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\n\tEd Sheeran might still be in the midst of his current run of tour dates, but the English musician is already making big plans for 2026, starting with return visits to Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n
\n\tSheeran announced a new run of tour dates on Tuesday (July 22), with the eleven-show visit to Oceania set to take place from January to March 2026. \u201cStarting a brand new tour next year called the LOOP tour,\u201d Sheeran wrote<\/a> on Instagram. \u201cNew stage, new tricks, new set up, new songs and all the classics added in.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe tour will see the musician performing at stadiums across the New Zealand cities of Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. Sheeran will then head west for Australian stadium dates in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, before wrapping up with a show at South Australia\u2019s Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n \n\tThe tour comes just shy of two months before the release of Sheeran\u2019s eighth album, Play<\/em><\/a>, which is scheduled to arrive on Sept. 12. That release date occurs just days after Sheeran wraps up his current +\u2013=\u00f7\u00d7 Tour (also dubbed the Mathematics Tour<\/a>), which closes<\/a> with three dates in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany \u2013\u00a0almost three-and-a-half years after he first began the trek.<\/p>\n \n\tSheeran\u2019s Australian and New Zealand return will mark his first visit to the countries since February and March 2023. That tour also saw Sheeran break attendance records<\/a> at the Melbourne Cricket Ground where, across two performances, he played to 217,500 fans. The two shows each broke the previous attendance record set by Sheeran collaborator Eminem, who played to 80,708 fans at the venue in 2019.<\/p>\n \n\tNews of the upcoming run of tour dates has been expected for some time, with Sheeran taking to his private Teddy\u2019s Vinyl Breakfast<\/a> Instagram account in May to respond to fans asking about his 2026 plans. \u201cOz\/NZ top of next year, then Latam, then USA,\u201d Sheeran responded<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n \n\tEd Sheeran \u2013 2026 New Zealand & Australian Loop Tour Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tJan. 16 \u2013 Go Media Stadium, Auckland, NZ
Jan. 21 \u2013 Sky Stadium, Wellington, NZ
Jan. 24 \u2013 Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch, NZ
Jan. 31 \u2013 Optus Stadium, Perth, WA
Feb. 13 \u2013 Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Feb. 14 \u2013 Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Feb. 20 \u2013 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Feb. 21 \u2013 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Feb. 26 \u2013 Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Feb. 27 \u2013 Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Mar. 5 \u2013 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n