Coldplay urge Take That to join charity gig

Chris Martin has urged Take That to join Coldplay on stage at the War Child charity concert.

The frontman admitted that he hoped the reformed boyband would perform with them at tonight's event, to raise awareness for marginalised children in conflict zones.

"It’s going to be a big party. And if the Take That gentlemen come down then it will really be great," he told The Sun.

"My dream is that by tomorrow morning we would have performed a song with Take That - that would make me really happy."

The group will first play at the Brits, where they are up for four awards, before performing a 45-minute set at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.

The Killers will also play at the event to celebrate War Child's 15th anniversary and the release of new album Heroes on February 16.