Ed Sheeran, who is no stranger to thinking out loud, recently shared a Instagram post depicting him playing Pokémon on a giant LED screen at one of the stadiums on Sheeran’s current “+–=÷x Tour” in Europe — and telling the camera: “If I wasn’t a musician, I’d be a virgin.”
Sheeran (or actually, someone on his team) plugged a Nintendo Switch into the stadium screen, which is normally reserved for showing the venue’s main event action. Instead, Sheeran was more concerned with the Pokémon action, perhaps serving as a much-needed pre-show ritual and stress reliever. Fittingly, Sheeran was playing the Nintendo 64 game. Pokemon Stadiumand in the clip, it looked like he was in the middle of a battle.
The musician captioned the post leaning into the “people who like video games have no friends and are virgins” archetype, writing, “Pokémon stadium in the stadium #superawesomewickedcool #wannacometomybirthdayparty #itlbefunpromise #cake.” See his post below.
If Sheeran’s sense of humor doesn’t bring joy, his extensive music catalog might; Ed Sheeran’s “+–=÷x” tour continues its final European leg through August and concludes with three dates in Düsseldorf in early September. Get tickets to see Ed Sheeran here.
In the meantime, you can be like Ed Sheeran and pretend you are… No A Grammy-winning superstar who fills stadiums playing Pokemon Stadiumthat you can grab here — but keep in mind that you'll probably have to find a different screen to play than the one at your local stadium.
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