'Good lads' - Heartwarming moment Lewis Capaldi surprises friends from Late Late Toy Show

An emotional reunion for Lewis Capaldi and best friends Dylan Bowe and Keelan Tiernanplaceholder image
An emotional reunion for Lewis Capaldi and best friends Dylan Bowe and Keelan Tiernan | Universal Music Ireland Instagram

Dylan Bowe and Keelan Tiernan stole the hearts of viewers when they appeared on last year’s Late Late Toy Show

A heartwarming moment was shared on social media this week when UK musician Lewis Capaldi surprised two boys from last year’s Late Late Toy Show ahead of his gig in Marlay Park on Wednesday.

The two boys, Dylan Bowe and Keelan Tiernan, captured the hearts of viewers during last year’s show when they spoke about their close friendship.

During the show, Keelan opened up about living with Tourette’s syndrome and performed one of Capaldi’s best known songs ‘Someone You Loved’, and revealed how much he admired Capaldi, who has also spoken publicly about having Tourette’s.

In one of the night’s most emotional moments, the Scottish singer surprised the boys with a video message and invited them to attend his Dublin concert as VIP guests.

That promise became a reality on Wednesday night when Dylan and Keelan met Capaldi outside Marlay Park before the show.

In the video shared on Instagram, the boys are taking a picture together before Capaldi jumps in for the photo, surprising the two boys who became emotional.

Capaldi also gave a shout out to the two best friends during the sold out gig in which he said,

“These lads in the front row, this is Keelan and Dylan in the front row everybody. They’re here today as my guests. They were on the Tow Show last year, very lovely. Good lads, lovely family, and yeah, big round of applause for Keelan and Dylan everybody.”

The moment was shared by RTÉ’s Late Late Show on social media, with viewers delighted to see Capaldi following through on the invitation that left the boys in tears on Toy Show night with fans describing the reunion as a “full-circle moment”.

Capaldi’s Dublin shows this week are part of his biggest Irish headline dates to date and the Before you Go singer has also been announced as Friday’s headliner for this year’s Electric Picnic.

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