Coldplay made history as they became the first group ever to headline Glastonbury five times on Saturday.
The British band, fronted by Chris Martin, made their debut at the iconic festival in the New Bands Tent in 1999, before headlining in 2002, 2005, 2011, and 2016.
Kicking off fifteen minutes late the group opened their historic set with 2000 hit Yellow as the the sea of festival goers joined in singing.
But viewers at home were left frustrated by the delay and took to social media to make their feelings known.
Writing on X, formerly Twitter: ‘You’re running late lads. Put a shift in!’: ‘Always late but worth the wait’: ’10 mins late FFS classic Coldplay’: ‘Coldplay late what’s new’: It really is a Coldplay show if they are late’.
Coldplay made history as they became the first group ever to headline Glastonbury five times on Saturday (frontman Chris Martin pictured)
The British band, fronted by Chris Martin, made their debut at the iconic festival in the New Bands Tent in 1999, before headlining in 2002, 2005, 2011, and 2016
However some were left frustrated when the group’s set started 15 minutes late at 10pm and took to social media
Frontman Chris previously predicted the band’s astronomical success the year before they had even released their first album.
On June 26, 1998, a then-22-year-old musician stood in the field of UCL’s Wye Farming College during his end-of-year ball and declared what the future of Coldplay, then just a year old, would be.
He said: ‘Jon Buckland, Chris Martin, Will Champion and Guy Berryman Act of the Coldplay. They’re going to go on to be such a huge band. This will be on national television within four years. Four years.
Frontman Chris Martin previously predicted the band’s astronomical success the year before they had even released their first album
On June 26, 1998, a then-22-year-old Chris stood in the field of UCL’s Wye Farming College during his end-of-year ball and declared what the future of Coldplay would be
He said: ‘Jon Buckland, Chris Martin, Will Champion and Guy Berryman Act of the Coldplay. They’re going to go on to be such a huge band. This will be on national television within four years. Four years’
The group had formed just the year before (pictured: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris in 1999)
Chris with (L-R) Will, 46, Guy, 45, and Johnny, 46 in February
‘By 26 June, 2002, Coldplay, the band, or whatever they’re called then will be known, just all over man. We’re going to be so big.’
He finished: ‘Guy, Will, John and Chris. Don’t you forget. Massive, absolutely huge.’
The next year they performed at Glastonbury for the first time. They headlined for the first time just three years after that.
Each of the members Chris named stayed on to see the band’s success, and they added manager Phil Harvey along the way.
Headlining this year’s festival are Coldplay on Saturday night, SZA on Sunday night, and Dua Lipa who performed on Friday night.
Shania Twain, 58, will play on Sunday in the late afternoon, and she opened up about how she is preparing.
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