'I'll start to cry': Coldplay's Chris Martin dedicates song to Shane Warne during Melbourne concert

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin paid tribute to his friend Shane Warne during the band's Melbourne concert.

In a video shared to social media by the late Aussie cricket legend's daughter, Brooke Warne, Martin can be heard dedicating a song to the Victorian spin king.

"Let's play this for Shane and his family, OK?" the singer told the crowd at Marvel Stadium on Wednesday night as he strummed an acoustic guitar.

Watch the video above.

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"Our brother, we miss you. Every time we come to Melbourne, it used to be time to hang out with Shane and all the Warne family.

"I don't want to talk about it too much or I'll start to cry."

Martin then launched into the song Sparks, from their 2000 album Parachutes.

"The most special tribute, to one of our favourite songs," Brooke wrote on social media alongside the clip, using bandaged love heart emojis.

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"Love you Chris @coldplay. Dad would have loved it."

It's not the first time Martin has paid tribute to Warne in song.

The British musician performed an acoustic version of the song Yellow during the cricketer's memorial at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 2022.

Then, during Coldplay's Perth shows last year, Martin performed an original song that he said had "came [to me] overnight while I was asleep", which he performed acoustically in honour of his "good friend".

Back in 2016, Warne was brought out on stage during Coldplay's Melbourne concert half way through the song Don't Panic, where the sportsman joined the band by playing harmonica.

Shane died of a heart attack while on holiday in Thailand on March 4, 2022 at the age of 52.

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