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Ed Sheeran, the tour started (which will arrive in Rome): the lineup

ByJohn

A ladder of Over thirty songssome of which performed in Medley, which are practically all hits of the international pop of the last ten years, from “Castle on the Hill” to “Shaivers”, from “The A Team” to “Thinking Out Loud”, passing through “Shape of You”, “Bad Habits” and the brand new single “Azizam”. The new tour of Ed Sheeran’s tour started last night from the Riyadh Air Metropolitan, in Spainwhich will also arrive in Italy June 14 for a single date, highly anticipated, hosted by the Olympic Stadium of Rome. Baptized “+ – = ÷ × Tour”, the tour has already been renamed, for convenience, “Mathematics Tour”: resumes the series inaugurated by the red British singer -songwriter in 2022 and continued in 2023. After the debut last night, Sheeran will perform again at the Madrid stadium even tonight, to then perform on 6 and 7 June at the Orange Vélodrome of Vélodrome Marseille, in France, and then arrive in the capital.

Sheeran, as already done in 2022 and 2023, He performs on a stage set up right in the center of the stadium, at 360 degrees. The stage is surmounted by a colossal circular screen. The scenography is signed by Mark Cunniffe, Recognized as one of the most creative and innovative lighting designers and production designers in the sector of live events, tours and international TV. Over the years he has collaborated with the pop and rock star of the caliber of Madonna, U2, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams. Also on this tour, Sheeran shows up in front of the spectators alone, without a band, making the riffs on which it builds the songs with the loop stations that make up the ladder.

However, there was a duet: the one with the American singer Tori Kellythat the singer -songwriter has chosen to bring with him on tours such as Opening Act, together with Myles Smith. After opening the show to the Metropolitan Riyadh Air in Madrid, yesterday, Kelly was called on stage by Sheeran in the middle of the concert for a duet on his – His of Kelly, of course – “I Was Made for Loving You”. In the ladder also an unpublished: And Sheeran made a new song listened to for the first time, “Sapphire”which will in all probability included in his next album “Play”, already announced, Outgoing on September 12th.

“The first show of this tour after a long time – wrote Sheeran on Instagram at the end of the show – honestly I have so little confidence in the music that I publish, I don’t know how to explain it but I feel that moments like this remind me how much I love what I do and how much these songs connect to you and how much I appreciate you guys to make sure that I feel this feeling that I feel on stage since I was 11. Incredible and an incredible feeling, thanks for making me feel so loved “.

Here are some videos of last night’s debut and, below, the complete lineup:

“Castle on the hill”
“Blow”
“Shivers”
“The A Team”
“Don’t”
“LEGO House”
“Dive”
“Sapphire”
“Eyes Closed”
“Give Me Love”
“I Was Made for Loving You” (with Tori Kelly)
“Take Me Back To London/River/Cross Me/Peru/Beautiful People/South of the Border/Own It/I Don’t Care”
“Overpass Graffiti”
“Galway Girl”
“Thinking Out Loud”
“Love Yourself”
“Sing”
“Old Phone”
“Happier”
“Photograph”
“Tenerife Sea”
“Perfect”
“Bloodstream”
“Afterglow”
“You need me, I Don’t Need You”
“Azizam”
“Shape of You”
“Bad Habits

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