Ed Sheeran has accidentally let slip that he’ll be returning to in early 2026 – three years after his record breaking tour Down Under.
The British hitmaker, 34, made the casual revelation in a TikTok comment this week, setting off a frenzy among fans already preparing for the next stadium spectacular.
The tour bombshell was picked up by Nova 96.9 radio host Smallzy who shared the exchange to his Instagram Story with the hilarious caption: ‘BRB selling organs to buy concert tickets’.
In the now-viral TikTok, a fan asked the singer: ‘How does coming back to soon sound to you?’
Ed, without skipping a beat, replied: ‘Start of 2026’.
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Ed Sheeran (pictured) has accidentally let slip that he’ll be returning to in early 2026 – three years after his record-breaking tour Down Under
The British hitmaker, 34, made the casual revelation in a TikTok comment this week, setting off a frenzy among fans already preparing for the next stadium spectacular
While no official announcement has been made, Daily Mail reached out to the star’s management team – who didn’t deny the claim but teased that something major is coming.
‘We aren’t in the habit of pre-announcing announcements – but there will be news on our plans for 26 later this summer,’ a spokesperson said.
It comes as Sheeran continues to trek across Europe on his Mathematics Tour, which first kicked off in Dublin in 2022 and is currently selling out stadiums in Madrid and beyond.
The multi-platinum artist last performed in in 2023, where he made headlines for smashing attendance records.
Since then, the father-of-two has continued to drop new music, including the emotional tracks Azizam and Old Phone, rumoured to be featured on his eighth studio album.
With smash hits like Shape of You, Perfect and Photograph each pulling in more than two billion Spotify streams, Sheeran remains one of the most successful artists of his generation.
He currently boasts 90 million monthly listeners on the platform, making him the third-most followed artist globally.
Over the years, the former busker-turned-global superstar has collaborated with music royalty including Adele, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Beyoncé – cementing his place in pop history.
The tour bombshell was picked up by Nova 96.9 radio host Smallzy (right) who shared the exchange to his Instagram Story with the hilarious caption: ‘BRB selling organs to buy concert tickets’
It comes after last week Ed shared a series of throwback snaps to Instagram, including a fun selfie with Taylor Swift, while also reflecting on his copyright trial.
The star launched a new Instagram account to celebrate his ’emotional’ new single Old Phone.
The account featured a number of never-before-seen pictures, texts, and lyric notes, and came ahead of the release of his new single on Thursday April 29.
Ed was inspired to write the new song when revisiting his old phone during the copyright lawsuit around his hit single Thinking Out Loud.
At the time, Ed denied he had ripped off Marvin Gaye’s soul classic Let’s Get it On for his 2014 hit song, and in 2023 was cleared in court.
Explaining the new account, Ed penned in a new Instagram post: ‘Put the sound on and have a listen. I got rid of my phone 2015, and moved onto email full time. I just turned my phone off December ’15 and that was it.
‘When I got sued, the judge ordered me to give up my old devices to the other sides lawyers, to look through messages, emails, voice notes, videos, etc, to see if there was anything on there to help their case. In the process, I switched on my old phone.
It comes after last week Ed shared a series of throwback snaps to Instagram while also reflecting on his copyright trial
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‘The first message was from my friend Jamal Edwards, who had recently passed away. The second was from my ex girlfriend who I hadn’t been in contact with for years. The third was a family member I haven’t spoken to in a decade. And so on.’
Ed shared pictures with pals including Taylor and the late Jamal Edwards, with the musician admitting looking through the phone made him emotional for a number of reasons.
Ed continued: ‘It felt like a time capsule, a time of life that I was in, and living at that time in 2015. Turning it on really spun me out, I found myself scrolling messages and conversations with people who are no longer here.
‘I found myself crying at messages to friends who are now dead, who I won’t get to speak to again. I found old photos of me with people I was so close to then, but we’ve lost touch since.
‘The whole experience was such an emotional journey. I wrote the song Old Phone on my own at 2am whilst jet lagged in India finishing the album, and recorded it that morning. It feels like a song that should’ve been on my debut album, but also a song I couldn’t have written until I experienced real life things happening to me.’
Speaking on the meaningful new song, Ed added: ‘It makes me emotional to sing, I hope it finds some emotion in you too.’
The multi-platinum artist last performed in in 2023, where he made headlines for smashing attendance records