Following his triumphant Glastonbury Festival headline performance, Ed Sheeran has today (June 28) announced a nationwide 2018 UK stadium tour.

Set to be the biggest tour of his career to date, Sheeran will be bringing his blockbuster album ÷ to seven stadiums across the UK in May and July next year, including two performances at Wembley Stadium.

General sale commences on Saturday July 8 at 9am for the Belfast show and 10am for all other dates. There will be no pre-sale. 

Ed Sheeran pulled in one of the festivals’ biggest-ever crowds at the Pyramid Stage on Sunday evening, and saw a record breaking peak audience of 4.1m viewers at home watching via BBC Two. 

You can see the full list of Sheeran dates below: 

                
Wednesday May 9               Belfast                                   Boucher Playing Fields

Thursday May 24                 Manchester                          Etihad Stadium

Friday June 1                        Glasgow                                 Hampden Park

Friday June 8                        Newcastle                             St James’ Park

Friday June 15                      London                                  Wembley Stadium connected by EE

Saturday June 16                 London                                  Wembley Stadium connected by EE

Friday June 22                     Cardiff                                    Principality Stadium

By Alex Pearson

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