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Yahoo
07-07-2025
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Ed Sheeran Covers ‘Teenage Dirtbag,' His ‘Favorite Song of All Time,' With Wheatus Singer Brendan B. Brown
Like a lot of people his age, Ed Sheeran has a soft spot in his heart for one-hit-wonder Wheatus' 2000 hit 'Teenage Dirtbag.' The Beck-like beat folk jam has been in Sheeran's brain since well before he became a global pop superstar. But despite loving it for most of his life, Sheeran, 34, had never performed the song live before. That is, until Saturday night (July 5) at a show in Hamburg, Germany, where Ed surprised the crowd by bringing out Wheatus singer Brendan B. Brown, who dueted with him on the band's signature track. More from Billboard Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' Leads Apple Music's 500 Most-Streamed Songs of the Decade List Bands Continue Exiting Radar Festival Following Bob Vylan's Removal Sabrina Carpenter Brings Out Duran Duran for 'Hungry Like the Wolf' at BST Hyde Park 'I've got a cool surprise for you, it's really quite cool, but bear with me,' Sheeran told the crowd before telling a tale of performing the song with his high school band decades ago before they broke up. The trio reunited in April to play at a friend's wedding, which, naturally, led them back to Wheatus 'When we were playing, we played a song we used to play when we were 12. And I said, 'F–king hell, isn't this a great song?,'' Sheeran recalled. 'I wanna play this live.' He then invited the two men, as well as Brown, out to join him.' 'He's flown over especially from New York just for this, and it's gonna be f–king awesome,' Sheeran promised of Brown's surprise spot. 'This is one of my favorite songs of all time.' In an Instagram post about the special moment, Sheeran reiterated the story. 'Used to play 'Teenage Dirtbag' with my high school band when I was 12. We reformed after 22 years to play our mates wedding in April, but we had so much fun I asked them to come rock it with me at a stadium,' he wrote in the video featuring the rocked-up cover. 'I cheekily asked Brendan from @wheatusofficial to come over and rock it with us, and being the ledge that he is, he did. One of my fav moments ever on stage, thank you Brendan. What a night,' Sheeran continued in the bit that also featured Sheeran posing with two of his lifelong mates who joined him the performance of the cheeky song with the ''Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby' refrain. The footage also featured Sheeran and Brown rehearsing the tune in an empty Volksparkstadion and then performing it live for the sold-out crowd, with Sheeran excitedly bouncing around and strumming his electric guitar alongside Brown. In the video's comments, Brown wrote, 'BEST DAY EVER!!!! [heart emoji].' Sheeran's Play tour continues on Friday (July 11) with the first of three shows at Portman Road in Ipswich, U.K. Check out footage of the 'Teenage Dirtbag' summit below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
See Ed Sheeran Perform ‘Teenage Dirtbag' With Wheatus Singer in Germany
Ed Sheeran reunited his high school band, flew over the lead singer of Wheatus, and performed one of his favorite songs of all time, the enduring Y2K classic 'Teenage Dirtbag, for his show Saturday in Hamburg, Germany. 'I've got a cool surprise for you, it's really quite cool, but bear with me,' Sheeran prefaced to the crowd. The singer then talked about his high school band and how, after splitting up decades ago, the group remained good buddies and even reunited this past April to perform at their friend's wedding. More from Rolling Stone See Olivia Rodrigo and Ed Sheeran Perform 'The A Team' Together in London Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' Copyright Lawsuit Won't Go to Supreme Court Ed Sheeran Celebrates India on Rousing Single 'Sapphire' 'When we were playing, we played a song we used to play when we were 12. And I said, 'Fucking hell, isn't this a great song. I wanna play this live [in concert],' Sheeran said of the wedding gig. Sheeran then welcomed his high school band mate onstage to join him, before revealing one more surprise: To perform the still-unmentioned song, Sheeran said, 'I'm gonna email the lead singer and see if he'll come and sing it. And he's flown over especially from New York just for this, and it's gonna be fucking awesome, I can't wait. This is one of my favorite songs of all time, I'd say top 10 favorite songs of all time.' Wheatus' Brendan B. Brown then appeared to join Sheeran and his high school band on the Volksparktadion stage. 'One of my fav moments ever on stage, thank you Brendan. What a night,' Sheeran later added on social media alongside behind-the-scenes footage of the unlikely collaboration: Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
The Irish Sun
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Ed Sheeran teams up with school pals AND 00s rock legend for epic performance
ED Sheeran marked one of his "favourite moments ever on stage" as he teamed up with his old band and a top Noughties fan-favourite. The A Team hitmaker, 34, took to Instagram to reveal the surprise collaboration as he gushed "what a night." Advertisement 7 Ed Sheeran has revealed one of his 'favourite moments ever on stage' Credit: Instagram 7 It came after his childhood band re-formed Credit: Instagram 7 Ed took to the stage with Wheatus frontman Brendan B Brown to perform a sizzling version of the American band's Teenage Dirtbag hit Credit: Instagram Chart star Ed teamed up with his old high school band and Wheatus frontman Brendan B Brown to perform a sizzling version of the American band's biggest hit for fans. In a sweet video, Ed showcased his childhood band, which he was part of aged 12. He said: "We used to cover Teenage Dirtbag and we re-formed after 20 years for our mates wedding. "Then I was like wouldn't it be cool to do at a big gig. Advertisement read more ed sheeran "So I emailed Brendan and here we are." The clip showed the bunch rehearsing in an empty stadium before they were met with huge cheers later on. In his video caption, Ed wrote: "One of my fav moments ever on stage, thank you Brendan. What a night x" Wheatus' official Instagram page then replied and put: "BEST DAY EVER!!!!" Advertisement Most read in Music One fan then gushed: "This was the coolest guest act on stage ever!" Another posted: "No flipping way?!" Incredible moment Olivia Rodrigo brings out Ed Sheeran at huge sold out BST gig ahead of Glastonbury One then confessed: "I didn't even know I needed this until this moment. So good." FORWARD PLANNING While Ed is clearly enjoying living in the present, The Sun reported in May how he was Advertisement The Shape Of You singer said he has been gathering songs made throughout his life for a record called Eject. Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on TV in the US, Ed said: 'I want to make an album for all of my life that comes out the day I die called Eject. "I am not joking. 'Imagine when Advertisement Ed joked: 'People will be like, 'Still beyond the grave he f***s with us." 7 The pair's unexpected collaboration delighted fans Credit: Instagram 7 Teenage Dirtbag was the American band's biggest hit Credit: Getty 7 A Team hitmaker Ed recently told how he was recording songs to be released on his death Credit: Getty Advertisement 7 He is putting together a selection of songs called Eject Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
06-07-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Ed Sheeran teams up with school pals AND 00s rock legend for epic performance
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ED Sheeran marked one of his "favourite moments ever on stage" as he teamed up with his old band and a top Noughties fan-favourite. The A Team hitmaker, 34, took to Instagram to reveal the surprise collaboration as he gushed "what a night." Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 7 Ed Sheeran has revealed one of his 'favourite moments ever on stage' Credit: Instagram 7 It came after his childhood band re-formed Credit: Instagram 7 Ed took to the stage with Wheatus frontman Brendan B Brown to perform a sizzling version of the American band's Teenage Dirtbag hit Credit: Instagram Chart star Ed teamed up with his old high school band and Wheatus frontman Brendan B Brown to perform a sizzling version of the American band's biggest hit for fans. In a sweet video, Ed showcased his childhood band, which he was part of aged 12. He said: "We used to cover Teenage Dirtbag and we re-formed after 20 years for our mates wedding. "Then I was like wouldn't it be cool to do at a big gig. "So I emailed Brendan and here we are." The clip showed the bunch rehearsing in an empty stadium before they were met with huge cheers later on. In his video caption, Ed wrote: "One of my fav moments ever on stage, thank you Brendan. What a night x" Wheatus' official Instagram page then replied and put: "BEST DAY EVER!!!!" One fan then gushed: "This was the coolest guest act on stage ever!" Another posted: "No flipping way?!" Incredible moment Olivia Rodrigo brings out Ed Sheeran at huge sold out BST gig ahead of Glastonbury One then confessed: "I didn't even know I needed this until this moment. So good." FORWARD PLANNING While Ed is clearly enjoying living in the present, The Sun reported in May how he was planning records to be released for his death. The Shape Of You singer said he has been gathering songs made throughout his life for a record called Eject. Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on TV in the US, Ed said: 'I want to make an album for all of my life that comes out the day I die called Eject. "I am not joking. 'Imagine when Paul McCartney passes there's a record with a song he made at 16, a song at 20, at 30. Fascinating.' Ed joked: 'People will be like, 'Still beyond the grave he f***s with us." 7 The pair's unexpected collaboration delighted fans Credit: Instagram 7 Teenage Dirtbag was the American band's biggest hit Credit: Getty 7 A Team hitmaker Ed recently told how he was recording songs to be released on his death Credit: Getty
The Sun
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Ed Sheeran teams up with school pals AND 00s rock legend for epic performance
ED Sheeran marked one of his "favourite moments ever on stage" as he teamed up with his old band and a top Noughties fan-favourite. The A Team hitmaker, 34, took to Instagram to reveal the surprise collaboration as he gushed "what a night." 7 7 Chart star Ed teamed up with his old high school band and Wheatus frontman Brendan B Brown to perform a sizzling version of the American band's biggest hit for fans. In a sweet video, Ed showcased his childhood band, which he was part of aged 12. He said: "We used to cover Teenage Dirtbag and we re-formed after 20 years for our mates wedding. "Then I was like wouldn't it be cool to do at a big gig. "So I emailed Brendan and here we are." The clip showed the bunch rehearsing in an empty stadium before they were met with huge cheers later on. In his video caption, Ed wrote: "One of my fav moments ever on stage, thank you Brendan. What a night x" Wheatus' official Instagram page then replied and put: "BEST DAY EVER!!!!" One fan then gushed: "This was the coolest guest act on stage ever!" Another posted: "No flipping way?!" Incredible moment Olivia Rodrigo brings out Ed Sheeran at huge sold out BST gig ahead of Glastonbury One then confessed: "I didn't even know I needed this until this moment. So good." FORWARD PLANNING While Ed is clearly enjoying living in the present, The Sun reported in May how he was planning records to be released for his death. The Shape Of You singer said he has been gathering songs made throughout his life for a record called Eject. Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on TV in the US, Ed said: 'I want to make an album for all of my life that comes out the day I die called Eject. "I am not joking. 'Imagine when Paul McCartney passes there's a record with a song he made at 16, a song at 20, at 30. Fascinating.' Ed joked: 'People will be like, 'Still beyond the grave he f***s with us." 7 7 7 7
