Coldplay have surprised fans by announcing the release of a new EP next year as a follow-up to their 2015 album 'A Head Full of Dreams'.

The band took to Twitter on Monday (November 21) to confirm the news. The EP will be called 'Kaleidoscope', but no more details are known about the release apart from it being scheduled for 2017.

Frontman Chris Martin wrote: "Hello everyone. We're working on some new songs for next year. It's called the Kaleidoscope EP. We hope you're well."

Coldplay will be looking to capitalise on the success of 'A Head Full of Dreams', which topped charts across the world and sparked off a massive world tour. In the summer they headlined the Glastonbury Festival.

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