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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, and is set to conclude in Mexico City, on 11 December 2026.

Location
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America
Associated albumPlay
Start date16 January 2026 (2026-01-16)
End date11 December 2026 (2026-12-11)
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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 date11 December 2026 (2026-12-11)
No. of shows56
Supporting acts
Attendance754,050 (17 shows)
Box office$98,621,858 (17 shows)
Ed Sheeran concert chronology
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Background and development

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 eleven-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 fifteen.[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.

During the pre-show, the video screens display a QR code for fans to request tracks Sheeran would later perform in the show. Starting from the first concert in North America on 13 June, Irish folk band Beoga performed with Sheeran for two of the show's five segments, until 5 September.[8][9]

Controversy

Macklemore was one of the opening acts at the MetLife Stadium performances in September 2026. During his set, he performed his song "Hind's Hall" and called for a "Free Palestine", noting his opposition to the ongoing Gaza genocide.[10] 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.[11]

Sheeran issued a statement emphasizing that the decision to remove Macklemore was made by Messina, not him.[12] Macklemore said that Sheeran had told him that Robert Kraft, whose Kraft Group owns Gillette Stadium, had barred him from performing there and persuaded other stadium owners to issue a similar ultimatum.[10][a]

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.[14] 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.[15]

Set list

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.[8]

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 the band

  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"

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Tour dates

More information Date (2026), City ...
List of 2026 concerts[1][3][6][17][18][19][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 N/a 13,609 / 14,288 $1,014,114
13 May San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 13,350 / 13,350 $1,701,042
16 May Bogotá Colombia Vive Claro 20,149 / 20,698 $2,168,332
20 May Lima Peru Estadio Nacional del Perú Christian Meier[20] 23,388 / 27,822 $1,696,682
23 May Quito Ecuador Atahualpa Olympic Stadium Dicapo[21] 23,402 / 25,562 $2,330,291
27 May Guatemala City Guatemala Cementos Progreso Stadium N/a 14,292 / 18,612 $2,016,085
30 May San José Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Honahlei[22] 19,401 / 21,376 $2,008,592
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[b] 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[c] 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[d] 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 N/a[e] — —
3 October Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium Isaac Slade[24] — —
10 October Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium Isaac Slade
Brooks Rosser[25]
— —
17 October Charlotte Bank of America Stadium Isaac Slade
Zach Hood[26]
— —
24 October Arlington AT&T Stadium Isaac Slade[25] — —
29 October Hollywood Hard Rock Live N/a[e] — —
30 October
7 November Tampa Raymond James Stadium Isaac Slade[25] — —
21 November Santiago Chile Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida N/a[e] — —
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 — —
Total 881,641 / 895,758 $111,556,996
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Cancelled shows

More information Date (2026), City ...
List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
Date (2026) City Country Venue Reason
25 September Foxborough United States Gillette Stadium Nor'easter[13][27]
26 September
12 December Mexico City Mexico Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes Merged into the 11 December date due to city-wide mobility complications during the Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrations.[28]
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See also

Notes

  1. The concerts at Gillette Stadium were ultimately canceled due to weather concerns.[13]
  2. The 25 June 2026 concert is part of Summerfest.
  3. Promoted as Las Vegas.
  4. Promoted as Los Angeles.
  5. All of the opening acts for the rest of the tour cancelled their sets following the Macklemore controversy.[23]

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