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Coldplay fan 'still dreaming' after announcing band3 days agoShareSaveBriony LeylandBBC News,classic bingo South of EnglandShareSave2:03BBC Sounds: Hannah (right) and her friend Autumn told BBC Radio Solent about how they were called up on stage at WembleySeeing your favourite band live for the first time is always a big moment. But for 15-year-old Coldplay fan, Hannah, the experience proved to be unforgettable.She and her friend Autumn were plucked from a crowd of 90,000 people to go up on stage and introduce the band at Wembley.The teen, from the New Forest, said she has watched videos of the moment countless times since the concert on Thursday.0:44The pair spoke in front of thousands of fans (video from Hannah Allan)Explaining what it was like, Hannah said: "Everytime we spoke and the roar of the crowd, it just hit you like a shockwave and you couldn't believe it."The pair had arrived early to get a place at the front when the Coldplay team asked if they would like to be the ones to go up on stage that night."They asked me and I just broke down crying and said 'yes'," Hannah said. "They told us how fast to say words, how loud to be - most importantly they just told us to take it all in."Hannah's mum Kate was also at Wembley Stadium on Thursday and said she felt overwhelming prideHannah says she has inherited her love of Coldplay from her grandma, who bought Hannah's tickets as a Christmas present, and her mum Kate - who was also at Wembley Stadium that night.Kate said: "I just felt an overwhelming feeling of pride and amazement, that was my little girl on the stage."HannahHannah and Autumn arrived early to get to the front, where they sat and ate food when the Coldplay team approached themAfter the girls' moment in the spotlight was over, the excitement continued, as they briefly met the band and watched the concert from the side of the stage.Hannah added: "I feel like I'm still dreaming, I feel like I've just made this all up in my head and it didn't actually happen to me. "[I] just felt on top of the world, it was the best thing I've ever felt in my life."The pair were given a script to followYou can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram. More on this storyColdplay at Wembley: What you need to knowBoy, 12, crowned 'king of the show' by ColdplayConductor Gustavo Dudamel on opening for ColdplayTeen in tears after going on stage with ColdplayFan's Coldplay 'dream' after journey from ChinaColdplayHampshire & Isle of WightMusic
