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after his surprise appearance at Coldplay’s electric Glastonbury set over the weekend.The beloved actor, who has been battling Parkinson’s Disease since 1991, left fans delighted after he appeared onstage in front of a 120,000-strong crowd at the annual music festival in England, UK.The “Back to the Future” star joined the band for two of their songs during the encore section, where frontman Chris Martin launched into a freestyle riff in the middle of their 2021 hit “Humankind.”Calling the experience “f–king mind-blowing,” the actor thanked the 7-time Grammy-winning band for having him on.“Glastonbury, all the love and thanks to the @coldplay team who took such great care of us,” Fox, 63, wrote on Instagram Sunday. “And many thanks to Chris, Will, Johnny, Guy and Phil.” “Oh yeah in case you were wondering…it was f–king mind-blowing.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It’s a do-or-die matchup today at the 2024 Copa América soccer tournament, as Mexico face off against Ecuador with a place in the knockout stage on the line. The Mexico vs.

Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay Saturday night for a surprise performance at the Glastonbury music festival.

Michael J. Fox returned to the stage Saturday night for a surprise performance with Coldplay in front of an estimated 100,000 fans at the Glastonbury music festival. The “Back to the Future” star joined the band for two of their songs during the encore section, where frontman Chris Martin launched into 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.

Glastonbury Festival is always full of surprises, with secret sets and special guests popping up throughout the five-day event every year. It's become common that headliners will bring out unannounced guests on the Pyramid Stage, and this year Coldplay really took the crowd by surprise. The band, fronted by Chris Martin, took to the stage on Saturday, 29 June.Thousands flocked to the Pyramid Stage to catch a glimpse of Coldplay, who performed an incredible 21-song set.

Glastonbury 2024 (Saturday, June 29) has come to a close – from Coldplay’s record-breaking headline set to Kasabian’s secret show at Woodsies, these are the biggest headlines from the day.Baroque-pop band – and NME Cover stars – The Last Dinner Party played two unreleased songs, ‘Second Best’ and ‘The Killer’, to a packed-out audience at the Other Stage (that included Furiosa star Anya Taylor-Joy and model-actress Cara Delevingne).Before playing their breakout debut single ‘Nothing Matters’, lead vocalist Abigail Morris addressed the upcoming UK general election on July 4, asking voters to “protect each other and just having some fucking empathy”.After weeks of persistent rumours of a Kasabian secret set at Glastonbury, the Leicester band finally confirmed Saturday afternoon that they would perform at Woodsies at 6pm.In an interview with NME before the set – which was so crowded that fans were turned away – frontman Serge Pizzorno promised “a powerful hour”. “We’re trying to cram in as much as can,” he added.

Coldplay’s headlining set at Glastonbury 2024 was heavy on guests – here’s the full list of who joined the band at the Pyramid Stage on Saturday (June 29).Coldplay invited out several friends and musicians to help them pull off their record-breaking fifth headlining set at Worthy Farm, starting with Victoria Canal who helped sing ‘Paradise’.

Michael J Fox made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival on Saturday (June 29) in Somerset, England.

Coldplay have just played their record-breaking fifth headlining performance at Glastonbury, where they honoured Michael Eavis and Michael J. Fox.Over the course of their record-setting performance, the group performed hit after hit, kicking off with ‘Yellow’, and ending with their latest single, ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’.

Ellise Shafer Go, Johnny, go! Coldplay brought Michael J. Fox onto the Glastonbury stage on Saturday night to play guitar during the group’s headlining set. “The main reason we’re in a band is because of ‘Back to the Future,'” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin shared after the performance.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Morpho machine is shutting down. Apple TV+ has canceled “The Big Door Prize” after two seasons, Variety has confirmed. The series, from Skydance Television and CJ ENM/Studio Dragon, ended its Season 2 run on June 12.

Chris O’Dowd and the residents of Deerfield will not be back for new adventures after Apple TV+ opted not to renew the series for a third season, Deadline has confirmed.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences the org formerly known as Promax that relaunched in February, has revealed its new board of directors, as well as an honorary board of advisors. GEMA, which has expanded from TV to also include verticals devoted to film, music, sports and video game marketing execs, has also announced plans for a two-day event in Los Angeles this fall dubbed “Converge.” The news was announced Thursday by GEMA president Stacy La Cotera.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery picked up rights to show Big East games starting in the 2025-26 season, after CBS bowed out, marking the latest scramble by big media companies to create sports portfolios that drive big ratings but don’t rack up onerous annual costs. Fox will stay on the BIg East roster.

EXCLUSIVE: Brandon Scott (Dead to Me) and Krsy Fox (Terrifier 3) are set to topline Big Baby, a new horror film from writer-director Spider One (Little Bites) and his horror-focused production company OneFox Productions, which counts screen icon Cher among its executive producers.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Greg Gutfeld is going to get a workout during the Republican National Convention. The Fox News opinion host will hold forth in front of a live studio audience at 11 p.m. on each night of the RNC, slated to take place in Milwaukee from July 15 to July 18.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Jamie Kellner, who made his name as the only exec ever to create two broadcast networks — Fox and The WB (both of which also achieved profitability under his watch), died Friday at his home in Montecito, Calif. He was 77.

Jamie Kellner, an extremely well-respected TV executive who helped launch Fox and The WB broadcast networks, has died at the age of 77.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Tanner Adell, one of the artists at the forefront of the new wave of Black country music, has inked a new recording contract with Love Renaissance, aka LVRN Records. Adell had been independent since splitting with Columbia Records last year, and her profile increased exponentially when she was one of the artists featured on Beyoncé‘s blockbuster “Cowboy Carter” album this spring, leading to an influx of interest in Adell’s recent catalog, like the signature song “Buckle Bunny.” LVRN is an Atlanta-based label and management company whose roster includes such artists as Summer Walker, 6LACK, DVSN, Spinall and TxC.

Sharareh Drury Variety has won two best cover awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors. Variety‘s “Michael J. Fox Tells His Story” issue, which ran May 17, 2023, and features an in-depth interview with Michael J.