Mumford & Sons joined by ‘The Office’ star Ed Helms on banjo for ‘Awake My Soul’ in Los Angeles
nme.comMumford & Sons have performed their 2009 classic ‘Awake My Soul’ with The Office star Ed Helms in Los Angeles – check out footage of the performance below.Last week (March 20), Mumford & Sons performed the first of their four intimate club shows in the US in the build-up to the release of their new album, ‘Rushmere’.
To celebrate the occasion at the Hollywood Palladium, Marcus Mumford and co. were joined by several special guests, including Dawes and Madison Cunningham.Dawes joined the band to perform for ‘Caroline’, while Cunningham joined Mumford & Sons for ‘Blood on The Page’, with the both of them also performing a cover of The New Basement Tapes’ ‘Kansas City’ with the band.However, earlier in the set, Mumford & Sons brought out The Office and The Hangover star Ed Helms for ‘Awake My Soul’.
Helms played the banjo and provided backing vocals for the performance after Marcus Mumford introduced him to the crowd: “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Mr.
Ed Helms to the stage.”Check out fan-shot footage of the performance below.Mumford & Sons’ Hollywood Palladium was the fifth of nine intimate shows that the band are performing around the world as a warm-up before they release their new album ‘Rushmere’ later this week.
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