Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland live in the studio

Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland live in the studio (June 22)
~Chris & Jonny's Instagram live set ~
1.Violet Hill 0:00
2.Sparks 5:51
3.Square one(chorus on piano) 10:12
4.Higher Power(acoustic version) 11:43

Enjoy!
Interesting fact:The last time Coldplay performed Square One publicly was almost 13 years ago… Aug 3rd, 2008 in Washington DC!

[jonathanward]

It’s criminal how much X&Y gets overlooked these days in their set lists, apart from Fix You. So many great songs on that album that deserve more love. I wish Coldplay could do a gig playing songs from their first 3 albums only. It would sell out in seconds

[jewelfewel]

I love hearing those bits like Square One

[joaquinvarela]

chris martin is one of the best acoustic ritmic guitar players out there

[yanicdl]

It would be crazy a western/country version of Violet Hill. That's actually what this video inspires me.

[NoOne-krjc]

The one thing that makes Jonny Buckland incredibly important as a musician is taste. People say guitarist but he is a musician. Its just a chosen instrument to bring out what he wants. His vibratos aren't the best, and that does not matter. The highly regarded George Harrison was that way. Techniques did not matter, how about the music? Chris Martin decides what guitar riffs are on the recordings, but still out of all those ideas, its fantastic. Would love to hear what else he brought to the table. Hope they weren't deleted. Anyhow, the way he plays his guitar, he does not think in terms of genres, nor does he care about style. Its all about what is good for the music. Take Violet Hill. Country sounding bends but an unorthodox way of using that technique. A "versatile" guitar player probably wouldn't think that. Also, note how passive his personality seems, and that is probably great because its lack of selfishness toward the music. He serves, and perhaps selflessly so.

[countstoneula]

I think my favourite thing about this and anything Coldplay does is that they truly seem to enjoy being around each other and making music together. You can really tell Jonny and Chris are having a blast together here.

[carolineburns]

Now that is talent, and they played one of my favourite songs, Sparks and even though it was missing that beautiful base line from Guy Berryman, it was lovely. I love watching Coldplay do random stuff like this. I hope they do more.

[danielthemaniel]

this rendition of violet hill goes crazy

[gustavobakit]

This was absolutely genuine and powerful. For so much, I've been playing guitar and trying to be proficient, but music does not ask to be just proficient but actually talented and humble enough to create true harmony and then an artistic result, and Coldplay actually is super harmonic and cured at any music level. They are the greatest band of the last 20 years, for sure, without any kind of comparison allowed.

[turyboy]

I feel blessed to share a moment of creativity and sound with them both<3

[valentinflores]

Me gusta escuchar sus canciones de antaño, que bueno que no se olviden de ellas 5:49

[seaniliffe]

Went to see you on Saturday at Wembley, thanks for an amazing show

[Clver]

this violet hill version reminds me of spies

[williambock]

Nice! I dig the electric. Kinda reminiscent of Mike Campell. I wish these guys would just put out the music they really want to play. Shit like this.

[paulventimila]

0:52 whats the model of the guitar pleaseeee ? ( Chris's guitar )

[transformationgeneration]

Is that a 1973 tele thinline that cat is playing? Geez, he has two of them. ugh

[jordantanaliga]

what guitar he is using ?? does anyone knows ?