BRITISH ROCKERS COLDPLAY JOINED A LARGE LINE UP OF AUSTRALIAN
AND INTERNATIONAL ACTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE VICTIMS
OF THE BUSH FIRES IN VICTORIA,A SHORT SET THAT ORIGINALLY
WAS MENT TO BE ACOUSTIC TURNED INTO FULL ELECTRIC MODE
AT THE LAST MINUTE AND THE BAND DELIVERED A PERFORMACE
WORTH THEIR REPUTATION AND ONE THAT GOT EVEN BIGGER WHEN
THEY WERE JOINED ON STAGE BY NON OTHER THAN THE GREAT
JOHN FARNHAM TO SING HIS ANTHEMIC CLASSIC "YOU ARE THE VOICE"
THE CROWD EXPLODED INTO FULL SINGING MODE TO EVERY WORD OF THE SONG!!!
CHARISMATIC FRONTMAN CHRIS MARTIN COULDN'T CONTAIN HIS ENTHUSIASM
AND RUSHED OFF THE STAGE AND SPRINTED ACROSS THE FIELD INTO THE CROWD ALL THE WAY TO THE MIDDLE BARRIER
WHERE HE WAS FRANTICLLY HUGHED BY THE ECSTATIC FANS WHO COULD'T BELIEVE THEIR LUCK AT HAVING
THE ROCKSTAR SO UP CLOSE!! AFTER FREEING HIMSELF WITH A LITTLE HAND FROM
THE LOCAL SECURITY,MARTIN RUSHED BACK TO THE STAGE ONLY TO BE BEATEN BY ANOTHER BARRIER
WHICH HE WAS NOT ABLE TO JUMP OVER AND IN THE FAILED ATTEMPT
HE WAS SURROUNDED BY A WAVE OF ADORING FANS ONCE AGAIN
FINALLY SECURITY MANAGED TO GET HIM OVER THE BARRIER AND HE REJOINED
HIS FELLOW BANDMATES ON STAGE AGAIN!
THEIR SET INCLUDED ALL THEIR WELL KNOWN HITS WITH THE SONG "YELLOW"
LEADING THE WAY ACCOMPANIED BY SEVERAL GIANT YELLOW BALOONS FLOATING ALL OVER THE CROWD
IN ONE WORD....FANTASTIC!! COLDPLAY OPENED THE FESTIVITIES IN STYLE!