Watch Ed Sheeran and Coldplay’s Chris Martin play a surprise acoustic set at Global Citizen Fest

30 September, 2024

Ed Sheeran and Chris Martin have performed a surprise acoustic set together at Global Citizen Festival in New York this past weekend – watch the set below.

On Saturday (September 28), the 2024 edition of the Global Citizen festival took place in Central Park, New York. During the festival, Ed Sheeran and the Coldplay frontman surprised those in attendance by appearing onstage together to perform a short unannounced set.

For the set, the pair performed four acoustic songs, taking turns to play Sheeran’s and Coldplay’s biggest hits. They kicked off the set with Sheeran on lead vocals for a rendition of Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’, before they transitioned into a duet for Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’.

Later they performed ‘Viva La Vida’, before concluding with a piano rendition of Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Of You’. Chris Martin was announced to appear at the festival as a guest speaker, while Sheeran wasn’t billed for an appearance at all.

Watch the full set below, beginning from the 4:56 mark.

In other Global Citizen news, BLACKPINK star Lisa debuted a new song, ‘Moonlit Floor’. The singer afterwards announced that the song is due for release on October 3. The upcoming track includes an interpolation of Sixpence None the Richer‘s ‘Kiss Me’.

In recent news, Ed Sheeran last month was announced to have purchased a minority stake amounting 1.4 per cent in the Ipswich Town football club. Sheeran has been the front of shirt sponsor for its Men’s and Women’s teams since 2021.

As for Coldplay, the band recently announced a new string of 2025 European and UK tour dates, which includes a record-breaking 10-show run at Wembley Stadium.

Check out a full list of tour dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.

Coldplay’s 2025 ‘Music Of The Spheres’ European and UK tour dates are: 

AUGUST 2025
18 – Hull, Craven Park Stadium
19 – Hull, Craven Park Stadium
22 – London, Wembley Stadium
23 – London, Wembley Stadium
26 – London, Wembley Stadium
27 – London, Wembley Stadium
30 – London, Wembley Stadium
31 – London, Wembley Stadium

SEPTEMBER 2025 
3 – London, Wembley Stadium
4 – London, Wembley Stadium
7 – London, Wembley Stadium
8 – London, Wembley Stadium

The new dates are in support of Coldplay’s 10th studio album ‘Moon Music‘ which is set for release on October 4. The dates also mark the band’s only UK and European shows of 2025. Coldplay have also promised that 10 per cent of their proceeds will be donated to the Music Venue Trust – helping to keep UK grassroots music venues open and fighting for the survival and development of upcoming artists.

The band’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’ tour recently became the biggest rock tour of all time, grossing $945.7million and selling 8.8million tickets since it began in March 2022. The shows have been praised for “setting a new standard” when it comes to an eco-conscious approach to live music, thanks to a slew of sustainable initiatives introduced by the band.

In other news, last week Martin sang ‘All My Love’ from the band’s forthcoming album ‘Moon Music‘ at a karaoke bar in Las Vegas. The frontman sported a disguise in the form of an oversized suit, wig and glasses at Dino’s Lounge to perform the track after making a guest appearance at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival.

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