Ed Sheeran broke an impressive record last week when he played the biggest USA shows of his career… and they grossed a LOT of money!
The 32-year-old singer performed two shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey and broke the attendance record for the venue. Ed played at the stadium on June 10 and 11 and played to 89,106 people at one of the shows, breaking the record for the amount of people at the stadium for a concert. “Played my biggest ever USA show today and broke the ticket record at MetLife.
I really don’t take this for granted, my dad told me if you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere, and today was really reminiscing about playing my first show at mercury lounge in 2012 to 130 people.
It feels like a dream today. I love you all,” Ed wrote on Instagram. MetLife Stadium has now revealed the attendance totals for both shows and also revealed how much money the shows grossed. Keep reading to find out more… People reports that 173,390 fans were at the two shows and they grossed a combined $18 million!
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