Ed Sheeran has plug pulled on him while busking
The Shape Of You singer began his career busking in the UK before rising to
global fame.
Monday 10 February 2025 12:07, UK
Ed Sheeran has had the plug pulled on him while busking in India.
The star, who began his career busking in the UK, is currently in the country as
part of his +-=÷x tour.
Ahead of one of his shows in Bengaluru, the singer began performing on the
street with his guitar.
However, during a rendition of the 2017 hit song Shape of You, videos posted
online show a police officer approaching the 33-year-old as he holds the
microphone out to the crowd to sing along.
Ignoring the pleas of one man for him to stop, the officer cuts off the
electricity supply to the Suffolk-based star’s equipment, cutting the concert
short.
Sheeran acknowledged the incident on his social media.
“We had permission to busk btw, hence us playing in that exact spot was planned
out before, it wasn’t just us randomly turning up,” he said on Instagram.
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He added: “All good though. See ya at the show tonight x”.
Local Deputy Commissioner Shekar Tekkannanavar told ANI news agency: “A member
among the event organisers came to meet me to seek permission for the streetside
performance at Church Street.
“I refused to give permission because Church Street gets very crowded.
“That is the reason he was asked to vacate the place.”
Sheeran’s tour had stopped in the southwest Indian city, where he played two
dates on Saturday and Sunday.
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Sahil Kaling, a 22-year-old software engineer from Bengaluru, took a video of
Sheeran performing and said he was “a bit disappointed when police stopped him”.
He added he had earlier “joked” with a friend about seeing Sheeran that day.
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He said: “We decided to take a walk on Church Street and just before entering
(Mahatma Gandhi) MG Road metro station we saw him get out of a car.
“We couldn’t believe we got the chance to see him performing up close. It was
surreal.”
