Coldplay [ tickets ], which launches a North American outing in late January, unveiled plans this week for a pair of February appearances in Southern California.

The group is scheduled to hit the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, CA, on Feb. 4, and then heads to Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim on Feb. 6. Tickets for both shows are set to go on sale Saturday (12/17).

Tickets for many other Coldplay shows are on sale now. [Click to search for Coldplay tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

Billy Joel [ tickets ] continues to plot more dates for his 2006 return to the road. The piano man expanded his planned stands in Boston, New York City and Hartford, CT, and tickets for all of the newly announced gigs hit the box office Saturday (12/17).

On-sales are already underway for many other Joel shows. [Click to search for Billy Joel tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

Ricky Martin [ tickets ], who's kept a low profile in the U.S. in recent years, backs his album "Life" with a U.S. tour that launches early next year.

Ticket on-sales get underway Saturday (12/17) for Martin's upcoming shows in Los Angeles; Reno, NV; Chicago; and Atlantic City, NJ.

On-sales are already underway in some additional markets. [Click to search for Ricky Martin tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

Queen [ tickets ] guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers have unveiled plans for a six-week North American tour.

On-sales get underway Saturday (12/17) for the trek's stops in Miami and Anaheim, CA.

Tickets are already on sale in a number of additional markets. [Click to search for Queen + Paul Rodgers tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

Kid Rock [ tickets ] has announced a pair of new 2006 gigs: Feb. 24 at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center and Feb. 25 at the Atlanta-area's Gwinnett Center. Tickets for both shows go on sale Saturday (12/17).

Tickets for several other upcoming Kid Rock performances are on sale now. [Click to search for Kid Rock tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

Ticket on-sale information for many other artists--including George Strait, Nine Inch Nails, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Nickelback and Hall and Oates--is available at liveDaily's Ticket Report.

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