Watch Ed Sheeran and Coldplay’s Chris Martin play a surprise acoustic set at Global Citizen Fest

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Ed Sheeran and Chris Martin have performed a surprise acoustic set together at Global Citizen Festival in New York this past weekend – watch the set below.On Saturday (September 28), the 2024 edition of the Global Citizen festival took place in Central Park, New York.

During the festival, Ed Sheeran and the Coldplay frontman surprised those in attendance by appearing onstage together to perform a short unannounced set.For the set, the pair performed four acoustic songs, taking turns to play Sheeran’s and Coldplay’s biggest hits.

They kicked off the set with Sheeran on lead vocals for a rendition of Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’, before they transitioned into a duet for Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’.Later they performed ‘Viva La Vida’, before concluding with a piano rendition of Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Of You’.

Chris Martin was announced to appear at the festival as a guest speaker, while Sheeran wasn’t billed for an appearance at all.Watch the full set below, beginning from the 4:56 mark.In other Global Citizen news, BLACKPINK star Lisa debuted a new song, ‘Moonlit Floor’.