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On Saturday, July 18 we played at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA (Los Angeles).

Here is a panorama of the stadium just before doors opened.

I got a chance to see my sister, Alyssa, on the leg of the trip. It has been a couple of years since I had last seen her.

– Post From My iPhone

Here are the dates I will be on tour:

7/14/09: Wheatland (Sacramento), CA
7/16/09: San Diego (Chula Vista), CA
7/18/09: Long Beach (Carson), CA
7/19/09: Los Angeles (Irvine), CA
7/21/09: Dallas, TX
7/22/09: Houston (The Woodlands), TX
7/24/09: St. Louis (Maryland Heights), MO
7/25/09: Chicago (East Troy), WI
7/30/09: Toronto, ON
8/01/09: Montreal, QC
8/02/09: Jersey City, NJ
8/03/09: Boston (Mansfield), MA
8/06/09: Raleigh, NC
8/07/09: Charlotte, NC
8/09/09: Tampa, FL

It is officially, official.

This summer, I get another opportunity to travel the grand U-S-of-A, with the british rock band called Coldplay.

This will be my third stint with the band, and as Meghan has simply stated, the last time (thanks to the impending arrival of Baby Andrikanich).

I will be doing the same job as I had in the past, assistant Merchandise Manager – basically, I do what I am told.

Basically, we manage a rolling warehouse of merchandise inventory as we roll in and out of venues across the country.

It is a lot of hard work, some of it even physical work, well, most of it actually. But it is a great experience, and I have met some great people over the years who are interesting and fun to travel with.

From the tour buses, to the nice hotels, to the back stage dressing rooms, and the inside of tractor-trailer stuffed to the gills with Coldplay merchandise, it is quite an experience.

So from July 13 through Aug 11, I will be working at Coldplay concert near you.

And during that time, I hope to have the chance to take lots of pictures, videos, and stories (at least the ones I can share).

So check back starting next week, and I hope you can get a little insight into what goes on behind the scenes of a big rock show.

If you want to get in touch, shoot me an email: chris@andrikanich.com, or an AOL IM: candrikanich; or via twitter @alphabet.