Coldplay Giving Away New Song On Web

Following in the footsteps of Radiohead, The Charlatans and Prince, Coldplay will be giving away a free download of the first single, "Violet Hill," from their new album for one week via their website starting tomorrow.

The regular digital release of the song is scheduled for 6 May, while the full-length album, Viva La Vida or Death and all his Friends, has been pushed up to June 12 in the UK. 

The will also be giving away tickets to two free concerts in June, in New York and London. Details of how to win tickets will be posted on the Coldplay website.


And just to make sure they are covering all ranges of the audio spectrum, a free 7-inch vinyl single of Coldplay's Violet Hill will also be given away on the cover of music weekly NME on May 7. 

This way they have released the song in the two worst sounding formats known to mankind simultaneously, the mp3 and the flexi-disc!

BBC.com: Coldplay giving away new single