He plays his tunes as a one-man band... and Ed’s back again to tour Ireland
ED Sheeran will perform for thousands of Galway Girls (and boys) next year as part of a major seven-date Irish tour.
The Thinking Out Loud singer announced he will play to around 410,000 people across seven gigs in Cork, Galway, Dublin and Belfast in May 2018 as part of his European tour.
With family connections in Wexford, Sheeran, 26, is no stranger to Ireland and entertained fans here as recently as April. He performed over two nights at a sold-out 3Arena and before the concerts, filmed the music video for his single Galway Girl.
His 2018 return will see him kick off his European tour in Cork, performing for 90,000 revellers over May 4 and 5 at the re-developed Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
Sheeran will then travel up to Belfast for one night only on May 9 to entertain 80,000 concert-goers at Boucher Road Playing Fields. The redhead will then make his way to Galway’s Pearse Stadium on May 12 and 13, to perform for 60,000 people over the two nights, before finishing up in Dublin on May 16 and 18.
The English songwriter will take over the Phoenix Park, which can facilitate over 90,000 per night.
Tickets for the gigs go on sale on Saturday, July 8, at 9am and will be available from all usual Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.
There are no presales for this tour and yesterday Sheeran also announced anti-touting measures. Any tickets that are resold on secondary sellers, such as Ebay, will not be valid.
On all the stadium dates fans will be required to bring their tickets, booking confirmation and credit card, plus a valid form of identification in order to gain entry to the show.
Sheeran is currently enjoying a career high. His third album, Divide, is the biggest selling album of the year, with eight million sales globally in three months.
Anti-touting measures