Coldplay give free live album to concertgoers

Coldplay is giving fans a little something extra for shelling out the cash for tickets to their summer tour.

The live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft will be given to fans at shows beginning May 15 and through the end of the year. It will also be available as a free download on the band's website during that time period.

LeftRightLeftRightLeft track list:

1. Glass of Water
2. 42
3. Clocks
4. Strawberry Swing
5. The Hardest Part/Postcards From Far Away
6. Viva La Vida
7. Death Will Never Conquer
8. Fix You
9. Death And All His Friends

Tickets to Coldplay's Aug. 6 show in Raleigh run $97 for covered seating, $79.50 for uncovered seats and $35 for lawn. Add to that anywhere from $20-29 in fees per ticket and it's sort of the least the band can do to toss in a "freebie."

Elbow and Kitty Daisy & Lewis open for Coldplay

UK groups Elbow and Kitty Daisy & Lewis are set top open for Coldplay at their Walnut Creek show in Raleigh on August 6. These two openers are quite diverse. While Elbow leans towards experimental Brit-pop, Kitty Daisy & Lewis are a straight-up rockabilly band. I wonder if Coldplay's fans will warm up to some old school rockabilly?

Elbow's most recent album The Seldom Seen Kid was released last March in the US and Kitty Daisy & Lewis' self-titled album is currently only available digitally in the US.

Mali duo Amadou and Mariam will also open some of the show.

Here are the Coldplay dates with notations about the openers for each show.

Coldplay North American daates
07.10.09 - Portland, OR - The Amphitheater at Clark County #% [Tickets]
07.11.09 - George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre #% [Tickets]
07.13.09 - San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre #%
07.16.09 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre #% [Tickets]
07.18.09 - Carson, CA - Home Depot Center [Tickets]
07.21.09 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center #% [Tickets]
07.22.09 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion #% [Tickets]
07.24.09 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater #%
07.25.09 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre *#
07.29.09 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre *#
08.03.09 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center *#
08.06.09 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion *#
08.07.09 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *#
08.09.09 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre *#

* w/ Elbow
# w/ Kitty Daisy & Lewis
% w/ Amadou & Mariam