Ed Sheeran announces UK and Ireland tour

Ed Sheeran has announced a string of 2017 tour dates in support of his new album ÷.

The singer-songwriter’s UK and Ireland leg will include double dates in Dublin, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham and London, all taking place in April and May.

The tour will begin in March in mainland Europe before heading to the UK and Ireland. Sheeran has also announced dates in South America, Central America and Mexico for May and June.

Tickets for the UK and Ireland dates go on sale at 10am next Thursday from Ed Sheeran’s website. See  the full list of UK and Ireland dates below.

April 2017:

12th – Ireland Dublin 3 Arena
13th – Ireland Dublin 3 Arena
16th – UK Glasgow The SSE Hydro
17th – UK Glasgow The SSE Hydro
19th – UK Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
20th – UK Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
22nd – UK Manchester Arena
23rd – UK Manchester Arena
25th – UK Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
26th – UK Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
28th – UK Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
29th – UK Birmingham Barclaycard Arena

May 2017:

1st – UK London The O2
2nd – UK London The O2

Meanwhile, it has recently been reported that James Blunt will be supporting Sheeran on his US dates, though this has yet to be officially confirmed, and Sheeran’s US dates have yet to be announced.