Weekly Recap: June 15 - June 21, 2016

This week was exciting as Coldplay played not one, not two, not three, but four shows at London’s Wembley Stadium to more than 300,000 people!

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15

The first of four shows took place on June 15, with Coldplay playing the song request of “In My Place” followed by “See You Soon,” which the band dedicated to Orlando and played as the Wembley arch lit up with the colors of the rainbow in solidarity with the victims of the Orlando shooting. See and discuss the full setlist for the show here.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 16

Coldplay continued their strong run of Wembley Stadium shows on June 16. They played “Green Eyes,” which they dedicated to Jo Cox, the family of Christina Grimmie, and once again, Orlando. They also played “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” as the second request of the Wembley shows!

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SATURDAY, JUNE 18

Coldplay returned to Wembley for the weekend, and were joined by the band Reef, who Chris tweeted were “the first band [they] saw in London in 1996.” On Saturday, Coldplay also played another cover of Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” along with a tribute to Muhammad Ali. The third request of the four Wembley shows was also “Green Eyes,”

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SUNDAY, JUNE 19

On Sunday, Coldplay took to the Wembley stage for a fourth and final show at the stadium. “Trouble” was the final song request of the set of gigs; the band also played “Always In My Head,” “See You Soon,” and a snippet of AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long.”

[caption id=attachment_60252" align="alignnone" width="1200] Source: Twitter @wembleystadium[/caption]

TUESDAY, JUNE 21

Chris Martin performed a few songs for the iHeart Medialink Executive Dinner in Cannes, France. Songs included “Up&Up,” “Fix You,” and renditions of Prince’s “Raspberry Beret,” and David Bowie’s “Life on Mars.” Chris was also joined onstage by Will Smith, and the two performed an impromptu version of “Men In Black.” Watch a video of the moment down below!

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