Coldplay frontman Chris Martin makes a surprise appearance at USP’s drumming rehearsal

After two sold-out shows on the 10th and 11th of March at the Morumbi stadium, in São Paulo, Chris Martin – lead singer of the British band Coldplay – attended the drum rehearsal at the Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo (USP) last Sunday ( 12).

The university students rehearsed during the afternoon at Campo do XI, located near Ibirapuera Park, and were surprised by the presence of the singer, shortly after 6 pm. Chris Martin was accompanied by Phil Harvey, his artistic director.

Kauê Oliveira, master of the São Francisco Instrument Battery (BAISF), says it was hard to believe what was happening at the time.

“It was crazy. We were finishing the rehearsal and a guy came to talk to me. I even got scared. I thought he was going to complain about something and he said ‘look, I’ve got the lead singer from Coldplay here, he wanted to hear you play a little bit, okay?’ ”.

“I said ‘guys, I think Coldplay are here’. When I said that and the words came out of my mouth, I couldn’t believe it, I didn’t understand anything, I couldn’t reason and I only really understood when Chris got out of the car and went there to see us”, he explains.

Oliveira reports that the artist talked to the students, mentioned that he heard the drums in Ibirapuera Park and decided to look for where the sound was coming from, since he was very curious and would like to see BAISF play.

“We played for him for a few minutes, he watched, did a little dance and congratulated us. He said it was really cool and asked a little bit about us,” he said.

Known for the singles Viva La Vida, Paradise and A Sky Full of Stars, Coldplay still performs on March 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th in São Paulo. Then, the Music Of The Spheres World Tour goes to Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro. The tickets are sold out.