Coldplay frontman Chris Martin fatally fell through a trapdoor during the band’s Australia concert on Sunday.
The 47-year-old “Paradise” hitmaker stumbled while speaking to a crowd of 50,000 at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium during his international “Music of the Spheres” world tour.
in video footage shared on xThe 7-time GRAMMY winner was seen walking backwards on stage when he accidentally ran into an open trap door.
After the fall, a loud gasping sound came from the crowd.
Moments later, a crew member who was standing inside the gap helped the “Fix You” singer, who was wearing a blue T-shirt and black cargo pants, back onto the stage.
“This, uh, is not planned, thanks for catching me,” Martin told the employee into his mic. “Thanks, guys, holy s–t.”
Luckily, the father of two escaped any injuries from the fall.
Instead, he poked fun at himself, saying the ordeal would “probably be a YouTube moment.”
Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres” tour continues in the Southern Hemisphere as the band is set to visit Sydney before a stop in New Zealand.
The band is touring and scheduled to play through March 2022 By September 2025,
In September, Martin revealed that the band would only release Two more “proper” albumsThat means 12th will be his last.
Martin revealed this during an interview With Zane Lowe of Apple Music51.
Coldplay, composed of Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Phil Harvey and Martin, released their The tenth album, “Moon Music,” On 4th October.
The record immediately reached the number one spot, and became the UK act’s best-selling album in three years.
“We’re only going to make 12 proper albums, and that’s realistic,” Martin told Lowe, who did not like the idea, saying he wanted Coldplay to put out “50 albums”.
“You don’t do that, because less is more,” the “Fix You” singer pushed back. “And for some of our critics, even less would be more. “It’s really important that we have that range.”
Martin’s accident occurred just weeks after the singer Olivia Rodrigo suffered a major fall through a net at Rod Laver Arena in the same city.
Crowd “Bad idea, right?” After this she started panting loudly. The 21-year-old singer disappeared after suddenly tripping during her “Guts World Tour” concert.
Luckily, she survived the ordeal without any injuries.
