Coldplay’s Chris Martin falls through a stage door at a concert in Melbourne

According to local media, despite the mistake, Martin continued with the show as usual.

Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour will next head to Sydney for four dates at Accor Stadium heading to Eden Park in Auckland for three shows next week

The incident happened a few weeks after the US pop star Olivia Rodrigo fell off the stage while in Melbourne on her Guts world tour – this also marks her fourth and final date in the city.

The Vampire The 21-year-old singer was stirring up a crowd of 14,000 at Rod Laver Arena on October 14 when she disappeared through a hatch in the floor that appeared to have been left open by accident.

Rodrigo also handled the crash well, appearing to catch a ledge before climbing back up.

“My God! It was fun, I’m fine! Sometimes the stage is just a hole, okay… where was I?’ a slightly stunned Rodrigo told the crowd on video of the incident.

During the speech at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the 21-year-old confirmed last week she was hospitalized after falling

“It was really scary. Watching the video backwards is pretty terrifying. I mean, the show must go on, it’s show business, baby,” Rodrigo told Fallon.

“After that I went to the hospital. Nothing happened, but they just wanted to make sure I didn’t have a concussion.”

Coldplay NZ dates are imminent

At the end of November last year, Coldplay made history by announcing a third gig at Auckland’s Eden Park, becoming a single act for booking three dates on the 50,000-seat site.

“Following unprecedented pre-sale demand for tickets to Coldplay’s record-breaking Music of the Spheres world tour, the band has announced additional stadium dates for their upcoming Australia and New Zealand 2024 tour,” Live Nation said in a statement. said at the time.

“Coldplay will now play… three shows at Auckland’s Eden Park, breaking an all-time record as the first act to play three nights in the venue’s 123-year history.”

The upcoming Auckland dates will be the band’s first New Zealand dates since 2016.

Australian singer-songwriter Emmanuel Kelly, Nigerian singer Ira Starr and hip-hop artist Sean will be supporting.

Consisting of vocalist and pianist Martin, guitarist Johnny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer and percussionist Will Champion, the band first formed in London in 1997 and have released 10 studio albums. The Music of the Spheres World Tour is tied to their ninth and tenth offerings, Music of spheres (2021) and Lunar music (2024).

More than 10 million tickets have been sold for the tour, which began at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica on March 18, 2022 and is scheduled to conclude on September 8, 2025 at London’s Wembley Stadium. It is currently the most popular tour of all time and the second highest grossing.

The tour was named New Zealand’s Most Anticipated Act of 2024 at the Ticketmaster Awards and won Tour of the Year at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

At the end of September a limited number of additional tickets were released for Coldplay’s New Zealand concerts amid “unprecedented demand”.

Upcoming Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour dates in Australia and New Zealand