Coldplay, Lady Gaga, and Justice among New Year's headliners

CEBU, Philippines - On New Year's Eve, Coldplay will perform in Abu Dhabi, Phish returns to NYC's Madison Square Garden, and Lady Gaga and Florence + The Machine perform on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest in the US. On New Year's Day, Drake plays Las Vegas and Justice kicks off a world tour in Sydney.

Also in New York City on December 31, Patti Smith plays Bowery Ballroom, Los Lobos play City Winery, New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men play Roseland Ballroom, Infected Mushroom play the Best Buy Theater, and Deadmau5 heads to Pier 36, while Avicii plays Pier 34.

In Los Angeles, Duck Sauce, Diplo, and Chromeo head to Oak Canyon Park, while Lupe Fiasco plays Hollywood & Highland Center. Wanda Jackson and Best Coast play Club Nokia.

In London, The 2 Bears play XOYO, Adam Beyer plays Fabric, Gary Numan plays All Star Lanes, and Kasabian, Chase & Status, and Zane Lowe head to The O2.

Other highlights include Jane's Addiction at Aspen's Belly Up, Cake at Atlanta's Fox Theatre, and Willie Nelson at Austin's Moody Theater. In Las Vegas, Chris Brown headlines events at Pure Nightclub, Guns N' Roses headline The Joint, John Legend plays Pearl Concert Theater, Stevie Wonder plays Cosmopolitan, and Paul Oakenfold plays Rain.

Australia's The Falls Festival will host Arctic Monkeys, Crystal Castles, Dan Deacon, and The Naked and Famous in Lorne, and the Fleet Foxes and Beirut in Marion Bay.

Toronto will host shows by Elliot Brood, The Sadies, and Steve Aoki, while Vancouver will host Tiësto at the Pacific Coliseum.

For those who prefer to celebrate couch-side with the remote control, an annual performance by the Vienna Philharmonic is broadcast in more than 50 countries, and Japan's Red and White Song Festival, a 50-year-old tradition featuring competing teams of celebrity singers, airs internationally on NHK and select cable channels.

From New York, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest airs on ABC-TV featuring Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Florence + The Machine, Nicki Minaj, and Blink-182. On NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daily, you can watch live sets by Drake, The Roots, and Cee-Lo Green, while MTV will host a performance by J. Cole. (FREEMAN)