Way back in 2003, the first episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! was filmed in Los Angeles. The musical guest on that episode was Coldplay, who performed the single “Clocks.” Fast-forward two decades later, and Coldplay visited the Kimmel set once again on Thursday night, to help celebrate the show’s 20th anniversary — and the English pop/rock band did so with a wonderful performance that ended on the roof of the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
Initially, Chris Martin came out alone to chat with Kimmel, apologizing that he and the band didn’t have enough time to put together a performance. After giving Jimmy a gift (a music box playing the iconic piano lead to “Clocks”), Martin began singing the song, and soon an in-studio orchestra appeared, backing Martin as he continued, walked up the stairs in the set and made his way to the roof, where he and his band performed the song to a backdrop of fireworks.
Jimmy Kimmel also appeared playing a little saxophone in what made for a pretty epic performance:
This special appearance by Coldplay came as the band is prepping for a big year, with three more Grammy nominations in tow and a newly announced batch of West Coast dates of the group’s ongoing “Music of the Spheres” world tour.
To fully grasp the scope of Coldplay’s live experience these days, which has been delighting massive crowds around the world for some time now in support of the band’s 2021 album “Music of the Spheres”,
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