Coldplay asks fans to honor Charlie Kirk’s family with love in moving moment at Wembley concert

LONDON, UK: Coldplay frontman Chris Martin used a moment during the band’s London concert at Wembley Stadium to encourage fans to send love and healing to grieving families, including that of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“You send them love anyway,” Martin urged the crowd, before thousands of voices joined him in song.

Chris Martin leads Wembley crowd in Charlie Kirk tribute

“Let’s raise our hands like this and send love, anywhere you want to send it in the world,” Martin told the audience Friday night, lifting his arms above his head and wiggling his fingers as thousands followed suit.

“You can send this to your brother or your sister, you can send it to the families of people who have been going through terrible stuff, you can send it to Charlie Kirk’s family.”

Martin went further, calling on fans to direct compassion even toward those they disagree with, and to people caught in conflict zones. “You can send it to peaceful people in the Middle East, in Ukraine and Russia,” he said, before the band launched into their hit song 'Fix You.'

The tribute came two months after the group made headlines when Martin inadvertently filmed Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company’s HR head Kristen Cabot in an on-camera embrace during a Boston show, sparking controversy.

Charlie Kirk death sparks political turmoil in US

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Wednesday, September 10, while delivering remarks at Utah Valley University, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Authorities identified the suspect as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of Washington, Utah, who was arrested Friday and faces an aggravated murder charge. The incident occurred as Kirk kicked off his “American Comeback Tour,” which was set to include appearances at colleges nationwide.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox described the killing as a “political assassination,” heightening tensions around the attack.

President Donald Trump, who had long praised Kirk as a voice for conservative youth, announced the death on Truth Social. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” Trump wrote. “He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”

Tributes to Kirk poured in from across the political and cultural spectrum. Ivanka Trump, actor Chris Pratt, and the hosts of 'The View' all expressed sympathy to Kirk’s widow, Erika, and their two children.