Created by Simon Coulson

The Piano Anthems show was created by Simon Coulson, founder of Coolplay, the UK’s original Coldplay tribute band. For 20 years, Simon has performed as Chris Martin with Coolplay around the UK, to audiences of up to 40,000. He has performed on the main stage at The O2 Arena, appeared on Channel 4 and ITV, and been featured in The Sunday Times.

Simon also co-founded The Songwriting Academy, has released six albums on Spotify and achieved more than five million streams.

In 2026, Simon was the promoter for the 80s Classical tour, featuring 80s artists Nik Kershaw, Carol Decker, Johnny Hates Jazz, Kim Wilde and Roland Gift.

He created Piano Anthems to bring together a collection of much-loved songs in a distinctive live format, blending a rock band with a string quartet.