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Come on Johnny, come on! Coldplay invited Michael J. Fox to the Glastonbury stage on Saturday night to play guitar during the band’s concert.
“The main reason we’re in a band is ‘Back to the Future,'” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said after the performance. “So thanks to Michael, our hero.”
Before launching into “Humankind,” Martin wrote loose lyrics to name members of the crowd – including Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis and Fox. Fox played with the band for the song and also stayed for a performance of “Fix You.”
“With his Chuck Berry riff and the way he hit Biff: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael J. Fox,” Martin announced as the actor took the stage. Fox, who has been battling Parkinson’s disease since 1991, was in a wheelchair for the performance.
The group also brought out rapper Little Simz earlier as a surprise guest, kicking off a new collaboration. The track is rumored to be titled “Supernova,” with the chorus featuring the lyric “and so we pray.” Burna Boy also has a verse on the song, though he wasn’t present for the Glastonbury performance. Palestinian singer Elyanna was also on stage to help with vocals.
Simz’s surprise appearance came after she performed on the Pyramid Stage just before Coldplay. Before Simz took the stage, the band performed a series of their greatest hits, starting with “Yellow,” slowing down with “The Scientist” and performing “Viva La Vida” with a live orchestra.
As Coldplay’s concert drew to a close, after performing “Sparks,” lead singer Chris Martin asked the crowd to raise their hands and send their love to “Israel or Palestine, Ukraine or Russia, wherever you want.”
Earlier in the set, Coldplay welcomed Victoria Canal for “Paradise.” The 25-year-old singer-songwriter joined the band on vocals and piano.
Coldplay are Glastonbury legends: the Chris Martin-fronted rock band first appeared at the festival in 1999 and have headlined in 2002 (as a last-minute replacement for The Strokes), 2005, 2011 and 2016. This year’s performance marks Coldplay’s fifth time as the headliner, making them the first act to do so.
Saturday night’s show followed last week’s announcement that the group’s 10th album, titled “Moon Music,” would be due out October 4. The first single from the record, “Feels Like I’m Falling in Love,” was released Friday. “Moon Music” was produced by hitmaker Max Martin, who has worked with everyone from Britney Spears to The Weeknd. The album will be the group’s first since 2021’s “Music of the Spheres.”
Coldplay are currently still on their “Music of the Spheres” tour and have made a huge effort to reduce their carbon footprint, producing 59% fewer CO2 emissions than their last stadium tour so far. After surpassing $810 million in revenue, the “Music of the Spheres” tour became the third highest-grossing and second highest-attended tour of all time. The trek is expected to end in November in New Zealand.
Formed in 1997 at University College London, Coldplay currently consists of vocalist Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion. The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time.
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