Ed Sheeran has performed a surprise acoustic set at a Boston pub to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – check out footage of the gig below.
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On Monday (March 17), to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day proper, Sheeran took over The Dubliner pub in Boston – known for being the United States’ most Irish city – to perform a surprise set backed by Irish folk band Beoga.
For the St. Patrick’s Day set, Sheeran sported a Celtics jersey and performed his 2017 ode to Ireland’s Galway city: ‘Galway Girl’. He also performed a slew of his other hits including ‘Don’t’, ‘Nancy Mulligan’, ‘Bad Habits’, ‘Shivers’ and more.
Following the set, Sheeran took to social media to share some clips of the performance. Check them out below.
It’s the latest in a series of impromptu performances from the ‘Shape Of You’ singer. Last week, he played a surprise set on the streets of New Orleans, where he was joined by a brass band and debuted a new song. Earlier in the week, he surprised fans in Nashville by performing an impromptu set of his hits along with a cover of Britney Spears’ ‘…Baby One More Time’.
Back in February however, things didn’t go as smoothly, after videos emerged of police pulling the plug on Sheeran as he performed on a street in Bengaluru, India. He drew a large and enthusiastic crowd, but local authorities intervened due to concerns over performance permissions, though he later clarified that it had been planned in advance.
Meanwhile, Sheeran has previously revealed that a new song called ‘Sapphire’ will be coming out in the coming months. He took to social media to respond to a fan who asked which song of his he should play at his wedding, saying: “Depends when you’re getting married, coz there’s a fair few new options coming soon”.
The hints about new music come as Sheeran ended 2024 by revealing that he had already finished his next record. “It feels like I’m getting back into big pop for the first time in a long time,” he explained of the LP’s sound.
This came after Sheeran said last May that he had made some new material, but was waiting a little longer to share it. He told fans: “I released two records on tour last year and it’s quite a lot being on tour and releasing records. So, I’ve made the new music and I’m just going to sit on it for a bit.”
The forthcoming album will mark his first since 2023’s ‘Autumn Variations’, which marked the follow-up to the hit release ‘-‘ (‘Subtract’). The latter was said to be the final entry into Sheeran’s long-running mathematical-themed series.
