Richard's wife Emma had taken to Twitter to confirm that the fan on stage was her son, gushing that it 'made his life' as she proudly shared the video of his performance.Īlongside the video, Emma penned: 'This is so mad… my teenage boy went to a festival this weekend and THIS HAPPENED. Brilliant.'Īnd a fourth tweeted: 'What a charismatic young man! You must be so very proud.'
Huge fan: After the performance, Dave gushed that Spike 'did the craziest performance of any song I've ever done' © Provided by Daily MailĪ third wrote: 'What a wonderful thing to do, something your lad will never forget. While a third added: 'Yes…picked out of the crowd 'randomly'… Yes, totally believable.'Īnd a fourth tweeted: 'Wow what a coincidence that he's the son of a very famous director - what are the chances?!'īut other social media users couldn't help but gush over his incredible performance, with celebrities and fans alike singing his praises after Emma Freud revealed it was her son on stage. 'Sorry to be cynical, but I'd be more delighted if it wasn't someone from (I suspect) the VIP area, used to meeting celebrities all the time.'Īnother wrote: 'Does this count as an industry plant?'
One Twitter user speculated: 'Great for him, I'm sure, but what are the odds that the son of a pair of famous people gets this special moment just by chance? Spike flawlessly duetted Thiago Silva with Dave, with fans cheering him on as he perfected every single song on the track, proving his incredible talents to the surprised crowd.Īs the song ended, an impressed Dave said: 'I wanna say bro that man did the craziest performance of any song I've ever done! Can we make some noise for this incredible man - Spike!'īut when it was later revealed he was in fact Richard's son, who he shares with broadcaster Emma Fraud, many sceptics speculated whether the performance was in fact a set-up. Introducing himself, Spike shouted: 'My name is Spike, I'm from London, I'm here for Coachella!'
© Provided by Daily Mailįame: The son of the Love Actually screenwriter (Richard pictured with L-R with Spike, kids Scarlett and Charlie, and his partner Emma Freud in 2018) was pulled on stage to sing Thiago Silva The British rapper then honed in on one fan, Spike, and got him up on the stage, with Spike immediately hugging Dave as he appeared to be completely star-struck.
Spike's sister Scarlett, 26, claimed she had 'never seen him rap before', despite the Mail On Sunday revealing he had released a SoundCloud album of the genre back in 2016 under the pseudonym Petit Savage.Ĭertainly expecting her brother, who was privately educated at London's Harrodian School, to make it big in the music industry, she had even written on Instagram at the time: ‘One day he’s going to rule the world.’ĭave had announced to the Coachella crowds that he wanted to 'share the stage' with a fan and went on to slowly sing the track's lyrics to see which fans knew all the words in an apparently random act. Set up? Richard Curtis's teenage son Spike has sent fans wild after he was 'randomly' selected to join rapper Dave on stage at Coachella on Sunday night The 18-year-old son of the Love Actually screenwriter was 'spontaneously' plucked from the crowd and pulled on stage to sing Thiago Silva with the British rapper, 23, at the Californian festival on Sunday night.įollowing the bizarre appearance, fans voiced their cynicism, claiming that the 'rich kid' had used his connections to bag himself the opportunity. Richard Curtis's teenage son Spike has sent fans wild after he was 'randomly' selected to join rapper Dave on stage at Coachella and sang every single lyric perfectly, but others remained convinced it was a set-up.