Coldplay will play two free concerts

Coldplay are going to play two free shows in support of their new album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. The band will play at London's Brixton Academy on June 16 and New York's Madison Square Garden a week later.

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, the follow-up to 2005's X&Y, will be released on June 12. Currently, the band is going to release the first single from the album. The 7-inch vinyl will include the single Violet Hill, backed by another song, A Spell A Rebel Yell, which won't be available anywhere else.