Coldplay welcomed an array of special guests on stage during their historic Glastonbury 2024 set. The British band, led by Chris Martin, played the Pyramid Stage on Saturday (29 June), one night after Dua Lipa impressed crowds with her very own headline set – despite a sound issue with the BBC broadcast . Coldplay last graced the stage at the festival in 2016, which was their fourth time headlining – and this fifth set, which The Independent called a “spectacle of a lifetime” , saw them become the act to have headlined the most number of times .
To mark the occasion, Coldplay enlisted some help from other famous stars. Martin and his bandmates were first joined by Spanish-American singer-songwriter Victoria Canal, who helped out with the vocals on “Paradise” and they previewed a brand new collaboration with Little Simz and Burna Boy, titled “And So We Pray”. Little Simz, who had played the Pyramid Stage hours before, was present for the performance, as was Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna and the Bolton String Orchestra– but Burna Boy appeared in a VT behind them as they played.
The song will be on Coldplay’s 10th studio album, Moon Music , which is due out on 4 October. Immediately after, Elyanna performed Coldplay’s 209 song “Arabesque” alongside the band and Femi Kuti, while Laura Mvula led a rendition of 2008 song “Violet Hill”. Towards the end of their set, they were joined by Back to the Future actor Michael J Fox for two tracks: “Human.
