Music Watch Ed Sheeran surprise one lucky Hobbiton tour with a performance of 'I See Fire' This moment is more rare than the Arkenstone! By Emlyn Travis Emlyn Travis Emlyn Travis is a news writer at Entertainment Weekly with over five years of experience covering the latest in entertainment. A proud Kingston University alum, Emlyn has written about music, fandom, film, television, and awards for multiple outlets including MTV News, Teen Vogue, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Paper Magazine, Dazed, and NME. She joined EW in August 2022. EW's editorial guidelines Published on February 7, 2023 06:24PM EST The misty eye of the mountain below was definitely watching over this performance. Singer-songwriter and long-time Lord of the Rings fan Ed Sheeran crashed a Hobbiton Movie Set tour and regaled its attendees with an intimate performance of his 2013 hit "I See Fire" on Tuesday evening. "Guests of our Evening Banquet Tour just had a visit from a very special guest," the company, which takes guests on walking tours of beloved filming locales like the Shire, wrote on their Instagram Story on Tuesday. "[Ed Sheeran] surprised fans in The Green Dragon Inn with a familiar tune." In footage taken from the evening, Sheeran, who is currently on the New Zealand leg of his Mathematics Tour, looked cool and casual in a pair of shorts, hoodie, and a ball cap as he played guitar and sang along to the song, which he wrote nearly a decade ago for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. (No word if he also performed other certified Hobbit bangers like "Blunt the Knives" or "Misty Mountains," unfortunately.) Sheeran has often shared his love for the world of J.R.R. Tolkien over the years. The Hobbit was the first book Sheeran's father ever read to him, and his grandfather even owns a highly-coveted first edition of the novel. So, when the opportunity arose to pen an ending song for the second Hobbit film, he hopped on a plane to meet with Peter Jackson and crafted "I See Fire" in just three days. Ed Sheeran performs 'I See Fire' during a Hobbiton tour. tiktok "It was such an honor working with Peter Jackson on this song," Sheeran said in a press release back in 2013. "I was allowed complete freedom to create what I thought was fitting for the film, which is very rare, and Peter, Fran, and Philippa were always on hand to give notes and pointers." Watch Sheeran perform "I See Fire" in the clip above. Want more movie news? Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. Related content: Ed Sheeran on working with Peter Jackson on The Hobbit song The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Listen to the soundtrack here Ed Sheeran nearly sang the No Time to Die theme instead of Billie Eilish: 'I had started writing it'