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Stars live-streaming gigs to combat boredom of self-isolation due to COVID-19

Stars live-streaming gigs to combat boredom of self-isolation due to COVID-19

By Naveel Krishant
18/03/2020
Yungblud, Chris Martin and Christine & The Queens all put on makeshift live shows on Monday [Photo:BBC]

Stars including Coldplay, Yungblud and Christine And The Queens are live-streaming gigs to combat the "boredom" of self-isolation due to coronavirus.

Coldplay's Chris Martin played an impromptu set on Instagram Live, taking fans' questions and covering David Bowie's Life On Mars.

Country singer Keith Urban also went live on Instagram with his wife, Nicole Kidman, in the background.

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He referred to the film star as his "audience of one"

Yungblud put on a more ambitious, hour-long show from LA, encouraging fans to mosh at home as he played to an empty room.

[Source: BBC]

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