See Ed Sheeran Join the Darkness Onstage for ‘Love Is Only a Feeling’ in London
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Ed Sheeran was a surprise guest at the Darkness’ Saturday night show in London, serving as both an unannounced opening act before joining the pop-metal band onstage to perform their “Love Is Only a Feeling.”
The British singer-songwriter has long been a fan of the Darkness, even recruiting them to be his opening act during his Divide Tour in 2019. On Saturday, during his unannounced six-song opening set, Sheeran reiterated his love for the Justin Hawkins-fronted act, saying he bought their 2003 debut LP Permission to Land when he was 13 years old (via Blabbermouth) and his “dream” was to open for the band.
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“It was always my ambition to be onstage with them one day,” Sheeran said before quipping to the likely confused audience, “Check me out on MySpace… I hope you like it… If you don’t, it’s only half an hour.”
Sheeran’s surprise six-song set included his hits “Bad Habits,” “Shape of You,” “Thinking Out Loud” and a mash-up of his “Don’t” with Blackstreet’s “No Diggity.”
During the Darkness’ headlining set, Sheeran reemerged to fulfill his lifelong dream of performing with the band onstage, joining them for “Love Is Only a Feeling”:
As NME notes, in the recently released documentary Welcome to the Darkness, Sheeran is among the high profile fans of the band to sing their praises on-screen.
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