 The band also asks that any gifts intended for them are donated to charity, according to a response on the FAQ section of Coldplay's website.Martin spoke out against the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the US, UK and other forces during the Teenage Cancer Trust show at London's Royal Albert Hall on 24 March 2003, where he encouraged the sell-out crowd to "sing against war".He would later endorse the US Democratic presidential candidates John Kerry and Barack Obama in 2004 and 2008 respectively.