Ed Sheeran sets new single-show attendance record for MetLife Stadium with OVER 89,000
Ed Sheeran recently set an attendance record at MetLife Stadium with nearly 90,000 fans at the Sunday night concert.
The British pop star played two nights at the East Rutherford, New Jersey venue. home of NFL’s New York Jets and New York Giants, on June 10 and 11.
This has been confirmed by a MetLife representative People that Sheeran played in front of 89,106 on Sunday, knocking out U2 as recorder holder after winning 88,491 fans on their 360° Tour in 2011.
In recognition of the record-breaking performance, the stadium displayed a message on screens right after the show that read “Congratulations, Ed Sheeran.”
In total, the singer’s two MetLife shows drew 173,390 fans at the venue, resulting in a whopping $18 million box office.
Record breaker: Ed Sheeran recently set an attendance record at MetLife Stadium with nearly 90,000 fans pouring into the venue during Sunday night’s concert
“Today played my biggest US show ever and broke the ticketing record at MetLife,” the 32-year-old Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, shared on Instagram right after the June 11 performance.
“I really don’t take this for granted, my dad told me if you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere, and today I really thought back on playing my first show at Mercury Lounge in 2012 for 130 people. It feels like a dream today. I love you all.’
The British musician’s ongoing +–=÷× Tour (translated to math) began April 23, 2022 in Dublin, Ireland, and lasted through September last year.
The tour will shift to New Zealand and Australia and will resume in 2023 with the second leg from February 2 to March 12.
Leg number three saw Sheeran make his way to North America for a series of stadium shows starting with New Orleans on April 29.
That date would lead to the record-breaking concerts at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
On Friday, the Happier crooner headed to Canada for a show in History.
In total, the singer’s two MetLife shows drew 173,390 fans at the venue, resulting in a whopping $18 million box office
Humble: “Today played my biggest US show ever and broke the ticketing record at MetLife,” the 32-year-old Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, shared on Instagram right after the June 11 performance
Road Dog: On Friday, Sheeran played History, Canada for its two weekend shows at Rogers Center in Toronto
Writing History, Playing History: The Perfect star announced his arrival in Canada earlier on Friday and then took the stage in History, where he posted a number of clips from the performance to Instagram
Oh Canada: The Afterglow star lights up the smaller venue before passing through Toronto’s Rogers Center home on Saturday and Sunday
On Tour: The Halifax, West Yorkshire, England kicked off its ongoing +–=÷× Tour (translated to math) in Dublin, Ireland on April 23, 2022, and continued through September last year; it resumed in February and lasts until September 23
“I’m back in Canada,” the Perfect star announced in an Instagram Stories post on Friday just hours before he was due to take the stage in History
Sheeran is now gearing up for his two nights at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Canada over the weekend.
He will also make stops in Detroit, Nashville, Chicago, Seattle, among others, before wrapping up the tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on September 23.
While he’s mainly focused on stadiums on the tour, Sheeran has also made it a point to take the stage at smaller venues to mix it up with intimate performances.