Ed Sheeran opens his own concert as Khalid recovers from car accident

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Ed Sheeran opened for himself on the most recent date of his US tour, sharing that opener Khalid had been involved in a car accident.Performing at the FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on Saturday (June 24) for his ‘+ – = ÷ x’ (‘Mathematics’) tour, the ‘Shape Of You’ singer took to stage earlier than planned.According to the singer, Khalid, his planned opening act, was involved in a car accident.“He is recovering, and we wish him the best,” he explained in a fan-shot video.“And I’m going to say this after every song because if people don’t know who was going to be the opening act today, people are going to be walking in being like, ‘This show isn’t what I thought it was,’” he said. “‘I thought there would be more fireworks.’”Ed Sheeran opening for…Ed Sheeran!!!