Watch Coldplay give ‘The Karate Kid’ its live debut with ‘Daniel Larusso’ Ralph Macchio
nme.comColdplay played ‘The Karate Kid’ live for the first time on Thursday, alongside the star of the 1980s film of the same name, Ralph Macchio.The ‘Moon Music’ track was given its debut at the band’s second show at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on October 31, as the ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour begins its Australia and New Zealand leg.Before beginning the song, frontman Chris Martin joked that he was losing his voice and asked if there was anybody out there that could help him sing the next song.
With that, Macchio, who played Daniel LaRusso in the original trilogy of The Karate Kid films in the ‘80s, walked on stage to an ovation from the crowd.As the band started the song, Macchio appeared to sing along, but it soon became clear that he was in fact miming to Martin’s own pre-recorded vocals.
Fan accounts on social media suggest that Macchio was there to film the song’s video. Watch fan-captured footage of the performance below.It is the second time in recent months that the band have shared the stage with an icon of 1980s cinema, after Michael J.
Fox joined them during their triumphant headline set at Glastonbury 2024. Fox played guitar on three songs during the encore, including ‘Humankind’ and ‘Fix You’.On the previous night, Wednesday (October 30), the band played their first-ever show without all four members, after bassist Guy Berryman was taken ill.
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