Coldplay‘s Chris Martin intervened after a boy got “squished” in the crowd.
During a show at Sydney’s Accor Stadium for the band’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’ tour, the frontman addressed a boy after seeing him in apparent distress. Having motioned for him to be lifted over the barriers, the frontman told him: “You can sit right here, OK? You don’t have to be squeezed.”
The moment has since gone viral, with clips of Martin reassuring the boy showing him asking the security team to get him some headphones. Once he was over the barrier, Martin said: “Then you don’t have to be squished by all these adults is all.”
@kidspot.com.au Chris Martin pauses the show to ensure fan safety first! He steps in to make sure no one gets crushed, showing once again that he cares deeply about his fans. #ChrisMartin #FanSafety #Coldplay
He told the boy: “You sit right there my little brother, OK. Better?” before adding: “Do you want some coke or something? The drink, I mean,” as the crowd laughed. “We’ll take care of you, man,” he promised as the show continued as normal.
It comes only days after Martin had his own safety issue on stage, having fallen through a trap door while performing in Melbourne. The frontman was addressing the crowd after a performance of ‘Everglow’ when he fell through a trap door as he was walking backwards.
Martin’s fall was cushioned by a crew member who stuck his hands out through the hole to catch him. After getting back on his feet, the ‘Yellow’ singer joked: “Thank you for catching me, so much. Holy shit, that was nearly a YouTube moment.”
The moment Chris Martin fell through a trapdoor right in front of me at the #Coldplay concert tonight. pic.twitter.com/qIdzMEGG0s
— Greg Briggs (@greg__briggs) November 3, 2024
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Next year, Coldplay will take their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour to North America before returning to the UK for performances in London and Hull. They will play a historic 10-night run at Wembley Stadium in the capital – beating the previous venue record set by Taylor Swift and Take That.
Coldplay most recently released their 10th studio album, ‘Moon Music’, at the start of October. It has since become the fastest-selling record by a UK act in 2024 so far and earned the biggest week for a British act on the UK’s Official Albums Chart since Adele‘s ’30’.
Ahead of the record’s release, Martin spoke to NME exclusively in his only written interview for the album. The wide-ranging conversation saw the frontman reveal the topics that had inspired the record and how the band were coming to the end of writing new music.
As for whether Coldplay were still planning on concluding their recorded catalogue after 12 albums, Martin told NME: “The 12 album thing is very real, and it’s a nice feeling. It doesn’t mean we won’t tour or finish some compilation things or outtakes or whatever. It just means that the main story is told. That’s just what feels really right. Just knowing that’s happening supercharges all the work we’re doing now.”
Elsewhere, Martin said this deadline had led to the members having “more hunger” in their creative approach, and determined to make sure they don’t “dilute” anything they put out. He reassured fans that by the time their 12th album is complete, “everything will make sense” in terms of Coldplay’s story.
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