Ed Sheeran shares emotional post as his '÷' tour comes to an end

He was on tour for two years

Ed Sheeran
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 29th Aug 2019

Last weekend saw Ed Sheeran performing on his '÷' tour for the last time. After two years on the road, the pop star has reflected on the amazing feat with an emotional post on Instagram.

Ed posted a photo of his crew, telling his fans, '9 million people, 893 days, 46 countries, 175 cities, 260 shows, 268 touring crew, 193265 miles travelled, 2 broken arms, 3 marriages, 4 babies. What a wild ride this Divide tour has been.

He continued, 'The whole process of writing the album starting in 2015, then recording it in 2016, promoting it, setting out on the road to play it for all of you guys. It’s so weird to put it to bed and move on. Thank you to everyone involved in this whole Divide process, all the people who helped make the album, all the people who helped promote the album, all the fans who listened and came to watch, this wouldn’t be possible without you.

'Most of all I want to thank my fantastic touring team, who have given up their lives for 2 and a half years to help me achieve my dreams. Thank you for all of your hard work and constant friendship. The Divide tour - 2017 -2019. Officially the biggest tour of all time, so weird to say that, and we survived it !' sic

Thousands of people have responded to his post, including The Chainsmokers, who said, 'congrats ed! it’s been amazing to watch' sic, and Tinie Tempah who commented, '👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾'.

After finishing his tour, Ed announced that he would be taking a break, however he has since confirmed that he is not retiring from music all together. Posting an Instagram Story yesterday, Ed said, 'I'm having 18 months off to make another album and hang out with my cats'.

Take a look at songs Ed Sheeran has written for other artists:

'End Game' with Ed Sheeran & Future - 2017

Another collab with Taylor's good friend Ed Sheeran, who helped write the track. It was the first time Taylor had worked with Future, but it was her third collab with a rapper following 'Bad Blood' with Kendrick Lamar and 'Both of Us' with B.o.B.


Listen to 'End Game' on YouTube.

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In other Ed Sheeran news, the singer has helped a terminal ill fan tick another item off her bucket list. 16-year-old Sian has a rare, inoperable tumour behind her eyes and really wanted to meet Ed Sheeran.

The pair met at his recent gig in Leeds, where Sian gave Ed one of her Sian Smile bracelets. The singer wore it for the whole show, showing support for Sian.

It was also revealed recently, that Ed failed his music course at college, getting straight Fs! The exhibition in Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, was curated by the singer's dad, and has a collection of personal objects and memorabilia, including the letter from Ed's music college.

WATCH: Exclusive performance of Ed Sheeran performing 'Shape Of You' for us

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