Ed Sheeran shocks fans with an impromptu gig in his hometown of Ipswich
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“He just showed up at our town hall!” Ed Sheeran shocks fans with impromptu performance in his hometown of Ipswich after spontaneously buying a guitar and giving it to a youngster
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Ed Sheeran shocked fans when he gave an impromptu performance in his hometown of Ipswich, Suffolk on Friday.
The 31-year-old singer, who lives just half an hour away, walked up the steps of the town hall after spontaneously buying a guitar for a local shop.
Passers-by lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the global superstar praised the “humble” hitmaker, who then gifted the instrument to a 10-year-old aspiring musician.
Unbelievable: Ed Sheeran, 31, shocked fans when he gave an impromptu performance in his hometown of Ipswich, Suffolk on Friday
A happy audience member told MailOnline: ‘A fantastic mini performance by Ed Sheeran in Ipswich Suffolk. His hometown. He just came to our town hall after buying a guitar from a local guitar store.
‘Such a humble man who comes to Ipswich and plays us some of his fantastic hits and ends it by giving his guitar to an up and coming 10-year-old guitarist in the audience. Wow. Thanks Ed.’
Ed explained on his Instagram Story shortly before, “I’m at Music World in Ipswich and I just bought a guitar.”
Amazing: Passers-by lucky enough to catch a glimpse praised the ‘humble’ hitmaker, who then donated the instrument to a 10-year-old aspiring musician
Surprise: Singer who lives half an hour away climbed the steps of the town hall after spontaneously buying a guitar for a local shop
He continued: ‘I’m going to Ipswich high street by the town hall and play a free gig if everyone in Ipswich comes by.’
The mini-performance comes as Ed surprised his German fans with an impromptu performance at Frankfurt’s Oktoberfest last week.
The singer donned a blue checked shirt teamed with lederhosen and a traditional hat for the occasion as he took the stage to sing his 2017 hit Perfect and the Backstreet Boys’ Everybody.
Amazing: An audience member told MailOnline: ‘A fantastic mini performance by Ed Sheeran in Ipswich Suffolk. His hometown. He just showed up at our town hall after buying a guitar’
Short notice: Ed explained on his Instagram story shortly before: ‘I’m at Music World in Ipswich and I just bought a guitar’
Ed certainly let loose as he put on a very lively show at the bash, with the star sipping beer and taking the attention of the adoring crowd.
In a post shared by the festival’s official account on Instagram, the BRIT Award winner clutched at a beer mug as he posed with his star-struck devotees.
In their caption, the organizers had written: ‘Special guest Ed Sheeran with an exclusive appearance at the Oktoberfest in Frankfurt #edsheeran #frankfurteroktoberfest #ffm.’
Ed had just played a sold-out concert at Deutsche Bank Park, having spent the past six months touring Europe as part of his +-=÷× Tour.
Looking good: The mini-performance comes as Ed surprised his German fans with an impromptu performance at Frankfurt’s Oktoberfest last week (Ed pictured center-left)