Well, music fans, mediocrity just got a tour schedule—Coldplay has announced plans and dates for a 2012 North American tour in support of Mylo Xyloto, their fifth album of inoffensive, piano-based rock-pop for moms, college dorms with Dave Matthews posters, and people who really, really miss Vh1 of the 1990s.
Proving that their festival headliners can be just as underwhelming and obvious as we Yanks and our desert fests, NME reports that U2 and Beyonce are set to headline this year’s Glastonbury festival with Coldplay in England.
Coldplay are getting into the holiday spirit by announcing that they are releasing a new song called “Christmas Lights” next week.
The festive-sounding single will be available on iTunes on December 1.
The group explained on their official website that the new tune “will be in the key of G” and wished fans “a great Christmas and holidays”.
In ‘normal’ Coldplay news, the band are putting aside work on the follow-up to 2008’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends this holiday season to play two shows to benefit the British homeless charity, Crisis.
The shows will take place in Liverpool on December 19 and Newcastle on December 20. The band will play for just 1,000 people each night, announcing the venue the day before they appear on stage.
In slightly more ‘abnormal’ Coldplay news, Kanye West told The Sun that he thinks the band are “more talented than The Beatles.”
Fans of one of the greatest living rappers in the western world, coupled with housewives and VH1 viewers have reason to rejoice this December – the Nevada resort Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will be holding a New Years Eve mega bash this year, featuring none other than Jay-Z sharing the stage… with Coldplay.
Because they are such pillars of artistic integrity and originality, you may remember that Brit-rockers Coldplay originally rejected a request from the television show Glee to have their music used on the singing and dancing program. However, after producers announced that Lady Gaga and Madonna had both opened their respective catalogs to the Fox hit, it seems that the British hitmakers have had a change of heart – Billboard recently reported that Coldplay has opened their entire catalog to Glee.
No Coldplay for you, Glee fans. Word is the band has rejected an offer to have their music used on the singing and dancing TV show. For the record, awesome rocker Bryan Adams also put the kibosh on Glee covering his tunes.
But series creator Ryan Murphy did confirm the show will feature Madonna and Lady Gaga in upcoming episodes. But no Coldplay. Got it?
Before you know it Coldplay will be back – smack dab in the center of the music universe with a new album and all the hype that comes with such an occasion.
The new album should be here sometime in 2010, but for now, fans who are catching the band on their current tour of South America are getting an early taste of what to expect from ‘new’ Coldplay; during the final few dates of the tour the band have been playing new songs, including something called “Don Quixote,” which the band played at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires.
Listen to the new song below!
Billboard (via Reuters) recently released their end of the decade issue and after going through numerous music charts based on Neilsen Soundscan, and when it comes to the top rock acts from 2000 – 2010, two main acts stand out in regards to sales: Linkin Park and Nickelback…
We know, we know. Linkin Park is tolerable but Nickelback with their trite songwriting? We want to ask Billboard – Why? Then again, it’s not really Billboard who is choosing these artist. They are merely the messengers. The people buy the music and request DJs to spin these tunes, so it’s really the people who have picked these over-accessible songs as the top artists of the decade. Check out who else got high honors from Billboard in rock this decade…
