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Ed Sheeran is spotted playing in Ipswich Ed Sheeran plays impromptu gig in Ipswich
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Ed Sheeran did an impromptu gig in the centre of IpswichEd Sheeran did an impromptu gig in the centre of Ipswich
Ed Sheeran has been spotted playing an impromptu gig in Ipswich. Ed Sheeran has played an impromptu gig in Ipswich.
Crowds gathered to watch the star as he performed his hit song The A Team outside the town hall.Crowds gathered to watch the star as he performed his hit song The A Team outside the town hall.
Speaking to the crowd he said: "I've played so many shows here and have such love for this place - I'm so happy to be back here." Speaking to the crowd, he said: "I've played so many shows here and have such love for this place - I'm so happy to be back here."
The singer grew up in Framlingham in Suffolk and still has a home there, and is also an Ipswich Town fan.The singer grew up in Framlingham in Suffolk and still has a home there, and is also an Ipswich Town fan.
He told the crowd: "I haven't been back to play a show in Ipswich since I played the Chantry Park shows, but those Chantry Park shows were the first I'd probably done since 2010."He told the crowd: "I haven't been back to play a show in Ipswich since I played the Chantry Park shows, but those Chantry Park shows were the first I'd probably done since 2010."
He played hits including Sing, Don't and Overpass Graffiti from his latest album.He played hits including Sing, Don't and Overpass Graffiti from his latest album.
Arthur, 11, pictured with his mother Helen, had his guitar signed by Ed SheeranArthur, 11, pictured with his mother Helen, had his guitar signed by Ed Sheeran
Ciaran Smith, who stopped to watch the performance, said Sheeran spotted a young boy with a guitar in the crowd and offered to give the youngster his guitar when he finished playing.
Arthur, 11, was on his way to a guitar lesson when he heard Sheeran was playing and decided to abandon the lesson in favour of seeing the singer perform.Arthur, 11, was on his way to a guitar lesson when he heard Sheeran was playing and decided to abandon the lesson in favour of seeing the singer perform.
At the end of the gig, Sheeran signed his guitar with 'Arthur keep playing!'. At the end of the gig, Sheeran offered him his guitar, signing it 'Arthur keep playing!'.
Arthur, who was also given an amp, said: "It's such a nice guitar as well, the amp is a really special gift because it's so precious to me because Ed Sheeran is someone that I kind of want to be like.
"He plays guitar and sings, and I love singing and love playing guitar, I've got a real passion for playing guitar."
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He has only been playing the instrument for six months but said he is "already obsessed".
The advice from Sheeran was to play every day and Arthur said it had inspired him to "keep getting better and play even more".
"I'm going to improve so much from this point on, and it's going to be incredible to look back on this moment and know how lucky I was to get a guitar from Ed Sheeran," he said.
Ed Sheeran did an impromptu gig in the centre of IpswichEd Sheeran did an impromptu gig in the centre of Ipswich
Ciaran Smith, who stopped to watch the performance, said Sheeran spotted a young boy with a guitar in the crowd and offered to give the youngster his guitar when he finished playing.
Arthur, 11, was on his way to a guitar lesson when he heard Sheeran was playing and decided to abandon the lesson in favour of seeing the singer perform.
At the end of the gig, Sheeran signed his guitar with 'Arthur keep playing!'
Holly Williamson 43, from Ipswich, was with her children when she spotted the impromptu concert.Holly Williamson 43, from Ipswich, was with her children when she spotted the impromptu concert.
She said: "It was such a lovely atmosphere, my children have never got to see Ed Sheeran before and it made their day.She said: "It was such a lovely atmosphere, my children have never got to see Ed Sheeran before and it made their day.
"He's such an amazing local celebrity who is so down to earth and a man of the people.""He's such an amazing local celebrity who is so down to earth and a man of the people."
The singer announced on his Instagram Story he was was about to do a free gig near Ipswich Town Hall after buying a guitar at local shop Music World. The singer announced on Instagram he was was about to do a free gig near Ipswich Town Hall after buying a guitar at local shop Music World.
Well, that doesn’t happen every day… working from Ipswich Town Hall today and ‘bump’ into Ed Sheeran doing a gig!Well, that doesn’t happen every day… working from Ipswich Town Hall today and ‘bump’ into Ed Sheeran doing a gig!
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