Saturday June 29, Pyramid Stage: with a run of guest turns, some dad banter and an emotional Michael J Fox collab, Chris Martin and co. reach to make their fifth headline set one for the books They say in London, you’re never more than six feet away from a rat. Well in Glastonbury , the same can be said of Chris Martin.
Now headlining for a record-breaking fifth time, Coldplay have essentially become the house band with their seven performances and the frontman known to pop up for a guest spot , hand out those flashing wristbands to unsuspecting fans, do the occasional stewarding shift and probably show up to milk the cows when we’ve all gone home. “Brothers and sisters,” starts Martin mid-set, “but because we’re in the west country a lot of my cousins”. Hailing from down the road in Devon, the frontman seems to feel like Worthy Farm is his home – and there’s no place like it.
“I look around and I see so many amazing wonderful people from all over the place, and that’s what makes Glastonbury the best city in the world in my opinion,” he offers, honouring “the most peace-loving, love-making people” that make up the Glasto populace. He admits that Coldplay have “stolen so much of the ethos of Glastonbury’s vision”, and as a result they become “a band of 100,004 people”. Seeing themselves as a reflection of this iconic festival, they do their darndest to give it what it needs.
Love ‘em, loathe ‘em, casual fan with a copy of ‘A Rush Of .
