Ed Sheeran makes major announcement about his homecoming shows in Ipswich

Ed Sheeran has announced three massive shows in Ipswich with an ocean of special guests.

The 35-year-old English singer-songwriter is heading back to his hometown to celebrate his forthcoming album, Play, as he announced on Friday, May 2, the shows in Ipswich this summer.

Joined by other acclaimed singers, Sheeran will perform at Suffolk town’s Portman Road stadium, where his beloved Ipswich Town FC football club plays.

The shows will be held on July 11, 12, and 13, and the Perfect crooner will perform along with Myles Smith and Tori Kelly on night one, Busted and Dylan on night two, and James Blunt and Maisie Peters on the final evening.

Taking to his Instagram on Friday morning, Sheeran, who purchased a small stake in the football club last year, posted a promo video with his new song Old Phone.

In the video, he can be seen helping draw lines at the venue’s pitch and scribbled a lengthy note about the significance of the field.

The Shape of You hitmaker began by writing, “Something incredibly exciting to announce. One of the first ever concerts I went to as a kid was at Ipswich Town Portman Road to see Elton John.”

“James Blunt opened for him, and I got so obsessed with James’ music, it really shaped me as a singer songwriter from then on. I started doing shows around ipswich as a young teenager, in pubs and bars, then moved to London to ‘make it’ because that’s what you did back then,” he added.

“Then things took off for me and I toured the world, but never ended up playing ipswich really, for whatever reason, but mostly because I lived there and thought if I’m gonna do it, it has to be special,” Sheeran concluded.