A performer took up the lifetime of an opportunity to be the opening act during an impromptu Ed Sheeran performance by flying back from her holiday early.
Lianne Kaye, who opened for Sheeran on Friday, flew back from her Malaga to be able to perform with the global superstar on the Ipswich Waterfront.
She landed at 4am on Friday before travelling to Ipswich and planned to fly back to re-join her partner and friends on holiday later the same day.
Speaking after the gig, Ms Kaye said: "I'm absolutely buzzing, I'm so happy about the whole morning."
The gig itself was only announced on Thursday evening by Sheeran across his social media channels and Kaye herself was only informed of the event at late notice.
She explained: "I only got the call to do this event about a few weeks ago and it developed in the last few days.
"In fact, it was only in the last day or so that they penny dropped and I realised that I would actually get to sing with Ed."
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Ms Kaye revealed she spent a short amount of time in Holbrook but grew up and now lives in Essex but still has several friends across Suffolk.
Having departed her Spanish holiday in the early hours of Friday morning, Kaye stated she was set to catch an 8:20pm back to Malaga by the evening.
Ms Kaye has more than 10 million social media views and her songs are inspired by college rock, pop and Americana of the 90s and 00s.
She supported Craig Charles at the Castle Park gigs in Colchester in 2025, but also has the support from Paramore, Maroon 5, Michelle Branch, and James Bourne from Busted under her belt.
Her talent has earned her headline shows at London’s famous 100 Club, Slam Dunk, Brighten the Corners and recently opened up for Sir Tom Jones.
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