"We have permission to be here, but this policeman is shutting it down," Sheeran can be heard telling the crowd in videos ...

Police in the Indian tech capital of Bengaluru said they had denied the British singer permission to perform on a busy street ...

Ed Sheeran is defending his India ... according to People. He continued, "All good though. See ya at the show tonight x." Sheeran later shared the moment the officer shut down his performance ...

Ed Sheeran ’s impromptu street performance in India was cut short after a police officer pulled the plug on his microphone.