Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay Saturday evening for a shock efficiency on the Glastonbury music competition.
The “Again to the Future” star had beforehand appeared with the band in 2016. This time, he arrived in a wheelchair to affix in for 2 of their songs in the course of the encore.
Frontman Chris Martin supplied a freestyle riff in the midst of their 2021 hit “Humankind.”
“Right here is one other legendary Michael, ” Martin mentioned about Fox after additionally introducing competition founder Sir Michael Eavis. “One who simply completely rocks. Along with his Chuck Berry riff and the best way he punched Biff: women and gents, please welcome Michael J. Fox.”
Fox, 63, has been battling Parkinson’s Illness since 1991. He was sure to a wheelchair as he held a guitar in his lap in the course of the band’s headlining set.
Martin knelt close to Fox for “Repair You.”
Through the tune’s interlude, Martin sang “Go, Johnny, Go, Go, Go” a name to “Again to the Future” the place Fox’s character, Marty McFly, carried out Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” at his mother and father’ highschool dance.
Martin later instructed the gang that Fox was the rationale the band fashioned within the first place.
“Particularly thanks to the principle cause why we’re in a band, is due to watching ‘Again to the Future,’” he instructed the gang.
“So thanks to our hero ceaselessly, and probably the most wonderful folks on Earth, Mr. Michael J. Fox,” Martin added. “Thanks a lot, our hero.”
Fox additionally carried out with Coldplay at MetLife Stadium in July 2016, the place they carried out “Johnny B. Goode” in its entirety.
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