{"id":5210,"date":"2025-02-10T16:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ed-sheerans-impromptu-busking-performance-in-bengaluru-unplugged-by-indian-police\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T16:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:45:05","slug":"ed-sheerans-impromptu-busking-performance-in-bengaluru-unplugged-by-indian-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ed-sheerans-impromptu-busking-performance-in-bengaluru-unplugged-by-indian-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran&#8217;s impromptu busking performance in Bengaluru unplugged by Indian police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>New Delhi<\/em> \u2014 British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran took fans by surprise in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on Sunday with an impromptu performance on the city&#8217;s Church Street. The international superstar likely never anticipated his busking to be cut short by local police, who literally pulled the plug on this microphone.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran, currently on a tour of India with performances in multiple cities, was stopped in the middle of his Bengaluru street set by police, who told him he lacked the necessary permission to perform in the public space.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"ed-sheeran-busking-bengaluru.jpg \" height=\"402\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/10\/5b0becb9-b9a6-4e06-bf47-cf64630019ed\/thumbnail\/620x402\/9d32092491ff9089141d75aa7a07b324\/ed-sheeran-busking-bengaluru.jpg?v=c6b5070a57014f3b00753bf0e763f9c3 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/10\/5b0becb9-b9a6-4e06-bf47-cf64630019ed\/thumbnail\/1240x804\/94af23a774da1af511573fba997f6bdb\/ed-sheeran-busking-bengaluru.jpg?v=c6b5070a57014f3b00753bf0e763f9c3 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">An image taken from video posted to Instagram by user @notamorningsoul shows British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performing on Church Street in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 9, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                @notamorningsoul\/Instagram\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theindianmusicdiaries\/reel\/DF2tQVNPbRa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video posted on social media<\/a>, showing a police officer unplugging Sheeran&#8217;s microphone, quickly went viral.<\/p>\n<p>Local TV channels also aired video of a policeman walking up to Sheeran, as he belts out his hit &#8220;Shape of You,&#8221; and unplugging the mic.<\/p>\n<p>The police said the singer was not given permission to perform at the spot, which is required to prevent congestion in the busy area of India&#8217;s tech hub.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A member among the event organizers came to meet me to seek permission for the streetside performance at Church Street. I refused because Church Street gets very crowded. That is the reason he was asked to vacate the place,&#8221; Shekar T Tekkannanavar, Deputy Commissioner of the Bengaluru Police, said according to India&#8217;s national ANI news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran, in a social media post, later insisted he had been given permission to ply his trade at the spot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had permission to busk, by the way. Hence, us playing in that exact spot was planned out before. It wasn&#8217;t just us randomly turning up,&#8221; Sheeran said, according to the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All good though,&#8221; the singer added. &#8220;See you at the show tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran performed in front of thousands of people at his scheduled concert at an open-air venue later Sunday night, accompanied by Indian singer Shilpa Rao.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran collaborated with popular Indian singer Diljit Dosanjh for a show in Birmingham, England, last year. <\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s in India now for a 15-day tour, his second tour of the vast nation in two years. 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