August Music Spotlight

Snow Patrol- World Tour

Snow Patrol

Meet up with Snow Patrol on the last leg of their world tour as they hit up their favorite cities ‘down under.’ If you’re traveling with Contiki it will be easy to catch up with them! Check out the tour dates below to meet up with Snow Patrol in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch and more!

Even better, when you purchase tickets to any of the Australian or New Zealand shows, you’ll get a copy of the Snow Patrols third album “Final Straw” for free!

Date	Tour Location	Suggested Contiki Trip
August
8/16/2007	Salzburg, Austria	European Discovery- 14 Days
8/18/2007	Chelmsford, Great Britain	Great Britain & Southern Ireland- 17 Days
8/19/2007	Stafford, Great Britain	Great Britain- 10 Days
September
9/1/2007	Bangor, Ireland	Southern Ireland- 9 Days
9/7/2007	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Scene- 3 Days
9/8/2007	Waratah, NSW, Australia	Beaches & Reefs- 17 Days
9/12/2007	Adelaide, Australia	Ocean to Outback- 16 Days
9/14/2007	Auckland, New Zealand	Northern Highlights- 11 Days
9/15/2007	Christchurch, New Zealand	Grand Adventurer- 16 Days
9/17/2007	Melbourne, Australia	Aussie Explorer- 28 Days
9/19/2007	Brisbane, Australia	Coast & Whitsundays- 14 Days
9/22/2007	Perth, Australia	Aussie Explorer- 28 Days

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