By Lars Brandle
After several attempts, Billboard managed to obtain a copy
of the track, the first from the upcoming album
The Web site asks for the user's email and postcode
details, after which an automatically-generated email is sent
to the downloader's inbox. The email contains a link to the
free MP3, which pops-up on the desktop within a zip-file. The
URL apparently expires in six hours.
The track will get a conventional paid-for digital release
on May 6, ahead of the June 12 release of the album "Viva La
Vida or Death and All His Friends."
"Violet Hill" was given its first airing on BBC Radio 1
Tuesday, with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin on hand. During
his lunchtime conversation with host Jo Whiley, he revealed
that the band would also play a free concert in Barcelona, but
did not disclose the venue or date of the gig.
The group recently announced it would promote the album
with free shows at London's Brixton Academy on June 16 and
Madison Square Garden in New York on June 23. The band has not
yet disclosed how fans will be able to get in to the shows.
Reuters/Billboard
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