Recently, Chris Martin told the Sun that the band wants to hand out a free live album to fans that attend their summer gigs. Their inspiration? The recession. Apparently they want fans to get more bang for their buck.

“We are trying to work out a way that, when you hand your ticket in at the door, you get given the recording. It would be such a cool thing to do.”

While this is a great idea, I think fans would rather they just lower their damn ticket prices. $100+ for a show is a lot to spend during these times.

Summer Tour Dates

July 10: Portland, Ore. (The Amphitheater at Clark County)
July 11: George, Wash. (The Gorge Amphitheatre)
July 13: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
July 16: San Diego (Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre)
July 18: Carson, Calif. (Home Depot Center)
July 21: Dallas (Superpages.com Center)
July 22: Houston (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
July 24: Maryland Heights, Mo. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
July 25: East Troy, Wis. (Alpine Valley Music Theatre)
July 29: Toronto (TBD)
Aug. 3: Mansfield, Mass. (Comcast Center)
Aug. 6: Raleigh, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion)
Aug. 7: Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
Aug. 9: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheatre)

- Brent Koepp