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Ed Sheeran texts Noel Gallagher to offer him Wembley Stadium tickets after that rant

The Oasis guitarist replied calling him a 'cheeky so and so' after their mini feud

Jess Denham
Monday 26 January 2015 11:52 GMT
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Ed Sheeran will play three sell-out gigs at Wembley Stadium in July
Ed Sheeran will play three sell-out gigs at Wembley Stadium in July (Getty Images)

Ed Sheeran has sent a dove of peace to Noel Gallagher and offered him tickets to his Wembley Stadium gig, despite the Oasis star branding him “polished pop”.

The “Thinking Out Loud” singer was the butt of one of Gallagher’s modern music rants earlier this month but seems to have put the brief feud behind him.

“I don’t think I can live in a world where [Sheeran playing Wembley] is even possible, Gallagher told NME.

“When you hear that kind of polished pop and then there’s a ginger guy with a f**king guitar it seems subversive, but it’s f**king not.”

Not one to take insults lying down, Sheeran soon quipped back on Twitter: “I can live in it, it’s really enjoyable.”

Now, the 23-year-old has revealed that he texted Gallagher after reading his harsh comments and invited him along to one of the sold-out July shows.

“I texted him because I have his number and asked him if he’d like some tickets. He wrote back, ‘You cheeky so and so. My daughter would love some.”

Sheeran added that he takes criticism on board as it helps him to stay grounded. “I get a lot of stick from press and people but it’s good to get stick,” he said. “That’s why Americans go off the rails. Ego-wise you are risen and risen and risen.

“If you speak to anyone from Adele to Chris Martin, they would say they are grounded cos they get a hiding from the press.”

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Sheeran is set to perform at the Grammy Awards state-side in February before heading to the Brit Awards alongside Take That, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift.

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