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Coldplay Announce 'Viva La Vida' North American Tour
Coldplay Announce 'Viva La Vida' North American Tour
LOS ANGELES, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coldplay announce their "Viva
La Vida" North American Tour in support of their new album of the same name,
which will be released on June 17th. The tour, which will be produced by Live
Nation, will kick off on June 29th inPhiladelphia, PA. Ticket information is
available at http://www.coldplay.com or at http://www.livenation.com.
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Before kicking off the "Viva La Vida" tour, Coldplay will play free
concerts inLondon (June 16th at the Brixton Academy) andNew York (June 23rd
at Madison Square Garden). Information on how to win tickets to these shows
will be available at http://www.coldplay.com beginning today. The contest will
run May 9th through June 1st. Winners will receive notification on June 5th.
Viva La Vida, Coldplay's upcoming album, will be released by Capitol Music
Group on June 17th. Produced by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, the record is the
follow-up to 2005's X&Y, which debuted at #1 in 32 countries and has sold
10 million copies worldwide to date.
The album's lead single "Violet Hill" was downloaded by two million people
during the recent one-week period in which the band made the song available to
fans for free. It is now for sale at all digital retailers and is quickly
rising to the top of the charts at Modern Rock and AAA radio. Coldplay will
perform "Violet Hill" on the "TODAY" show on NBC on Friday, June 27th. Fans
are encouraged to check out the performance in person. Viewing is on a
first-come, first-served basis outside the show's Window on the World Studio,
located at 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza inNew York City. The band will
also perform on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on June
26th.
"(Lead singer Chris) Martin broods over a lost lover with a snarling
acidity that makes him sound more human than ever -- miles away from the
dreamy romantic he was on soaring ballads like 'Speed of Sound,'" said Rolling
Stone, naming "Violet Hill" a must-have in a recent "Downloads" column. "Jonny
Buckland rips jagged, bluesy riffs that match Martin's mood while drummer Will
Champion and bassist Guy Berryman maintain a stalking beat ... primal rock &
roll." The Los Angeles Times pronounced the single a "promising return," also
marveling at its harder edge.
Upcoming tour dates are as follows:
COLDPLAY - "VIVA LA VIDA" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
(all dates are subject to change)
Date City Venue Public On Sale Date
6/29 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 5/16
7/2 Washington, DC Verizon Center 5/17
7/3 Hartford, CT XL Center 5/17
7/5 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills 5/17
7/6 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 5/17
7/8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 5/17
7/9 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 5/17
7/10 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center 5/16
7/12 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena 5/17
7/19 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena 5/17
7/21 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
7/24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
7/27 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival
7/29 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
7/30 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
8/1 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
8/3 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
8/4 Chicago, IL United Center
10/20 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
10/21 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
10/26 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
10/29 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
10/30 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
11/3 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
11/11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
11/18 Houston, TX Toyota Center
11/19 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
11/21 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
11/22 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
For new Coldplay photos, please visit http://www.capitolpub.net
SOURCE Live Nation
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