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− Tour
Tour by Ed Sheeran
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
Associated album−
Start date23 March 2023 (2023-03-23)
End date22 September 2023 (2023-09-22)
Legs4
No. of shows29
Supporting acts
Ed Sheeran concert chronology

The − Tour (pronounced The Subtract Tour) was the fifth concert tour by the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Comprising 29 shows across four legs, the tour commenced on 23 March 2023 in Manchester, England, and concluded on 22 September 2023 in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] The tour supported Sheeran's sixth studio album, −, which was released on 5 May 2023.

Background

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When announcing the tour on social media, Sheeran said, "I'm playing some smaller theatre shows in the US this summer, so I can play Subtract the entire way through with full band in an intimate setting."[2] The shows on this tour were meant to supplement his shows for the simultaneously ongoing +–=÷× Tour. The latter were staged in large stadiums and arenas, and involved songs drawn from all of Sheeran's mathematics studio albums, while, conversely, the shows on this tour focused mostly on songs from − (2023).

Because this tour was performed in smaller, more intimate venues, between songs Sheeran explained to the audience how 2022 had been a difficult year for him. He discussed the death of his close friend Jamal Edwards, and how he felt when learning that his wife Cherry Seaborn had been diagnosed with a tumour while pregnant with their second daughter.[3]

Set list

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The following set list is obtained from the 19 May 2023 in Clearwater, Florida. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.[4]

  1. "Boat"
  2. "Salt Water"
  3. "Eyes Closed"
  4. "Life Goes On"
  5. "Dusty"
  6. "End of Youth"
  7. "Colourblind"
  8. "Curtains"
  9. "Borderline"
  10. "Spark"
  11. "Vega"
  12. "Sycamore"
  13. "No Strings"
  14. "The Hills of Aberfeldy"
  15. "The A Team"
  16. "Shivers"
  17. "Thinking Out Loud"
  18. "Perfect"
  19. "Bloodstream"
  20. "Shape of You"
  21. "Bad Habits"
  22. "The Parting Glass"
  23. "Afterglow"

Tour dates

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List of 2023 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Date (2023) City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance Revenue
23 March Manchester England AO Arena Cian Ducrot 14,752 / 14,885 $1,589,755
24 March London The O2 Arena 36,013 / 36,456 $3,861,670
25 March
27 March Eventim Apollo — 2,742 / 2,742 $293,778
28 March Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro 12,356 / 14,049 $1,332,593
30 March Dublin Ireland 3Arena 12,912 / 12,991 $1,396,685
2 April Paris France Accor Arena Cian Ducrot 16,076 / 16,106 $1,706,182
10 April New York City United States Kings Theatre Ed Sheeran 2,946 / 3,055 $319,806
15 April[a] Madrid Spain Círculo de Bellas Artes — — —
16 April Milan Italy Che Tempo Che Fa[a]
Fabrique
17 April Berlin Germany Admiralspalast 1,591 / 1,595 $174,632
5 May[a] New York City United States Wooster Street — — —
6 May[a] Dallas Commerce Street
7 May[a] West Hollywood Melrose Avenue
19 May Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall Ben Kweller 2,101 / 2,101 $237,413
26 May Atlanta Tabernacle — —
2 June Philadelphia The Met Philadelphia
16 June Toronto Canada History
29 June Boston United States Wang Theatre 3,461 / 3,503 $342,205
14 July Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre Sam Barber — —
21 July Nashville Ryman Auditorium Ben Kweller 2,233 / 2,233 $243,530
28 July Chicago Chicago Theatre 3,553 / 3,553 $334,566
11 August Minneapolis State Theatre — —
14 August Amagansett Stephen Talkhouse[b]
18 August Denver Paramount Theatre
25 August Seattle Paramount Theatre Brandy Clark 2,761 / 2,761 $290,841
1 September Vancouver Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre Ben Kweller — —
15 September Oakland United States Fox Oakland Theatre
22 September Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
Total 113,497 / 116,030 (98%) $12,123,656

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Surprise pop-up show.
  2. ^ Exclusive show for Sirius XM subscribers[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Ed Sheeran announces intimate dates for 'Subtract Tour'". www.audacy.com. 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Chan, Anna (28 April 2023). "Ed Sheeran Announces 'Intimate' Subtract Tour". Billboard.
  3. ^ Larson, Lauren (4 October 2023). "Ed Sheeran Knows the One Song You'll Remember Him For". GQ. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Review: Ed Sheeran explores grief in Clearwater during Subtract Tour kickoff". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ Trendell, Andrew (1 March 2023). "Ed Sheeran announces UK and Europe arena tour – kicking off this month". NME. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Ed Sheeran Eventim Apollo". Ed Sheeran. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Ed Sheeran | Kings Theatre". www.kingstheatre.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ^ RTVE.es/AGENCIAS (15 April 2023). "Ed Sheeran da un concierto para un grupo reducido de fans en Madrid". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Ed SHeeran performs at Che Tempo che Fa and sings Perfect in Italian". Italy24 News. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ^ Ed Sheeran Subtract Live at Fabrique, Milano, 2023 04 16, 17 April 2023, retrieved 13 May 2023
  11. ^ "Ed Sheeran Admiralspalast". Ed Sheeran. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Ed Sheeran | The Subtract Pop-Up Experiences presented by American Express". Ed Sheeran. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  13. ^ Grow, Kory (28 April 2023). "Ed Sheeran Will Subtract His Audience Capacities for Special Gigs Around This Year's Stadium Tour". Rolling Stone.
  14. ^ Gardner, Chris (15 August 2023). "Ed Sheeran Wows A-List Crowd in Amagansett During Intimate SiriusXM Concert". The Hollywood Reporter.