Coldplay's Chris Martin

Coldplay recently took a night off from their world tour to play a private show at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom for some 300 invited fans. The gig, produced by Yahoo! Music as part of the site's “Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music” series, saw Chris Martin and Co. perform hits old ("Yellow," "Clocks") and new ("Violet Hill," "Viva La Vida"), and answer questions from audience members.

Below, watch "Viva La Vida," and see the guys talk about fame, food, and more. Then check out Yahoo! Music for the complete set.

Watch: Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"

Fan Q&A