Ed Sheeran has made history as the first international artist to perform in Bhutan. The Bad Habits hitmaker hailed it a privilege to perform at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Friday and praised the 'incredible' fans from the South Asian country who had turned out to see him play and made him and his team feel so welcome.
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'Had the honour to be the first ever international artist to play Bhutan last night. what a gig, what a country, what a beautiful place with incredible people. lemme know if i can move there, please and thank you,' he captioned a video on Instagram, which showed footage from his trip and performance.
![['Had the honour to be the first ever international artist to play Bhutan last night. what a gig, what a country, what a beautiful place with incredible people. lemme know if i can move there, please and thank you,' he captioned a video on Instagram, which showed footage from his trip and performance (seen last year)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/22/94538577-0-image-a-28_1737930184698.jpg)
The Perfect hitmaker: 'And also thank you so much for welcoming me and my touring crew, and for every volunteer who helped put on such a historic show. hopefully see you again soon!'. In the video, Ed reflected on how wild it was to be breaking a record.
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Standing by the stage set-up, he reflected: 'It's mad that this is the first international concert here. I hope that there's many more to come.'. Ed Sheeran has made history as the first international artist to perform in Bhutan. The 33-year-old singer had been welcomed to the country by King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun Pema.
He added: 'I went for dinner with the king and queen yesterday and they said, 'We just want people coming to the country that want to love and respect the country and understand the ideals.'. 'Yeah, I feel super honoured that I was chosen and I can't wait to play. This is like such my jam.'.
