‘Coldplay saved my life’: Chris Martin shares deeply moving moment with trans fan on stage
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has shared a beautiful on-stage moment with a trans fan.
The āA Sky Full Of Starsā singer was performing on the bandās third night in Dublin, Ireland when he invited trans fan James to join the band on stage.
Martin spotted Jamesā sign which read: āTrans fan. Coldplay saved my life. Itās my dream to come on stage.ā
He then brought him up on stage where the pair had an adorable exchange.
āItās the first time someone has ever brought us a sign like this,ā Martin said.
āSo Iām going to say thank you for giving us this honour.ā
Face to face, James got to tell Martin how much his music meant to him and that heād saved his life.
The singer replied: āYou saved my life, itās the same. It works both ways, Iām afraid. We need you as much as you need us.ā
Per Jamesā request, the band then performed the 2014 track āMagicā.
Coldplay are currently on their Music of the Spheres World Tour which is running until November 2024 and now moving on to the Australian leg.
The day after the Dublin concert, Jamesā sister posted about the experience on X: āThis is my brother, James, he got taken on stage at the Coldplay show last night in Dublin, with the trans signā
āIf anyone has any videos/pictures of his incredible and well deserved moment weād love them! Thank you so much.ā
Quoting the post, the Protect Trans Kids account wrote: āChris Martin calls a trans man on stage at a [Coldplay] concert and reads out his sign: āTrans Fan. Coldplay saved my life.ā
āā¦and a stadium full of people get all the feels and go wild in support!ā
This isnāt the first time Martin and his band āĀ made up of Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion āĀ have proven themselves to be LGBTQ+ allies.
Earlier this year, Martin was praised for waving the LGBTQ+ Pride flag during the headline performance at BBCās Radio 1 Big Weekend in Luton.
During his performance of āPeople of the Prideā, Martin draped himself in a rainbow Pride flag and sang through the fabric.
Many have adopted āPeople of the Prideā as an LGBTQ+ anthem because of its lyricism surrounding the freedom to love: āWe’ll all be free to fall in love with who we want.ā
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