'I'm sobbing right now': Coldplay concertgoers are brought to tears as Chris Martin pulls a fan on stage to perform a tribute to his late friend

Coldplay fans were brought to tears on Wednesday after lead singer Chris Martin pulled a fan up on stage to sing a tribute to his late friend who had passed away.

The Paradise singer, 46, who is currently in the middle of his band’s Music Of The Sphere world tour, made sure the first of his two nights in Cardiff was one to remember.

Midway through his set, the musician spotted a man in the crowd who was holding up a banner asking to sing alongside the vocalist in dedication to his late friend.

The sign read: ‘Play Everglow with me for my best friend in heaven.’

A concert-goer was able to catch the moment on camera as the man, named Salir, joined Chris on stage at his piano for a rendition of the band’s song.

Touching: Coldplay fans were brought to tears on Wednesday after lead singer Chris Martin pulled a fan up on stage to sing a tribute to his late friend who had passed away

In the clip, Chris, donning a tie-dyed T-shirt, asked in reference to the sign: ‘When did he pass away?’

Salir then informed the singer that it was only a month ago that he lost his friend.

Reacting to the sad news, Chris said: ‘Last month. Okay, man. S**t.

‘Well, we’re gonna sing this together for him, okay?’

As the pair prepared to start the song, the stadium can be seen erupting in cheer, as Salir nods in delight.

Just before starting, Chris joked: ‘The song Everglow by Coldplay? Just to be clear.’

Salir can then be seen laughing as he waves to the crowd, before the lights dim and Chris starts singing.

Chris then thanked him for coming, adding: ‘Right now, you’re representing everybody else.’

Sweet: The Paradise singer, 46, who is currently in the middle of his band’s world tour Music of the Sphere, made sure that the first of his two nights in Cardiff was one to remember

Emotional: Midway through his set, Chris spotted a man in the crowd who was holding up a banner asking to sing alongside the vocalist in dedication to his late friend

Tribute: The sign, crafted out of yellow paper, read: ‘Play Everglow with me for my best friend in heaven’

Powerful: A concert-goer was able to catch the moment on camera as the man, named Salir, joined Chris on stage at his piano for a rendition of the band’s song

Pulling him in for a hug, Chris added: ‘This is how I feel about the audience.

‘I’m gonna listen to you singing. If I think you’re good enough, I’m going to move the microphone closer to you and if I think you’re terrible we’re gonna smile at you really politely and keep the microphone like this.’

The clip then cuts to the middle of the song where the pair can be seen singing, with Salir putting his hand to his chest and closing his eyes.

He then raises his hand to the sky and belts out to his friend as Chris pushes the microphone closer to him.

Posting the video to social media, cameraperson Ella wrote: ‘#bestconcertmoments #onstageperformance’.

The touching video received over 1,650 likes and dozens of comments from fans who were left in awe at the emotional tribute.

One person wrote: ‘Sobbing right now.’

Another said: ‘You could hear a pin drop amongst 70k people. It was incredible.’

A third commented: ‘I was there that night and it was absolutely beautiful. Before that, someone had asked him if he was still depressed, he said he wasn’t at the moment.’

Another added: ‘I’m crying. The look on his face while looking up, his friend was so loved.’

Explaining her clip, Ella said: ‘So, the boy was in the crowd and Chris Martin said “I’m going to read your signs” and he went through and read everyone’s signs.

‘The man had a sign saying, “Can you sing Everglow with me for my friend in heaven”.

‘So, Chris Martin brought him up on stage and sang it with him.

‘It was really amazing and felt good to be part of an atmosphere that would’ve made the man feel supported and at ease.