Ed Sheeran has announced details for n upcoming tour of theatres around North America which will take place alongside his stadium Mathematics tour.
Titled the Subtract Tour, the special run of dates will take place in theaters and auditoriums in 14 cities with the support of singer-songwriter Ben Kweller.
The newly announced tour supports Ed's forthcoming new album –, out May 5 via Atlantic Records. The album was "written against a backdrop of grief and hope" following a series of "hard-hitting events" that impacted his life.
To coincide with the arrival of Subtract, the all-new, four-part documentary Ed Sheeran : The Sum of It All will begin streaming on Disney+ starting May 3.
Fans were thrilled to hear the news of the smaller tour-run and flooded the comments underneath his announcement on Twitter.
"Sir stop making me spend so much money ugh," one fan cheekily tweeted.
"Are we going to this…….rekindle our love for Ed and small venues," another said tagging their friend.
A third commented: "The theatre shows are the best!!! Brooklyn show at Kings Theatre was phenomenal; it was intimate, awesome, and magical. I will never forget that night!!! I was in tears of joy and sadness when it ended. Thank you #EdSheeran."
Ed's news comes after his appearances in court in New York, testifying in a long-running copyright trial regarding alleged similarities between his song Thinking Out Loud and Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On.
Ed is being sued over a claim he copied parts of the Marvin Gaye hit to use on his own track Thinking Out Loud. The 32-year-old is being sued by the heirs of the late Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the song with Gaye.
The 32-year-old entered the Manhattan Federal Court on Wednesday as he prepared to defend himself, wearing a navy suit for his latest court appearance, as well as a white shirt and light blue tie.
Ed took to the stand as he insisted he would have been an "idiot" to copy Marvin's song.
He was questioned about a video from one of his concerts during which he performed a mashup of Thinking Out Loud with Let's Get It On.
The musician explained how he sometimes mixed songs with similar chords at his gigs, but was cut off.
According to Reuters, Ed said: "I feel like you don't want me to answer because you know that what I'm going to say is actually going to make quite a lot of sense."
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