Coldplay's new single 'Violet Hill' was downloaded for free by over 600,000 people in the 24 hours since it was made available at 12.15pm on Tuesday April 29.
In the first 12 hours it was downloaded by 300,000, a figure which doubled overnight as other countries logged on to coldplay.com, the source of the free download.The single will be available free for a week and will then be released as a paid-for digital single on May 6.
The group's album 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends' will be released on June 12.
On June 16 the group play a completely free show at London's Brixton Academy. A week later, on June 23, they play another free show, this time in New York, at Madison Square Garden. Please check www.coldplay.com for details on the shows. No tickets are available to buy from the venues.
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