Coldplay

Coldplay on Tour

Coldplay is on their second leg of their “Twisted Logic” tour and the bands new single “Talk.” In fact, Coldplay fans deserve all the credit for announcing the North American tour.

Wiithin 51 hours the site was forwarded approximately 384,000 times and the 26 dates were revealed. Developed by Coldplay and the tour promoter Clear Channel Music Group, www.talkthetour.com marks the first time ever that a tour has been virally announced.

Talkthetour.com contained various compelling elements including: a special video message from the band, a map of the United States that progressively revealed tour dates, exclusive buddy icons and ‘forward to a friend’ capability via e-mail or instant messenger addresses. Anybody who registers at the site and forwards alerts to friends receives the chance to pre-order tickets to the tour and be one of the first to view the online premiere of the Anton Corbijn directed video for “Talk”. One grand prize winner receives front row tickets to a show, the opportunity to meet the band and a trip to the 2006 Grammy® Awards in Los Angeles. In addition, 25 winners will be chosen for an opportunity to “Talk” to the band via a private conference call. As a special incentive to share the site with others, the more times a user forwards the link to the site the more chances they have to win.

U.S. fans won’t have to wait until January to see Coldplay: On December 7, 2005 Coldplay will appear on Late Night with Conan O’Brien for a special two-song performance and on December 17, 2005 PBS’ Austin City Limits will air the band’s hour-long intimate performance (check local listings for details).

The band performed at last week’s MTV Europe Music Awards and took home awards for “Best Song” for “Speed Of Sound” and for “Best UK & Ireland Act.” Coldplay is currently up for an American Music Award, nominated for “Favorite Artist” in the Alternative Music category. The American Music Awards will be telecast November 22nd. “Fix You,” the second single from X&Y, is going strong at Pop Adult radio while third single “Talk” is already exploding at the Modern Rock format.

Coldplay’s X&Y debuted at #1 in 32 countries upon its release in June. It has since sold 2.3 million copies in the U.S. and the album’s first single, “Speed Of Sound,” has been certified Double Platinum. A Rush of Blood to the Head, the band’s sophomore album, was recently certified quadruple Platinum in the U.S. The band has won four Grammy awards and sold upwards of 28 million albums worldwide in total to date.

Dates for the second leg of Coldplay’s “Twisted Logic” tour are as follows:

DATE CITY VENUE ON-SALE

1/25 Seattle WA * Key Arena 11/19

1/26 Vancouver BC* GM Place 11/21

1/30 Sacramento CA* ARCO Arena 11/19

1/31 Oakland CA* Oakland Arena 11/19

American Express pre-sale 11/14 -18

2/1 San Jose CA * HP Pavilion @ San Jose 11/19

American Express pre-sale 11/14 -18

2/3 Las Vegas NV MGM Grand Garden Arena 12/3

2/19 Denver CO* Pepsi Center 11/19

2/20 Omaha NE * Qwest Center 11/19

2/22 Detroit MI* Palace of Auburn Hills 11/19

2/23 Louisville KY * Freedom Hall 11/19

2/25 Houston TX* Toyota Center 11/21

2/26 Dallas TX* American Airlines Center 11/21

2/27 Oklahoma City OK * Ford Center 11/19

3/2 Washington DC* MCI Center 11/19

3/4 Orlando FL* T.D. Waterhouse Centre 12/3

3/5 Tampa FL* Ford Pavilion 11/19

3/20 Cleveland OH+ Quicken Loans Arena 11/19

3/22 Toronto ON+ Air Canada Center 11/19

3/25 East Rutherford, NJ + Continental Airlines Arena 11/21

American Express pre-sale 11/14 -20

3/26 Uniondale, NY + NassauColiseum 11/21

American Express pre-sale 11/14 -20

3/30 Chicago, IL+ United Center 11/19

American Express pre-sale 11/14 -18

4/3 Manchester, NH+ Verizon Wireless Arena 11/19

4/4 Uncasville, CT+ Mohegan Sun Arena 11/19

4/6 Philadelphia, PA+ Wachovia Center 11/19

* Fiona Apple supports.

+ Richard Ashcroft supports.

Details on Los Angeles area concert dates will be released at a later date.