The band headlined the Pyramid Stage for the fifth time.
Coldplay, pictured at the Manchester Ethiad Stadium as part of their Music Of The Spheres World Tour, were joined on the Glastonbury stage by Michael J Fox
Frontman Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman started their history-making set – which saw them joined by surprise stage guests like Hollywood star Michael J Fox – after a clock counted down on screens, which was followed by a BBC logo on the screen before the music started.
Moon Music will be their first album since 2021’s Music Of The Spheres, and will continue their environmental focus with the band announcing earlier this month that it will be released on vinyl made from recycled plastic bottles.Nigerian music legend Femi Kuti, who earlier had performed on the Pyramid Stage, then joined for a rendition of the song Arabesque, with Elyanna also singing.Also on the menu was My Universe which the band recorded with K-pop boy band BTS.
During the show, Martin also asked audiences to put away their phones for a second take of their song A Sky Full of Stars. A festivalgoer wearing a Pyramid Stage Coldplay hat at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset He announced his retirement from on-screen work in 2020, and in 2023 starred in the Apple+ documentary Still: A Michael J Fox Movie, exploring how Parkinson’s impacted his life.Coldplay’s performance follows a busy Saturday line-up on the Pyramid Stage which has seen performances from Little Simz, Michael Kiwanuka, Keane, Cyndi Lauper and more.
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