Notes and updates from Jimmy Dushku.https://jimmydushku.com/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/f1-2025-valtteri/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/f1-2025-valtteri/After coffee, wine, and gin in years past, this year's Valtteri Bottas tradition was a proper ginger shot from JuiceLand, courtesy of an idea from Paul Ripke.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/red-bull-racing/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/red-bull-racing/A postponed Coldplay show at Wembley turned into an unforgettable afternoon behind the scenes at Red Bull Racing's Milton Keynes campus.Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/wembley-10-nights/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/wembley-10-nights/A last-minute Wembley run turned into a rain-soaked reunion with old friends, a staged night out with cardboard Tom Cruise, rare guitars from Oz's collection, and a surprise cameo in Debs Wild's updated book.Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/vegas-x-and-y/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/vegas-x-and-y/Skipping the X&Y anniversary show for a massage led to a surreal run-in with an IndyCar driver, and choosing the next night instead led to a full-circle meeting with Coldplay's costume designer of nearly two decades.Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/dallas-humankind/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/dallas-humankind/A mysterious last-minute trip to Dallas turned into filming a music video with Chris Martin at the Cotton Bowl, plus a story about Gravity, Fix You, and the chord that connects them.Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/nyc-album-launch/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/nyc-album-launch/A zero-plan trip to New York for Coldplay's Moon Music release turned into a handmade jacket debut, an intimate Brooklyn show, and a chance encounter at a record store.Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/f1-2023-valtteri/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/f1-2023-valtteri/A quieter US Grand Prix week still delivered a lost Charles Leclerc, an impromptu walk to his hotel, and a reunion with Valtteri Bottas over coffee, wine, and gin.Sun, 22 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/us-gp-2022-race-against-dementia/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/us-gp-2022-race-against-dementia/A charity auction for Sir Jackie Stewart's Race Against Dementia turned into a full weekend of paddock access, a hot lap with a three-time World Champion, and a grid walk that ended up going viral.Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/wembley-tom-cruise/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/wembley-tom-cruise/A joke about meeting Tom Cruise turned into a five-night Wembley run smuggling a life-sized cardboard cutout past security, plus a stage-view bucket list moment and a second handmade Higher Power jacket finished right up to the wire.Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/chicago-100th-show/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/chicago-100th-show/Show number 100 landed in Chicago, one of the best cities to see the band play, surrounded by over 30 friends wearing t-shirts with my own face on them.Sun, 29 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/costa-rica/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/costa-rica/Coldplay's opening shows of their Music of the Spheres world tour in Costa Rica were an unforgettable adventure.Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/nyc-today-show-2021/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/nyc-today-show-2021/After a year of pandemic isolation, Coldplay's surprise Today Show announcement brought old friends back together in New York, a handmade Higher Power jacket in tow.Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/la-citi-sound-vault/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/la-citi-sound-vault/A last-minute Citi Sound Vault show in LA brought old friends together for one more trip before everything changed, complete with a stage-worn jacket, a legendary Oz parking spot, and an interview between sets.Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/jordan/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/jordan/A last-minute call from Oz turned into a journey to Amman for Coldplay's Everyday Life livestream at the ancient Citadel, plus a wrong turn, a royal favor, and a day trip to Petra.Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/bel-air-fundraiser/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/bel-air-fundraiser/A quick trip to support Emmanuel Kelly's Virtuoso fundraiser turned into a night of Heidi Klum, a Porsche 356 in a living room, an accidental Chris Martin interrogation, and a bucket-list moment at his piano.Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/mclaren-technology-centre/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/mclaren-technology-centre/A trip to see Muse at the O2 took a private detour into the McLaren Technology Centre, courtesy of Zak Brown.Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/full-circle-la/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/full-circle-la/A spontaneous LA trip turned into a Griffith Observatory meet-up, a James Corden taping, and an emotional acoustic set at the Belasco the night the Bataclan attack broke.Thu, 12 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/ghost-stories-gallery/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/ghost-stories-gallery/A private preview of Mila Fürstová's original Ghost Stories artwork in Shoreditch led to a chat with Jonny and Will, a conversation with director Mat Whitecross, and a 13-year streak finally broken.Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/mylo-xyloto-exhibition/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/mylo-xyloto-exhibition/A last-minute call from Oz led to a private viewing of the Mylo Xyloto artwork exhibition at Proud Galleries, a handshake with Brian Eno, and a surprise DJ set from Charli XCX.Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/acl-tv-taping-2011/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/acl-tv-taping-2011/Getting into the 2011 ACL TV taping meant a lottery system, a strict guest list, and a glow-in-the-dark Mylo Xyloto shirt for the first live performance of Paradise in America.Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://jimmydushku.com/blog/cosmopolitan-nye-2010/https://jimmydushku.com/blog/cosmopolitan-nye-2010/A star-studded, invite-only grand opening for the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas turned into a front-row New Year's Eve with Coldplay, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and an unforgettable champagne offer.Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT