Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplayhas observed three important changes in massive concerts, to which they have returned after the two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The first change Martin has noticed is that there is now less applause than before. And many more cell phones.
His confession was made to the communicator Miguel Cunillera in the only interview he gave for his visit to the country, which was precisely broadcast by the Exa 96.9 FM station, owned by Saymon Díaz, the artistic entrepreneur who managed to bring the British band to the country.
The interview has been something like a reunion between the interviewee and the interviewer, who met for the first time 20 years ago, when Martin was in the country visiting projects related to agriculture.
The feeling that Chris Martin has experienced with the return of concerts is that now the noise is different. There is less applause but more voices. Something like people concentrating on recording, not clapping, and singing when their hands are full.
“Applause died,” Martin commented in Spanish and laughing. “I love it because people use their voices more, so people’s noise is different,” he said.
Interestingly, on Tuesday, at his concert in Santo Domingo and before the interpretation of “Sky full of stars”, Martin asked those present to do them a favor: put away their phones just for that song and accompany him to sing and dance. It can be said that the people pleased him (although not all the people).
The second thing that stands out as important changes that you have noticed is that now people feel much happier just for the opportunity to meet again. “People are very happy to meet, I am too,” the singer told Cunillera.
From their perceptions, the people in the stadium “feel stronger”.
And the third thing that has changed has been noticed in his own work group.
“Now we have more gratitude than ever,” he says. He notes that she has been able to see it, feel it, in the band members (they travel with a crew of 200) who are so grateful “and he feels a little different than before.”
“I can see it in the rest of the band, I can see it in their eyes, they’re so grateful… that feels a little bit different.”
The British band was visiting the country on his third date of the “Music of the Spheres” tour, which is named after his most recent studio album.
The band is made up of Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland and Will Champion.
In the middle of the communicator’s questions, the artist interrupted him to ask him how he has been these last 20 years. He asked if he was okay, if he had a family. Miguel replied flattered saying that he has been well, that he has a family, although no children.
When they closed the conversation, the artist said goodbye until the next 20 years, laughing. Hopefully this time there are not so many.