− Tour

The − Tour (pronounced The Subtract Tour) was the fifth concert tour by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Comprising 29 shows across four legs, the tour commenced on 23 March 2023 in Manchester, England, and concluded on 22 September 2023 in Los Angeles, California.^[1][2] The tour supported Sheeran's sixth studio album, −, which was released on 5 May 2023.

− Tour

Tour by Ed Sheeran
Location	Europe North America
Associated album	−
Start date	23 March 2023 (2023-03-23)
End date	22 September 2023 (2023-09-22)
Legs	4
No. of shows	29
Supporting acts	Cian Ducrot Ben Kweller
Ed Sheeran concert chronology

Background

When announcing the tour on social media, Sheeran said, "I'm playing some smaller theatre shows in the US this summer, so I can play Subtract the entire way through with full band in an intimate setting."^[2] The shows on this tour were meant to supplement his shows for the simultaneously ongoing +–=÷× Tour. The latter were staged in large stadiums and arenas, and involved songs drawn from all of Sheeran's mathematics studio albums, while, conversely, the shows on this tour focused mostly on songs from − (2023).

Because this tour was performed in smaller, more intimate venues, between songs Sheeran explained to the audience how 2022 had been a difficult year for him. He discussed the death of his close friend Jamal Edwards, and how he felt when learning that his wife Cherry Seaborn had been diagnosed with a tumour while pregnant with their second daughter.^[3]

Set list

The following set list is obtained from the 19 May 2023 in Clearwater, Florida. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.^[4]

1. "Boat"
2. "Salt Water"
3. "Eyes Closed"
4. "Life Goes On"
5. "Dusty"
6. "End of Youth"
7. "Colourblind"
8. "Curtains"
9. "Borderline"
10. "Spark"
11. "Vega"
12. "Sycamore"
13. "No Strings"
14. "The Hills of Aberfeldy"
15. "The A Team"
16. "Shivers"
17. "Thinking Out Loud"
18. "Perfect"
19. "Bloodstream"
20. "Shape of You"
21. "Bad Habits"
22. "The Parting Glass"
23. "Afterglow"

Tour dates

List of 2023 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Date (2023)	City	Country	Venue	Opening act(s)	Attendance	Revenue
23 March	Manchester	England	AO Arena	Cian Ducrot	14,752 / 14,885	$1,589,755
24 March	London		The O2 Arena		36,013 / 36,456	$3,861,670
25 March
27 March			Eventim Apollo	—	2,742 / 2,742	$293,778
28 March	Glasgow	Scotland	OVO Hydro		12,356 / 14,049	$1,332,593
30 March	Dublin	Ireland	3Arena		12,912 / 12,991	$1,396,685
2 April	Paris	France	Accor Arena	Cian Ducrot	16,076 / 16,106	$1,706,182
10 April	New York City	United States	Kings Theatre	Ed Sheeran	2,946 / 3,055	$319,806
15 April[a]	Madrid	Spain	Círculo de Bellas Artes	—	—	—
16 April	Milan	Italy	Che Tempo Che Fa[a]
			Fabrique
17 April	Berlin	Germany	Admiralspalast		1,591 / 1,595	$174,632
5 May[a]	New York City	United States	Wooster Street	—	—	—
6 May[a]	Dallas		Commerce Street
7 May[a]	West Hollywood		Melrose Avenue
19 May	Clearwater		Ruth Eckerd Hall	Ben Kweller	2,101 / 2,101	$237,413
26 May	Atlanta		Tabernacle		—	—
2 June	Philadelphia		The Met Philadelphia
16 June	Toronto	Canada	History
29 June	Boston	United States	Wang Theatre		3,461 / 3,503	$342,205
14 July	Royal Oak		Royal Oak Music Theatre	Sam Barber	—	—
21 July	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium	Ben Kweller	2,233 / 2,233	$243,530
28 July	Chicago		Chicago Theatre		3,553 / 3,553	$334,566
11 August	Minneapolis		State Theatre		—	—
14 August	Amagansett		Stephen Talkhouse[b]
18 August	Denver		Paramount Theatre
25 August	Seattle		Paramount Theatre	Brandy Clark	2,761 / 2,761	$290,841
1 September	Vancouver	Canada	Queen Elizabeth Theatre	Ben Kweller	—	—
15 September	Oakland	United States	Fox Oakland Theatre
22 September	Los Angeles		Shrine Auditorium
Total					113,497 / 116,030 (98%)	$12,123,656

Notes

1. Surprise pop-up show.
2. Exclusive show for Sirius XM subscribers^[14]