Ed-mania is about to descend.
It’s not long now until the mild-mannered, flame-haired troubadour, Ed Sheeran hits these shores for a massive nine-date summer tour, but just in case you weren’t excited enough, it turns out he has a few more cards up his sleeve.
Having previously announced that his pal, Jamie Lawson would be serving as the official opening act, Sheeran has effectively confirmed that the tour will be a huge buddy-fest by roping in another of his collaborators, the Irish trad group, Beoga.
Clip via beogamusic
The band rose to wider fame after co-writing the hits ‘Galway Girl’ and ‘Nancy Mulligan’ with Sheeran, before later joining him onstage at Glastonbury. Now, they will be coming along for the massive trip nationwide, from 4 to 19 May.
In addition, Beoga will be kickstarting the tour by performing their own headline show at Cyprus Avenue, Cork on 3 May, before releasing their new single, ‘We Don’t Have To Run’, featuring Ryan McMullan, on 4 May.
The band’s forthcoming live shows are:
Thur 3 May Cork, Cyprus Avenue (headline show)
Fri 4 May Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Sat 5 May Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Sun 6 May Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Wed 9 May Boucher Playing Fields, Belfast
Sat 12 May Pearse Stadium, Galway
Sun 13 May Pearse Stadium, Galway
Wed 16 May Phoenix Park, Dublin
Fri 18 May Phoenix Park, Dublin
Sat 19 May Phoenix Park, Dublin
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