Latest news with #Coldplayed
USA Today
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Liam Gallagher says 'don't worry' to Oasis fans concerned about getting 'Coldplayed'
Oasis concerts are apparently a safe space for fans of the extramarital variety. Liam Gallagher, the brash frontman of the English band, hopped on the mic during a recent concert in the United Kingdom to assure fans they wouldn't get "Coldplayed" at the band's performances. "Do we have any lovebirds in the house?" Gallagher, 52, asked the crowd at their show in Manchester. "Don't worry," he assured, as seen in social media video from July 20, "we ain't got any of that Coldplay" camera work. Getting some laughs from the crowd, Gallagher said it "doesn't matter to us" who their fans are "mingling" or "tingling" with. It's "none of our" business, he added. Coldplay gives fans warning in first concert since viral 'Kiss Cam' video Gallagher, with brother Noel, 58, set off on the Oasis Live '25 reunion tour July 4. Other artists have warned concertgoers that their secrets would remain within the walls of the venue in the wake of the infamous, immediately viral video of a couple who didn't want to be on camera. "If there's anybody here with their side chick or whatever, I think you're safe here," pop-country star Morgan Wallen told the crowd with a shrug at his July 18 concert in Glendale, Arizona. "I don't condone cheating anymore," he added. Stephen Colbert spoofs Coldplay concert 'Kiss Cam' with Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon Country artist Luke Bryan joked about the incident during his July 17 concert in Greenville, South Carolina, saying, "We're gonna shine our cameras on anybody. Who's here with their secretary tonight?" Bryan vamped part of his song "Strip it Down" before adding, "do not get caught tonight." The incident has even made it as far as late-night TV with a star-studded spoof on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Mock hiding from the camera, cameos popped up from CNN's Anderson Cooper and Bravo's Andy Cohen; fellow late night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers; "Happy Gilmore 2" stars Adam Sandler and Christopher McDonald; as well as a John Oliver of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show." Contributing: James Powel and Bryan Alexander
USA Today
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Coldplay gives fans warning in first concert since viral 'Kiss Cam' video
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin demonstrated that he had learned what those who practice prose for the masses have long known: you have to make things undeniably clear. In the band's first concert since the now-infamous 'Kiss Cam' video incident, Martin nodded to the viral video in somewhat of a warning to fans. "We'd like to say hello to some of you in the crowd," Martin said during the so-called "Jumbotron Song" portion of the July 19 show in Madison, Wisconsin. "How we're going to do that is use our cameras and put some of you on the big screen." Despite this subtle nod, Coldplay has not outright mentioned the viral incident since it happened. The band did, however, post a recap of the show, minus the incident, on their Instagram page which now has thousands of comments and over 1 million likes. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – a part of the USA TODAY Network – reported that no displays of affection were shown during the "Jumbotron Song." But there was one noteworthy moment. The cameras did find the tour's Pro Tools director, Madison native Bill Rahko, a co-producer and engineer who's worked with the band and was spotted with a "Wisconsin" shirt in a control room. "He knows everything about us," Martin said as part of the praise he heaped on a misty-eyed Rahko, lauding him for filling in for a sick Guy Berryman on bass for a show, helping them in the recording studio with little notice, and providing Martin with the beginning of the music for their blockbuster BTS collaboration "My Universe." "I can't tell you how much we love this man; we all do." What happened during the viral 'Kiss Cam' incident? The video from July 16 that went viral shows a man and a woman quickly letting go of each other when a "Kiss Cam" shows them on the giant screen at the concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts. 'Uh oh, what? Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy,' Coldplay frontman Chris Martin joked. The incident has led to Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigning from the company, according to his now-former employer. USA TODAY has not confirmed the identities of the man and woman in the video and has reached out to the company for comment multiple times. 'Coldplayed' warnings hit other concerts Other artists have warned concertgoers that their secrets would remain within the walls of the venue in the wake of so-called "Coldplayed" phenomenon. "If there's anybody here with their side chick or whatever, I think, I think you're safe here," pop-country artist Morgan Wallen told the crowd at his June 18 concert in Glendale, Arizona – just outside of Phoenix. "I don't condone cheating anymore," he added. Country artist Luke Bryan joked about the incident during his June 17 concert in Greenville, South Carolina saying, "We're gonna shine our cameras on anybody. Who's here with their secretary tonight?" Bryan vamped part of his song "Strip it Down" before adding, "do not get caught tonight." Coldplay's remaining tour dates According to Coldplay's website, their next concert will be held on Tuesday, July 22 in Nashville, Tennessee. They are then set to play two shows at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Saturday July 26 and Sunday July 27 before going to London for a slate of shows in August and September. Contributing: Piet Levy – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY
USA Today
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'They've just been Coldplayed': Internet reacts to viral concert couple video
Sparks definitely weren't flying during an awkward moment at a Coldplay concert this week. During the band's July 16 concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, frontman Chris Martin commented on concertgoers shown on the jumbotron at the show. When the camera panned to a couple embracing in the crowd, the pair quickly tried to dodge the spotlight. The woman turned her back from the camera, while the man ducked out of view behind a glass barrier. Martin quipped, "Uh oh. Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy." After the couple shrank away from being filmed, Martin said, "I hope we didn't do something bad," and later, "I'm not quite sure what to do." The internet quickly reacted to the widely-circulated clip, with some users sharing theories about the couple's identities and others taking to social media to crack jokes about the moment. Here's a look at some of the memes. Coldplay concert video: The internet is determined to find 'cheaters.' Why? Internet reacts to video of Coldplay concert couple While speculation and rumors flew about what really caused the couple to evade the jumbotron, many social media users made light of the moment and Coldplay's role in it. Some riffed on Martin's comment that perhaps something unseemly happened. Coldplay hasn't made a single in night, they made two. Coldplay should out people at every concert and say that they've just been Coldplayed Coldplay is no longer a band. It's a live-action Maury Povich episode with a soundtrack and glow sticks. Others thanked Martin and Coldplay for the ensuing online discourse. Shoutout to Coldplay for bringing the whole internet together for one day I would like to thank Coldplay for bringing the nation together. For a day, you fixed us. Some people even compared the couple to other notable pairs in pop culture. me at the coldplay show the Coldplay concert was crazy While some took to taking digs at Coldplay's music, others defended the band. coldplay has provided me more entertainment in the past 24 hours than they have in their entire musical career. Unrelated but when did everyone start hating Coldplay??? They have HITS! Grow up. Don't let this lead to Coldplay slander now. We ain't doing that. Sports teams and other organizations also riffed on the moment. Cameras are EVERYWHERE! Don't get caught doing something you *maybe* shouldn't be about doing something naughty, like dumping trash in the City? We've got video cameras all over. We WILL catch you - and you will pay the price! When Coldplay starts playing your song: *Goes to one Coldplay concert* Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
