The excitement is building for Ed Sheeran fans as Sunderland prepares to host two of the stand-out gigs of the summer.
The Shape Of You star and Thinking Out Loud star will be whipping up the crowds at Stadium of Light on two nights - June 3 and 4 - over the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. He had initially planned a trio of treats for his city debut but then cancelled a third gig, planned for June 2, due to a 'scheduling conflict'.
It was then reported Sheeran was to have a role to play in the Queen's Jubilee celebrations planned for the same week. He's stopping off in Sunderland on his latest tour, The Mathematics Tour, named + - = ÷ x - which references the titles of his previous albums, including the most recent called = which came out last year.
Read more: Jubilee events around the North East
The double date is set to have the stadium rocking, with more than 115,000 fans expected over the two shows. Here's what you need to know if you're one of them.
Ed Sheeran support acts
Also taking to the stage on the night will be singer-songwriters Maisie Peters and DYLAN, with the latter taking to Facebook to describe her excitement about the tour and sharing the support slots with "girlboss" Peters. She wrote: "somebody, hit me with a brick, am I dreaming. Stadiums. screaming."
Timings
Here are the timings for both shows. Remember they can be only approximate and might be subject to change on the day
2pm - courtyard opens (green area only)
4pm - stadium doors open
6pm-6.30pm - first support; DYLAN
7pm-7.45pm - Maisie Peters
8.30pm-10.30pm - Ed Sheeran
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Ticket details
There are still tickets available on Ticketmaster, from £49.50 plus a booking fee, to see Ed Sheeran on Friday: see here. For Saturday there were re-sale tickets advertised on Ticketmaster for around £57: see here.
Ed Sheeran's webside explains the tour is operating new mobile digital tickets that are sold only through its approved outlets as his promoters are committed to combating unethical secondary ticketing and resale (when not through one of its approved outlets like Ticketmaster). Read more about it here and for other approved sources see here. The mobile /smartphone will be your ticket; contained within an app or wallet.
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