Coldplay Performs Intimate Concert for SiriusXM at Stephen Talkhouse
“To come back and play a tiny bar is very humbling,” Chris Martin said before the show.
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM
It’s been 20 years since Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland met at their University College London (UCL) orientation and formed what would eventually become the international sensation Coldplay. Seven studio albums, seven world tours, and seven GRAMMY Awards later, the band is finally, in their own words, “in the place we always dreamed we’d get to in terms of the music we’re making.”
In celebration of two decades of music, Coldplay treated SiriusXM listeners to a special invitation-only show on Sunday, August 7, at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, NY — which, unlike their huge stadium tour, was performed in front of less than 200 people.
“It’s just a treat, man. The thing is, I think part of the reason we’re enjoying ourselves so much is because we’re very connected to the fact that we’re just a group of friends that came from this kind of place,” Martin said to Alt Nation host Jeff Regan. “So to come back and play a tiny bar is very humbling, and it also reminds us not to take the big shows for granted, and to be appreciative of anybody who shows up because there was a time when we couldn’t fill this building.”
Coldplay’s career-spanning performance, which included music from their new album, “A Head Full of Dreams,” aired live on The Spectrum.
