Ed Sheeran & Chris Martin Team Up For Stunning Surprise Acoustic Set At The Global Citizen Festival

Ed Sheeran and Coldplay singer Chris Martin left Global Citizen Festival attendees in shock a few days ago when they turned up at the festival to perform a completely unexpected acoustic set. The superstar duo were greeted by the screams of the 60,000-strong crowd as they played a slew of iconic tracks and have since racked up thousands of views on YouTube in a matter of days. It’s safe to say no one was expecting this show-stopping collaboration from two genuine megastars of the pop world.

Belting out some of their iconic hits, numerous fans and journalists have since taken to the Internet to comment on how the performance showcased Ed and Chris’s insane versatility and obvious capacity for mixing their unique styles. Opener ‘Yellow’ was arguably the highlight of the set, which in a cool twist saw Ed take lead vocals on the certified Coldplay classic. The pair proceeded to duet on Ed’s own ‘Shape of You’, lending the much-played track a cool freshness and distinctive feel.

Also featured in the latter half of the set was ‘Viva La Vida’, Coldplay’s era-defining track from 2008, while closing the pair’s incredible performance was a rousing piano-led version of ‘Thinking Out Loud’, Ed’s UK number one hit from his 2014 album ‘x’. The internet’s reaction to the surprise set has of course been monumental, with many flocking to praise the dynamic duo’s energy and chemistry together onstage.

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In fact, given the pair’s chemistry during their performance, it will come as little surprise to most fans that the Global Citizen Festival was not the first time Ed and Chris had played together. One of numerous appearances the pair have made as a duo in the past, for instance, can be seen in the video below, where Chris joined Ed at the latter’s gig at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, to perform a first-rate rendition of ‘Thinking Out Loud’ and ‘Yellow’.

We all know that Ed Sheeran and Chris Martin are two of the most iconic pop stars of the modern age, and are two hugely talented and renowned performers who can really hold their own onstage. Perhaps a little more unexpected, however, is the way in which Chris and Ed clearly love performing together onstage, and how they match each other’s energy perfectly. Consequently, here at the Music Man we’re sure that their appearance at the Global Citizen Festival won’t be the last time this talented duo finds themselves in each other’s company onstage.

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