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After two years on the road, Ed Sheeran has officially wrapped up his Divide Tour and has announced that he might go on a hiatus.

The British songwriter addressed fans in Ipswich, England, about taking a break after performing around the world since 2017.

Sheeran shared a post on Instagram at the conclusion of the tour, thanking his fans and team and explaining how it will be “weird to put it to bed and move on.

9 million people, 893 days, 46 countries, 175 cities, 260 shows, 268 touring crew, 193265 miles traveled, 2 broken arms, 3 marriages, 4 babies. What a wild ride this Divide tour has been,” he said in the caption.

 
 
 
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9 million people, 893 days, 46 countries, 175 cities, 260 shows, 268 touring crew, 193265 miles travelled, 2 broken arms, 3 marriages, 4 babies. What a wild ride this Divide tour has been. The whole process of writing the album starting in 2015, then recording it in 2016, promoting it, setting out on the road to play it for all of you guys. It’s so weird to put it to bed and move on. Thank you to everyone involved in this whole Divide process, all the people who helped make the album, all the people who helped promote the album, all the fans who listened and came to watch, this wouldn’t be possible without you. Most of all I want to thank my fantastic touring team, who have given up their lives for 2 and a half years to help me achieve my dreams. Thank you for all of your hard work and constant friendship. The Divide tour - 2017 -2019. Officially the biggest tour of all time, so weird to say that, and we survived it !

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Sheeran needs time to rest and recover, not just from the concert tour but also to prepare for mounting legal issues. Sheeran faces $100-million lawsuit for his song ‘Thing Out Loud’ which allegedly infringes on Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’. The court date is set on September 11. His song ‘Shape of You’, has also allegedly been plagiarized from Sam Chokri’s 2015 song ‘Oh Why’. Sheeran cannot receive royalties from ‘Shape of You’ while the case is ongoing. The High Court of England will hear the case in 2020.