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NZ Herald
a day ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Ed Sheeran adds second Christchurch show to January 2026 New Zealand tour
Ed Sheeran performed to an adoring crowd of a record 48,000 fans at Sky Stadium in 2023. Photo / Brady Dyer From Auckland, Sheeran will travel to Wellington for a midweek concert on Wednesday, January 21 at Sky Stadium, before finishing the New Zealand leg in Christchurch and heading westwards to Australia. Sheeran's Christchurch shows at Apollo Projects Stadium will be his first in the city in 11 years. Aotearoa: Sheeran's second home To date, the Perfect singer has sold more than 2.5 million tickets to his previous shows across Australia and NZ, making him one of the most in-demand acts in Australasia. He's also one of the few artists to have songs totalling more than one billion streams on Spotify, with his 2017 hit Shape of You breaking multiple records across platforms. Sheeran's adoration of NZ and its fans is well documented. In 2021, he told ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan he would have bought a house in Wellington a decade ago if it weren't for his strong ties to the United Kingdom. The crowd at Ed Sheeran's concert at Eden Park stadium in 2023. Photo / Alex Robertson In 2014, he even made a special appearance in Aotearoa's longest-running TV Soap Shortland Street, treating the residents of Ferndale to an impromptu song. His song I See Fire was written especially for Peter Jackson's second Hobbit film, with the hitmaker also spotted making a pilgrimage to Hobbiton, Matamata. During his last NZ visit, a technical hitch forced him to play an acoustic set at the first of his two Eden Park concerts. Despite the glitches, feedback from the tour was overwhelmingly positive, with Sheeran praised for his showmanship and good-hearted nature. 'I'm sad that I'm leaving in a couple of days,' he told the crowd at the time, revealing how NZ fans helped The A Team become his first big hit. 'But every time I come back here, I feel like one of your own.' Earlier that day, he had performed to a set of lucky schoolkids at Kōwhai Intermediate and Manurewa Intermediate, something he often does on his Kiwi tours. Ed Sheeran: The Loop Tour NZ Auckland- Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17 - Go Media Stadium Wellington - Wednesday, January 21 - Sky Stadium Christchurch - Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25 - Apollo Projects Stadium Frontier Members can access presale tickets from Monday, July 28. Tickets go on sale to the general public from Tuesday, July 29. For full tour and ticket information visit
International Business Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- International Business Times
Ed Sheeran Shares MAJOR Update Hours Before Tickets Go On Sale for Australian Tour
English singer Ed Sheeran has shared a major update about his Australian tour ahead of ticket sales. He added four more shows to his upcoming tour with new stops in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane. The global superstar, 34, revealed that he will be playing extra shows in these stops. The pop star, whose real name is Edward Christopher Sheeran, will begin his tour in Australia on January 31 at Optus Stadium in Perth. His second show in Perth will take place on February 1. Tickets will go on sale for the tour on Tuesday (July 29). The British star will have three shows in Sydney and will be playing at Accor Stadium on February 13, 14, and 15. He will also be in Brisbane for three days because more shows have been added to his schedule. The Shape of You singer will play at Suncorp Stadium on February 20, 21, and 22. The beloved performer will have three shows in Melbourne also, since he will play at Marvel Stadium on February 26, 27, and 28. Ed will finish his Australian tour on March 5 with a performance at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. The Thinking Out Loud hitmaker is playing to introduce a brand-new live show to his fans in the country. He will perform tracks from his much-anticipated album Play, which is scheduled for release on September 12. The pop singer is returning to Australia after three years. He visited the country for his Mathematics tour in 2023. The musician spilled about his upcoming tour through a casual comment on Tiktok in June. When a fan asked him about his next tour in Australia, he replied Start of 2026. X Shortly, the English singer shared all the details about the upcoming tour, including the dates, venue, and ticket sales, through X (formerly known as Twitter). The post immediately captured the attention of millions of his followers worldwide. They shared their excitement in the comments section. Here are a few of them: Fantastic! Looking forward to the Auckland show. Will be a highlight of my Summer for sure. Would Love to Join your Tour as one of your Front act my Music Hero. I'll definitely give my best if I was given the opportunity. Plus I would love to give this to you Personally sir Ed Sheeran. Setlist ? Cause it's not gonna be as good as mathematics. Yes yes yes made my day now to afford the tickets. I'm so excited for this new tour!! I get excited every time I see Ed's tour information. Can we please get a whole documentary on the mathematics tour stage set up as a good bye to this insane setup and the craft behind it? the centered stage with treadmill and everything its so genius and fun. One month in Australia. Damn. Hope it all goes well. It's two nights before my wedding, surely I can manage though.
1News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- 1News
Ed Sheeran announces second Auckland stadium show
English pop superstar Ed Sheeran has added a new Auckland show next year amid overwhelming demand by his fans. The Shape of You hitmaker will play a second show at Go Media Stadium on Saturday, January 17, 2026. Sheeran announced last week he would kick off the Australasia leg of his Loop Tour with shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch next January. He would be playing Go Media Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on January 16 and 17, at Sky Stadium in Wellington on January 21, and Apollo Projects Stadium in Christchurch on January 24. The Christchurch show would be his first in the city in 11 years. He last visited New Zealand in 2023. ADVERTISEMENT General public tickets for all New Zealand shows would be on sale at the Frontier Touring website on Tuesday, July 29.
NZ Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Ed Sheeran adds second Auckland show to January 2026 New Zealand tour
Ed Sheeran performed to an adoring crowd of a record 48,000 fans at Sky Stadium in 2023. Photo / Brady Dyer From Auckland, Sheeran will travel to Wellington for a midweek concert on Wednesday, January 21 at Sky Stadium, before finishing the New Zealand leg in Christchurch and heading westwards to Australia. Sheeran's Christchurch show, scheduled for Saturday, January 24 at Apollo Projects Stadium, will be his first in the city in 11 years. Aotearoa: Sheeran's second home To date, the Perfect singer has sold more than 2.5 million tickets to his previous shows across Australia and NZ, making him one of the most in-demand acts in Australasia. He's also one of the few artists to have songs totalling more than one billion streams on Spotify, with his 2017 hit Shape of You breaking multiple records across platforms. Sheeran's adoration of NZ and its fans is well documented. In 2021, he told ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan he would have bought a house in Wellington a decade ago if it weren't for his strong ties to the United Kingdom. The crowd at Ed Sheeran's concert at Eden Park stadium in 2023. Photo / Alex Robertson In 2014, he even made a special appearance in Aotearoa's longest-running TV Soap Shortland Street, treating the residents of Ferndale to an impromptu song. His song I See Fire was written especially for Peter Jackson's second Hobbit film, with the hitmaker also spotted making a pilgrimage to Hobbiton, Matamata. During his last NZ visit, a technical hitch forced him to play an acoustic set at the first of his two Eden Park concerts. Despite the glitches, feedback from the tour was overwhelmingly positive, with Sheeran praised for his showmanship and good-hearted nature. 'I'm sad that I'm leaving in a couple of days,' he told the crowd at the time, revealing how NZ fans helped The A Team become his first big hit. 'But every time I come back here, I feel like one of your own.' Earlier that day, he had performed to a set of lucky schoolkids at Kōwhai Intermediate and Manurewa Intermediate, something he often does on his Kiwi tours. Ed Sheeran: The Loop Tour NZ Auckland- Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17 - Go Media Stadium Wellington - Wednesday, January 21 - Sky Stadium Christchurch - Saturday, January 24 - Apollo Projects Stadium Frontier Members can access presale tickets from Monday, July 28. Tickets go on sale to the general public from Tuesday, July 29. For full tour and ticket information visit
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Ed Sheeran reveals horror threat to daughters after crazed fans try to break into his home
Ed Sheeran has candidly opened up on the concerns he faces and the methods he has taken to ensure the safety of his wife Cherry Seaborn and their two young daughters Ed Sheeran has shared the terrifying threat crazed fans made towards his daughter after they broke into his home. The Shape of You singer, 34, shares daughters Lyra, four, and Jupiter, three, with wife Cherry Seaborn. And he admitted to Australia's 60 Minutes on Sunday night the extent he has to go to to make sure his family is safe. The pop star revealed his extensive security measures are necessary due to threats he has previously received. Opening up to the channel, Ed explained of frightening fan encounters that it's the things "people don't really even take into account". "Like kidnap threats and s**t like that," he said. "We've had attempted break-ins, things left on my car. It's way more sinister than just fans turning up and wanting selfies." He went on to say he now understands and has to accept that his family will always require a form of protection. Ed added: "We have a level of security that probably won't change until I pass away. That's just our life now." And he explained his protective ways see him refuse to let his young kids be photographed, adding it has caused "real arguments" with those who try. "I'm fine with taking pictures," he said. "But I just think it's weird with a four-year-old and a three-year-old." Candidly, Ed admitted he wished his family could have a more "normal" life as he opened up on the downside of his huge fame. "To be within the public sphere, you have to take it all, the good and the bad. But I think I would definitely want a more normal life for my kids." The update comes just a month after he had revealed to Louis Theroux how difficult it was to spend time with his kids in public. He said on an episode of the journalist's podcast that he has had to install 24 hour security at his home because of " weird things which have happened'. 'I was having a conversation with my wife about this actually, because I do think that there's a... there is a different kind of normal that is our business," he said on the episode of The Louis Theroux podcast. "So like, for instance, I have like 24-hour security on my house, I have security with my kids, I have security with me, I have security with my wife, just because there've been a couple of like, weird things over the years that have happened' When Louis appeared shocked at the admission, Ed added: 'Just, you know, there's lots of dangerous people out there. we've had like, you know, break in attempts and s***, just the stuff like… 'I've never seen that as normal(having security), but within my industry, that's completely normal. Like lots of people I know have way more security and stuff like that. "So I don't know, that's kind of like an underlying thing that, you know, no one ever really talks about, but that is kind of a part of the normal of being in the public eye, I guess."
