Michael J. Fox joins Coldplay for surprise performance at Glastonbury Festival

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The “Back to the Future” actor made a surprise appearance at the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, joining Coldplay on stage during the band’s set.

Fox, 63, who has had Parkinson’s disease since 1991, was on stage in his wheelchair and played guitar during a performance of the hits “Humankind” and “Fix You.”

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After the performance, frontman Chris Martin sent a warm message to Fox, thanking the actor for being the inspiration behind the group’s musical career.

“The main reason we’re in a band is because we’re watching ‘Back to the Future,'” Martin said. “So thank you to our forever hero, one of the most amazing people on earth, Mr. Michael J. Fox, thank you very much Michael, our hero.”

Fox played the role of teenager Marty McFly in the 1985 film. Martin introduced Fox to the Glastonbury audience by referencing his character in the film.

“With his Chuck Berry riff and the way he hit Biff: ladies and gentlemen, welcome Michael J. Fox,” Martin said.

Fox retired from acting in 2020 due to the progression of his Parkinson’s disease.

He founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000, and the foundation has since become the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease research in the world, funding more than $1.5 billion in research projects, according to the foundation’s website.

This isn’t the first time Fox has joined the band for a performance. The actor and Coldplay teamed up in July 2016 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey when Coldplay performed “Johnny B. Goode,” the Chuck Berry song featured in “Back to the Future.”