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Coldplay | Chris Martin Stage-Used Molotow "Shock Blue" (Blue) Spray Paint Can (10/26/2011)
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Category:Memorabilia / Music Memorabilia
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A collection of concert memorabilia including a Molotow "Shock Blue" (Blue) aerosol paint can used on stage as part of Coldplay's American Express Unstaged concert at Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid, Spain on October 26, 2011 — one of the most historically significant performances of the band's career, serving as both the worldwide launch event for Mylo Xyloto and the first-ever deployment of Coldplay's now-iconic LED audience wristband technology. Also included is a production set list, concert ticket and Live Nation entry wristband from the same event. Exclusive to this lot is the addition of one of the wristbands from this Unstaged concert.
Video Documentation
[YouTube] "Coldplay on Graffiti" · American Express Unstaged Promotional Short (2011)
[YouTube] "Anton Corbijn Pre-Show" · American Express Unstaged (2011)
Historical Context
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1996, comprising Chris Martin (vocals, piano, guitar), Jonny Buckland (guitar), Guy Berryman (bass), and Will Champion (drums).
By 2011, they had established themselves as one of the most commercially successful and culturally visible bands in the world. The October 26, 2011 concert at Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid was produced by American Express as part of their Unstaged series — an initiative pairing major artists with acclaimed directors for globally broadcast live performances — and served as the worldwide launch event for Mylo Xyloto, the band's fifth studio album.
The director for Coldplay's Unstaged event was Anton Corbijn, the legendary Dutch photographer and filmmaker best known for his long-running visual collaborations with Depeche Mode and U2. Corbijn's involvement extended beyond the night of the concert: in the weeks preceding the show, he worked with the band on creative preparatory elements including a filmed session in which he prompted the band members to spray graffiti on a wall and discussed with them the influence of graffiti and street art on Mylo Xyloto — a session documented in the official American Express promotional video linked above. The aesthetic of graffiti and aerosol art was deeply woven into the visual identity of Mylo Xyloto, with artwork by the Paris-based graffiti collective featuring prominently across the album's visual campaign.
The performance was broadcast live worldwide via Coldplay's official Vevo YouTube channel. The venue, Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, is one of the most historically significant and architecturally celebrated bullrings in the world, lending the production an additional layer of visual and cultural distinction.
Stage & Performance Use
This paint can was located on stage during the October 26, 2011 American Express Unstaged concert at Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid. During the show itself, Martin was documented spraying the word "MADRID" in large letters on a prominent white screen on stage between songs — a moment of site-specific graffiti captured in photography taken by Jason DeBord and included in the photographic documentation accompanying this listing (read his full account of this event on RockSubculture.com). This between-songs moment does not appear in any currently available online video of the performance.
The Unstaged concert also marked the first-ever use of Coldplay's LED-embedded audience wristbands — distributed to every attendee upon entry, the wristbands contained transmitters that caused the entire arena to pulse and glow in synchronized color sequences from the opening moments of the show, a technology the band would go on to deploy across all subsequent major tours. Attendees entering the venue were instructed in Spanish to put the wristbands on, with no advance explanation of what they were or what they would do. By multiple production accounts, the band and production team were themselves uncertain whether the technology would execute correctly — this was its first-ever attempt in a live concert context. The first-generation design used at this show is visibly and mechanically distinct from the refined versions Coldplay and subsequent artists have deployed since; the Madrid wristband represents the prototype form of what became one of the most widely imitated innovations in live concert staging. One of these original first-generation wristbands is included with this lot.
Condition
This Molotow "Shock Blue" aerosol paint can retains its original label. The can is empty and bears a small puncture hole in the base. These features reflect the circumstances of its transport from Spain to the United States: international airline regulations prohibit pressurized aerosol cans as both carry-on and checked baggage, and rather than mail this can as the others in this group were, the paint was fully discharged by spraying and the can was then punctured at the base to fully depressurize it prior to transport. The can is otherwise intact and the label remains legible and present.
Included Items
Official Coldplay production set list for the Madrid concert (October 26, 2011), labeled "Madrid 26/10/11" — an internal stage management document listing the full running order of 19 songs with stage designations ("on the main stage" / "on the X stage"), from opener "Mylo Xyloto" through closer "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall." Multiple versions of the set list were prepared during the production process; this is a working copy used on the night. Original concert ticket, Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Coldplay / American Express Unstaged, October 26, 2011. Original unused Live Nation entry wristband (blue tyvek, numbered), issued to attendees on the night of the performance.
Original Coldplay / American Express Unstaged Mylo Xyloto LED audience wristband — the first-generation prototype of the technology that Coldplay has since deployed across every major tour. The wristband was distributed to every attendee upon entry at the Madrid show; audience members were instructed (in Spanish) to wear them with no advance explanation of their function. According to production accounts, the band and crew were uncertain whether the technology would execute correctly — this was its first-ever live concert deployment. When the show opened, the synchronized LED pulses caused the entire arena to light up in coordinated color sequences, marking a watershed moment in live concert production. This first-generation design is visibly distinct from all subsequent iterations adopted by Coldplay and other artists.
The wristband consists of a yellow woven fabric band printed with "MYLO XYLOTO" and "UNSTAGED" in outline block lettering, fitted with a black plastic battery/transmitter module. The face of the module bears a white label reading "COLDPLAY MADRID 2011" in blue text with black outline. The reverse of the module is printed: "www.myloxyloto.com," "CODE: xylo2011," "www.coldplay.com," and manufacturer identification "RB Concepts UK EX14 9SA." Unused/unactivated.
Provenance
Recovered from the stage at Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas directly following the performance by an attendee present at the event. The empty and punctured condition of this can is a direct and documented consequence of the specific logistical challenge of transporting pressurized aerosol cans internationally by air, and does not reflect any damage or alteration related to the performance itself.
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