Chris has wanted to see Coldplay live for many years and last year when he saw that most of the tickets had sold out and there were only VIP priority entry tickets left he decided we had to go despite the price. I won't lie I was fuming about spending that much money and didn't think it was worth it. Oh how wrong I was!!! Although it did start out a disaster...... The closest hotel we could get was the Travel Lodge in Ealing but it was only a 15 minute cab ride away or so we thought. The cab turned up half an hour late and we got stuck in traffic. We were panicking because we thought we were late for priority entry, but when we eventually got there there was still a large queue outside. Everything was delayed. It then started to rain...... heavily. We were not prepared for that at all. By the time we got in we were soaked to the bone, but still excited. We got our famous flashing wristbands and a Coldplay water bottle and canvas bag as part of the VIP package. We also hunted down some clear bin bags made head and arm holes and starting partying to the support bands in the rain. Just before Coldplay came on the sun starting shining and the rain stopped. The bin bags came off and the real party was about to begin. I can honestly say it was the best experience of my life. Not one part of the show was a let down. There were balloons bouncing around the crowd, fireworks, streamers and confetti raining down. The wristbands that lit up were making different patterns and flashing all around us. We were really close to the front and got a great view of all whole show. My favourite songs were Fix You and Yellow which are great favourites with everyone but their new songs were fantastic too. On the night we went the special guest was Shaznay Lewis from All Saints and she sang Never Ever with Coldplay. It brang back some memories from my youth lol and was an amazing end to the perfect night. On other nights they had Craig David, Natalie Imbruglia and Stormzy. Another great aspect of the concert was it's eco friendliness. Coldplay took a hiatus from touring until they could find ways to make their tour as sustainable as possible. The concert was powered by a rechargeable battery that was run on recycled cooking oil, solar power and the kinetic energy of the audience. They had kinetic flooring that converted the audiences dance moves into energy and electricity generating bikes that the fans kept running. If you ever get the chance to go to a Coldplay concert I strongly suggest you go it's definitely one to tick off the bucket list. Just Holly Marie
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About half way through July I thought that I would delve back into Comping as it's something I enjoy especially when the prizes come my way. So I entered on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and used Competition Database and Loquax to seek out the blog competitions, website entry and email entries. After a couple of weeks I had heard nothing and said to my partner by the end of the month I hope I get at least one win because I had really thrown myself into it, entering hundreds. It wouldn't have mattered if I had only won a pair of socks. I would have been happy. Then as if by magic within the space of two days I had three wins and what amazing wins they are for my first month back! £100 with The Sun crosswordI received an email from the sun saying I had won £100 on their crossword. All I had to do to enter was send my answer along with my name, address and telephone number. It was that easy. What a first prize! I have put it towards my hotel stay this month when I go to see Coldplay at Wembley Stadium. £300 to spend with Oak Furniture landI got notification of my next prize the day after in an Instagram DM from Good Homes Magazine saying that I had won a £300 voucher to spend with Oak Furniture Land. All I had to do to enter this one was follow their pages and tag a friend in their competition post. Again it really was that easy! They sent my details over to Oak Furniture Land and they have emailed me asking what I want to spend the voucher on. I have chosen two of the rugs pictured above for my living room and the mirrored clock. To say I was feeling lucky was an understatement. So when I was out shopping later and got another winning notification I was over the moon. A 2020 England Rugby shirt signed by the squadI won this one on Twitter. The competition was being run by Restart Rugby and Hastaworld on both their pages. I entered on the Restart Rugby page and all I had to do was follow them and reshare the post. What a win! If I am really honest I don't no a thing about rugby and it's not my sort of thing at all, but I enter the rugby competitions for my mums boyfriend they live and breath rugby in their house. When Ray found out I had won it for him he couldn't stop saying oh my god which was quite comical, but on a serious note I love winning things not only for myself but for my family. So we can take part in new experiences or get things that we could never afford. I love my hobby it brings so much happiness.
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