Legendary British rockers Coldplay are currently performing their Music of the Spheres tour across Melbourne and frontman Chris Martin recently caught up with a local Oasis tribute band.
The English singer, 47, dropped into a recording studio on Monday and overheard the band Shakerfaker rehearsing – and was stunned by how good they were.
Martin dropped into the studio to tell the band he was incredibly impressed by their rendition of Oasis’ music, much to the delight of lead singer Kieran O’Sullivan.
The band shared a photo to social media of Martin cheerfully posing with them and captioned it with some revealing words.
‘Everyone, meet Shakerfaker’s newest fan. You might know him from Coldplay, but we know him as the charming bloke who popped his head into our rehearsal room,’ they began.
‘Chris said, “Sorry to interrupt but you sound terrific” which was nice. He looked over our set for Saturday and approved.
‘Enjoy your stay, Chris. Thanks for coming to say “yellow”.’
O’Sullivan later revealed that his music getting Martin’s tick of approval meant the world to him.
Legendary British rockers Coldplay are currently performing their Music of the Spheres tour across Melbourne and frontman Chris Martin recently caught up with a local Oasis tribute band. (Pictured: Chris Martin with Oasis tribute band Shakerfaker)
‘It was nice getting validation from someone who’s extremely famous and good at music and also a massive Oasis fan,’ he told the Herald Sun.
Coldplay will next perform at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Thursday night, while iconic English band Oasis recently announced they would be touring Down Under next year.
A leaked setlist has been circulating online recently, revealing the potential lineup of tracks Coldplay would be bringing to their sold-out Aussie concerts.
The English singer, 47, dropped into a local recording studio on Monday and overheard the band Shakerfaker rehearsing their music – and was stunned by how good they were
Coldplay are expected to play their most beloved hits to the roaring crowd, including Yellow, Viva La Vida and Fix You.
They are also rumoured to have a special tribute planned for late great cricketer Shane Warne who was a close friend of Chris’.
The frontman is tipped to be performing his heartfelt ballad Song For Shane, which was written in tribute to Warne after he died in March 2022.
Coldplay will next perform at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Thursday night
Meanwhile, iconic English band Oasis recently announced they would be touring Down Under next year. (Pictured: Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher)
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