How does a school geek, famed for his ginger hair and massive blue specs, go on to become one of the biggest stars in the world? Welcome to the Ed Sheeran School of folk acoustic hip-hop thought. It's seen him topping the charts across the world and infuses his delicate, acoustic pop with even more pronounced R&B flourishes. The British artist's status as one of the biggest sing-songwriters out at the moment is certainly cemented in this, his fourth album, which contains the mega-hit singles Bad Habits, and lead single Tides.

2023 sees Ed Sheeran taking his blockbuster studio album '=' and back catalog of hits on his '+ = x Tour' aka 'Mathematics' tour! He's headed out across North American with support from Khalid, Rosa Linn, Cat Burns, Dylan, Maisie Peters and Russ on differing dates.