Coldplay fans attending the second night of the band's four-night residency at the Etihad stadium were treated to a very special guest performance last night as Manchester rap royalty took to the stage.
Rapper Aitch joined the band on the C-Stage at the stadium just before the encore to perform two of his hit songs, with fans in the crowd in complete disbelief at the surprise collaboration. The Brit Award-winner, whose real name is Harrison James Armstrong, joined Chris Martin and the group on stage for renditions of his tracks '1989' and 'Buss Down'.
The rapper and Coldplay frontman can be heard duetting on both tracks, with '1989' having particular poignancy for the Manchester crowd as the song sees Aitch rapping over a sample of The Stone Roses' 'Fools Gold'. The recorded version of the track, which was released last year, features the lyrics "put my shades on and rave like its 89" and even features Shaun Ryder, after the rapper said the Happy Mondays' frontman agreed to do the track for "four cans of Guinness".
