No busking for Ed Sheeran after Indian police stop gig

Ed Sheeran's music appears to have hit the wrong note with Indian authorities, who stopped the British singer from busking in the tech capital of Bengaluru.

Ed Sheeran's music appears to have hit the wrong note with Indian authorities, who stopped the British singer from busking in the tech capital of Bengaluru.

Videos circulating online show Sheeran, dressed in a white T-shirt and green shorts, playing guitar and singing his hit 2017 single "Shape of You" on a sidewalk in the city of 13 million people ahead of his concert there on Sunday.

A police officer approaches Sheeran and unplugs his microphone to jeers from the crowd, which had been singing along.

Authorities in Bengaluru said Sheeran was playing on one of the busiest streets in the city. Though his staff had approached the police seeking permission, Sheeran had not been given approval to perform there, police said.

"I refused to give permission because Church Street gets very crowded," Shekar T Tekkannanavar, police deputy commissioner for central Bengaluru, was quoted by ANI news agency as saying. "That is the reason he was asked to vacate the place."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/no-busking-ed-sheeran-indian-police-stop-gig-rcna191428

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