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Coldplay's Chris Martin falls through the trapdoor during a concert in Melbourne

Coldplay's Chris Martin falls through the trapdoor during a concert in Melbourne

Chris Martin, frontman of the band Coldplay, fell through a trapdoor on stage during a concert on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia.

According to a recent video shared widely on social media, Martin read signs and interacted with the crowd while walking backwards. He is seen backing into a trap door, where a crew member catches him.

“This is not planned,” Martin said after falling into the opening and onto the crew member. “Thanks for catching me.”

Coldplay is on its “Music of the Spheres” tour, which began in March 2022 and is expected to last until September 2025. The band is currently playing the Australian leg of the tour.

Coldplay performed their last of four shows at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium on Sunday.

Representatives for Coldplay and Marvel Stadium did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.

Martin isn't the only artist to have had a recent trapdoor mishap.

Olivia Rodrigo fell through an opening on the stage at her own Melbourne concert at Rod Laver Arena on October 14.

“Oh my God, that was fun,” she said after her fall. “I'm ok.”

She later shared that she went to the hospital to make sure she didn't have a concussion. Rodrigo said she was treated by a nurse who shared the same name as her late grandfather and felt it was a sign that he was looking out for her.

Despite Sunday's accident, Coldplay had reason to celebrate at their final show in Melbourne.

Marvel Stadium said on Instagram that Coldplay had broken the venue's attendance record after 227,000 people came to see the band. According to Billboard, the record was previously held by AC/DC for 14 years with a total concert attendance of 181,495 in 2010.


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