my views

A Coldplay review by Imtithaal Dawood The atmosphere was electric in the Mother City on Wednesday, 5 October 2011, as approximately 65 000 fans made their way to Cape Town Stadium to see the award-winning rock band Coldplay , aka Chris Martin and the boys. People streamed down the fan walk along Somerset Road while the restaurants were packed to capacity in a scene that was reminiscent of the World Cup. We proved once again that we are able to pull off world-class events with traffic congestion bearable, as many opted to use the Park and Ride facilities, the My City shuttles and other means of public transport. Being a big Parlotones fan I was quite excited that they were the opening performance. I missed quite a bit of their show, but heard my favourite I’ll be there as I entered the stadium. It was a beautiful night, a clear sky with stars visible and hardly any wind. What struck me about Coldplay’s entrance was that it wasn’t pretentious. But then again, with a band of thei