Ed Sheeran's +–=÷× tour (pronounced the mathematics tour) is currently in its India leg, and the British pop star held a concert in Chennai last night as a part of it. The Grammy winning Ed was joined on stage by Chennai's own Grammy winner AR Rahman as a surprise act. AR Rahman and Ed Sheeran performed a mashup of Urvashi Urvashi and Shape Of You, both timeless hits of the respective musicians. 

Ed performing with @arrahman in Chennai 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/XF5To90IQR

— Ed Sheeran HQ (@edsheeran) February 5, 2025

Ed Sheeran took to Instagram to share the video with the caption, "What an honour AR Rahman". In response AR Rahman took to X to post:

Thank you, @edsheeran! Hope to see you perform more in Chennai—our city needs more international concerts and collaborations like yours! 🎶🔥 #ChennaiLovesEd https://t.co/uPuUHef7xE

— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) February 6, 2025

Ed Sheeran's Chennai concert on February 5, 2025 at the YMCA Ground was opened by singer Jonita Gandhi. She grooved to the famous Arabic Kuthu song from the Tamil movie Beast (2022), which had her vocals alongside song's composer Anirudh Ravichander's. 

Singer @jonitamusic got the crowd grooving with #ArabicKuthu, kicking of an unforgettable night in Chennai at #EdSheeran's concert! #JonitaGandhi #EdSheeranConcert pic.twitter.com/LFnqQ2KBSX

— Chennai Times (@ChennaiTimesTOI) February 6, 2025

Before Chennai, Ed Sheeran performed in Pune on January 30, and Hyderabad on February 2, 2025. Ed Sheeran's next concerts in India are in the cities Bengaluru on February 8 and 9, Shillong on February 12, and Delhi-NCR on February 15, 2025.