Coldplay’s Chris Martin honoured his late friend Shane Warne with a heartfelt tribute during the band’s Melbourne concert, dedicating the song Sparks to the legendary cricketer. The crowd fell silent as Martin shared a personal tribute, telling fans: “Let’s play this for Shane and his family. Our brother, we miss you.
” WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Coldplay rocks Melbourne. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “Every time we come to Melbourne, it used to be fun to hang out with Shane and all the Warne family,” Martin said. Struggling with emotion, he added, “I don’t want to talk about it too much or I’ll start to cry.
” Martin dedicated the song Sparks to Warne, with poignant lyrics such as: “I promise you this, I’ll always look out for you.” The touching tribute deeply resonated with fans, including Warne’s own family. Warne’s daughter Brooke later took to Instagram, posting footage from the tribute: “Love you, Coldplay.
Dad would have loved this.” The concert also marked the band’s first performance without all four founding members. Just before night one of their Music of the Spheres tour at Marvel Stadium, bassist Guy Berryman fell ill, leaving the iconic British group to carry on without him.
In an Instagram post after the show, the band said: “Tonight was the first time in our band’s history that we’ve played a show without all four members onstage. “Guy was taken ill unexpectedly just before the show. Thank you for carr.
