Frontman Chris Martin survived a close call at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia during the band’s final show. Footage and images circulated of the singer toppling through a hole in a stage trap-latch for a trapdoor. No one was hurt in the incident that occurred on Sunday. One clip, shared by Greg Briggs on X (formerly Twitter), showed Chris mingling with the audience. When he walked into the trap door, he also walked backwards. Gasping could be heard from the audience.
On the other side of the trap door, there was already someone there, hands out banging together for Chris’ landing. Sunday, Chris: “Man, not cool.” Chris woke up the next morning and said on the mic, “That wasn’t planned. Thank you all so much for catching me. Wow, thank you guys what the f*** that was some YouTube s***.” A person with the username AmandaMusin had posted the video, writing, “The moment Chris Martin fell through a trapdoor 3 feet in front of me at the #Coldplay concert tonight.”
Coldplay have been touring internationally on their Music of the Spheres World Tour since March of 2022. Following their final Melbourne show, Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion will travel to Sydney to complete their Aussie leg followed by a trip to New Zealand. The Indian leg of Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour will have a total of three shows in Mumbai in January. With London’s Wembley Stadium set for a 10-day run in September 2025, the tour is due to come to a close.
As we reported earlier in the week, Chris previously spoke about Coldplay’s intention to release 12 “proper albums,” of which the band have already released 10 (including Moon Music). Speaking with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, he explained the necessity of having a “bar” for the duties Coldplay is required to handle together. “That’s true, because we are only going to make 12 proper albums, and less is more. And for at least some of our critics, less would equal more. It is really crucial that we have that boundary. There are precisely 12 and a half Beatles albums, and some Bob Marley, which is to say, all of our heroes. Also, having that limit means that the quality control is so high right now, and for a song to be on there, it has to go through such an exit of all these checks for qualities it’s almost impossible, which is a good thing.”
The moment Chris Martin fell through a trapdoor right in front of me at the #Coldplay concert tonight. pic.twitter.com/qIdzMEGG0s
— Greg Briggs (@greg__briggs) November 3, 2024
