Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance at the BottleRock Napa Valley festival to perform with The Offspring.

Introducing Sheeran, frontman Dexter Holland said, “Ed told us that one of our records was his first CD that he ever bought when he was a kid. That really meant a lot to us, so we thought, ‘Wow, we’d love to have you come out to join us on stage.’ We’re gonna play one of the songs you wanted to play.”

Together, the UK pop singer and California punk veterans performed “Million Miles Away” off their 2000 album Conspiracy Of One.

Following the performance, Sheeran posted to Instagram, saying, “The first album I ever bought was The Offspring – Conspiracy of One. I used to pretend to be in their band in the mirror and sing along to the album when I was 9, mostly to their song ‘Million Miles Away’ as it was the first song of theirs I heard. I mentioned it in an interview and Noodles / Dexter got in touch with me when we found out we were all playing the same festival, to see if I wanted to get on stage and sing it. It was an instant yes obvz. Really felt like living out a childhood dream thank you for having me up there guys. Music is a wild ride, every day I’m so grateful to be living my dream in reality.”

He also showed off his Offspring tattoo to the band.

 

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