Coldplay Announce Viva La Vida North American Tour

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 in Philadelphia, PA. Ticket information is available at http://www.coldplay.com or at http://www.livenation.com.

Before kicking off the "Viva La Vida" tour, Coldplay will play free concerts in London (June 16th at the Brixton Academy) and New 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.

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