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Coldplay tease Super Bowl halftime show: 'Beyoncé was asked'

Coldplay are due to perform at the iconic Super Bowl halftime show this coming Sunday, February 7, and they have teased details about their highly anticipated set. 

During a press conference on Thursday (February 4), frontman Chris Martin explained that they want to create a Glastonbury vibe during their slot:

"One of our favourite places to play in the world is a place called Glastonbury festival, which is a big music festival that happens in England. It's full of colour and pageantry, and it's an amazing sort of spiritual home of music in England. We wanted to bring that sort of vibe to the Super Bowl halftime show. We can't compete with amazing dance routines and all of that."

"We have to try to do what comes naturally to us, which is to try and provide a bit of fun and a great atmosphere for people to come and be together and be communal and enjoy the general experience."

Martin went onto add how he managed to get Beyoncé to agree to a cameo at the event: "I said 'Hey Queen Bey! I want you in a red bodysuit!' Because it's Super Bowl 50! So the way we've done that is to look to the future by asking these kids from the YOLA, Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, and the way we're honouring the past is by asking some of the people whose halftime shows we really loved. And Beyonce's, of course, is right up there. I think most people would agree."

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Watch Coldplay's video for 'Hymn For The Weekend' here:

 

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