NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" worldtour -- which will take the band through North America, Europ
eand Japan -- will begin at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center onJune 29 and extend well into 2009, Billboard.com has learned.
Some North American dates will go on sale May 16-17, withthe majority on sale June 14, the weekend before Capitolreleases the album "Viva La Vida." Ticket info will beavailable at www.coldplay.com.
Coldplay will play free concerts in London (June 16 at theBrixton Academy) and New York (June 23 at Madison SquareGarden). Information on how to win tickets to these shows willbe available at the band's website (http://www.coldplay.com)beginning Friday (May 9). The contest runs through June 1, andwinners will receive notification on June 5.
Roughly 50 shows are planned for North America, followed byEurope and the U.K. Coldplay will also headline the SummerSonic festival August 9-10 in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. About 90dates total are expected for this year. More shows are expectedto be announced in the coming weeks.
"Last time we ended up doing 150 shows; we'll probably endup roughly the same," Coldplay manager Dave Holmes toldBillboard.com.
Ticket prices are still being determined, but athree-tiered pricing strategy is likely, with prices roughly inthe $50, $65 and $85 range. "You're not going to see us comingout with $125-$150 tickets," Holmes said.
Here are the confirmed North American dates for Coldplay's"Viva La Vida" Tour:
June 29: Philadelphia, PA; Wachovia Center
July 2: Washington, DC; Verizon Center
July 3: Hartford, CT (XL Center)
July 5: Detroit, MI (The Palace of Auburn Hills)
July 6: Cleveland, OH (Quicken Loans Arena)
July 8: St. Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center)
July 9: Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
July 10: Oklahoma City, OK (Ford Center)
July 12: Phoenix, AZ (Jobbing.com Arena)
July 19: Las Vegas, NV (MGM Grand Garden Arena)
July 21: Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)
July 24: San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion)
July 27: Pemberton, BC (Pemberton Festival)
July 29: Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)
July 30: Calgary, AB (Pengrowth Saddledome)
August 1: Winnipeg, MB (MTS Centre)
August 3: Omaha, NE (Qwest Center)
August 4: Chicago, IL (United Center)
October 20: Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
October 21: Ottawa, ON, (Scotiabank Place)
October 26: East Rutherford, NJ (Izod Center)
October 29: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
October 30: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
November 3: Boston, MA (TD Banknorth Garden)
November 11: Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
November 18: Houston, TX (Toyota Center)
November 19: Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
November 21: Denver, CO (Pepsi Center Arena)
November 22: Salt Lake City, UT (Energy Solutions Arena)
Reuters/Billboard
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