Ed Sheeran has thanked his fans after it was revealed that his Divide tour is now the most attended and highest grossing of all time
The tour kicked off back in March 2017 and will reach its climax after more than two years at Chantry Park in Sheeran's hometown of Ipswich later this month.
Sheeran will have spent a total of 893 days on the road with this tour, surpassing U2's previous record of 760 days.Music magazine Pollstar reported that the tour set the record for the highest-grossing of all time with Friday's show in Hannover, Germany, pulling in an estimated $736.7m . This again tops U2's record of $735.4m set in 2011, despite Sheeran selling tickets for around 14% less on average than the Irish rock band.
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