Ed Sheeran’s Big Break

Ed Sheeran is taking an 18-month break after wrapping up his Divide tour, a run he’s been on for almost two years.

Ed announced to the crowd during his final show in Ipswich, England, that he’s taking a much deserved break. “As you may or not know, I’ve been on the Dividetour for over two years now and this is the last day of the whole thing. There is something very bittersweet about it. I love that you guys are here and we are ending it in Ipswich. This is my last gig for probably 18 months,” he told the crowd. “It’s been a wild one.”

He continued, “I was told before I came on that now at the end of this tour I’ve played to nine million people around the world. It is the biggest tour ever.”

“It’s been an emotional day for a lot of people backstage. It kind of feels like, in a weird way, that you’re breaking up with a girlfriend that you’ve been with for years,” he adds. “Thank you to everyone who has given me a chance.”

According to reports, Ed’s tour is on track to earn a record-breaking $750 million, making Sheeran the highest-paid solo musician of 2018.

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Sheeran had previously taken time off after wrapping his mammoth x Tour in December 2015 to strengthen his connection with then-girlfriend – now wife – Cherry Seaborn. Sheeran confirmed that he and Seaborn had tied the knot in a video interview posted to his YouTube channel on the same day he dropped his most recent album, No.6 Collaborations Project, in June.