Taylor Swift was invited to perform during a London The 1975 concert (Picture: WireImage)
Taylor Swift delighted crowds at The 1975’s concert in London after she made a surprise appearance to sing her chart-topping hit Anti-Hero on Thursday night.
Making an unannounced arrival at the O2, the songstress debuted her track from the award-winning Midnights album alongside a cover of the headlining band’s The City.
The 33-year-old donned a sparkling sequined dress and wandered around the stage, taking in the crowd before readying herself for the impromptu performance.
Acknowledging the excited crowd with a cheeky grin, Taylor picked up a microphone looped her guitar around her neck, and began to strum the familiar opening chords.
Fans had phones at the ready and were quick to spread the bizarre news with social media and friends unable to make the concert.
Thousands of videos made the virtual rounds with fans of both parties eager to express their disbelief at what they were seeing.
Taylor crashed The 1975 concert in London (Picture: Twitter)
One wrote: ‘Omg omg the 1975 brought out Taylor swift [sic]’, while another penned: ‘There’s no way I’m ever getting over this wtf @taylorswift13 [sic]’.
A Taylor fan at the concert uploaded footage that captured the moment alongside the words: ‘the way the crowd immediately started BELLOWING the song proves anti hero is a hit. OH ANTI HERO THE HIT YOU ARE!! [sic]’.
Amid claims Harry Styles was also in the audience, one concertgoer posted: ‘Taylor Swift came out on stage at The 1975 show and Harry Styles is also in the audience…….. I will not be taking any questions at this time. [sic]’
She debuted her smash hit Anti-Hero for a delighted crowd (Picture: Twitter)
Matty Healy has been known to be a Taylor fan and gushed about her in previous interviews (Picture: Getty Images)
Frontman Matty Healy revealed an unexpected connection to the megastar in the past, admitting the band had worked on unreleased tracks for Midnights.
In an interview with BBC Radio 1, the star was heard gushing over Taylor and said: ‘We’d love to… love to work with Taylor Swift.
‘[I] love Taylor Swift… think she’s one of the best songwriters.’
The 1975 led by Matty Healy, kicked off the British leg of the At Their Very Best tour on Sunday in Brighton.
In support of their 2022 album Being Funny in a Foreign Language, the band delighted American stages in the autumn and also made headlines for some wild antics along the way.
During a performance in Kentucky, the frontman shocked fans after he invited a tattoo artist onto the stage mid-way through proceeding to ink the words ‘I’m a man’ onto his bare chest while he smoked a cigarette.
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