Apparently, Ed Sheeran is a huge offspring fan. The soft-pop singer even has a tattoo inspired by the band’s Conspiracy of One album (released in 2000).
Sheeran joined The Offspring at BottleRock music festival in Napa to perform “Miles Away,” off the aforementioned Conspiracy of One album.
While performing on stage, the band announced Sheeran:
“We were hanging out backstage and somebody said this was one of their favorite songs in the history of songs and he said he might be open to playing it with us – so let’s give him a shot you know?”
Dexter said to the crowd: “Ed told us that one of our records was one of his first cd’s he ever bought when was a kid and that really meant a lot to us and we thought wow we’d love to have you come out and join us onstage. We’re gonna play a song he wanted to play: “Million Miles Away.”
Sheeran shared a recap of the special moment with the caption: “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. Hope you enjoy the vid x”
Catch The Offspring live at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday, June 1st. Fans can expect The Offspring to play Smash front to back — including hits “Come Out and Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)” and “Self Esteem” — as well as a whole bunch of crowd favorites.
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