Coldplay Wristbands

[Earthwindandfire2205]

They are giving out the light up wrist bands for tonight's Coldplay set at the campsite information points. Just got mine at Pedestrian gate B. They only have 4 boxes left there.  

[sisco]

Cheers for the heads up, just went to grab ours

[TheNewUnion]

There's a chap wandering the Pyramid field dishing them out too. 

[FloorFiller]

These will go really well with LCD Soundsystem

[GlastoSimon]

20 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

These will go really well with LCD Soundsystem

Exactly where you gotta be tonight, gutted I'm not there for it.

[cheesey_toastie]

Lots more people wondering around the pyramid handing them out now. 

Not a fan but coldplay must blow the fee on lasers / wrist bands each time they play!

[samwilzrhcp]

Tonight is going to be really special, the xylobands will look awesome at the pyramid stage and all the way up the hill!

Really wish i was there, but i will be there in spirit regardless, BBC it is for me!

[chazwwe]

1 hour ago, FloorFiller said:

These will go really well with LCD Soundsystem

Are they even gonna work there?

[brettredmayne]

Any where still giving these out?

[J.B.]

They're still giving them out around the Pyramid field.

[fatyeti24]

I picked up a couple. I've no intention of seeing Coldplay, I just like free shit. 

[pie_and_a_pint]

I look forward to prising several thousand of these (non-recyclable) trinkets out of the mud tomorrow morning...

[Robinn]

Where at the pyramid field? Free gadgets for the win!

[Waapster]

Are they really non recyclable? How do you know?

[pie_and_a_pint]

5 minutes ago, Waapster said:

Are they really non recyclable? How do you know?

They're plastic and webbing, metal screws, batteries, and (presumably) electronics components inside.

I can't imagine the teams in the Recycling Centre will have the time or resources to take the Xylobands apart painstakingly and separate the components out, so they'll need to go in the landfill section. Not great! 

[mrsstocksey]

They look amazing on telly though!

[st dan]

Like Coldplay or not, you can't deny that they put on a fantastic show! 

The wristbands and light show looks superb on TV - the best the Pryamid has ever looked!!

[Keef]

I'd seen a few clips of their recent shows and thought maybe 10,000 or so might be handed out to those at the front, but to see the whole field lit up like that in the tellybox is a truly amazing sight. 

At their arena shows they did ask for them back, although most kept them as souvenirs. Hopefully most will keep theirs and very few end up in landfill.

[AdamWillingham]

They're coming across fantastically on the telly

[king of carrot flowers (2)]

I assume you mean the wristbands rather than the bedwetter band??

 

[siweltrebor]

This isn't the best performance I've seen from Coldplay but visually looks incredible and the wristbands are perfect for the Pyramid Stage, as a whole very impressive.

[mrsstocksey]

Barry Gibb and Chris Martin....I didn't know I wanted it before it happened lol. Not sure it works completely but it's fun!

[DTichborne]

13 hours ago, chazwwe said:

Are they even gonna work there?

Yep, I watched LCD Soundsystem and they worked. Now I'm home they're still flashing different colours, no idea how long they last!

[EasyUserName]

14 hours ago, samwilzrhcp said:

Tonight is going to be really special, the xylobands will look awesome at the pyramid stage and all the way up the hill!

Really wish i was there, but i will be there in spirit regardless, BBC it is for me!

You know, they did!

 

Waste issues aside.

 

Opens a can of worms mind about visual impact / cost of said impact though.

[Pinhead]

They look pretty and everything in the big stage crowd for sure. Should the music not sell itself though - bit gimmicky for me.