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The copyright lawsuit filed by Joe Satriani against Coldplay for their hit song Viva La Vida, has been dismissed by the court with neither side having to divulge any details, including any possible settlement.

Coldplay Suit Dismissed

Satriani sued Coldplay over the song which he says contained “substantial original portions” of his 2004 hit song If I Could Fly. Chris Martin of Coldplay has denied that either song influenced him in the writing of Viva La Vida and vowed to defend his band against the lawsuit. He went so far as to say neither he nor the band ever heard the song before the lawsuit. Considering the amount of airplay the song has received over the years and that these guys are a rock/pop band, you would think someone in the band would have heard the song at some point. Waiting in the wings is Yusuf, formerly Cat Stevens, who also claims the song is very similar to his 1973 song Foreigner Suite. He may sue also as he told Rolling Stone, “it depends on how well Satriani does”.

Joe Satriani is currently on tour with Chickenfoot and Coldplay will be playing the last show on the current tour at Wembley Stadium this Saturday.

Cheap tickets are easy to come by for many concerts and sports events this weekend. If your looking for a cheap concert ticket you can find great prices for tickets for the Jonas Brothers, Coldplay, American Idols, and Jimmy Buffett.

Cheap Tickets Anywhere?

For sports you can try the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros and the Anaheim Angels. Take a look at the list we’ve compiled for this weekends cheapest events, and if you don’t find what you are looking for, check out PreferredSeat.com for more Cheap Concert Tickets or Cheap Sports Tickets.

American Idols Live
Jimmy Buffett
Chickenfoot
Coldplay
Jonas Brothers
Rock the Bells
Anaheim Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates

As I look at the prices Coldplay are charging for the local show at Sleep Train Amphitheater and the price of the worst seat in the house, excluding the general admission lawn seating, are $124 with service charges and I can’t help but think back to Irving Azoff’s statement that Ticketmaster does not set the price of the ticket, and apparently not the service charge as well, the artist does.

Coldplay Jumping for $$

So it’s up to the fans to let the artist know if they will continue to accept such a steep price for concert tickets, especially when their own fans are in a severe recession and concert ticket prices are at an all time high.

Quit bitching at Ticketmaster, Live Nation and ticket brokers and start by letting your opinion known through the artist fan clubs, blogs, Facebook, Twitter and they will here it loud and clear. Maybe they can do away with one less mansion or a little less bling this year.

This generation of concert can organize more quickly and effectively than any before them with all the available methods of communication so I believe it’s time to exorcise that right and do something before only the rich can actually see the artist, without looking at them on a large video screen.