Lewis Capaldi performs for first time since 2023 in surprise appearance at Tom Walker charity gig

Lewis Capaldi made a rare public appearance last night (May 2) as a surprise guest at Tom Walker‘s charity gig, marking his first live performance since 2023.

Walker was playing Scotland’s Edinburgh Assembly Halls, which in the run up to this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 12-18), played host to the first of three phone-free gigs to raise money for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably).

The first concert featured Walker and Nina Nesbitt, with Declan McKenna and Bradley Simpson set to perform on Tuesday (May 6) at Stirling Albert Halls. Nathan Evans & Saint PHNX and Caity Baser will round out the gigs with a show at Glasgow Old Fruit Market on May 10.

Last night, Capaldi surprised fans when he joined the ‘Leave A Light On’ artist on stage. Capaldi has been on a break from the spotlight since 2023, when he took to the stage at Glastonbury but saw his performance disrupted by vocal tics, which are a symptom of Tourette’s Syndrome.

Fans poured out of the phone-free gig, which used Yondr phone pouches to stores fans’ devies, and took to social media to share the news, with one X/Twitter user writing: “Lewis Capaldi being a surprise guest was the best thing ever. What a gig.”

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