Coldplay have announced the initial dates of a summer tour of the US and Canada, kicking off July 10 in Portland, OR.

The band are performing at the Grammy Awards this Sunday (February 8), and are nominated for seven awards including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album for �Viva La Vida’.

The album has sold almost eight million copies worldwide so far.

The dates are:

Portland, OR The Amphitheater at Clark County (July 10)
George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre (11)
San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre (13)
San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (16)
Carson, CA Home Depot Center (18)
Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center (21)
Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (22)
Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (24)
East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre (25)
Toronto, ON TBD (29)
Mansfield, MA Comcast Center (August 3)
Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion (6)
Charlotte, NC Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (7)
Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre (9)