Coldplay’s Chris Martin performs during the band’s ‘Music Of The Spheres World Tour’ at the D Y Patil Sports Stadium, in Navi Mumbai, on Saturday, January 18, 2025.
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During Coldplay’s smash hit concert in Mumbai on Saturday (January 18, 2025), the band’s frontman Chris Martin won the heart of his fans when he spoke about the pre-independent history and asked an apology for the period when British ruled India.
At the DY Patil Stadium, the lead singer thanked fans for turning up in large numbers for the concert. “This is our fourth visit to India, and the second time to play. We couldn’t have played to a better audience,” said Martin to the packed house.

“Thank you for coming. Thank you for welcoming us even though we are from Great Britain. Thank you forgiving all the bad things Great Britain has done and welcoming us to your home,” he said, as fans cheered him. In between the electrifying concert, Martin captivated the audience with his humour and curiosity.
As part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour, Martin belted out chartbuster tracks like Paradise, Viva La Vida, Adventure of a Lifetime, Yellow, Fix You, and A Sky Full of Stars, among others.
In an interesting moment, Martin noticed a fan holding a placard that read ‘Jai Shri Ram’. Curious, he uttered the phrase, igniting thunderous cheers from the crowd.
He then said, “What does Jai Shri Ram mean? Must be something good.” Martin’s inquiry about the meaning of the phrase only heightened the audience’s excitement.

Chris Martin during Coldplay’s concert in Mumbai on Saturday, Jaunary 18, 2024.
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Throughout the evening, Martin made a concerted effort to connect with the audience by speaking different languages. His attempts to speak Hindi and Marathi were met with overwhelming warmth.
At the beginning of the concert, he interacted with the crowd in Marathi, Hindi, and English. He began by saying in Marathi, “Tumhee saghre aaj chaan distat (You all look beautiful today).”
He then said in Hindi, “Aap sab ka bahut swagat hai humare show pe. Mumbai mein aakar hume bahut khushi ho rahi hai.” (You’re all very welcome to our show. We feel happy coming to Mumbai.) “Sorry, my Hindi and Marathi are bad but I tried my best,” he said.
The British musician thanked Indian fans for giving him the chance to play in one of “our favourite places in the whole world”. The singer-songwriter frequently checked on the crowd and made a point to ensure that they were well taken care of, asking about their well-being and hydration.
The D Y Patil sports stadium, which is primarily a cricket stadium, though it is sometimes used for football, music concerts and other events, was glowing amidst the colourful lights courtesy of the recyclable light wristbands that all the attendees were wearing and the great firework displayed at the end of the concert.
At one point the fireworks didn’t light up at the opportune time, and Martin said, ‘It’s taking a bit of time for it to get lit up. Can we all make firework sounds?’. The crowd followed him in unison till the skies were lit.
Towards the end of the concert, Martin stopped crooning and teased fans saying he needed to wrap it soon since it was time for Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah to play cricket at the stadium.
“We got to finish the show because Jasprit Bumrah wants to come and play cricket backstage. Thank you very much, everybody, good night. He says he needs to ball at me,” he said leaving the crowd craving for some more songs. “We love you Jasprit. So, we are going to ask him to wait for 15 minutes. So, we would like to play the song one more time, this time with four of us and the 60,000 of you all in the same breath,” Martin added.
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As part of their ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour’, the British band performed a show on Sunday (January 19, 2025) and has another show on Monday (January 20, 2025). A fourth show will be held at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on January 25, 2025.
Coldplay had earlier performed in the country in 2016 at the Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai. The British rock band also includes guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey. Before Coldplay took on stage, there were performances by Shone, Elyanna and Jasleen Royal.
Published – January 20, 2025 10:42 am IST