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Loop Tour
Tour by Ed Sheeran
Promotional poster for the Oceania concerts.
Location
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
Associated albumPlay
Start date16 January 2026 (2026-01-16)
End date12 December 2026 (2026-12-12)
No. of shows59
Supporting acts
Attendance754,050 (17 shows)
Box office$98,621,858 (17 shows)
Ed Sheeran concert chronology

The Loop Tour is the sixth concert tour by the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, in support of his eighth studio album, Play (2025). The tour began on 16 January 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand, and is set to conclude in Mexico City, Mexico, on 12 December 2026.

Background

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The stage for the tour, pictured in Melbourne, features a B-stage for intimate performances. During the pre-show, the screen shows a QR code for fans to submit requests.

On 22 July 2025, Sheeran announced an 11-date Oceanian tour.[1][2] On 28 July, he announced an additional four shows in Australia due to overwhelming demand, bringing the overall number of shows to 15.[3] Before the tour's commencement, Sheeran performed a five-date arena tour across Europe to promote the album.[4][5] On 18 September he announced a 26-date North American tour.[6] In October 2025, Sheeran announced the first set of Latin American concerts for May 2026, and in April 2026 he revealed a second leg scheduled for November and December 2026.[7] As of April 2026, the tour comprises 57 concerts in total, including 17 dates in Oceania, 13 in Latin America, and 27 in North America.[7] The tour promoter is Messina Touring Group.

Macklemore controversy

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Macklemore was one of the opening acts at the MetLife Stadium performances in September 2026. During his set, he performed the song "Hind's Hall" and called for a "Free Palestine", noting his opposition to the ongoing Gaza genocide.[8] His remarks prompted the Israeli-American Council to petition for his removal from the tour. Later that month, tour promoter Messina Touring Group announced that Macklemore would no longer perform on the remaining U.S. dates, stating that several venues had refused to allow concerts to proceed with him on the lineup.[9]

Sheeran issued a statement stating the decision to remove Macklemore was made by Messina, not him.[10] Macklemore said that Sheeran had told him Robert Kraft, whose Kraft Group owns Gillette Stadium, had barred him from performing there and persuaded other stadium owners to issue a similar ultimatum.[8]

Aaron Rowe, Finneas, and Lukas Graham, all the remaining opening acts for the tour, as well as Irish band Beoga, who had joined as his backing band for a segment of the show, announced on 15 September 2026 that they were dropping out of the remaining tour dates in solidarity.[11] Several acts who had opened for Sheeran prior to Macklemore's opening at MetLife Stadium, including Myles Smith, Amble and BIIRD, have come out with support for Macklemore and the people of Palestine.[12]

Set list

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The following set list is from the 16 January 2026 show in Auckland, New Zealand. It is not intended to represent a majority of the performances throughout the tour.[13]

Main stage

  1. "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"
  2. "Sapphire"
  3. "Castle on the Hill"
  4. "The A Team"
  5. "Shivers"
  6. "Don't"
  7. "Eyes Closed"

Fan suggestions (B-stage)

  1. "Little Bird"
  2. "Sofa"
  3. "Tenerife Sea"
  4. "Supermarket Flowers"
  5. "Give Me Love"

Main stage with Beoga

  1. "Galway Girl"
  2. "Nancy Mulligan"
  3. "I Don't Care"
  4. "Old Phone"
  5. "Heaven"
  6. "Camera"
  7. "Celestial"
  8. "Photograph"

B-stage

  1. "Eastside" / "2002" / "Cold Water" / "Little Things" / "Love Yourself" (medley)
  2. "Thinking Out Loud"
  3. "Perfect"
  4. "I See Fire"

Main stage

  1. "Symmetry"
  2. "Bloodstream"
  3. "Afterglow"

Encore

  1. "Shape of You"
  2. "Azizam"
  3. "Bad Habits"

Notes

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  • During the five-song fan suggestions segment, Sheeran performs various fan requests.[14]
  • During the second main stage segment, Sheeran performs all the songs with Beoga.[13]
  • The medley consists of songs written by Sheeran for other artists.[13]

Tour dates

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List of 2026 concerts[1][3][6][15][16][17][7]
Date (2026) City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance Revenue
16 January Auckland New Zealand Go Media Stadium Vance Joy
Mia Wray
BIIRD		 55,959 / 55,959 $5,831,661
17 January
21 January Wellington Sky Stadium 33,990 / 33,990 $3,350,389
24 January Christchurch Apollo Projects Stadium 44,378 / 44,378 $4,707,933
25 January
31 January Perth Australia Optus Stadium 87,812 / 87,812 $11,979,504
1 February
13 February Sydney Accor Stadium Vance Joy
Mia Wray
Aaron Rowe		 192,181 / 192,181 $26,145,204
14 February
15 February
20 February Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 116,273 / 116,273 $15,271,230
21 February
22 February
26 February Melbourne Marvel Stadium 173,387 / 173,387 $24,831,251
27 February
28 February
5 March Adelaide Adelaide Oval 50,070 / 50,070 $6,954,686
9 May Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal — —
13 May San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Daddy Yankee[18] (Surprise guest and co-performer) — —
16 May Bogotá Colombia Vive Claro — —
20 May Lima Peru Estadio Nacional del Perú Christian Meier[19] — —
23 May Quito Ecuador Atahualpa Olympic Stadium Dicapo[20] — —
27 May Guatemala City Guatemala Cementos Progreso Stadium — —
30 May San José Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Honahlei[21] — —
13 June Glendale United States State Farm Stadium Mark Ambor
Amble
Aaron Rowe		 — —
20 June Nashville Nissan Stadium Myles Smith
Amble
Aaron Rowe		 — —
25 June[a] Milwaukee American Family Insurance Amphitheater Aaron Rowe — —
27 June Chicago Soldier Field Myles Smith
Ellie Banke		 — —
4 July Denver Empower Field at Mile High Myles Smith
Aaron Rowe		 — —
18 July Paradise[b] Allegiant Stadium Myles Smith
Sigrid
Aaron Rowe		 — —
21 July San Diego Petco Park — —
25 July Santa Clara Levi's Stadium — —
1 August Seattle Lumen Field — —
8 August Inglewood[c] SoFi Stadium — —
15 August Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium Myles Smith
Lukas Graham
Ellie Banke		 — —
20 August Toronto Canada Rogers Centre Myles Smith
Lukas Graham
BIIRD		 — —
21 August
22 August
29 August Detroit United States Ford Field — —
4 September East Rutherford MetLife Stadium Macklemore
Lukas Graham
BIIRD		 — —
5 September
19 September Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field TBA — —
25 September Foxborough Gillette Stadium — —
26 September
3 October Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium — —
10 October Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium — —
17 October Charlotte Bank of America Stadium — —
24 October Arlington AT&T Stadium — —
29 October Hollywood Hard Rock Live — —
30 October
7 November Tampa Raymond James Stadium — —
21 November Santiago Chile Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida — —
22 November
26 November Asunción Paraguay Estadio General Pablo Rojas — —
29 November Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó — —
5 December São Paulo Brazil Nubank Parque — —
6 December
11 December Mexico City Mexico Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes — —
12 December
Total 754,050 / 754,050 $98,621,858

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The 25 June 2026 concert is part of Summerfest.
  2. ↑ Promoted as Las Vegas.
  3. ↑ Promoted as Los Angeles.

References

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  1. 1 2 Jenke, Tyler (22 July 2025). "Ed Sheeran Announces 2026 Australian & New Zealand Loop Tour Dates". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Napier, Caitlin (23 July 2025). "Ed Sheeran Announces Australia 2026 Dates For His Upcoming 'Loop' Tour". Elle. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 "News | Frontier Touring". frontiertouring.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Bird, Daniel (3 September 2025). "Ed Sheeran announces huge arena tour – but with just two UK dates". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Williams, Sophie (3 September 2025). "Ed Sheeran Announces Winter 2025 U.K. and European Tour Dates". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 Pevos, Edward (18 September 2025). "Ed Sheeran to play stadiums across the country on his 'Loop' tour". MLive Media Group. Archived from the original on 18 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Tour". edsheeran.com. Gingerbread Man Records and Warner Music UK Limited. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 Blistein, Jon (14 September 2026). "Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage 'Free Palestine' Statements". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  9. ↑ Sharif, Zach (14 September 2026). "Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After 'Free Palestine' Speech". Variety. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore". NPR. The Associated Press. 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  11. ↑ Kennedy, Mark (15 September 2026). "4 supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore is dropped over pro-Palestinian comments". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Duffy, Rónán (16 September 2026). "'Free Palestine': The Irish artists standing by Macklemore and pulling out of Ed Sheeran's US tour". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 Varvaris, Mary (16 January 2026). "Ed Sheeran's Australia & New Zealand 'Loop Tour' Setlist Revealed". The Music. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  14. ↑ Skinner, Tom (19 January 2026). "Ed Sheeran is asking fans to "text in song recommendations" for 2026 'Loop Tour'". NME. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  15. ↑ Frankenberg, Eric (2 March 2026). "Bad Bunny & Lady Gaga Dominate Monthly Boxscore Report". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  16. ↑ Frankenberg, Eric (30 March 2026). "Ed Sheeran Loops Back to No. 1 on Monthly Boxscore Recap". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Pacheco Alvarez, Ximena Citalli (13 April 2026). "Ed Sheeran en México: Fecha, boletos y precios para su concierto". El Informador. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  18. ↑ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (16 May 2026). "Daddy Yankee Is Ed Sheeran's Surprise Guest in Puerto Rico & More Uplifting Moments in Latin Music". Billboard. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  19. ↑ Morocho, Ana (20 May 2026). "Ed Sheeran en Perú 2026: horarios, apertura de puertas, accesos y más detalles de su concierto en el Estadio Nacional". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  20. ↑ Villegas, Dayse (22 May 2026). "Dicapo, listo para el 'preshow' del concierto de Ed Sheeran: 'Me vi muy reflejado en este cantautor, en ese virtuosismo melódico y rítmico'". El Universo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  21. ↑ Times, Tico (27 May 2026). "Ed Sheeran Brings LOOP Tour to Costa Rica This Saturday". The Tico Times. Archived from the original on 8 June 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
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