The Loop Tour is the sixth concert tour by the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, in support of his eighth studio album, Play (2025). The tour began on 16 January 2026 in Auckland, and is set to conclude in Mexico City, on 11 December 2026.
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Background and development
On 22 July 2025, Sheeran announced an eleven-date Oceanian tour. On 28 July, he announced an additional four shows in Australia due to overwhelming demand, bringing the overall number of shows to fifteen. Before the tour's commencement, Sheeran performed a five-date arena tour across Europe to promote the album.
On 18 September he announced a 26-date North American tour. In October 2025, Sheeran announced the first set of Latin American concerts for May 2026, and in April 2026 he revealed a second leg scheduled for November and December 2026. As of April 2026, the tour comprises 57 concerts in total, including 17 dates in Oceania, 13 in Latin America, and 27 in North America. The tour promoter is Messina Touring Group.
During the pre-show, the video screens display a QR code for fans to request tracks Sheeran would later perform in the show. Starting from the first concert in North America on 13 June, Irish folk band Beoga performed with Sheeran for two of the show's five segments, until 5 September.
Controversy
Macklemore was one of the opening acts at the MetLife Stadium performances in September 2026. During his set, he performed his song "Hind's Hall" and called for a "Free Palestine", noting his opposition to the ongoing Gaza genocide. His remarks prompted the Israeli-American Council to petition for his removal from the tour. Later that month, tour promoter Messina Touring Group announced that Macklemore would no longer perform on the remaining U.S. dates, stating that several venues had refused to allow concerts to proceed with him on the lineup.
Sheeran issued a statement emphasizing that the decision to remove Macklemore was made by Messina, not him. Macklemore said that Sheeran had told him that Robert Kraft, whose Kraft Group owns Gillette Stadium, had barred him from performing there and persuaded other stadium owners to issue a similar ultimatum.
Aaron Rowe, Finneas, and Lukas Graham, all the remaining opening acts for the tour, as well as Irish band Beoga, who had joined as his backing band for a segment of the show, announced on 15 September 2026 that they were dropping out of the remaining tour dates in solidarity. Several acts who had opened for Sheeran prior to Macklemore's opening at MetLife Stadium, including Myles Smith, Amble, and BIIRD, have come out with support for Macklemore and the people of Palestine.
Set list
The following set list is from the 16 January 2026 show in Auckland, New Zealand. It is not intended to represent a majority of the performances throughout the tour.
Notes
During the concert in San Juan on 14 May 2026, Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee joined Sheeran onstage to perform "Sonríele" and "BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 0/66".