A few choice moments helped put those colors in perspective. During one of the performance’s early shots, Chris Martin went up to a member of the crowd waving a pride flag right waving all over Martin’s head. Within that moment, the performance’s entire meaning changed: Millions of viewers just watched a 12-minute tribute to LGBT love — with an epic Black Lives Matter interlude.
The performance’s explosive ending seemed to drive that LGBTQ nod home. After Coldplay, Beyoncé and Bruno Mars finished their final song, the audience at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, held up placards that spelled out an inspiring message in rainbow: “Believe in Love.”
