Coldplay has announced North American tour dates for this summer and fall, as well as a pair of free shows–one at London’s Brixton Academy on June 16 and another at New York’s Madison Square Garden on June 23. The free-show impulse seems a little weird at first–at least until you remember that in those parts of the world, only the “little people” don’t wrangle themselves onto guest lists. Way to be egalitarian for those people living nearby and/or willing to travel, guys! Full list of shows after the jump.
6/29 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 5/16
7/2 Washington, DC Verizon Center 5/17
7/3 Hartford, CT XL Center 5/17
7/5 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills 5/17
7/6 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 5/17
7/8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 5/17
7/9 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 5/17
7/10 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center 5/16
7/12 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena 5/17
7/19 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena 5/17
7/21 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
7/24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
7/27 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival
7/29 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
7/30 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
8/1 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
8/3 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
8/4 Chicago, IL United Center
10/20 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
10/21 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
10/26 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
10/29 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
10/30 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
11/3 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
11/11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
11/18 Houston, TX Toyota Center
11/19 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
11/21 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
11/22 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
Photo says it all. U2 go out to the desert, Depeche Mode go out the Swiss Alps, these guys just go to some field somewhere with nice trees in the background.
@Ned Raggett: At least they’re not on the beach.
@Empire: Heaven’s Over There
Making a late-fall swing of arenas six months after the album came out can be dangerous… I remember getting half-price tickets for U2’s PopMart tour in the fall of ‘97 the day of the show and sitting 30th row or so.