Ed Sheeran: Tiny Desk ( Home) Concert

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It s the same spirit strippeddown sets, an intimate setting just a different space. Bobby Carter, Oct. 26, 2021 Decked in a hoodie, cargo pants and coveted sneakers, a slimmeddown and cleanshaven Ed Sheeran stands surrounded by bookshelves and a host of worldclass musicians. Hes flanked by music director to the stars, Adam Blackstone, who assembled the band and handled bass guitar duties. After opening this Tiny Desk (home) concert with his latest single, Shivers, Sheeran introduces himself and proceeds with more hits, new tunes, and a surprise throwback. The English singersongwriter may appear acclimated to a live band, but its a pretty rare occasion. For more than a decade, Sheerans become revered for ripping down stadiums, but usually (and remarkably) its just him, a guitar and loop pedals