Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay’s hometown idol, made an appearance at their Sunday night performance to get everyone in the mood for New Jersey!
Springsteen stunned the fans at MetLife Stadium by performing with frontman Chris Martin on two of the band’s songs, “Working on a Dream” and “Dancing in the Dark.”
After a little fireworks show to get things started, 45-year-old Martin hinted that there was “magic…[in] the building.”
“I have a tattoo on my arm, which is cause this person is my hero,” stated the man. “And please welcome — I can’t believe we get to say it — but please welcome Mr. Bruce Springsteen.”
The 72-year-old singer of “Born to Run” then leaped onto the stage, giving Martin a hug as hundreds of people yelled “Bruuuuuuce.”
“I’m grateful. “Hi, New Jersey!” he exclaimed. “As Chris mentioned, he’s had this song permanently inked on his arm, so I suppose I should sing it.
Afterwards, the pair started playing Springsteen’s 2009 hit song “Working on a Dream” and went on to “Dancing in the Dark” with Martin playing the piano.
“Go forth, young one! Chris, hurry up!” As Martin struck falsetto notes in the 1984 hit song, Springsteen gave encouragement.
Martin has long been a fan of the Boss and gave an explanation of the meaning behind his “Working on a Dream” tattoo in 2020.
“It’s not an obvious Bruce song but it’s a song called ‘Working on a Dream,’ which is quite recent,” he stated on SiriusXM. “That served as my sort of Bruce introduction drug. Of fact, working on a dream is what we do every day.”
“Of course, Bruce could fart in my face and I’d think it’s amazing, so I’m a bit biased,” he said.
In support of their self-titled album from 2021, Coldplay is presently touring the globe with their Music of the Spheres album. On Saturday, the trio performed their first show at MetLife and brought out Kylie Minogue to sing her famous song “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.”
In the meantime, Springsteen revealed last month that he and the E Street Band will embark on their first global tour in six years, beginning in February 2023.
“To be honest with you, it’s kind of mind-boggling,” the singer said to presenter Jim Rotolo of SiriusXM channel E Street Radio. “It doesn’t seem like a long time, but Right now, I could play live quite horribly with the jones. Therefore, I’m eager to perform in front of our supporters.”
“People can expect a full-tilt rock and roll show,” he stated.