Ed Sheeran has announced extra dates for his ‘Mathematics’ tour for 2025, including shows in Bhutan, India, Qatar and Bahrain.
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The mammoth tour began back in April 2022 in Dublin and Sheeran had already confirmed that it is due to conclude with a run of European shows from May to September 2025, finishing in Dusseldorf on September 7. Find a full list of those European dates here.
Now, the singer has announced a series of extra shows for next year, including a run of six dates in India, and a show in Bhutan, which will make him the first-ever international artist to play in the Himalayan country.
Sheeran will also play his first show in Qatar in over ten years, and will return to Bahrain, having played in that country earlier in 2024. See the full list of new dates below.
India, Bhutan, Qatar and Bahrain – the Mathematics Tour is heading your way in 2025! https://t.co/cTBii3kSCJ
India on sale Dec 11th. Bhutan on sale Nov 30th. Qatar & Bahrain on sale Dec 6th pic.twitter.com/z6S4qxMwJK
— Ed Sheeran HQ (@edsheeran) November 29, 2024
Tickets for the India dates go on sale on December 11, for Bhutan, they are available from November 30, while for Qatar and Bahrain, they are on sale from December 6. More information is available on Sheeran’s site here.
Ed Sheeran’s newly announced dates are:
JANUARY 2025
24 – Thimphu, Bhutan, Changlimithang Stadium
30 – Pune, India, Yash Lawns
FEBRUARY 2025
2 – Hyderabad, India, Ramoji Film City
5 – Chennai, India, YMCA Ground
8 – Bengaluru, India, NICE Grounds
12 – Shillong, India, JN Stadium
15 – Delhi, India, Leisure Valley Ground
APRIL 2025
30 – Doha, Qatar, Lusail Multipurpose Hall
MAY 2025
2 – Sakhir, Bahrain, Beyon Al Dana Amphitheatre
According to a press release, the shows on the 2025 tour will employ “specially developed mobile digital ticketing technology” to ensure fans are buying genuine tickets. “Ed and his team have a strict stance against anyone using unofficial secondary ticketing sites to try and stop fans being exploited when trying to buy tickets for his shows,” it said.
Earlier this year, a tout who sold Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga tickets by buying and reselling at an “industrial scale” was sentenced to four years in prison.
Sheeran’s promoter Stuart Galbraith said at the time, that the verdict was “good news for live music fans, who are too often ripped off and exploited by greedy ticket touts”.
In other Sheeran news, he has been outspoken about his involvement in the new ‘Ultimate Mix’ of the Band Aid charity single ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’. He said he would have declined the use of his vocals on the new version if asked, arguing that “my understanding of the narrative associated with this has changed”.
In response, Band Aid organiser Bob Geldof has rigorously defended the song, arguing, “this little pop song has kept millions of people alive”.
Sheeran also recently apologised after interrupting the first post-match interview with Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim, after Sheeran’s own Ipswich Town earned a surprise draw against the team.
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