Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin experienced a dramatic fall during a performance in Australia, but fortunately emerged unharmed after tumbling into a hole on stage.
Video footage shared on social media captured the incident, which took place at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday. While engaging with the audience during a break between songs, Martin suddenly vanished from sight, only to be caught by someone positioned beneath the stage. He quickly returned to his feet, seemingly unscathed.
“That’s uh, not planned. Thank you for catching me, so much. Thank you, guys,” Martin remarked, adding humorously, “Holy sh*t, that was nearly a YouTube moment.”
Following the fall, he continued with the performance, which was the fourth and final concert in Melbourne as part of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres world tour.
This concert was notable for another reason: bassist Guy Berryman was absent due to illness. Coldplay acknowledged this unusual situation on Instagram, stating, “Tonight was the first time in our band’s history that we’ve played a show without all four members onstage. Guy was taken ill unexpectedly just before the show. Thank you for carrying us through it.”
After Melbourne, Coldplay is scheduled to perform four shows in Sydney before heading to Auckland, New Zealand. The tour will culminate with ten performances at Wembley Stadium in London, starting August 22 next year.
Martin’s mishap is reminiscent of a recent incident involving singer Olivia Rodrigo, who also fell into a hole during her concert at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne while running on stage lit only by a spotlight, managing to catch herself with her arms.