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2023 concert tour by Ed Sheeran

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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. The tour supported Sheeran's sixth studio album, , which was released on 5 May 2023.

01Background

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." 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.

02Set list

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

  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"

03Tour dates

List of 2023 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
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 , N/a 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 Madrid Spain Círculo de Bellas Artes , N/a , N/a , N/a
16 April Milan Italy Fabrique
17 April Berlin Germany Admiralspalast 1,591 / 1,595 $174,632
5 May New York City United States Wooster Street , N/a , N/a , N/a
6 May Dallas Commerce Street
7 May West Hollywood Melrose Avenue
19 May Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall Ben Kweller 2,101 / 2,101 $237,413
26 May Atlanta Tabernacle , N/a , N/a
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 , N/a , N/a
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 , N/a , N/a
14 August Amagansett Stephen Talkhouse
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 , N/a , N/a
15 September Oakland United States Fox Oakland Theatre
22 September Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
Total 113,497 / 116,030 (98%) $12,123,656
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