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Ed Sheeran adds another London date

Ed Sheeran will appear at London’s O2 as part of the venue’s 10th anniversary celebrations.

Tickets go on sale at 5PM today (13 March 2017) for Ed Sheeran’s new headline date at London’s O2. He joins alt-J, Celine Dion and Jamiroquai as part of a series of gigs in honour of the iconic venue’s 10th birthday.

The extra performance will take place on the 22 June 2017.

“I am really excited to be joining the celebrations for The O2’s 10th Birthday,” he says. “The O2 is such an iconic venue and has played host to some of my biggest inspirations. It’s always a privilege to play there and taking part in the 10th Birthday celebrations makes it even more special.”

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The news comes as his latest album ÷ celebrates phenomenal chat success, becoming the fastest selling album in the UK by any male artist in history. It’s also the fastest selling vinyl album in the last 20 years.

Ed Sheeran will be headlining London’s O2 in May, before returning for the newly announced date.

Tickets go on sale at 5PM today through Ticketmaster.co.uk, and are expected to sell out very quickly.