Coldplay Preview Four New Songs From Forthcoming Album

Coldplay have premiered four new songs during a recent festival appearance.

The band, who are currently putting the finishing touches to their as-yet-untitled fifth album, played four new tracks from the album at Germany's Rock Am Ring festival over the weekend (June 3).

Coldplay performed new single 'Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall' as well as four other previously unheard tracks 'Hurts Like Heaven', 'Major Minus', 'Us Against The World' and 'Cartoon Hearts'.

The group have yet to confirm when their follow-up to 2008's 'Viva La Vida and Death And All His Friends' will be released, but is it expected to arrive before the end of 2011.

The band are scheduled to headline the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset later this month.

Coldplay - live photos