Ed Sheeran hits back at Glastonbury haters with super-sassy tweet

So much sass.
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Sam Haysom
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Ed Sheeran hits back at Glastonbury haters with super-sassy tweet
Here's Sheeran in full swing at Glastonbury on Sunday. Credit: James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock

You can criticise Ed Sheeran if you must, but you'd better not suggest his music isn't 100% live.

If you do, he will come for you.

Sheeran was headlining Glastonbury 2017 on Sunday. It was closing night of the festival, and Sheeran was playing to a pretty sizeable crowd.

While many people praised Sheeran's performance, though, it didn't sound like everyone was a fan. In particular, some people criticised his use of a "backing track."

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There was just one problem: Sheeran wasn't actually using a backing track. He was using a loop station to create the effect of one.

And by Monday morning, he'd clearly had enough of the complaints.

Sheeran haters, you just got well and truly sassed.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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