Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says he didn't mean to insult Toronto's newest concert venue when he called it a "weird stadium in the middle of nowhere."

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.

Coldplay fans are gearing up to watch the band perform this week in Toronto, but some say they are concerned after mixed reviews about the concert's venue, Rogers Stadium.

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.

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Some attendees said it took up to two hours to exit the stadium after the inaugural concert, as site and transit services seemed ill-equipped to handle large crowds