NEW YORK (Coldplay Fans Website) -
Coldplay has extended their North American tour through June. Included in the band's 45 city run will be a May 31 headline show at Hollywood Bowl and a June 13 show at Madison
Square Garden. Coldplay's tour will also include a February 10 performance on the
Tonight Show with Jay Leno as well as a February 23 performance on the 45th Grammy Awards.
Coldplay's stunning sophomore album A Rush of Blood to the Head has been RIAA certified platinum (sold 5 million world wide) and has earned for the band two Grammy nominations: Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal. A Rush of Blood to the Head entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #5 and, after over 23 weeks on the chart, is currently #20. Coldplay's 2000 debut album, Parachutes, has sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. (6 million worldwide) and was awarded the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
"Clocks," the second single from A Rush of Blood to the Head, is a #1 track at adult alternative, as well as a top ten track on the modern rock, modern ac and the adult top 40 charts. The live concert video for the song is in "Blow Torch" rotation on MTV2; the new "Clocks" video, which was directed by Dominic Leung, has just been added to MTV and will also replace the original video on MTV2.
Coldplay 2003 tour dates:
February 2003
24 Kanata ONT Corel
25 Montreal ONT Bell Center
27 Wallingford CT Oakdale Theatre
28 Camden NJ Tweeter Center
March 2003
2 Pittsburgh PA Palumbo Theatre
3 Detroit MI Fox Theatre
4 Indianapolis IN Murat Theatre
6 Atlanta GA Gwinnett Civic & Cultural Center
7 Nashville TN Ryman Auditorium
9 Columbus OH Promo West Pavilion
10 Louisville KY Palace Theatre
12 Milwaukee WI Eagles Ballroom
13 Minneapolis MN Target Center
May 2003
20 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Center
21 Calgary AB Max Bell Center
23 Vancouver BC General Motors Place
24 George WA Gorge Amphitheatre
25 Portland OR Les Schwab Amphitheatre
27 Boise ID Bank of America Center
28 Marysville CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
30 Mountain View CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
31 Los Angeles CA Hollywood Bowl
June 2003
3 San Diego CA Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl
5 Albuquerque NM Tingley Coliseum
6 Denver CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
9 Chicago IL UIC Pavilion
10 Cleveland OH Tower City Amphitheatre
11 Toronto ON Molson Amphitheatre
13 New York NY Madison Square Garden
