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Ed Sheeran announces huge Australian stadium tour
Stop everything, Ed Sheeran is bringing his ÷ World Tour to Australia in March 2018.
Ed Sheeran has confirmed plans to bring his ÷ World Tour to Australia in March 2018, having just announced new stadium shows via Frontier Touring.
Update 26 May >> Ed Sheeran adds fourth Melbourne show to sold out tour
The Grammy Award-winner will bring his ÷ World Tour to fans down under next year, having already toured Europe and the UK, as well as announcing dates in Latin and North America.
Here’s what the UK press have said about the tour:
‘There’s seemingly no stopping this musical phenomenon’ – ★★★★ The Standard
‘A triumphant evening, showcasing a consummate performer in his pop prime.’ – ★★★★ The Telegraph
‘The current king of the charts could do no wrong on Saturday night as he left the Manchester crowd with no voices, but on a definite high’ – ★★★★ Manchester Evening News
‘Sheeran’s epic stage performances mirror his music and his life. He is a man alone, in control and vivified by the connections his songs make with his people.’ – GQ
In 2015, the x World Tour saw Sheeran break attendance records across Australia and New Zealand, garnering much critical acclaim along the way.
Now with the ÷ World Tour confirmed, Sheeran will play even bigger stadiums in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne, return to Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland, and wrap up the tour with his first ever Dunedin show.
The British star will, of course, be touring in support of his record-breaking and chart-topping third studio album, ÷ (pronounced ‘divide’, and out now through Warner Music).
In keeping with his legendary status, Sheeran will perform completely unaccompanied, joined on stage by just a guitar and effect pedals. The pull of this one-man band is an incredible experience to witness; layers of harmonies, rhythms and guitar parts cast out to a crowd of thousands who sing every lyric straight back to him.
Our first taste of ÷ came in the form of the singles Shape Of You and Castle On The Hill that broke Spotify’s one-day streaming record with a combined 13 million streams in just 24 hours, and debuted at #1 and #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart – the first time this has been achieved in the history of the Australian charts.
The album ÷ and its singles have already broken global streaming records and chart records in Australia: all sixteen tracks from the deluxe version of ÷ have charted in the ARIA Top 40, ÷ sits atop the ARIA Albums Chart for its seventh week while Shape Of You recently notched up a record-breaking fourteenth week at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
There’s no denying the strong and long-running connection between Sheeran and Australia and New Zealand; his debut shows in 2012 sold out in just minutes, sophomore album, x, was Australia’s biggest-selling album in 2014 and in the following year Sheeran became the first artist to embark on national arena and stadium tours completely solo.
From theatres to stadiums, Sheeran has sold out every single show on his four tours of our shores and the ÷ World Tour is sure to follow suit. Tickets go on sale from Tuesday 23 May – scroll down for the expert tips to help you secure yours first!
