The lead singer made previous comments about the new venue’s location, calling it a “weird stadium in the middle of nowhere,” on Monday.

Coldplay's Toronto night 2 concert is reviewed, including Chris Martin's comments about Rogers Stadium and his acknowledging of a fan's Israeli flag.

Before Coldplay wrapped its four-night stand at Toronto’s newly christened Rogers Stadium, Chris Martin wanted to go on the record that he wasn’t insulting the venue when he called it a “weird stadium in the middle of nowhere.”

For the second time, lead singer Chris Martin of Coldplay criticized Rogers Stadium’s remote location while thanking fans for being there.

There were even longer lines to get to Downsview Park, the stadium’s nearest subway and GO station. Near is a relative term, of course—some Redditors claimed that, in the exiting crowd, it took up to an hour to walk the single kilometre from the gates to the station.

Chris Martin issues an apology after Toronto Rogers Stadium comment.

As a marketing expert, Markus Giesler was aghast after hearing Coldplay frontman Chris Martin blast Toronto's brand new Rogers Stadium onstage.

With a squeaky-clean reputation to maintain, Martin unsurprisingly took the opportunity at Coldplay's Friday night (July 11) performance to walk back his comments, claiming that he "never criticized" Rogers Stadium. The frontman clarified that he had only meant to thank people for going through the hassle of getting to and from the venue.