Coldplay’s Chris Martin in Israel to hear Nick Cave

Rocker visits with actress Dakota Johnson, dines with Cave before his Sunday performance

By Jessica Steinberg
  • Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
 20 November 2017, 12:30 pm
Chris Martin (second from left) and the rest of the members of Coldplay, who appear to still be planning an Israel concert (Courtesy Global Citizen)

Nick Cave wasn’t the only rocker in town this week.

Fans glimpsed the Australian singer-songwriter having dinner with Coldplay’s Chris Martin at Yam Sheva, a restaurant along the Herzliya boardwalk, along with actress Dakota Johnson, who appeared to be accompanying Martin.

Other fans saw Martin and Johnson at the Nick Cave concert on Sunday night.

Martin has been to Israel several times over the last few years, as he continues to scope out sites for a Palestinian-Israeli concert that’s been mentioned by local promoters.

While Coldplay has formally denied plans for upcoming concerts in Israel and the West Bank, an Israeli PR company sent out photos of band members in Israel last February, and said that Martin was in the country to sign contracts and scout locations, though Martin denied it at the time.

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