Coldplay Play Wembley Arena Gig For Family And Friends

Coldplay warmed up for their forthcoming world tour by performing to 900 specially invited guests at Wembley Arena in London last night (June 13th).

The audience, which consisted mainly of family and friends, were treated to a full 16-song set from the band, who return to the road on Monday (June 16th) with a concert at the Brixton Academy.

Joking with the audience, frontman Chris Martin told them to excuse “this embarrassing shambles of a rehearsal.”

“This reminds me of when my dad, who is 107, took me to Torquay for a pre-season game against Liverpool — and they were absolutely shit,” he said.

“We see this as a pre-season and we’ll be on it when the season starts. Luckily none of you have spent a blind penny.”

The band’s set comprised largely of songs from their new album ‘Viva La Vida’, which sold 125,000 copies when it was released on Thursday (June 12th).

The album, the bands fourth record, is expected to top the charts on Sunday.

See Gigwise’s shots of the band in action below…