Riding on the success of its melancholy hit "Yellow," Coldplay has announced the first batch of dates for its U.S. tour.

Although Coldplay announced on Thursday (3/22) that it was canceling most of its European dates--scheduled to begin on April 1--due to singer Chris Martin's vocal problems, the U.S. dates are still on, the band's spokesperson said. The cancelations currently do not affect the UK dates scheduled for April 23-30.

The spring-summer tour of North America kicks off on May 24 in Boston. Grandaddy is slated to open the shows.

According to its spokesperson, Coldplay will perform on April 9 at New York's Roseland Ballroom while in town make an April 7 appearance on "Saturday Night Live." The Roseland show is a make-up date for a Feb. 16 gig that Coldplay was forced to cancel due to illness.

The Brit-rock quartet is touring in support of its U.S. debut "Parachutes" (Nettwerk/Capitol).

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