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Thousands of Coldplay fans gathered at the end of one of Dublin’s busiest streets to attend a surprise performance by the band. However, some fans were disappointed that they were unable to hear the set.
After a rumour circulated on Wednesday that a major artist would be making an unannounced appearance on Grafton Street, fans from across the capital gathered on the high street ahead of the expected 8pm kick-off time.
Lead singer Chris Martin, accompanied by rapper Burna Boy, walked onto Grafton Street shortly after 8pm amid heightened security and an increased presence of Irish police.
Coldplay are in Dublin for four sold-out concerts at the 82,000 capacity Croke Park as part of their record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour.
More than 10 million tickets have been sold to date, making it the most attended music tour of all time.
Thousands of Coldplay fans gathered at the end of one of Dublin’s busiest streets to see a surprise performance from the band
After a rumour circulated on Wednesday that a major act would be making an unannounced appearance on Grafton Street, fans from across the capital thronged the shopping street
They were greeted with cheers and applause as the upstairs windows of several shops opened and several professional cameras filmed the events below.
Martin and Burna Boy were joined by Little Simz, Elyanna and TINI for the first public performance of We Pray with all artists participating.
They sang the same song several times, while fans filmed it with their cell phones and sang along.
The short session was part of a music video that first aired on the band’s official TikTok channel.
The performance was met with mixed reactions. The lack of speakers in the large crowd was disappointing, as many were too far away to hear properly, causing some fans to leave before the event was over.
Niamh Burke, a teacher from Tipperary, said she didn’t know why the same song was being played over and over, but added: “I thought it was fun. It was a thrill to see them in real life.”
However, she was disappointed with the sound system.
When asked what she thought of the event, another fan, who wished to remain anonymous, replied, “I don’t know what it was, but it was a waste of time either way.”
Lead singer Chris Martin, accompanied by rapper Burna Boy, walked onto Grafton Street shortly after 8pm amid heightened security and an increased presence of Irish police
Coldplay are in Dublin for four sold-out concerts at the 82,000 capacity Croke Park as part of the record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour
They were greeted with cheers and applause as the upstairs windows of several shops were opened to reveal several professional cameras filming the action below
The band is in Dublin after performing in Vienna.
Chris dedicated a song to the Swifties during their performance after Taylor Swift was forced to cancel her three performances in the Austrian city this month after it came out IS fighters planned to target her fans.
While playing Love Story he said: “If this isn’t okay, please don’t put it on YouTube because I don’t want to get in trouble with Taylor. If you can sing along with us, that would be great.”