The +–=÷× Tour (pronounced The Mathematics Tour)[1] is the ongoing fourth concert tour by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Comprising 165 shows, the tour commenced on 23 April 2022 in Dublin, Ireland, and is scheduled to conclude on 7 September 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany.[2][3][4] The tour is in support of his fifth studio album = (2021) and his sixth studio album − (2023).
Background
On 17 September 2021, Sheeran announced a 27-date European tour.[5][6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] In October 2022, Sheeran announced that the North American leg of the tour would begin in 2023.[10] In October 2023, he announced the Asian leg of the tour that would start in early 2024.[11] In July 2024, he announced that the tour would end in 2025.[4] In December 2024, Sheeran announced a show in Bhutan for early 2025, marking the country's first international concert.[12]
Sheeran brought his family (wife Cherry, and daughters Lyra and Jupiter) along on tour (though they do not appear with him onstage).[13] During early 2023, they all lived together for two months in a rented bungalow in Auckland from which he commuted to the Australian and New Zealand venues.[13]
Special changes
Sheeran replaced Khalid as his own opening act in Landover, and he performed a set of eight songs from -.[14]
Eminem was a guest for the Detroit show on 15 July 2023, where he and Ed Sheeran performed "Lose Yourself" and "Stan".[15]
During the show in Singapore on 16 February 2024, Sheeran invited JJ Lin as the special guest and sang "Twilight" together in Mandarin.[16]
During the show in Parañaque on 9 March 2024, Sheeran performed "Maybe the Night" with Miguel and Paolo Guico of Ben&Ben.[17]
Tour dates
List of 2022 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance and gross revenue[18][19][20][21]
^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.[14]
^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.