Coldplay wristbands raise fears of involuntary dance party

Walking into Rogers Arena, everyone is being instructed to take a wristband with Coldplay's name on it. Apparently this is part of the show.

I suspect it has some sort of chip in it that will enable the band to control the audience's movements through the unstoppable power of pop-rock. Sort of an involuntary dance party.

I just hope I'm able to take the damn thing off afterwards. The last thing I need is to start moving against my will every time "Clocks" comes on the radio.

Georgia Straight music writer John Lucas is blogging from the Coldplay concert at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Check out the full review tomorrow at www.straight.com/music.