Wembley marks Coldplay's historic achievement with a hat-trick ball
Coldplay completed their Wembley hat-trick on Saturday night as they played a third amazing gig to a packed house.
However, much like David Platt in 1993 and Jimmy Greaves in 1963 they decided not to stop at three, adding a fourth on Sunday evening.
To mark this historic achievement Wembley Stadium connected by EE presented the band with a commemorative Wembley Stadium hat-trick ball.
Wembley Stadium and Coldplay have a long standing relationship dating back to 2009 when the London born band played two back to back nights as part of their Viva La Vida tour.
However this time they decided to double that entertaining over 300,000 people during four of the most colourful, vibrant and energetic shows the stadium has ever witnessed
Speaking after the presentation, The FA’s Operations Director Julie Harrington said, “It’s been such a pleasure to welcome Coldplay back to Wembley Stadium. The visual and musical spectacle they have put on over the past four nights has been the talk of social media and all those who were here will remember it for a very long time.”
“They have packed out our venue for four nights so the home of English football has marked that achievement in the most fitting manor we could think of, with a hat-trick ball.”
See below for a review of the gigs.
What makes a gig special? I’m talking about that x-factor, that little something that elevates a gig from being an enjoyable night to something you harp on about so incessantly that your friends disown you?
I honestly don’t know what that bit of magic is, if I did I would probably be organising concerts rather than reviewing them, but what’s clear for all including me to see is that Coldplay have that x-factor in abundance.
Four phenomenal nights at a packed Wembley Stadium came and went, each more talked about than the last.
Social media was awash with pictures and videos from a show which was a feast for the eyes.
But, as good as technology has got these days, anyone who was there will attest that the videos could barely do the spectacle justice.
You had to see it for yourself. The glitter cannons, the rainbow confetti, the pyrotechnics, Wembley’s rainbow coloured arch and, of course, those magnificent wristbands.
A wristband was handed to every member of the audience upon entry and as the night went on they were lit various different colours to spectacular effect inside the venue.
My hat doffed to the gentleman controlling them who was sat a few feet from myself and seemed to be working as tirelessly as Chris Martin himself.
And so caught up am I in describing the visual treats that the musical delights are yet to receive a mention which is remiss of me because Coldplay delivered hit after hit after hit.
From ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’ right through to their closing track ‘Up and Up’ Coldplay had the Wembley crowd in the palm of their hands.
They sounded flawless but that didn’t stop the crowd thinking they could do a better job and a beaming smile spread across the face of Chris Martin as the fans took over during 'The Scientist' and sang the chorus for him.
And speaking of the Coldplay front man, someone get me the number of his personal trainer!
Martin turns 40 next March and has seven years on my good self but I can still only dream of having the kind of boundless energy he exhibited all night every night cantering up and down any one of the three stages Coldplay utilised.
Tributes to both Mohammad Ali and those affected by the atrocities in Orlando were beautiful touches and reminded us that there is a broader message to all that Coldplay do.
So after four nights of emotional, colourful, energetic and bright entertainment which left tongues wagging I asked myself again, what makes a gig special?
There was only one obvious answer, Coldplay do!
Chris Hall