Ed Sheeran plays free pop-up gigs on streets of New York and Los Angeles
nme.comEd Sheeran debuted songs from new album ‘–’ this weekend at surprise pop-up gigs on the streets of New York and Los Angeles.On Saturday (May 6), the singer appeared in Soho, New York atop a Volvo car to play a number of songs.The next day, he performed from the open top upper deck of a StarLine City Sightseeing bus in Los Angeles. “I have a different vehicle for more fun,” he said of the LA gig. “RIP the Volvo.”At both gigs Sheeran played a number of tracks from the new album, which was released on Friday (May 5) amid the singer’s high-profile plagiarism trial, in which he was accused of copying Marvin Gaye‘s ‘Let’s Get It On’ on his 2014 track ‘Thinking Out Loud’.See what went down at the pop-up gigs below.Getting ready for @edsheeran’s LA pop up. (Hi @TrevorDawkins!)Today’s vehicle of choice: pic.twitter.com/mJ3z1N1tdo— San Diego Sheeran ÷ (@SDsheeran) May 7, 2023Nothing like rushing out of the house Sunday morning to make it 10 feet from #EdSheeran to celebrate his release of #Subtract in LA.
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