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Ed Sheeran joined the BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend line-up in Liverpool for a secret set. Visitors to BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, in Liverpool, got a surprise on Saturday, May 24, when Ed Sheeran played a secret set on the New Music Stage.

Ed Sheeran played a crowd-pleasing set with a surprise appearance at Radio 1's Big Weekend. The Shape of You star performed on the New Music Stage on Saturday afternoon in Liverpool. Sheeran said he chose that stage because he'd "never played it before" and he felt the tent has "the best energy".