Coldplay have posted samples of all 12 tracks from their upcoming album, A Head Full Of Dreams, on their official Youtube. The album is set to be released 4 December.
This one and a half minute kaleidoscopic teaser comes just one day after the band released their album artwork on instagram and in the same week released the full recording of the single Up&Up.
Listen to Coldplays A Head Full of Dreams sampler below
Also this week, Chris Martin told The Sun that Barack Obama will feature on the new album in soundbite form; the president is singing 'Amazing Grace'. Martin stated: 'Because of the historical significance of what he did and also that that song being about, 'I'm lost but now I'm found.'' The Sun stated that Coldplay received direct permission from the president of the United States to use the clip, which can be heard in full here.
Coldplay will start their A Head Full of Dreams Tour in Hackney, London, 3 December. Get tickets and further information here. Tickets are on sale this Friday (27 November), with announced tour dates below.
Thursday, December 3 St John's Hackney Church, London, UK
Saturday, December 5 Jingle Bell Ball, O2 Arena, London, UK
Thursday, March 31 Estadio Unico de La Plata, Buenos Aires, AR
Sunday, April 3 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, CL
Tuesday, April 5 Estadio Nacional, Lima, PE
Thursday, April 7 Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, BR
Sunday, April 10 Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Wednesday, April 13 Estadio El Campin, Bogota, CO
Saturday, April 16 Foro Sol, Mexico City, MX
Tuesday, May 24 Stade Charles-Ehrmann, Nice, FR
Thursday, May 26 Estadi Olimpic, Barcelona, ES
Wednesday, June 1 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, DE
Saturday, June 4 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK
Tuesday, June 7 Hampden Park, Glasgow, UK
Saturday, June 11 Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich CH
Thursday, June 16 Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Saturday, June 18 Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Thursday, June 23 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, NL
Wednesday, June 29 Olympiastadion, Berlin, DE
Friday, July 1 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, DE
Sunday, July 3 Friends Arena, Stockholm, SE
Tuesday, July 5 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, DK