Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran announces the North American leg of his LOOP Tour. The new dates follow the announcement of the tour from earlier this summer, with dates kicking off in New Zealand and Australia in January of 2026. The LOOP tour promises an all-new set design with new songs from his recently released album, Play, as well as fan favorites and some classics added in. His most recent Mathematics tour smashed attendance records all around the globe before wrapping earlier this year.

Today’s announcement comes on the heels of Ed’s new album release, Play, from last week. Listen here. After closing the chapter on his Mathematics series, Sheeran stepped boldly into a fresh new phase for 2025. Billboard heralded the album as “a brand-new era” while USA Today claimed his “unrelenting drive coupled with a heart ready to burst with tenderness is tucked into nearly every note of his eighth album.” An artist who is constantly evolving, Play finds Sheeran exploring new musical ground through collaboration with producers and musicians from across the globe, as well as diving deeper into the timeless sounds and themes that have made him one of the world’s best-loved pop artists. Inspired in part by his exposure to Indian and Persian musical cultures – and their surprising connections to the Irish folk tradition he grew up with through shared scales, rhythms, and melodies – he has explored a borderless musical language that has given the album a fresh, distinctive edge.