Ed Sheeran took a couple of minutes between gigs in Florida this week to blow the minds of some highschool band members when he casually strolled into their observe along with his guitar as they carried out his newest hit, “Eyes Closed.” The singer — who performed Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium on Saturday — not solely crashed the band observe final week, but in addition shocked the scholars by handing out tickets to all of them for final weekend’s stadium gig of their hometown.
“I believed I’d come and play some songs for you,” Sheeran instructed the excessive schoolers. “I’ve additionally introduced some guitars to provide to you guys for [your] music division,” he mentioned to whoops from the room. “Tomorrow is to 72,000 individuals, however proper right here I’m gonna play a tiny [unintelligible] if that’s okay.”
As some brazenly teared up, Sheeran performed his new single, “Excellent,” whereas the Blake Excessive Faculty band captured the shock second on their telephones, then he caught round for selfies and autographs. In footage on the college’s Fb web page, Sheeran was even seen signing the again of 1 pupil’s midnight blue electrical guitar. As if that wasn’t sufficient, Ed supplied some skilled backing vocals to a quartet of youngsters taking part in his hit “{Photograph}” on acoustic guitars whereas permitting one of many college students to confidently take the lead.
Within the midst of his huge North American stadium tour, Sheeran can also be sprinkling in additional intimate gigs, together with a present on Friday (Might 26) on the 2,600-capacity Tabernacle membership in Atlanta; the subsequent evening he will probably be again to the massive time with a gig on the metropolis’s 71,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Watch the highschool drop-in video right here.
