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The incident took place before its programmed concert of Mathematics Tour in Niza Grounds in Bengaluru.
Fans criticized the online police intervention, and one said: “We live in an uncle with the tail. And there is nothing that uncles love more than preventing young people from having fun,” referring to the amount of vague rules that govern the Use of public spaces in India.
However, PC Mohan, a local deputy of the BJP ruling party, said that “even global stars must follow local rules, without permission, without performance!”
Sheeran is in India for the second consecutive year on a 15 -day tour, since he has already played in Pune Hyderab and Chennai and with more concerts scheduled for Shillong in the northeast of India and the capital of Delhi.
In his Bengaluru show, Sheeran surprised fans by singing two successful local songs in the Telugu language with singer Shilpa Rao on stage.
He previously collaborated with Indian singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh during the latter’s concert in Birmingham last year.
While in India he has also collaborated with Sitar Megha Rawoot musician in a version of his successful song Shape of You.
The demand for live music concerts has increased in India, with the largest tour of Sheeran for the country approaching Dua Lipa’s recent performance on the tour of multiple cities of Mumbai and Coldplay.
With the growth of disposable income, India is an emerging player in the “concert economy”, according to a recent report by Banco de Baroda, with live concerts that are worth $ 700-900 million (£ 550-730m).
