Micah Richards joined fans in the crowd at Reading Festival to support one of his former teammates.
Ex-Everton, Manchester City and Aston Villa defender Joleon Lescott performed at the the festival on Sunday evening.
It was Lescott’s festival debut as he undergoes a surprise career change following his playing career.
Lescott retired from professional football in 2017 before turning to house music.
His performance on the Jagermeister Stage at Reading Festival drew a sizeable crowd, which featured a familiar face.
A video shared to TikTok showed Richards making his way to the front of the audience holding a bottle of Jagermeister.
Lescott was left laughing after spotting his friend as he continued his set.
Richards sang along and danced with fans, including one in a Manchester City shirt.
A separate video reposted on Instagram by Richards showed the fan-favourite pundit on the microphone as Lescott’s MC.
The clip showed Richards leading the crowd in a chant between songs.
The duo played together for City as well as being teammates for England and Aston Villa.
During their careers, they made 100 appearances together for club and country.
Lescott also won two Premier League titles with City before hanging up his boots aged 34.
He has since had spells coaching both England’s senior side and under-21s.
Lescott’s career change
However, he left the Three Lions set-up in November after serving as Lee Carsley’s assistant during his interim tenure.
The departure allowed Lescott to resume his passion for music having taken up DJing after retirement.
He lifted the lid on his career change during an appearance on The Rest Is Football podcast last year.
Lescott explained: “I had some gigs in the summer but when you get this call from a friend who says, ‘do you want to be part of the England set-up?’ I kind of had to park it.
“But, yeah, I still train. It’s the closest thing I have to playing in terms of the feeling it gives me.
“House now, like deep house and stuff. So, you kind of have to recognise what most of the younger generation listen to.
“I grew up on garage but there’s not many people listening to that now.”