Coldplay’s £2m fee to play just 12 songs at New Year’s gig
Chris Martin
GWYNETH Paltrow would be forgiven for giving Chris Martin the Cold shoulder after the treats he’s had ahead of the band’s £2million New Year’s gig.
Coldplay is getting the whopping amount to play just 12 songs at the posh Volvo Ocean Race, as special guests of Sheikh Khalifa – ruler of Abu Dhabi who has personally invited them.
But instead of watching Jools Holland with the missus, Chris, 34, has taken up the job with a rider including free VIP tickets to watch tennis ace Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic’s opening games, a £3,000 a night suite at Emirates Palace, and a helicopter to and from the gig.
I’m told: “Each band member has his own dressing room with fresh food supplies after every costume change, and new waiters to serve them chicken and vegetable shawarmas.â€
That’s the equivalent of a greasy doner kebab – a million miles away from the macrobiotic nosh Gwynie was once famed for…
