IT’S not every day you appear in a video with Coldplay.

Looking at the lengthy queue snaking around Newtown’s Courthouse Hotel at 9am I was doubtful of making the cut, with 249 other Coldplay fans eagerly waiting for their chance to appear in Coldplay’s new music video for A Sky Full of Stars.

media_camera Eliza Barr (top left) watches Coldplay film their video / Picture: Toby Zerna

media_camera Coldplay’s Chris Martin in Newtown. Picture: Chris McKeen

media_camera Chris Martin walks down Newtown's King St while making the music video. Picture: Chris McKeen

media_camera The band plays the new song for the fans who helped them with filming of the video clip.

media_camera Chris Martin pauses during the shoot in King Street. Picture: Chris McKeen

VIDEO Fans star in Coldplay clip Coldplay fans got the chance to appear in video clip shot in Newtown

media_camera Chris Martin and Coldplay hit Newtown. Picture: Brad Hunter

media_camera Our Eliza Barr joins the Chris Martin shoot. Picture: Chris McKeen

media_camera Michael Birch, from England, is regularly mistaken for Coldplay’s lead singer Chris Martin. Picture: Chris McKeen

The Courthouse Hotel’s sunny beer garden filled quickly, erupting in cheers when an assistant director announced our names would be in the video’s credits and hot chips and soft drink would be on the house while we waited.

The assistant directors walked us down King St to ­explain the concept, passing Kelly’s Irish Pub, Freedom Square and The Hub.

“Don’t look at the camera, look as natural as possible, ­interact with Chris. No crazy techno breakdancing, it’s just Coldplay — and it’s not a sad song so you don’t have to cry.

Fans gather for Coldplay shoot Coldplay has sent Sydney fans in a spin with a plan to shoot a video in the city. The first 250 fans to answer the call out will be in it.

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We're shooting the video for A Sky Full Of Stars on the streets of Sydney tomorrow. Does anyone want to be in it!? PH — Coldplay (@coldplay) June 16, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: We're shooting the video for A Sky Full Of Stars on the streets of Sydney tomorrow. Does anyone want to be in it!? PH & mdash; Coldplay (@coldplay) June 16, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: We're shooting the video for A Sky Full Of Stars on the streets of Sydney tomorrow. Does anyone want to be in it!? PH & mdash; Coldplay (@coldplay) June 16, 2014

A few hours later, they tweeted the location of where to meet to be in the video.

250 fans needed for #ASFOSvideo tomorrow (tues). Meet 11.30am at courthouse hotel, 202 Australia St, Newtown, Sydney. Bring a smile. PH — Coldplay (@coldplay) June 16, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: 250 fans needed for #ASFOSvideo tomorrow (tues). Meet 11.30am at courthouse hotel, 202 Australia St, Newtown, Sydney. Bring a smile. PH & mdash; Coldplay (@coldplay) June 16, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: 250 fans needed for #ASFOSvideo tomorrow (tues). Meet 11.30am at courthouse hotel, 202 Australia St, Newtown, Sydney. Bring a smile. PH & mdash; Coldplay (@coldplay) June 16, 2014

And it seems only the first 250 will be successful.

#ASFOSvideo @ianhasgreeneyes I hope not - the police will close us down . Only first 250! PH — Coldplay (@coldplay) June 16, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: #ASFOSvideo @ianhasgreeneyes I hope not — the police will close us down. Only first 250! PH & mdash; Coldplay (@coldplay) June 16, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: #ASFOSvideo @ianhasgreeneyes I hope not — the police will close us down. Only first 250! PH & mdash; Coldplay (@coldplay) June 16, 2014

@Kerstin254 oh gawd! RT “@manversusbean: To add to Newtown traffic - never try and u-turn on King St pic.twitter.com/v4CsYHXVrr” — Rebecca (@beccolquhoun) June 16, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: @Kerstin254 oh gawd! RT “@manversusbean: To add to Newtown traffic — never try and u-turn on King St pic.twitter.com/v4CsYHXVrr” & mdash; Rebecca (@beccolquhoun) June 16, 2014 Sub-type: comment CAPTION: @Kerstin254 oh gawd! RT “@manversusbean: To add to Newtown traffic — never try and u-turn on King St pic.twitter.com/v4CsYHXVrr” & mdash; Rebecca (@beccolquhoun) June 16, 2014

“You’re going to smile, and dance, and when he turns up in Freedom Square you’re going to part for Chris Martin like the Red Sea for Moses.”

We waited for about four hours before we were ushered to our places in Freedom Square, beneath the Martin Luther King mural with the Aboriginal flag, to wait for our cue — the sound of Chris Martin singing Coldplay’s new single.

media_camera Fans turned up to the Courthouse Hotel in Newtown after Coldplay invited them to take part in filming a music video. Picture: Chris McKeen

The band started to play, their instruments flashing with lights and gadgets as Chris Martin wandered down the street, and they joined in Freedom Square.

media_camera Chris Martin from Coldplay arrives at Sydney airport. Picture: John Grainger media_camera Guitarist Jonny Buckland from Coldplay arrives at Sydney airport. Picture: John Grainger

The procession continued down King St, as he serenaded delighted fans hanging from the bar of the local pub.

The parade hit The Hub, with fans singing, dancing and hanging from windows. The crowd joined Coldplay in singing the chorus, and Martin’s smile was wide as confetti cannons of white paper stars exploded.

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Originally published as Crooning with Coldplay worth the wait