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

The "Bad Habits" singer was performing on the street in Bengaluru on Sunday, Feb. 9, in a pre-planned event he said he had been given "permission" for

Ed Sheeran took to a busy street in southern India this weekend to surprise fans with a live performance but police soon swooped and pulled the plug on the British singer, saying he hadn’t received permission.