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Coldplay to Help Select Artists For 2026 World Cup Halftime Show
The World Cup will feature a halftime show for the first time, and Coldplay will help with the final artists selection.
Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Phil Harvey, the band’s manager, were both pulled to select a “list of artists” for the mid-game performance, Gianni Infantino, FIFA World Cup president, shared in a social media post Wednesday. For the Super Bowl’s 50th anniversary, Coldplay headlined alongside special guests Bruno Mars and Beyoncé, performing a medley of pop hits from the last half century. During the 12-minute performance, Martin sung along to “Yellow,” “Paradise,” and “Adventure of a Lifetime,” before passing the baton to Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars for “Uptown Funk” and Beyoncé for “Formation.”
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