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\n\tWhen Coldplay<\/a> tours, the British rockers typically play to tens of thousands of fans per show \u2013 in fact, as of August 2024, their Music of the Spheres World Tour became the biggest rock tour of all time<\/a>, according to Billboard Boxscore.<\/p>\n \n\tSo when Chris Martin & Co. hit the stage at Brooklyn\u2019s Music Hall of Williamsburg \u2013 a 650-person-capacity venue \u2014 on Monday (Oct. 7) afternoon for a SiriusXM Presents show in support of new album Moon Music<\/em>, the crowd was freaking out more than a little bit. Which might explain why one attendee, toward the end of the concert, shouted out a request for a nonexistent Coldplay song.<\/p>\n \n\tThe saga began when Coldplay gave fan-favorite Music of the Spheres<\/em> track \u201cColoratura\u201d a rare performance, explaining that people online had been clamoring to hear it live. After that, fans began shouting out song titles, with one guy yelling, \u201cFix It.\u201d Presumably, the man was thinking of the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> hit \u201cFix You\u201d from 2005\u2019s X&Y<\/em>, but Chris Martin wasn\u2019t letting him off that easy.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201c\u2019Fix It\u2019 is another song from another band, my brother,\u201d Martin said, shaking his head before leading the band through \u201cYellow.\u201d But after wrapping up their breakthrough hit (\u201cYellow\u201d was their first Hot 100 entry back in 2001), Martin seemingly decided that perhaps \u201cFix It\u201d should<\/em> be a Coldplay song after all. Apologizing to the fan for getting a bit \u201ccross\u201d with him, Martin sat down at the piano and freestyled an impromptu tune on the spot, dedicating it to the dude.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHere is a song called \u2018Fix It,\u2019 specifically just for that guy\/ It\u2019s OK if you come to a concert to call out the name of a song,\u201d Martin sang, chuckling good-naturedly. \u201c[But] I\u2019d much prefer you don\u2019t get the name of the song wrong\/ Oh, fix it, let\u2019s fix it\/ It was broken a long time ago\/ Yes, fix it, a famous song called \u2018Fix It\u2019\/ That before today even I didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tOne can only imagine what it was like to be that man in that moment. In less than 10 minutes, he mangled a Coldplay song title in front of the band, got gently mocked by Martin, received an onstage apology and then had a brand-new song dedicated to him \u2013 one that will probably never be performed again. Iconic.<\/p>\n \n\tThat unscripted moment gives a good sense of the vibe throughout Coldplay\u2019s underplay, which was broadcast on SiriusXM later that same day. Thanks to the intimate space and a respectful but enthusiastic audience, Martin seemed warm and congenial, pointing at specific people in the crowd and sticking his tongue out for fans\u2019 cameras. He even joked about the band going the Taylor Swift route with its back catalog. \u201cWe released Parachutes (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>, it\u2019s going to do very well,\u201d he quipped while speaking about their new LP, Moon Music.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tOf the new Moon Music <\/em>tracks, the live highlights were undoubtedly \u201cThe Karate Kid,\u201d a gorgeous piano ballad that saw its first-ever live performance during the SiriusXM show, and \u201cGood Feelings,\u201d which brought collaborator Ayra Starr onstage and saw The Weirdos \u2014 Coldplay\u2019s puppet alien rock band \u2014 pop up on the venue\u2019s balcony. Much like their recent<\/a> Saturday Night Live <\/em>performance, Coldplay brought out Elyanna & TINI for an emphatic \u201cWe Pray,\u201d too.<\/p>\n \n\tAs for the anthemic sing-alongs, \u201cViva La Vida\u201d and \u201cA Sky Full of Stars\u201d enjoyed wild responses from the crowd, while a live run-through of \u201cGod Put a Smile Upon Your Face\u201d from 2002\u2019s classic LP A Rush of Blood to the Head<\/em> proved that Coldplay can still kick ass as a rock n\u2019 roll band.<\/p>\n \n\tAlthough the mood of the show was light, joyous and celebratory (confetti blasted the audience more than once), Martin did take a moment to acknowledge that the concert took place on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel and the start of the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cToday, on October 7, we send peace to the Middle East,\u201d Martin said prior to \u201cColoratura.\u201d The juxtaposition was perhaps intentional, given the opening lyrics: \u201cWe fell in through the clouds\/ And everyone before us is there welcoming us now\/ It\u2019s the end of death and doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n