Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
How to get tickets for Kings of Leon, Primal Scream and 17 other Manchester gigs coming up
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJune was a massive month for gigs in Manchester, playing host to city son Liam Gallagher, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran, as well as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, The Killers and Alisha Keys.
And July is shaping up to be a whopper of a month for live music, too. Sounds of the City has kicked off at Castlefield Bowl, starting with Lewis Capaldi on Tuesday, June 28, followed by Foals, with Libertines playing last night (July 1).
The festival continues for the next week, with James playing tonight, celebrating their Alton Towers Show. Pixies, Sam Fender, Rex Orange County and Primal Scream are also playing the open-air venue as part of the nearly two-week long event. READ MORE: Castlefield Bowl Sounds of the City gig guide - set times, support acts, getting there and everything else you need to know Hot off the back of her set at Glastonbury, Olivia Rodrigo is swapping Worthy Farm for the O2 Apollo, while Kings of Leon will be packing out the AO Arena.
The US rockers found fame in 2001 after their debut landed right slap-bang in the middle of the great guitar rush of the early 00s.
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