The ÷ Tour was the third world concert tour by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, in support of his third studio album, ÷ (2017). Comprising 260 shows, it officially began on 16 March 2017, in Turin, Italy and ended on 26 August 2019, in Ipswich, England. Ticket sales started on 2 February 2017. The tour set world records for the highest-grossing concert tour and the most tickets sold by a tour.
Promotional poster for UK and Ireland shows in the first European leg
Edward Christopher Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play No. 5 Collaborations Project. He signed with Asylum Records the same year.
Sheeran in 2018
Framlingham Castle in Sheeran's home town. The castle and his upbringing in Framlingham is the subject of his 2017 single "Castle on the Hill".
Sheeran performing at the Ipswich Arts Festival in July 2010
Sheeran at the Frequency Festival in Austria, August 2012