John Legend surprised Londoners with an impromptu performance at St Pancras station. The US singer, 38, sat down at a piano on the concourse to perform a handful of songs for commuters. Legend was swarmed as he sang Ordinary People, All of Me and Surefire.
The singer received huge cheers from fans who took pictures and filmed the impromptu set on their phones. On wrapping up the 10 minute set he was then ushered through the station into a waiting car.
Legend teased fans ahead of his arrival in the capital and asked his Twitter followers if the piano was still at the station. On wrapping up the 10 minute set he was then ushered through the station into a waiting car.
Legend teased fans ahead of his arrival in the capital and asked his Twitter followers if the piano was still at the station. He tweeted: “Arriving at London @StPancrasInt on @EurostarUK. Do they still have that piano there?”
Some fans were left gutted on learning that he had made a brief appearance in the capital and flocked to Twitter to express their disappointment at missing him. One user tweeted: “omggg i missed it!! I’m at work.”
Another posted: “If I had got the train before I would have seen @johnlegend at St Pancras oh my god.”
A third wrote: “AS IF @johnlegend did a pop-up performance at St Pancras station while I was in my flat in my pyjamas 5 mins away.” One unlucky fan who was in attendance was unable to see Legend for the crowds and jokingly tweeted a picture of people filming on their phones.
The intimate set was to promote his upcoming world tour which will see him play UK dates in September. The performance was uploaded as a live stream to promoter Live Nation’s Facebook page where it was viewed by 42,000 users.
After he performed Don’t Go Breaking My Heart among other songs he signed the piano: “Enjoy this piano. It’s a gift. Love, Elton John.” Legend was travelling without his wife Chrissy Teigen, who he was recently holidaying with in Morocco.
Watch the performance below:
