Coldplay announce US, UK, Canadian dates

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.