Ed 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.
Sheeran 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. “Starting a brand new tour next year called the LOOP tour,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram. “New stage, new tricks, new set up, new songs and all the classics added in.”
The 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’s Adelaide Oval.
The tour comes just shy of two months before the release of Sheeran’s eighth album, Play, which is scheduled to arrive on Sept. 12. That release date occurs just days after Sheeran wraps up his current +–=÷× Tour (also dubbed the Mathematics Tour), which closes with three dates in Düsseldorf, Germany – almost three-and-a-half years after he first began the trek.
Sheeran’s 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 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.
News of the upcoming run of tour dates has been expected for some time, with Sheeran taking to his private Teddy’s Vinyl Breakfast Instagram account in May to respond to fans asking about his 2026 plans. “Oz/NZ top of next year, then Latam, then USA,” Sheeran responded at the time.
Ed Sheeran – 2026 New Zealand & Australian Loop Tour Dates
Jan. 16 – Go Media Stadium, Auckland, NZ
Jan. 21 – Sky Stadium, Wellington, NZ
Jan. 24 – Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch, NZ
Jan. 31 – Optus Stadium, Perth, WA
Feb. 13 – Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Feb. 14 – Accor Stadium, Sydney, NSW
Feb. 20 – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Feb. 21 – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD
Feb. 26 – Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Feb. 27 – Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, VIC
Mar. 5 – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA
