{"id":66001,"date":"2025-05-19T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=66001"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:23:15","slug":"watch-ed-sheeran-surprises-sheffield-with-free-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/watch-ed-sheeran-surprises-sheffield-with-free-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Ed Sheeran surprises Sheffield with free concert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ed Sheeran gave a free pop-up performance to thousands outside Sheffield Town Hall last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He performed alongside DJ AG and rapper Jme from 7pm to 10pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfie Sheards, who was given a guitar from Ed on the Ellen Show in 2017, said: &#8220;The biggest superstar in the world playing on the street there it&#8217;s crazy!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ed Sheeran surprises Alfie Sheards with free Sheffield performance\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ys1iiy_db2Q?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The performance was in support of TRACKS, a group that helps young people break into the music industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed announced in February that his foundation would award the group three years of funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He made an Instagram post an hour before the performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5738-875x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66003\" style=\"width:361px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ed&#8217;s Instagram story announcing the performance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liam, 20, said: &#8220;I like public concerts. It&#8217;s a more personal experience than a fan-only experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did you see Ed Sheeran in Sheffield last night?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/edsheeran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#edsheeran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sheffield?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sheffield<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/popupconcert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#popupconcert<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xSakjYkaiN\">pic.twitter.com\/xSakjYkaiN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ShefNews (@ShefNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShefNews\/status\/1924380086192439676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Sheeran gave a free pop-up performance to thousands outside Sheffield Town Hall last night. 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