Coldplay honour Tom Petty

Publish Date: Wednesday, 4 October 2017, 3:18PM

The music world lost a truly talented performer yesterday when Tom Petty died, aged 66.

Tributes to him have been pouring in across social media, with Coldplay deciding to take theirs to the stage.

Sending love to Tom Petty and his family at this difficult time.
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) October 2, 2017

Oh man Tom Petty is gone. He was really great. He will be missed. Thoughts and prayers go to his family right now. RIP
— Cyndi Lauper (@cyndilauper) October 2, 2017

During the band's concert in Portland, Coldplay beautifully covered Petty's classic 1988 hit "Free Fallin". They were joined by former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, and towards the end of the performance, Martin dropped away to let the crowd sing Petty’s famous refrain over and over. There will likely be

There's bound to be many more live tributes to Petty in the weeks ahead, but it's safe to say this was a special way to kick it off.

Watch below:

Following the minute of silence, Peter Buck joined the band for this wonderful rendition of Freefalling by Tom Petty.
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— Coldplay (@coldplay) October 3, 2017

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