John Legend holds a special place in all of our hearts, mainly because of his song ‘All of Me’, a favourite for sing-alongs all over the world. If you haven’t done at least one rendition of the tune when your mate’s on the piano, then you haven’t quite lived yet.
However, a lucky group of people at St Pancras train station in London have had the pleasure of belting it out for all to hear – with the man himself at the keys.
Arriving in London to promote the UK leg of his US and European tour (which takes place in September), John inquired on Twitter before he arrived at St Pancras if the street pianos there were still about, which in itself should have indicated something was about to go down.
Arriving at London @StPancrasInt on @EurostarUK. Do they still have that piano there?
— John Legend (@johnlegend) March 29, 2017
What happened next was pretty amazing, as he took the seat to smash out an eight-minute performance for a crowd of stunned commuters.
He went through a couple of his staples, and also broke out his new track ‘SureFire’ just to remind people about the tour he’s got coming.
Sneaky.
Luckily, for those that weren’t there, Live Nation UK (who is in charge of promoting the tour) livestreamed the whole thing on Facebook.
Enjoy.
John Legend arrives at St Pancras… and surprises Londoners w…
⚡️ John Legend has just arrived in London… and he's about to do something special! ⚡️John brings the Darkness And Light tour to the UK later this year:SEPTEMBER08 – GLASGOW SSE Hydro09 – NEWCASTLE Metro Radio Arena10 – NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena12 – LONDON The O215 – LEEDS first direct arena16 – MANCHESTER Arena17 – LIVERPOOL Echo Arena19 – CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena20 – BIRMINGHAM Barclaycard ArenaTickets go on sale Friday at 9am: http://livenation.uk/8hFyQX
Posted by Live Nation UK on Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Of course, as soon as the gig got noticed, the internet went into a jealous meltdown.
Not gonna lie, so jealous of everyone watching @johnlegend play the piano right now in St. Pancras station!
— Matt Feldon (@mattfeldon) March 29, 2017
Why didn't anyone tell me John Legend was in London 😭
— Deala (@Deala10) March 29, 2017
How was john legend singing in st. Pancreas this mornin and I missed it
— Levistorm (@LeviStorm) March 29, 2017
Although spare particular sympathy for this guy who was just behind the cycle on this one.
If I just missed a free @johnlegend train station concert 5 minutes from my appt, I'll lose my mind… https://t.co/B1cVgIOdRO
— Jack Bernstein (@JackBernstein55) March 29, 2017
But it appears one person didn’t get the uplifting message, as John’s wife (and arguably his biggest troll) Chrissy Teigen let him know where she stands.
@johnlegend someone needs attention
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) March 29, 2017
If that’s not couple goals, I don’t know what is.
While there are no plans for John to swing through Australia as yet, stay tuned – you don’t want to miss something like this if it graces our shores.
Legend by name, legend by nature?
