Coldplay has been bringing out particular company reminiscent of H.E.R., Craig David and Natalie Imbruglia throughout its six-night stint at Wembley Stadium, and on the penultimate present final evening (Aug. 20), the band launched comic Steve Coogan — in character because the beloved Alan Partridge.
Joined by musicians Jacob Collier and Nicole Lawrence, the makeshift supergroup lined ABBA‘s “Understanding Me, Understanding You” and Kate Bush’s “Working Up That Hill (A Deal With God).” (“I preferred her earlier than anybody else,” “Partridge” famous earlier than diving into the track, poking enjoyable of the track’s resurgence due to Stranger Issues.) Chris Martin gave the actor his mic in the course of the efficiency, opting to strum his acoustic guitar and sing backup.
Watch fan-shot footage of the ABBA cowl here and Kate Bush cowl beneath.
Coogan wasn’t the one comic Coldplay invited on stage. Earlier than the pair of covers, Simon Pegg joined the band for “A Sky Stuffed with Stars.” A couple of minute into the track, Martin stopped the music. After apologizing to the group, he mentioned, “we simply obtained in hassle for not introducing our tambourine participant. He’s our brother, and we love him a lot.”
The digicam then panned to Pegg, and the viewers erupted into applause. Earlier than beginning the track over, Martin requested if everybody might put their telephones away and actually be within the second. In fact, not everybody listened, so you may watch footage from that efficiency, too.
