International singer Ed Sheeran made an announcement of taking almost 18 months break from live concerts. The announcement was made during the final gig of his Divide tour in his home town of Ipswich, reported metro.co.uk. Notably, Sheeran’s Divide tour came to an end on August 26th.
During his tour, Ed Sheeran quoted as saying, “As you may or may not know, I’ve been on the ‘Divide’ tour for over two years now and this is the last day of the whole thing. There is something very bittersweet about it.”
He further said, “I love that you guys are here and we are ending it in Ipswich. This is my last gig for probably 18 months.”
He also shared photos on his official Instagram handle, with the caption, “9 million people, 893 days, 46 countries, 175 cities, 260 shows, 268 touring crew, 193265 miles traveled, 2 broken arms, 3 marriages, 4 babies. What a wild ride this Divide tour has been. The whole process of writing the album starting in 2015, then recording it in 2016, promoting it, setting out on the road to play it for all of you guys. It’s so weird to put it to bed and move on. Thank you to everyone involved in this whole Divide process, all the people who helped make the album, all the people who helped promote the album, all the fans who listened and came to watch, this wouldn’t be possible without you. Most of all I want to thank my fantastic touring team, who have given up their lives for 2 and a half years to help me achieve my dreams. Thank you for all of your hard work and constant friendship. The Divide tour – 2017 -2019. Officially the biggest tour of all time, so weird to say that, and we survived it!”
Sheeran revealed, “It is the biggest tour ever. It’s been an emotional day for a lot of people backstage. It kind of feels like, in a weird way, that you’re breaking up with a girlfriend that you’ve been with for years,”
Ed Sheeran has been touring since the year 2017. He said that he will be now focusing on his wife Cherry Seaborn and family.
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