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After Martin complained to Harvey about the "vice-like grip" one of the Camden promoters had on Coldplay, Harvey suggested the group book their own concert at Dingwalls, and they subsequently sold their first copies of Safety EP at the venue. The project was financed by Phil Harvey for £1500 and only about 500 copies were pressed, most of them were given away to record labels, friends and family. In May 1998, they released Safety EP independently. Weeks later, the band finally settled on the name Coldplay, which was suggested by Tim Crompton, a local student who had been using it for his own group. In 1998, they named themselves Starfish "in a panic" after their debut live performance was scheduled at The Laurel Tree by Champion only a few days after he became part of the line-up.
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During the following months Pectoralz would then drop their name, while Guy Berryman and Will Champion joined the group. The meeting was ultimately responsible for shaping both bands as quartets. That same year, Martin met Tim Rice-Oxley, who was invited to be Coldplay's keyboard player but declined, since Keane was already active. They began to write their first songs together in 1997 and practised every night. The pair spent the rest of the year planning a band, which led to the formation of Pectoralz. HistoryĬhris Martin and Jonny Buckland first met each other during their orientation week at University College London in September 1996. They met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1996.