Online Reporter
IS this the finest hour of the career of Zimbabwe hip hop artist Shone?
Performing at a packed Wembley, singing a song with Afribeats superstar Burna Boy and sharing the stage with super group Coldplay once again.
Is this even bigger than the Bhundu Boys and Madonna at the same stadium in 1987?
On the weekend that Thomas Mapfumo was bidding farewell to his UK fans in Birmingham, Shone was sharing the stage with some of the world’s biggest stars in London.
One of the videos shows Shone hugging Burna Boy when he came onto the stage and then the two artists singing together as they entertained a huge crowd.
“Mwari waShone, shared the stage together with Burna Boy at Wembley,” Shone posted on his social media handles.
Shone has been part of Coldplay’s tour since it entered its Asian leg.
The British super group has played before more than 12 million fans across 43 countries.
The tour started in March 2022 and Coldplay has played at venues across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, making it the highest attended tour in history.
The group will perform 10 sold-out nights at Wembley.
Coldplay stunned fans on the first night of their Wembley dance, thanking the crowd for “letting us come home at last”.
Frontman Chris Martin thanked fans for making the trip to Wembley.
“So happy to see you. Thank you for letting us come home at last.”
Throughout the show Martin continued to acknowledge fans, plucking one man wearing an elephant onesie out of the crowd to join him for a performance of Paradise.
After reading fan posters, Martin chose an 18-year-old man with autism to join the band on stage, before playing Trouble, as requested by the teenager. – H-Metro ReporterBC
