Michael J. Fox joins Coldplay for surprise performance at Glastonbury Festival

Michael J. Fox is a star on screen and on stage!

The ‘Back to the Future’ actor made a surprise appearance at the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, joining the band Coldplay on stage during their set.

Fox, 63, who has had Parkinson’s disease since 1991, played guitar from a wheelchair on stage during the band’s performance of hits “Humankind” and “Fix You.”

Following the performance, the band’s frontman Chris Martin lovingly thanked Fox and credited the actor for being the inspiration behind the band’s musical career.

“The main reason we joined the band was to see ‘Back to the Future,’” Martin said. “So thank you to our all-time hero, one of the most amazing people on earth, Mr. Michael J. Fox, a big thank you to our hero Michael.”

Fox played teenager Marty McFly in the 1985 film. Martin introduced Fox to the Glastonbury audience by making a reference to his character in the film.

Martin said, “His riffs with Chuck Berry and the way he punched Biff, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael J. Fox.”

Fox retired from acting in 2020 due to the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

He founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000, and according to the foundation’s website, the foundation has since become the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease research in the world and has funded more than $1.5 billion in research projects.

This isn’t the first time Fox has joined the band for a performance, the actor and Coldplay worked together at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in July 2016 when Coldplay performed the song “Johnny B. Goode,” a cover of Chuck Berry’s song from “Back to the Future.”