Coldplay paid tribute to the late Adam "MCA" Yauch with an odd, mournful cover of The Beastie Boys' exuberant hit "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)." In Memoriam: See celebrities who died this year The performance took place at Coldplay's show at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday night. Although a cause of death has not been announced, Yauch had been battling cancer since 2009. He was 47.