Opinion Match Day Entertainment (Coldplay sucks)

[ImperialPurple]

Another change they’re trying to make…we’re supposed to be singing FRE-MAN-TLE instead of TNT now.

That, like using the song, is a Chris Connolly legacy.

 

[mightymouse75]

As soon as the name Sepultura was mention, I started scrolling for the King Huskii response.

King is activated

 

[ubiquitous226]

All pop music since 2000 is crap.

 

[waterhaus]

After 9 years lurking, I've finally been dragged to post on Coldplay, fmd

I've been hear happily reading all your Dockers chat, match analysis, draft speculation, and general waffle. But this has tipped me over the edge, coldplay.. at our games. Multiple times every week.

It’s genuinely poor form for Fremantle to be blasting limp, bland international pop over the speakers as some kind of hype track. Coldplay might be many things, but they are not:

Australian/West Australian

Energetic, powerful, or interesting (taste aside, it's not a. sports rev up track)

Even particularly relevant in 2025


It’s jarring. It kills the vibe. And it’s not just a one-off — it’s multiple times a game and frankly baffling. In a city with so much music - why this?

I’m really glad this thread exists and would love to see some pressure on the club to cut it out. Matchday experience matters. The music should reflect our fans, our energy, and our home — not a tired global brand with about as much edge as a marshmallow.

Why sound like every second corporate playlist?

We could highlight local WA music

It actively dampens the crowd energy — and you can feel it

Ports never tear us apart is naff but Coldplay is worse


We should be revving the crowd up not like we’ve wandered into a supermarket in Cottesloe.

After being away for a few years, the change from crowd dynamics from subi to optus stadium is really noticeable.

Our media team do a good job, I think we need a new game day "vibes" manager

anyway, will go back to lurking.

Heave ho

 

[ubiquitous226]

After 9 years lurking, I've finally been dragged to post on Coldplay, fmd

I've been hear happily reading all your Dockers chat, match analysis, draft speculation, and general waffle. But this has tipped me over the edge, coldplay.. at our games. Multiple times every week.

It’s genuinely poor form for Fremantle to be blasting limp, bland international pop over the speakers as some kind of hype track. Coldplay might be many things, but they are not:

Australian/West Australian

Energetic, powerful, or interesting (taste aside, it's not a. sports rev up track)

Even particularly relevant in 2025


It’s jarring. It kills the vibe. And it’s not just a one-off — it’s multiple times a game and frankly baffling. In a city with so much music - why this?

I’m really glad this thread exists and would love to see some pressure on the club to cut it out. Matchday experience matters. The music should reflect our fans, our energy, and our home — not a tired global brand with about as much edge as a marshmallow.

Why sound like every second corporate playlist?

We could highlight local WA music

It actively dampens the crowd energy — and you can feel it

Ports never tear us apart is naff but Coldplay is worse


We should be revving the crowd up not like we’ve wandered into a supermarket in Cottesloe.

After being away for a few years, the change from crowd dynamics from subi to optus stadium is really noticeable.

Our media team do a good job, I think we need a new game day "vibes" manager

anyway, will go back to lurking.

Heave ho

Thanks for posting!
Theoretically it's an uplifting song, but I agree it doesn't quite fit the mood.

I've enjoyed the Purple Hat song as it's got some oomph to it.

Speaking more broadly of gameday experience I've been annoyed at the lack of replays of free kicks or contentious decisions, that's affected me far more than the music.

 

[GingerDocker]

Thanks for posting!
Theoretically it's an uplifting song, but I agree it doesn't quite fit the mood.

I've enjoyed the Purple Hat song as it's got some oomph to it.

Speaking more broadly of gameday experience I've been annoyed at the lack of replays of free kicks or contentious decisions, that's affected me far more than the music.

Ugh, don't start me on the replays.

When I watch a replay I want to see what has lead to the goal...the free kick, the great mark or the great bit of preliminary play.

What I don't want to see is the last bit of the ball sailing through the posts and the rest of the replay showing a bunch of guys high fiving each other.

Waste. Of. Time.

 

[Cam Payne]

Boat Show - The Big Smoke is one local tune we should play.

 

[Shoeless Joe]

After 9 years lurking, I've finally been dragged to post on Coldplay, fmd

I've been hear happily reading all your Dockers chat, match analysis, draft speculation, and general waffle. But this has tipped me over the edge, coldplay.. at our games. Multiple times every week.

It’s genuinely poor form for Fremantle to be blasting limp, bland international pop over the speakers as some kind of hype track. Coldplay might be many things, but they are not:

Australian/West Australian

Energetic, powerful, or interesting (taste aside, it's not a. sports rev up track)

Even particularly relevant in 2025


It’s jarring. It kills the vibe. And it’s not just a one-off — it’s multiple times a game and frankly baffling. In a city with so much music - why this?

I’m really glad this thread exists and would love to see some pressure on the club to cut it out. Matchday experience matters. The music should reflect our fans, our energy, and our home — not a tired global brand with about as much edge as a marshmallow.

Why sound like every second corporate playlist?

We could highlight local WA music

It actively dampens the crowd energy — and you can feel it

Ports never tear us apart is naff but Coldplay is worse


We should be revving the crowd up not like we’ve wandered into a supermarket in Cottesloe.

After being away for a few years, the change from crowd dynamics from subi to optus stadium is really noticeable.

Our media team do a good job, I think we need a new game day "vibes" manager

anyway, will go back to lurking.

Heave ho

And when I hear We Will Rock You I'm taken back to a nineties Wildcats game..
Come on Freo we are better than that

 

[SPEEDWAGON]

its all so so so bad and lame

 

[mightymouse75]

Are the Subi crowd.
So loud.
So bubbling with energy.
The cues were terrible but I would take them back if we could get the Subi crowd dynamic

 

[Raz]

Bring back the Anchor drag on before games. was always the highlight for me at home games.

But no that will not happen lol


As to music. Sorry i dont know many if any at all WA musicians so would have no clue what music they playing or what the words were so would probably struggle to join in.

However do realise Fremantle has many young folk now so they probably all onto the local scene of music.

I did like the AC/DC music (and yes it should be Fre-man-tle not TNT) We will Rock You is good as it is part of Our Club song " We're the Rollers we're the Rockers. Gonna roll ya and we'll rock you"

As to songs after goals. i always assumed the players chose their own music for that. But not sure. I guess Club would have to agree with it too.

But yes bring back the ANCHOR. Go Freo ! Go go go.!

 

[King Huskii]

should drop Beastie Boy's Sabotage

killer bass riff, and will be true whether we're doing it to ourselves or the other team...

Great song

 

[King Huskii]

Are the Subi crowd.
So loud.
So bubbling with energy.
The cues were terrible but I would take them back if we could get the Subi crowd dynamic

Agreed

Some seriously shit umpiring on the weekend and barely a noise. Myself and Harry Rheems abused the umps a few times and felt out of place.

Optus has created a soft underbelly it would seem.

 

[88mph]

wtf.

Did they just play Coldplay at the North home game?

Someone taking the piss.

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Not sure how Coldplay is relevant to Freo.
As someone who lives in Melbourne I guess they are played at Optus stadium
I like Coldplay & can't stand metal, in fact ACDC are as hard as I "rock", but I do really like them.
Interestingly, a butterfly in Ukrainian is a metalik, so metallica is the butterfly band!
And lead singer of pantera sounds like cookie monster

 

[King Huskii]

Coldplay sux

 

[largebus]

wtf.

Did they just play Coldplay at the North home game?

Someone taking the piss.

Norf have a goal song for each player, like Charlie Cameron and Country Roads. Larkey's just happens to be Viva La Vida.

If you listened closely it wasn't remixed like the crap version we play. I don't like Tame Impala or Eskimo Joe all that much but at least they support the club.

 

[FreoGirl]

wtf.

Did they just play Coldplay at the North home game?

Someone taking the piss.

and they stole ACDC lol

 

[Deathly]

and they stole ACDC lol

Was I going crazy or did they really play TNT after a North goal early on?

 

[largebus]

Was I going crazy or did they really play TNT after a North goal early on?

Davies-Uniacke's goal song, apparently.

That's pretty shit playlist it has to be said

 

[serial_thrilla]

Get. Rid. Of it.

It just sucks the energy out of the stadium after a goal.

 

[kp junior]

Hells Bells is so good at the start, and then We will Rock you is so generic

 

[mightymouse75]

Went to my first game in 2 years tonight.
The crowd needs to get the sack, not JL.
Really pitiful effort.
Someone needs to take charge of this shit show.
I would start my own cheer squad if I lived in Perth or Melbourne..
And now the game day floggers have got me hating Queen & Coldplay
Not cool mannnn

 

[mightymouse75]

Voss, Murph, JT, Bolts would go off if they had their own chant.
Keep it really simple.
Easy to follow, short & sweet.
The games far too quick for Barmy Army type revelry.

The best Reid,
The best Reid,

Is all we Need,
Is all we Need

The best Reid,
The best Reid

Is our Bruce Reid
Is our Bruce Reid

Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce etc
Until the umps bounce the ball.

Dumb it down more if it's too hard to follow.




I don't want no kind guy
I don't want no kind guy

I just want my shai guy
I just want my shai guy

Etc.

It would pretty easy. A little bit funny. Show a bit of love.
And the players would walk so much taller.

What did Seppo use to do besides looking like a damned sexual purple Adonis
Have a few beers with his crew before the game ?
Genuinely interested ?

The crowd was so ****ing flat.

 

[s_wd6]

Coldplay this Coldplay that you know what needs to go? The ****ing bagpipes they play after some goals.