Ed Sheeran threw a small karaoke party at a Tennessee pub during his performance in Nashville, USA, to celebrate his new attendance record, during which he performed songs by One Direction and the Backstreet Boys. Sheeran, who lived in Middle Tennessee himself in 2013 and 2018, performed at Ryman Auditorium on Friday (July 21) and Nissan Stadium on Saturday (July 22) to record audiences of approximately 73,000.
Ed Sheeran sings Backstreet Boys and One Direction songs
The 32-year-old Briton shared a clip from his karaoke party on his Instagram account. He wrote: “Celebrating record attendance at Nissan Stadium in Nashville tonight at Santas Pub. When I lived here, this was the place I’ve always loved to be and still love to be. Karaoke and cheap beer, what’s not to love about that.”
The Instagram video he posted includes a clip of the singer-songwriter singing the Backstreet Boys song “I Want It That Way” and dancing with the pub’s patrons.
A fan shared a clip on TikTok of the evening, in which the musician sings to One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful” with his fans. There’s also a video on TikTok of Sheeran serenading a newlywed couple in wedding attire with his hit song “Thinking Out Loud.”
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The Nashville stop is part of Sheeran’s extensive “Mathematics” world tour in support of his five-album cycle – released under the mathematical signs “+”, “-“, “=”, “÷” and “x” – that made him a superstar. The current album, also called “Subtract”, was released in May 2023.