Ed Sheeran to kick off major 2022 tour with four Irish shows

Ed Sheeran has announced his + - = ÷ x Tour (pronounced ‘The Mathematics Tour’), taking place in stadiums throughout 2022. Before heading across the UK, Central Europe and Scandinavia, the tour is set to kick off in Ireland, with shows in Croke Park, Dublin (April 23), Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork (April 28), Thomond Park, Limerick (May 5), and Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast (May 12).

As part of the tour, Sheeran is also set to play three nights at Wembley Stadium, London (June 29 & 30 and July 1).

The + - = ÷ x Tour will see the English singer-songwriter return to stadiums for the first time since his record-breaking ÷ Tour, which took place from 2017 to 2019, and officially became the most-attended and highest-grossing tour ever, by the time of its completion.

On the upcoming tour, he'll be sharing tracks off his upcoming album, =, live for the first time. The shows will also features a new production set-up, with Sheeran set to perform surrounded by the crowd in each stadium.

= is out on October 29, via Asylum/Atlantic, and features the previously released single 'Bad Habits' and 'Shivers'.

General sale for the + - = ÷ x Tour begins on Saturday, September 25, at 8am.

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— Páirc Uí Chaoimh (@PaircUiCha0imh) September 17, 2021