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Watch Sharon Van Etten Reduce a New Zealand Anchorman to Tears of Joy

Sharon Van Etten

Who knew that Sharon Van Etten‘s biggest fan was a 51-year-old newscaster in New Zealand? Well, that’s apparently the case: When anchorman John Campbell couldn’t make Van Etten’s Auckland concert last night, his colleagues decided to bring Van Etten to him. The singer-songwriter not only made a surprise appearance (recorded live from the Kings Arms Tavern) during Campbell’s broadcast, but she performed a live rendition of “Tarifa” from last year’s Are We There. Campbell, who was visibly overwhelmed by her appearance, actually started to cry. Grab a box of Kleenex, and watch it happen here