Ed Sheeran announces UK and Europe arena tour – kicking off this month

nme.com:

Ed Sheeran has surprised fans by announcing details of a UK and European arena tour that kicks off later this month. Check out full dates and ticket details below.The news comes after the singer-songwriter today (March 1) announced details of new album ‘-‘ (‘Subtract’), his fifth LP to date and the final in his “mathematical album era” of records named after symbols.To launch and celebrate the new material, Sheeran will be playing dates in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Dublin this month, with a once-off show in Paris in April.

These are Sheeran’s only scheduled UK and European shows for 2023.Fans can pre-order the album before 9am on Tuesday 7 March via Sheeran’s official website here to gain early access to the ticket pre-sale before tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 10 March and will be available here.MARCHThursday 23 – Manchester, AO ArenaFriday 24 – London, The O2Saturday 25 – London, The O2Tuesday 28– Glasgow, Hydro Arena  Thursday 30 – Dublin, 3ArenaAPRILSunday 2 – Paris, Accor ArenaSheeran’s new album is the follow-up to 2021’s ‘=’, and is released on May 5 via Asylum/Atlantic. ‘-‘ is described in press material as the “last in his decade-spanning mathematical album era” and is an acoustic-driven album that was written and rewritten against a backdrop of personal turmoil.Aaron Dessner of The National teamed up with Sheeran on writing and production.“I had been working on ‘Subtract’ for a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be,” said Sheeran of the record.