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Police in India stop Ed Sheeran busking on street before concert

Local channels showed a policeman walking up to Sheeran as he was singing the hit single Shape of You and unplugging the microphone

A street performance by Ed Sheeran in India’s tech capital of Bengaluru was stopped abruptly by police on Sunday, outraging fans and prompting the British singer to issue a clarification. Sheeran, dressed in a white T-shirt and shorts was seen singing and playing his guitar on a pavement in the centre of Bengaluru ahead of his concert on Sunday night. Sheeran is in India for a series of concerts in his The Mathematics tour, and performed in front of thousands of people at an open ground in the city later that night, accompanied by Indian singer Shilpa Rao.

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