Coldplay fan spared jail for “lashing out” at medics and garda during Croke Park gig

A Coldplay fan has been spared jail for “lashing out at medics and causing trouble” at the band’s sold-out concert in Croke Park, Dublin.

The chart-toppers with hits Fix You and Yellow are on their Music of the Spheres world tour.

Liverpool father of one Kieran Graham, 24, travelled over to catch the first of the English rockers’ four-night concert run in Dublin.

Judge Mark O’Connell fined Graham €500 after the support worker pleaded guilty to public order offences at Dublin District Court on Friday.

More than 80,000 fans were at the Thursday night gig, where drunk Graham began “lashing out at medical staff trying to render assistance” to him.

Garda Adam Hannan told the court he intervened, but Graham lashed out at him and the medical staff and refused to give his name or address.

He was arrested “and handcuffed and for own safety,” but the medics deemed that he did not need to go to the hospital.

He was brought to Store Street Garda station, charged and faced court the…

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