Ed Sheeran has kicked off his world tour in Australia while ringing in his 32nd birthday with close pals – including an Aussie A-lister.
The British singer was pictured celebrating with Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth and friend Paul Barrie O’Brien backstage with beers prior to kicking off the show at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
O’Brien shared a picture to Instagram of the trio, captioning it: “Showtime. Couple of pre-show settlers. Happy birthday @teddysphotos.”
Sheeran’s + – = ÷ x Tour – aka The Mathematics Tour – will continue in Brisbane tonight and tomorrow before moving on to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and then Perth.
Aussie singer Budjerah Slabb is supporting the pop performer for the entire leg of his tour Down Under, along with rising British star Maisie Peters.
Earlier this month, the 19-year-old opened up about the “crazy” moment he was asked to collaborate with Sheeran on the track that went on to become his hit 2Step, which has attracted almost 10 million streams.
“I just got a phone call one day from my manager and they said, ‘Do you want to write a verse for an Ed Sheeran song?’” Slabb told The Courier Mail.
“I was like, ‘What? That’s pretty crazy’.”
For those heading out to see Sheeran (and Slabb) on their Aussie tour, here are the tracks you’re likely to hear:
1. Tides
2. BLOW
3. I’m a Mess
4. Shivers
5. Castle on the Hill
6. The A Team
7. Don’t / No Diggity
8. I See Fire
9. The Joker and the Queen
10. Own It / PERU / Beautiful People / I Don’t Care
11. Overpass Graffiti
12. Galway Girl
13. Celestial
14. Thinking Out Loud
15. Love Yourself (Justin Bieber cover)
16. Sing
17. Photograph
18. Perfect
19. Bloodstream
20. Afterglow
21. Shape of You
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22. Bad Habits
23. You Need Me, I Don’t Need You
All the details around Sheeran’s tour dates and ticketing can be found via https://www.frontiertouring.com/edsheeran.
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