Aiming to surprise his fans, Ed Sheeran went on a busy street in southern India last weekend and started singing live, but police soon rushed and pulled the outlet used by the British singer permission.

THE Four times Grammy winner He was in the middle of the “Shape of You” interpretation when a khaki police officer pulled out the cables of his guitar and microphone (as reflected in photos published on social media), leaving the singer truly amazed.

Local police said he had previously refused to leave Sheeran to play music on the street, and a citizen called for a helping line to report the infringement as soon as he started playing.

“We rejected the license request because Church Street Street is a busy road and we try to prevent people from moving CSRI, “Shekhar H. Tekkannavar, Deputy Commissioner of the Central Department of Bengaluru, told CNN on Monday.

But Sheeran claimed that the concert on the street had taken ‘all the okay’.

“We had permission to play music on the street“, Sheeran pointed to Instagram shortly after the incident on Sunday. “(The concert on the road) was scheduled before, we did not decide to appear so suddenly“

‘Solidarity’ on social media for Ed Sheeran

The incident went viral on social media, with a user publishing part of Sheeran’s concert on X.

“I went for a relaxed ride on Church Street and fell on Ed Sheeran playing live. What a city!‘

There, however, there were internet criticism for local authorities, with some saying that the concert would not cause problems and that they should focus on more important issues, such as traffic congestion and water scarcity in the city of about 14 million.

Sheeran is a popular artist in India and has a sold-out concert in Mumbai last year.

He is ready to perform two more concerts in India before going to China and the United Arab Emirates.