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Coldplay's Chris Martin predicted band's success in 1998 in unearthed clip as they become first group to headline Glastonbury five times


On Saturday night, Coldplay will become the first act to headline Glastonbury five times, breaking their tie with The Cure - and their success was predicted by Chris Martin over 25 years ago.

On June 26, 1998, a then-22-year-old Chris stood in the field of UCL's Wye Farming College during his end-of-year ball and declared what the future of Coldplay, then just a year old, would be. But this news will come as no surprise to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin (pictured) who predicted the band's astronomical success the year before they released their first album On June 26, 1998, a then-22-year-old Chris stood in the field of UCL's Wye Farming College during his end-of-year ball and declared what the future of Coldplay would be

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