Originally written by TheBoyDeadly · 13 May 2008
Resigned to the fact that Coldplay are - like those 'PUNK ROCK '77' shirts people buy from Topman - going to be everywhere this summer, DrownedinSound takes a glance at the band’s tour schedule for 2008 and at least feels a glimmer of respect for such a colossal undertaking.
Two shows, of course, have already been announced – free concerts at Brixton Academy in London and New York’s Madison Square Garden coming on the 16th and 23rd of June respectively. Details on how to win tickets can be found at the band’s official website.
Elsewhere, a show at Echo Arena in Liverpool will take place on the 10th of December, though ticket details for that are yet to be confirmed. Chances are the gig, arranged as part of Liverpool’s ceaseless European Capital of Culture celebrations, will be a paid-for affair, much like this torrent of Canadian and American dates:
United States: June 29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Wachovia Center
July 2 Washington, DC Verizon Center 3 Hartford, Connecticut XL Center 5 Detroit, Michigan The Palace of Auburn Hills 6 Cleveland, Ohio Quicken Loans Arena 8 St. Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 9 Kansas City, Missouri Sprint Center 10 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Ford Center 12 Phoenix, Arizona Jobbing.com Arena 19 Las Vegas, Nevada MGM Grand Garden Arena 21 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena 24 San Jose, California HP Pavilion 25 San Jose, California HP Pavilion
August 3 Omaha, Nebraska Qwest Center 4 Chicago, Illinois United Center
October 26 East Rutherford, New Jersey Izod Center
November 3 Boston, Massachusetts TD Banknorth Garden 7 Orlando, Florida Amway Arena 8 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena 11 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena 18 Houston, Texas Toyota Center 19 Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center 21 Denver, Colorado Pepsi Center Arena 22 Salt Lake City, Utah Energy Solutions Arena
Canada: July 27 Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton Festival 29 Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place 30 Calgary, Alberta Pengrowth Saddledome
August 1 Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Centre
October 20 Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre 21 Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Place 29 Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre 30 Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre
Coldplay’s new album Viva la Vida will be released through Parlophone on the 12th of June. It was preceded by a single that was apparently downloaded by over 2 million people called ‘Violet Hill’ – reviewed here.