Coldplay team up with astronaut to launch new single live from the International Space Station Exclusive May 6 2021, 19:07 ET Updated: May 7 2021, 2:51 ET From Simon Boyle's Bizarre column Invalid Date, THEY are already the biggest band in the world – and now Coldplay have set their sights even higher. Literally. They unveiled the first single from their upcoming album tonight, but premiered the track live from the International Space Station. 7 Astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Coldplay in space link-up Chris Martin and bandmates Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion teamed up with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet for the out-of-this-world stunt, which saw a video of Higher Power beamed back to Earth by satellite.