Coldplay switches up Viva La Vida tour dates

Don’t panic. Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” North American tour is definitely still on; it’s just happening slightly later. The trip, supporting Coldplay’s upcoming Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, will now begin with two sold-out shows at The Forum in Los Angeles on July 14 and 15.

The tour was previously set to kick off two weeks earlier, on June 29, but the band cited production delays as the reason for the show shuffle. “We're very sorry, but we promise you a show worthy of your patience and understanding when we start in mid-July,” Coldplay said in a statement. Tickets from the original shows will be honored at the rescheduled dates.

Coldplay’s free show at Madison Square Garden on June 23 (the tickets were already awarded as prizes in a contest) is still on schedule, as are the band’s late night trip to Comedy Central’s The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on June 26 and an early morning appearance on NBC’s The Today Show on June 27.

Viva La Vida, the band’s fifth full-length album, is already making history with its success: it is currently the highest selling pre-order album ever on iTunes. The anticipation will finally end when the disc is released in America on Tuesday (June 17), almost a full month before the new tour schedule kicks off.

July
14 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum
15 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum
18 - San Jose, Calif. @ HP Pavilion
19 - Las Vegas, Nev. @ MGM Grand Arena
23 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
25 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wachovia Center
27 - Pemberton, BC, Can. @ Pemberton Festival
29 - Montreal, QC, Can. @ Bell Centre
30 - Toronto, ON, Can. @ Air Canada Centre

August
2 - Hartford, Conn. @ XL Center
3 - Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
4 - Boston, Mass. @ TD Banknorth Garden

October
20 - Ottawa, ON, Can. @ Scotiabank Place
21 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Quicken Loans Arena
26 - East Rutherford, N.J. @ Izod Center

November
3 - Detroit, Mich. @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
7 - Orlando, Fla. @ Amway Arena
9 - Sunrise, Fla. @ BankAtlantic Center
11 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Philips Arena
13 - Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center
14 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
16 - Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Ford Center
18 - Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
19 - Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center
21 - Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center Arena
22 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ Energy Solutions Arena
26 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Jobing.com Arena