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Chris Martin thanks Taylor Swift for leaving Germany during Coldplay show

“This is for Taylor Swift because she left town,” Chris Martin said as he played “Everglow” on the piano.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin expresses his gratitude to Taylor Swift.

As he began playing the band’s song “Everglow” on the piano during their concert in Düsseldorf, Germany on Saturday, July 20, Martin left a message for the “Fortnight” singer and dedicated the song to her.

“This is for Taylor Swift because she left town,” Martin said in a fan-captured video from the show. “This is for everyone who’s feeling sad today because Taylor had to go to the next town. So we’re going to sing this love song, this heartbreaking song, and send it to Taylor, wherever she is today.”

Martin’s tribute follows Swift, 34, performing three shows just under an hour away in Gelsenkirchen. The pop star will continue her Eras Tour in Germany, however, with upcoming stops in Hamburg and Munich before moving on to the next country.

While Martin expressed his gratitude to Swift, she also shared her own “thank you” messages on social media, celebrating the success and major milestone of her latest album.

“I also wanted to say to everyone who supported The Tortured Poets Department,” Swift wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday, July 20. “I am completely blown away by what you guys did — it stayed at #1 for the first 12 weeks of its release and that has never happened to an album of mine before, not even close!!”

Swift released TTPD in April during her Eras tour. The breakup album was said to be inspired by her split from Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy. The spring release added a new segment to the tour when the European leg began in May, with Swift recording songs from TTPD.

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