Ed Sheeran He went to a busy street in southern India this weekend to surprise fans with a live performance, but police soon appeared and hung up the British singer, saying he had not received permission.
The four -time Grammy winner was among shows in the city of Bangalore, in the south, when he decided to make a street performance at the city’s church street. In the midst of the song “Shape of You”, A policeman ripped the cables from his guitar and microphone according to images published on social networks, leading the singer to raise his hands in frustration.
The Police Officer Unplugs Ed Sheeran’s Equipment During a Street Performance In India:
“We have permission to be here, but this Policeman is shuting it down. See You Later! ”
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Local police said they had previously denied Sheeran permission to perform street performances in the area, and that a citizen called to report the infraction as soon as he began to play.
“We deny why Church Street is a very busy area and we try to keep people moving there,” Shekhar H. Tekkannar, Deputy Police Commissioner of the Central Division of Bengaluru, told the CNN This Monday (10).
But Sheeran stated that the street presentation had been released in an Instagram post: “We were allowed to play on the street. [A apresentação de rua] It was planned, it wasn’t just us who appeared randomly. ”
THE CNN contacted Sheeran’s representatives to comment. The incident went viral on social networks, with a user posting part of Sheeran’s presentation on X.
“I went for a casual return to the Church Street and came across Ed Sheeran performing live. What a city! ”Wrote a user.
Another online reaction was critical to local authorities, with some saying that the presentation would probably not cause problems and that they should focus on more important issues, including traffic congestion and water shortage in the city of about 14 million.
Sheeran is a popular artist in India and played a show with sold out in Mumbai last year. He should do two more shows in India before going to China and the United Arab Emirates.
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