Coldplay included St. Paul among the cities announced on its 2012 North American tour -- and it looks like we just made it. The Aug. 11 stop at Xcel Energy Center is the final date listed among the 21 shows, which start April 17 in Edmonton, Alberta, but include long breaks for the family-men band members to return home. Tickets go on sale Dec. 17 through Ticketmaster at prices to be announced, with an American Express cardholders pre-sale starting Monday. The band is touring behind its "Mylo Xyloto" album, whose mega-promotion includes a 90-minute "Austin City Limits" PBS special on New Year's Eve and the release of a new single, "Charlie Brown." The lads had to play Charles Schulz's home turf, in that case. Their last time in the Twin Cities was also at the X, a sold-out show in November 2008.
Coldplay will return to Xcel next summer
CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER
AHEAD: Lindsay Lohan is making headlines for her coming Playboy centerfold. But law enforcement sources said she's been quietly putting in her required hours of community service at the L.A. County coroner's office and is now ahead of schedule for completing the court-ordered service.
BENEFIT: Jay-Z didn't graduate from high school, but he's encouraging others to value their education. The rapper announced he will perform two shows at New York's Carnegie Hall on Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 to benefit the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and the United Way of New York City.
NOT ENGAGED: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for a friend's wedding, sparked rumors of their own engagement after Gomez was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her engagement ring finger. But a rep for Gomez, 19, said Bieber, 17, had not popped the question. Gomez's rep told Us Weekly: "She is not engaged."
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