Coldplay announces North American tour; conspicuous lack of LA date

All right, we get why Tom Waits passed us by (he's a third city kind of man) but Coldplay, so far, ain't coming here. Today, the British post-ballad balladeers announced their North American tour for "Viva La Vida," their new album due June 17. This is in addition to the free shows June 16 at Brixton Academy in London and June 23 at Madison Square Garden. The contest is still open for winning tickets to those blow-outs; in the meantime, we LA folk without enough Jet Blue or Virgin miles will sit here twiddling our thumbs. Keep checking for updates -- something tells me Chris Martin will be here, if only to pick up some cupcakes for Gwynie at Joan's on Third.

--Margaret Wappler

Listen: "Violet Hill" on the band's website; "Viva La Vida" is an exclusive on iTunes, available with pre-purchase of the album. Read more about "Violet Hill" and "Viva La Vida" at Extended Play.

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