Coldplay's North American tour triples in size
Coldplay has expanded its upcoming spring/summer tour through North America, adding two dozen new shows to its outing, now set to run through early August.
The new spring/summer leg gets underway May 15 in West Palm Beach, FL, and heads north, sticking closely to the East Coast for the first half of the outing. Following a handful of European dates in early July, the band returns to the US beginning July 10 in Ridgefield, WA. The new leg brings the total number of cities on the group's forthcoming tour to 39.
On-sale dates for the new shows can be found at Coldplay's official website. Previously announced dates are already on sale.
Last summer's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," Coldplay's fourth studio album, charted at No. 1 in 36 countries, including the US, and became the best-selling digital album in SoundScan history, as well as the biggest-selling album of 2008, according to a press release. The set is Coldplay's fourth-consecutive studio effort to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA, and is fast approaching 8 million units sold worldwide.
The record's lead single, "Viva La Vida," shot to No. 1 on the modern-rock, adult-contemporary and Billboard Hot 100 charts, and has been followed by Top 10 modern-rock hits "Violet Hill" and "Lost!" Coldplay's new single, "Life In Technicolor ii," is streaming at its MySpace page.
May 2009
15 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
17 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
18 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Center
20 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
21 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion
23 - Hartford, CT - The Meadows Music Center
24 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Stadium
26 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
27 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
29 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
June 2009
1 - Darien, NY - Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center
2 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
4 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
5 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
6 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
9 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
10 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
12 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
13 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
15 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
17 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
18 - Edmonton, Alberta - Northlands Park
20 - Vancouver, British Columbia
July 2009
10 - Ridgefield, WA - The Amphitheater at Clark County
11 - George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre
13 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
14 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
16 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
18 - Carson, CA - Home Depot Center
21 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
22 - Spring, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
24 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
25 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
30 - Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre
August 2009
3 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
6 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
7 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
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