Coldplay Thank Noel Gallagher, Subtly Shade Liam Over Manchester Benefit Diss

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Coldplay Thank Noel Gallagher, Subtly Shade Liam Over Manchester Benefit Diss

Coldplay have defended Noel Gallagher after Liam criticized his brother and ex-Oasis bandmate for failing to appear at the “One Love Manchester” benefit concert. At the event Sunday night, Coldplay paid tribute to the Manchester group, covering “Don’t Look Back in Anger” for Ariana Grande and joining Liam for a rendition of “Live Forever.” Early Monday morning, Liam apologized for his brother’s absence, tweeting, “Noels out of the fucking country weren’t we all love get on a fucking plane and play your tunes for the kids you sad fuck.” Tweeting this morning, Coldplay’s Chris Martin shared a more sympathetic take on Noel’s absence, acknowledging his permission to perform the covers and adding, “everyone knew in advance you couldn’t be there physically, so thank you for being there in spirit.” See his tweets below.

Meanwhile, longstanding Coldplay skeptic Liam stuck up for the group in a recent interview at Pinkpop festival. He’s previously compared Chris Martin to a geography teacher and a character in British kids show “The Tweenies”—as well as saying the whole band “looks beyond shit,” NME points out. Now, he’s re-evaluating: “They’ve never sounded so good, have they, Coldplay?” he said. “I was like, ‘Fucking hell, you sound good man. I take back everything I’ve ever said about you. You sound fucking really good.’” Watch the interview below.

1/ thank you @noelgallagher for giving your blessing and encouragement to play don’t look back in anger and live forever on sunday

— Coldplay (@coldplay) June 6, 2017

2/ everyone knew in advance you couldn’t be there physically, so thank you for being there in spirit

— Coldplay (@coldplay) June 6, 2017

3/ and for lending us those incredible songs. love cm

— Coldplay (@coldplay) June 6, 2017

An hour and a half later, Coldplay also thanked Liam Gallagher:

4/ and thank you @liamgallagher, that was awesome x cm + jb

— Coldplay (@coldplay) June 6, 2017

In his recent Pitchfork interview, Liam explained that he didn’t think an Oasis reunion would be happening anytime soon. “The person holding an Oasis reunion back is Noel, not me,” he said. Revisit “Dueling Potato Brothers: The Collected Oasis Fights and Insults.”

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