ED SHEERAN smashes Australasian touring record

ED SHEERAN
SMASHES AUSTRALASIAN TOURING RECORD
ANNOUNCES FOUR FINAL SHOWS!
3rd Dunedin show ÷ 2nd Perth show
4th Melbourne show ÷ 3rd Sydney show

Ed Sheeran has officially smashed the Australasian record for the largest number of stadium shows on one single tour, taking his current total of fourteen dates, to a phenomenal eighteen date stadium run across Australia and New Zealand.

The original seven announced stadium dates quickly increased to fourteen this week, equalling AC/DC’s 2010 record. Now, with the addition of four more stadium shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Dunedin, Ed Sheeran has lifted the bar higher than ever before.

The announcement comes off the back of Ed selling more than 710,000 tickets by the conclusion of the first day of general public on-sale. With these newly announced shows he will surpass Dire Straits’ long standing record of an estimated 900,000 ticket sales from their 1986 Brothers In Arms tour.

Ed has also set new records for the most stadium shows on one tour at Forsyth Barr in Dunedin with three shows and at Etihad Satdium in Melbourne with four shows.

Frontier Touring are delighted to announce new shows as follows:

Friday 2 March – Perth, Perth Stadium [2nd Perth show]
Friday 9 March – Melbourne, Etihad Stadium [4th Melbourne show]
Thursday 15 March – Sydney, ANZ Stadium [3rd Sydney show]
Sunday 01 April – Dunedin, Forsyth Barr Stadium [3rd Dunedin show]

Ed Sheeran said today "I've always loved coming to Australia and New Zealand. So many amazing musicians have toured there and I am humbled to have broken these records."

Michael Gudinski, head of Frontier Touring said “This is now not only the biggest tour Frontier has promoted, but it’s the biggest tour in Australian and New Zealand touring history!”

Touring in celebration of his record-breaking and chart-topping third studio album ÷ (pronounced ‘divide’, out now through Warner Music), Sheeran will perform completely unaccompanied, joined on stage by just a guitar and effect pedals. The pull of this one-man band is an incredible experience to witness; layers of harmonies, rhythms and guitar parts cast out to a crowd of thousands who sing every lyric straight back to Sheeran.

From theatres to stadiums, Sheeran has sold out every single show on his four tours of our shores and the ÷ World Tour is sure to follow suit. Tickets to the new dates go on sale at staggered times (below) on Thursday 1 June.

ED SHEERAN - ÷ WORLD TOUR
Presented by Frontier Touring, NOVA & Smooth FM

Frontier Members pre-sale for new dates only via frontiertouring.com/edsheeran
Tuesday 30 May
to Wednesday 31 May
Pre-sale timings staggered per show, visit website for more details
(or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted)

General public on sale from Thursday 1 June (see timings below)

ALL SHOWS ALL AGES

Fri 02 Mar | Perth Stadium, Perth, WA JUST ANNOUNCED!
Sat 03 Mar | Perth Stadium, Perth, WA SOLD OUT
On sale: Thursday 01 June 1PM local time
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Wed 07 Mar | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA SOLD OUT

Fri 09 Mar | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, VIC JUST ANNOUNCED!
Sat 10 Mar | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, VIC SOLD OUT
Sun 11 Mar | Etihad Stadium | Melbourne, VIC SOLD OUT
Mon 12 Mar | Etihad Stadium | Melbourne, VIC SOLD OUT
On sale: Thursday 01 June 1PM local time
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

Thu 15 Mar | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW JUST ANNOUNCED!
Fri 16 Mar | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW SOLD OUT
Sat 17 Mar | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, NSW SOLD OUT
On sale: Thursday 01 June 2PM local time
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Tue 20 Mar | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD LIMITED TICKET RELEASE
Wed 21 Mar | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD LIMITED TICKET RELEASE
Limited extra ticket release: Thursday 01 June 4PM local time
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Sat 24 Mar | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ SOLD OUT
Sun 25 Mar | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ SOLD OUT
Mon 26 Mar | Mt Smart Stadium | Auckland, NZ SOLD OUT

Thu 29 Mar | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, NZ SOLD OUT
Sat 31 Mar | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, NZ SOLD OUT
Sun 1 Apr | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, NZ JUST ANNOUNCED!
On sale: Thursday 01 June 1PM local time
ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999

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