Chris Martin comments on viral kiss cam 'debacle' at Coldplay's Hull concert
"We are going to keep doing it"
Coldplay performed their first UK show of the summer at Hull Kingston Rovers’ Craven Park stadium on Monday night (18th August).
Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Jonny Buckland played a career-spanning 23-song set in front of 20,000 adoring fans, kicking off with ‘Higher Power’ and wrapping up with ‘All My Love’ two hours later.
During the set, Chris Martin vowed to carry on with Coldplay’s infamous kiss cam despite THAT viral moment at the Gillette Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts back in July.
The footage of the two cuddling work colleagues panicking when they appeared on screens hit headlines around the world and sparked countless parodies.
Speaking to the audience in Hull, Chris Martin said: “We are so happy to be here. Many of you have written signs. So, I’ll take some time to try and read some signs. Then we’ll see what happens.
“First of all (that sign reads) ‘three times in three months’… You were at that Boston gig! Well, OK, thank you for coming again after that debacle.”
Addressing the Boston incident, Martin continued: “We’ve been doing this a long time, and it is only recently that it became a… yeah. Life throws you lemons and you’ve got to make lemonade. So, we are going to keep doing it because we are going to meet some of you.”
Coldplay at Hull's Craven Park stadium:
Coldplay at Hull's Craven Park stadium
Coldplay at Hull's Craven Park stadium
Coldplay at Hull's Craven Park stadium
Coldplay at Hull's Craven Park stadium
Coldplay at Hull's Craven Park stadium
Following Coldplay’s second Hull concert tonight (19th August), Coldplay will head to London for a record-breaking 10-night residency at London Wembley Stadium in front of 800,000 fans.
10% of Coldplay’s proceeds from the Wembley and Hull shows will be donated to Music Venue Trust, to help fund their vital work supporting grassroots UK venues and upcoming artists.
The shows at Wembley will be powered by 100% renewable energy with no generator use - a world first for a stadium show - with solar energy being fed into the grid via the band’s new renewable energy and ecosystem restoration project, Higher Power Farm, in the west of England.