+–=÷× Tour

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The +–=÷× Tour (pronounced The Mathematics Tour)[1] is the ongoing fourth concert tour by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Comprising 117 shows across four legs, the tour commenced on 23 April 2022 in Dublin, Ireland, and is scheduled to conclude on 8 September 2024 in Larnaca, Cyprus.[2][3] The tour is in support of his fifth studio album = (2021) and his sixth studio album (2023).

+−=÷× Tour
World tour by Ed Sheeran
Promotional poster example
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Asia
  • South America
  • Oceania
Associated albums
Start date23 April 2022 (2022-04-23)
End date19 September 2024 (2024-09-19)
No. of shows117
Supporting acts
Ed Sheeran concert chronology

Background edit

Sheeran at Øresundsparken in Copenhagen on 3 August 2022

On 17 September 2021, Sheeran announced a 27-date European tour.[4][5] As soon as tickets went on-sale, dates were added to several locations across the tour, due to overwhelming demand, bringing the overall number of shows to 64.[6] On 15 March 2022, Sheeran announced the Oceania leg of the tour. Tickets went on-sale on 23 March 2022.[3] On 22 March 2022, Sheeran added three more cities to the Oceania leg of the tour—in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.[7] On 15 June 2022, Sheeran added a further three stops to the Oceania leg, in Wellington, Auckland, and Brisbane. On 20 September 2022, the additional Wellington show scheduled for 1 February 2023 was canceled, citing on-going uncertainties affecting a number of different variables with global touring.[8] In October 2022, Sheeran announced that the North American leg of the tour would begin in 2023.[9] In October 2023, he announced the Asian leg of the tour that would start in early 2024.[10]

Sheeran brought his family (wife Cherry, and daughters Lyra and Jupiter) along on tour (though they do not appear with him onstage).[11] During early 2022, they all lived together for two months in a rented bungalow in Auckland from which he commuted to the Australian and New Zealand venues.[11] They watched North by Northwest in Peter Jackson's home cinema in Wellington, together with Jackson and James Cameron.[11]

Sheeran at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on 3 June 2022
Sheeran at the Mahalakshmi Race Course in Mumbai on 16 March 2024

Special changes edit

  • Sheeran replaced Khalid as his own opening act in Landover, and he performed a set of eight songs from -.[12]
  • During the show in Singapore on 16 February 2024, Sheeran invited JJ Lin as the special guest and sang "Twilight" together in Mandarin.[13]
  • During the show in Parañaque on 9 March 2024, Sheeran performed "Maybe the Night" with Miguel and Paolo Guico of Ben&Ben.[14]

Tour dates edit

List of 2022 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance and gross revenue[15][16][17][18]
Date (2022)CityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
23 AprilDublinIrelandCroke ParkMaisie Peters
Denise Chaila
140,487 / 151,045$12,417,796
24 April
28 AprilCorkPáirc Uí Chaoimh68,697 / 78,645$5,846,380
29 April
5 MayLimerickThomond Park61,780 / 63,234$5,199,401
6 May
12 MayBelfastNorthern IrelandBoucher Road Playing Fields73,519 / 80,604$6,335,895
13 May
26 MayCardiffWalesPrincipality StadiumMaisie Peters
Dylan
185,490 / 236,082$14,955,621
27 May
28 May
3 JuneSunderlandEnglandStadium of Light106,641 / 114,311$8,892,176
4 June
9 JuneManchesterEtihad Stadium218,639 / 218,639$18,049,095
10 June
11 June
12 June
16 JuneGlasgowScotlandHampden Park93,344 / 109,713$7,486,863
17 June
24 JuneLondonEnglandWembley Stadium420,269 / 460,165$37,325,883
25 June
29 June
30 June
1 July
7 JulyGelsenkirchenGermanyVeltins-ArenaMaisie Peters
Cat Burns
182,476 / 193,055$13,726,449
8 July
9 July
14 JulyAmsterdamNetherlandsJohan Cruyff Arena134,119 / 134,119$8,638,213
15 July
22 JulyBrusselsBelgiumKing Baudouin StadiumMaisie Peters
Cat Burns
Dylan
104,473 / 127,999$8,273,105
23 July
29 JulySaint-DenisFranceStade de FranceMaisie Peters
Cat Burns
166,764 / 166,764$10,767,404
30 July
3 AugustCopenhagenDenmarkØresundsparken156,818 / 158,819$14,192,005
4 August
5 August
6 AugustMaisie Peters
Dylan
10 AugustGothenburgSwedenUlleviMaisie Peters
Cat Burns
120,283 / 129,350$9,513,270
11 August
20 AugustHelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Olympic Stadium46,667 / 46,667$4,229,589
25 AugustWarsawPolandPGE Narodowy146,340 / 146,340$9,056,295
26 August
1 SeptemberViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-Stadion124,800 / 130,598$9,412,514
2 September
10 SeptemberMunichGermanyOlympiastadionGriff
Cat Burns
200,184 / 215,031$15,689,903
11 September
12 September
16 SeptemberZürichSwitzerlandLetzigrund95,840 / 96,739$12,200,837
17 September
23 SeptemberFrankfurtGermanyDeutsche Bank Park182,856 / 184,201$13,452,253
24 September
25 September
List of 2023 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance and gross revenue[19][20]
Date (2023)CityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
2 FebruaryWellingtonNew ZealandSky StadiumMaisie Peters
Kaylee Bell
47,260 / 47,260$5,024,421
10 FebruaryAucklandEden Park83,574 / 83,574$7,461,871
11 February
17 FebruaryBrisbaneAustraliaSuncorp StadiumMaisie Peters
Budjerah
172,894 / 172,894$19,213,071
18 February
19 February
24 FebruarySydneyAccor Stadium171,699 / 171,699$18,936,619
25 February
2 MarchMelbourneMelbourne Cricket Ground210,857 / 210,857$20,871,850
3 March
7 MarchAdelaideAdelaide Oval59,708 / 59,708$6,665,766
12 MarchPerthOptus Stadium59,980 / 59,980$7,051,018
29 April[a]New OrleansUnited StatesFair Grounds Race Course
6 MayArlingtonAT&T StadiumKhalid
Dylan
59,265 / 59,265$5,733,414
13 MayHoustonNRG Stadium58,183 / 58,183$5,321,684
20 MayTampaRaymond James Stadium77,891 / 77,891$7,759,215
27 MayAtlantaMercedes-Benz Stadium76,335 / 76,335$7,100,499
3 JunePhiladelphiaLincoln Financial Field77,900 / 77,900$7,767,923
10 JuneEast RutherfordMetLife Stadium173,390 / 173,390$18,007,052
11 June
17 JuneTorontoCanadaRogers CentreKhalid
Rosa Linn
93,683 / 93,683$9,906,436
18 June
24 JuneLandoverUnited StatesFedExFieldEd Sheeran[b]
Rosa Linn
62,270 / 62,270$6,002,528
30 JuneFoxboroughGillette StadiumRosa Linn
John Mayer
143,442 / 143,442$13,551,095
1 July
8 JulyPittsburghAcrisure StadiumRosa Linn
Khalid
67,829 / 67,829$5,823,055
15 JulyDetroitFord Field70,372 / 70,372$7,126,417
22 JulyNashvilleNissan StadiumKhalid
Cat Burns
73,874 / 73,874$6,227,586
29 JulyChicagoSoldier Field73,015 / 73,015$8,054,888
5 AugustKansas CityGEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium70,352 / 70,352$5,122,007
12 AugustMinneapolisU.S. Bank Stadium72,102 / 72,102$6,714,462
19 AugustDenverEmpower Field at Mile High79,680 / 79,680$8,560,475
26 AugustSeattleLumen FieldKhalid
Maisie Peters
77,286 / 77,286$7,942,459
2 SeptemberVancouverCanadaBC Place65,061 / 65,061$6,597,928
16 SeptemberSanta ClaraUnited StatesLevi's StadiumRuss
Maisie Peters
80,058 / 80,058$9,821,417
23 SeptemberInglewoodSoFi Stadium81,384 / 81,384$9,225,764
28 October[c]ParadiseAllegiant Stadium
List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance and gross revenue[10][21]
Date (2024)CityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
15 JanuarySakhirBahrainAl-Dana AmphitheatreCalum Scott
19 JanuaryDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesThe Sevens Stadium
20 January
27 JanuaryOsakaJapanKyocera Dome Osaka
28 January
31 JanuaryTokyoTokyo Dome
3 FebruaryKaohsiungTaiwanKaohsiung National Stadium
10 FebruaryBangkokThailandRajamangala Stadium
16 FebruarySingaporeSingapore National Stadium
24 FebruaryKuala LumpurMalaysiaBukit Jalil National Stadium
2 March[d]JakartaIndonesiaJakarta International Stadium
9 MarchParañaquePhilippinesSMDC Festival GroundsCalum Scott
Ben&Ben
16 MarchMumbaiIndiaMahalaxmi RacecourseCalum Scott
Prateek Kuhad
3 MayHollywoodUnited StatesHard Rock Live
24 May[e]BostonHarvard Stadium
26 May[f]NapaNapa Valley Expo
8 June[g]LuccaItalyWalls of Lucca
9 June[h]
12 June[i]MunichGermanyTheresienwiese
16 June[j]LisbonPortugalParque Tejo
21 June[k]ScheeßelGermanyEichenring
22 June[l]Neuhausen ob EckNeuhausen ob Eck Airfield
23 June[m]LandgraafNetherlandsMegaland
26 JuneAttardMaltaTa' Qali National ParkCalum Scott
29 JuneTenerifeSpainEstadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
4 July[n]StavernNorwayLarvik Golf Arena
6 July[o]Santiago de CompostelaSpainAuditorio Monte do Gozo
12 JulyGdańskPolandPolsat Plus ArenaCalum Scott
13 July
20 JulyBudapestHungaryPuskás Aréna
27 JulyHradec KrálovéCzech RepublicPark 360
28 July
3 AugustKaunasLithuaniaDarius and Girėnas Stadium
4 August
10 AugustZagrebCroatiaZagreb Hippodrome
14 August[p]St. PöltenAustriaGreenpark
17 AugustBelgradeSerbiaUšće ParkCalum Scott
24 AugustBucharestRomaniaArena Națională
31 AugustSofiaBulgariaVasil Levski National Stadium
7 SeptemberLarnacaCyprusLarnaca Marina
8 September
19 September[q]Rio de JaneiroBrazilBarra Olympic Park
Total5,470,234 / 5,623,805 (97.27%)$556,400,000

Cancelled shows edit

List of 2022 cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason
Date (2022)CityCountryVenueReasonRef.
21 AugustHelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Olympic StadiumUnforeseen and unavoidable obstacles[23]
List of 2023 cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason
Date (2023)CityCountryVenueReasonRef.
1 FebruaryWellingtonNew ZealandSky StadiumLogistical uncertainties affecting global touring[8]

Notes edit

  1. ^ This performance was part of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
  2. ^ Sheeran acted as the opening act for himself, performing eight songs before his main set in place of Khalid who was recovering from a car accident.[12]
  3. ^ The concert in Paradise on 28 October 2023 was originally scheduled for 9 September 2023, but it was rescheduled due to safety concerns after part of the set collapsed.
  4. ^ The concert of 2 March, 2024 at the Jakarta International Stadium in Jakarta was originally scheduled to take place at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium but was relocated due to scheduling conflict.[22]
  5. ^ This concert is part of Boston Calling Music Festival.
  6. ^ This concert is part of BottleRock Napa Valley.
  7. ^ This concert is part of Lucca Summer Festival.
  8. ^ This concert is part of Lucca Summer Festival.
  9. ^ This concert is park of Euro Fan Fest 2024.
  10. ^ This concert is part of Rock in Rio Lisboa.
  11. ^ This concert is part of Hurricane Festival.
  12. ^ This concert is part of Southside Festival.
  13. ^ This concert is part of Pinkpop Festival.
  14. ^ This concert is part of Stavernfestivalen.
  15. ^ This concert is part of O Gozo Festival.
  16. ^ This concert is part of FM4 Frequency Festival.
  17. ^ This performance is part of Rock In Rio.

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