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Coldplay have announced tour plans in both North America and Europe for this spring and summer. While they will make appearances at festivals on both continents, they will also play some smaller club shows. Coldplay's website is calling these "buzz gigs." As if, you know, no one in North America has heard of Coldplay.

The tour will be in support of their upcoming album, X&Y, which will be released on June 6 in Europe and June 7 in North America. The "Clocks"-esque single, "Speed of Sound", has already hit the airwaves.

The intimate shows include stops in Chicago and San Francisco, at smaller venues that Coldplay could probably sell out for a week if they so desired. Meanwhile, the supporting acts in Europe include Interpol, Supergrass, Elbow, and Doves.

04-29 Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock
04-30 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-04 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
05-06 Chicago, IL - Metro
05-11 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
06-09 Paris, France - Olympia
06-15 Hamburg, Germany - Volks Park
06-17 Cologne, Germany - Fuelinger
06-19 Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide
06-22 Dublin, Ireland - Marlay Park #
06-27 London, England - Crystal Palace *
06-28 London, England - Crystal Palace #
07-01 Glasgow, Scotland - Bellahouston Park *
07-02 Glasgow, Scotland - Bellahouston Park *
07-04 Bolton, England - Reebok Stadium %
07-05 Bolton, England - Reebok Stadium @
07-07 Arnhem, Netherlands - Gelredome
07-09 Munich, Germany - Coubertin Platz
07-10 Pielachtal, Austria - Nuke Site
07-11 Verona, Italy - Open Air
07-13 Locarno, Switzerland - Moon & Stars, Piazza Grande
07-14 La Plages, France - Festival Les Voix du Gaou

# with Interpol
* with Supergrass
% with Elbow
@ with Doves

Tickets for the Fillmore show go on sale May 1, while tickets for the Chicago show are available April 30. Both are available via Ticketmaster and both are limited to two tickets per order. Good luck.