Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay to play the on stage during the band’s record-breaking fifth headline Glastonbury set on Saturday night. In one of the UK festival’s standout moments, Fox – who is something of a guitar hero himself thanks to his turn as Marty McFly in – was brought out in front of a crowd that reportedly exceeded 100,000 people to perform two encore tracks.
Fox was welcomed to the stage by vocalist Chris Martin, who had previously paid tribute to the UK festival's legendary co-creator Michael Eavis. While strumming away on his , Martin quipped: “Here’s another legendary Michael, one who totally rocks. With his Chuck Berry riff, and the way he punched [ bully] Biff, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael J.
Fox.” Wielding an especially eye-catching Fender that looked to sport a peach/pink finish and Lace Sensor pickups, Fox joined a packed on-stage assembly to help strum through , before layering up guitarist Jonny Buckland’s awe-inspiring outro lead line from evergreen crowd pleaser – the penultimate song of the set. Martin, who knelt by Fox for much of the latter song, also gave a nod to Fox’s influential guitar moment with some impromptu callbacks.
The performance can be seen below. The reaction to Fox’s presence on stage proved overwhelming for some attendees, and a few members of the audience were seen to be visibly emotional following the film legend’s introduction. When it was time for Fox to depart, Martin heaped praise on t.
