With New Album Coming, Coldplay To Headline Coachella Music Festival

Coldplay will headline the first day of the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif., on Saturday, April 30. Following the release of the band's new album, X&Y, Coldplay will embark on their biggest world tour yet, beginning with dates in Europe, the U.K. and Ireland. Plans are in the works for a 40-city North American tour, which will commence in late July and continue through late September.

X&Y will be released by Capitol on June 7. "Speed of Sound," the first single, will be released worldwide April 18. The album was produced by Coldplay, Danton Supple and Ken Nelson.

TOUR DATES:

4/30 – Indio, Calif. - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
6/15 – Hamburg - Volks Park
6/17 – Koln - Fuelinger
6/19 – Berlin - Wuhlheide
6/22 – Dublin - Marlay Park
6/27 & 28 – London - Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
7/1 & 2 – Glasgow - Bellahouston Park
7/4 & 5 – Bolton - Reebok Stadium
7/7 – Arnhem - Gelredrome
7/9 – Munich - Coubertin Platz
7/10 – Vienna - St Polten Open Air
7/11 – Verona - Open Air

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