Ed Sheeran 2018 Stadium Tour Discussion Only // No Ticket Sales

livelife · 26-06-2017 1:42pm #1

Ed Sheeran is announcing his stadium tour on Wednesday.

Pearce Stadium in Galway is likely to host at least one show

Summer 2018

Mushy · 26-06-2017 1:47pm

If that's true, a regional Irish tour would be cool. Always nice to see bands do something like that.

Not that I'd go myself mind!

PTH2009 · 26-06-2017 2:17pm

Possibly (summer 2018)
Pearse stadium Galway
Thomond Park Limerick
PUC Cork
Somewhere in Dublin and Belfast

Or he could just do 2/3 Croke Park dates in 2018

Muir · 27-06-2017 12:16pm

Tickets will be going on sale Saturday 8th July at 9am for Ireland (10am UK and Europe).
I think he'll do stadiums around Ireland, definitely said during the last tour it was the plan for the next stadium tour.

Zardoz · 27-06-2017 12:57pm

Is there no end to this guy ?
No sooner he finishes his European indoor tour that he announces a stadium tour for over a year in advance.
Nice guy Ed ,mad for money.

PTH2009 · 27-06-2017 1:13pm

Zardoz wrote: »

Is there no end to this guy ?
No sooner he finishes his European indoor tour that he announces a stadium tour for over a year in advance.
Nice guy Ed ,mad for money.

doubt ill be going to any of the shows but i hate when they announce gigs a year in advance and tickets go on sale early

its like there afraid there going to become unpopular a few months before the shows take place , so they have put tickets on sale a year in advance

Muir · 27-06-2017 1:16pm

Zardoz wrote: »

Is there no end to this guy ?
No sooner he finishes his European indoor tour that he announces a stadium tour for over a year in advance.
Nice guy Ed ,mad for money.

The indoor tour was a warm up, the demand for tickets was many multiples higher than what was available. The plan for him to do a stadium tour next year was announced before the indoor arena dates were.

Irishgal2000 · 27-06-2017 8:28pm

Anyone an idea what month the tour will be in Ireland?

vicwatson · 27-06-2017 8:33pm

Zardoz wrote: »

Is there no end to this guy ?
No sooner he finishes his European indoor tour that he announces a stadium tour for over a year in advance.
Nice guy Ed ,mad for money.

And the only way to make money these days, little money in sales of records and downloads

Wrongway1985 · 27-06-2017 9:36pm

Zardoz wrote: »

Is there no end to this guy ?
No sooner he finishes his European indoor tour that he announces a stadium tour for over a year in advance.
Nice guy Ed ,mad for money.

Can't blame him his music is very disposable, best strike while the iron is still hot in fairness to the chap

Zardoz · 27-06-2017 10:58pm

Muir wrote: »

The indoor tour was a warm up, the demand for tickets was many multiples higher than what was available. The plan for him to do a stadium tour next year was announced before the indoor arena dates were.

You could say the indoor tour was a warm up ,you could also say it was a cynical move to create hype for the stadia tour.

I just find it really cynical that the week after he finishes the European indoor tour he decides to announce a stadia tour for over 12 months away .

I just don't understand the guys appeal.
I saw him a couple of months ago in London (was dragged by the missus ) in the Albert Hall .
He had no band, his sound mix was poor and his loop machine had a mind of its own ,he couldn't shut it off near the end of the gig.
I saw The Who and the Pet Shop Boys the same week and he was a complete amateur compared to those guys.

Muir · 27-06-2017 11:45pm

Zardoz wrote: »

You could say the indoor tour was a warm up ,you could also say it was a cynical move to create hype for the stadia tour.

I just find it really cynical that the week after he finishes the European indoor tour he decides to announce a stadia tour for over 12 months away .

I just don't understand the guys appeal.
I saw him a couple of months ago in London (was dragged by the missus ) in the Albert Hall .
He had no band, his sound mix was poor and his loop machine had a mind of its own ,he couldn't shut it off near the end of the gig.
I saw The Who and the Pet Shop Boys the same week and he was a complete amateur compared to those guys.

The world would be a boring place if we all liked the same thing. Why worry about the tour of someone you dislike, go enjoy some good music you do like & plan a trip to a gig you'll enjoy!

I want him to be less popular again anyway, smaller venues and cheaper tickets!

PTH2009 · 28-06-2017 9:42am

7 irish shows next summer

https://www.joe.ie/music/ed-sheeran-announced-7-shows-ireland-next-summer-593239

First act in the new PUC in Cork also playing in Galway, Dublin and Belfast

Exclamation Marc · 28-06-2017 9:42am

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, on May 4th and 5th, Boucher Playing Fields, Belfast, on May 9th, Pearse Stadium, Galway, on May 12th and 13th and Phoenix Park, Dublin, on May 16th and 18th.

PTH2009 · 28-06-2017 9:48am

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, on May 4th and 5th, Boucher Playing Fields, Belfast, on May 9th, Pearse Stadium, Galway, on May 12th and 13th and Phoenix Park, Dublin, on May 16th and 18th.

Very good for his fans anyway

Really thought he would play Croke Park next summer but not too be

Exclamation Marc · 28-06-2017 9:54am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Very good for his fans anyway

Really thought he would play Croke Park next summer but not too be

Agreed, can't see touts having too much joy with that capacity over so many gigs.

MuffinTop86 · 28-06-2017 9:59am

Pearse stadium nice! A gig that won't take hours of torture to get to/from is always a nice surprise.
I wouldn't be a huuuge fan though so not sure.

threein99 · 28-06-2017 10:00am

Is that 7 gigs on this Island in total ? :eek:

Wheety · 28-06-2017 10:13am

Artists hardly ever do a tour of this little island. Yeah can't see the touts bothering with this one. Were probably counting their profits before the dates were announced

lisasimpson · 28-06-2017 10:21am

Im a bit blah when it comes to ed but if he sells out alll them dates you have to hand it to him. Any idea how much the tickets are

seachto7 · 28-06-2017 10:48am

The Bruce approach. A good strategy in Ireland. Not a fan, but more power to him if he sells them out.

lisasimpson · 28-06-2017 10:54am

Hopefully its a success and this on top of bruce a few yrs back might encourage more artist to do the same

Wheety · 28-06-2017 10:54am

They have also said you need the credit card, id and booking confirmation for entry. But they don't usually enforce that too strictly when thousands of people are trying to get in.

I don't understand how he's so popular, also playing 6 stadiums in mainland UK.

canireally · 28-06-2017 11:09am

I'm interested to see how they enforce that ID etc. What if I give the tickets to a friend etc. I can see the entire show selling out in a couple of hours though.

seachto7 · 28-06-2017 11:26am

Wheety wrote: »

I don't understand how he's so popular, also playing 6 stadiums in mainland UK.

okidoki987 · 28-06-2017 11:26am

What if I give the tickets to a friend

Let your friend get their own tickets?
If not, you would have to go as well with them or ID won't match.

JP Liz V1 · 28-06-2017 11:27am

seachto7 wrote: »

The Bruce approach. A good strategy in Ireland. Not a fan, but more power to him if he sells them out.

I think he will sell out Cork and Dublin, wondering would both venues add a 3rd show

board stiff · 28-06-2017 11:28am

This is the message that appears underneath the event listing (Link below)

You are required to bring your tickets, booking confirmation and credit card, plus a form of ID or you may not be granted entry to the show. Your ticket is not valid if resold unless it’s through our official face-value resale partner Twickets

http://www.edsheeran.com/euuk2018tour

Herself will be happy now, surely we should be able to get tickets now for him. Yippee

siobhan08 · 28-06-2017 11:42am

What would be the capacity for the Phoenix Park Gig?

Zardoz · 28-06-2017 11:49am

Wheety wrote: »

They have also said you need the credit card, id and booking confirmation for entry. But they don't usually enforce that too strictly when thousands of people are trying to get in.

They wont enforce that ,not a hope .

I don't understand how he's so popular, also playing 6 stadiums in mainland UK.

6 at the moment but he will add extra dates at all of those venues.
He is playing 12 sold out stadium concerts in Australia and 6 in New Zealand .He broke Dire Straits and AC/DC's touring record in Australia.
Its baffling how popular he is .

peckerdara · 28-06-2017 12:03pm

How many will the Phoenix Park hold? He could probably attract as much as the Pope!!

Wheety · 28-06-2017 12:05pm

seachto7 wrote: »

Because the Belfast show has already been mentioned so I wasn't including that.

Peter File · 28-06-2017 12:08pm

Zardoz wrote: »

They wont enforce that ,not a hope .

6 at the moment but he will add extra dates at all of those venues.
He is playing 12 sold out stadium concerts in Australia and 6 in New Zealand .He broke Dire Straits and AC/DC's touring record in Australia.
Its baffling how popular he is .

It means that seatwave and viagogo won't be selling them. This will cut some touts out of the loop which has to be positive.

seachto7 · 28-06-2017 12:10pm

Wheety wrote: »

Because the Belfast show has already been mentioned so I wasn't including that.

Ah yes, I stand corrected!

Pinkman · 28-06-2017 12:45pm

siobhan08 wrote: »

What would be the capacity for the Phoenix Park Gig?

Just did a quick Google and Robbie sold 137,000 tickets to a gig there in 2003. Biggest gig in Irish history. Wonder will he break the record.

bennyl10 · 28-06-2017 2:03pm

AD on today fm

Tickets starting at €81.. so 86 with ticketmasters fee

Unsure of what they'll go up to, but over 100 I'd say

canireally · 28-06-2017 2:23pm

91e for a ticket in Pearse stadium is way too much imo and I am a fan of the guy but that really seems to be too much. I guess others will pay it though

ghostdancer · 28-06-2017 3:07pm

capacity for recent Phoenix Park gigs has been 45,000, and their website says events up to 50,000 will be considered.

SecretsOfEarth · 28-06-2017 3:12pm

Possibly the most overrated artist of the generation. Before someone attacks me, I have nothing against people being fans of his music - opinions and tastes always differ - what irks me is the praise he receives as some demi-God of music and artistry when, in reality, he's just ok.

Still, can't blame someone for making the most out of it while the demand is there!

livelife · 28-06-2017 3:14pm

Tickets will fly out.
All shows will be sold out by lunch time.
Ed is the biggest artist on the planet at this moment in time.

ILikeBoats · 28-06-2017 3:40pm

So Seatwave will be selling face value tickets? Or will he use a different site

rubadub · 28-06-2017 3:42pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

AD on today fm

Tickets starting at €81.. so 86 with ticketmasters fee

It would be €87.85

Furious-Red · 28-06-2017 3:42pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

So Seatwave will be selling face value tickets? Or will he use a different site

They cant , the person who bought the tickets has to be there with ID to get in

ILikeBoats · 28-06-2017 3:50pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

They cant , the person who bought the tickets has to be there with ID to get in

Just found out he's using Twickets to resell tickets.

Twickets is a fan-to-fan ticket resale platform where the price of tickets is never more than the original face value. It was set up to counter the profiteering resale sites which encourage ticket touting.

We have teamed up with Ed Sheeran to allow ticket holders who can no longer attend a show to sell them on to other fans at no more than the price they originally paid. You can trade tickets securely through our service, with payment and delivery all agreed upfront.

Good man Ed
Not sure how they'll get around the credit card/ID issue

Zardoz · 28-06-2017 4:11pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Just found out he's using Twickets to resell tickets.

Twickets doesn't operate in Ireland,its UK only.

Tickets for his gigs will be going for buttons next summer ,7 concerts will saturate the market,I wouldn't worry about getting tickets.

rubadub · 28-06-2017 4:11pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Just found out he's using Twickets to resell tickets.

He did last time too, but it was UK only

Zardoz · 28-06-2017 4:21pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

They cant , the person who bought the tickets has to be there with ID to get in

Its one thing having ID restrictions ,its another thing having it on gigs the best part of a year away .

You are required to bring your tickets, booking confirmation and credit card, plus a form of ID or you may not be granted entry to the show

Might as well bring the kitchen sink while you are at it ,absolutely farcical and there isn't a hope it will be implemented .

wacotaco · 28-06-2017 4:30pm

livelife wrote: »

Tickets will fly out.
All shows will be sold out by lunch time.
Ed is the biggest artist on the planet at this moment in time.

Not a notion. He was hot 3 months ago. He was average at Glasto. He'll be irrelevant in a years time. There will be loads of tickets closer to the event and the possibility of extra dates.

Muir · 28-06-2017 4:32pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Just found out he's using Twickets to resell tickets.

Good man Ed
Not sure how they'll get around the credit card/ID issue

My guess would be that you'll need the Twickets confirmation & card you used to pay on Twickets.

I think it'll sell out and extra dates will be added. If Phoenix Park is ~50,000, in total for the ROI shows it's only similar to 3 Croke Park gigs, and there was demand for a 3rd night the last time he played Croke Park & he seems to have only gotten more popular since then.

bigpink · 28-06-2017 6:49pm

How many tickets would that be total for the ROI gigs?

dragonfly! · 28-06-2017 9:07pm

bigpink wrote: »

How many tickets would that be total for the ROI gigs?

Aprox 280,000

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