Coldplay surprised the crowd at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend Festival on Sunday (May 26) by bringing out Sabrina Carpenter to perform “Magic” with them.
Per Billboard, before introducing her, singer Chris Martin reflected on their long history with the festival, saying, “We’ve been playing this, one Big Weekend, since we were basically children. And the reason we play one Big Weekend is because without Radio 1, we would never have kept our jobs.”
He then introduced Carpenter, who was also performing at the event, to the audience, explaining that their way “to say thank you to you for being so wonderful for the whole three days is to bring on a singer who’s much younger, more beautiful, more successful, better in every way, and sing a song of ours that is okay but make it really good.”
Earlier in the set, Martin also incorporated Carpenter’s hit “Espresso” into their performance of “Fix You” by singing, “That’s that me, espresso” between lyrics.
Check out their performance below.
@mansithejourno Chris was in a silly goofy mood 🤪 #coldplay #bbcradio1 #bbc #coldplayconcert #bbcradio1bigweekend #luton #chrismartin #espresso #sabrinacarpenter @Sabrina Carpenter ♬ original sound - mansithejourno
@sabbymurs A Surprise performance 💖 #coldplay #magic #sabrinacarpenter #fyp #espresso #emailsicantsend @Sabrina Carpenter @Team Sabrina @coldplay ♬ original sound - Kloe🤎✂️
