British pop star Ed Sheeran was stopped in Sunday in the southern Indian city of Bengalur, and police said she had no permission.
A video showing a local police officer who excludes Sheeran -O’s microphone in Bengaluru’s Church Street – full of shopping and entertainment area – has since become viral.
Officials told the Ana news agency that the request from the Mr. Sheeran team on the road was rejected to avoid congestion in the area.
But Sheeran insisted on Instagram that she had a “busk permit” along the way. So, we played at that exact place planned before. We didn’t just randomly show up. Still, all well. See you on the show tonight. “
The incident happened on the eve of his scheduled concert by Mathematics Tour at Nice Grounds in Bengalur.
Fans criticized the online police intervention, and one said, “We live in a unleeping. And there is nothing more uncle than they stop young people to have fun,” referring to the number of unclear rules that regulate the use of public spaces in India.
However, PC Mohan, a local MP from the ruling BJP party, said: “Even global stars must follow local rules – without permission, without performance!”
Sheeran is in India for the second year in a row on a 15-day tour, after already playing in full Hyderabad and Chennai, as more concerts scheduled for Shillong in the Indian northeast and capital of Delhi.
In his show Bengalur, Sheeran surprised fans singing two hit local songs in Telugu with singer Shilpam Rao on stage.
He had previously collaborated with the Indian singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh during the latter concert in Birmingham last year.
While in India, he also collaborated with Sitar musician Megha Rawoot on the version of his hit song of you.
The demand for live music concerts in India is increasing, with the biggest Sheeran tour of the country approaching the recent performance of Du Lipa in Mumbai and Multi-Tour Tour.
With growing revenue available, India is an emerging player in the “Concert Economics”, according to the recent Bank of Barod report, with live concerts worth $ 700-900 million (£ 550-730 million).
