Coldplay and friends deliver surprise performance for fans on Dublin's Grafton Street

Coldplay are in Dublin for four sold-out concerts at the 82,000-capacity Croke Park,

Thousands of Coldplay fans packed into the end of one of Dublin’s busiest streets to catch a surprise appearance by the band.

After a rumour spread on Wednesday that a major act would be playing an unannounced gig on Grafton Street, fans from all over the capital wedged into the shopping thoroughfare ahead of the predicted 8pm start time.