Coldplay has thrilled crowds with old hits and previewed music from their upcoming album during a record-breaking fifth headline slot at the Glastonbury Festival. Login or signup to continue reading The British band first headlined on the Pyramid Stage in 2002 and overtook The Cure, who have headlined four times, on Saturday night. Frontman Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman's set saw them joined by surprise stage guests like Hollywood star Michael J Fox.
According to reports, Tom Cruise was among the celebrities watching the band's set. Martin told the audience, who were wearing LED bracelets that change colour in time with the beat of music: "I look around and I just see amazing, wonderful people from all over the place and that's what makes Glastonbury the greatest city on Earth". Their set featured lasers, fireworks aplenty and hit songs like The Scientist, Yellow, Clocks, Viva La Vida and their Chainsmokers collaboration Something Just Like.
The band were also joined by on stage by British rapper Little Simz with a cameo from Burna Boy, to debut a new song, reportedly called We Pray, from their upcoming album Moon Music. 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. The Coldplay frontman made up a small song, telling Fox: "We just want to thank you, as humans go you're the best of all sorts, you're a musical .
