Ed Sheeran is going to tour Australia in 2026!

In great news for Ed Sheeran fans, he has added four new shows to the Aussie leg of his tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2026. Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne are the cities that will receive the extra stadium shows with tickets going on sale Tuesday July 29.

Before announcing his tour last month, the singer had hinted that he was going to tour Down Under while sightseeing in Madrid, Spain.

The four-time Grammy Award winner posted a TikTok , caoptioning it “Came to Madrid for the shows, stayed for the vibes”.

If you’re wondering how an Australian tour fits into this, a fan commented on the TikTok, “How does coming back to Australia soon sound to you?”

Ed Sheeran has teased that he’ll tour Australia in 2026.

And Ed replied, “Start of 2026.”

Read on for everything we know so far about Ed Sheeran’s potential Australian tour.

Is Ed Sheeran touring in 2025?

Yes, Ed Sheeran is wrapping up his +−=÷× Tour (pronounced Mathematics Tour) in 2025.

Ed kicked off the +−=÷× Tour in April 2022 and has performed it across Europe, the UK, the US, Canada, Asia, and numerous other places over the last three years… He even brought the +−=÷× Tour to Australia in February 2023.

So far in 2025, Ed has performed the show in Bhutan, India, China, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Spain.

And from June 6, 2025, Ed will perform in several European venues before ending the +−=÷× Tour for good in Germany on September 7, 2025.

Is Ed Sheeran coming to Australia in 2026?

Yes! As aforementioned, Ed Sheeran has confirmed that he is bringing his Loop Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2026. It begins in Auckland.

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And these Aussie shows will likely mark the start of a new tour, as Ed will release a brand new album, titled Play, on September 12, 2025.

On the announcement, Ed said that The Loop Tour will feature a “new stage, new tricks, new set, new songs, old songs.”

Who is supporting Ed Sheeran on his tour to New Zealand and Australia?

Ed often features local artists as his supporting acts on his tour shows. However, he hasn’t revealed who will be supporting him Down Under just yet.

Where is Ed Sheeran’s The Loop Tour going?

Here are the stops on Ed Sheeran’s upcoming tour:

Friday, 16 January, GO Media Stadium, Auckland, NZ
Wednesday, 21 January, Sky Stadium, Wellington, NZ
Saturday, 24 January, Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch, NZ
Saturday, 31 January, Optus Stadium, Perth, WA
NEW SHOW: Sunday, 1 February, Optus Stadium, Perth, WA
Friday, 13 February, Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Saturday, 14 February, Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW
NEW SHOW: Sunday, Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Friday, 20 February, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday, 21 February, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
NEW SHOW: Sunday, 22 February, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Thursday, 26 February, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Friday, 27 February, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday, 28 February, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday, 5 March, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA

When are tickets to Ed Sheeran’s tour in Australia on sale?

Telstra presale tickets go on sale from Friday 25 July, 9.30am (Local Time). Frontier Member pre-sale tickets go on sale on Monday, 28 July, at 10.30am (Local Time). And General tickets go on sale from Tuesday, 29 July, at 11.30am (Local Time). This includes the four recently announced extra shows.

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How much are Ed Sheeran tickets?

According to Ticketek, ticket prices range from $109.90–$249.90.

Are kids allowed in the Ed Sheeran concert?

According to Ed Sheeran’s official website, “no children under the age of 5 are allowed” at his concerts.

The website also states that “fans under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.”

Author Bec Milligan Entertainment Contributor

Bec Milligan is an Entertainment Contributor to The Australian Women’s Weekly, covering all things celebrity, royals, film and television, health, beauty, and pop culture. She previously was WHO's Digital Editor and Senior Content Producer at The Weekly. Bec graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Bachelor of Communications (majoring in Journalism), and then began working at the men’s publication DMARGE, where she was the resident entertainment writer who occasionally dipped her toe into the travel and fashion realms. In her spare time, you’ll find Bec either dancing around in her kitchen singing along to Taylor Swift, enjoying a charcuterie board and Negroni Sbagliato (with prosecco in it), or curled up with a good book.

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