During Coldplay’s final show at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, lead singer Chris Martin experienced a narrow escape when he fell through an open trapdoor. This incident, captured in various videos and photos, took place on Sunday, leaving the audience gasping.

In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user Greg Briggs, Chris was engaging with the crowd when he accidentally stepped backward into the trapdoor. Fortunately, someone was already positioned inside and reached out to help cushion his fall.

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‘That Wasn’t Planned’

After regaining his footing, Chris humorously addressed the crowd, saying, “That wasn’t planned. Thank you for catching me so much. Thank you guys, holy s***, that was a YouTube moment.” The clip was posted with the caption: “The moment Chris Martin fell through a trapdoor right in front of me at the #Coldplay concert tonight.”

This was not the first time a performer in Melbourne experienced a stage mishap. Last month, singer Olivia Rodrigo also fell into a small opening during her concert at the Rod Laver Arena. She quickly reassured her fans, stating, “Oh my God! That was fun, I’m OK! Sometimes there is just a hole in the stage, OK… where was I?”

Coldplay’s Ongoing Tour

Coldplay has been on their international ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour’ since March 2022. Following their Melbourne performance, the band, consisting of Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion, will head to Sydney to complete their Australian leg before moving on to New Zealand.

The tour is set to include three shows in Mumbai, India, in January 2025, concluding with a 10-day stint at London’s Wembley Stadium in September 2025.

Insights from Chris Martin

In a recent interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Chris discussed Coldplay’s goal of releasing 12 “proper albums,” of which 10 have already been launched, including the forthcoming Moon Music.

He emphasized the importance of setting a “limit” for the band’s work, “We are only going to do 12 proper albums, and that’s real… because less is more. And for some of our critics, even less would be even more. It’s really important that we have that limit. There’s only 12 and a half Beatles albums. There’s about the same Bob Marley, so all of our heroes. And also having that limit means that the quality control is so high right now, and for a song to make it, it’s almost impossible, which is great.”