Coldplay Announce Details of Australia, New Zealand Tour
Coldplay Announce Details of Their Biggest Tour of
Australia and New Zealand Yet!
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, 13 May, 2012 –
Undeniably the world’s biggest band,
Coldplay, announced in March that they will
be headed to Australia this November and Chugg Entertainment
are now happy to announce the details of four very special
stadium shows on the Mylo Xyloto tour in
Australia and New Zealand.
This will mark the first
time the 7-time Grammy Award winners have toured Australasia
since the over-whelming success of their 2009 Viva La Vida
tour and their quick visit to Australian 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 again
experienced huge success in New Zealand with the album
approaching double platinum sales. The band’s new
single, Princess of China, which features guest vocalist
Rihanna has just been released to radio in New Zealand.
Princess of China is available on iTunes now and is sure to
follow the success of Paradise, their double platinum
selling, #3 charting single.
“We can't wait to
get back to New Zealand this November. It's such a special
place for us. The venue is pretty huge, the New Zealand
crowds are always incredible and we'll be bringing
everything we've got. It's going to be big" said Chris
Martin.
Chugg Entertainment’s Executive Chairman,
Michael Chugg, said this of their celebrated return,
“Having seen the show at the Hollywood Bowl a couple of
weeks ago, I can guarantee fans are going to be blown away
by this show – it’s visually spectacular and they sound
better than ever. It’s a really exciting and rare thing in
this business when you can see an act over several tours go
from small intimate venues to outdoor
stadiums”.
Supporting Coldplay in New Zealand and
Australia 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.
Opening the stage at each
show will be The Pierces. Originally
hailing from Birmingham, Alabama, talented sister-act
Allison and Catherine Pierce will make their debut
appearance in New Zealand this November, following up their
latest studio offering, You & I (available now on iTunes
in Australia) which has already had major success in the UK
and has just been released in the US. Co-produced by
Coldplay’s bass player, Guy Berryman and their
producer/engineer Rik Simpson the album also features
drummer, Will Champion. In the UK, The Guardian hailed
The Pierces as “heart stopping and
extraordinary” while Q Magazine called them “a life
affirming delight” and The Times praised their “honeyed
harmonies and huge pop hooks.”
Advance Coldplay
Mylo Xyloto tickets will be available to all Visa Credit,
Debit and Prepaid cardholders from 12.00 noon (NZT)
this Thursday, 17 May 2012 until
5.00pm (NZT), Saturday 19 May
2012 or until presale tickets sell out at www.visaentertainment.co.nz.
Don’t miss your chance to see superstars
Coldplay in one of the most anticipated tours of 2012!
COLDPLAY
The Temper Trap
The
Pierces
TOUR
DATES
Saturday, 10 November,
2012
Mt Smart Stadium,
Auckland
Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local
time), Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketmaster.co.nz
Tuesday, 13 November,
2012
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time),
Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketmaster.com.au
or 136 100
Saturday, 17 November,
2012
Allianz Stadium
Tickets on sale from 9.00am (local time),
Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketek.com.au
or 132 849
Wednesday, 21 November,
2012
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Tickets on sale from 10.00am (local time),
Friday, 25 May, 2012
www.ticketek.com.au
or 132 849
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