Jerry Seinfeld-stylized comedians are possibly about to start doing bits beginning with, "What's the deal with Melbourne, Australia's concert venues having holes in their stages?" Mere weeks after Olivia Rodrigo fell into a hole while performing at the city's Rod Laver Arena, Coldplay's Chris Martin has had a similar incident at Marvel Stadium.
Last night (November 3), the band were playing their fourth and final concert at the stadium as part of their record-shattering Music of the Spheres tour. Fan-captured video footage sees the frontman walk backwards into a trap door in the thrust stage while reading fans' signs.
"That's uh, not planned," the singer said, getting back up after the audience collectively gasped [via the Guardian]. "Thank you for catching me, so much," he continued of the person who was standing below the trap door and was able to cushion his fall. "Thank you guys, holy shit."
The frontman continued, "That was nearly a YouTube moment. Well, it probably will be a YouTube moment, but not a great one. I don't know who caught me but thank you so much. Wow, I did not know that hole was there."
Martin was then checked over by a staff member, whom he told he was okay, before continuing on with the performance. Rodrigo made a similarly swift recovery when she fell into an open trap door while running across the stage during the final show of her GUTS world tour in Melbourne. Is this going to be the new "a dingo ate my baby"?