Coldplay

Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London. Vocalist, rhythm guitarist and pianist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer Will Champion met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998, first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish before finally changing their name to Coldplay. The band's musical style has generally been regarded as alternative rock, pop rock, post-Britpop, pop, alternative pop, and soft rock. The band have experimented with other genres such as electropop, synth-pop, shoegaze, indie rock, psychedelic, indie electronic, EDM, and R&B.