John Farnham's rare public appearance with family at Coldplay concert in Melbourne following cancer battle

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John Farnham has made a rare public appearance in Melbourne following cancer battle.

The music legend was spotted in the back of a family photo while attending Coldplay's show at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.

The British-born Australian singer attended the concert with his two sons, Robert and James, and his longtime wife Jill.

Watch the video above.

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John Farnham at Coldplay with his wife and sonsJohn Farnham attended the Coldplay concert in Melbourne on Sunday with his sons and wife. (Instagram/ robfarnham)

The heartwarming family photo was shared to Instagram by his eldest son Robert, 44. 

"We were guests of @coldplay last night at Marvel Arena," he captioned the snap.

"They were amazing. Was a pretty special night."

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Farnham smiled in the background, wearing a black shirt, as his son knelt beside him.

Coldplay performed Farnham's song You're the Voice, with the singer in attendance for their fourth and final gig in Melbourne over the weekend.

Farnham's younger son James, 36, shared his sweet reaction to the tribute performance, writing on Instagram it was "so cool" to witness.

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Farnham with his son Rob. (Today)

"Was really cool! Such a sick show," he wrote over a short video of the British rock band singing his dad's iconic hit track.

"[One hundred per cent] a show that you have to see in your life time! Was amazing! So cool seeing/hearings the tribute to dad.!!"

In another video James shared, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin told the thousands of fans in the crowd that "Mr John Farnham is in the building."

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Chris Martin of ColdplayFarnham and his family went to see Coldplay perform in Melbourne. (Martin Philbey)

The appearance comes after the singer was diagnosed two years ago with mouth cancer in August 2022. Since then he has rarely been seen in public.

Farnham underwent surgery to successfully remove the cancerous tumour.

Earlier this month, Farnham revealed in his new memoir The Voice Inside, an excerpt of which was featured in Good Weekend, that he was "very close to dying" during his procedure.

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A year after his surgery, the Cool Change singer confirmed he was cancer free.

"I am the luckiest man I know right now. It's been a year since my first surgery and to be honest I've lost count as to how many other procedures there's been since then," he said in a statement in August 2023, addressing his cancer battle for the first time.

Farnham said he was "a very grateful and happy man". 

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