English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has announced his biggest Australian visit to date, a five-stop arena tour across all major capital cities during March and April 2015.
Set for appearances in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, the massive solo shows are the first time a musician has booked an Australian headline tour completely solo on such a scale in 20 years.
Sheeran’s one-man show, featuring just an acoustic guitar and loop pedal, is returning to Australia for a fourth time after sold out tours in 2012 and 2013, and a few intimate shows in Melbourne and Sydney last April.
The 23-year-old’s first two albums, 2011’s ‘+’ and this year’s ‘x’, both topped the Australian album charts while ‘x’s lead single “Sing” became Sheeran’s first No.1 Aussie single when it raced straight to the top of the charts earlier this year.
All tickets to Sheeran’s 2015 nationwide tour will be available for $99 (plus booking fee). Frontier members have early access to pre-sale tickets via the official website on Monday, September 29 until Tuesday, September 30. General sale tickets will be available from Thursday, October 2 at 10am local time.
Of course, you could always hold out in the hope of winning tickets in a competition of some sort, but we’d suggest not — we’re guessing tickets will sell out and you don’t want to be caught short. Plus you might have to be subjected to Sheeran’s appalling attempts at Australian accent. Yikes.
UPDATE 10/10/14: Ed Sheeran’s Australian and New Zealand tour has more than doubled in size since he first announced it, expanding to 17 dates, 11 of which have already sold out! See the updated schedule below.
Ed Sheeran Australian & New Zealand Tour Dates
Friday, 20th March 2015 – SOLD OUT!
Riverstage, Brisbane
Saturday, 21st March 2015 – SOLD OUT!
Riverstage, Brisbane
Sunday 22nd March 2015 – NEW SHOW
Riverstage, Brisbane
Tickets: via Ticketmaster | Ph: 136 100
Tuesday, 24 March 2015 – SOLD OUT!
Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney
Wednesday, 25th March 2015 – SOLD OUT!
Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney
Thursday, 26th March 2015 – SELLING FAST
Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney
Tickets: via Ticketek | Ph: 132 849
Saturday, 28th March 2015 – SOLD OUT!
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Sunday, 29th March 2015 – SOLD OUT!
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Monday, 30th March 2015 – SELLING FAST!
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Tickets: via Ticketek | Ph: 132 849
Wednesday, 1st April 2015 – SOLD OUT!
AEC Arena, Adelaide
Thursday, 2nd April 2015 – SELLING FAST!
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Tickets: via Ticketek | Ph: 132 849
Saturday, 4th April 2015 – SOLD OUT!
Perth Arena, Perth
Sunday, 5th April 2015 – NEW SHOW
Perth Arena, Perth
Tickets: via Ticketek | Ph: 132 849
Wednesday, 8th April 2015 – SOLD OUT!
Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Friday, 10th April 2015 – SOLD OUT!
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Saturday, 11th April 2015 – SOLD OUT!
Vector Arena, Auckland
Sunday, 12th April 2015 – SELLING FAST!
Vector Arena, Auckland
Tickets: Ticketmaster NZ | 0800 111 999