It’s A Trap! Door: Coldplay frontman Chris Martin experienced an unexpected mishap during the band’s final Melbourne show on Sunday, November 3. Rolling Stone reports that the 47-year-old singer fell through an open trapdoor at Marvel Stadium, but quick-thinking crew members broke the fall as gasping fans watched the incident unfold.
Show Must Go On: EW reports that the incident occurred as Martin engaged with the audience between songs during the band’s record-breaking Music of the Spheres World Tour. “That’s, uh, not planned,” Martin quipped after climbing back onstage. “Holy s—, that was nearly a YouTube moment.”
- Crew members’ hands visible breaking fall
- The singer immediately resumed the performance
Tour Continues Strong: The Melbourne shows mark just one stop on Coldplay’s massive world tour, which has sold 9.6 million tickets across 164 dates and generated nearly $1.1 billion in revenue. The band heads to Sydney next for four shows before continuing to Auckland.
Melbourne’s Stage Challenges: Martin’s fall comes just weeks after pop star Olivia Rodrigo experienced a similar incident at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, highlighting potential safety concerns with stage design in modern concert productions.
Historic Tour Wraps Soon: The band will conclude their record-breaking tour with ten shows at London’s Wembley Stadium starting August 22, 2025, capping what has become the most attended world tour in history.
