Ed Sheeran reveals why he didn't 'shine' at Super Bowl

Ed Sheeran is making a surprising revelation about performing a headline show at the Super Bowl, much to his fans' surprise.

During his regal appearance on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast, the Shape of You hitmaker discussed being approached to perform at the iconic Super Bowl half-time show.

Revealing that he didn’t think he had the pizzazz to pull off a performance on that stage, Sheeran explained, “There was a conversation about 10 years ago to go on with someone, and I think that’d be the only way that I would do it at the moment.

“I don’t think English artists are like — I mean, there are some that have the pizzazz of Super Bowl, fireworks, dancers, blah, blah, blah — but me going up there and being like, here’s ‘The A Team’ and here’s ‘Perfect,’ no one wants to see that.”

In addition, the 34-year-old said he can't picture himself performing on stage during the event.

He further went on to add, “Whereas, if there was a show with a lot of that, say like if it was Beyoncé’s show and she had all the bells and whistles and then there was a moment where we sung Perfect together, that makes sense to me. But me, I don’t know. I can’t picture myself doing it. Can you picture me doing it?”

On professional front, Sheeran recently released the first single Azizam, from his eighth studio album on April 4, 2025.