Maybe they weren’t fans!
Ed Sheeran was in Bengaluru in India recently and decided to do an impromptu busking performance on the street.
However the international superstar was stopped from busking by local police who said he didn’t have the necessary permissions.
A video that has now gone viral shows a police officer unplugging Sheeran's microphone on Bengaluru's Church Street - a crowded shopping and entertainment area.
A police officer unplugs Ed Sheeran’s equipment during a street performance in India:
“We have permission to be here, but this policeman is shutting it down. See you later!”
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 10, 2025
Officials told the ANI news agency that Ed Sheeran's team had put in a request to busk in that area, but it was rejected to avoid congestion on what is already a busy street.
But Ed Sheeran insisted this wasn’t the case when he posted about the incident later on his Instagram.
“We had permission to busk, by the way. Hence, us playing in that exact spot was planned out before. It wasn't just us randomly turning up. All good though. See you at the show tonight."
Ed Sheeran is currently on the Indian leg of his Mathematics Tour, and went on to do his show at the NICE Grounds in Bengaluru that night.
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