Mylo Xyloto

This weekend is the weekend of concerts.  Last night Laramie Sandquist and I went to the Coldplay concert up at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.  It was absolutely amazing.  We had been to Coldplay a couple years back when they were here last so when I found out they were coming back, I surprised Laramie and bought him tickets for Christmas this past year.  The atmosphere was thrilling and unbelievable.

When we got to the Xcel, as we were going through the ticket scanners we were given wristbands that were multiple colors and everyone was different.  Mine was purple and blue and Laramie's was red and blue.  We had no idea how these would play into the evening but we were soon to find out. 

Coldplay's opening act was Marina and the Diamonds.  She was pretty good and fun to listen to with her British accent.  Then came Coldplay!!!  The arena was pitch black and as soon as they started playing Hurts Like Heaven all of our bracelets lit up and started blinking.  Here is a video of the scene...

We had an amazing time.  They put on a great show and Chris Martin never stops moving.  They played for about two hours and played all of their best songs.  Here are a couple more photos and another video from the concert.

Tonight we are off to see Miranda Lambert and the Pistol Annies with my sister, Stacy at the Iowa State Fair.  Stay tuned for photos and videos of that concert!