--- title: Adele Accidentally Smooched A Superfan at Her Concert description: Adele brought a fan onstage at her Vancouver show — and got a surprise kiss as the two went in for a hug. He had flown in from Nigeria. canonical: https://time.com/4419435/adele-accidentally-kissed-a-fan-at-her-concert-tour-and-he-was-ecstatic/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-22T17:36:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:42.684Z og:title: Adele Accidentally Smooched A Superfan at Her Concert og:description: He totally loses it og:url: https://time.com/4419435/adele-accidentally-kissed-a-fan-at-her-concert-tour-and-he-was-ecstatic/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Adele Accidentally Smooched A Superfan at Her Concert twitter:description: He totally loses it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Adele Accidentally Kissed a Fan at Her Concert and He Was Ecstatic > Sponsored content. 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When she learned he’d traveled all the way from Nigeria, she went in for a hug and a (probable) cheek kiss — but, as always happens under high-pressure cheek-kiss scenarios, the two ended up with a short smooch on the lips. The fan was, of course, ecstatic. “Oh my god, I haven’t been kissed by another man in like six years!” Adele joked. “He just snogged me!” She then made sure to give him the gift that lasts forever: a good photo opp. “Thanks for the kiss!” she said. You can watch the full video in this tweet: > [](https://twitter.com/%5Fdrchrissy%5F/status/756469108967747584) After their selfie, the fan got down on his knees in supplication while the crowd continued to go wild. He was definitely the right choice for Adele to bring onstage. And that ticket all the way from Nigeria? 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