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Ed Sheeran<\/a>\u2019s huge 2025 continues to build momentum as he expands his ongoing world tour with additional U.K. and European dates scheduled for the end of the year.<\/p>\n As Sheeran prepares to unveil his eighth studio album Play<\/em> next week (Sept. 12), the singer-songwriter has shared that he will take his live show to select arenas in December. The five-date tour will begin at Zenith in Paris on Dec. 1, before heading to Munich, Coventry, Manchester and Dublin over the following week. See the full schedule below.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Tickets for the newly-announced dates will be available through an artist presale on Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. (BST), for which fans can register via Sheeran\u2019s website<\/a>. General on-sale begins Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. (BST).<\/p>\n In an Instagram post <\/a>announcing the mini-tour, Sheeran said: \u201cThese shows will be more intimate than a stadium show, obvz [sic], but still will be incredible. I love playing these venues so much.\u201d<\/p>\n The shows will serve as a warm-up for his forthcoming 2026 Australia and New Zealand Loop stadium tour, which kicks off in Auckland on Jan. 16. Details of what the Loop tour will entail are currently vague, though Sheeran previously mentioned on social media that it will feature a fresh production set-up. \u201cNew stage, new tricks, new set up, new songs and all the classics added in,\u201d he said in July<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the build up to the release of Play<\/em>, Sheeran has toured Europe extensively with his Mathematics tour, with a summer trek that included a trio of homecoming shows at Portman Road, home to his beloved soccer team Ipswich Town F.C.<\/p>\n Back in April, he shared the album\u2019s lively lead single \u201cAzizam,\u201d which hit No. 3 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart<\/a>. At the time, he described Play<\/em><\/a> as \u201ca real rollercoaster of emotions from start to finish,\u201d adding that the purpose of the new record was for him \u201cto create joy and technicolour.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the Official Charts Company<\/a>, Sheeran has landed 43 top 10 singles to date, including recent hit Sapphire (peaking at No. 5) His songs have spent a combined 323 weeks \u2013 equivalent to six years \u2013 in the U.K. top 10 since his major label debut \u201cThe A Team\u201d in 2011.<\/p>\n Ed Sheeran 2025 U.K. and Europe tour dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dec. 1: Paris, France @ Zenith<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Dec. 3: Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Dec. 5: Coventry, England @ Coventry Building Society Arena<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Dec. 7: Manchester, England @ Co-Op Live<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Dec. 9: Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n