Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay Saturday night for a surprise performance at the Glastonbury music festival. The “Back to the Future” star had previously appeared with the band in 2016.
This time, he arrived in a wheelchair to join in for two of their songs during the encore. Frontman Chris Martin provided a freestyle riff in the middle of their 2021 hit “Humankind.” “Here is another legendary Michael, ” Martin said about Fox after also introducing festival founder Sir Michael Eavis. “One who just totally rocks.
With his Chuck Berry riff and the way he punched Biff: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael J. Fox.” Fox, 63, has been battling Parkinson’s Disease since 1991.
He was bound to a wheelchair as he held a guitar in his lap during the band’s headlining set. Martin knelt near Fox for “Fix You.” During the song’s interlude, Martin sang “Go, Johnny, Go, Go, Go” a call to “Back to the Future” where Fox’s character, Marty McFly, performed Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B.
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