Coldplay confirmed for Roskilde

first act announced for Scandinavian festival

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 28th Jan 2009

Roskilde 2009

Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th July 2009
Roskilde, Denmark, Denmark
£190 for the four days

Coldplay have been confirmed as the first act to play Scandinavia's Roskilde.

The appearance will be Coldplay's only Scandinavian festival appearance of this summer, and will see them return to Roskilde for the first time since 2003. The group are eager to record the follow-up to last year's highly successful 'Viva La Vida' and Chris Martin and company are currently in the studio working on new material for an album with producer Brian Eno again.

Often mentioned in the same breath as Glastonbury, Roskilde is continental Europe's biggest festival. The festival offers a variety of international acts and four days of music from Thursday 2nd until Sunday 5th July. There are also warm up events which run from Saturday 28th June until the start of the festival.

More acts are expected to be announced soon.

Tickets are on sale, priced at £190 for the four days including the warm-up from Sunday 28th June until Wednesday 1 July 2009. To buy, click here.

For a review of Roskilde, and an indication of what to expect, click here.

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