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Thousands of Coldplay fans packed into the end of one of Dublin's busiest streets to catch a surprise appearance by the band.
Social media went wild with speculation a major act would be playing an unannounced gig after shoppers saw camera crews arrive at Grafton Street on Wednesday.
Fans from all over the capital wedged into the shopping thoroughfare ahead of the predicted 8pm start time.
Lead singer Chris Martin, accompanied by rapper Burna Boy, walked into Grafton Street shortly after 8pm amid heightened security and an increased presence of the Irish police.
Coldplay is in Dublin for four sold-out concerts at the 82,000-capacity Croke Park, as part of the record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour.
It has so far sold more than 10 million tickets, making it the most-attended music tour of all time.
Thousands of Coldplay fans packed into the end of one of Dublin's busiest streets to catch a surprise appearance by the band
After a rumour spread on Wednesday a major act would be playing an unannounced gig on Grafton Street, fans from all over the capital wedged into the shopping thoroughfare
They were met with cheers and applause as the upstairs windows of various shops were opened to reveal several professional cameras filming the action below.
Martin and Burna Boy were joined by Little Simz, Elyanna and TINI for the first public performance of We Pray involving all the artists.
They performed the same song several times as fans took videos on mobile phones and sang along.
The short session was part of a music video to debut on the band's official TikTok channel.
Some people in the large crowd were disappointed that they were too far away to hear properly.
Niamh Burke, a teacher from Tipperary, said she did not know why the same song had been played over and over but added: "I enjoyed it. It was a thrill to see them in person."
Lead singer Chris Martin , accompanied by rapper Burna Boy, walked into Grafton Street shortly after 8pm amid heightened security and an increased presence of the Irish police
Coldplay is in Dublin for four sold-out concerts at the 82,000-capacity Croke Park, as part of the record-breaking Music Of The Spheres World Tour
They were met with cheers and applause as the upstairs windows of various shops were opened to reveal several professional cameras filming the action below
The band are in Dublin after performing in Vienna.
Chris dedicated a song to Swifties during their gig after Taylor Swift was forced to cancel her three gigs in the Austrian city this month after it emerged ISIS had planned to target her fans.
Playing Love Story, he said: 'If this is not good, please, please don't put it on YouTube because I don't want to get in trouble with Taylor. If you can sing with us that would be wonderful.'
