{"id":40863,"date":"2025-07-13T23:14:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T23:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/coldplay-surprise-perform-at-fifa-world-cup-halftime-show-watch\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T23:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T23:14:32","slug":"coldplay-surprise-perform-at-fifa-world-cup-halftime-show-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/coldplay-surprise-perform-at-fifa-world-cup-halftime-show-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Coldplay Surprise Perform at FIFA World Cup Halftime Show: Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"a-article-grid__header_top lrv-u-flex lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max \">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-display-inline-block\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational Celebration\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The halftime show included sets from international stars J Balvin, Tems, Doja Cat, and Emmanuel Kelly<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/fifa\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fifa\" data-tag=\"fifa\">FIFA<\/a> Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain commenced on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and the halftime included a surprise performance by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/coldplay\/\" id=\"auto-tag_coldplay\" data-tag=\"coldplay\">Coldplay<\/a>, along with sets from the previously announced international lineup of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/doja-cat\/\" id=\"auto-tag_doja-cat\" data-tag=\"doja-cat\">Doja Cat<\/a> (representing North America), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/tems\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tems\" data-tag=\"tems\">Tems<\/a> (representing Africa), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/j-balvin\/\" id=\"auto-tag_j-balvin\" data-tag=\"j-balvin\">J Balvin<\/a> (representing South America).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe 15-minute set took place on a stage crafted by halftime presenters Global Citizen and Coldplay frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/chris-martin\/\" id=\"auto-tag_chris-martin\" data-tag=\"chris-martin\">Chris Martin<\/a>. It opened with J Balvin delivering \u201cMi Gente,\u201d which he performed with a bevy of backing drummers and dancers. Tems followed with \u201cLove Me JeJe,\u201d appearing solo before several dancers joined her. J Balvin then returned to deliver \u201cReggaeton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFor Doja Cat\u2019s performance of \u201cWoman,\u201d she and her dancers took advantage of the multi-platform stage. Coldplay closed out the halftime festivities with their unannounced set. Joined by Australian singer-songwriter Emmanuel Kelly, he and Martin duetted \u201cA Sky Full of Stars.\u201d Balvin, Tems, and Doja Cat, along with the dancers, joined them onstage for Coldplay\u2019s uplifting finale. \u201cI\u2019m so happy that we are all here together,\u201d Kelly said to the audience\u2019s cheers to close out the halftime event.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Half-time show FIFA Club World Cup | DAZN\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-12ewbPFb70?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAs <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/see-first-look-at-fifa-club-world-cup-halftime-show-stage-1235383793\/\">Rolling Stone <\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/see-first-look-at-fifa-club-world-cup-halftime-show-stage-1235383793\/\">reported<\/a>, the show took place on an innovative stage located in the upper stands of the venue, which eliminated the need to setup between halves during the game. It \u201cpreserves the integrity of the pitch,\u201d Hugh Evans, CEO of Global Citizen told <em>RS<\/em>. \u201cBy building our platform high in the stands, we ensured that the newly installed natural grass remains untouched while delivering an unforgettable show that is designed to be time-efficient and visually stunning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWith the halftime show and its partnership with FIFA,\u00a0Global Citizen hopes to raise $100 million for global education access. \u201cI\u2019m proud to represent America on this unique stage that will bring people from all corners of the world together,\u201d Doja Cat told\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone<\/em> ahead of the event. \u201cI\u2019m also extremely grateful to continue to support global education efforts by raising funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/coldplay-performance-fifa-world-cup-halftime-show-2025-1235384635\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Celebration The halftime show included sets from international stars J Balvin, Tems, Doja Cat, and Emmanuel Kelly The FIFA Club World Cup final&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":40864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}