Ed Sheeran Shares Video For New Single Eyes Closed
Friday, 24 March 2023
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Annie Leibovitz
Ed Sheeran has released his new single, Eyes Closed.
The emotionally candid, relatively pared-back pop track is the first to be shared from his new album, '-' (pronounced Subtract), which is set to arrive on May 5. It's accompanied by a Mia Barnes-directed video. Discussing the inspiration for the song and the concept for its video, the English singer-songwriter said:
"This song is about losing someone, feeling like every time you go out and you expect to just bump into them, and everything just reminds you of them and the things you did together. You sorta have to take yourself out of reality sometimes to numb the pain of loss, but certain things just bring you right back into it.
"When I was thinking of concepts for the Eyes Closed music video, I wanted to make a video inspired by movies like Harvey, where the main character has an imaginary friend who’s a giant rabbit that no one can see. There’s also a book I read my daughters where sadness is encapsulated by an imaginary creature. Often sadness is something that follows you around, engulfing the rooms you’re in, and you can feel and see it, but no one else around you can. So I decided to create my own big blue monster for the video. He gets bigger and bigger as the video goes on, til he takes up whole rooms, and is all I can see, just like sadness.”
Sheeran is currently on the road for a UK and Ireland arena tour, which will continue tonight with the first of two London shows at The O2. He's also got a Paris show at the Accor Arena on April 2.
Following that, Sheeran will take his + – = ÷ x Tour (pronounced Mathematics Tour) across North America throughout the summer.
As if all that wasn't enough, he also recently announced a new documentary, Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All, which will be available on Disney+ from May 3.
Ed Sheeran Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri March 24 2023 - LONDON O2 Arena
Sat March 25 2023 - LONDON O2 Arena
Mon March 27 2023 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Tue March 28 2023 - GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Thu March 30 2023 - DUBLIN 3Arena
Sun April 02 2023 - PARIS Accor Arena (France)
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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