You never know who's going to walk out at a tiny club show. Thursday night in Los Angeles, the answer was Justin Bieber.
The surprise on stage
Bieber made a surprise appearance at Finn Askew's show on Thursday. Askew, a 25-year-old British singer and songwriter, performed for a crowd of nearly 300 at The Moroccan Lounge near LA's Arts District and Little Tokyo. Bieber joined him to perform"Music all over her body"— and mostly let Askew lead the song, jumping in for backgrounds and harmonizing.
The hint before the show
It wasn't completely out of the blue if you were watching his feed. Hours before the show, Bieber posted on Instagram teasing a Skylrk speaker with the song playing, and tagged Askew. Askew had also posted a photo with Bieber earlier in the week, with the caption"Brother."
This keeps happening
It was Bieber's second surprise show in Los Angeles in as many months — he set up a makeshift show in MacArthur Park in September. Before that, he performed at Coachella in April for back-to-back weekends. So the unannounced club stop is turning into a bit of a pattern.
What it means for us here
We're in Lawton, not Los Angeles, so nobody's expecting Bieber to pop up at a local gig anytime soon. But moments like this are a good reminder to keep an eye on the smaller shows and the up-and-coming names on the bill. Askew is the one who got the surprise guest — and the nearly 300 people in that room got a story for life. Would you have wanted to be in the crowd for that, or do you prefer your concerts fully planned out?
Have you ever had a surprise guest show up at a concert you were at?
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