In May of 2005 Coldplay had reached a new peak in their career, officially having become a stadium band after two incredibly successful albums and a third soon to be on store shelves. A band this big will naturally draw a crowd. A very large crowd. A crowd that overwhelmed the area around The Edge studio at 228 Yonge Street who were eager to see the band perform acoustically for them.
The sidewalks and street were blocked and this quickly got the attention of the police, who sent over a mounted unit to escort the band after they’d finished performing.
There was a bit of a lecture from Toronto Police, and after this incident all future visits from huge bands were planned accordingly to avoid another traffic snarl.
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