Craig David makes surprise appearance at Coldplay's Wembley gigs
He performed two of his own songs
Last updated 22nd Aug 2022
Coldplay are currently on their 'Music of The Spheres' world tour, having performed two of their six scheduled dates at Wembley, in London. And, while it was always going to be a great performance by the band, it was made extra special last weekend with the appearance of none other than Craig David!
Craig, who has just released 'DNA' with Galantis, wasn't scheduled to appear at Coldplay's gigs on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th August, but he joined the band on stage to perform two of his songs.
On the Friday night they sang Craig's songs including, 'Live In The Moment' from his 2018 album 'The Time Is Now', followed by his classic hit 'Fill Me In'. Then, on Saturday they performed 'Live In The Moment' followed by another classic hit, '7 Days'.
Footage of their fantastic performance was captured by fans who have shared it on social media, as well as the band themselves who shared a clip of Craig singing a special version of '7 Days'.
Chris Martin then sang his version of the chorus, going through the days of the week including how he got a girl's number on Tuesday, but she didn't text him back on Wednesday! He continued, joking, she went out with someone else on Wednesday and he went to the cinema on his own on Sunday.
A fan also captured Craig singing 'Fill Me In' saying: 'What a guest 🤩 Thank you @CraigDavid and thank you @coldplay 🤩 So so happy this happened tonight 😊 #coldplaywembley'.
Of course this isn't the first time Coldplay have welcomed very well-known singers on stage. Earlier this year, Kylie Minogue joined Chris Martin and the rest of Coldplay on stage in the USA to perform 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'.
Telling the audience in New Jersey, Chris said: "We’d grown up idolising a few amazing pop stars. And the day that this person came to see our show in the year 2000, we just thought that someone had landed from Mars, because she’d just basically come off the television, as far as we could tell, and we’d grown up loving her.
"And then she got better and better, and still keeps getting better and better... You will know her, and we love her, and we’re so grateful that she’s here to sing with us, please welcome from Australia, Kylie Minogue."
Coldplay will be doing four more dates at Wembley before continuing their tour in Glasgow and South America.
You can hear songs by Coldplay and Craig David on Tay FM.
Now take a look through Craig David's amazing career:
1991 - 'Re-Rewind'
Music is definitely in Craig David's blood. As a child, he was surrounded by music. His father George even played bass in a reggae band. Despite being well-known in the underground MC world in the 90s and writing songs for British group Damage, Craig David only got his big break in 1999 when he featured on the track 'Re-Rewind' by garage duo Artful Dodger. The song reached Number 2 in the charts and Craig soon became a household name.
2000 - Debut album 'Born To Do It'
In 2000, Craig released one of his greatest tunes to date, 'Fill Me In', with the garage banger soaring to the top of the charts. It appeared on Craig's debut album 'Born To Do It', which was released on 14th August 2000. It went to Number 1 and eventually went 6x Platinum. Hosting smash singles including '7 Days' and 'Walking Away', the album placed Craig at the top and earned him three Ivor Novello Awards as well as six BRIT Award nominations in 2001. Later in April 2009, MTV viewers voted 'Born to Do It' as Number 2 on their 'Greatest Album of All-Time' poll. What an accolade!
2002 - 'Slicker Than Your Average'
Craig's first album was definitely a huge hit with fans, and for some may have been hard to beat - but his second, 'Slicker Than Your Average', featured massive tunes like 'What's Your Flava?' and 'Rise & Fall' featuring Sting. Released in 2002, the album reached Number 4 in the charts and has since been certified 2x Platinum in the UK.
2005 - Change of sound and third album 'The Story Goes...'
In 2005, Craig announced that he had signed with Warner Music and put together his third album, 'The Story Goes...'. His sound shifted slightly and he began exploring more contemporary R&B. His song 'All The Way' put him back in the Top 3 in the charts and the album went to Number 5, receiving a Platinum certification from the BPI.
2007 - 'Trust Me'
Craig switched up his look on his fourth album 'Trust Me'. He successfully sought permission from David Bowie to sample his 1983 Number 1 single 'Let's Dance' on the single 'Hot Stuff', which was a Top 10 hit but the album as a whole only hit Number 18 in the charts. 2007 also saw him team up with UK grime legend Kano for their collaboration 'This Is The Girl', sampling Jay Z's song 'Big Pimpin'.
2008 - Greatest Hits and new direction
In 2008, still quite early on in his career, Craig released a Greatest Hits album, full of his best known hits as well a new song 'Where's Your Love' featuring Tinchy Stryder and Rita Ora.
In 2009, Craig signed another new record with Universal Motown and moved to Miami to take a break. Craig bought a luxurious all-white penthouse in the sunny city, and began taking major interest in body-building and getting into shape. Although he didn't go on an official hiatus, Craig reportedly resented the caricature of himself on Leigh Francis' TV show Bo' Selecta!, in which he was frequently parodied. Craig told The Sunday Times in 2007: "The whole Bo' Selecta! thing was killing me for a while because this idiot had a cult following and I was the main caricature. It was hurtful beyond belief. There were times when I thought I just want to knock this guy out."
In 2010, he released sixth album 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered'. It featured covers of classics from Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and Al Green. It went to Number 13 in the UK charts.
2011 - The Craig David comeback and TS5
Craig started making his way back to the mainstream in 2011 when he uploaded DJ sets to SoundCloud under the name TS5, and on the back of this success Craig embarked on a huge world tour that took him all over the globe. TS5 remains hugely successful to this day, taking Craig everywhere from Ibiza to Glastonbury.
In January 2013, David announced on Twitter that he had signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, he then took his TS5 shows on tour. In 2015, Craig appeared on The X Factor and performed his breakthrough single 'Re-Rewind' with Reggie 'n' Bollie, and in 2016, he signed with Sony.
2016 - 'Following My Intuition'
Craig's comeback single 'When The Bassline Drops', featuring Big Narstie, flew straight into the Top 10. In September 2016, he dropped his long-awaited comeback album 'Following My Intuition' and it was his first album to hit Number 1 since his debut 'Born To Do It', featuring singles 'Nothing Like This' with Blonde and 'Ain't Giving Up' with Sigala. He then headed on tour and played almost every festival under the sun.
2018 - 'The Time Is Now'
In 2017, Craig announced his seventh studio album, 'The Time Is Now', which was released in January 2018 and featured hits like 'Heartline' and 'I Know You' featuring Bastille. It almost hit the top spot in the UK charts, peaking at Number 2 and being kept off the top spot by the soundtrack album for The Greatest Showman.
2021 - Given an MBE from Prince Charles
In October 2021, Craig surprised fans and told them a collaboration 'Who You Are' which saw him join forces with GRAMMY-nominated artist and acclaimed songwriter MNEK. In December 2021, Craig David received an MBE at Windsor Castle from Prince Charles. The singer took to Instagram to share some photos of him receiving the award telling his fans: 'As I sit here after a beautiful day with my mum at Windsor Castle 🏰 I just wanna say thank you to everyone that has played a part in my career to date & to everyone that supports me & enriches my life. I'm so grateful & I Love You ❤️💫 xxx'
2022 - Platinum Party at the Palace performance and eighth album
Craig David was among the talented artists who performed at the Platinum Party at the Palace concert as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Jubilee celebrations on 4th June.
On 30th September 2022, Craig released his eighth studio album titled '22', so-named as it celebrated 22 years of his epic career! Craig became an independent artist in 2021 and released this record via his own label. The album included tracks such as 'DNA' with Galantis, 'Who You Are' with MNEK and 'My Heart's Been Waiting for You' with Duvall. Also that month, Craig announced his first book called What's Your Vibe?, which was released on 6th October. Craig explained it on his website: "For the past 2 years, I've been working on this book which isn't your typical memoir or self-help manual, but more of a place to share some of the lessons I've learnt over the years that have helped me navigate day to day life."
2024 - Love Island: All Stars performance and country song
Craig delivered an incredible performance in the Love Island: All Stars villa in February 2024, delighting Islanders including superfan Anton Danyluk. Craig was also joined by Wes Nelson, with the pair teaming up for an epic performance of their collab 'Abracadabra'.
In September 2024, Craig released his first solo single in two years entitled 'In Your Hands', alongside a nostalgic video depicting his younger self. 'In Your Hands' has a real country vibe, which confirmed Craig's earlier teases about 'a new chapter' of music.
2025 - Performing with Usher and ninth album
Craig took his 'Commitment Tour 2025' across the UK in February 2025, performing 11 dates and being supported by Lemar.
In April 2025, Usher asked Craig David to join him on stage during his 'Past Present Future Tour' at the O2 Arena in London. Craig and Usher performed '7 Days' and 'Fill Me In'.
Also that month, Craig delighted fans by announcing his ninth studio album 'Commitment' would be dropping on Friday 8th August. The album features 13 tracks including 'SOS', 'Wake Up' and ''Commitment' featuring Tiwa Savage and went to Number 10 in the UK.
In October, Craig announced a 25th anniversary edition of his debut album 'Born To Do It', the new version featured 29 songs on the digital release and 14 on a double vinyl edition. The album was released on 12th December 2025.
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Craig David's impressive career timeline 🎧