Coldplay's 20012 tour dates have been announced for this November.
Coldplay Australia Tour Dates
AucklandSaturday, 10 November, 2012 Mt Smart Stadium
MELBOURNE
Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 Etihad Stadium
SYDNEY
Saturday, 17 November, 2012 Allianz Stadium
BRISBANE
Wednesday, 21 November, 2012 Suncorp Stadium
This will mark the first time the 7-time Grammy Award winners have toured Australia since the overwhelming success of their 2009 Viva La Vida tour and their quick visit to our shores headlining 2011’s Splendour in the Grass.
Since their debut in 2000 with the global smash hit Yellow, off the equally successful album Parachutes, Coldplay have taken the world by storm with album sales in excess of 55 million and a slew of nominations and awards, including picking up their seventh Brit Award for Best British Group at this year’s ceremony.
With the release of their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay have experienced their greatest success to date in Australia with the album achieving double platinum sales. The band’s new single, Princess of China (vid below), which features guest vocalist Rihanna was released to Australian radio last Monday where it was quickly snapped up to be the Most Added Song to playlists around the country.
Princess of China is available on iTunes now and follows the radio favourite Charlie Brown and the biggest single of Coldplay’s career in Australia, Paradise, which is now certified 4 x platinum.
“We can't wait to get back to Australia this November. It's such a special place for us. These venues are pretty huge, the Aussie crowds are always incredible and we'll be bringing everything we've got. It's going to be big" said Chris Martin.
Supporting Coldplay in Australia and New Zealand will be The Temper Trap. The Temper Trap’s sophomore, self-titled album is the follow up to 2009’s critically-acclaimed platinum-selling debut Conditions – a long-standing Top 10 ARIA Album, which has now sold over 800,000 copies worldwide.
With the album release locked in for 18 May, fans can expect to hear new material at the shows, including Rabbit Hole and their new single, Need Your Love.
