Overview
- Sheeran opened the North American leg at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on June 13 with a career‑spanning set that mixed early hits and songs from his new album.
- The LOOP Tour centers on Sheeran’s loop‑pedal technique and uses a two‑stage stadium setup with a curved video screen and an extending bridge to create large‑scale sound and intimacy.
- Irish folk band Beoga joined him onstage for several numbers in the middle of the show, and the set included fan‑picked songs and a three‑song encore of “Shape of You,” “Azizam” and “Bad Habits.”
- Multiple reviewers noted early sound problems at the opener that made lyrics hard to hear at times even as critics praised the show’s emotional intimacy and production design.
- Sheeran’s onstage comment that he will “do the dad thing” after the LOOP Tour signals a likely temporary pause in his public career and follows his history of taking multi‑month breaks after long global tours.