Wednesday's Coldplay concert at SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY is postponed

In an e-mail sent this morning, Live Nation has postponed tonight’s Coldplay concert at SPAC, according to Times Union. They write: Tonight's Saratoga Performing Arts Center concert by Coldplay has been postponed because of an illness in the band, SPAC officials said. The show was to have been the kickoff of Live Nation's series of pop concerts at the amphitheater.

SPAC and Live Nation are trying to reschedule the show. If a new date is arranged, tickets for tonight's show will be honored for the rescheduled concert. Tickets may be refunded at the point of purchase or by calling Live Nation at (800) 431-3462.

UPDATE: Official news is now online, here's Anchorman: We're sorry to report that Coldplay have been forced to postpone tonight's show in Saratoga Springs, due to illness. They've asked us to apologise for the inconvenience this causes, but we are currently in the process of re-arranging the show for another date - please stay tuned to Coldplay.com for details. Thanks folks.

More on this postponement at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards [thanks mimixxx]

Live Nation says they will notify ticketholders of the new date as soon as it it scheduled and then can request a refund if needed. To request a refund now Live Nation says to take the following steps:

Because no refunds may be issued without Live Nation Tickets receiving the tickets back in the mail, we strongly recommend that you use the USPS 2-3 Day Priority Mail service with the Delivery Confirmation option. Tickets may be sent using this service to:

Live Nation Ticketing Customer Care

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ATTN: Customer Care Managers

If you cannot use the USPS for shipment, please ship your tickets via your Express method of shipment to:

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Refunds will be issued to the credit card used at the time of purchase for the face value of the ticket and the per ticket convenience charge. If you ordered Print At Home tickets or your tickets were being held at Will Call at the box office, you do not have to send them back. Just call us at the number below or email your refund request to [email protected]