Coldplay's Chris Martin kicks off #TogetherAtHome virtual concert series

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Around the time President Donald Trump was announcing new guidelines discouraging gatherings of 10 or more people on Monday, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was on Instagram, hosting an intimate, impromptu home concert.“I was supposed to be with the band Coldplay today, from which I come, but we’re stuck in different countries.

So we can’t play together” he said into the camera. “So I’m here at your service for the next 20-something minutes. I’ve never done this before, so if I seem a bit nervous, I’m sorry.”For the next half-hour, one of the most recognizable figures in rock and pop music sat at the piano in his home studio, took requests from Instagram users, played various fan favorites from the Coldplay catalogue, covered classic tunes