A website in the Netherlands is the first online to show the full exclusive video to Coldplay's new single, Violet Hill. Previously only a 40 second preview was aired.

This week's exclusive screening on Channel 4 of Coldplay's new video for Violet Hill was removed from television listings without warning - the slot was filled by a Sex and the City: World Premiere Special. Meanwhile, rumours that MTV Germany would broadcast Coldplay's new video yesterday (May 13th) on Berlin's TRL show were proved unfounded. It was thought that the video may also have been part of the secret content slowly being unveiled on the official Coldplay site.

You can now watch the full video via links here [thanks Stefan-C8 & BigFatNoises]

Tell us what you think of the new video by adding your comments to the thread!

Coldplay refused to speak to one another before they began work on their new album - because they'd fallen out with each other, ContactMusic are claiming this morning.

Frontman Chris Martin admits he and his bandmates were at a stalemate when they started to work on Viva La Vida or Death and all his Friends in 2006. But the four musicians managed to enlist the help of superproducer Brian Eno [pictured], who Martin credits with helping to get their sound - and relationships - back on track.

He says, "The place we got to two years ago felt dirty. We weren't speaking. We all had our corner office in a tower block, but there was no vibe. We had to get our own place and then call Brian in. We decided to play in a little room, forget our awards and reviews."

Read the full billboard article this was taken from here

The video to Coldplay's new single Violet Hill will officially be available from Monday 19th May. To whet your very large appetites for the video, Parlophone have posted a sneak peak of it on their official Youtube channel. You can watch it here

Yesterday's exclusive screening on Channel 4 of Coldplay's new video for Violet Hill had been removed from television listings. The video was replaced by a Sex and the City: World Premiere Special. Meanwhile, rumours that MTV Germany would broadcast Coldplay's new video yesterday (May 13th) on Berlin's TRL show were proved unfounded.

It was thought that the video may also have been part of the secret content slowly being unveiled on the official Coldplay site.

Check back here at 11am (GMT) on Monday 19th for the full video.

Coldplay will perform the new single 'Violet Hill' at the MTV Movie Awards on June 1st.

The MTV Movie Awards will air live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. Angelina Jolie and Zac Efron are among the stars up for the coveted golden popcorn trophies – while the comedy Superbad leads in total nominations, five. Juno follows with four.

Comedian Mike Myers is onboard to host the annual ceremony.

More on this here [thanks bta5857]

But say they're happy to be on EMI...

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says he has “absolute respect” for the way Radiohead and The Raconteurs released their latest albums.

Over the past six months, both bands have chosen to challenge traditional release principals – Radiohead allowing fans to name a price for ‘In Rainbows’ and The Raconteurs dispatching ‘Consolers of the Lonely’ without a press lead time. Martin said he had admiration for “people who can do what they like” but added that the band were still happy to be signed to major label, EMI.

Read the full story here

LONDON (Billboard) - The album that will put the new EMI under its greatest global scrutiny to date is also 2008's most eagerly awaited release. That's the official word from Coldplay's new boss.

The band's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" will be released June 12 internationally on Parlophone/EMI and on June 17 in North America on Capitol. EMI Group chairman Guy Hands, who led the buyout of the music company last summer through his private-equity firm Terra Firma, says, "Right across the world, this is the most anticipated album of the year."

But Martin [pictured], sitting in the band's own studio, the Bakery in northwest London, offers a typically relaxed and realistic interpretation. "Being on a major label at the moment is like living in your grandparents' house," he says. "Everyone knows they need to move out, and they will eventually, but we kind of like our grandmother.

Read the full article here (and add your comments)

Last week, Apple began taking pre-orders for Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," and in so doing, offered buyers immediate access to the title track. As noted here, the single downloaded with DRM at 128 kilobits per second.

The post generated a call from an Apple spokesperson, who reported that the Coldplay track was to have downloaded at higher bit rate, the DRM-free and better-quality 256 kilobits per second that graces all music from EMI labels. But a quick iTunes check confirmed that the slightly lower-quality version did indeed download.

This week, Apple will rectify the error, according to a company spokesperson. Those who received the 128-bit edition of Coldplay's "La Vida" should receive an e-mail from Apple sometime within the next 48 hours, explaining the error and offering a download of the 256-bit version. But regardless of the bit rate, the song is good.

More on this story here [thanks the_escapist]

Screenshots of Coldplay's new video, Violet Hill have surfaced on the internet. You can see them below. Coldplaying.com recently announced that new video for Violet Hill had been removed from television listings. Well now it appears someone has already played it!

More on this here [thanks k28]

Coldplay recently arrived in Sicily, Italy to shoot the video for the first single, Violet Hill, taken from Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. It was originally thought that only 'Prospekt' was present in Italy, but Italian media has confirmed that it was the whole band, ready to film a video for the first single of the fourth album. The film set had been a very restricted area, and is located in Enna (the Italian city at the highest altitude), near Nicoletti lake.

The Mirror today are reporting that Chris Martin's brother Al and his band, 'Milk Teeth' will be supporting Coldplay during their Viva La Vida world tour which starts in the US later this year.

While the band are keeping details of the tour under wraps, sources close to Chris Martin say that he asked his brother Al's group, Milk Teeth, to be their support act: "Al's band have been trying to make it - this is the leg up they need."

"Coldplay don't mess around when it comes to pleasing the fans," an insider told us. It's been a while since they've been on the road, and the pressures of touring can be challenging. But they are up for it and are really excited."

More on this story here

As previously announced, Triple M (Australia) posted an clip of an exclusive interview with Coldplay. Now more of that interview has been released in video format, as well as pictures of the band and 'The Bakery' where much of LP4 was recorded. Here is their summary:

On the eve of the release of their fourth album, Triple M's Myf Warhurst flew to London for the country's one and only chat with Coldplay ringleader Chris Martin. It's also the very first glimpse of the band's brand new studio The Bakery in northwest London. In this first video preview, find out what motivated the band to try something different with their first single and the secret location that it was recorded.

Triple M will also have a 'MMMassive Coldplay Special' on Monday June 6, where they will be premiering the band's full interview on the radio with a whole lot of extra Coldplay goodies online.

Watch the video and see the new pictures here [thanks here [thanks the_escapist]

South Leicestershire radio station HFM is holding a 24 hour radio marathon on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th may 2008 to raise cash for Cancer Research UK.

Coldplay's Chris Martin has donated a signed picture disc for us to auction on-line on e-bay to boost the fund. It was presented to the band in recognition of achieving four times platinum sales of their X & Y Album in Singapore, that's in excess of 60,000 copies! There were only four of these ever made, so it's a real collectors item for someone. Bidding will start on Wednesday May 14th.

Click here to see a full size image of the picture disc and links (from 14th May) to the charity auction [thanks Radio Marathon HFM]

Coldplay grace the cover of this month's Billboard magazine, as you can see by the image. The following excerpt is from the article that will be released on 17th May 2008 (this Saturday).

05/17/2008 - The album that will put the new EMI under its greatest global scrutiny to date is also 2008's most eagerly awaited release.

EMI Group chairman Guy Hands says, "Right across the world, this is the most anticipated album of the year." Just as "Viva La Vida" is a bold musical statement by a group that Martin says had grown to feel "a little dirty" by the end of its last campaign, the importance of this album to the new EMI is hard to overstate.

More on Coldplay in Billboard here... a subscriber to the magazine would come in handy right now! [thanks Motoi]

Ten days after Dirty Pretty Things frontman Carl Barat criticised the decision by Coldplay to release their new single for free online, they've followed suit by making 'Hippy Son', a song from their forthcoming second album, 'Romance At Short Notice', available to download free.

Barat [pictured] was quoted as saying, "You could say they (Coldplay) were jumping on the bandwagon a bit. You can't escape the fact that big name, big money bands who release their stuff for free are harming the scene. The industry is struggling financially and this is like missile after missile. How do new bands compete?"

Read the full story here [thanks BigFatNoises]

Unseasonably hot weather and an insipid release slate in an already weak retail climate spelt disaster last week, with album sales diving 18.6% to 1,631,962.

Of just five new entries to the Top 75 this week, by far the biggest impression is made by Coldplay’s Violet Hill, which makes a creditable number eight debut on sales of 15,025 downloads, despite the fact it was previously available as a free download, and was also given away as a 7-inch covermount with NME.

Coldplay’s first single since Talk in 2005, it’s the introductory single from their eagerly awaited new album Viva La Vida, Or Death And All His Friends. It’s the band’s 10th hit, of which all but the first (Shiver) reached the Top 10.

Read the full article here

Two more shows, this time in Florida, for Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” North American tour have been added to the itinery. [thanks Fixed, mynickismyname & the_escapist]

They’re at Orlando’s Amway Arena on November 7th and at Miami’s American Airlines Arena on November 8th. The date for these tickets to go on sale is to be confirmed. Click here for a full list of the dates.

Meanwhile back at Coldplay HQ, the Brixton Viva La Vida tour puzzle stands at 36%, revealing a partial video, showing Chris Martin live. When this picture is complete, there will be only five more pieces of the puzzle to be filled. The MSG puzzle is currently standing at 18%. [thanks Welshy]

The exclusive screening on Channel 4 of Coldplay's new video for Violet Hill has been removed from television listings, Coldplaying can reveal. It is now thought that the video may for now be part of the secret content slowly being unveiled on the official Coldplay site.

It was previously announced by Radio Times (radiotimes.com) that an exclusive broadcast of Coldplay's new video will be broadcast on UK's Channel 4 on May 13 at 11.05pm, but according to new listings it has been replaced by a Sex and the City: World Premiere Special. Meanwhile, MTV Germany are still claiming that they will broadcast Coldplay's new video on Tuesday (May 13th) at 16:00 hours (German time) in the TRL show live from Berlin.

Coldplay recently arrived in Sicily, Italy to shoot the video for the first single, Violet Hill, taken from Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. It was originally thought that only 'Prospekt' was present in Italy, but Italian media has confirmed that it was the whole band, ready to film a video for the first single of the fourth album. The film set had been a very restricted area, and is located in Enna (the Italian city at the highest altitude), near Nicoletti lake.

For the latest discussion (please check your local guides and report back!) on the listings click here onwards [thanks mayurshikotra & Larry]

The Liverpool Echo has let slip Coldplay's itinery for their UK leg of the Viva La Vida tour, despite this part of the schedule not yet being unveiled by the official site.

They have announced that Coldplay will perform at the new Liverpool Echo Arena in the run-up to Christmas (December 10). The waterfront venue sales manager Ian Congdon said it was thrilling to sign such a massive act. He said: “The fact we are able to secure this level of act within four months of opening the Echo Arena as a new venue is, without doubt, a phenomenal success.”

Besides the Liverpool gig, Coldplay have announced plans to play Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and London as part of their 12-date tour. The date for tickets to go on sale has not yet been released.

More on this exclusive news here

Coldplay sets the first leg of a projected 150-date tour...

As announced earlier, Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' world tour -- which will land in North America, Europe and Japan -- is set to begin at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center on June 29th and extend well into next year. Tickets will be priced from $50-$85. Didn't see your town? Don't worry. Billboard reports that there will be 50 North American dates, so this intimate little get-to-know-Coldplay-again tour will be a beast. The world trek will extend "well into next year".

As for ticket availability, Billboard says "some North American dates will go on sale May 16-17, but the majority go up on June 14." Ticket info will be available at coldplay.com.

Read some of the articles from the various towns and cities near you (more to come!). You can feel the excitement again, can't you!

Coldplay to hit the stage at MTS Centre

Coldplay playing MTS Centre in August

Coldplay coming to Xcel Center July 8

Coldplay to bring tour to Cleveland

Coldplay announces San Jose, Sacramento shows

Coldplay brings Viva La Vida tour to Glendale in July

Coldplay to bring 'Viva la Vida' tour to Valley in July

Coldplay To Bring Their Vida To Canada

Coldplay announces Omaha tour stop

Coldplay coming to Pepsi Center

Coldplay added to Palace events

Coldplay finally coming to SLC

Coldplay plans Calgary stop

Coldplay Coming to KC

Coldplay Live at Verizon Center July 2

9% of the Brixton Puzzle and 6% of the MSG puzzle has been revealed, and with it an image with partial lyrics for 'Viva La Vida' and several unknown covers, including titles such as 'fingerprint', 'worry' and 'heart':

Click here to enter the Brixton competition (Full rules here)

Click here to enter the MSG competition (Full rules here)

Keep up with progress here. No idea what we're talking about? Then click here [thanks ravrat, Jpw48, Zemy101 & BostonSportsTD].

As previously announced, Coldplay are playing two free shows in June, at London's Brixton Academy on June 16 and at New York's Madison Square Garden on June 23. The competitions to win tickets for both gigs have now opened on Coldplay.com.

All you have to do is give you name, email, postcode, and phone number and you will be entered into the contest. Plus, by entering either competition, you'll help to unveil exclusive Coldplay videos and artwork. One lucky winner for the NYC show will also win flights from wherever they live, plus hotel accommodation.

Exclusive: Bosses at Coldplays record label Capitol are baffled by frontman Chris Martin's claim the band is running a two-for-one promotion on its new album.

Chris Martin [pictured] told British newspaper the Daily Mirror the band wanted to encourage fans to pay for LP Viva La Vida or Death and all his Friends, by offering a deal to those who download it online. He claimed that for every track that a fan downloads, they will get to choose another one free.

Martin told the newspaper, "Buy one get one free, it comes from working in Kwik Save (British budget supermarket), I think. As I said before nobody buys albums any more, certainly no body buys full albums and we've made an album that you have to have from start to finish."

But Capitol executives know nothing of the promotion. A high ranking boss tells WENN, "I checked with their (Coldplay's) management. This appears to be incorrect."

Your chance to win tickets to Coldplay's two free shows in June

Coldplay.com has been updated to include details of the free shows in June, at London's Brixton Academy on June 16 and at New York's Madison Square Garden on June 23.

The competitions to win tickets for both gigs have now opened this morning via the official site. One lucky winner for the NYC show will also win flights from wherever they live, plus hotel accommodation. Plus, by entering either competition, you'll help to unveil exclusive Coldplay videos and artwork.

Click here to enter the Brixton competition (Full rules here)

Click here to enter the MSG competition (Full rules here)

More on this here [thanks BostonSportsTD & Texasluvsjonny]

Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" world tour -- which will land in North America, Europe and Japan -- is set to begin at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center on June 29 and extend well into next year, Billboard.com can reveal.

Save for the Pemberton Festival in Vancouver on July 27, Coldplay will play arenas in North America, the U.K. and Europe on the tour’s first leg. Some North American dates will go on sale May 16-17, but the majority go up June 14, the weekend before "Viva La Vida" is released. Ticket info will be available at www.coldplay.com.

As previously reported, Coldplay will play free concerts in London (June 16 at the Brixton Academy) and New York (June 23 at Madison Square Garden). Information on how to win tickets to these shows will be available at the band's website beginning today (May 9). The contest runs through June 1 and winners will receive notification on June 5. Roughly 50 shows are planned for North America, followed by Europe and the U.K. Coldplay will also headline the Summer Sonic festival Aug. 9-10 in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. About 90 dates total are expected for this year. More shows are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. "Last time we ended up doing 150 shows; we’ll probably end up roughly the same," Coldplay manager Dave Holmes tells Billboard.com.

Live Nation will promote shows in Europe and North America, with U.K. dates promoted by SJM. Lighting and set design for the tour are by Paul Normandale and features "lots of projection," Dave Holmes says. "It will really blow people away."

Ticket prices are still being determined, but a three-tiered pricing strategy is likely, with prices roughly in the $50, $65 and $85 range. "You’re not going to see us coming out with $125-$150 tickets," Holmes says.

Here are the confirmed North American dates for Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" Tour:

June 29: Philadelphia, PA; Wachovia Center

July 2: Washington, DC; Verizon Center

July 3: Hartford, CT (XL Center)

July 5: Detroit, MI (The Palace of Auburn Hills)

July 6: Cleveland, OH (Quicken Loans Arena)

July 8: St. Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center)

July 9: Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)

July 10: Oklahoma City, OK (Ford Center)

July 12: Phoenix, AZ (Jobbing.com Arena)

July 19: Las Vegas, NV (MGM Grand Garden Arena)

July 21: Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)

July 24: San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion)

July 27: Pemberton, BC (Pemberton Festival)

July 29: Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)

July 30: Calgary, AB (Pengrowth Saddledome)

August 1: Winnipeg, MB (MTS Centre)

August 3: Omaha, NE (Qwest Center)

August 4: Chicago, IL (United Center)

October 20: Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)

October 21: Ottawa, ON, (Scotiabank Place)

October 26: East Rutherford, NJ (Izod Center)

October 29: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)

October 30: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)

November 3: Boston, MA (TD Banknorth Garden)

November 11: Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)

November 18: Houston, TX (Toyota Center)

November 19: Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)

November 21: Denver, CO (Pepsi Center Arena)

November 22: Salt Lake City, UT (Energy Solutions Arena)

Happy with the dates? Tell us which shows you want to go to here

It has been announced that Coldplay are giving fans the chance to own their new album for half the usual price by announcing a buy one get one free offer on Internet downloads.

So this means that whenever you download a track from their new album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends you will automatically get another song of your choice for free. Chris Martin has said that “Buy one get one free, it comes from working in Kwik Save (British budget supermarket), I think. As I said before nobody buys albums anymore, certainly nobody buys full albums and we’ve made an album that you have to have from start to finish.”

In other news Coldplay have just signed a deal with the American television network ESPN which means that their music will be used during the broadcaster’s coverage of Euro 2008 which kicks off in Austria next month. It’s said that ESPN will broadcast Coldplay’s songs in the US, Canada, Mexico, India and South America.

Coldplay’s fourth album ‘Viva La Vida’ is due for released on the 12th June.

This is an exerpt from an article about Madonna's world tour:

Arthur Fogel, a one-time Torontonian now based in L.A. as Live Nation's CEO of global touring and chairman of global music, says this year's Madge tour will do extremely well, what with no other major tours in the works from such acts as U2 and the Rolling Stones, although he points out the Coldplay tour "will be huge in a different way."

More on this here [thanks Fixed]

Since becoming available for pre-order, "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" pre-order has shot to #1 on the iTunes Top Albums chart. and with it the "Viva la Vida" single has shot to the #5 spot on iTunes Top 10 Songs.

More on this here [thanks twistedlogic149]

Don't forget, when you preorder with Itunes you get two extra songs:

Lost! (Acoustic Version) [bonus Track]

Lovers in Japan (acoustic)

How does it work? The new album comes with an acoustic version of the new song "Lost!". When you pre-order, the title track will download immediately and you'll receive an additional acoustic version of "Lovers In Japan" when it's released on June 17.