A Coldplay fan was left in complete shock when frontman Chris Martin took her to BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton last week.
Saundra Glenn, 64, who has osteoarthritis and hip, knee and ankle problems, almost went home after having difficulty walking to the accessibility ticket office at the festival entrance.
Saundra was resting against a fence when Chris’s black Mercedes minivan pulled up next to her and told her she could get in.
She said: ‘The back door slid back and Chris Martin was in the back seat. I looked at him and said (to the woman in the passenger seat), “I can’t get in, that’s Chris Martin.”
‘He says, “Yes, you can, just come in.”‘
Coldplay fan Saundra Glenn (right), 64, was left in complete shock when frontman Chris Martin took her to BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Luton last week.
Saundra Glenn, who has osteoarthritis and hip, knee and ankle problems, almost went home after struggling to walk to the accessibility ticket office at the festival entrance, until Coldplay’s Chris (pictured) came to the rescue.
Chris then accompanied Saundra to the festival and spoke to her about “all sorts of things”, including her work in the local Luton community.
She added: “He said, ‘It’s lovely to know what you do.’
“I told him, ‘I’m 65 this summer,’ and he said, ‘You don’t look it,’ and to not worry about age and to keep doing what I’m doing.
“He seems like a totally decent human being and I told him that… I said, ‘You’re a very nice person.’
Saundra even took the opportunity to capture the moment with a quick selfie of her and Chris.
Coldplay played a new song called Orange during their performance in tribute to Luton Town FC after a public campaign by fans, so the band played a new song celebrating the local club.
Added Saundra: “He told me he was going to do something special at the end. I said, ‘Come on, are you changing the yellow for the orange?'”
“He said, ‘I can’t tell you that, but I can say, wait until the end. “I’m doing something special, and that was special.”
Saundra was resting against a fence when Chris’s black Mercedes minivan pulled up next to her and told her she could get in.
She said: ‘The back door slid back and Chris Martin was in the back seat. I looked at him and said (to the woman in the passenger seat) ‘I can’t get in, that’s Chris Martin.’ He says, ‘Yes you can, he just gets in.’
Chris then accompanied Saundra to the festival and spoke to her about “all sorts of things”, including her work in the local Luton community.
Coldplay played a new song called Orange during their set in tribute to Luton Town FC following a public campaign by fans, so the band played a new song celebrating the local club.
Chris had to jump out of the vehicle before Saundra, but when she arrived at her destination she told the staff to get into a buggy with her and escort her to her destination in the accessible area of the festival.
Saundra said: “They wouldn’t let me until I put the bracelet on, that’s how dedicated they were.” I went up to the stage area where you can sit and watched Coldplay’s set. “Last night was a fantastic experience, it’s the best thing I’ve done in a long, long time.”
‘He has shown that kindness rules the world. Be more Chris Martin.”
