Am I the only one who has trouble reconciling the idea that Coldplay circa 2011 is the same Coldplay that released
back in 2000? Having never seen the group live, I always imagined my first Coldplay show would be in a stuffy theater somewhere, in a red velvet seat tailor-made for sitting and moping about those introspective and beautiful first songs.
Coldplay are a more ferocious beast these days, one that crafts ready-for-the-arena albums and one who has skyrocketed to a level of popularity that allows them to actually play those arenas. Their new tour will find them jumping from one gigantic arena to another throughout most of 2012 in support of Mylo Xyloto, concluding with a show at the Xcel Center in St. Paul on August 11.
So if you haven't seen Coldplay live yet, stop waiting on that chance to see them play "Trouble" in an intimate setting -- next time they might be playing from the surface of the moon.
12-09 London, England - O2 Arena
12-10 London, England - Under 1 Roof @ O2 Arena
12-14 Paris, France - Bercy
12-15 Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena
12-17 Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Ahoy
12-18 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
12-20 Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle
12-21 Berlin, Germany - O2 World Arena
12-31 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Volvo Ocean Race Destination Village
04-17 Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
04-18 Calgary, Alberta - Scotiabank Saddledome
04-20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena
04-24 Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
04-25 Seattle, WA - Key Arena
04-27 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
05-01-02 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
05-29 Coventry, England - Ricoh Stadium
06-01 London, England - Emirates Stadium
06-02 London, England - Emirates Stadium
06-04 London, England - Emirates Stadium
06-07 Sunderland - Stadium of Light
06-09-10 Manchester, England - Etihad Stadium
06-22 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
06-25 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
06-28 Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
06-29 Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
07-02 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
07-05 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
07-08 Washington, DC - Verizon Center
07-23 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
07-26 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
07-29 Boston, MA - TD Garden
08-03 East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
08-07 Chicago, IL - United Center
08-11 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center