Viva La Vida Tour
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Background to the Viva La Vida tour
Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" world tour -- which will land in North America, Europe and Japan -- is set to begin at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center on June 29 and extend well into next year, Billboard.com can reveal.
Save for the Pemberton Festival in Vancouver on July 27, Coldplay will play arenas in North America, the U.K. and Europe on the tour’s first leg. Some North American dates will go on sale May 16-17, but the majority go up June 14, the weekend before "Viva La Vida" is released. Ticket info will be available at www.coldplay.com.
As previously reported, Coldplay will play free concerts in London (June 16 at the Brixton Academy) and New York (June 23 at Madison Square Garden). Information on how to win tickets to these shows will be available at the band's website beginning today (May 9). The contest runs through June 1 and winners will receive notification on June 5. Roughly 50 shows are planned for North America, followed by Europe and the U.K. Coldplay will also headline the Summer Sonic festival Aug. 9-10 in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. About 90 dates total are expected for this year. More shows are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. "Last time we ended up doing 150 shows; we’ll probably end up roughly the same," Coldplay manager Dave Holmes tells Billboard.com.
Live Nation will promote shows in Europe and North America, with U.K. dates promoted by SJM. Lighting and set design for the tour are by Paul Normandale and features "lots of projection," Dave Holmes says. "It will really blow people away."
Ticket prices are still being determined, but a three-tiered pricing strategy is likely, with prices roughly in the $50, $65 and $85 range. "You’re not going to see us coming out with $125-$150 tickets," Holmes says.
North American Tour 2008
Here are the confirmed North American dates for Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" Tour:
- 23 June 2008: Free Show, Madison Square Garden, NY, USA
- 14 July 2008: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
- 15 July 2008: The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
- 18 July 2008: HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA, USA
- 19 July 2008: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- 22 July 2008: United Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- 23 July 2008: United Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- 25 July 2008: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 27 July 2008: Pemberton Festival, Pemberton, B.C., Canada
- 29 July 2008: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- 30 July 2008: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2 August 2008: XL Center, Hartford, CT, USA
- 3 August 2008: Verizon Center, Washington, DC, USA
- 4 August 2008: Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA, USA
- 20 October 2008: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- 21 October 2008: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH, USA
- 26 October 2008: Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
- 3 November 2008: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI, USA
- 7 November 2008: Amway Arena, Orlando, FL, USA
- 9 November 2008: Bank Atlantic Center, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
- 11 November 2008: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, USA
- 13 November 2008: Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
- 14 November 2008: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA
- 16 November 2008: Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- 18 November 2008: Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA
- 19 November 2008: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- 21 November 2008: Pepsi Center Arena, Denver, CO, USA
- 22 November 2008: Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- 26 November 2008: Jobbing.com Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA
UK Dates Unearthed
The Liverpool Echo has let slip Coldplay's itinery for their UK leg of the Viva La Vida tour, despite this part of the schedule not yet being unveiled by the official site.
They have announced that Coldplay will perform at the new Liverpool Echo Arena in the run-up to Christmas (December 10). The waterfront venue sales manager Ian Congdon said it was thrilling to sign such a massive act. He said: “The fact we are able to secure this level of act within four months of opening the Echo Arena as a new venue is, without doubt, a phenomenal success.”
Besides the Liverpool gig, Coldplay have announced plans to play Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and London as part of their 12-date tour. The date for tickets to go on sale has not yet been released.
Here are the confirmed UK dates for Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" Tour:
- 16 June 2008: Free Show, Brixton Academy, London, UK
- 1 December 2008: NIA, Birmingham, UK
- 2 December 2008: NIA, Birmingham, UK
- 5 December 2008: SECC, Glasgow, UK
- 6 December 2008: SECC, Glasgow, UK
- 10 December 2008: Echo Arena, Liverpool, UK
- 11 December 2008: MEN Arena, Manchester, UK
- 12 December 2008: MEN Arena, Manchester, UK
- 14 December 2008: O2 Arena, London, UK
- 15 December 2008: O2 Arena, London, UK
- 18 December 2008: Odyssey Arena, Belfast, UK
More on this at http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44666
European Tour 2008
Confirmed dates are:
- 17 June 2008: Free Show, Espacio Movistar, Barcelona, Spain
- 01 September 2008: Zenith, Strasbourg, France
- 02 September 2008: SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
- 04 September 2008: Tony Garnier Hall, Lyon, France
- 06 September 2008: Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 07 September 2008: Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, Spain
- 09 September 2008: The Bercy, Paris, France
- 10 September 2008: The Bercy, Paris, France
- 12 September 2008: Koln Arena ,Cologne, Germany
- 14 September 2008: Colorline Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 15 September 2008: O2 World, Berlin, Germany
- 18 September 2008: Globe Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden
- 19 September 2008: Spectrum, Oslo, Norway
- 22 September 2008: O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
- 23 September 2008: Budapest Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- 24 September 2008: Vienna, Austria
- 26 September 2008: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
- 28 September 2008: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
- 29 September 2008: Palamagotti, Bologna, Italy
- 30 September 2008: Datchforum, Milan, Italy
- 02 October 2008: The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 03 October 2008: The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 04 October 2008: Sportpalais, Antwerp, Belgium
Summer Festival 2008, Quebec
Coldplay will be performing on the opening day at the outdoor Summer Festival in Quebec on 3rd July 2008, according to French media. Coldplay are rumoured to be playing at the Plains of Abraham which is the biggest of the open field venues. Other bands playing include Linkin Park and Yes.
For those who speak French:
La formation britannique Coldplay donnerait un spectacle en ouverture du Festival d'été de Québec, le 3 juillet prochain, selon une information rapportée par le réseau TVA lundi soir. Le spectacle aura lieu sur les Plaines d'Abraham. Les détails du contrat seraient finalisés d'ici peu, toujours selon TVA. Le Festival d'été doit confirmer la nouvelle dans quelques jours. Coldplay fera la promotion de son quatrième album studio, un opus intitulé «Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends», dont la sortie est attendue le 17 juin prochain en Amérique du Nord. Ce titre est un hommage à la peintre mexicaine Frida Kahlo. Produit par Brian Eno, cet album succèdera à «X&Y» paru en 2005.
13th Annual Summer Concert Series (2008)
The Today show has announced the lineup for the 13th annual Summer Concert Series, let's just say there's a promise of a new day (okay, we'll stop).
Headliners include Miley Cyrus, Mary J Blige, Chris Brown, Alanis Morissette, Ashlee Simpson (sans lip sync hoe down, we're sure), Kenny Chesney and Coldplay. The summer series kicks off a couple months early with a "special comeback performance" by American Idol's Paula Abdul on Friday, April 25.
Coldplay will play on the 27th June.
More on the 13th Annual Summer Concert Series at http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43565
Pemberton Festival 2008, Canada
On 13th March 2008 it was revealed that Coldplay, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Jay-Z and Nine Inch Nails will headline the first-ever Pemberton Festival, set for July 25-27 in Pemberton, B.C.
The festival is produced by Live Nation and Good Boy Productions. Live Nation Canada CEO Shane Bourbonnais will spearhead LN's efforts on the event. Good Boy Productions is a joint venture between Coldplay manager Dave Holmes and Depeche Mode manager Jonathan Kessler.
Coldplay will play on the 27th July.
More on the Pemberton festival at http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43340
Summer Sonic 2008, Japan
Coldplay will be performing at Summer Sonic, their official MySpace has confirmed. The dates are as follows:
- August 9th, Osaka, Maishima
- August 10th, Tokyo, Marine Stadium
On sale information coming soon. More on the Summer Sonic festival at http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43152
Unfounded Tour Dates
New images of Coldplay's new website have surfaced via their official web designers, SlenderFungus.com. In them, are confirmation that the album title has already been announced, as well a forthcoming signed Lithograph competition.
The screenshots also give a clue to three new concert dates for the UK as 25th June at London's Wembley Arena, 26th June in Birmingham and 29th June at the Apollo in Manchester.
However these dates appear unsubstantiated as they clash with other artists performing at the venues.
