Live 2003 (Coldplay album)

Live 2003
Live album by
Coldplay
Released10 November 2003 (2003-11-10)
Recorded21–22 July 2003
VenueHordern Pavilion, Sydney
Genre
Length
  • 91:47 (DVD)
  • 67:28 (CD)
Label
Director
  • John Durrant
  • Russell Thomas
Producer
  • Dan Green
  • Paul Hicks
  • Melanie Vaughton
  • Lee Lodge
  • Sarah Layish-Melamed
Coldplay chronology
A Rush of Blood to the Head
(2002) 		Live 2003
(2003) 		X&Y
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
NME(9/10)[3]
Pitchfork(6.0/10)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Live 2003 is the first live album by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 10 November 2003 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom.[6] However, Capitol Records made it available on 4 November 2003 in the United States,[7] with screenings at select theaters being held a day before as well.[8] Featuring the shows filmed at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on 21 and 22 July 2003, the album marks the group's second live project after Trouble – Norwegian Live EP (2001).

It was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards,[9] and named one of the greatest releases of the year by Blender.[10] The song "Moses", exclusive to the album, was written about Chris Martin's then-wife Gwyneth Paltrow and inspired the name of their second child,[11] born in 2006.[12] It was sent to alternative radio stations in the United States as a promotional single on 6 October,[13] while the recording of "Clocks" had a promotional push in countries such as Mexico and Spain.[14]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Chris Willman (21 November 2003). "Coldplay Live 2003 Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. ^ "NME Album Reviews – Coldplay : Live 2003". NME. 7 November 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  4. ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (9 December 2003). "Coldplay: Live 2003 | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Live 2003". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Coldplay's Oz Fest!". NME. 13 November 2003. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. ^ "For the Record: Quick News on R. Kelly, Korn, Strokes, Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent & More". MTV News. 26 September 2003. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Coldplay Get Cinematic". IGN. 29 October 2003. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Grammy Nominations: Kanye West Leads with 10". Hits Daily Double. 7 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  10. ^ "The 50 Greatest Albums of 2003". Blender. No. 22. December 2003.
  11. ^ "Songfacts". Retrieved 29 January 2008.
  12. ^ "It's a Boy for Gwyneth Paltrow and Husband Chris Martin". Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
  13. ^ "Modern Rock Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Google Traductor" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2011.