Ed Sheeran Announces New Album '-', Confirms Spring UK And Ireland Arena Tour
Wednesday, 01 March 2023
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Annie Leibovitz
Ed Sheeran has announced a new album.
'-' (aka Subtract), the follow-up to 2021's '=' (Equals), marks the last instalment in the English singer-songwriter's mathematical album series. It will arrive on May 5 via Asylum/Atlantic. Sheeran introduced the record with a candid statement:
“I had been working on Subtract for a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be. Then at the start of 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art.
"Writing songs is my therapy. It helps me make sense of my feelings. I wrote without thought of what the songs would be, I just wrote whatever tumbled out. And in just over a week, I replaced a decade’s worth of work with my deepest darkest thoughts.
"Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth. My best friend Jamal, a brother to me, died suddenly and I found myself standing in court defending my integrity and career as a songwriter. I was spiralling through fear, depression and anxiety.
"I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but not being able to break through for air.
"As an artist I didn’t feel like I could credibly put a body of work into the world that didn’t accurately represent where I am and how I need to express myself at this point in my life. This album is purely that. It’s opening the trapdoor into my soul. For the first time I’m not trying to craft an album people will like, I’m merely putting something out that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life.
"This is last February’s diary entry and my way of making sense of it. This is Subtract.”
Prior to the record's release, he's lined up arena shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin, Paris and London, where he'll play two nights at The O2, between March 23 and April 2.
Tickets for his only UK and European shows of 2023 go on general sale at 9am GMT on March 10. He'll be joined by special guest Cian Ducrot.
Sheeran is currently on the road for the Australian leg of his + – = ÷ x Tour (pronounced the Mathematics Tour), which will head across North America throughout the summer.
'-' Artwork:
'-' Tracklist:
Boat
Salt Water
Eyes Closed
Life Goes On
Dusty
End Of Youth
Colourblind
Curtains
Borderline
Spark
Vega
Sycamore
No Strings
The Hills of Aberfeldy
Ed Sheeran Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu March 02 2023 - RICHMOND Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Fri March 03 2023 - MELBOURNE Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, VIC
Tue March 07 2023 - ADELAIDE Oval
Sun March 12 2023 - PERTH Optus Stadium
Thu March 23 2023 - MANCHESTER AO Arena
Fri March 24 2023 - LONDON O2 Arena
Sat March 25 2023 - LONDON O2 Arena
Tue March 28 2023 - GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Thu March 30 2023 - DUBLIN 3Arena
Sat April 01 2023 - PARIS Accor Arena
Sat May 06 2023 - ARLINGTON Texas - AT&T Stadium (USA)
Sat May 13 2023 - HOUSTON Texas - NRG Stadium (USA)
Sat May 20 2023 - TAMPA Florida - Raymond James Stadium (USA)
Sat May 27 2023 - ATLANTA - Mercedes Benz stadium Atlanta (USA)
Sat June 03 2023 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Lincoln Financial Field (USA)
Sat June 10 2023 - EAST RUTHERFORD New Jersey - MetLife Stadium (USA)
Sun June 11 2023 - EAST RUTHERFORD New Jersey - MetLife Stadium (USA)
Sat June 17 2023 - TORONTO Ontario - Rogers Centre (Canada)
Sun June 18 2023 - TORONTO Ontario - Rogers Centre (Canada)
Sat June 24 2023 - LANDOVER Maryland - FedExField (USA)
Fri June 30 2023 - FOXBOROUGH Massachusetts - Gillette Stadium (USA)
Sat July 01 2023 - FOXBOROUGH Massachusetts - Gillette Stadium (USA)
Sat July 08 2023 - PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania - Heinz Field (USA)
Sat July 15 2023 - DETROIT Michigan - Ford Field (USA)
Sat July 22 2023 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Nissan Stadium (USA)
Sat July 29 2023 - CHICAGO Illinois - Soldier Field (USA)
Sat August 05 2023 - KANSAS CITY Missouri - GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (USA)
Sat August 12 2023 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - U.S. Bank Stadium (USA)
Sat August 19 2023 - DENVER Colorado - Empower Field At Mile High (USA)
Sat August 26 2023 - SEATTLE Washington - Lumen Field (USA)
Sat September 02 2023 - VANCOUVER - Vancouver (Canada)
Sat September 09 2023 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Allegiant Stadium (USA)
Sat September 16 2023 - SANTA CLARA California - Levi's Stadium (USA)
Sat September 23 2023 - LOS ANGELES California - SoFi Stadium (USA)
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