Coldplay Tour

Coldplay Announces North American Tour for 2012
12-08-2011 - Coldplay fans in the United States and Canada received a nice surprise as it was announced Coldplay will tour 21 cities beginning April 17th in Edmonton. Tickets go on sale December 17th at Ticketmaster or you can purchase them below.

Coldplay Tour - Most Recent Concert

12/15/2011, Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena

Mylo Xyloto
Hurts Like Heaven
Yellow
In My Place
Major Minus
Lost!
The Scientist
Violet Hill
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
Up In Flames
Shiver
Us Against the World
Politik
Viva la Vida
Charlie Brown
Paradise

Encore
Clocks
Fix You
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

Next Concert - 12/17/2011 - Rotterdam, NE - Ahoy
Previous Concert - 12/14/2011 - Paris, FR - Bercy

Coldplay to release Mylo Xyloto on October 24th
08-11-2011 - Coldplay announced their new record is finished and will be released on October 24th. No news on a world tour to support the record.

Coldplay set for Glastonbury and VH1 viewing
06-23-2011 - Coldplay fans received a nice surprise as it was announced Coldplay's concert will be aired live on VH1 and Palladia from Glastonbury. The concert will start at 10 PM EST on Saturday, June 25th. This is the first time that the Glastonbury festival has shown a live concert in its entirety.

Coldplay releases new single "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall"
06-03-2011 - Coldplay relased their newest single "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall". The song debuted at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles. The song is streaming on Youtube. Watch it here.

Coldplay to play Summer Festivals including Lollapalooza
03-20-2011 - Coldplay has announced they will headline several summer festivals this year. The band is finishing up work on their latest studio album. The summer festival dates have been confirmed below.

JUNE 2011
3-5 Nuremberg, Germany - Rock im Park (date of performance TBA)
9 Venice, Italy - Jammin' Festival
11 Landgraaf, The Netherlands - Pinkpop Festival
25 Pilton, England - Glastonbury Festival
28 Gothenberg, Sweden - Where The Action Is Festival
30 Gdynia, Poland - Open'er Festival

JULY 2011
2 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
3 Arras, France - Main Square Festival
6 Oeiras, Portugal - Optimus Alive Festival
7 Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live
9 Kinross, Scotland - T In The Park Festival
10 Punchestown, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
29 Naeba Ski Resort, Japan - Fuji Rock

August 2011
5 Chicago, IL - Loolapalooza at Grant Park

September 2011
23 Las Vegas, NV - iHeartRadio Music Festival
24 Atlanta, GA - Music Midwest Festival

OCTOBER 2011 1 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Rock In Rio

Anyone who has attended a concert by the band Coldplay can attest that a Coldplay Tour is a major undertaking but it hasn't always been that way.

The band first started their concert tours in 2000. This was in support of their record "Parachutes" and was called the "Parachutes Tour". The band performed in approximately 20 small venues and clubs in Europe and only lasted 1 month. The exact dates were from October 2nd, 2000 thru October 25th, 2000.

The next Coldplay Tour was in 2001 and was titled the "Club Tour" and visited clubs and venues in the USA and Canada. The band had some health problems and 3 shows were cancelled. This tour only had 10 performances from February 8th through February 23, 2001.

In 2002, the band published "A Rush of Blood to the Head" and started performing live to support the record. The official Coldplay Tour was named "A Rush of Blood to the Head" covered 70 shows including five continents in the process. This is what propelled the band to superstar status. The main setlist used for the tour is below.

"A Rush of Blood to the Head" Tour

Main Set

"Politik"
"God Put a Smile upon Your Face"
"A Rush of Blood to the Head"
"Daylight"
"Trouble"
"One I Love"
"Don't Panic"
"Shiver"
"See You Soon"
"Everything's Not Lost"
"Moses"
"Yellow"
"The Scientist"
"What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong Cover)
Encore
"Clocks"
"In My Place"
"Amsterdam"
Encore 2
"Life Is for Living"

"Twisted Logic Tour"

When Coldplay finished their 3rd studio album named X "&" Y, they embarked on the "Twisted Logic Tour" on April 29, 2005. The year-long Coldplay Tour was a global affair and massive undertaking covering 6 legs and 126 concerts. The band grossed over 24 million dollars before ending on July 19, 2006.

Main set

"Square One"
"Politik"
"Yellow"
"Speed of Sound"
"God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
"What If"
"How You See the World No. 2"
"Don't Panic"
"White Shadows"
"The Scientist"
"Til Kingdom Come"
"Ring of Fire" (Johnny Cash Cover) (Acoustic)
"Trouble" (Acoustic)
"Clocks"
"Talk"
Encore
"Swallowed in the Sea"
"In My Place"
"Fix You"

In 2007, Coldplay continued touring, this time visiting Latin America countries. The Latin America Tour visited Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. The mini tour ran from 2/14/07-03/04/07 and consisted of 11 concerts.

"Viva La Vida Tour"

Coldplay then went back to the studio and finished up their 4th studio album titled "Viva La Vida". The album was a huge success and the "Viva La Vida" tour was launched on June 6th, 2008. This Coldplay Tour was their biggest undertaking consisting of 170 shows over North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. It finally finished on March 11th, 2010. The setlist varied somewhat from show to show but remained fairly consistent. A set list from a Viva La Vida concert is below.

Main Set

"Life in Technicolor"
"Violet Hill"
"Clocks"
"In My Place"
"Yellow"
"Glass of Water"
"Cemeteries of London"
"42"
"Fix You"
"Strawberry Swing"
"God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
"Talk"
"The Hardest Part"
"Postcards from Far Away"
"Viva la Vida"
"Lost!"
"Green Eyes"
"Death Will Never Conquer"
"I'm a Believer"
Encore
"Politik"
"Lovers in Japan"
"Death and All His Friends"
"The Scientist"
"Life in Technicolor II"

Coldplay History & Discography

Coldplay is a four member band from England who have been compared to U2 and Radiohead. The band consists of members Chris Martin (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), Will Champion (drums, backing vocals), Johnny Buckland (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Guy Perryman (bass guitar, backing vocals).

It was in 1996 that Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland got together and formed the band. They met in college at the University College London. They officially named themselves "Coldplay" in 1998.

The band has produced four studio albums and will complete the fifth record this fall. They are working with longtime successful producer Brian Eno on the current record. Their studio albums are listed below.

Parachutes (2000)
A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
X "&" Y (2005)
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
Fifth studio album (2011)

Here is a Coldplay YouTube video of the song "Christmas Lights"

In the history of Coldplay, the band has garnered 7 Grammy's, 6 Brit Awards, and 4 MTV Video Music Awards. Their is no doubt as to their worldwide appeal. If you haven't seen this band, you will want to get your Coldplay Tickets well in advance as they sell out very quickly. The Coldplay Tour will be extensive and cover many cities throughout the world.

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