Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Coldplay Announce Los Angeles Concert in aid of the Grammy Foundation

The incredibly successful band, Coldplay, have announced they will play a memorable one-night only concert at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, August 3rd, at UCLA Tennis Center, Los Angeles. Segments of the show will also air at midnight, on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Coldplay – comprising Guy Berryman (bass), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Will Champion (drums) and Chris Martin (vocals, guitar, keyboards) – has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and won numerous awards, including seven GRAMMY® Awards, six Brit Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. Viva La Vida, the band’s fourth full-length studio album, was released in June 2008 and went on to chart at No. 1 in 36 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, and become the top-selling global album of 2008 according to IFPI. The concert will serve as the Los Angeles portion of the The Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert series, featuring today’s hottest artists participating in unique summer music experiences in major cities. More information can be found at www.samsungsummerkrush2011.com.

The net proceeds from the event will benefit the GRAMMY Foundation’s®-GRAMMY in the Schools® (www.grammyintheschools.com)music education programs for high school students. These programs include the annual GRAMMY Camp®, which is offering its Los Angeles session from July 9–July 18, and its first-ever New York session from Aug. 2–Aug. 8, 2011.

The GRAMMY Foundation®was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage.

Tickets, prices range from $45 to $150, and go on sale at 10am (PST) this Friday, July 15, at www.ticketmaster.com and through Ticketmaster outlets.

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Words: Emily Smith/Rememba Entertainment


- Supporting the GRAMMY Foundation.

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