It was announced on 1 June 2000 in support of their debut album, Parachutes (2000), following the unnamed concert run they co-headlined with Welsh band Terris.

[2] They mostly performed at clubs, theatres and festivals, while the set list included all tracks from the concert run's namesake album along with songs from The Blue Room (1999), covers and unreleased material.

[3] After numerous one-off performances and a few shows with Bellatrix in support of The Blue Room (1999),[4] Coldplay was part of the NME Premier Tour in January 2000 and embarked on a co-headlining run with Terris in March.

[8] During the first North American leg, Lily Frost was the opener in Vancouver and remaining dates had Powderfinger.

[10] Mercedes, JJ72 and Swan Lee were featured in the shows at Club Ifor Bach,[11] Ancienne Belgique,[12] and Vega,[13] respectively.