Brixton
