Coldplay performed “Speed of Sound” live for the first time in years in Texas last night. Before the performance Chris Martin explained the choice:
We made an album 20 years ago which should have been a lot better, and it had a song on it called “Speed Of Sound,” which we never really play. But because we had to wait 15 minutes for the show to start because of the weather and all that, we thought, well, we’ve had such a good time here in El Paso. Why don’t we try to reclaim the song “Speed Of Sound”?