Surprised music fans at the Wirral Live music festival have taken to Twitter to share the moment Jeremy Corbyn rocked up on stage.
Video footage shows Corbyn make a speech in front of a reported 20,000 people who were waiting for the headline set by the Libertines.
CORBYN HAS JUST WALKED ON AT THE LIBERTINES #GE2017 pic.twitter.com/PrX5O5dD92
— Tom (@tomfarrell50) May 20, 2017
As the crowds sang “Jezza, Jezza” and “Oh, Jeremy Corbyn”, the Labour leader reiterated the policy of making Premier League clubs invest 5% of their income into grassroots football.A fair few Twitter users seem to think it was a pretty clever move by Corbyn to make the gig his latest stop on the campaign trail.
I'm watching The Libertines and actual Jeremy Corbyn has just rocked up on stage. Now that's how you do politics.
— Laura Cullen (@Lo_Cull) May 20, 2017
I'm not the biggest Corbyn fan, but doing a speech @ a Libertines gig is both genius & amazing. https://t.co/c5h0rcS5jb
— Ben Evans (@TheBen93) May 20, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn has turned up at The Libertines gig. Incredible
— Alex Carter (@_Alex_Carter) May 20, 2017
The rumours had been flying around on Twitter before the festival that he would be rocking up on stage, so it’s no surprise really that the crowds sound so excited when it happened for real.
if corbyn does come out on stage during the libertines' set it will be the best thing to ever happen during a general election campaign
— ryan (@ryxnf) May 20, 2017
On the Wirral now for the Corbyn rally. Rumour has it he's making an appearance on stage tonight with the Libertines. Geezer
— laura (@heyl0z) May 20, 2017
And what has Corbyn got to say about his appearance at the gig?
Great to speak at Prenton Park to this incredible crowd about Labour's transformational manifesto that will deliver #ForTheMany. #GE2017 pic.twitter.com/kC9URMdq8h
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) May 20, 2017
This election is about you. It's about what we can achieve together.
The Labour Party: #ForTheMany, not the few.#GE2017 pic.twitter.com/weyKa82fy4
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) May 20, 2017
He shared a picture and video, showing the crowds’ reaction and snippets of his speech, and wrote: “Great to speak at Prenton Park to this incredible crowd about Labour’s transformational manifesto that will deliver #ForTheMany.”
Seems like he had a great time…
