Ed Sheeran likes to put on a Spider-Man costume so that he can enjoy live music without being mobbed by fans.

UK rapper Aitch, who features on the Sir Spyro remix of Sheeran's "Take Me Back To London," told Beats 1 radio about the singer's superhero tendencies.

Aitch said Sheeran told him that he'd once approached two of his fans while dressed as Spider-Man, and they told him to go away.

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When you're as famous as Ed Sheeran is, it's even hard to go to the grocery store without being recognized, papped, and mobbed by fans. Imagine, then, how impossible it would be for the singer-songwriter to enter a huge crowd of people in order to enjoy a concert or festival.

Well, the "I Don't Care" singer has a creative way of staying incognito at large-scale events, UK rapper Aitch told Julie Adenuga on Beats 1 radio recently.

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Aitch, who features on the Sir Spyro remix of Sheeran's "Take Me Back To London," was asked about his newfound fame, and dealing with people recognizing him on the streets now.

"Are you gonna end up in disguise?" Adenuga asked the rapper.

"I'm not even baiting him out, but Ed Sheeran told me the sickest thing ever the other day," Aitch said.

"When he goes to shows and he feels like getting in the crowd, he just puts a Spider-Man costume on.

"Gone. In the crowd, skanking."

"That doesn't surprise me," Adenuga replied.

Aitch also told the story of how Sheeran once approached two fans wearing t-shirts with his name on — while dressed as Spider-Man — and they told him to go away.

So, if you and your Sheeran-loving friend declined a photo with Spider-Man at a recent concert — sorry you had to find out this way.

Watch Aitch tell the story below.

Representatives for Sheeran did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.