Coldplay's "Violet Hill" Single Will Be Free For A Week

Coldplay will make "Violet Hill," the first single from their forthcoming Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, available as a free download on their website for one week starting at 7:15 a.m. EST on Tuesday.

The single will become a conventional digital release that you'll have to purchase from online retailers on May 6.

To further promote the new album, Coldplay will perform free shows at London, England's Brixton Academy on June 16 and New York City's Madison Square Garden on June 23. Details on how to win tickets will be available on the group's site.

The Brian Eno and Markus Dravs-produced Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends will be released in North America on June 17. You can check out the cover art — which features a defaced version of French artist Eugene Delacroix's 1830 painting, Liberty Leading The People — here.

Coldplay will perform at the Pemberton Festival in Pemberton, B.C. on July 27.