Lewis Capaldi jokes the crowd ‘are going to leave’ his BST headline show for the England match as he begs fans to stay until the end
Lewis Capaldi implored fans to stay until the end of his BST performance on Saturday, joking the crowd ‘they’ll be leaving’ for the England game.
The 29-year-old Scottish singer will perform two headline performances at BST Hyde Park this year, sponsored by Peroni.
But when England faced Norway in a thrilling World Cup quarter-final, Lewis feared fans would head to the pub instead.
Lewis said: ‘Thank you for being here! Although I know most of you will be leaving when the England game starts.’
‘Let’s not get into this. I’m Scottish, most of you are English. Can’t we all live in peace and harmony? “He’s coming home,” he joked.
Lewis added: ‘But it’s special to have you here, I’m grateful you’re here when you could have been anywhere else.
‘Even if you get to the bar early… So please stay, as many of you as you can, stay until the end.’
Lewis Capaldi implored fans to stay until the end of Saturday’s BST performance as he joked they would ‘leave’ for the England game
When England faced Norway in the thrilling World Cup quarter-final, Lewis feared his supporters would leave for the pub (image: Jude Bellingham during the match)
Lewis was said to have splashed £2,000 on drinks for England fans at the Marlborough bar in Mayfair following the Three Lions’ win over Mexico on Monday.
The 35-year-old reportedly ‘put a generous sum behind the bar’ for punters as he boozed up all night with Rita Ora.
Lewis and Rita shared videos of themselves singing their songs to the crowd on their Instagram Stories after the match.
One partygoer said: ‘When the final whistle blew and England won Lewis bought every punter in Marlborough a drink.
‘Bar staff were instructed to pay for all drinks ordered. In the end the account stood at almost £2,000. ‘It was such a treat and a really nice gesture, especially from a Scotland fan.’
‘Lewis was there with his friends from kick-off and as the night progressed he was joined by Rita, who was also with her friends. ‘Lewis was a true legend,’ they added Sun.
Lewis thanked the crowd for coming to the concert but jokingly said: ‘Most of you can leave when the England game starts’.
The 29-year-old Scottish singer has two headline performances at this year’s BST Hyde Park
Lewis was said to have splashed £2,000 on drinks for England fans at the Marlborough bar in Mayfair following the Three Lions’ win over Mexico on Monday.
Lewis and Rita shared videos of themselves singing to the crowd on their Instagram Stories after the match.
The Daily Mail has contacted Lewis’ representatives for comment.
Rita reposted videos showing their story would begin at 2.26am as she sang ‘Coming Home’.
The clip ended with Rita showing off how hungover she was after celebrating big with her famous friend.
He said: ‘NOTHING beats a London pub match…. Coming home!!! The fact that I woke up with my bobby pins still in and my hair not moving says it all.’
