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See Chris Martin and Ed Sheeran Play Surprise Set Together at Global Citizen
Coldplay's Chris Martin and Ed Sheeran played a surprise acoustic set together at the 2024 Global Citizen Festival, performing four of their hits.
The 2024 Global Citizen Festival took place Saturday in New York’s Central Park, and in addition to performances by Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Doja Cat, and Blackpink’s Lisa, the concert featured a surprise acoustic set by Ed Sheeran and Coldplay ’s Chris Martin. Both artists, acoustic guitars in hand, next joined forces for a take on Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” (complete with Martin making monkey noises as a tribute to Dr. Jane Goodall) before the surprise set — Martin, active with Global Citizen, was previously only announced as a speaker at Saturday’s event, and Sheeran wasn’t included in the lineup at all — concluded with a piano rendition of Sheeran’s “Thinking of You.” This year’s Global Citizen also featured sets by Raye, Benson Boone and Rauw Alejandro, as well as appearance by host Hugh Jackman, Goodall, Bill Nye, Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and more.
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