Ed Sheeran proclaims three homecoming exhibits with Busted, James Blunt and extra at Portman Highway in Ipswich

Ed Sheeran has introduced three homecoming exhibits in Ipswich for this summer time – you’ll find all the small print beneath.

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The trio of gigs will happen on the Suffolk city’s Portman Highway stadium – the house of Sheeran’s beloved Ipswich City FC, through which he bought a minority stake final yr. They’ll come forward of the musician’s new album ‘Play’, launched on September 12.

Sheeran is because of carry out in his hometown on July 11, 12 and 13. He’ll be joined by particular visitors Myles Smith and Tori Kelly (July 11), Busted and Dylan (12), and James Blunt and Maisie Peters (13).

The three-night stint will mark Sheeran’s first UK headline exhibits since 2023, and embrace the debut performances of tracks from ‘Play’ alongside a number of older fan favourites.

Tickets go on common sale at 10am BST subsequent Friday (Might 9) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, followers can entry a pre-sale at 9am BST on Wednesday (7) by pre-ordering ‘Play’ from Sheeran’s official retailer – you can do so here.

£1 from each ticket bought for these dates will probably be donated to the Dwell Belief, a brand new funding initiative from LIVE that provides much-needed monetary assist to these working throughout stay music. The Dwell Belief will initially assist the grassroots music sector – from venues and artists to festivals and promoters.

Ed’s bringing Play to @ipswichtown 🩷 eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth July, we’re taking on Portman Highway to rejoice all issues Play ▶️ https://t.co/YBgkCwlrYD

Pre-order Play from the official retailer by 3pm BST on Tuesday sixth Might to get early entry to pre-sale tickets for the exhibits.… pic.twitter.com/PuRJXuEVnn

— Ed Sheeran HQ (@edsheeran) May 2, 2025

The scheme was arrange within the wake of final yr’s CMS Choose Committee investigation into the state of the grassroots. Different acts corresponding to Pulp and Mumford & Sons have since pledged to donate to the initiative by way of their tour tickets.

Sheeran is a lifelong supporter of Ipswich City FC, and has been the shirt sponsor for the membership since 2021. That very same yr, the star was added to the squad record for the upcoming season. In 2023, the crew serenaded him with a rendition of ‘Good’ within the locker room.

The singer-songwriter is scheduled to play a gig in Bahrain tonight (Might 2) following performances in Bhutan, India and Qatar. He’ll then embark on a run of European exhibits, spanning this month to early September.

Final month noticed Sheeran play an intimate, last-minute set at Coachella 2025, the place he additionally joined headliner Publish Malone on stage.

The forthcoming ‘Play’ will function the primary entry in Sheeran’s new sequence of albums – additionally comprising ‘Pause’, ‘Quick Ahead’, ‘Rewind’ and ‘Cease’. It has already been previewed with the singles ‘Azizam’ and ‘Previous Telephone’.

He lately teased {that a} new observe referred to as ‘Sapphire’ could be arriving quickly, and mentioned he deliberate to launch new music each two or three weeks.

‘Play’ is ready to see Sheeran getting into a recent chapter of his profession, the place he’ll be “exploring new musical floor by collaboration with producers and musicians from world wide”.

Partly, the document will see Sheeran hone in on the signature sound that first put him on the map, whereas additionally being impressed by his publicity to Indian and Persian musical cultures, and their connections to Irish people.

“‘Play’ was an album that was made as a direct response to the darkest interval of my life,” Sheeran defined.

“Popping out of all of that I simply needed to create pleasure and technicolour, and discover cultures within the nations I used to be touring,” Sheeran shared. “I made this document everywhere in the world, completed it in Goa, India, and had a number of the most enjoyable, explorative inventive days of my life.”

In different information, Sheeran has revisited an previous dig made by Taylor Swift at Kanye West in a lately shared throwback photograph. He uploaded the picture to his new archival Instagram account – Teddy’s Old Phone – which he launched to advertise his newest single.