Coldplay announce tour, including London show

Coldplay have announced details of a 2014 world tour - including a massive (but intimate) gig at London's Royal Albert Hall. Full dates and ticket details are below. 

The band, who are currently gearing up to release their sixth album Ghost Stories, will kick off a short run of six dates in Cologne, Germany on 25 April - before going on to play shows in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo and finally London. 

The 5000 capacity Royal Albert Hall is a fairly intimate venue by Coldplay's standards, who are used to filling stadiums and headlining festivals. It's also probably just wild speculation, but there's a gap in the touring schedule, and the London show is just a couple of days after Glastonbury - but that's probably just a coincidence, surely?

Chris Martin have only played a handful of small shows so far to promote Ghost Stories - which will be released on 16 May.

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