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Chris Martin, you joker you. "We come over here, we steal your women, and we can't even play one song!" That was Martin last night during a free Coldplay show at NYC's Madison Square Garden. He and his band had hit a few slight road bumps with their newest material off Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, but given that the gig was free and, um, this was Coldplay, it's not like folks minded in the least.

The quartet takes a couple weeks off to work out those kinks, then begins their world conquest tour proper on July 14 in Los Angeles. Oh hey, and how about them openers?

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07-14 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum #
07-15 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum #
07-18 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion #
07-19 Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena #
07-22 Chicago, IL - United Center *
07-23 Chicago, IL - United Center *
07-25 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center *
07-27 Pemberton, British Columbia - Pemberton Festival
07-29 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Center *
07-30 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Center *
08-02 Hartford, CT - XL Center *
08-03 Washington, DC - Verizon Center *
08-04 Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden *
08-09 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
08-10 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic Festival
09-01 Strasbourg, France - Zenith
09-02 Mannheim, Germany - SAP Arena
09-04 Lyon, France - Tony Garnier Hall
09-06 Barcelona, Spain - Palau St. Jordi
09-07 Madrid, Spain - Palacio de Deportes
09-09 Paris, France - The Bercy
09-10 Paris, France - The Bercy
09-12 Cologne, Germany - Kölnarena
09-14 Hamburg, Germany - Colorline Arena
09-15 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
09-17 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe Theatre
09-18 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe Theatre
09-19 Oslo, Norway - Spectrum
09-22 Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena
09-23 Budapest, Hungary - Arena
09-24 Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
09-26 Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
09-28 Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion
09-29 Bologna, Italy - Palamagotti
09-30 Milan, Italy - Datchforum
10-02 Rotterdam, Netherlands - The Ahoy
10-03 Rotterdam, Netherlands - The Ahoy
10-04 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpalais
10-20 Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
10-21 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
10-26 East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
11-03 Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace
11-07 Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
11-09 Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
11-11 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
11-13 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
11-14 Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
11-16 Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
11-18 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
11-19 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
11-21 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
11-22 Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Solutions Arena
11-26 Phoenix, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
12-01 Birmingham, England - NIA
12-02 Birmingham, England - NIA
12-03 Birmingham, England - NIA
12-05 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC
12-06 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC
12-07 Sheffield, England - Sheffield Arena
12-10 Liverpool, England - Echo Arena
12-11 Manchester, England - MEN Arena
12-12 Manchester, England - MEN Arena
12-14 London, England - O2 Arena
12-15 London, England - O2 Arena
12-16 London, England - O2 Arena
12-18 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odyssey
12-19 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odyssey

# with Shearwater
* with Santogold