FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 16, 2014

COLDPLAY SHOWS ANNOUNCEDSIX INTERNATIONAL DATES TO MARK ALBUM RELEASE

Coldplay have announced that they will mark the release of their new album, Ghost Stories, by playing six intimate shows in six cities around the world. The dates are as follows:

25 April - E-Werk, Cologne, Germany

5 May - Beacon Theatre, New York, USA

19 May - Royce Hall, Los Angeles, USA

28 May - Casino de Paris, Paris, France

12 June - Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan

1 July - Royal Albert Hall, London, UK

Tickets for the Cologne show will go on sale at 9am CET on Saturday, 19 April from www.eventim.de/coldplay.

Ticket information for the remaining five shows will be emailed exclusively to subscribers to the Coldplay mailing list (which can be joined at Coldplay.com).

Ghost Stories is Coldplay's sixth album. It will be released worldwide on Monday, 19 May.

For more information on Coldplay, please contact:

Ambrosia Healy, The Fun Starambrosia@thefunstar.com

Sheila Richman, Atlantic RecordsSheila.Richman@atlanticrecords.com

Press materials can be downloaded at http://thefunstar.com/