Coldplay honors Gene Wilder and dreamers everywhere with 'Pure Imagination' cover

A man who really had a head full of dreams.
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Tricia Gilbride
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Coldplay honors Gene Wilder and dreamers everywhere with 'Pure Imagination' cover
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It's hard to imagine a more perfect time and place to sing "Pure Imagination" than last night during Coldplay's Head Full of Dreams Tour.

Coldplay honored Gene Wilder at their Denver show Monday night following the heartbreaking news of his death with a cover of the iconic song from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

The band shared a clip of the cover, paired with appropriately whimsical footage of concert-goers, which you can watch below.


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Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.

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