Actor and comic Steve Coogan shocked Coldplay followers when he joined the band in character as Alan Partridge to sing Kate Bush and Abba hits at Wembley Stadium.
The 56-year-old Hollywood star commanded the stage beside the band’s lead singer Chris Martin to belt out Bush’s current chart re-entry Operating Up That Hill, in addition to Figuring out Me, Figuring out You by the Swedish supergroup.
Coogan seemed to be in character as delusional DJ and speak present host Partridge, sporting a crimson satin jacket with the phrases “Snow Patrol” on the again.
Addressing the stadium crowd, he mentioned: “Operating up hills, up roads – it’s all cardiovascular. Undecided about operating up buildings, except you’re Spider-Man – glorious humour!
“Chris, what do you suppose the tune’s about, as a result of it could actually’t simply be about operating?” he requested.
Martin, 45, replied it was about overcoming issues, to which Coogan mentioned: “It’s a metaphor, obtained it.”
He ended his Wembley efficiency shouting: “Be sure you put on the proper footwear, goodnight and aha!”
Coogan and Martin, who was enjoying guitar, delivered their eccentric duet of covers to a packed crowd on Coldplay’s fifth night time on the north London venue as a part of their Music Of The Spheres world tour.
The Partridge character has usually referenced each Bush and Abba, with Coogan performing a medley of the singer’s hits in character for Comedian Reduction in 1999.
Figuring out Me, Figuring out You was the title of a Partridge comedy sequence on the BBC which included a number of Abba songs.
The Grammy award-winning band – consisting of Martin, Jonny Buckland, Man Berryman and Will Champion, had beforehand introduced out Shaznay Lewis from All Saints, Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia and R&B star Craig David throughout their week of Wembley exhibits.