In an unusual start to their run of gigs at Marvel Stadium, the band performed without Guy Berryman, who was, in the words of frontman Chris Martin, “vomiting”.
More than anything else, a Coldplay concert is a spectacle. It has all the hallmarks of a big-bucks production: confetti, fireworks, streamers, flames, large balls bouncing across the crowd, light-up wristbands that pulse in sync to create a visual symphony.
This tour exclusively came to Perth last year, so it’s been a long time between drinks for east coast fans, who last saw Coldplay in 2016. In a career-first, the band is playing without its full line-up – Martin comes on stage before the show kicks off to explain that bassist Guy Berryman is unwell, and that a “strange, alien, weird friend character” will be taking his place. The band’s co-producer and engineer Bill Rahko steps up to the plate, wearing a helmet for the whole show – and for a last-minute gig, he does remarkably well.
Martin is a charming frontman with a dash of chaotic energy: he cracks jokes, tells zany anecdotes and has a huge grin on his face the entire night.. It’s these lower-key moments that have more impact, allowing the music to stand on its own – when Martin takes to the piano forCounter that with the presence of the Weirdos, the Muppet-style characters that have been a part of the band’s act since 2021.
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