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.
Background and development
On 22July 2025, Sheeran announced an eleven-date Oceanian tour. On 28July, he announced an additional four shows in Australia due to overwhelming demand, bringing the overall number of shows to fifteen. Before the tour's commencement, Sheeran performed a five-date arena tour across Europe to promote the album.
On 18September he announced a 26-date North American tour. 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. As of April2026, the tour comprises 57 concerts in total, including 17dates in Oceania, 13 in Latin America, and 27 in North America. 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.
Controversy
Macklemore was one of the opening acts at the MetLife Stadium performances in September2026. During his set, he performed the song "Hind's Hall" and called for a "Free Palestine", noting his opposition to the ongoing Gaza genocide. 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.
Sheeran issued a statement stating the decision to remove Macklemore was made by Messina, not him. 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.
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 15September 2026 that they were dropping out of the remaining tour dates in solidarity. 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.
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.
Main stage "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" "Sapphire" "Castle on the Hill" "The A Team" "Shivers" "Don't" "Eyes Closed"
Fan suggestions (B-stage) "Little Bird" "Sofa" "Tenerife Sea" "Supermarket Flowers" "Give Me Love"
Main stage with the band "Galway Girl" "Nancy Mulligan" "I Don't Care" "Old Phone" "Heaven" "Camera" "Celestial" "Photograph"
B-stage "Eastside" / "2002" / "Cold Water" / "Little Things" / "Love Yourself" (medley) "Thinking Out Loud" "Perfect" "I See Fire"
Main stage "Symmetry" "Bloodstream" "Afterglow"
Encore "Shape of You" "Azizam" "Bad Habits"
Notes During the concert in San Juan on 14 May 2026, Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee joined Sheeran onstage to perform "Sonríele" and "BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66".
Tour dates +List of 2026 concerts Date (2026) City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance Revenue 16 January Auckland New Zealand Go Media Stadium Vance JoyMia WrayBIIRD55,959 / 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 JoyMia WrayAaron 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 $6,954,6869 May Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal rowspan="3" ——13 May San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum——16 May Bogotá Colombia Vive Claro——20 May Lima Peru Estadio Nacional del PerúChristian Meier——23 May Quito Ecuador Atahualpa Olympic StadiumDicapo——27 May Guatemala City Guatemala Cementos Progreso Stadium——30 May San José Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa RicaHonahlei——13 June GlendaleUnited States State Farm Stadium Mark AmborAmbleAaron Rowe — —20 June Nashville Nissan Stadium Myles SmithAmbleAaron Rowe——25 June Milwaukee American Family Insurance Amphitheater Aaron Rowe — —27 June Chicago Soldier Field Myles SmithEllie Banke — —4 July Denver Empower Field at Mile High Myles SmithAaron Rowe — —18 July Paradise Allegiant StadiumMyles SmithSigridAaron Rowe — —21 July San Diego Petco Park — —25 July Santa Clara Levi's Stadium — —1 August Seattle Lumen Field — —8 August Inglewood SoFi Stadium — —15 August Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium Myles SmithLukas GrahamEllie Banke——20 AugustTorontoCanadaRogers CentreMyles SmithLukas GrahamBIIRD——21 August22 August29 August DetroitUnited States Ford Field — —4 SeptemberEast RutherfordMetLife StadiumMacklemoreLukas GrahamBIIRD——5 September19 September Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field — —3 October Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium Isaac Slade — —10 October Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium rowspan="13" — —17 October Charlotte Bank of America Stadium — —24 October Arlington AT&T Stadium — —29 OctoberHollywoodHard Rock Live——30 October7 November Tampa Raymond James Stadium — — 21 NovemberSantiagoChileEstadio Bicentenario de La Florida — — 22 November 26 November Asunción Paraguay Estadio General Pablo Rojas—— 29 November Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó—— 5 DecemberSão PauloBrazilNubank Parque — — 6 December 11 December Mexico City Mexico Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes — — Total 754,050 / 754,050 $98,621,858
Cancelled shows + 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 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.
See also List of Billboard Boxscore number-one concert series of the 2020s
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