Coldplay Gearing Up For 2006 Tour

[Betaray]

November 09, 2005, 10:50 AM ET

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
As first reported here in August, Coldplay will return to North America for a spring 2006 tour, beginning Jan. 25 in Vancouver. Set to run through early April, the trek is gradually being unveiled on the Web site Talkthetour.com, where a new show is confirmed for every 33,000 hits. At deadline, half of the 26 shows had been announced.

Fans who register with the site will have the opportunity to win a phone call from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, front row seats to a show and tickets to the 2006 Grammys.

The tour comes in support of Coldplay's third Capitol album, "X&Y," which debuted in May at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

[size=9]The band proved a major draw in North America this summer, grossing more than $23 million from 34 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore, including 16 sell-outs.[/size]

Coldplay is in the midst of a European jaunt that hits Leipzig, Germany, tonight (Nov. 9) and concludes Dec. 21 in Belfast. After the North American tour next year, the band has scheduled 10 shows in Australia in June and July.


Here are Coldplay's North American tour dates:

Jan. 25: Seattle (Key Arena)
Jan. 26: Vancouver (GM Place)
Jan. 30: Sacramento, Calif. (Arco Arena)
Feb. 1: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
Feb. 19: Denver (Pepsi Center)
Feb. 22: Auburn Hills, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills)
Feb. 23: Louisville (Freedom Hall)
Feb. 27: Oklahoma City (Ford Center)
Mar. 20: Cleveland (Quicken Loans Arena)
Mar. 22: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
April 3: Manchester, N.H. (Verizon Wireless Arena)
April 4: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun Arena)
April 6: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)