Coldplay Announces North American Tour Dates

Coldplay have just announced their plans for an upcoming tour through the U.S. and Canada. They decided to skip Austin, but are playing Dallas and Houston.

The British quartet will be promoting their new album, Viva La Vida, which drops on June 17. Supposedly, their new song "Violet Hill" has been downloaded over two million times already (I'm digging it). If you haven't heard it, you can listen to over at Cause=Time.

As of this week, you can pre-order Coldplay's new album, Viva La Vida, from iTunes Stores worldwide. This will also entitle you to two free bonus tracks, the acoustic versions of "Lost" and "Lovers In Japan". What's more, you'll be able to download the album's title track, "Viva La Vida", immediately.

Be sure to tune in, Coldplay will be performing on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on June 26 and also on the Today Show on NBC on June 27.

Coldplay Tour Dates:

06/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center

07/02 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center

07/03 - Hartford, CT @ XL Center

07/05 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills

07/06 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena

07/08 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

07/09 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center

07/10 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center

07/12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena

07/19 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena

07/21 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena

07/24 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion

07/27 - Pemberton, BC @ Pemberton Festival

07/29 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place

07/30 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome

08/01 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre

08/03 - Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center

08/04 - 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

11/03 - 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 Arena

11/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Energy Solutions Arena

Coldplay Releases Single / Artwork For Viva La Vida

As we mentioned last month, Coldplay will be releasing a new cd, Viva La Vida, on June 17. The artwork is taken from the painting "Liberty Leading The People" by French painter Eugene Delacroix with a little spray paint added on. In anticipation of the new cd, you can download their new single, "Violent Hill" at Coldplay.com
It will only be available for a week.

Starting May 7 NME will be giving away a seven inch vinyl version of "Violent Hill" with their magazine.

To celebrate Viva La Vida, Coldplay will play two free shows. The concerts will be at London's Brixton Academy (June 16) and Madison Square Garden in New York (June 23). Like I said it's free and the only way to get tickets are on Coldplay.com. So check there regularly for details.

Updated with track, thanks Cause=Time


Coldplay-Violet Hill [mp3]