Alden Richards & Maine Mendoza, Toni Gonzaga & Paul Soriano, Daniel Padilla & Kathryn Bernardo, Sarah Geronimo & Matteo Guidicelli were among the celebrities spotted at Coldplay's A Head Full of Dreams Tour in Manila. The British band performed at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds last night, April 4.
Grammy Award-winning British rock band Coldplay finally performed in Manila!
The four-man band brought its A Head Full of Dreams Tour to the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds on Tuesday night, April 4.
This is the band's first time to visit the Philippines since it was formed way back in 1996.
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Lead singer Chris Martin (in photo) performed in the Philippines with Jonny Buckland (lead guitarist), Guy Berryman (pianist), and Will Champion (acoustic guitarist).
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Around 35,000 people watched Coldplay perform in the Philippines for the first time. During the first part of the concert, multicolored lasers and fireworks lit up the sky, eliciting cheers from the crowd.
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They opened the concert with "A Head Full of Dreams" before performing the iconic song "Yellow." After singing the song '"Yellow," the frontman greeted Pinoys by saying, "Magandang gabi sa inyo."
This was followed by the songs "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall," "The Scientist," and "Birds."
The set list also included "Paradise," "Always in My Head," "Magic," "Everglow," "Clocks," and a portion of "Midnight." They continued with "Charlie Brown" and "Hymn for the Weekend."
While singing "Fix You," Chris lay down on the stage and pointed at the sky. They also did a David Bowie cover of "Heroes." The mood became upbeat with "Viva la Vida" and "Adventure of a Lifetime."
The lineup also featured "Kaleidoscope, "In My Place," "Don't Panic," "Ink," "Something Just Like This," "A Sky Full of Stars," and finally, "Up&Up."
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At one point, Chris brought out a flag bearing the word LOVE. He often talked about the importance of sending love to others.
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"In the spirit of what we're trying to do in this tour, I was wondering, if you feel like it, sending good energy somewhere in the world that might need it.
"Someone you love or a place you think needs love and care...whether that's Syria or Colombia or Russia. All those places, we're going to send some great Philippine beautiful love from this concert."
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Chris often reminded the crowd: "Phones go down, hands go up!"
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When they performed "Everglow," Chris said they dedicate the song to Ellie, a girl that they lost.
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Chris expressed his gratitude for everyone who attended their first Philippine concert. He promised, "All I can I say is that this is gonna be the best concert ever played. Now make the loudest noise you ever made!" The crowd responded with loud cheers.
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Chris told the audience: "I'm so glad we took the flight to Manila and came here. Some have asked why it's taken such a long time to go to your beautiful country.
"The answer is we've just been rehearsing the whole time...17 years. We've been waiting until we had enough good songs to come to Manila.
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Chris seemed to be aware of the high ticket prices in the Manila concert since he commented, "I want to thank all of you who went through the traffic and the ticket prices.
"We're so happy to be here."
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Chris talked about cancer patient Ken Santiago, a cancer patient whom the vocalist visited at the Philippine General Hospital.
The British singer narrated: "He was supposed to be in the concert tonight and we asked him what song he'd like for us to play for him. He asked for the song called 'Ink' which is from an earlier..."
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Chris then strummed his guitar and sang "Got a tattoo said 'together thru life' / Carving your name with a pocket knife...
Suddenly, Chris stopped and told the crowd, "I said the wrong line."
"Shit, I got to start again," he said with a smile as the crowd cheered.
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On the spot, Chris came up with a Manila Song!
"Because you got us so inspired, we'll make a song. It could be terrible," he jokingly warned.
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Chris improvised the lyrics for a song about Manila. Part of it goes: "I'm so happy that we are here today / Even though thousands of you are so far away / It feels like you can't see Jack / It's two miles from the front to the back / We've been touring A Head Full Of Dreams / Now we've made it to the Philippines."
Before the concert ended, he promised that they will go back to the Philippines.
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The concert lasted for around two hours and ended before 11 pm.
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Australian singer Jess Kent served as the front act of Coldplay. She told Pinoys that she learned how to say "salamat."
Filipino celebrities were among the thousands of fans who flocked the concert venue to watch Coldplay's first ever performance in Manila.
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Here are some Pinoy celebrities who got to see the British rock band perform live:
Eat Bulaga Dabarkads Maine Mendoza went to the concert with Alden Richards.
Meanwhile, Kapuso teen star Julian Trono shared how much he enjoyed the concert through an Instagram post. His wrote: "Those moments when he asked us to put down the phone for once and just be in the moment. I was able to capture one photo and here it is.
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"I think by far, this is one of the most colorful, magical and very inspiring concert i've ever witnessed and to be able to experience this with you, is definitely something to remember. Here's to many!"
Solenn Heussaff's husband Nico Bolzico watched the concert without her. He admitted that he cried when he watched Coldplay perform "Fix You" live on stage. He was sad that his "wifezilla" was not there so he could hug her.
Alden Richards & Maine Mendoza, Toni Gonzaga & Paul Soriano, Daniel Padilla & Kathryn Bernardo, Sarah Geronimo & Matteo Guidicelli were among the celebrities spotted at Coldplay's A Head Full of Dreams Tour in Manila. The British band performed at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds last night, April 4.
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