British rock band Coldplay thrilled audiences with old hits and treated crowds to music from their upcoming album as they performed their record-breaking fifth headline slot at Glastonbury Festival. The band first headlined on the Pyramid Stage in 2002 and overtook The Cure, who have headlined the slot four times, on Saturday night in a performance that saw them throw it back to the year 2000 by opening with their hit song Yellow. Advertisement 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.
Coldplay start their set with Yellow and a Saturday night Pyramid Stage party is underway! RS pic.twitter.com/DhrU9zYoih Advertisement — Glastonbury Live (@GlastoLive) June 29, 2024 Advertisement Their second song of the night was Higher Power, from their ninth album Music Of The Spheres, with Martin going on to sit down on the stage as he started the song Paradise, from their 2011 album Mylo Xyloto, where singer-songwriter Victoria Canal joined them on the piano.
According to reports, Hollywood star Tom Cruise was among the celebrities watching the band’s set. Advertisement 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.
