Twisted Logic Tour

The Twisted Logic Tour is noted for its use of extravagant stage effects. Strobe lights and various other fixtures were used to create an elaborate light show. The back of the stage contained a two-story panoramic video panel that displayed live footage and computer generated images, from video of a bear wandering aimlessly during "Talk"{{Citation|title=Coldplay - Talk (Toronto 2006)|date=11 November 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPOJwRlgQrk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109003711/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPOJwRlgQrk&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=9 November 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=8 January 2019}} to a montage of coloured blocks from the cover of X&Y during the song "Clocks".

Other concert highlights include:

• A digital countdown display shown on the panoramic video screen during the song "Square One" as the band enter the stage. The timer reaches zero at the song's explosive first chorus, followed by the crowd getting showered by red, green, and blue strobe lighting.{{Citation|last=JAAO Music|title=Coldplay - Toronto, 2006|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfTVK-_xVa8&t=3766s|access-date=2019-01-08}}
• Chris Martin changing a lyric section of "Politik" into something related to the venue or a recent news event. For example, during their 2006 Toronto concert, Chris Martin changed the lyrics to "It's Thursday, March the 23rd, 2006, thank you for giving us your evening, and thanks for coming and being in our film". This line was made in reference to the fact that the concert was later featured in a made for television film.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IA3qpmUBk4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110213309/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IA3qpmUBk4&feature=youtu.be|archive-date=10 November 2020|url-status=dead|title=Coldplay - Politik Live Toronto 2006 HD|last=|first=|date=25 June 2011|website=YouTube|publisher=SolidarityKnight|access-date=2 October 2020}} This was also done with the song "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" in some shows.
• Confetti, and yellow balloons filled with gold glitter showered on the audience during the song "Yellow" (a homage to The Flaming Lips).
• During Coachella 2005 Martin sang the outro to "The Scientist" backwards, reminiscent of the song's music video.{{Citation|last=JAAO Music|title=Coldplay - Coachella, 2005|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNQ9hu1Hb64|access-date=2019-01-08}} During much of the tour, the entire track was played backwards live, after the band had finished playing it regularly. The Charles and Ray Eames video "Powers of Ten" played in the background.
• Martin running into the crowd during "In My Place" to sing with the audience.{{Citation|last=Coldplay Music|title=Coldplay - In my place Live Toronto 2006|date=15 April 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPDWuNm8LOE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109011114/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPDWuNm8LOE&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=9 November 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=8 January 2019}}
• Band members taking photographs before and during the show with disposable cameras before throwing them into the crowd. This was bassist Guy Berryman's idea, and was usually done during the reverse playing of "The Scientist".
• The band taking to the edge of the stage and performing an acoustic set of 2-3 of the following songs: "Til Kingdom Come", "Don't Panic", "Green Eyes", "Trouble" and/or a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" or Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate".
• Martin sometimes encouraging the audience to let their camera flashes off simultaneously as the band picks up during the bridge of "Talk", but also done during "Low" via a message on the main screen behind the band, resulting in a dramatic explosion of light. "Talk" also featured Martin taking an audience member's mobile phone and singing to the person on the other end, which was a common occurrence.
• Martin swinging a suspended lightbulb above his head after the second chorus of "Fix You", followed, in outdoor shows, by fireworks as the drum fill begins. This would later be featured in the song's music video.
• A laser light show during "Clocks", with red lasers shooting out in different directions.{{Citation |title=Coldplay - Clocks - Live In Toronto - Remaster 2019 | date=9 March 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEUKsu7qXqk |access-date=2023-03-02}} These were reintroduced during the second North American leg of the tour.
• A handwritten list of songs being projected toward the stage during "Swallowed in the Sea". This is presumably an early tracklist of songs during production of X&Y.
• The band gradually increasing the tempo of "Clocks" at the end of its regular performance, until it abruptly concludes at a ridiculously high tempo.
• During the Australian leg of the tour, the band made several references to the Socceroos in the 2006 FIFA World Cup by altering lyrics of the songs. On the second night of the Melbourne concerts and the final night of the Sydney concerts, the group performed the Kylie Minogue hit "Can't Get You Out of My Head" as a tribute to Australia and its music industry.
• At some concerts in Germany, Chris Martin asked the audience in German "Wo geht es zum Bahnhof?" ("How do you get to the train station?"). This may be a reference to the U2 song "Zoo Station".
• During performances of "White Shadows", thermal black and white imagery of the band performing appeared on the panoramic big screen.{{Citation|last=Wasef IM|title=Coldplay - White Shadows (Glastonbury Festival 2005)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYbXsfjr0SU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109003708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYbXsfjr0SU&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=9 November 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=8 January 2019}} This was done in homage of the song title, as these kind of images can produce "white shadows" of heat producing sources.

During the tour, the band wore matching outfits consisting of black jackets, black trousers, and white shoes; of this, Chris Martin said: "There's great security in looking over at Jonny and seeing he's wearing the same coloured shoes as me. I suppose it's the same reason the army wears a uniform - so that you feel part of a clan. And when we're all dressed that way, I just feel very much like, it's OK, coz I'm part of this team."{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/28/popandrock.coldplay |title=Craig McLean meets Chris Martin |website=The Guardian |date=27 May 2005}}

Most of the tour included at least one supporting act on each concert, with English singer Richard Ashcroft opening all the German,{{Cite web |date=16 June 2005 |title=10.000 Fans Beim Tourauftakt von Coldplay |trans-title=10,000 Fans at Coldplay's Tour Opener |url=https://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/10-000-fans-beim-tourauftakt-von-coldplay/181037?printScreen=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221227033835/https://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/10-000-fans-beim-tourauftakt-von-coldplay/181037?printScreen=1 |archive-date=27 December 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=MusikWoche |language=de}} Dutch,{{Cite web |date=7 July 2005 |title=Concert: Coldplay in Gelredome op Donderdag |trans-title=Concert: Coldplay in Gelredome on Thursday |url=https://www.podiuminfo.nl/concert/1951/Coldplay/Gelredome/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221227041643/https://www.podiuminfo.nl/concert/1951/Coldplay/Gelredome/ |archive-date=27 December 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=Podium Info |language=nl}} and Italian performances of the first European leg.{{Cite web |date=12 July 2005 |title=Coldplay, in Festa all'Arena per la Band che Scuote la Borsa |trans-title=Coldplay, in Celebration at the Arena for the Band That Shakes the Stock Market |url=https://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Spettacoli/2005/07_Luglio/12/coldplay.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221227040038/https://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Spettacoli/2005/07_Luglio/12/coldplay.html |archive-date=27 December 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it}} He was accompanied by Kettcar, Tomte, and Vertigo in selected dates. Morning Runner became the main guest in Ireland and the United Kingdom, while Interpol (22 and 27 June), Supergrass (28 June to 2 July), Elbow (4 July) and Doves (5 July) featured as additional supports.{{Cite web |date=11 March 2005 |title=Coldplay Announce New Album |url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/5172/Read |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230626131929/https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/5172/Read |archive-date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Music News}} The first North American leg had Black Mountain until 26 August, as Rilo Kiley took over the remaining dates.{{Cite web |date=11 March 2005 |title=Coldplay Name New Album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-474-1363872 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221227032905/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-474-1363872 |archive-date=27 December 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=NME}}

• {{Cite web |date=2 August 2005 |title=Who are Black Mountain – And Why on Earth are They Touring with Coldplay? |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/s7hzte/who-are-black-mountain-and-why-on-earth-are-they-touring-with-coldplay |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221227012602/https://www.mtv.com/news/s7hzte/who-are-black-mountain-and-why-on-earth-are-they-touring-with-coldplay |archive-date=27 December 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=MTV News}}
• {{Cite web |date=27 May 2005 |title=Rilo Kiley Opening for Coldplay |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/rilo-kiley-open/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230118192150/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/rilo-kiley-open/ |archive-date=18 January 2023 |access-date=18 January 2023 |website=Brooklyn Vegan}}
• {{Cite web |date=19 September 2005 |title=Goldfrapp Support Coldplay on European Tour |url=https://gigwise.com/news/8637/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221227022918/https://gigwise.com/news/8637/ |archive-date=27 December 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=Gigwise}}
• {{Cite web |date=30 August 2005 |title=Coldplay End Year with UK Tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-556-1357031 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221227023848/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-556-1357031 |archive-date=27 December 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=NME}} For the second European run, Coldplay invited Goldfrapp (mainland) and Ashcroft (United Kingdom). The latter returned in the final North American leg after Fiona Apple played from 25 January to 5 March 2006.{{Cite web |date=10 November 2005 |title=Coldplay Fans Unlock N. American Tour Dates |url=https://www.spin.com/2005/11/coldplay-fans-unlock-n-american-tour-dates/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230626131415/https://www.spin.com/2005/11/coldplay-fans-unlock-n-american-tour-dates/ |archive-date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Spin}} The rest of the tour saw the band visiting Asia, Oceania and Latin America: Youth Group opened in Australia,{{Cite web |date=8 November 2005 |title=Youth Group |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/youth-group-20051108-ge174n.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221114171122/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/youth-group-20051108-ge174n.html |archive-date=14 November 2022 |access-date=14 November 2022 |website=The Age}} while Saiko, Brian Storming, Papas da Língua, Volován supported in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, respectively.{{Cite web |date=8 February 2007 |title=Brian Storming, Soportes de Coldplay |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/brian-storming-soportes-de-coldplay-nid881856/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221227015127/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/brian-storming-soportes-de-coldplay-nid881856/ |archive-date=27 December 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=La Nación}}

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The Twisted Logic Tour's set list was heavily weighted towards tracks from X&Y since the tour promoted the album. The remaining material was mostly from A Rush of Blood to the Head with songs such as "Politik", "In My Place", "Clocks", and "The Scientist", and to a lesser extent "Don't Panic", "Yellow", and "Trouble" being the only holdovers from Parachutes played with regularity. The only new song played on the tour was "How You See the World No. 2" which was from the "Help: A Day in the Life" benefit album. Earlier tours such as those in the Parachutes era debuted work-in-progress versions of tracks that would appear on A Rush of Blood to the Head. Likewise, Coldplay's newest compositions during the A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour such as "Gravity", and "Proof" were included as B-sides to X&Y{{'}}s singles.

The introductory music played at the start of each concert was either Brand Nubian's "Meaning of the 5%" or "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles. The closing music is "Good Night" by The Beatles. The following is a sample setlist of a concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States. The major changes to this set for the other tour dates mainly saw "X&Y" and "Low" performed in lieu of "What If". Often, variations of these songs being played with one another occurred, such as "What If" and "Low". Also, "Parachutes" was often performed between "Yellow" and "Speed of Sound", and "Green Eyes" was sometimes added to the B-stage set.

The tour grossed an average of $801,780 from 15,599 tickets sold each night, leading to $105,834,960 grossed from 2,059,068 admissions in 132 dates. Coldplay moved 608,441 entries with the 2005 shows, securing the eleventh-most-attended run of the year.{{Cite web |title=2005 Year End – Top 100 Worldwide Tour Ticket Sales |url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/specialfeatures2005/2005YearendTop100WorldWideTours.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424064037/http://www.pollstarpro.com/specialfeatures2005/2005YearendTop100WorldWideTours.pdf |archive-date=24 April 2015 |access-date=18 June 2022 |website=Pollstar}} They also received a nomination for Major Tour of the Year at the 2006 Pollstar Awards,{{Cite web |date=15 February 2006 |title=Pollstar Awards Archive – 2005 |url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards2005.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708021033/http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards2005.htm |archive-date=8 July 2015 |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=Pollstar Awards Archive}} while PRG was shortlisted for Lighting Company of the Year at the 6th Parnelli Awards after working with the band.{{Cite web |date=1 September 2006 |title=And the 6th Annual Parnelli Goes to... |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/25393951/september-issue-plsncom |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250529050026/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/25393951/september-issue-plsncom |archive-date=29 May 2025 |access-date=29 May 2025 |website=Projection, Lights & Staging News |page=46}}

A concert film was shot at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on 22 and 23 March 2006. The band announced its DVD release in March but it was only shown in television channels like Canada's Much Music, under the name Coldplay: How We Saw the World – Live in Toronto.{{Citation |last=Coldplayspace |title=Coldplay - Live in Toronto 2005 - Much Music Special (Full Concert) |date=16 May 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wtpUUg-v5E&t=450s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720081436/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wtpUUg-v5E&t=450s |access-date=8 January 2019 |archive-date=20 July 2023 |url-status=dead}} The airing date was 14 December 2006 at 9 pm and replays occurred at midnight and 3:30 pm on 15 December. Due to the lack of airplay on mainstream channels, the show has been heavily shared illegally on the internet.

This set list was taken from the 23 March 2006 concert in Toronto, Canada. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour.{{Cite web |date=23 March 2006 |title=Coldplay Concert Setlist at Air Canada Centre, Toronto |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/coldplay/2006/air-canada-centre-toronto-on-canada-4bd65b1a.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230701221701/https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/coldplay/2006/air-canada-centre-toronto-on-canada-4bd65b1a.html |archive-date=1 July 2023 |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Setlist FM}}

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Main stage

1. "Square One"
2. "Politik"
3. "Yellow"
4. "Speed of Sound"
5. "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"
6. "What If"
7. "How You See the World No. 2"
8. "Don't Panic"
9. "White Shadows"
10. "The Scientist"

B-stage

11. "Til Kingdom Come"
12. "Ring of Fire" {{small|(Johnny Cash cover)}}
13. "Trouble"

Main stage

14. "Clocks"
15. "Talk"

Encore

16. "Swallowed in the Sea"
17. "In My Place"
18. "Fix You"

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Credits adapted from the band's official tour book, which was sold exclusively on merchandise booths and their online store.

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Performing members

• Chris Martin – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, rhythm guitar
• Jonny Buckland – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
• Guy Berryman – bass, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
• Will Champion – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Main crew

• Dave Holmes – manager
• Estelle Wilkinson – manager
• Rina Silverman – Dave Holmes assistant
• Holly Tickett – Estelle Wilkinson assistant
• Andy Franks – tour manager
• Tom Golseth – tour accountant
• Vicki Taylor – band assistant
• Kelly Samuels – head of band security
• Geoff Sands – band security
• Dave White – venue security
• Dan Portanier – trainer
• Wayne Griggs – DJ
• Audrey Nugent – tour assistant
• Derek Fudge – production manager
• Steve Iredale – site coordinator
• Shari Weber – production assistant
• Dan Green – FoH engineer
• Bryan Leitch – show designer
• Nick Whitehouse – lighting director
• Alan Yates – video director
• Chris Wood – monitor engineer
• Eric Benbow – stage manager
• Craig Hope – backline technician
• Matt McGinn – backline technician
• Sean Buttery – drum technician
• Matt Miller – MIDI technician, tour documentor
• Tony Smith – CVE
• Rob Allan – FoH technician
• Stewart Kennett – monitor technician
• Tom James – drapage
• Arran Hopkins – LED technician
• Andy Bramley – vision mixer

Rigging

• Jim Allison (chief)
• Rueben Pinkney

Lighting

• Ben Holdsworth (chief)
• Tim Massey
• David Mathieson
• Iestyn Thomas
• Oli James
• Ivan Ellison

Camera

• Ruory MacPhee
• Mark Antoniuk

Sound technicians

• Nick David
• Rob Collett

Catering

• Heidi Varah – catering crew chief
• Ben Albertson – chef

Catering crew

• Pauline Austin
• Emma Jane MacDonald
• Dan Gamble
• Sharon Jackson

Merch

• Jeremy Joseph
• Dell Furano
• Rick Fish
• Don Hunt
• Pete Weber
• Eric Wagner
• Ken MacAlpine

Truck drivers

• John Burgess
• Matt Clark
• Paul Edwards
• Chris Helslop
• Tony Coolidge
• Dave Clark
• Richard Knock
• Mel Bonner

Bus drivers

• Tony Biddiscombe
• Paul Maynard
• Chris Cox

Van drivers

• Melanie Meglin
• Tanja Stuerglinger
• Harald Weber
• Vedran Banic
• Gunther Frank
• Ines Wauters

Suppliers

• Air Charters – aircraft charter
• Matt Snowball Music – anything at any time
• Stars and Cars – Europe artist transport
• Moorcrofts of London – UK artist transport
• Trathens Star-Riders – buses
• Eat to the Beat – catering
• EFM Management – freight forwarder
• Robertson Taylor – insurance brokers
• LaserGrafix – LED screens
• Siyan – lighting
• Music Bank – rehearsals
• Publicity & Display – passes
• Pyrovision – pyrotechnics
• Tour Tech – sound
• John Henry's – storage
• Celebrity Protection – tour security
• The Appointment Group – travel
• Fly by Night – trucks
• Picture Works – video

Photography

• Kevin Westenberg – principal band photography
• Penny Howle – live band photography
• Size Creative – image retouching

Website

• Debs Wild – website
• Anthony Cauchi – webmaster

Tour book

• Kate Stretton – designer
• Alan Hill – printing

Creative input

• Tim Crompton
• Phil Harvey
• Kate Weigert
• Jake Weigert
• Danny McNamara
• Al Martin
• a.b.a. Martin

Aircraft

• Lilp Rami – captain
• Pasi Koho – first officer
• Liisa Marsala – flight attendant

Others

• Karen Parker – Oxfam representative
• Phil Leech – GLD dressing room
• Steve Strange, Nicki Forestiero – X-Ray Touring
• Marty Diamond, Larry Webman – Little Big Man
• Lester Dales, Paul Makin – accounting
• Gavin Maude, Chris Organ – legal
• Shelley Lazaar, Sue Finn – ticketing
• Parlophone – record label
• Caroline Elleray, Ian Ramage – BMG Publishing

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