The Chris Martin gig you missed

Ok, I just got off stage from standing around while Chris Martin of Coldplay did an impromptu set. Holy wow!! pic.twitter.com/Yc0RWIv9Mr

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) July 1, 2015

Martin is in the city as a Goodwill Ambassador of The Global Poverty Project, a global non-profit organisation that aims at eliminating extreme poverty by 2030. He visited the Oxfam India team yesterday and was at Kalyanpuri on Wednesday to meet CFAR, a collective of women working towards ensuring access to water and sanitation facilities in the community.

Chris Martin, @BecauseImFreida @Raghu_Dixit @AllIndiaBakchod What a night! MENTAL!!! pic.twitter.com/diL7YKnZHy

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) July 1, 2015

On Thursday, as representatives of The Global Poverty Project, Martin and Pinto met PM Modi. They discussed his Swachh Bharat campaign, and his appeal to end global poverty and provide universal sanitation.

Yup. This night can be filed under ‘holy shit that just happened’

— Vijay Nair (@vijay_nair) July 1, 2015

Martin has been in the city for a few days but it was only on Wednesday night that news spread after he performed Viva la vida, and Paradise at Summerhouse Cafe in Aurobindo Place. “I got a call from Vijay at about 11 pm, asking if they could get Chris Martin here and if we would let him sing. I obviously said yes.

Yay fun pic.twitter.com/ZRVPsJMYP2

— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) July 1, 2015

Within 10 minutes, we got more bouncers and prepared a stage-like set-up for him. Everyone had a great night, even Chris. Sadly, I missed it as I was on my way to Summerhouse from Gurgaon. But we are all very happy,” says Anchit Kapil, Director, Summerhouse Cafe.

Hahaha, just introduced Chris Martin to come do a small set at summerhouse cafe at hauz khas. What?

— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) July 1, 2015

I can now officially say I introduced Chris Martin on for a set. Holy. Shit.

— Rohan (@mojorojo) July 1, 2015

For 29-year-old Ruhie Kumar, a Delhi-based digital media expert, the decision to stay back at the bar with her friends for an extra drink turned out to be the best night in a while. “There was an area that was quickly cordoned off, and I assumed some A-lister might be visiting. I was at the bar when I heard Viva la vida,” says Kumar. For Dixit too, it was a memorable night, as Martin borrowed his guitar to perform.

@VishalDadlani bhai who is he??? Is he bigger then me pls let me kno I’m in tension 😍😍😍😍😍

— King Mika Singh (@MikaSingh) July 1, 2015

It wasn’t an event. We were at a dinner together, and he just went ‘let’s go play somewhere’! And, boom! @karshkalemusic

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) July 1, 2015

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With tweets and pictures flooding Facebook and Twitter, speculations were rife that Martin might be shooting a video for the TV show The Dewarists or that Coldplay might perform in the country towards the end of the year.

Sadly, these are just rumours, and it’s time to plug in those earphones and play some Coldplay on loop.