After canceling tour dates earlier this year, 7 time Grammy award winners Coldplay are back to make amends with a four city stop in Canada amidst their busy European tour, to continue to promote their newest album Vida La Vida. It's hard to believe that with the success that they are currently running on, that Coldplay will be calling it quits in less than two years time. Like Michael Jordan, Coldplay is going out while a top of the game, let's just hope that when they make there comeback wearing the "4" "5", it lasts.
Coldplay's Viva La Vida was recently announced as the best-selling album of 2008 globally according to IFPI. The band also just took home three new GRAMMY awards for Song Of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "Viva La Vida"; and Best Rock Album for Viva La Vida.
Coldplay resumed its enormously successful world tour on February 12, playing Japan and Australia before returning to North America for its summer dates. The band, which picked up two Q Awards and two World Music Awards in 2008, was recently honoured with a JUNO Award nomination for “International Album of the Year.”
Viva La Vida was released in June 2008 and charted at No. 1 in 36 countries, including Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. The album is already 4x Platinum in Canada and is fast approaching 8 million units sold worldwide.
Seven-time GRAMMY® winner Coldplay will play MTS Centre on June 15th as part of their North American tour. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, March 14th at 10:00am.
Other Canadian Tour Dates:
17/06/09 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
18/06/09 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
20/06/09 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
For ticket information head over to: www.livenation.com
Coldplay achieved worldwide
Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of their single "Yellow", followed by their debut album, Parachutes, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Its follow-up, A Rush of Blood to celebrex the Head, won multiple awards such as NME's Album of the Year. Their next release, X&Y, received a slightly less enthusiastic yet still generally positive reception. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, was produced by Brian Eno and released again to largely favourable reviews, earning several Grammy nominations. All of Coldplay's albums have enjoyed commercial lotrel success. Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis. Since the release of Parachutes, Coldplay have drawn influence from other sources, including Echo and the Bunnymen, Kate Bush and George Harrison on A Rush of Blood to the Head, Johnny Cash renova and Kraftwerk for X&Y and Blur, Arcade Fire and My Bloody Valentine on Viva la Vida. Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, Sound Relief, and the Teenage Cancer Trust.
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