on 24 june 2011, sheeran performed the song at glastonbury festival 2011 on the bbc introducing stage as well as live at the itunes festival on 8 july 2011 and at the 2011 reading and leeds festivals. sheeran also performed the track at the bbc radio 1 teen awards on 9 october 2011 at wembley arena. at sheeran's brixton concert, on 21 january 2012, his performance of the song concluded the gig and included appearances from rizzle kicks, wretch 32 and devlin, with the performance lasting over 15 minutes. however he has also played the song at various local concerts before making it as a mainstream artist, the very first performance is believed to be at a gig where sheeran was supported by a band named we can't dance. on 21 april 2012, ed played the song live for the aragon ballroom in chicago while touring with snow patrol for the "fallen empires" tour. on sunday 25 june, he closed his set and the glastonbury festival 2017 with the song. he has also frequently used the song to end sets on his divide tour, which concludes in 2019.