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==Set list==
==Set list==
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Source: <ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003827530|title="Coldplay Kick Off Summer Tour in Los Angeles"|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=2008-07-15}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=<!--http://alternativemusic.suite101.com/article.cfm/coldplays_2008_united_states_viva_la_vida_tour-->|title=Coldplay's 2008 United States Viva la Vida Tour|date=2008-12-17|accessdate=2009-01-05|last=Wyatt|first=Megan B.|work=Suite 101}}</ref>


==Tour Dates==
==Tour Dates==
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Revision as of 03:25, 6 January 2009

Viva la Vida Tour
Tour by Coldplay
File:Vivalavidatourblack.png
Official logo for Coldplay's 2008 World Tour
Associated albumViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Start dateJune 16, 2008
End dateSeptember 19, 2009
Legs6
No. of shows56 in Europe
36 in North America
6 in Japan
13 in Oceania
111 Total
Coldplay concert chronology

The Viva la Vida Tour is the third concert tour by the British band Coldplay. The tour supported their fourth studio album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. [1]

About the tour

The stage setup consisted of a stripped down main stage and two catwalks; Coldplay also performed amongst audience members.[2] Instead of a giant video screen on-stage, the band opted for six hanging giant lightbulbs that displayed images and closeups.[2] Lead singer Chris Martin dubbed the fixtures as "magic balls", while drummer Will Champion added they will also release confetti butterflies.[3]

Coldplay were accompanied by Oxfam and David Gibbin during the tour.[4] Volunteers were stationed at each venue to tell concertgoers how to reduce poverty; the organization's logo and website was featured on one of the light ball fixtures during each concert.

On July 23, 2008 Coldplay performed their second in two shows at the United Center arena in Chicago. In each of the two shows, the band shot the music video for Lost! by performing the song twice (as they did with the Fix You video). On September 19, 2008 Chris Martin was accompanied by A-Ha pianist Magne Furuholmen in the encore at the Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, to play a cover of the A-Ha song "Hunting High and Low".

Opening acts

Set list


Source: [5] [6]

Tour Dates

Coldplay performing at the Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada on July 30 2008
Date City Country Venue
Europe [7][8]
June 16, 2008 London England Brixton Academy
June 17, 2008 Barcelona Spain Espacio Movistar
North America [7][8]
June 23, 2008 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
July 14, 2008 Los Angeles United States The Forum
July 15, 2008
July 18, 2008 San Jose United States HP Pavilion at San Jose
July 19, 2008 Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 22, 2008 Chicago United States United Center
July 23, 2008
July 25, 2008 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center
July 27, 2008 Pemberton Canada Pemberton Fields [a]
July 29, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
July 30, 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
July 31, 2008
August 2, 2008 Hartford United States XL Center
August 3, 2008 Washington, D.C. United States Verizon Center
August 4, 2008 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden
Japan [9]
August 9, 2008 Osaka Japan Maishima Arena [b]
August 10, 2008 Tokyo Japan Chiba Marine Stadium [b]
Europe
September 1, 2008 Strasbourg France Le Zénith
September 2, 2008 Manheim Germany SAP Arena
September 4, 2008 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
September 6, 2008 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
September 7, 2008 Madrid Spain Palacio de Deportes
September 9, 2008 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
September 10, 2008
September 12, 2008 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
September 14, 2008 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena
September 15, 2008 Berlin Germany O2 World
September 17, 2008 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
September 18, 2008
September 19, 2008 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
September 22, 2008 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
September 23, 2008 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
September 24, 2008 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
September 26, 2008 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
September 28, 2008 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
September 29, 2008 Bologna Italy Futurshow Station
September 30, 2008 Milan Italy Datch Forum
October 2, 2008 Rotterdam Netherlands The Ahoy
October 3, 2008
October 4, 2008 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
North America [7][8]
October 20, 2008 Ottawa Canada Scotiabank Place
October 21, 2008 Cleveland United States Quicken Loans Arena
October 26, 2008 East Rutherford United States Izod Center
October 27, 2008
October 29, 2008 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden
October 31, 2008 Washington, D.C. United States Verizon Center
November 1, 2008 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center
November 3, 2008 Detroit United States The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 5, 2008 Atlanta United States Phillips Arena
November 7, 2008 Orlando United States Amway Arena
November 9, 2008 Ft. Lauderdale United States BankAtlantic Center
November 11, 2008 Atlanta United States Phillips Arena
November 13, 2008 Kansas City United States Sprint Center
November 14, 2008 St. Paul United States Xcel Energy Center
November 16, 2008 Oklahoma City United States Ford Center
November 18, 2008 Houston United States Toyota Center
November 19, 2008 Dallas United States American Airlines Center
November 21, 2008 Denver United States Pepsi Center
November 22, 2008 Salt Lake City United States EnergySolutions Arena
November 25, 2008 Anaheim United States Honda Center
November 26, 2008 Glendale United States Jobing.com Arena
Europe [10]
November 29, 2008 Sheffield England Sheffield Arena
December 1, 2008 Birmingham England National Indoor Arena
December 2, 2008
December 3, 2008
December 6, 2008 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
December 7, 2008 Liverpool England Echo Arena
December 9, 2008 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
December 11, 2008 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena
December 12, 2008
December 14, 2008 London England The O2
December 15, 2008
December 16, 2008
December 19, 2008 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
December 21, 2008 Dublin Ireland The O2
December 22, 2008
December 23, 2008 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
Japan [10]
February 11, 2009 Tokyo Japan Saitama Super Arena
February 12, 2009
February 14, 2009 Osaka Japan Kobe World Kinen Hall
February 15, 2009
Oceania [10]
February 27, 2009 Perth Australia Burswood Dome
February 28, 2009
March 3, 2009 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
March 4, 2009
March 5, 2009
March 8, 2009 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 9, 2009
March 11, 2009 Sydney Australia Acer Arena
March 12, 2009
March 14, 2009
March 15, 2009
March 18, 2009 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
March 19, 2009
Europe [10][11]
co-headlined with Jay-Z and Girls Aloud at select venues
August 16, 2009 Herning Denmark MCH Herning Kongrescenter
August 19, 2009 Bergen Norway Koengen
August 22, 2009 Stockholm Sweden Olympic Stadium
August 25, 2009 Hannover Germany AWD Arena
August 27, 2009 Dusseldorf Germany LTU Arena
August 29, 2009 Munich Germany Olympia Reitstadion Riem
August 31, 2009 Udine Italy Stadio Friuli
September 2, 2009 Bern Switzerland Stade de Suisse
September 4, 2009 Barcelona Spain Olympic Stadium
September 7, 2009 Paris France Parc des Princes
September 9, 2009 Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertpark
September 10, 2009
September 12, 2009 Manchester England Old Trafford Cricket Ground
September 14, 2009 Dublin Ireland Phoenix Park
September 16, 2009 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park
September 18, 2009 London England Wembley Stadium
September 19, 2009

^ a This concert was a part of the Pemberton Festival.
^ b These concerts were a part of the Summer Sonic Festival.

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
The Forum Los Angeles 30,085 / 30,437 (99%) $2,487,994 [12]
HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose 14,919 / 14,919 (100%) $1,234,024 [13]
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas 14,058 / 14,058 (100%) $1,262,926[13]
United Center Chicago 29,815 / 31,956 (96%) $2,425,592[13]
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 16,068 / 16,068 (100%) $1,299,252[14]
Bell Centre Montreal 17,259 / 17,259 (100%) $1,420,062[13]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 33,908 / 33,908 (100%) $2,995,977[15]
Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 14,452 / 14,452 (100%) $1,188,903[16]
TD Banknorth Garden Boston 14,559 / 14,559 (100%) $1,256,599[16]
Sportpaleis Antwerp 16,774 / 16,774 (100%) $1,039,537[17]
Scotiabank Place Ottawa 12,121 / 15,082 (80%) $839,710[18]
Izod Center East Rutherford 32,460 / 32,460 (100%) $2,662,895[16]
The Palace of Auborn Hills Detroit 13,330 / 13,330 (100%) $1,015,289[14]
Philips Arena Atlanta 25,880 / 27,682 (93%) $2,250,991[14]
Amway Arena Orlando 12,357 / 12,357 (100%) $1,030,108[14]
BankAtlantic Center Ft. Lauderdale 15,096 / 15,096 (100%) $1,258,098[14]
Xcel Energy Center St. Paul 14,922 / 16,010 (93%) $1,308,581[19]
Toyota Center Houston 13,981 / 13,981 (100%) $1,115,430[19]
American Airlines Center Dallas 15,483 / 16,430 (94%) $1,308,581 [19]
Pepsi Center Denver 11,656 / 11,656 (100%) $1,019,790[19]
EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City 11,598 / 11,598 (100%) $935,607 [19]
Honda Center Anaheim 13,649 / 13,649 (100%) $1,115,430[19]
Jobing.com Arena Glendale 13,257 / 13,257 (100%) $1,010,272 [19]
TOTAL 407,687 / 416,078 (98%) $33,455,712

References

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  3. ^ ""Coldplay's butterfly balls"". ITV. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  4. ^ "Oxfam Coldplay Tour Blog 2008". Oxfam. 2008-07-15.
  5. ^ ""Coldplay Kick Off Summer Tour in Los Angeles"". Billboard. 2008-07-15.
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