A chart-topping Warwickshire band who inspired megastar Ed Sheeran are due to support him on tour. Nizlopi hit number 1 in the UK back in 2005 with JCB Song - their sweet ode to fathers and 1970s and 80s action heroes.

Now 20 years on, the duo have never quite reached the same heights, but their charming mixture of folky hip-hop meant they never strayed too far from the music scene. Their style was later re-honed for a new audience by a ginger haired lad from Suffolk who interned with them when learning his trade.

That same lad, a certain Mr Ed Sheeran, went on to become one of the biggest popstars of the last decade and a half, selling out stadiums around the world, headlining festivals and working with the biggest artists around.

As part of his LOOP tour this winter, Sheeran will now

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