“What is Coldplay’s first live album, recorded at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, called?” — The answer is Live 2003.
Live 2003 is Coldplay’s first live album. Its performances were recorded at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on 21 and 22 July 2003, during the band’s A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour. The release captures Coldplay shortly after the success of their second studio album, A Rush of Blood to the Head.
The album was issued in November 2003 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Capitol in the United States. It was released as a combined live CD and concert DVD, giving fans both the audio performances and filmed footage of the shows.
Live 2003 is sometimes confused with later concert projects such as Live 2012, which documents the Mylo Xyloto era, or Ghost Stories Live 2014. It also followed the smaller Trouble – Norwegian Live EP from 2001, but that earlier release was an EP rather than Coldplay’s first full live album. The Sydney recording includes songs such as “The Scientist,” “Clocks,” “Yellow” and “In My Place.”