Coldplay play UK dates in spring

Coldplay are planning UK dates as early as spring, according to drummer Will Champion.

The group have been in the US working on mixes for songs for their third album, which is currently set for release in spring.

Speaking to the band's official newsletter, Champion hinted the band may play some gigs in Britain to coincide with the release, despite being “utterly petrified” at the prospect having not done a gig in 16 months.

He said: “I think we were in no hurry (to finish the album) because the prospect of touring again was so daunting that we felt we should take our time, and also we wanted to make sure that it was the best it could possibly be.

”But in the end, having no deadline became a problem because we never really felt the need to finish anything. As soon as we gave ourselves a proper deadline we started to be much more productive and the stuff we were doing was miles better. It's always the same with us, the best stuff comes when we start to panic.”

Speaking about the sound of the record, he continued: “It's like a natural progression from the last record. The difference between ‘In My Place' and ‘Clocks' on ‘A Rush Of Blood To The Head' represented the change between the oldest and the newest songs of that album and there are songs that kind of pick up where ‘Clocks' left off, but also ones that have moved on a bit.”

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