Thursday 14 August 2008

Coldplay adds new dates to North American tour

Coldplay [ ] has added a few new shows to the North American stage of the world circuit in backup of the band's up-to-the-minute chart-topping studio apartment album.

The British alt-rockers, world Health Organization are presently enjoying a brief reveal from the road after finishing off an initial block of summer dates last week, will plain off the next stretch out of American shows Oct. 20 in Ottawa, Ontario. New dates since last check include fresh additions in Boston (10/29); Washington, DC (10/31); Philadelphia (11/1) and Atlanta (11/5). Details are below.

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The band will also mount a European run in September; those dates can be plant at Coldplay's website.

"Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," Coldplay's fourth studio record album, debuted at No. 1 after its June discharge, moving more than 720,000 units in the US alone, 288,000 of which were digital downloads, according to Billboard, which claimed it was the best ever sales week for a digital album.

The album, which was produced by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, scored equally well in the band's plate country, merchandising more than 300,000 copies in its first base week stunned in the UK.

The young record follows Coldplay's 2005 Grammy-nominated set, "X&Y," which entered The Billboard cc at No. 1 and has since sold more than 10 million copies on the strength of hits including "Talk," "Fix You" and "Speed of Sound."


[Note: The following spell dates have been provided by creative person and/or tour sources, wHO verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may take place before go on cut-rate sale. Check with official creative person websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

October 200820 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place21 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena26, 27 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center29 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden31 - Washington, DC - Verizon CenterNovember 20081 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center3 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills5 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena7 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena9 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center11 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena13 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center14 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center16 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center18 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center19 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center21 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center Arena22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Solutions Arena26 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena



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