New Delhi: Armed with only his guitar and a loop station, British music sensation Ed Sheeran, “Perfect” and “Shape of You”, gave a memorable concert in Delhi-NCR here on Saturday, this Providing why he is one of the most attractive live artists in the world.
Thousands of people from different parts of Delhi-NCR turned to Sheeran’s final performance as part of ‘The Mathematics Tour to India’ at the Leisure Valley Ground and did not disappoint.
Indian singer-actor Lisa Mishra opened the concert, established a mood for the evening as people were ready for his performance. And by the time he was done, the crowd was eager to see Sheeran.
After waiting for another half an hour, Sheeran climbed the stage and wore a T-shirt with ‘Delhi’ written on it. He was welcomed with a round of applause and cheers.
The first song of the evening, after performing the “Castle on the Hill”, the Grammy winner addressed the crowd.
33 -year -old Sheeran then explained how he wanted to perform in different parts of the country, contrary to his previous music celebrations that took place only in Mumbai.
“When I first came to visit India, in 2015, we played in Mumbai. The next time we came, we played in Mumbai and the next time we came, we played in Mumbai.
“The last time we came, I said, ‘Why do we not play anywhere else?” He said, ‘Where do you want to play next?’ I said, ‘Next time, we will play everywhere except Mumbai.
The singer-songwriter started his six-city ‘Mathematics tour’ in Pune on 30 January, and has already performed in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Shillong.
Regarding his time in Delhi, Sheeran said that he shot several videos while watching various parts of the city.
He said, “It’s surprising to see this, we went to Old Delhi tomorrow … what is the place! Thank you very much for being here in your beautiful country,” he said.
He introduced the public to his loop station, which he uses to layer beats, hormones and guitar references in real time.
For the next two hours, Sheeran called “Thinking Out Loud”, “Photograph”, “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You”, “Tech It Back”, “Dont”, “,”, “,”, “,”, “,”, ” , “,”, “,”, “,”, “,” Hit after hits, “I love two”, “Lego House”, and a dozen and more.
The singer briefly stopped his performance on “Khush”, when he saw someone fainted in the crowd. He asked the security to investigate the person and moved out of the stage but soon resumed the show.
Sheeran also talked about his early years as a musician, where he will sing “The A Team” in the London bars.
“When I wrote this song, I really thought it would change everything for me. And I went the next day and no one cared. I played it again the next day and no one cared. And next Day, no one cared.
“After about six months, people started taking care. People in small quantities and then it moved from two to four to 20 to 100 and it started growing. It turned very minor hit within Britain. And it became a very minor hit and it became a very minor hit. Then I recorded a record and the song became a big hit in Britain, “he said.
The singer said the track took him to the world and “every door opened” for him.
“I honestly thought I would be one-in surprise. And it would be just one song. Honestly, I was happy with it. And he was 16 years ago. I still have to play in places that I had never gone. . I never went to Delhi, a show alone.
Sheeran, who later changed her dress in the Indian cricket team jersey, reserved her best tracks for the last. He first demonstrated “Perfect”, who met the audience loudly with Cheers.
And then “Shape of You” came. As soon as the inauguration of the global hit was played, the audience exploded with Cheers, singing each song together.
In the form of energy in the form of energy, there was a dance to sing in the crowd, waved your hands in the air and captured your smartphone in a moment.
Soon after, Sheeran wrapped the concert with performance on “Bad Habits”.
Sheeran told the audience, “The last three weeks in India have been magical. I have learned a lot. Thank you for welcoming me and hopefully I will come back soon.”
Sheeran’s ‘Mathematics Tour to India’ has been produced and promoted by AEG presentations Asia and Bookmisho Live, The Live Entertainment Experiential Division of Booksisho.
