‘Adventure of a lifetime’: Watch Roger Federer joining Coldplay for song during live concert

In a video posted on social media, Coldplay front man Chris Martin can be seen introducing Federer as "an original band member" just as he walks out on stage in Zurich.

Roger Federer joins Coldplay front man Chris Martin on stage.

Coldplay front man Chris Martin can be seen introducing Roger Federer as "an original band member" just as he walks out on stage in Zurich. (Screengrab)

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Just before the 2023 Wimbledon began, recently-retired tennis legend Roger Federer was spotted trying his hand at some thing else: performing with the popular band Coldplay.

In a video posted on social media, Coldplay front man Chris Martin can be seen introducing Federer as “an original band member” just as he walks out on stage in Zurich.

The songwriter and lead vocalist for the band then says, “The band’s back together”, before they launch into Don’t Panic, one of the songs from the album Parachutes. At one point during the song, Martin asks the rest of the band to go quiet and urges Federer to continue with his shaker solo.

DONT PANIC FEAT. ROGER FEDERER #ColdplayZurich pic.twitter.com/uBeyZ6ekw2

— Christina 🌝 (@mx_christina) July 2, 2023

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Smiling broadly, the Swiss tennis maestro asks: “Is that okay?”

To this, Martin responds, “perfect”, before the band starts playing again.

Federer posted a tweet on Monday calling the experience the ‘adventure of a lifetime’.

Adventure of a Lifetime💫🎈 pic.twitter.com/zy78pCG6u3

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) July 3, 2023

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With Federer out, Novak Djokovic will try to pull even with the Swiss tennis ace by earning title No 8 at the oldest of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.

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Djokovic is currently one ahead of the injured Rafael Nadal — and three ahead of the retired Federer — for the most singles majors won by a man, with 23.