The band supported the album with an increasingly extensive and elaborate-designed live show and touring schedule across five continents including shows at Glastonbury Festival, Sydney, AustraliaвЂ™a Hordern Pavilion and the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. The album slingshotted the band to commercial success and critical acclaim achieving multi-platinum status and a number of highly revered awards came their way including two Brit awards for Best British Group and Best British Album as well as a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 2002.Д¬oldplay followed the album up with вЂњA Rush of Blood to the HeadвЂќ in 2002 which spawned several hit singles including вЂњIn My PlaceвЂќ, вЂњClocksвЂќ and вЂњThe ScientistвЂќ. The single broke into the UK Top 5 and paved the way for ColdplayвЂ™s debut album вЂњParachutesвЂќ later in July, released through Parlophone Records. The band broke through into the public consciousness with their hugely popular single вЂњYellowвЂќ in the year 2000. The pair formed the band Pectoralz with the addition of Guy Berryman on bass and Will Champion on drums before renaming themselves Starfish and ultimately Coldplay.

Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland met during their orientation week for their studies at University College London in 1996.

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