From busking in disguise to crashing weddings: When music stars have surprised fans with performances
You don't always have to buy a concert ticket to see your favourite singer perform.
At least, that's the case for some lucky fans who have been treated to surprise performances from the world's biggest music stars everywhere from subway stations to bustling streets.
Read on to see how these music stars surprised unsuspecting fans.
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One lucky couple won the jackpot when an A-list singer crashed their wedding to perform one of her biggest hits live from the crowd.
One couple were tying the knot at a Vegas chapel in 2019, but had no clue their wedding was being watched and streamed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Host Jimmy Kimmel interrupted the ceremony to say hi to the bride and groom, followed by a surprise appearance from actor David Spade.
But the real surprise came when Kimmel said he knew a local performer who could be their wedding singer for their first dance.
Céline Dion
To the shock of the couple, Kimmel introduced Céline Dion.
The doors of the chapel then burst open to reveal none other Dion standing there, serenading the newlyweds with her song, Because You Loved Me.
Not many can say their wedding singer was a Grammy-winning music star!
U2
It's a beautiful day when your daily commute on the subway turns into a surprise performance from Bono and U2.
Back in 2015, Jimmy Fallon brought the band on to participate in one of The Tonight Show's popular segments where he has celebrities don disguises to busk undercover on the subway.
Bono – disguised in a blonde goatee and blue hat – and his bandmates performed some of their hit songs like Beautiful Day and Angel of Harlem to unsuspecting New York commuters.
The band later removed their subtle disguises to reveal their true identity to the unsuspecting New Yorkers who had stopped to watch their busking set.
Michael Bublé
While he didn't go undercover like U2, Michael Bublé also surprised New York subway commuters with an impromptu performance.
In a video posted to his YouTube account, the Feeling Good singer popped up at a New York subway stop for an impromptu acapella singalong with the group Naturally 7.
Bublé sang his song Who's Lovin' You with the group, much to the delight of fans watching and filming on the platform.
Jeff Goldblum
While Mr Jeff Goldblum is best known for his many Hollywood performances, did you know the actor is also the pianist in a jazz band called The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra?
During the Wicked press tour, Goldblum shocked commuters at London's St Pancras International train station when he sat down at a piano to deliver a surprise Christmas performance on the keys.
Ed Sheeran
The last thing you expect on your morning run is to be serenaded by a Grammy-winning singer.
But that's exactly what happened for one woman when Ed Sheeran suddenly appeared in a boat on the canal she was jogging alongside.
"Any requests?" Sheeran asked the runner while waiting to play a song on his guitar.
The woman, whose name is Nikki Atkins, requested Sheeran to sing his song Tenerife Sea.
"This was so unexpected and so so beautiful. Thank you, thank you," she shared the moment taken from her point of view on her Instagram Stories.
"This is why we run, girls."
