Today, Shane – the band’s lead singer – is joined by his brother Asa Crofts on bass guitar, Dean Stewart on lead guitar, and drummer Wayne Birch.
Together, they have turned their love for Coldplay’s ballads into their own version of something beautiful, which has seen them perform in dozens of countries and earn their own fans across the globe.
“Our goal was just to basically perform at any venue that we really wanted but we didn’t imagine going out of town,” says Shane, 48.
“We didn’t imagine playing to so many countries that we have.”
Coldplace have performed in around 40 countries, including playing to 10,000 fans in India.
“We got chased down the street!” says Shane, recalling that experience. “Hopefully that’s not because of a bad performance!”
They secured a gig in San Francisco after a woman failed to get Coldplay because they were busy, adds Shane.
Riding in the wake of Coldplay’s success, Coldplace have spent the past year playing to thousands on their UK and Netherlands tours, with extra dates taking them as far away as Latvia and Spain.
But amid a packed year of gigs, some of the band managed to take a well-earned night off to watch their idols perform in Hull.