SYDNEY, AU. (EMI MUSIC AUSTRALIA) - From the stool of a piano Coldplay serenaded the world and it fell in love. Coldplay start at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre Friday 23rd June, perform Sydney's Entertainment Centre Monday 26th June and move to Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena Saturday 1st July 2006. We are still talking to the band about Adelaide and Perth but we need all the Perth and Adelaide fans to make a noise, said Promoter Michael Chugg. Tickets for their Australian shows will go on-sale in a two tiered roll-out, selling first, Thursday on 6th October 2005 to the Australian fans who have pre-registered on Coldplay's official website, and then opening to general on-sale the Monday after (10th October). Tickets will go on sale with a strict eight-ticket-per-transaction limit. Their [Coldplay] concert in Belgium sold out within an hour, and a purchase every second was recorded, said Chugg. When asked what fans could expect of the concert, Chugg answered, Big! There's an incredible light show, two levels of panoramic video screens, live footage and computer graphic projection, strobes, pillar-mounted spot lights, balloons, Chris gets out-there amongst the audience on a special stage thrust, and even fireworks maybe? Front man Chris Martin quips that they're not quite Bon Jovi yet though, and says at the moment they prefer to play indoor gigs rather than stadiums. We don't feel we can really make the most of that space yet. Coldplay have rocked the world slowly. They've rocked the world gently. Put simply, they rock. This will be THE tour of 2006.
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