Ed Sheeran: +-=÷X Tour

Multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning, global superstar Ed Sheeran has announced details for the North American leg of his “+ - = ÷ x Tour” (pronounced “The Mathematics Tour”), hitting stadiums across the continent for the first time since his history-making “Divide Tour” in 2018, which officially became the most-attended and highest-grossing tour of all time by its completion.  Dates begin on May 6^th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, before wrapping up on September 23^rd at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA (see attached itinerary).  Main support on a majority of the dates comes from multi-platinum artist Khalid (May 6^th-September 2^nd) with rapper/singer-songwriter Russ rounding out the tour (September 9^th-23^rd); Dylan, Cat Burns, Maisie Peters, and Rosa Linn alternate as first of three. Sheeran recently wrapped the UK/European leg of the “+ - = ÷ x Tour,” performing in front of over 3 million people in 6 months and highlighted by a five-night stand at London’s Wembley Stadium.

To ensure that his fans have the best chance at getting tickets, Ed Sheeran is partnering with Ticketmaster to use the #VerifiedFan system. Registration opened Monday, October 3^rd at 10:00 AM ET and closes on Sunday, October 9^th at 10:00 PM ET. Fans can register HERE.   The Verified Fan Presale is set to begin on Wednesday, October 12^th at 10:00 AM and run through Thursday, October 13th 10:00 PM (all times local). The general public on-sales are Friday, October 14th at 10:00 AM (local).

Additionally, as part of America Express’ Member Week,  American Express® Card Members can access tickets beginning Wednesday, October 12^th at 12:00 PM through Thursday, October 13^th at 10:00 PM (all times local) HERE, prior to the general on-sale. American Express’ Member Week is five days of curated experiences and offers across retail, dining, wellness, entertainment and travel launching today and running through October 14^th. American Express brings music fans closer to many of their favorite artists year-round with epic experiences and access to concert tickets before the general public.

To herald the news of his upcoming tour, Sheeran is set to make a pair of high profile, national television appearances.  The acclaimed singer-songwriter has a very special performance planned for CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on October 13^th, followed by ABC’s “Good Morning America” on October 14^th.    

“+ - = ÷ x Tour” is the first major trek to support “=,” Sheeran’s latest full length album, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 upon its 2021 release, becoming his fourth consecutive album to top the chart.  The fourth installment of Sheeran’s symbol album series, “=” is highlighted by its GRAMMY®-nominated lead single “Bad Habits,” which was up for “Song of the Year” at the 64^th Annual GRAMMY® Awards earlier this year, and its follow-up smash “Shivers.”