Coldplay Sparks National Attention At Recent Stadium Show
British rock band Coldplay has been releasing hit songs and selling out shows for more than two decades. Now, video taken at a recent concert has catapulted them into the middle of the pop culture spotlight.
During their show in Boston on July 16th, frontman Chris Martin sang the group’s “Jumbotron Song” – a lighthearted tradition at Coldplay shows where Martin ad-libs about the audience members displayed on the big screen.
However, on this particular night, the playful bit did not go as planned. The camera caught an unsuspecting couple with arms wrapped around one another, who quickly released their embrace and hid their faces. Martin joked:
“Either they’re having an affair of they’re just very shy.”
A video of the moment went immediately viral and the individuals were identified as the CEO and Head of HR for a company called Astronomer. Both are allegedly married to other partners. In the days that followed, millions of users saw the video online, and an internal investigation was launched by the company.
See the viral video below.
Keith Urban Comments On The Viral Jumbotron Moment
During a recent visit to On Air With Ryan Seacrest, Keith Urban was asked how he would handle it, if a similar instance were to happen at one of his shows. Seacrest asked:
“Do you give them a heads up – here comes the kiss cam, or the camera, or anyting like that?”
Urban responds, “That would take all of the fun out of it, Ryan. No, definitely not.”
Watch their exchange in the video below.
Coldplay Brings Out Keith Urban For Surprise Performance In Nashville
Coldplay headlined Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on Tuesday, July 22nd. The show had long been sold out, but the recent virality had all eyes on the concert, eager for what surprises might be in store. As has become the custom in Music City, the band welcomed a country music supertstar to the stage near the end of their set – Keith Urban.
Instead of playing any of the dozens of hit songs that Urban or Coldplay have released, they chose to take the opportunity to honor the late Johnny Cash.
Chris Martin and bandmates wrote a song called “Til Kingdom Come” that was reportedly set to be recorded by Cash. However, with his tragic death in 2003, the “Man In Black” never got in the studio to cut the track. Martin told the audience:
“This is a song we wrote for Johnny Cash, and it was all ready for him to record, it was in his next batch of songs, then he passed on so we always sing it in his honor because Johnny Cash is one of the first musicians most of us fell in love with. I’m sure most of you too.”
Coldplay did ultimately release the song as a hidden track on their 2005 album, X&Y. Watch Keith Urban perform “Til Kingdom Come” alongside Coldplay in the video below!
